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Toy and Miniature Museum celebrates 25 years

By Emily Iorg

A serpentine case filled with handmade glass, agate, clay, stone and other game marbles winds through a second-floor room in the Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City, 5235 Oak St., on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus. The display includes clouds, gooseberries, end of days, onionskins and peppermints.

Dancers perform challenging works

2007 Spring Concert

By Nicole English

The dance community braved icy rains and forecasts of snow to see a remarkable spring concert presented by UMKC dance students Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, in White Recital Hall. "The performances were amazing … the kids were really on their legs … everything really came together," dance major Christopher Page, sophomore, said about his peers.

'Twelfth Night' toys with mistaken identity

By Jamya Short

UMKC Theatre presented its final production of the school year last week. William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is the story of mistaken identities, unrequited love and comedy. The heroine of the play is Viola. She and her brother, Sebastian, were shipwrecked and each presumed the other had perished during the wreck.

Movie Reviews

By David Coley

In Theaters 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres' In a way, the incredibly long title of this film immediately signals what kind of experience you are about to have. But before the opening credits begin, we are treated to something completely different.

Five reasons not to study for finals

YouTube:

By Jordan Kerfeld

Being a film and media arts student who is constantly working on one project or another, it is hard to rent, let alone watch, videos and films. YouTube.com has never been a better option until this semester, when I have discovered a great deal of quality shorts and videos that entertain and inspire.

Food Review

By Jessie Burche

Westport Flea Market 817 Westport Road The words "flea market" always make me think of a flea circus. You know those books where fleas are trained to do back-flips and jump through flaming hoops and people pay to see it? Westport Flea Market is a circus in its own right.

Play it by Ear

By Jordan Kerfeld

Walter Alias 'Examples of the Cataclysmic' Whenever someone mentions entertainers to come out of Branson, Mo., my thoughts immediately go to Yakov Smirnoff and The Osmonds. Not quite the prettiest picture. I was somewhat skeptical when a pretty press kit from a Branson rock band reached my hands.

Save the Date

By Emily Iorg

Monday, April 23 International TV Turnoff Week Extended Hours for Finals Week: Bloch Computer Lab: From April 23 to May 3, Monday through Thursday, lab will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Access to building from the first floor door near the parking lot.

Horoscope

April 23-29

By Hassel Wander

ARIES March 21-April 20 Open the horizons of art for a young child who is distantly related to you by giving them a violin. Take pleasure in the suffering of their parents. TAURUS April 21-May 20 Show your friendly and outgoing nature to the people you meet this week by giving them breath mints.

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