"My paintings are landscapes, but they're not of landscapes, they are landscapes." I was tempted to roll my eyes when abstract painter Michael Davidson made that remark in his lecture during the opening night of his exhibit "Territories" in the Wriston Art Center Galleries Friday, Oct.
"Romeo and Juliet," in a new version written by Professor Timothy X. Troy and Lawrence University alumnus John Maclay, sold out every performance in the Cloak Theatre Thursday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 1. The sold-out show was the Lawrence Department of Theatre Arts' fall student production.
Music blogs. I think many people don't even know that these exist. I know my mom has heard of Pitchfork, through me obviously, but I'm not sure if she could name any similar sites. Most people, "normal" people, get their music from iTunes; their recommendations from friends, family and Rolling Stone; and they get their snarky, ironic arguments about the newest flash-in-the-pan indie band from, well, I'm not sure where they get those from.
October and November are usually slow months for new films. This usual slowness has caused "Law Abiding Citizen" to fly completely under the radar at the moment. But, ignoring its seemingly unoriginal plot and massive pile of negative reviews, this is a film that is actually highly entertaining, and it is one that is dangerously close to being a classic revenge flick.
This is a hard column to write. The time has come to talk about one of my favorite shows, one of the shows I anticipated most highly for the fall TV season: "30 Rock." And what I want to talk about is how disappointed I've been with this season thus far. Maybe it's not fair to expect the show to maintain the admittedly high standard it set for itself with last season's "Just Give a Kidney" and the Jackie Jormp-Jomp storyline, or season two's "Midnight Train to Georgia," but this season has been especially lackluster for me.
If you've been around the campus center cafe for Monday nights, you've probably noticed the weekly jazz sessions featuring Carl Kennedy on piano. Kennedy, a senior music theory and composition major with a jazz emphasis, got his start in jazz in his hometown of Kenosha, Wis.
Music Tuesday, November 10 Bon Jovi, "The Circle" Tori Amos, "Midwinter Graces" Michelle Branch, "Everything Comes and Goes" Dashboard Confessional, "Alter the Ending" R. Kelly, "Untitled" Movies Friday, November 6 "The Box" "The Men Who Stare