Spring Break
It's almost impossible to buy nice gifts for people when you're a student. Unless you're a trust-fund baby, your budget is probably low in terms of what you can get for family and friends this holiday season. So why not get your loved one something that reminds them why your budget is so low? Buy a present from UMKC.
A gallon of gas cost less than a Big Gulp. Pagers and Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts were all the rage. Most importantly, music was good. You could turn on the radio without hearing a bunch of privileged Emo kids griping about their parents. Corporate radio would occasionally play songs sitting outside of the top-40.
Several people gathered Tuesday Nov. 27 at the hidden chateau known as The Writers Place. Presenting from their recently published works, Clancy Martin and Deb Olin Unferth were presented by McSweeney's magazine, a San Francisco-based publication that boasts the work of authors such as Dave Eggers and Nick Hornby.
Robert Zimmerman once said, "Chaos is a friend of mine." He also said, "I accept chaos. I'm not sure whether it accepts me." Zimmerman once said, "I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet." He also said, "I think a poet is anybody who wouldn't call himself a poet.
Simply put, Jimmy Eat World's "Chase This Light" will appeal to fans but won't convert haters. Since I am neither one of these, their sixth studio album is a solid effort. It does not show a band maturing or alienating its fan base with inexplicable changes.
The Linda Hall library was originally the home of Herbert and Linda Hall, who left their estate for the public use as a library. Today, the library specializes in science and engineering and is located on the UMKC campus. Boasting original copies of books such as Darwin's "Origin of Species," a 14-acre arboretum, and historical exhibitions, the Linda Hall Library is easily one of the best resources on campus.
Everything about poet and novelist Kim Addonizio seemed to intrigue and amuse the audience Nov. 29 in the Mabee Center on the Rockhurst University campus. Addonizio was there as a guest of the Midwest Poets Society, currently celebrating 25 years in existence.
The Women's Center is collecting towels and washcloths for women in need at the Rose Brooks Center. The collection is in conjunction with the Clothesline Project as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. "It's very important for domestic violence centers to provide the basic needs for the people that come through their shelter," said Cynthia Taylor, Women's Center Administrative Assistant.
From poems by Michelle Boisseau to essays by Thomas Larsen to art by Linda Lighton, New Letters has something for everyone and something new on every page. According to the "About Us" section of the New Letters Web site, the editorial mission of the publication is "to advance and deepen language as a transcendent medium, through excellence in writing, across all boundaries.
The holidays call for long, cozy chats with friends you haven't seen in a while. The coffee shop is the best place to do this. The Oak Street Coffee Shop, at 6621 Oak St., is in second place on my coffee shop hierarchy. Starbucks is at the bottom, followed by Latte Land, then Oak Street Coffee Shop and the top is a place in Oklahoma.
Tuesday, Dec. 4 Rightnextto Me: Musical at 7:30 p.m. at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., $25 for adults, $10 for students. Holiday Concert: The Kansas City Symphony Community Connections Series presents the Kansas City Brass Holiday Concert at 6:30 p.
Ashlee LaPine and David Fehr act in Goodnight Children Everywhere, directed by Ron Schaeffer, which runs through Dec. 9 in studio 116 in the Performing Arts Center. Goodnight Children Everywhere, by Richard Nelson, tells the story of a family separated during World War II.
