PRINTSpring preview 2010: April
February 4, 2010 | 12:00 a.m. CST
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Where: Déjà Vu Comedy Club
When: April 8, 9:30 p.m.; April 9, 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.; April 10, 8 p.m.,10:15 p.m.
Cost: $8, $9 for 8 p.m. show on April 10 only
Call: 443-3216
Visit: dejavucomedy.com
Remember the guy who tried to start the “slow clap” in Not Another Teen Movie? Yeah, that guy. Cease has a knack for turning everyday objects, such as Taco Bell and NASCAR, into laughable situations.
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Where: Jesse Wrench Auditorium in Memorial Union and Chamber Auditorium in the Student Center, MU
When: April 17, 7 to 9 p.m.
Cost: Free
Call: 882-3780
Visit: silverscreenfilmfest.wordpress.com
Got seven minutes to spare? Watch short films (fewer than seven minutes each) produced by students from Missouri at this film festival, now in its third year.
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Supervised by Pam Sisson, Grant Elementary All-Star Choir and Drum Ensemble performs for Earth Day 2009 at Peace Park./Missourian File PhotoWhere: Peace Park
When: April 25, noon to 7 p.m. (Rain date is May 2)
Cost: Free
Call: 875-0539
Visit: columbiaearthday.org
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and get down with your inner hippie while you enjoy live music, eco education, children’s activities and a street fair.
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Photo courtesy of BBKing.comWhere: Jesse Auditorium, MU
When: April 28, 7 p.m.
Cost: $40-55, $20-27.50 for MU students
Call: 882-3781
Visit: concertseries.org
At the age of 84, Riley “B.B.” King returns to Columbia for the first time since his November 2006 performance. He’ll grace the ears and hearts of listeners with his soulful vocals and lay-your-head-back, close-your-eyes guitar riffs.
The man might perform sitting down for most of his show, but his musical talent stands higher than the spotlight that
ricochets off the golden highlights of his signature Gibson guitar, Lucille. However, Grammy award-winning music isn’t the only kind of entertainment he has performed in his concerts. King has been known to entertain concertgoers with the stories and ideas that shaped the music he produces.
It’s hard to imagine what King has to be sad about while singing all those blues. After all, he does have 14 Grammys. Perhaps his stories will shed light on this. Don’t wait to get your tickets to see this living legend. With only about 250 tickets left, organizers expect the show to sell out. MU students can purchase up to two tickets half off with their student ID.
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Photo courtesy of The Pack A.D.Where: The Blue Fugue
When: April 3, 8 p.m.
Cost: $5-7
Call: 815-9995
Visit: myspace.com/thebluefugue
The Pack A.D. is a female duo with a grungy, rock attitude reminiscent of a stripped-down version of Jack White’s The Dead Weather. Embrace the raunchy girl power of Maya Miller and Becky Black.
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Where: Mojo’s
When: April 6, 8 p.m.
Cost: $12
Call: 875-0588
Visit: mojoscolumbia.com
Atlanta natives The Black Lips will infect the masses with their dirty but hilarious rock ’n’ roll.
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ZOSO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Where: The Blue Note
When: April 8, 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $9.67
Call: 874-1944
Visit: thebluenote.com
This California cover band returns to Columbia dressed in skinnier jeans than the latest hipster and fully prepared to take you up the “Stairway to Heaven.”
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Where: Mojo’s
When: April 12, 8 p.m.
Cost: $8-10
Call: 875-0588
Visit: mojoscolumbia.com
Are you sick of the usual and the mundane? Japandroids is just what the doctor ordered. With fast-paced drums and high-energy guitar riffs, this noise-pop duo gives just the right dose of the avant-garde.
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Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band
Where: The Blue Note
When: April 17, 7 p.m.
Cost: $16-30
Call: 874-1944
Visit: thebluenote.com
Three-time Grammy-nominated trombonist Conrad Herwig and his band rumba into town to perform songs by jazz greats with a twist of Caribbean flare. To cool down, try a Piña Conrad-a.
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Photo courtesy of Rogue WaveWhere: Mojo’s
When: April 20, 8 p.m.
Cost: $12
Call: 875-0588
Visit: mojoscolumbia.com
Indulge yourself with Rogue Wave’s mellow pop bliss on its latest album Permalight. The band recently had a cameo in 2009’s Love Happens by providing background music as Aaron Eckhart romances Jennifer Aniston.
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MU Choral Union: J.S. Bach Mass in B minor
Where: Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
When: April 23, 7 p.m.
Cost: TBD
Call: 875-0600
Visit: motheatre.org
Want to discover music at its roots? These musicians will give you a taste of 18th century baroque composition from one of the greatest Western composers.
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Photo courtesy of Electric SixWhere: Mojo’s
When: April 26, 8 p.m.
Cost: $12
Call: 875-0588
Visit: mojoscolumbia.com
This six-piece rock group defies definition. By stitching together diverse genres, Electric Six has created a musical monster.
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Where: Warehouse Theatre, Stephens
When: April 14 through 17, 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $8, $6 for all students/seniors
Call: 876-7199
Visit: stephens.edu/performingarts
This humorous, romantic drama follows a man’s search for “the one” as he decides to revisit past relationships that didn’t end well.
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Where: Rhynsburger Theatre, MU
When: April 22 through 24, 8 p.m.; April 29 through May 1, 8 p.m.; May 2, 2 p.m.
Call: 882-7529
Cost: $12, $10 for MU faculty/staff, $8 for MU students and seniors
Visit: theatre.missouri.edu
Embrace your inner Apollo or Aphrodite while enjoying this contemporary and offbeat play that re-interprets the life of Eurydice. This devastating tale explores the joys of life and realizations of death.
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Where: Columbia Entertainment Company Community Theatre
When: April 22 through 25, April 29 through May 2; Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
Cost: $10, $8 for seniors, $9 for students
Call: 474-3699
Visit: cectheatre.org
Who ever said the Dark Ages weren’t fun or exciting? A satirical dark comedy, this play strikes a balance between fun, off-the-wall language and classic theater.
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Where: Warehouse Theatre, Stephens
When: April 23 and 24, 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $8, $6 for students/seniors, $3 Stephens students
Call: 876-7199
Visit: stephens.edu/performingarts
All semester long, Stephens Dance Company prepares for this event. The concert will feature selected student choreography and various forms of dance.
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Missourian File PhotoNCAA Gymnastics Columbia Regional
Where: Hearnes Center
When: April 10, 6 p.m.
Cost: $6 for adult general admission, $10 for adult/student reserved, $4 for student/youth general admission
Call: 882-6501
Visit: mutigers.com
With the race to the top tighter than their lyrical leotards, these gymnasts will attempt to smoke their competition with a puff of ground chalk. If MU finishes in the top 36 teams overall during the regular season, the Tigers will compete at home in all the gymnastic events you know and love from the Olympics: vault, bars, beam and floor. Last year, two Tigers, Adrianne Perry and Sarah Shire, advanced to nationals as individual competitors, and MU has sent at least one individual to nationals for the past four seasons.
“Last year was kind of an awakening,” Shire says. “I was very alone; it’s just not as much fun without the rest of your team.”
Placing in the top two will guarantee a trip to nationals. This year all the Tigers hope to be on the bus to Florida, according to Paige Fredrickson, gymnastics sports information director.
“It brings tears to my eyes,” Shire says. “It gives me chills to think about the whole team going to nationals.”
Die-hard fans can attend a practice session April 9 at 2 or 4 p.m. where they can take photos of the athletes and get a preview of what’s to come. The Tigers placed 13th in the NCAA last season.
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Where: Faurot Field
When: April 17, time TBD
Cost: $2 or two cans of food
Call: 884-7297
Visit: mutigers.com
Get excited for the fall season, and start your MIZ chanting at this preview game.
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Where: Craft Studio in Memorial Union, MU
When: April 5 through 16; Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m.; Friday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Call: 884-7750
Visit: MU Craft Studio
This bold, expressive art exhibit showcases work related to the LGBTQ community. All artwork was created by queer-identified artists and allies.
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Where: Columbia Art League
When: April 20 through June 19; Tuesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Call: 443-8838
Visit: cal.missouri.org/exhibits/exhibitsComing.html
Artists in this show not only share the same wall space but also the same bloodline. “Relative Values” presents works completed by members of several families; the pieces exhibited will reflect their visual and artistic response to the world around them.
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