THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
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Final Fridays brings art-lovers together
ALLISON KOHN
akohn@kansan.com
entertainment
The sidewalks of downtown Lawrence will be abuzz this Friday night for the second anniversary of Final Fridays. The monthly event, coordinated by the Lawrence Arts Center and Downtown Lawrence Incorporated, showcases hundreds of local artists, musicians
and other performers.
"There were a lot of separate art events throughout every month," said Molly Murphy, the Final Fridays coordinator. "We wanted something that would be a culminating event to bring these events to the public."
Murphy said although each month features different exhibits, this Friday will include two after-parties beginning at 9 p.m.
to celebrate the event's anniversary. DJ Wake will perform for the 21-and-over crowd at Frank's North Star Tavern, 508 Locust St. SeedCo Studios, located at 826 Pennsylvania St., will also offer an after-party for all ages featuring local musicians produced by Whatever Forever.
vary each month and include musical and theater performances, literature readings and an array of visual art.
Murphy said the event is a culmination of the creative minds of Lawrence. The arts displayed
"I think it's giving artists a lot of opportunity to show work and strengthen the quality of artwork," Murphy said. "We're creating a community that enables the arts to flourish. The arts in Lawrence are becoming a much greater focus for surrounding
communities as well"
Many restaurants, coffee shops and other vendors offer specials on Final Fridays. For more information on participating locations as well as art exhibits and performances, visit http://finalfridayslawrence.worldpress.com.
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ACROSS
1 At the summit of
5 Two-timer
8 Feathered missile
12 Play-wright
Hansberry
14 Reverberate
15 Skilled at painting
16 Neighborhood
17 That woman
18 Look for typos, maybe
20 Mixed metal
23 — moss
24 Harness strap
25 Bad-mouthed big-time
28 Distant
29 Give a leg up
30 Deterio-rate
32 Tire
34 Taj Mahal city
35 Pay attention
36 Weapon since 1952
37 Go back
40 Festive
41 Sandwich cookie
42 Related to "the sum of the parts"
47 Active one
48 Eternally, to a poet
49 Catch sight of
50 Scooted
51 Penn or Combs
DOWN
1 — carte
2 Craggy peak
3 Table scrap
4 Penitentiary
5 Give as an example
6 Black-bird
7 Lessen
8 Inadequate supply
9 Farm measure
10 Comical Caroline
11 Frog's cousin
13 Wan
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19 Right on the map?
20 "Bow-
wow"
21 Fall faller
22 Old Italian money
23 Boastful, perhaps
25 As one
26 Therefore
27 College quarters
29 Coffin stand
31 Bill
33 Specula-
tion
34 Bottom-
less pits
36 Tresses
37 Took the bus
38 Cupid's alias
39 Second in com-
mand, often
40 Singer Campbell
43 Eggs
44 Sock part
45 A Gershwin brother
46 100 yrs.
ACROSS
1 Wound cover
5 Block of bread
9 Once around the track
12 Malaria symptom
13 Jason's ship
14 Savings plan acronym
15 Almost 6 trillion miles
17 Wilde-beest
18 Approximately
19 Mrs. Fred Mertz
21 Abdomen
24 Leave out
25 Surrounded by
26 Fall month
30 Big truck
31 Pie nut
32 Actress Hagen
33 Intangible
35 Czech or Bulgarian
36 Prepared to drive
37 Aristocratic
38 Vaults
40 Fermi's bit
42 Past
43 Bar order
48 Ultra-
modern
49 Beige
50 "Cogito,
— sum"
51 Superla-
tive ending
52 Favorable
votes
53 Carry on
DOWN
1 Bando of baseball lore
2 Hollywood trickery (Abbr.)
3 Calendar abbr.
4 "Lol"
5 Deposits
6 Dunkable treat
7 — Khan
8 Construction bosses
9 Symbol for an idea
10 "Rule, Britannia" compose
11 One of the Beatles
16 Attempt
20 Allen or Burton
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21 Naked
22 Send forth
23 "Sun-
down" singer Gordon
24 Elliptical
26 Require
27 Goose (Sp.)
28 And others (Abbr.)
29 Four-star review
31 "The King"
34 Shoe width
35 Dark and gloomy
37 "To be or ..."
38 Logical
39 Many, many years
40 City of India
41 So
44 "Rocks"
45 Historic period
46 Early bird?
47 Wade opponent
ACROSS
1 Binge
4 Sulk
8 Protein-rich bean
12 The whole shebang
13 Always
14 "Once — a time, ..."
15 Menagerie
16 Rabelais' giant
18 Football ref, jocularly
20 Peculiar
21 Swedish pop quartet
24 Congo, formerly
28 Odie's tormentor
32 Level
33 Carnival city
34 Takes a whack at
36 Moreover
37 "American —"
39 Clothing
41 Gold, silver or bronze
43 Wield scissors
44 Cattle call?
46 Chortle
50 19th-century Italian patriot
55 Aye canceler
56 Verve
57 Adolescent
58 Gratuity
59 Dalai —
60 Croon
61 Inseparable
DOWN
WN
1 Satchmo's specialty
2 Lotion additive
3 Amor-
phous
mass
4 Data
storage
measure
5 Eggs
6 Apiece
7 There-
fore
8 Soda
shop
treat
9 Choose
(for)
10 Thee
11 Literary
collection
17 Wood-
shaping
tool
19 U.K.
mil.
group
22 Titanic
thwarter
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23 Pseudo-
nym
25 Terrible
guy?
26 Land-
lord's due
27 Odds
and —
28 Gloomy
29 Staffer
30 Cheer
(for)
31 Bruce or
Laura of
films
35 Preparing
to be
photo-
graphed
38 Thin layer
40 Eco-
minded
grp.
42 High-arc
shot
45 Feedbag
fill
47 "Do —
others ..."
48 Profit
49 Advertise,
and then
some
50 Solidify
51 Chicken
— king
52 Aries
53 Island
souvenir
54 Lair
FILM
Movies you must see
ALEX LAMB
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Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus is a frenzy of insanely quotable dialogue, engrossing characters and wild violence. Three stories involving two hit men, a mob boss's wife and a boxer on the run intertwine to create one of the coolest films ever made. Depending upon your surroundings, you will likely encounter "Pulp Fiction" references anywhere from once a week to once a day.
Some movies are so ingrained into the pop culture of college, it's almost as embarrassing for a college kid to have not seen them as it is for a Kansas student to not know the Rock Chalk Chant. So if you take your college experience seriously, here are five films you need to be familiar with.
Fight Club - You probably know that I'm not supposed to talk about "Fight Club", but I'll tell you anyway: this psychological thriller has the potential to change your life. Brad Pitt and Edward Norton give the performances of their careers in a tale of friendship, violence and escaping the bonds of society. Thought-provoking and full of razor-sharp wit, this movie is about much more than fighting.
The Big Lebowski - For all you slackers out there, Jeff Bridges' iconic character of The Dude is the ultimate
role model. This cult favorite comedy about an unemployed, pot-smoking bowling enthusiast on a quest to replace his rug takes the shape of a noir mystery as the story twists and turns, wrapped in an abundance of oddball characters and a uniquely offbeat sense of humor. Just remember: The Dude abides.
The Boondock Saints - If you're looking for a little more spirituality in your life, place your faith in the McManus brothers. In this stylish yet savagely funny shoot-um-up film, two Irish Catholic twins become vigilantes who smite the wicked criminals of the streets, while the eccentric FBI agent on the case (Willem Dafoe, in one of his most entertaining performances) can't decide whether to catch them or join them.
Memento - Before The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan was known for one of the most unique narratives in cinema: the story of a man (Guy Pearce) with short-term memory loss tracking down his wife's killer – told in reverse chronological order. This has the effect of leaving the viewer never knowing no more about what's going on than the memory-deficient protagonist, which makes for absolutely mesmerizing storytelling.
Edited by Lauren Shelly
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ad Astra members prepare to perform a concert. Ad Astra is a percussion quartet group that will perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Spencer Museum of Art.
MUSIC
ELLY GRIMM egrimm@kansan.com
"He was really inspired by several artists like Robert Rauschberg, Jackson Pollack and Andy Warhol," said Von Hansen, a second year doctoral student in percussion performance. "Their art really inspired his music."
"We'll be displaying a painting by Cage that will be displayed in the Teaching Gallery to connect to all of his other artistic endeav
Along with honoring Cage's birthday, the concert date also coincides with the museum's display of one of his other works of art, a print titled "On the Surface #31."
Hansen added that because of the nature of Cage's music, much of it is considered non-traditional and would use some unusual instruments such as pennies with the piano works to change the sound of Cage's music scores.
ors," said Celka Straughn, the museum's Director of Academic Programs.
The group's music will mainly be focused on percussion instrumentation.
"He wrote a lot of percussion ensemble music early on," said Luke Dull, a second year doctoral student in percussion performance. "This concert is really about honoring Cage. It'll definitely be a fairly informal concert, especially with it being during the summer concerts hours."
The concert has been in the planning stages for several months, Straughn said.
"It's something we're really excited to have, especially with the students in the music department and the crossing over of different arts and disciplines," she said. "Like with the case of John Cage, he defied boundaries in several ways, and bringing the sound elements is a big contribution to helping the museum move forward."
Edited by Ryan McCarthy