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thursday, april 1st
STRESS APE/
BABY BIRDS DON'T
DRINK MILK/
I LOVE YOU
The Eighth Street
Taproom, 10 p.m., $3,
21+
DELTA SAINTS/
RUSTY SCOTT
The Bottleneck, $5-
$7, 9 p.m., 18+
THE SPOOK LIGHTS/
MOUTH BREATHERS
The Replay Lounge
10 p.m., $2, 21+
ANODIZER/
BIG CITY LIVIN'
MASH
The Gaslight Tavern,
9:30 p.m., $3, 18+
ZOSO: THE ULTIMATE
LED ZEPPLIN
EXPERIENCE
The Granada, 8 p.m.,
$10, all ages
friday, april 2nd
CYMBALS EAT
GUITARS/
BEAR IN HEAVEN/
FREELANCE WHALES
The Replay Lounge,
8 p.m., $10-$12, 21+
BLACKOUT
The Granada, 9 p.m.,
$3, 18+
OPENING: "BABY DOLL HEAD," BY WAYNE PROSPT
The Invisible Hand Gallery, 6 p.m., free,
all ages
EVADESTRUCTION'S
MUSIC TRIVIA
MASSACRE
Conroy's Pub, 8 p.m.
$5, 21+
saturday, april 3rd
RUBY SUNS/TORO Y MOI/ HOLY MOUSTAIN The Jackpot Music Hall, 10 p.m., $7-$9, 18+
THE DEAD GIRLS/
BAND TEETH/
THE NOISE FM/
RADIO JACKET
The Jackpot Music
Hall, 10 p.m.
$10 $12, 18+
MIDNIGHT MOVIE
MADNESS: "ET"
Liberty Hall,
11:30 p.m., $5,
all ages
FAMILY GROOVE CO.
COSMOPOLITICS
The Bottleneck,
9 p.m., all ages
MAJESTICS RHYTHM
REVIEW
The Jazzhaus,
10 p.m., $4, 21+
BROKEN WATER/
BURGER KINGDOM/
JABBERJOSH
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
sunday, April 4th
venues //
The Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St.
The Jackpot Music Hall 943 Massachusetts St.
monday, april 8th
The Jazzhaus 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
TELLER'S FAMILY NIGHT
Teller's, 8 p.m., free,
18+
The Eighth St. Taproom 801 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence Arts Center 940 New Hampshire St.
The Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
ORIGINAL MUSIC
MONDAYS
The Bottleneck,
9 p.m., 18+
The Granada 1020 Massachusetts St.
KARAOKE
The Jazzhaus,
10 p.m., $1, 21+
Wilde's Chateau 24
2412 Iowa St.
The Pool Room 925 Iowa St.
Duffy's 2222 W. 6th St.
Conroy's Pub 3115 W.6th St.,Ste.D
The Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St.
tuesday, april 6th
BEACH HOUSE/
BACHELORETTE
The Granada, 10
p.m., $10-$14, all
ages
FALL OF TROV/
ENVY ON THE COAST/
TWIN ATLANTIC/
LEFT ON NORTHWOOD
The Bottleneck, 6
p.m., $12, all ages
BLUES TUESDAY WITH BRYAN NEUBERRY The Gaslight Tavern, 7 p.m., free, 18+
KU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., all ages
KERRETTA/
THE OLD BLACK
RAINVILLE TRIVIA
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
wednesday, april 7th
CAMERA OBSCURA/
PRINCETON
The Bottleneck,
9 p.m., $16, all ages
JEFF THE
BROTHERHOOD/
ROOFTOP VIGILANTES
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
UNWED SAILOR/
COLONY COLLAPSE/
HAWLEY SHOFFNER
The Jackpot Music
Hall, 10 p.m., $5-$7,
18+
"CATS"
"CATS"
The Lied Center,
7:30 p.m., $24-$48,
all ages
VNV NATION; SITD
The Granada, 8 p.m.
$15-$18, all ages
PRIDE NIGHT
Wilde's Chateau 24,
9 p.m., $5, 18+
editor's note //
At Rousseau Elementary School, I wasn't the girl who played nice on the playground — I played rough. While my friends huddled together against the brick wall, playing make-believe games or gossiping, I preferred to be on the make-shift soccer field of boys. We played between two wire-caged goals, on a combination of dirt and gravel that somehow found its way into my bloody knees, causing frequent trips to the nurse post-recess for bandages.
My playground pastime soon became a serious sport. I found a home guarding the net as goalie. It was an unusual role for a girl of my small size, but I was fast, and thrived on being able to single-handedly save a game. My fearlessness didn't come without cost. In fifth grade, I broke my right wrist in a collision with an offensive player. But she didn't score on me.
My obsession continued on through the years, but as a teenager, soccer took a backseat to getting recruited to play college volleyball. I was forced to give up my first sport, but my soccer skills didn't disappear.
In my high school's weight training class we had a game day every week, and I was beyond ecstatic when we played kickball. As I lined up at home plate, I knew to point my toe down and kick with the inside of my foot to get the best result. The red rubber ball slowly rolled across the hardwood floor, taking one final bounce before I thrust my leg forward, sailing the ball off of my samba shoes. It hit above the black and gold lines painted on the back wall of the gym — home run. I leisurely jogged around the bases, gloating with an achievement I'd perfected in my youth.
Playground games don't have to disappear with childhood. Check out Taylor's story on page 13 about the kickball teams and organizations here in Lawrence. Sometimes, those silly games we play as kids can turn into an all-consuming passion for athletics. I will always be that competitive soccer player running for miles and wanting to be better than the boys. To think, it all started on a ragged patch of dirt on my elementary school playground.
// KELCI SHIPLEY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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**ASSOCIATE EDITOR** //
Kelgi Shieley
Kelci Shipley
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**CONTACT** // Lindsay Cleek,
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NOTICE // Mary Henderson, Abby Olcese, Anna Sobering
**PLAY** // Beth Beavers,
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