KCSA Notes

1. Swing dancers, April meeting: Tuesday, April 10th at 7 pm in the Festival Foyer there will be a demonstration/lesson by the UI Swing Society! Friends are welcome.

2. 2007-2008 Season Preview Day: To kick off National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 15th – April 21st), we are hosting an 07-08 Season Preview just for volunteers. Please join us at Interlude on Friday, April 13th at 6pm to get an exclusive sneak peak at next season’s performances. Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP to either Crystal (cwomble@uiuc.edu) or Courtney (cegg@uiuc.edu) by Tuesday, April 10th if you plan on attending.

3. Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival takes place April 25-29th. Volunteers are needed for this event and there will be a training/information session held on Sunday, April 15, at 2pm in 112 Gregory Hall.

During training, you will sign up to volunteer for whatever shift works best with your schedule. E-mail kcsa-exec@kcpa.uiuc.edu with any questions.

4. "On The Rocks" is a series of one act plays. As part of the Boneyard Arts Festival, we're getting hyped up all over the city! Come on out April 19-21 to Krannert's Amphitheatre to see the talents of some of your fellow students. Shows start at 9 pm each night, and tickets are $5 in advance (through the ticket office) or at the door.

5. Tours Cookout: The tours appreciation cookout is on Sunday, April 22, from 1-3 pm. The location is still not finalized but it is tenatively in the Illini Grove. The day's activities will include games, food and awards. Family and friends are all welcome, so come and enjoy an afternoon in appreciation for all the awesome work you tour guides have done this year.

6. YARDSALE!! KCSA's yardsale fundraiser is happening bright and early at 7 am on Saturday, April 28. We need YOUR old junk to help make it a success. Bring old clothes, shoes, books, accessories, appliances, or anything! E-mail elobrien@uiuc.edu for information on how to get your stuff to us.

7. Ushering for 'healthy minds' lecture: The Center for Healthy Minds presents an afternoon with Dr. Michael F. Roizen, MD, co-author of the New York Times bestsellers, "YOU: on a Diet" and "YOU: The Owner's Manual." The Cleveland clinic anesthesiologoist is 59 years old, according to his birth certificate, but his RealAge is 41.2. how? RealAge is a formula, developed by Dr. Roizen, that measures the biological age of your body, based on lifestyle, genetics, and medical history. Dr. Roizen's lecture, "Real Age: Are You as Young as You Can Be?" explores how we can slow the aging process and make our RealAges younger. Roizen's RealAge theory is particularly relevant to research by the Center for Healthy Minds investigators, who focus on the conditions and interventions that maintain cognitive health in late adulthood.

The lecture is on April 29th at 2pm. Call time for this lecture is 12:15pm at the Great Hall, as the house will open for seating at 1pm. It should be a full house so please let Courtney (cegg@uiuc.edu) or KCSA's ushering department (kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu) know if you are interested in helping!

8. USHERS!!! REMEMBER that shows with open usher spots can be found online at http://www.kcsa.uiuc.edu/Ushering/ if you want to add shows to your schedule, just email the ushering department at kcsa-ushering@kcsa.uiuc.edu.

REMEMBER for each SOM show you usher, you get another chance in a $25 gift card drawing held at the end of each semester. The more SOM shows you usher, the better your chances.

Upcoming shows that still need ushers (*** shows really need more ushers):
Tue 4/3 FGH 6:30 p.m. SOM: Jim Pugh, trombone (7:30 p.m.) 570
Wed 4/4 FGH 6:30 p.m. SOM: Concerto Urbano (7:30 p.m.) 572
Sat 4/7 FGH 6:15 p.m. CU Symphony (7:30 p.m.) 584
Thu 4/12 FGH 6:15 p.m. MARQUEE: Vladimir Feltsman (7:30 p.m.) 588
Sat 4/14 FGH 1:00 p.m. SOM: Women's Glee Club (2:00 p.m.) 592
Sat 4/14 FGH 6:15 p.m. SOM: Black Chorus (7:30 p.m.) 594
Sat 4/14 CPH 6:30 p.m. A Long Bridge Over Deep Waters (Theatre Workshop A) (7:30 p.m.) 596
Sun 4/15 FGH 1:45 p.m. SALON: Krannert Debut Artist (3:00 p.m.) 598
Wed 4/18 FGH 6:30 p.m. SOM SPECIAL: Pacifica Quartet (7:30 p.m.) 602
Thu 4/19 FGH 6:15 p.m. MARQUEE: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie McDermott (7:30 p.m.) 604
Fri 4/20 FGH 6:30 p.m. SOM: Trombone Choir (7:30 p.m.) 610

Finally, two theater workshop plays will be performed on 4/14 (a long bridge over deep waters) and 4/21 (third). Descriptions of both can be found online at http://www.krannertcenter.com/performances/calendar/index.asp?CalAction=forward&currMonth=4&currYear=2007
***Both shows still have open spots!