CALENDAR
thursday, april 29th
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Henry's on Eighth, 5:30 p.m., free, all ages
TURKISH FILM:
TURKISH FILM:
"A.R.O.G. W.
Bailey Hall 318, 7
p.m., free, 18+
ALL LEATHER/THE ARCHITECTS
ARCHITECTS
The Jackpot Music
Hall, 7 p.m., $5-$7, all
ages
NEON DANCE PARTY
The Jackpot Music Hall, 10 p.m., $1-$5,
18+
APACHE DROPOUT/
BLEACH BLOODZ
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
CALAMITY CUBES/
TEXAS PAUL
SUTHERLAND
The Jazzhaus, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
friday, April 30th
LIBRARY MURAL UNVEILING
The Lawrence Public Library, 5 p.m., free, all ages
WONDER FAIR'S FIRST
WONDER FUN RAISER &
FUNDRAISER
Wonder Fair: Art
Gallery & Howl, 7
p.m., free-$3
ANOTHER HOLIDAY
ANOTHER HOLIDAY
The Jackpot Music
Hall, 10 p.m., $5-$7,
18+
TURNT UP
The Eighth Street Tap Room, 10 p.m., $3, 21+
THE SCHWAG
The Granada, 10
p.m., $8-$10, 18+
saturday,may 1st
TO GET HER TOGETHER/
OWL PEOPLE
The Replay Lunge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
940 DANCE COMPANY,
NEW WORKS CONCERT
The Lawrence Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m., $8-
$13.50, all ages
THE SPOOK LIGHTS
The Love Garden, 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
BABA KAHN/ SUNNY
BROWN/LOMATICC
The Granada, 9 p.m.,
$30, all ages
SEELOUT
The Bottleneck,
9 p.m., 18+
SELLOUT
THE CLUB WITH DJ
PARLE'
Fatso's, 10 p.m., $3,
21+
NOAH'S ARK WAS A SPACESHIP
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
sunday, may 2nd
DANCE OF THE RINGS
Clinton Lake
Museum, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages
DANCE OF THE RINGS
SMASHDOWN!
The Bottleneck, 7:30
p.m., free-$5, 18+
CANNIBAL CORPSE
The Granada, 7:30
p.m., $17-$19, all
ages
The Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St.
venues //
The Jackpot Music Hall 943 Massachusetts St.
The Jazzhaus 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
The Replay Lounge 946 Massachusetts St.
monday, may 3rd
The Eighth St. Taproom 801 New Hampshire St.
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
COMMON LOON
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Lawrence Arts Center 940 New Hampshire St.
ORIGINAL MUSIC
MONDAYS
The Bottleneck, 9
p.m., 18+
KARAOKE
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $1,21+
The Granada 1020 Massachusetts St.
The Pool Room 925 Iowa St.
Duffy's 2222 W.6th St.
Wilde's Chateau 24
2412 Iowa St.
The Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St.
Conroy's Pub
3115 W.6th St., Ste.D
STARDEATH AND
WHITE DWARFS
The Jackpot Music
Hall, 9 p.m. $7-$9
BLUES TUESDAY WITH BRYAN NEUBERRY The Gaslight Tavern, 7 p.m., free, 18+
MOTORCYCLE MAUS/
ESKIMEAUX
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
TUESDAY NITE SWING
The Kansas Union, 8
p.m., free, all ages
ANN ZIMMERMAN Signs of Life, 8 p.m., free, all ages
SCARY LARRY KANSAS
BIKE POLO
Veterans Park, 8
p.m., free, all ages
KU WIND ENSEMBLE
The Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., all ages
wednesday,may 5th
ELEPHANT REVIVAL/
BRENT BERRY BAND
The Bottlehead, 10
p.m., all ages
$1 DRINK DANCE
$1 DRINK DANCE
PARTY
Fatso's, 10 p.m., 21+
THE AMERICANA MUSIC ACADEMY JAM Signs of Life, 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
PRIDE NIGHT
PRIDE NIGHT
Wilde's Chateau 24,
9 p.m., $5, 18+
DISAPPEARS/
MOUTHBREATHERS
THE REPLAY
LOUNGE, 10 P.M.,
$2, 21+
BILLY SPEARS & BEER
BILLY SPEARS & BEER
BELLIES
Johnny's Tavern, 6 p.m., free, 21+
editor's note //
I feel like my life can be defined as one constant roadtrip. What started off as venturing to surrounding Nebraska towns — York, Beatrice, Grand Island, Fairbury — for spirit soccer games on weekends turned into treks to legitimate cities — Denver and Chicago and Dallas — for club volleyball. I was constantly on the move, bustling from one soccer field or high school gym to another. I learned to do everything in the car, from gobbling down fast food (my metabolism was good to me back then) to studying for my AP world history test with only a booklight to fight against the endless darkened sky.
My road trips weren't excitingly adventurous or filled with unique landmarks, but were comforting in their simplicity. The repetitive elements included my mom at the wheel of her white Chevy Malibu, John Mayer's Any Given Thursday CD on repeat in the disc changer, and me in front, my right hand sandwiched between the glass window and my head.
Although I learned to be studious and do homework in the car, most of my time was spent
endlessly thinking or daydreaming. My eyes glossed over as I stared out at the rolling landscape. I passed the time in a daze, the dry and dull Kansas prairie blending into the overwhelmingly tall cornstalks of Iowa.
There's a calming factor I find in constantly being in motion. This summer I lived out of a suitcase, rolling it around Heathrow airport, dragging it up six floors to my flat in London, and loading it on the coach for a tour through the Scottish Highlands. The majority of the time we were moving, always walking, hiking, or sight-seeing and never stopping. Some may call our whirlwind tour of Britain exhausting, but I found it exhilarating.
Maybe my constant need to move and explore diminishes the significance of all I've done and things I've seen. Maybe things do feel a little temporary because I'm always thinking about my next plane ticket or what possibilities lie at the end of a new city or country, but as you'll read in Leslie's story on page 7, you never know what's out there until you go see for yourself. So load up the SUV, do some map-scanning, and hit the road. You may just find yourself along the way.
// KELCI SHIPLEY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
EDITOR // Alex Garrison
ASSOCIATE EDITOR //
Kelci Shipley
Liz Schulte
DESIGNERS // Laura Fisk,
Leslie Kinsman, Katy Saunders
CONTACT // Lindsay Cleek,
HEALTH // Adam Vossen
MANUAL // Emily Johnson,
Ben Sullivan
NOTICE // Mary Henderson,
**NOTICE** // Mary Henderson,
Abby Olcese, Anna Sobering
**PLAY** // Beth Beavers,
Taylor Brown, Anna Kathagnarath
CONTRIBUTORS/
Mike Anderson, Molly Martin, Brittany Nelson, Landon McDonald
CREATIVE CONSULTANT
Carol Holstead
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