this week OUR BEST BETS UNTIL WE SEE YOU AGAIN.
THURSDAY twas the night before
ning with a holiday celebration at the Hawks Nest in the Kansas Union. Student Union Activities sponsors free bowling, pool and video games as well as holiday cooking and card making start at 6 p.m. If you can make it over to Kansas City, Mo., in time, the Tivoli Cinemas, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., is screening Five Years, an independent film by local artists. The film centers on discovering heroism and "the lies we tell ourselves to get by." A dialogue with filmmakers precedes the film a few doors down at Westport Coffeehouse at 6:15 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6. Aimee's Coffeehouse, 1025 Massachusetts St., plays host to poetry readings from the University of Kansas' own art and literary magazine, the Kiosk. Copies of the latest issue are available at the event. Once you have your daily does of culture out of the way, it's time to let the end-of-the-semester celebration begin with Noon, Lawrence's weekly '80s and early '90s dance party. DJs Cruz and Konsept were forced to shut down for a while because of La Tasca's recent closing. But the Michael Jackson and Prince cuts will continue at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., which possesses much more space and better drink specials, but a worse dance floor and an open atmosphere that could hurt the mood unless it gets packed.
SATURDAY danceable holiday.
dig the holiday spirit and great music in many ways. First allow yourself to fall into the sounds produced by the sprightly guitars and fiddles of the Americana Music Academy's Christmas concert at Turne Hall, 900 Rhode Island St. This show will apply bluegrass, blues, jazz and host of other American-born musical styles to your Christmas favorites. Twelve bands play from noon until 7 p.m. and admission is $6 (children 12 and under free). You really don't have think too much about this next event. DJ Koncept is bringing his mad spinning style to the Ad Astra Building, formerly the Lawrence Ballet Academy, 205 W. Eighth St., along with a host of other edgy electronic entrepreneurs. You can get into these unbeatable beats for between $5 and $10, starting at 10 p.m. Not chillin' in Larrytown this weekend? You can dig the Jazz legend Jay McShann (right), who actually began his career in KC during the '30s as part of the Folly Jazz series. It should be a special event as he goes through his repertoire with friends. Along with him you even get to hear Plas Johnson, the saxophonist who blew Mancini's famous Pink Panther
theme. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St.
Tickets range from $25 to $32.50.
SUNDAY smart
SET. Your parents asked us to remind you that they aren't sending you those checks for their health, so get out from in front of the TV and study for those finals, already. After you've spent the day studying, take a break from your books to swing by the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., but don't leave your mind at home. Left E. Grove, arguably our fair city's boldest MC, will challenge your booty and your brain with smart, off-the-cuff sonnets that will leave you wishing he was writing your English paper. The show starts at 10 p.m. and tickets are only $2, but this discussion section is only open to those over age 21.
TUESDAY
speak to me
Want to earn $100 the hard way? The Blue Room in Kansas City, Mo., 1600 E. 18th St., will hold its monthly Jazz Poetry Slam at 7 p.m. Sponsored by the American Jazz Museum, the show will wrap up with an open mic competition where the best poet will win $100 cash. Sit back and enjoy various poets and jazz musicians meshing together to create beautiful music and words at one of Kansas City's jazz hot spots. Admission is $5. If you prefer to mosh to your spoken-word music, go see Anti Flag (right) at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., at 7:30 p.m. A nonconformist punk concert wouldn't be complete without the openers Rise Against, Against Me, None More Black and Destruction Made Simple. For $12.50, all ages are invited to this great outlet for your finals stress.
WEDNESDAY hobbits!
It's here! It's here! The last installment of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King opens today. The better of the two trilogy-enders to open this year has three shows at South Wind 12 Iowa St.: 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Advance Wind 12, 832-0880, on
FRIDAY stop n'
smell the party. It's St
and you need to celebrate the end of the semester. KJHK is hosting one party that is sure to be a blast. Check out Conner, Approach, Breakbotix, DJ Candlewax, Chris Shively and Ben Fuller at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., tonight and enjoy yourself before finals come around. You can also party at The Pool Room, 925 Iowa St., in an old-school house party fashion. Sit and chat on couches, watch some movies or listen to some DJs spin. You can also show up a bit earlier and enjoy catered food, including chicken wings, mashed potatoes, burgers and more. This 18 and over event is $10 for the catered portion, which begins at 7 p.m. For just the party, it's $2 if you're over 21 or $4 if you're 18 to 20. You can also get $1 off with a valid student ID or if you're a Sagittarius. Fighting mice, dancing candies, flittering snowflakes and a sugar plum fairy unite in the traditional ballet, The Nutcracker, at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. The second annual performance has recomposed music for a mandolin orchestra and features more than 100 local dancers and actors. The ballet begins at 7:30 p.m. and other performances are daily through Dec. 21. Cost has not been announced.
MONDAY GPA vs. BAG
DAU. It's the first day of finals. That wonderful day we all spend either hunched over a scantron for three hours or procrastinating, or studying, in preparation for a test later this week. Either way, this is the perfect night to de-stress at your favorite drinking establishment. Some of tonight's better drink specials include: $1.50 microbrews at Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts St.; $2 Absolut mixers at It's Brothers Bar & Grill, 1105 Massachusetts St.; the ubiquitous $1.25 pint night at Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St.; and $3 33 oz. Emerson beers at Emerson Biggins Sports Bar & Grill, 3512 Clinton Parkway.
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