Treat yourself to the ultimate music experience! THIS WEEKEND Before you fly off to Cancun or Nayaua, make the short trip to Kansas City for the city's 34th St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade is the fourth largest St. Patrick's day celebration in the nation and will stretch for more than a mile in downtown Kansas City. Mo. The parade begins at the Kansas State Stadium, Pershing and Main Streets and will travel east and then north ending at 15th Street. This year's parade set with the theme of "Celebrating St. Patrick in Kansas City," will feature balloons two to three stories high, including a sculpture by James Jones, director of media relations for the parade committee The committee is expecting a crowd of more than 100,000 revelers and recommends coming early to stake out a spot at the parade's starting point to get the best views. Jones is For more information on the parade, visit www.kinishparade.com. 08→ JAYPLAY 03.15.2007 Courtney Haager FOOD REVIEW SMOOTHIES As the days get longer and temperatures inch up the thermostat, a tumptypt smoothie may just be the thing to refresh and recharge you before your next class or game of Pickleboy. GRANITA ITALIAN CREAM SODA & J Scoffee Co Inc. 4821 W. Sixth St. $2.55 16 oz. $2.00 The recipe could use some twaking — the smoothie ended up pretty ally, after a spin in the blender. The saccharin twitness was overwhelming. ★★ STRAWRFRRY STRAWBERRY A SMOOTHIE Sylas & Aldy ice Cream 1014 Massachusetts. 54 16 oz. Unlike their crave-worthy ice cream, the flavors in this smoothie are muted and transparently artificial. Save your taste buds select a smoothie elsewhere. ★ STRAWBERRY GINGER SMOOTHIE 714 Wermont St. 54 12 oz. 55 16 oz. The price isn't worth the unpleasant taste of this dairy free strawberry smoothie. Sometimes the strawberry and the excessive sugar in the smoothie ends up tasting like butter. AWBERRY BABY THE FRIES THE FRIES Aimees Coffee House 12.95 Massachusetts St $2.95 16.55 $2.20 20 BEST Quality ingredients must be the secret behind this simple smooth blend ice, milk and vanilla yogurt add up to a sweet treat. ★★★ ALL RATINGS ARE OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE STARS. You're not around for 54 years unless you have something amazing to offer. Just 'cross the bridge in Lawrence 401 N 2nd St