Spring Break
A string quartet made of Kansas City Symphony members performed at The Kansas City Public Library last Tuesday for library patrons as a part of its Community Connections program. Using the city skyline as a backdrop, the quartet played four songs in the east corridor of the library.
Coldplay performed to an arena packed with enthused fans Nov. 13 at Kansas City's Sprint Center in the Power and Light District. The globe-trotting, British soft-rock group took the stage a little after 9 p.m., following two opening acts - a country-tinged alt-rock group from Texas, and a DJ who laid down beats in sync with an acid-trip-esque cartoon video.
It's human nature to avoid things that scare you. However, certain Kansas Citians are prepared to make sure that our community is well-educated about the prevention of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a disease with a scary reputation. "As a member of the heterosexual community, I know that people are scared of AIDS," said Lauren Jones, University of Kansas graduate student and co-chair of the Millennial League, an AIDS-awareness group in Kansas City.
"This is where it all begins." These are the opening lines of "Reprise," a modern tale about eager youth crashing into the bitter light of reality. There is a certain undeniable freshness to this intellectual yet unrestrained film. Set and filmed in Norway (and written in native language), "Reprise" offers an underlying urgency from intensely real characters, sending the audience down an exhilarating spiral of hope and harsh actuality.
Dearest Readers, I cannot believe the semester is close to ending. Now is the time that I start to evaluate how well I have progressed through the last few months. For the most part, I am satisfied with my academic astuteness, despite the inevitable "C" I plan on getting in Spanish.
Car chase, gun fight, foot chase, knife fight, airplane chase, gun fight, explosions: that pretty much sums up "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd film in the James Bond franchise. While the action is intense and gritty as ever, fans of 2006's "Casino Royale" will undoubtedly miss that film's more compelling plot and stronger character development.
Monday, Nov. 17 Rattanai Bampenyou, Guitar: Free musical performance at 7:30 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall.
