Spring Break
With Thanksgiving break fast approaching, UMKC Conservatory opera students were far from relaxed. The Conservatory started the break with a wonderful production of Benjamin Britten's "Albert Herring." This comic opera in three acts showcase a wide variety of UMKC talent in an elaborate tale of a small English village in 1900.
Upon the opening of the Nelson-Atkins Museum December 11, 1933, nearly 8,000 people waited to tour the new museum while the freshly formed Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra made its national debut. In its first month, an estimated 100,000 people visited the museum.
Unicorn Theatre Nun serves communion and laughs What's black and white and will smack you with a ruler if you don't pay attention? Christopher Durang's play, "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You" makes it clear that a nun can be much more than a soldier of God - at the Unicorn Theatre, she can make you laugh, too.
"There will be democracy in China before there's Chinese Democracy" people used to say. No longer: Chinese Democracy, the long awaited Guns N' Roses album, is finally here. Was it worth the wait? Eh. After 14 years of production and countless line-up changes, Axl Rose's attempt at a rock masterpiece has a lot to live up to.
Something besides hushed whispers and clicking heels filled the air on Nov. 21 in the Abstract Expressions Gallery at the Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art. Music rang throughout the gallery, not from paintings brought to life and spontaneously breaking into song, but from vocalist Stephanie Laws and pianist Michael Pagan performing as part of the museum's Conservatory Connections program.
There's something darkly erotic about vampires, and "Twilight" knows it. I get why people are going crazy over this, despite its countless flaws. It's a 15-year-old's dream. And embarrassing as it is, I'll say it: I actually liked parts of this movie. I saw "Twilight" twice: once with no knowledge of the story, and once again after reading the novel upon which the movie is based.
Dear Readers, This is my last column of the semester, so I wanted to spend a moment trying to wrap up the essence of what this column is about. You know, a sort of last-ditch effort to capture just what it means to be Christian of the "Dear Christian" column.
With Christmas break coming fast, if students are thinking about traveling but don't have much dough, they should check out www.couchsurfing.com. "I've been with Couchsurfing for a year now, and it's already been amazing," said Shane Leftridge, a 26 year-old Kansas Citian and a Couchsurfing organizer for the area.
I wish I had liked this film better. I wanted to enjoy it, but every time I would relish a spectacularly shot sequence, I was confused by its shifting focus and lackluster romance. This sweeping epic is breathtakingly beautiful, but the recycled emptiness of its characters and themes had me bored.
Monday, Dec. 1 Leia Barrett, Bassoon: Free musical performance at 5 p.m. at the Central United Methodist Church, 5144 Oak St.
