Hi!! Get some sugar in your system cuz you're gonna want to be WIDE AWAKE for this last edition of notes. Not to mention you're probably already caffeinated from studying your brains out for finals,but that's besides the point. There's still a few more things going on KCSA-wise, so take a break from the insanity and head over to Krannert!
1. holiday party!
2. ushering notes
3. tech notes
4. Krannert Bowl
5. HTL photos!
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1. when i think of Christmas, i think of two things, specifically: home alone and cookies. no joke. so in order to celebrate the season, celebrate the awesome work you all have done this semester, and celebrate a break from studying, we're having a holiday party THIS TUESDAY December 4, from 5-7 pm in the studio theatre. we'll be watching home alone 2 (since we watched the original LAST year...) and decorating cookies! come the whole time, come for just a snack, we'd love to see you!
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2. here's another way to procrastinate: usher! the following shows are still open:
SA Dec 1 Jazz CPH 6:30
SU Dec 2 Latin Jazz CPH 6:30
TU Dec 4 Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band I FGH 6:30
WE Dec 5 Concert Band FGH 6:30
WE Dec 5 Jazz Combos CPH 6:30
TH Dec 6 Concert Jazz CPH 6:30
FR Dec 7 UI Symphony FGH 6:30
SA Dec 8 Nutcracker TFT 1:00
SA Dec 8 Nutcracker TFT 6:30
Supervisors! We need your help with the following shows:
SA Dec 1 Nutcracker TFT 1:00
SU Dec 2 Nutcracker TFT 1:00
WE Dec 5 Jazz Combos CPH 6:30
WE Dec 5 Concert Band FGH 6:30
SA Dec 8 Nutcracker TFT 6:30
e-mail kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you're interested.
ALSO:
Important Ushering News:
There will be manual sign ups at the holiday party for shows from Jan. 16 to Feb. 17 excluding those held in the Studio. If you cannot make it to the meeting or would like to usher a show held in the Studio, please email KCSA Ushering starting Dec. 5. to sign up for shows. It will be first come, first serve. We will accept show requests throughout winter break. We will send you an email confirming that we have added you into the show as soon as we can. Please remember that if you email the ushering department with show requests, you are making a commitment to usher. We understand that you might not know your schedules yet but it is your responsibility to find a substitute. This is only for shows from 1/16 -2/17.
Supervisors, you can email us with show requests starting Dec. 5 for the shows from 1/16 to 2/10. Again, it will be first come, first serve.
If you have any questions, please email the Ushering Dept (kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu).
Thanks for ushering, and good luck with finals!
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3. Missed your chance to get involved with Murder Mystery Dinner? Come work on Tech's spring production, On the Rocks: A Series of One-Act Plays! We are currently taking script submissions. If you or anyone you know is interested in writing a 10-15 minute play, let us know! Your play could be selected for OTR, the only show performed in Krannert's amphitheater. More information about other aspects of OTR to come in the future, but if you are interested in being involved and/or writing scripts, please email the Tech Department at kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
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4. attached to this e-mail is an announcement about another Krannert holiday party...this time with the added bonus of sports fanaticism. could be fun.
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5. if anyone attended this past weekend's holiday tree lighting and took pictures, callboard wants 'em! e-mail kcsa-callboard@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you can contribute.
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ok ok that's it. i'm FINALLY done for the semester. hope to see you on tuesday or ushering a show. hope you survive finals; i don't even think i need to say good luck since at this point (for me at least) i've left things in the hands of the higher being. godspeed.
~your ever-faithful megan
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Megan McMillen
mmcmill2@uiuc.edu
megmcm@gmail.com
University of Illinois 2008
KCSA Secretary
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Japanese Fashion Show!
J-net is an organization called Japan Intercultural Network and every December the organize has a fashion show... Kimonos and yukatas will be borrowed from the Japan house and there are martial arts demos by other organizations. It's a pretty interesting show and you will enjoy it!
If you need tickets, stop by the quad to get tickets. Invite friends, family, roommates, etc...it should be a lot of fun!
WHAT!? The Fashion Show is J-net's biggest Fall semester event, showcasing traditional and modern Japanese clothing, as well as martial arts demos, dancing, and music!
WHEN? Dec 1, this Saturday at 7pm
WHERE? The Union, Illini Rooms B & C
HOW MUCH? $5 presale, $7 at the door; Tickets will be sold on the Quad all this week from 11am-2pm, so stop by and get your tickets earlier and cheaper!
If you need tickets, stop by the quad to get tickets. Invite friends, family, roommates, etc...it should be a lot of fun!
WHAT!? The Fashion Show is J-net's biggest Fall semester event, showcasing traditional and modern Japanese clothing, as well as martial arts demos, dancing, and music!
WHEN? Dec 1, this Saturday at 7pm
WHERE? The Union, Illini Rooms B & C
HOW MUCH? $5 presale, $7 at the door; Tickets will be sold on the Quad all this week from 11am-2pm, so stop by and get your tickets earlier and cheaper!
"Arcadia" playing this weekend
The New Revels Players will be performing Arcadia at the McKinley Foundation on Fifth and John. The performances will take place this weekend on November 30th and December 1st (Friday and Saturday). Take a break from studying and lose yourself in the theater!
Here's a synopsis of the play from Wikipeida.com:
"Arcadia is set in Sidley Park, an English country house in the years 1809 to 1812, and the year 1989, juxtaposing the activities of two modern scholars and the house's current residents with the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier.
In 1809, Thomasina Coverly, the daughter of the house, is a precocious teenager with ideas about mathematics well ahead of her time. She studies with her tutor, Septimus Hodge, a friend of Lord Byron, who is an unseen guest in the house. In 1989, a writer and an academic converge on the house: Hannah Jarvis, the writer, is investigating a hermit who once lived on the grounds; Bernard Nightingale, a professor of literature, is investigating a mysterious chapter in the life of Byron. As their investigations unfold, helped by Valentine Coverly, a post-graduate student in mathematical biology, the truth about what happened in 1809 is gradually revealed."
Lauren Mietelski
Callboard Director
Senior in English, Sec Education
Here's a synopsis of the play from Wikipeida.com:
"Arcadia is set in Sidley Park, an English country house in the years 1809 to 1812, and the year 1989, juxtaposing the activities of two modern scholars and the house's current residents with the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier.
In 1809, Thomasina Coverly, the daughter of the house, is a precocious teenager with ideas about mathematics well ahead of her time. She studies with her tutor, Septimus Hodge, a friend of Lord Byron, who is an unseen guest in the house. In 1989, a writer and an academic converge on the house: Hannah Jarvis, the writer, is investigating a hermit who once lived on the grounds; Bernard Nightingale, a professor of literature, is investigating a mysterious chapter in the life of Byron. As their investigations unfold, helped by Valentine Coverly, a post-graduate student in mathematical biology, the truth about what happened in 1809 is gradually revealed."
Lauren Mietelski
Callboard Director
Senior in English, Sec Education
Monday, November 26, 2007
The Angel - Hans Christian Andersen
Hi everyone, hope you all had a wonderful fall break. I myself had the amazing opportunity to experience an authentic Thanksgiving dinner at an American friend's parent's place. It was truly a heart-warming and enlightening experience for me, since this is my first ever Thanksgiving. In view of the warm fuzzy holiday spirit that has been floating around, I thought it might be good to share one of my favorite stories from one of my all-time favorite storytellers. This is an old children's tale by Han's Christian Andersen, one that has meanings that go beyond the limits of age, just like all of his other stories.
The Angel
by Han's Christian Andersen
Every time a good child dies, an angel of God comes down to earth. He takes the child in his arms, spreads out his great white wings, and flies with it all over the places the child loved on earth. The angel plucks a large handful of flowers, and they carry it with them up to God, where the flowers bloom more brightly than they ever did on earth. And God presses all the flowers to His bosom, but the flower that He loves the best of all He kisses. And then that flower receives a voice, and can join in the glorious everlasting hymn of praise.
You see, all this one of God's angels said as he was carrying a dead child to Heaven, and the child heard it as if in a dream. As they passed over the places where the child used to play, they came through gardens with lovely flowers. "Which flowers shall we take with us to plant in Heaven?" asked the angel.
And there stood a slender beautiful rosebush. A wicked hand had broken the stem, and the branches with their large, half-opened blossoms hung down withering.
"That poor bush!" cried the child. "Let's take it so that it may bloom again up there in God's garden."
So the angel plucked it, then kissed the child for its tender thought, and the little child half opened his eyes. They took others of the rich flowers, and even some of the despised marigolds and wild pansies.
"Now we have enough flowers," said the child, and the angel nodded. But they did not yet fly upward to God.
It was night, and it was very quiet. They remained in the great city and hovered over one of the narrowest streets, which was cluttered with straw, ashes, and refuse of all kinds. It was just after moving day, and broken plates, rags, old hats, and bits of plaster, all things that didn't look so well, lay scattered in the street.
In the rubbish the angel pointed to the pieces of a broken flowerpot and to a lump of earth which had fallen out of it. It was held together by the roots of a large withered field flower. No one could have had any more use for it, hence it had been thrown out in the street.
"We shall take that with us," said the angel. "As we fly onward, I will tell you about it." And as they flew the angel told the story.
"Down in that narrow alley, in a dark cellar, there once lived a poor sick boy who had been bedridden since childhood. The most he could ever do, when he was feeling his best, was hobble once or twice across the little room on crutches. For only a few days in midsummer the sunbeams could steal into his cellar for about half an hour or so. Then the little boy could warm himself and see the red blood in his thin, almost transparent fingers as he held them before his face. Then people would say, the boy has been out in the sunshine today.
"All he knew of the forests in the fresh breath of spring was when the neighbor's son would bring him home the first beech branch. He would hold this up over his head, and pretend he was sitting in the beech woods where the sun was shining and the birds were singing.
"One spring day the neighbor's boy brought him also some field flowers, and by chance one of them had a root to it! So it was planted in a flowerpot and placed in the window beside the little boy's bed. And tended by a loving hand, it grew, put out new shoots, and bore lovely flowers each year. It was a beautiful garden to the little sick boy-his one treasure on earth. He watered it and tended it and saw that it received every sunbeam, down to the very last that managed to struggle through the dingy cellar window.
"The flower wove itself into his dreams; for him it flowered; it spread its fragrance, and cheered his eyes, and toward it he turned his face for a last look when his Heavenly Father called him.
"He has been with God now for a year, and for a year the flower stood withered and forgotten in the window until on moving day it was thrown out on the rubbish heap in the street. That is the flower-the poor withered flower-we have added to our bouquet, for it has given more happiness than the richest flower in the Queen's garden."
The child looked up at the angel who was carrying him. "But how do you know all this?" he asked.
"I know it," said the angel, "because I myself was the sick little boy who hobbled on crutches. I know my own flower very well."
Then the child opened his eyes wide and looked up into the angel's beautiful happy face, and at that moment they found themselves in God's Heaven where there was everlasting joy and happiness. And God pressed the child to His bosom, and he received glorious white wings like the angel's, so they flew together, hand in hand. Then God pressed all the flowers to His heart, but the poor withered field flower He kissed, and it received a voice and joined the choir of the angels who floated about God's throne. Some were near, some farther out in great circles that swept to infinity, but all were supremely happy. And they all sang, the great and the small, the good blessed child and the withered field flower that had lain so long in the rubbish heap in the dark narrow alley.
The Angel
by Han's Christian Andersen
Every time a good child dies, an angel of God comes down to earth. He takes the child in his arms, spreads out his great white wings, and flies with it all over the places the child loved on earth. The angel plucks a large handful of flowers, and they carry it with them up to God, where the flowers bloom more brightly than they ever did on earth. And God presses all the flowers to His bosom, but the flower that He loves the best of all He kisses. And then that flower receives a voice, and can join in the glorious everlasting hymn of praise.
You see, all this one of God's angels said as he was carrying a dead child to Heaven, and the child heard it as if in a dream. As they passed over the places where the child used to play, they came through gardens with lovely flowers. "Which flowers shall we take with us to plant in Heaven?" asked the angel.
And there stood a slender beautiful rosebush. A wicked hand had broken the stem, and the branches with their large, half-opened blossoms hung down withering.
"That poor bush!" cried the child. "Let's take it so that it may bloom again up there in God's garden."
So the angel plucked it, then kissed the child for its tender thought, and the little child half opened his eyes. They took others of the rich flowers, and even some of the despised marigolds and wild pansies.
"Now we have enough flowers," said the child, and the angel nodded. But they did not yet fly upward to God.
It was night, and it was very quiet. They remained in the great city and hovered over one of the narrowest streets, which was cluttered with straw, ashes, and refuse of all kinds. It was just after moving day, and broken plates, rags, old hats, and bits of plaster, all things that didn't look so well, lay scattered in the street.
In the rubbish the angel pointed to the pieces of a broken flowerpot and to a lump of earth which had fallen out of it. It was held together by the roots of a large withered field flower. No one could have had any more use for it, hence it had been thrown out in the street.
"We shall take that with us," said the angel. "As we fly onward, I will tell you about it." And as they flew the angel told the story.
"Down in that narrow alley, in a dark cellar, there once lived a poor sick boy who had been bedridden since childhood. The most he could ever do, when he was feeling his best, was hobble once or twice across the little room on crutches. For only a few days in midsummer the sunbeams could steal into his cellar for about half an hour or so. Then the little boy could warm himself and see the red blood in his thin, almost transparent fingers as he held them before his face. Then people would say, the boy has been out in the sunshine today.
"All he knew of the forests in the fresh breath of spring was when the neighbor's son would bring him home the first beech branch. He would hold this up over his head, and pretend he was sitting in the beech woods where the sun was shining and the birds were singing.
"One spring day the neighbor's boy brought him also some field flowers, and by chance one of them had a root to it! So it was planted in a flowerpot and placed in the window beside the little boy's bed. And tended by a loving hand, it grew, put out new shoots, and bore lovely flowers each year. It was a beautiful garden to the little sick boy-his one treasure on earth. He watered it and tended it and saw that it received every sunbeam, down to the very last that managed to struggle through the dingy cellar window.
"The flower wove itself into his dreams; for him it flowered; it spread its fragrance, and cheered his eyes, and toward it he turned his face for a last look when his Heavenly Father called him.
"He has been with God now for a year, and for a year the flower stood withered and forgotten in the window until on moving day it was thrown out on the rubbish heap in the street. That is the flower-the poor withered flower-we have added to our bouquet, for it has given more happiness than the richest flower in the Queen's garden."
The child looked up at the angel who was carrying him. "But how do you know all this?" he asked.
"I know it," said the angel, "because I myself was the sick little boy who hobbled on crutches. I know my own flower very well."
Then the child opened his eyes wide and looked up into the angel's beautiful happy face, and at that moment they found themselves in God's Heaven where there was everlasting joy and happiness. And God pressed the child to His bosom, and he received glorious white wings like the angel's, so they flew together, hand in hand. Then God pressed all the flowers to His heart, but the poor withered field flower He kissed, and it received a voice and joined the choir of the angels who floated about God's throne. Some were near, some farther out in great circles that swept to infinity, but all were supremely happy. And they all sang, the great and the small, the good blessed child and the withered field flower that had lain so long in the rubbish heap in the dark narrow alley.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Tickets for MMD Extended!
This comes from the President of KCSA:
Ticket sales for the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater have been held over, you may now purchase them on line over the weekend as well. Hop to it!
Don't forget the specifics of the Murder Mystery Dinner:
Special Student Night***
Wednesday, November 28th at 6:30
Pizza, pop, and desert
$10 Students/ $15 General
Friday & Saturday, November 30th and December 1st at 6:30
A fully-catered meal from the Krannert catering
$28 General/ $22 Senior Citizens & Youth / $20 Students
It's like dinner and movie at a great price, but it's interactive and no one yells at you when you talk during the show.
Ticket sales for the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater have been held over, you may now purchase them on line over the weekend as well. Hop to it!
Don't forget the specifics of the Murder Mystery Dinner:
Special Student Night***
Wednesday, November 28th at 6:30
Pizza, pop, and desert
$10 Students/ $15 General
Friday & Saturday, November 30th and December 1st at 6:30
A fully-catered meal from the Krannert catering
$28 General/ $22 Senior Citizens & Youth / $20 Students
It's like dinner and movie at a great price, but it's interactive and no one yells at you when you talk during the show.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Students and UI faculty invited to PBS documentary pre-premier screening
UI faculty and students are welcome to come watch a pre-premier screening of Walt Harrington's new PBS documentary,"The Everlasting Stream," based on his book by the same title. The screening is Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 6-7:30 p.m., 160 English Building.
The details what Harrington learned from years of rabbit hunting with his father-in-law and friends in the Kentucky countryside. This is Harrington's first film. He won a regional Emmy Award for his script.
The documentary will last an hour and Harrington will be present to answer questions about his book, film, and translating text to the television screen.
Picture courtesy of http://www.pbs.org/previews/everlastingstream/.
Lauren Mietelski
English, Secondary Education
Callboard Director
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING AFRICAN ART!
Film Screening: Salata Baladi
Date 11/06/2007
Time 7:00 pm
Location 223 Gregory Hall
Register Registration
Sponsor Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Cost: Free
Salata Baladi is a multilingual and multiethnic documentary by Egyptian director Nadia Kamel. The film presents a compelling reflection on identity, religion, and nationalism in contemporary Egypt.
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African Popular Cinema, Pentecostalism, and the "Powers of Darkness": Contested Discourses on "Tradition" in Ghana
Date 11/08/2007
Time 7:30 pm
Location Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana
Speaker Birgit Meyer, VU University, Amsterdam
Sponsor Center for African Studies
Cost Cost: Free
Popular movie-videos emerged in Ghana and Nigeria in the late 1980s as a result of media deregulation and commercialization of the film industry. These popular videos spread quickly throughout Africa. Their themes address a war between Christian God and the "powers of darkness," embodied by indigenious priests, magic, and witchcraft. Whereas "tradition" and "cultural heritage" are honored in the African films marketed to many European and American audiences, these filmmakers seriously challenge those discourses.
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African Film Conference
Date 11/09/2007 AND 11/10/07
Time 9:00 am
Location 210 Illini Union
Phone 217-333-6335
Sponsor Center for African Studies
Cost Cost: Free
Please visit www.afrst.uiuc.edu for conference registration and full conference program.
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West African Drum Classes
Date 11/11/2007
Time 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Location Channing-Murray Foundation,1209 W. Oregon, Urbana
Contact Gordon Kay
Email gordonkay@care2.com
Phone 217-344-5296
Sponsor MARA-GIRI: Drum & Dance Project
Cost Cost: $8/class
West African Drum Classes for beginners and intermediate drummers.
Beginning on August 26--Gordon Kay will be teaching African drum lessons on the djembe and dun-duns every Sunday! These will also be at the Channing-Murray from 4:30 - 5:45 PM for only $8 a session (or sliding scale $5-$10). You don't need to bring a drum to learn.
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West African Dance Classes with Djibril Camara
Date 11/11/2007
Time 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 West Oregon St, Urbana.
Contact Steve Disanto
Email maragiriproject@gmail.com
Phone 355-3367
Sponsor MARA-GIRI: Drum & Dance Project
Cost Cost: $12/non-students, $10/students
Djibril Camara: is of the Baga people from the village of Boke in Guinea West Africa, and has spent 17 years as the principal choreographer and dancer with the Ballet du Afrique Noir, touring throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. He has spent his last five years sharing traditional African dance with US spectators and students.
Classes: Ongoing classes for all levels (from Beginner to Advanced) will be held each Sunday beginning August 19th at the Channing-Murray Foundation and will be accompanied by LIVE African drumming performed by Champaign/Urbana's Mara-Giri Drum Project.
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Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner
Date 11/11/07
Time 6:00PM
Location Cosmopolitan Club House at 307 E John St. in Champaign
Link to the event is http://www.mojadunia.org. This benefit dinner is for orphans in Africa and there is a suggested donation of $6. If you would like to get more involved in this event and donate food, email Andrea at cosmoclub@prairienet.org.
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*These programs were highlighted in the UIUC Center for African Studies Newsletter.
**IF you have any information about additional events, please email kcsa-callboard@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
Date 11/06/2007
Time 7:00 pm
Location 223 Gregory Hall
Register Registration
Sponsor Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Cost: Free
Salata Baladi is a multilingual and multiethnic documentary by Egyptian director Nadia Kamel. The film presents a compelling reflection on identity, religion, and nationalism in contemporary Egypt.
_______________________________
African Popular Cinema, Pentecostalism, and the "Powers of Darkness": Contested Discourses on "Tradition" in Ghana
Date 11/08/2007
Time 7:30 pm
Location Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana
Speaker Birgit Meyer, VU University, Amsterdam
Sponsor Center for African Studies
Cost Cost: Free
Popular movie-videos emerged in Ghana and Nigeria in the late 1980s as a result of media deregulation and commercialization of the film industry. These popular videos spread quickly throughout Africa. Their themes address a war between Christian God and the "powers of darkness," embodied by indigenious priests, magic, and witchcraft. Whereas "tradition" and "cultural heritage" are honored in the African films marketed to many European and American audiences, these filmmakers seriously challenge those discourses.
______________________________
African Film Conference
Date 11/09/2007 AND 11/10/07
Time 9:00 am
Location 210 Illini Union
Phone 217-333-6335
Sponsor Center for African Studies
Cost Cost: Free
Please visit www.afrst.uiuc.edu for conference registration and full conference program.
_____________________________
West African Drum Classes
Date 11/11/2007
Time 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Location Channing-Murray Foundation,1209 W. Oregon, Urbana
Contact Gordon Kay
Email gordonkay@care2.com
Phone 217-344-5296
Sponsor MARA-GIRI: Drum & Dance Project
Cost Cost: $8/class
West African Drum Classes for beginners and intermediate drummers.
Beginning on August 26--Gordon Kay will be teaching African drum lessons on the djembe and dun-duns every Sunday! These will also be at the Channing-Murray from 4:30 - 5:45 PM for only $8 a session (or sliding scale $5-$10). You don't need to bring a drum to learn.
_____________________________
West African Dance Classes with Djibril Camara
Date 11/11/2007
Time 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 West Oregon St, Urbana.
Contact Steve Disanto
Email maragiriproject@gmail.com
Phone 355-3367
Sponsor MARA-GIRI: Drum & Dance Project
Cost Cost: $12/non-students, $10/students
Djibril Camara: is of the Baga people from the village of Boke in Guinea West Africa, and has spent 17 years as the principal choreographer and dancer with the Ballet du Afrique Noir, touring throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. He has spent his last five years sharing traditional African dance with US spectators and students.
Classes: Ongoing classes for all levels (from Beginner to Advanced) will be held each Sunday beginning August 19th at the Channing-Murray Foundation and will be accompanied by LIVE African drumming performed by Champaign/Urbana's Mara-Giri Drum Project.
__________________________
Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner
Date 11/11/07
Time 6:00PM
Location Cosmopolitan Club House at 307 E John St. in Champaign
Link to the event is http://www.mojadunia.org. This benefit dinner is for orphans in Africa and there is a suggested donation of $6. If you would like to get more involved in this event and donate food, email Andrea at cosmoclub@prairienet.org.
__________________________
*These programs were highlighted in the UIUC Center for African Studies Newsletter.
**IF you have any information about additional events, please email kcsa-callboard@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Taste of the Arts - The Setup
Here we go then, these are some photos taken the night before the big day (that would be the 2nd of November, at 11pm... ). As you can probably tell, the guys are all busy getting the Krannert Lobby prim and proper for TOTA, while this here camera-man annoys them by taking photos (hey, it's for a good cause... CALLBOARD)... anyway, enough prattling...sorry about the poor picture quality, lighting was poor and my phone does not have a flash...
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Ancient myths ring true for modern audiences
Poetry in motion, the performance of Metamorphoses on Friday, October 26, 2007, in the Colwell Playhouse at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts was a captivating performance that engaged and delighted a rather meager audience. The play was staged by the University of Illinois’ Department of Theatre and directed by Rene Moreno. The actors were heart-breaking and hilarious, the set design was an intriguing juxtaposition of ancient and contemporary motifs, and the overall performance reached out to the modern audience, pulling them into the ancient Greek myths with themes that are still applicable to our daily lives.
Playwright Mary Zimmerman transformed Ovid’s 1st-century epic poem Metamorphoses, which describes the transformations of gods and mortals from Greek and Roman mythology, into an hour and a half play consisting of nine episodes that combine both comedy and tragedy, reflecting the natural variation of life. Her adaptation of the poem captures the essence of the ancient myths through a modern, minimalist style. Zimmerman’s compilation evokes the “celebration of love and life, creation, and spiritual transformation” and concentrates on “transformation in relation to the power of love,” according to the play bill. These transformations reflect the characters’ internal and external metamorphoses in times of tribulation and when seeking to fulfill their desires. The theme uniting the nine episodes is the “preciousness of life,” which hits home in the last scene when all the characters come together on stage to celebrate the restoration of Midas and his daughter. Overall, the play successfully reaches across time and connects these ancient myths to our contemporary lives.
The performance of the University of Illinois’ Department of Theatre was versatile and moving. Anthony Bianco in particular charmed the audience with his interpretation of King Midas as a greedy businessman who doesn’t appreciate the preciousness of his daughter, who symbolizes family and life, until it is too late. After receiving his “gift” from Baucus, the ability to turn what ever he touches to gold, he accidentally transforms his daughter into cold metal as she leaps into his arms. The actress playing his daughter, a seemingly simple and almost silent role, turns her bit part into a shockingly memorable role. Flying into her father’s arms, she immediately freezes in a longing embrace and appears chillingly solid and immovable.
Next, the set was unique and intriguing, and the actors utilized there surroundings effectively to move the story and create the mood of each scene. The focal point of the set design was the square pool in the center of the stage, where most of the action takes place. For example, one character was drowned at sea and fought other actors in the water to convey his battle with the waves. In a more comedic scene, Philemon retells his experience of reuniting with his father, the sun god Apollo, while floating on a hot-green floatation device, evoking his youth and playfulness while also evoking the contemporary audience’s picture of innocent yet petulant youth.
The set and costumes also juxtaposed the ancient and contemporary to bridge the gap of time. The ancient designs of the costumes coincide with the video screen backdrop, which added modern media to the ancient world. This juxtaposition allowed the audience to get a feel for life and religious beliefs in ancient times while also connecting it to the modern world.
Overall, the performance was intriguing and showed a modern audience that they have connections with these ancient characters and stories that span time. A warning to parents: There is male nudity and other adult content that may not be appropriate for young children. However, Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses is definitely a must-see for mythology-buffs and those who seek connection to the timeless themes that unite and bind humanity.
Lauren Mietelski
English, Secondary Education
Callboard Director
Picture courtesy of www.images.google.com
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Press Release: Taste Of The Arts
Contact: Community Outreach
Krannert Center Student Association
Email: kcsa-outreach@kcpa.uiuc.edu
Krannert Center Student Association Announces Their Annual Community Event Taste of the Arts
The Krannert Center Student Association (KCSA) will hold their annual Taste of the Arts Festival on November 3, 2007, from 12-4 pm. This is a free community event for all University students and the Champaign-Urbana community. There will be two stages featuring 10-15 minute performances throughout the event that will showcase local University talent. Performances will range from ballet to break dancing, swing dance to sign language. With various a cappella groups, juggling, and theatre, everyone can find something of interest. There will also be a kid’s craft corner and a cake decorating demonstration from the Meijer bakers. An art gallery will feature a display from the UIUC Art Club, photography by the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Krannert Costume Department. To top it off, free refreshments from the Cookie Jar and lemonade will be offered as supplies last. For a chance to win two complimentary tickets to a Krannert event, festival guests may purchase raffle tickets. All ages are invited to this free celebration of art in all forms. For more information, or a detailed performance schedule, please contact KCSA.
About the Krannert Center Student Association:
The Krannert Center Student Association is a Registered Student Organization at the University of Illinois. Members host annual community events such as Taste of the Arts, Holiday Tree Lighting, and International Fest. They produce the Murder Mystery Dinner and On the Rocks, which are completely student acted, written, and staffed. Also, the Krannert Center Student Association manages the student program that provides ushers and usher supervisors for Krannert performances. KCSA provides daily building tours at 3pm and can arrange special tours upon request.
Contact:
Vanessa Bordo
co-director of Community Outreach
vbordo2@uiuc.edu
Yan Shen
co-director of Community Outreach
yanshen2@uiuc.edu
Krannert Center Student Association
Email: kcsa-outreach@kcpa.uiuc.edu
Krannert Center Student Association Announces Their Annual Community Event Taste of the Arts
The Krannert Center Student Association (KCSA) will hold their annual Taste of the Arts Festival on November 3, 2007, from 12-4 pm. This is a free community event for all University students and the Champaign-Urbana community. There will be two stages featuring 10-15 minute performances throughout the event that will showcase local University talent. Performances will range from ballet to break dancing, swing dance to sign language. With various a cappella groups, juggling, and theatre, everyone can find something of interest. There will also be a kid’s craft corner and a cake decorating demonstration from the Meijer bakers. An art gallery will feature a display from the UIUC Art Club, photography by the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Krannert Costume Department. To top it off, free refreshments from the Cookie Jar and lemonade will be offered as supplies last. For a chance to win two complimentary tickets to a Krannert event, festival guests may purchase raffle tickets. All ages are invited to this free celebration of art in all forms. For more information, or a detailed performance schedule, please contact KCSA.
About the Krannert Center Student Association:
The Krannert Center Student Association is a Registered Student Organization at the University of Illinois. Members host annual community events such as Taste of the Arts, Holiday Tree Lighting, and International Fest. They produce the Murder Mystery Dinner and On the Rocks, which are completely student acted, written, and staffed. Also, the Krannert Center Student Association manages the student program that provides ushers and usher supervisors for Krannert performances. KCSA provides daily building tours at 3pm and can arrange special tours upon request.
Contact:
Vanessa Bordo
co-director of Community Outreach
vbordo2@uiuc.edu
Yan Shen
co-director of Community Outreach
yanshen2@uiuc.edu
Behind the Krannert Center
Herman and Ellnora Krannert pictured here for whom the Center is named after.
Interested in learning more about the Krannert's or about the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts?
Take a Daily Tour at the lobby of the Krannert Center everyday staring at 3pm!
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Our Mission to the Public
Our mission-
For all our patrons in the community of Champaign and Urbana as well as visitors to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
It reads:
The mission of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is to nurture excellence and innovation in the Performing Arts through education, presentation, community service, and research.
Do you know where to find this statement?
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Where in the Krannert Center?
Can you guess what level of the Krannert Center this sign is from?
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Friday, October 12, 2007
For all you Weekend Warriors!
Looking for something to do this weekend? Callboard's here keep you informed and bring all the information straight to you!
I-HELP Saturday beginning at 9:30 am on the quad. Help out all over the Champaign Urbana area as Homecoming activities.It is one day only and has over 1,000 students volunteer.
AandBC Theater Company: The Tempest 7:30pm Friday and Saturday
Festival Theater $23-$40
UI Symphony Orchestra
Donald Schleicher, conductor
Yu-Chi Tai, piano
Friday, October 12 at 7:30pm
Foellinger Great Hall
$10 / SC 7 / Stu 4
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra
Steven Larsen, music director and conductor
Tim Fain, violin
Saturday, October 13 at 7:30pm
Foellinger Great Hall
$31 / SC 28 / Stu 12
For series ticket information, visit www.cusymphony.org
Show information from http://www.kcpa.uiuc.edu/performances/
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Interested in Giving a Tour?
For anyone who has been trained and certified for tours, here is an opportunity to help out!-Eric
Hi everyone!
We're looking for some help with tours next week. We need people for Monday (15th), Friday (19th), and Saturday (20th) for daily tours. We also need help with two special tours. The first is on Tuesday (16) at 7:30 pm. The second is on Thursday (18th) at 8:45am.
Also, if you're interested in having Monday, Friday, or Saturday as your day to give tours, just let us know and we'll sign you up!
Thanks guys!
Ruth, Shawna, and Leah
KCSA Tours Directors
Hi everyone!
We're looking for some help with tours next week. We need people for Monday (15th), Friday (19th), and Saturday (20th) for daily tours. We also need help with two special tours. The first is on Tuesday (16) at 7:30 pm. The second is on Thursday (18th) at 8:45am.
Also, if you're interested in having Monday, Friday, or Saturday as your day to give tours, just let us know and we'll sign you up!
Thanks guys!
Ruth, Shawna, and Leah
KCSA Tours Directors
MMD Auditions
Don't forget!
MMD auditions are tonight and tomorrow October 10 and 11 from 7-9 in Lincoln Hall!
Don't miss your chance!
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Some photos of the Krannert Center
Here are some winter photos I took last semester of the Krannert Center in all of its glory!
You too can submit photos to Callboard!
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
We Want You!
The Callboard department is still looking for writers, editors, and photographers for the KCSA blog. We are a very informal department and there is absolutely no experience necessary! Even if you don't want to be officially in the department, we are always willing to accept random articles, pictures, and show reviews to post on the blog from anyone in KCSA.
The picture above is of the Callboard directors (from left: Parthiban, Lauren, and Eric) and it was taken at the Administrative Board retreat at Curtis Orchard Sunday, September 30th. Our pumpkin's name is Franky (a.k.a. Frankenstein) and he is the new Callboard mascot. Join in on the fun and help us keep KCSA members informed and up to date on Krannert, campus, and city-wide events.
WE WANT YOU!
Email the Callboard directors at kcsa-callboard@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you are interested in contributing.
Lauren Mietelski
Callboard Director
Senior in English, Secondary Education
Looking for the next big thing?
Independent films are always something to be enjoyed, at least for the sake that artists are true in their art forms, not guided by a Hollywood budget. One Fine Day is no exception to this rule. The series takes a fictional look into the lives of RA's in housing and how it impacts there lives and better yet is a part of it. Taking place at University of Illinois, but not related purposely to the university in any way, the series is full of laughs, awkward moments, and a professional look. So instead of aimlessly clicking around YouTube, why not give this series a chance. The first episode can be found at http://onefinedaytv.blogspot.com/
Look for the second episode to premiere on October 18, 2007.
Check out the Facebook group- http://uillinois.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2365254089
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Look for the second episode to premiere on October 18, 2007.
Check out the Facebook group- http://uillinois.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2365254089
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Wall to Wall Guitar Festival
Although the Festival has been over for some time, I thought I would share some photos before commenting on the event. I had shot a short video clip, but it appears to be in the wrong file format. If I ever am able to get it on the blog, you will see it here!
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
Some pictures from Bunraku:The National Puppet Theatre Of Japan
Here are some photos from Saturday night's performance, Bunraku. I had to wait until the end of the performance to take these pictures, otherwise there would be more. Look for more insights and a review of the show coming soon!
Eric Gordon
Callboard Director
Journalism Major
MMD Auditions
MMD auditions are on October 10 and 11 from 7-9 in Lincoln Hall. What exactly is MMD? It is KCSA's annual Murder Mystery Dinner that happens every fall semester. Having worked on the show for two years it is a very positive experience and one you will remember once college is over. Be a part of the cast! It doesn't matter whether you are a theater major or a engineer, all are welcome to attend! The show is run entirely by students for the public. It is one of my favorite aspects of the show. Two nights, two hours each, and too good to miss!
Contact kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu
Contact kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu
Thursday, October 4, 2007
KCSA Notes from the Secretary
These are notes from the KCSA secretary for the first week in October:
1. volunteers needed: urbana park district celebration
2. volunteers needed: kcpa corporate night paparazzi
3. workers needed: kcpa poster project (PAID!!)
4. volunteers needed: TOURS!
5. volunteers needed: TOTA!
6. volunteers needed: USHERING! (and other ushering stuff)
7. input needed: barcrawl...oh yeah.
.........
1. The Urbana Park District is celebrating its 100 years with six days of live entertainment and community activities at their Centennial Chautauqua! Krannert Center is proud to sponsor this event and to partner with the English Hedgerow to offer delicious, organic food throughout the week's activities. You can visit the website at www.urbanaparks.org to get the schedule of activities, concerts and talks.
Krannert Center is looking for volunteers to man the Krannert/Hedgerow booth during the week. You'll be answering Krannert Center questions and helping Hedgerow if they get mobbed by customers and need help. You'll also be enjoying the Chautauqua first hand!!
We need the following shifts filled:
Tuesday, October 9
5p – 7p
7p – 9p
Wednesday, October 10
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Thursday, October 11
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Friday, October 12
11a – 2p
2p – 5p
5p – 8p
8p – 10p
Saturday, October 13
9a – 12p
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 8p
8p – 10p
Sunday, October 14
12:30p – 3p
3p – 5:30p
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Courtney or Crystal ( cegg@uiuc.edu; cwomble@uiuc.edu) with what shift SOON PLEASE!! (i.e. by the end of the week)
.........
2. kcspa development staff are in need of some enthusiastic
students to play the part of the crowd/groupies for the Corporate Night red carpet. in an ideal world they would probably want a group of anywhere from 25 - 40 folks. not only would you get to enjoy the spectacle, but you'd also get to enjoy the awesome catering. sound like something for you? e-mail deborah miller at miller9@uiuc.edu.
.........
3. and now a message from maureen reagan, regarding a PAID opportunity:
i am looking for one or two students to deliver our first posters of the season to businesses. i'd also like one or two students, preferably the same people, to update and augment our poster distribution locations. this involves checking with our existing list to make sure they are still accepting posters and also visiting many local businesses, organizations, etc. to ask if they will display posters; information about the location then needs to be documented for our list. these are paid projects.
the students must be outgoing, good representatives of the center, confident finding and visiting many locations throughout town, already on krannert center hourly payroll, and must have access to a car. the first distribution will take several hours and must be started this week, and the update project will probably take between twenty and eighty hours. (i know that's a wide range :-) contact me directly by e-mail ( reagan@uiuc.edu) if you're interested!
.........
4. we are still in need of some help covering tours for this week. we need people for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. let us know as soon as possible if you can help ( kcsa-tours@kcpa.uiuc.edu) ALSO! if you are interested in having one (or more) day a week set as 'your day' to give tours, please let us know BY FRIDAY (the 5th). we currently need people for Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...and remember...tours = tickets. that simple.
.........
5. kcsa is hosting a bomb-diggity event that we think you should know about/help out with. it's called international fest, it's being held at krannert on saturday november 3rd, and it's awesome. awesome awesome awesome. there are tons of cultural groups performing, booths, arts and crafts, food, etc...it's huge. we're going to need people to work the kids' craft corner, raffle, art gallery, sound booth, food table, rehearsal rooms....basically we need help with a lot of things. we also would like people to help set up the night before. so if you think you'd be interested in helping out, e-mail the outreach girls at kcsa-outreach@kcpa.uiuc.edu. and help spread the word about this awesome event! did i mention it's awesome?
.........
6. the following shows need a little love from all you beautiful ushers (e-mail kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you've got that love in your heart):
157 Thu 10/4/07 Sinfonia da Camera: Sierra Premiere 6:15pm FGH R
163 Fri 10/5/07 SOM: Wind Symphony/Symphonic Band I 6:30pm FGH G
169 Sat 10/6/07 SOM: Varsity Men's Glee Club Dad's Day 6:15pm FGH R
175 Sat 10/6/07 In the Continuum 6:45pm STH R
178 Sun 10/7/07 SOM: Symphonic Band 2/Concert Band 1 2:00pm FGH G
187 Tue 10/9/07 SOM: Tim McGovern, bassoon 6:30pm FGH G
202 Fri 10/12/07 SOM: UI Symphony 6:30pm FGH G
211 Sat 10/13/07 CU Symphony 6:15pm FGH R
ALSO, here's information regarding shows you may have already signed up for:
You should receive an email with your assignments sometime soon (if you haven't already). You will most likely receive all the shows you requested, and should not receive any shows that you did not request. So you can use your show
requests as a guide to what you'll be assigned to. You can also check your assignments online at http://www.kcsa.uiuc.edu/Ushering/Assignments/ , once we get the assignments processed.
.........
7. ok so you've heard about the kcsa barcrawl. you're UBER-excited about it. problem is...you're not sure when to come for the fun! well the answer is: we're not sure, actually ; ) we're thinking wednesday october 17, but we want to optimize the craziness and get as many people involved as possible. so give us a little input! does the 17th work? are there better nights? better weeks? let us know! e-mail kcsa-activities@kcpa.uiuc.edu with comments.
.........
AND now i'm dead. well my fingers are. i think i'm getting carple tunnel syndrome. and it's all YOUR fault! haha no no, i copy and paste a lot. and i'm overly dramatic at this time of night and i haven't started my homework yet. whoops!
mad love,
~mc (still loves cookies)m
p.s. another random fact about myself: i like flowers that don't wilt. but then again, who doesn't?
.........
Megan McMillen
mmcmill2@uiuc.edu
megmcm@gmail.com
University of Illinois 2008
KCSA Secretary
1. volunteers needed: urbana park district celebration
2. volunteers needed: kcpa corporate night paparazzi
3. workers needed: kcpa poster project (PAID!!)
4. volunteers needed: TOURS!
5. volunteers needed: TOTA!
6. volunteers needed: USHERING! (and other ushering stuff)
7. input needed: barcrawl...oh yeah.
.........
1. The Urbana Park District is celebrating its 100 years with six days of live entertainment and community activities at their Centennial Chautauqua! Krannert Center is proud to sponsor this event and to partner with the English Hedgerow to offer delicious, organic food throughout the week's activities. You can visit the website at www.urbanaparks.org to get the schedule of activities, concerts and talks.
Krannert Center is looking for volunteers to man the Krannert/Hedgerow booth during the week. You'll be answering Krannert Center questions and helping Hedgerow if they get mobbed by customers and need help. You'll also be enjoying the Chautauqua first hand!!
We need the following shifts filled:
Tuesday, October 9
5p – 7p
7p – 9p
Wednesday, October 10
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Thursday, October 11
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Friday, October 12
11a – 2p
2p – 5p
5p – 8p
8p – 10p
Saturday, October 13
9a – 12p
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 8p
8p – 10p
Sunday, October 14
12:30p – 3p
3p – 5:30p
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Courtney or Crystal ( cegg@uiuc.edu; cwomble@uiuc.edu) with what shift SOON PLEASE!! (i.e. by the end of the week)
.........
2. kcspa development staff are in need of some enthusiastic
students to play the part of the crowd/groupies for the Corporate Night red carpet. in an ideal world they would probably want a group of anywhere from 25 - 40 folks. not only would you get to enjoy the spectacle, but you'd also get to enjoy the awesome catering. sound like something for you? e-mail deborah miller at miller9@uiuc.edu.
.........
3. and now a message from maureen reagan, regarding a PAID opportunity:
i am looking for one or two students to deliver our first posters of the season to businesses. i'd also like one or two students, preferably the same people, to update and augment our poster distribution locations. this involves checking with our existing list to make sure they are still accepting posters and also visiting many local businesses, organizations, etc. to ask if they will display posters; information about the location then needs to be documented for our list. these are paid projects.
the students must be outgoing, good representatives of the center, confident finding and visiting many locations throughout town, already on krannert center hourly payroll, and must have access to a car. the first distribution will take several hours and must be started this week, and the update project will probably take between twenty and eighty hours. (i know that's a wide range :-) contact me directly by e-mail ( reagan@uiuc.edu) if you're interested!
.........
4. we are still in need of some help covering tours for this week. we need people for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. let us know as soon as possible if you can help ( kcsa-tours@kcpa.uiuc.edu) ALSO! if you are interested in having one (or more) day a week set as 'your day' to give tours, please let us know BY FRIDAY (the 5th). we currently need people for Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...and remember...tours = tickets. that simple.
.........
5. kcsa is hosting a bomb-diggity event that we think you should know about/help out with. it's called international fest, it's being held at krannert on saturday november 3rd, and it's awesome. awesome awesome awesome. there are tons of cultural groups performing, booths, arts and crafts, food, etc...it's huge. we're going to need people to work the kids' craft corner, raffle, art gallery, sound booth, food table, rehearsal rooms....basically we need help with a lot of things. we also would like people to help set up the night before. so if you think you'd be interested in helping out, e-mail the outreach girls at kcsa-outreach@kcpa.uiuc.edu. and help spread the word about this awesome event! did i mention it's awesome?
.........
6. the following shows need a little love from all you beautiful ushers (e-mail kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you've got that love in your heart):
157 Thu 10/4/07 Sinfonia da Camera: Sierra Premiere 6:15pm FGH R
163 Fri 10/5/07 SOM: Wind Symphony/Symphonic Band I 6:30pm FGH G
169 Sat 10/6/07 SOM: Varsity Men's Glee Club Dad's Day 6:15pm FGH R
175 Sat 10/6/07 In the Continuum 6:45pm STH R
178 Sun 10/7/07 SOM: Symphonic Band 2/Concert Band 1 2:00pm FGH G
187 Tue 10/9/07 SOM: Tim McGovern, bassoon 6:30pm FGH G
202 Fri 10/12/07 SOM: UI Symphony 6:30pm FGH G
211 Sat 10/13/07 CU Symphony 6:15pm FGH R
ALSO, here's information regarding shows you may have already signed up for:
You should receive an email with your assignments sometime soon (if you haven't already). You will most likely receive all the shows you requested, and should not receive any shows that you did not request. So you can use your show
requests as a guide to what you'll be assigned to. You can also check your assignments online at http://www.kcsa.uiuc.edu
.........
7. ok so you've heard about the kcsa barcrawl. you're UBER-excited about it. problem is...you're not sure when to come for the fun! well the answer is: we're not sure, actually ; ) we're thinking wednesday october 17, but we want to optimize the craziness and get as many people involved as possible. so give us a little input! does the 17th work? are there better nights? better weeks? let us know! e-mail kcsa-activities@kcpa.uiuc.edu with comments.
.........
AND now i'm dead. well my fingers are. i think i'm getting carple tunnel syndrome. and it's all YOUR fault! haha no no, i copy and paste a lot. and i'm overly dramatic at this time of night and i haven't started my homework yet. whoops!
mad love,
~mc (still loves cookies)m
p.s. another random fact about myself: i like flowers that don't wilt. but then again, who doesn't?
.........
Megan McMillen
mmcmill2@uiuc.edu
megmcm@gmail.com
University of Illinois 2008
KCSA Secretary
Monday, October 1, 2007
Volunteers needed for Urbana Park District's 100th birthday
The Urbana Park District is celebrating its 100 years with six days of live entertainment and community activities at their Centennial Chautauqua! Krannert Center is proud to sponsor this event and to partner with the English Hedgerow to offer delicious, organic food throughout the week’s activities. You can visit the website at www.urbanaparks.org to get the schedule of activities, concerts and talks.
Krannert Center is looking for volunteers to man the Krannert/Hedgerow booth during the week. You'll be answering Krannert Center questions and helping Hedgerow if they get mobbed by customers and need help. You'll also be enjoying the Chautauqua first hand!!
We need the following shifts filled:
Tuesday, October 9
5p – 7p
7p – 9p
Wednesday, October 10
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Thursday, October 11
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Friday, October 12
11a – 2p
2p – 5p
5p – 8p
8p – 10p
Saturday, October 13
9a – 12p
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 8p
8p – 10p
Sunday, October 14
12:30p – 3p
3p – 5:30p
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Courtney or Crystal.
Courtney Egg
Patron Services Director
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-9716 p
217-244-0810 f
cegg@uiuc.edu
Krannert Center is looking for volunteers to man the Krannert/Hedgerow booth during the week. You'll be answering Krannert Center questions and helping Hedgerow if they get mobbed by customers and need help. You'll also be enjoying the Chautauqua first hand!!
We need the following shifts filled:
Tuesday, October 9
5p – 7p
7p – 9p
Wednesday, October 10
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Thursday, October 11
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 9p
Friday, October 12
11a – 2p
2p – 5p
5p – 8p
8p – 10p
Saturday, October 13
9a – 12p
12p – 3p
3p – 6p
6p – 8p
8p – 10p
Sunday, October 14
12:30p – 3p
3p – 5:30p
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Courtney or Crystal.
Courtney Egg
Patron Services Director
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-9716 p
217-244-0810 f
cegg@uiuc.edu
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
KCSA Notes
This is a Callboard adaptation of Megan McMillen's notes for the last week in September:
1. tech: MMD staff applications
2. tours help!
3. t-shirts and bar crawl
4. departmental questions?
5. random fact about me
.........
1. And now brief message from our tech department:
Hey guys, it's your lucky day! Staff applications for the Murder Mystery Dinner have been extended until Thursday, September 27th. We're also still accepting scripts until October 4th. We're also having a flyering event, on Wednesday, October 3rd (sometime at night). Remember, if you come to two flyering events, you'll receive a complimentary ticket to a Krannert show! Keep a lookout for more info! Any questions can be directed to kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
..........
2. Know your Krannert stuff? then help out the tours department this week. We need the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday daily 3 pm tours covered. E-mail kcsa-tours@kcpa.uiuc.edu and remember: tours= tickets. It's that simple.
.........
3. We had an AWESOME time decorating the TOTA/KCSA bar crawl t-shirts. if you ordered one, they're available for pick-up at the KCSA office (level two, south end of the hallway). I'll be in the office from 12:30 to 1:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) and every Tuesday after. There is also a schedule of when someone will be in the office all week, so if you can't come during my office hour, there are plenty of other times you can come. $5 and it's yours. Didn't order one but still want one? we'll probably have more decorating sessions, so just let me know your size and we've gotcha covered.
More information on next month's bar crawl will be forthcoming. Get ready.
.........
4. Interested in any of the KCSA departments? Activities, Callboard, Community Outreach, Computers, Marketing, Tech, Tours, Ushering? Go to www.kcsa.uiuc.edu and click on "Administrative Board" on the left-hand side for a listing of all departmental e-mail addresses. We're more than happy to answer any questions you might have about anything kcsa-related. General questions? E-mail kcsa-exec@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
..........
5. Random fact about me that I'm sure you're super-excited to learn: I can lick my elbow. Try doing THAT.
Megan McMillen
1. tech: MMD staff applications
2. tours help!
3. t-shirts and bar crawl
4. departmental questions?
5. random fact about me
.........
1. And now brief message from our tech department:
Hey guys, it's your lucky day! Staff applications for the Murder Mystery Dinner have been extended until Thursday, September 27th. We're also still accepting scripts until October 4th. We're also having a flyering event, on Wednesday, October 3rd (sometime at night). Remember, if you come to two flyering events, you'll receive a complimentary ticket to a Krannert show! Keep a lookout for more info! Any questions can be directed to kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
..........
2. Know your Krannert stuff? then help out the tours department this week. We need the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday daily 3 pm tours covered. E-mail kcsa-tours@kcpa.uiuc.edu and remember: tours= tickets. It's that simple.
.........
3. We had an AWESOME time decorating the TOTA/KCSA bar crawl t-shirts. if you ordered one, they're available for pick-up at the KCSA office (level two, south end of the hallway). I'll be in the office from 12:30 to 1:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) and every Tuesday after. There is also a schedule of when someone will be in the office all week, so if you can't come during my office hour, there are plenty of other times you can come. $5 and it's yours. Didn't order one but still want one? we'll probably have more decorating sessions, so just let me know your size and we've gotcha covered.
More information on next month's bar crawl will be forthcoming. Get ready.
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4. Interested in any of the KCSA departments? Activities, Callboard, Community Outreach, Computers, Marketing, Tech, Tours, Ushering? Go to www.kcsa.uiuc.edu and click on "Administrative Board" on the left-hand side for a listing of all departmental e-mail addresses. We're more than happy to answer any questions you might have about anything kcsa-related. General questions? E-mail kcsa-exec@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
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5. Random fact about me that I'm sure you're super-excited to learn: I can lick my elbow. Try doing THAT.
Megan McMillen
Sunday, September 16, 2007
UIUC Through The Eyes of A Newcomer
These are sights that most people here at the University of Illinois would have seen many, many times- that is ridiculously obvious. The places and locations shown in these photos are those that we pass almost on a daily basis, as part of our busy student lives. Familiarity breeds a sense of apathy and we stop paying attention to our surroundings apart from that which directly involve our work. In other words, we stop smelling the roses.
I guess this is one of the major perks of being a complete foreigner in a new environment. When the roses suddenly look so different from the ones back home, you STOP AND NOTICE. In this case, the roses happened to be the U of I, Urbana Champaign, and the land called America.
A month has passed since I came to Illinois, my first month in the United States (my first month away from the Equator, for that matter) and I am still trying to come to terms with how different this environment is from what I am used to back home in Malaysia. This may sound silly to the locals, but I have never seen any piece of land so FLAT. Literally. Not having a single hill or mountain in sight continues to give me the impression that UIUC is an island surrounded by miles of open water. The only place in Malaysia where one is able to see the horizon so clearly is by the sea. It is a little hard to come to terms with being surrounded by miles of open cornfields rather than water.
These photos are meant to depict what I see as the sheer aesthetic vibrancy that UIUC possesses, so much so that it looks beautiful even through the eyes of a lousy photographer.
Even for someone who has spent years here, it is hard to imagine being able to walk past Altgeld Hall and not turn to look at the sunshine upon its walls, or the wide, peaceful field in front of the magnificent engineering quad. Oh, and, of course, there is the Krannert Center. No other piece of architecture has fascinated me more than the center of performing arts, with its unusual structures and design. I walk past Krannert everyday, and there is always something new to be noticed, as cliché and child-like as that might sound.
To say that Illinois is different from Malaysia would be an understatement of absurd proportions. Already, the biting cold wind and dry weather are proving to be a stark contrast to the extremely warm and humid tropical climate to which I am used to. Even more unusual is being outdoors during mid-day, under bright sunlight and feeling COLD. It is quite worrying to think that this is almost nothing compared to what winter would be like here.All the same, as beautiful as UIUC looks in the summer, it is bound to be even more so during winter, with the snowfall. It must be a sight to behold, those fields of white, big old buildings and tall, leafless trees. That alone would be worth the adventure of coming here.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Around town
Ever been to KAM? Not the bar, the Krannert Art Museum! KAM is not just a regular museum either. It’s a great place to enjoy art, culture and performances. You may even get to meet the artists who exhibit their art work. The museum’s collection ranges from artistic figures from various countries in Africa to Asia as well as contemporary works and photographs. A little history about the place is that it opened in 1961 and a new wing known as The Kinkead Pavilion was added in 1988 allowing the museum to present its 9,000 works in ten galleries. There was an introduction about KAM in last year’s Callboard, but this semester, they have great new works that will blow your socks off! Fall 2007 exhibits include works from a widely known South African Artist named Berni Searle, prominent faculty from our own UI School of Art and design, and The Archeological Heritage of Illinois. KAM is not limited to sculptures and paintings and there are a variety of events such as Yoga classes, musical performances, lecture series and documentary presentations. This great museum is located on the corner of Sixth and Peabody and has been serving the Champaign-Urbana community by providing a venue of art enjoying enjoyment. These events are free of charge and their hours are Tuesday to Saturday 9-5pm, Thursday 9-9pm and Sunday 2-5pm. Log on to www.kam.uiuc.edu and check out all the cool stuff you’re missing!
Info courtesy of www.kam.uiuc.edu.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Murder Mystery Seeking Scripts, Performers, Techies, and More
HEY ALL YOU THEATER PEOPLE (and non theater people too, we try not to discriminate) … READ THIS
Once there lived an old man in a little shack in the middle of the woods. His wife had died a long time ago and he had had arguments with his three children when they all moved away. He was a man of money but told his children that since they had abandoned him, they would not get any until they returned. On his 85th birthday, his children and their spouses surprised him by coming to visit. They brought cake and ice cream, and it was a delight for the old man to have his family back. Little did he know, one of them was not just here on a social visit … When the old man was found dead on his kitchen floor the next morning, everyone was in utter shock and dismay except …
Who do you think killed him?
Lame story, I know. Do you think that you can do better? Well then, write a script for KCSA’s Murder Mystery Dinner!!! Send your script submissions into kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu. The deadline is October 5th but we will give priority to any submissions we get by September 27th. We would love to hear from all of you!
Writing not your thing? Well then, think about directing, assistant directing, stage managing or tech directing? Applications for all of these positions are online now and can be downloaded from the tech page of the KCSA website. Applications are due by September 20th but preferred by September 17th.
So you’ve read through this whole article so far and can’t find anything you would like to do yet? What if you’re thinking, I can’t write and production isn’t my thing either … Well we have the perfect jobs for you! Come audition to be part of the cast and be in the spotlight, or become a techie, work backstage, and run the spotlight! The choice is up to you! And as always, EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY! Any questions about anything (primarily about the Murder Mystery Dinner but we’ll take random ones too, like which weighs more a pound of feathers or a pound of nails) should be sent to kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
Rachel Goldfarb
Once there lived an old man in a little shack in the middle of the woods. His wife had died a long time ago and he had had arguments with his three children when they all moved away. He was a man of money but told his children that since they had abandoned him, they would not get any until they returned. On his 85th birthday, his children and their spouses surprised him by coming to visit. They brought cake and ice cream, and it was a delight for the old man to have his family back. Little did he know, one of them was not just here on a social visit … When the old man was found dead on his kitchen floor the next morning, everyone was in utter shock and dismay except …
Who do you think killed him?
Lame story, I know. Do you think that you can do better? Well then, write a script for KCSA’s Murder Mystery Dinner!!! Send your script submissions into kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu. The deadline is October 5th but we will give priority to any submissions we get by September 27th. We would love to hear from all of you!
Writing not your thing? Well then, think about directing, assistant directing, stage managing or tech directing? Applications for all of these positions are online now and can be downloaded from the tech page of the KCSA website. Applications are due by September 20th but preferred by September 17th.
So you’ve read through this whole article so far and can’t find anything you would like to do yet? What if you’re thinking, I can’t write and production isn’t my thing either … Well we have the perfect jobs for you! Come audition to be part of the cast and be in the spotlight, or become a techie, work backstage, and run the spotlight! The choice is up to you! And as always, EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY! Any questions about anything (primarily about the Murder Mystery Dinner but we’ll take random ones too, like which weighs more a pound of feathers or a pound of nails) should be sent to kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu.
Rachel Goldfarb
KCSA Notes
Here's KCSA's weekly notes, given to you by Megan McMillen:
1. tours training
2. t-shirt decorating (for TOTA and a barcrawl!)
3. wall 2 wall help
4. ushering help!
5. registration
6. penny dreadful players
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1. If you are still interested in becoming a tour guide (you know you are...) but missed the training, contact the Tours Department at kcsa-tours@kcpa.uiuc.edu There will be another training date coming soon! Rest easily tonight!
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2. Awesome t-shirt alert: next Tuesday, September 18 we'll be decorating (i.e. spray-paint madness) KCSA t-shirts. why should you want to join us?? well...not only will the shirts help advertise for KCSA's upcoming taste of the arts event, but they will also be your ticket to join us for our bar crawl next month! so if you want to get in on the action, e-mail me at mmcmill2@uiuc.edu and let me know if you want a shirt (even if you cannot come to decorate it next Tuesday). if you CAN come, meet at the south-west corner of third and Daniel so we can decorate on the grass of frat park.
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3. If you're still interested in helping out with next week's wall 2 wall guitar fest, or know anyone who is, we still need you! e-mail Courtney at cegg@uiuc.edu and tell her you want to go down in history as someone who made this year's wall 2 wall the best one EVER!!!!
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4. The following shows need help with ushering:
9/14 W2W: Shawn Colvin/Zuckerman 1 p.m.
W2W: Global Guitar 5:45 p.m.
9/15 W2W: Dan Zanes 9 a.m.
W2W: The Romeros/O'Dette 12:45 p.m.
If you would like to usher any of these amazing W2W shows, please email.
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5. Remember that in order to stay on the KCSA e-mail list you must register online at www.kcsa.uiuc.edu (click on the registration link on the left-hand side). we'll be switching over to our permanent e-mail list soon, so be sure to register soon! and if you're absolutely nuts and don't want to get these e-mails anymore, have no fear, if you don't register we'll stop bothering you. but if you are SUPER excited about them, we gotcha covered. just register!
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6. This October 19th and 20th, the Penny Dreadful Players are hosting a ten-minute play festival. they're currently taking submissions for plays of any genre. they must be at least ten minutes in length. the deadline for submissions is Thursday, September 13th.
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Megan McMillen
mmcmill2@uiuc.edu
megmcm@gmail.com
University of Illinois 2008
KCSA Secretary
1. tours training
2. t-shirt decorating (for TOTA and a barcrawl!)
3. wall 2 wall help
4. ushering help!
5. registration
6. penny dreadful players
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1. If you are still interested in becoming a tour guide (you know you are...) but missed the training, contact the Tours Department at kcsa-tours@kcpa.uiuc.edu There will be another training date coming soon! Rest easily tonight!
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2. Awesome t-shirt alert: next Tuesday, September 18 we'll be decorating (i.e. spray-paint madness) KCSA t-shirts. why should you want to join us?? well...not only will the shirts help advertise for KCSA's upcoming taste of the arts event, but they will also be your ticket to join us for our bar crawl next month! so if you want to get in on the action, e-mail me at mmcmill2@uiuc.edu and let me know if you want a shirt (even if you cannot come to decorate it next Tuesday). if you CAN come, meet at the south-west corner of third and Daniel so we can decorate on the grass of frat park.
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3. If you're still interested in helping out with next week's wall 2 wall guitar fest, or know anyone who is, we still need you! e-mail Courtney at cegg@uiuc.edu and tell her you want to go down in history as someone who made this year's wall 2 wall the best one EVER!!!!
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4. The following shows need help with ushering:
9/14 W2W: Shawn Colvin/Zuckerman 1 p.m.
W2W: Global Guitar 5:45 p.m.
9/15 W2W: Dan Zanes 9 a.m.
W2W: The Romeros/O'Dette 12:45 p.m.
If you would like to usher any of these amazing W2W shows, please email
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5. Remember that in order to stay on the KCSA e-mail list you must register online at www.kcsa.uiuc.edu (click on the registration link on the left-hand side). we'll be switching over to our permanent e-mail list soon, so be sure to register soon! and if you're absolutely nuts and don't want to get these e-mails anymore, have no fear, if you don't register we'll stop bothering you. but if you are SUPER excited about them, we gotcha covered. just register!
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6. This October 19th and 20th, the Penny Dreadful Players are hosting a ten-minute play festival. they're currently taking submissions for plays of any genre. they must be at least ten minutes in length. the deadline for submissions is Thursday, September 13th.
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Megan McMillen
mmcmill2@uiuc.edu
megmcm@gmail.com
University of Illinois 2008
KCSA Secretary
Monday, August 27, 2007
Callboard Department Meeting
Like what you see here? Want to get involved with this fabulous blog?
KCSA's Callboard department is holding a meeting this week for old and new members at the Intermezzo Cafe in the main lobby at the Krannert Center. The meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, August 29th. Everyone is welcome to join us; no experience is necessary.
We are looking for writers, photographers, and editors to join our ranks this year. Come ready to share your ideas and think about how you would like to participate. Your level of participation is entirely up to you.
We are a very laid back department and really love what we do. So come check us out if you are looking for something fun to do.
I hope to see everyone on Wednesday at the meeting. If you can't come to the meeting and would still like to be apart of Callboard, email the directors at kcsa-callboard@kcpa.edu and we will update you and get you involved.
Lauren Mietelski
Callboard Director
Senior in English, Secondary Education
KCSA's Callboard department is holding a meeting this week for old and new members at the Intermezzo Cafe in the main lobby at the Krannert Center. The meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, August 29th. Everyone is welcome to join us; no experience is necessary.
We are looking for writers, photographers, and editors to join our ranks this year. Come ready to share your ideas and think about how you would like to participate. Your level of participation is entirely up to you.
We are a very laid back department and really love what we do. So come check us out if you are looking for something fun to do.
I hope to see everyone on Wednesday at the meeting. If you can't come to the meeting and would still like to be apart of Callboard, email the directors at kcsa-callboard@kcpa.edu and we will update you and get you involved.
Lauren Mietelski
Callboard Director
Senior in English, Secondary Education
Monday, July 30, 2007
Wall to Wall Guitar Festival 2007
Wall to Wall Guitar Festival 2007
It's back...for three days, under one roof, featuring over 40 guitarists and scores of their musical collaborators. Get ready to riff on the assorted mix in this teeming guitar bazaar—there will be unbelievable legends and eclectic innovators, uncommon collaborations, and an undeniable energy pulsing from wall to wall.
Below are the current volunteer opportunities (not including ushering opportunities) surrounding the Festival. Ushering opportunities are being scheduled like normal, through Courtney for Festival performances and through Crystal for Youth Series performances. These opportunities are listed by day.
To sign up for an opportunity, please contact either Courtney or Crystal. Contact information is included at the end of the opportunity listing.
Parking during the Festival (September 13 – 15) will be very hectic. Parking meter passes will be provided during the daytime opportunities, as usual. Please be aware that the garages will fill very quickly during the Festival. Be prepared to park at different university meters for your event. As a reminder, these parking meter passes are only good for University of Illinois meters, not City of Urbana meters. University of Illinois parking meters can be distinguished by the block I on them.
All university parking lots become free and open to the public after 5p. Posted parking restrictions may still apply, e.g. 24 hr reserved spots.
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September 4, 2007
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Stuffing
10a – 3p
Studio Dressing Rooms, Level 2
We are in need of 4 – 5 volunteers to help assemble the goody bags that will be distributed throughout the Festival and from the John Lennon Bus. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
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September 5, 2007
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Stuffing
10a – 3p
Studio Dressing Rooms, Level 2
We are in need of 4 – 5 volunteers to help assemble the goody bags that will be distributed throughout the Festival and from the John Lennon Bus. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
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September 7, 2007
W2W, Take 2, pre-festival promotion
7p – 9:15p
The Great Impasta, 114 W Church in downtown Champaign
Join the Great Impasta in hosting Michael Kammin in performing for the restaurant patrons. We need 2 volunteers (21 or older) to help distribute W2W materials and answer questions about the Festival. The Great Impasta will also be featuring the Festival’s signature drink, the “Wall-to-Wallbanger.”
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September 8, 2007
Open tuning workshop with Michael Kammin
12:15p – 2p
C.V. Lloyde Music Center, 102 S Neil in downtown Champaign
This is a workshop on open tunings for the guitar. It is open to all ages and skill level. 2-3 volunteers with guitar experience are needed to help Michael "spot" participants as they tune. Due to this event being open to all ages/skill level, some participants may need help holding their guitar and finding the notes highlighted on the screen.
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September 11, 2007
Warm Breezes and Hawaiian Guitars: The Genius of Eddie Alkire
Featuring Richard Alkire, Scott Schwartz, David Spelman
11:30a – 2:30p
University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Richard Alkire, son of legendary Hawaiian guitar designer and instructor Eddie Alkire, will join archivist Scott Schwartz and Wall to Wall Guitar guests for a discussion about the Eddie Alkire Collection which is now housed at the Sousa Archives in the Center for American Music at the University of Illinois. This event is free, with no tickets required. We need 2 volunteers to help distribute Wall to Wall materials and answer questions about the Festival.
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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September 12, 2007
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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September 13, 2007 – Opening Night
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Opening Night Ticket Tables
5p – 12a
Main Lobby
Opening Night Ticket Table Training
September 5; 5p – 7p
Festival Foyer
We need 14 volunteers to help staff the Opening Night Ticket Tables. This involves selling food tickets, distributing Opening night Will Call tickets, and answering questions. All volunteers will need to attend the Ticket Table Training Session, in advance of Opening Night. Again, this training session is scheduled for September 5, from 5p – 7p in the Festival Foyer. As a thank you for volunteering, volunteers will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
Opening Night Building Tour #1
7p – 8p
Tour departs from the steps of the Colwell Playhouse
Tour guides are needed for the scheduled building tours during Opening Night. Each tour needs 2 tour guides. This is a standard building tour, open to anyone interested in attending. As a thank you for volunteering, tour guides will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
Opening Night Building Tour #2
8p – 9p
Tour departs from the steps of the Colwell Playhouse
Tour guides are needed for the scheduled building tours during Opening Night. Each tour needs 2 tour guides. This is a standard building tour, open to anyone interested in attending. As a thank you for volunteering, tour guides will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
Opening Night Festival Information Table
Shift One: 5p – 9p
Shift Two: 9p – 12a
Festival Store and Headquarters, located in the Studio Theatre
We need 2 volunteers to work an information table and media check in for each shift. This also involves answering questions about the Festival and Krannert Center. As a thank you for volunteering, volunteers will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
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September 14, 2007
Festival Information Table
Shift One: 9a – 12p
Shift Two: 12p – 3p
Shift Three: 3p – 6p
Shift Four: 6p – 9p
Shift Five: 9p – 12a
Festival Store and Headquarters, located in the Studio Theatre
We need 2 volunteers to work an information table and media check in for each shift. This also involves answering questions about the Festival and Krannert Center. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Wall to Wall Interval: Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque Duo
11a – 1:30p
Main Lobby
We need 2 volunteers to help place Creative Intersections materials on the Interval chairs prior to the performance beginning at noon. This involves placing evaluations and pens on each chair. Volunteers are invited to stay for the free performance and enjoy a free bag lunch from Intermezzo. Following the performance, we will need help picking up any discarded materials and collecting completed evaluations and returned pens.
Garage Band Workshops
Workshop One: 9:30a – 12p
Workshop Two: 12:30p – 3p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for each workshop to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Garage Band Open Session #1
3p – 5p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for an open work session to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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September 15, 2007
Festival Information Table
Shift One: 9a – 12p
Shift Two: 12p – 3p
Shift Three: 3p – 6p
Shift Four: 6p – 9p
Shift Five: 9p – 12a
Festival Store and Headquarters, located in the Studio Theatre
We need 2 volunteers to work an information table and media check in for each shift. This also involves answering questions about the Festival and Krannert Center. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Wall to Wall Interval: Ed Gerhard
11:30a – 2p
Main Lobby
We need 2 volunteers to help place Creative Intersections materials on the Interval chairs prior to the performance beginning at 12:30p. This involves placing evaluations and pens on each chair. Volunteers are invited to stay for the free performance and enjoy a free bag lunch from Intermezzo. Following the performance, we will need help picking up any discarded materials and collecting completed evaluations and returned pens.
Garage Band Workshops
Workshop Three: 9:30a – 12p
Workshop Four: 12:30p – 3p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for each workshop to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Garage Band Open Session #2
3p – 5p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for an open work session to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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Thanks, and see you around the Center soon!
Courtney Egg
Patron Services Director
cegg@uiuc.edu
(217) 333-9716 phone
(217) 244-0810 fax
Crystal Womble
Outreach Director
cwomble@uiuc.edu
(217) 244-0549 phone
(217) 244-0810 fax
KrannertCenter.com
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
It's back...for three days, under one roof, featuring over 40 guitarists and scores of their musical collaborators. Get ready to riff on the assorted mix in this teeming guitar bazaar—there will be unbelievable legends and eclectic innovators, uncommon collaborations, and an undeniable energy pulsing from wall to wall.
Below are the current volunteer opportunities (not including ushering opportunities) surrounding the Festival. Ushering opportunities are being scheduled like normal, through Courtney for Festival performances and through Crystal for Youth Series performances. These opportunities are listed by day.
To sign up for an opportunity, please contact either Courtney or Crystal. Contact information is included at the end of the opportunity listing.
Parking during the Festival (September 13 – 15) will be very hectic. Parking meter passes will be provided during the daytime opportunities, as usual. Please be aware that the garages will fill very quickly during the Festival. Be prepared to park at different university meters for your event. As a reminder, these parking meter passes are only good for University of Illinois meters, not City of Urbana meters. University of Illinois parking meters can be distinguished by the block I on them.
All university parking lots become free and open to the public after 5p. Posted parking restrictions may still apply, e.g. 24 hr reserved spots.
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September 4, 2007
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Stuffing
10a – 3p
Studio Dressing Rooms, Level 2
We are in need of 4 – 5 volunteers to help assemble the goody bags that will be distributed throughout the Festival and from the John Lennon Bus. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
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September 5, 2007
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Stuffing
10a – 3p
Studio Dressing Rooms, Level 2
We are in need of 4 – 5 volunteers to help assemble the goody bags that will be distributed throughout the Festival and from the John Lennon Bus. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
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September 7, 2007
W2W, Take 2, pre-festival promotion
7p – 9:15p
The Great Impasta, 114 W Church in downtown Champaign
Join the Great Impasta in hosting Michael Kammin in performing for the restaurant patrons. We need 2 volunteers (21 or older) to help distribute W2W materials and answer questions about the Festival. The Great Impasta will also be featuring the Festival’s signature drink, the “Wall-to-Wallbanger.”
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September 8, 2007
Open tuning workshop with Michael Kammin
12:15p – 2p
C.V. Lloyde Music Center, 102 S Neil in downtown Champaign
This is a workshop on open tunings for the guitar. It is open to all ages and skill level. 2-3 volunteers with guitar experience are needed to help Michael "spot" participants as they tune. Due to this event being open to all ages/skill level, some participants may need help holding their guitar and finding the notes highlighted on the screen.
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September 11, 2007
Warm Breezes and Hawaiian Guitars: The Genius of Eddie Alkire
Featuring Richard Alkire, Scott Schwartz, David Spelman
11:30a – 2:30p
University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Richard Alkire, son of legendary Hawaiian guitar designer and instructor Eddie Alkire, will join archivist Scott Schwartz and Wall to Wall Guitar guests for a discussion about the Eddie Alkire Collection which is now housed at the Sousa Archives in the Center for American Music at the University of Illinois. This event is free, with no tickets required. We need 2 volunteers to help distribute Wall to Wall materials and answer questions about the Festival.
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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September 12, 2007
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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September 13, 2007 – Opening Night
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Opening Night Ticket Tables
5p – 12a
Main Lobby
Opening Night Ticket Table Training
September 5; 5p – 7p
Festival Foyer
We need 14 volunteers to help staff the Opening Night Ticket Tables. This involves selling food tickets, distributing Opening night Will Call tickets, and answering questions. All volunteers will need to attend the Ticket Table Training Session, in advance of Opening Night. Again, this training session is scheduled for September 5, from 5p – 7p in the Festival Foyer. As a thank you for volunteering, volunteers will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
Opening Night Building Tour #1
7p – 8p
Tour departs from the steps of the Colwell Playhouse
Tour guides are needed for the scheduled building tours during Opening Night. Each tour needs 2 tour guides. This is a standard building tour, open to anyone interested in attending. As a thank you for volunteering, tour guides will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
Opening Night Building Tour #2
8p – 9p
Tour departs from the steps of the Colwell Playhouse
Tour guides are needed for the scheduled building tours during Opening Night. Each tour needs 2 tour guides. This is a standard building tour, open to anyone interested in attending. As a thank you for volunteering, tour guides will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
Opening Night Festival Information Table
Shift One: 5p – 9p
Shift Two: 9p – 12a
Festival Store and Headquarters, located in the Studio Theatre
We need 2 volunteers to work an information table and media check in for each shift. This also involves answering questions about the Festival and Krannert Center. As a thank you for volunteering, volunteers will receive 10 food and beverage tickets.
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September 14, 2007
Festival Information Table
Shift One: 9a – 12p
Shift Two: 12p – 3p
Shift Three: 3p – 6p
Shift Four: 6p – 9p
Shift Five: 9p – 12a
Festival Store and Headquarters, located in the Studio Theatre
We need 2 volunteers to work an information table and media check in for each shift. This also involves answering questions about the Festival and Krannert Center. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
John Lennon Bus Goody Bag Distribution
Shift One: 10a – 1p
Shift Two: 1p – 4p
Goodwin Ave sidewalk
We need 2 volunteers to join us for each shift in greeting the public and distributing the goody bags stuffed the previous week. Seating and a tent will be provided. This is during the time when the bus will be in use for closed recording sessions. You may also be asked questions about the Festival in general. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Wall to Wall Interval: Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque Duo
11a – 1:30p
Main Lobby
We need 2 volunteers to help place Creative Intersections materials on the Interval chairs prior to the performance beginning at noon. This involves placing evaluations and pens on each chair. Volunteers are invited to stay for the free performance and enjoy a free bag lunch from Intermezzo. Following the performance, we will need help picking up any discarded materials and collecting completed evaluations and returned pens.
Garage Band Workshops
Workshop One: 9:30a – 12p
Workshop Two: 12:30p – 3p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for each workshop to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Garage Band Open Session #1
3p – 5p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for an open work session to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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September 15, 2007
Festival Information Table
Shift One: 9a – 12p
Shift Two: 12p – 3p
Shift Three: 3p – 6p
Shift Four: 6p – 9p
Shift Five: 9p – 12a
Festival Store and Headquarters, located in the Studio Theatre
We need 2 volunteers to work an information table and media check in for each shift. This also involves answering questions about the Festival and Krannert Center. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Wall to Wall Interval: Ed Gerhard
11:30a – 2p
Main Lobby
We need 2 volunteers to help place Creative Intersections materials on the Interval chairs prior to the performance beginning at 12:30p. This involves placing evaluations and pens on each chair. Volunteers are invited to stay for the free performance and enjoy a free bag lunch from Intermezzo. Following the performance, we will need help picking up any discarded materials and collecting completed evaluations and returned pens.
Garage Band Workshops
Workshop Three: 9:30a – 12p
Workshop Four: 12:30p – 3p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for each workshop to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
Garage Band Open Session #2
3p – 5p
Orchestra Rehearsal Room, Level 2
We need 2 volunteers for an open work session to check in participants and distribute guest account information. A brief orientation will be provided at the beginning of each volunteer shift. As a thank you for your time, Intermezzo coupons will be provided for each volunteer.
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Thanks, and see you around the Center soon!
Courtney Egg
Patron Services Director
cegg@uiuc.edu
(217) 333-9716 phone
(217) 244-0810 fax
Crystal Womble
Outreach Director
cwomble@uiuc.edu
(217) 244-0549 phone
(217) 244-0810 fax
KrannertCenter.com
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
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