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Getting Full on Crumbs:Behind the Curtain at Ebony TheatreStory by: Adam J. MasonPhotos By: Dillon Artzer

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issue #26 - February 23th, 2012

This issue of The Hype Weekly Whispered to An Actor Peeing themselves At center stage while their under-

study giggles in the wings by:

jimbo ivy, sarah sullivan, George Wame Matthews, Keegan D. Hudspeth, Caitlin Cash, Darin Strouts, Adam J. Mason, Dillon Artzer, Jack Partain, Ben

Shields, Chris Hancock, Todd Holmberg, Mike Silvia, Rachel Braddy, Jeff Kreuser, and as always the mysterious hypester.

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The Slant(Voices, yours and ours)

2 - Us to You3 - The Hype Weekly’s To-Do MHK List

The Centerfold(Your Weekly Calender made of 100% Awesome)

The Beat(Stories you tell us to write)

4 - Getting Full on Crumbs: Ebony Theatre6 - What is Brewing in the Wheat State

12 - Auntie Mae’s Trivia Smack Down13 - Passing Notes In The Hype

14- Music=Life15- Stomp:What’s All the Noise About

The Bump(Bump it Brah, it’s Awesome!)

10 - The MAC Presents: The Graduate11- The Anatomy of a Rivalry

The Hype(100% Right, Most of the Time)

The talent(Poets, Pics, Prints, and Paint)

15- “Panic” by E. Dodd

Dear Manhattan,

We would proudly like to proffer this guide to weekly awesome-ness for your consideration. As you can see by the next page, we’ve made you a handy check list to take with you as you experience all the cool things happening around Manhattan and the surround-ing area this week. Also, check out our calendar on pages 8 and 9 (it comes out, making it refrigerator magnet ready). If you know of something happening in the next couple of weeks, email it to us at [email protected] so we can make sure it gets on our calendar and into the hands of our readers as well as being posted on the website for all to see!

We WANT to promote you and the things you get hyped about in your life, but we need to know about them to make that happen, so send them to us. Even if you think we probably already know about them, do it any way, just to be sure.

We know the economy is sucky right now and money is tight, so we’ve given you lots of events on our calendar to achieve the per-fect night out for $20 or less. Many of the music shows have only a small cover or in some cases, no cover at all and the genres are pretty diverse.

There are three theatrical performances, all with tickets under or around $20, ranging from the classics to contemporary styles and plenty of good eating/entertainment ranging from the Around the World for $5 menu at Bluestem Bistro on Monday night to a Jazzy brunch at Della Voce on Sundays.

There is plenty to do, Manhattan, and all in your price range, so leave the internet and tv at home this weekend, (don’t worry, as long as you lock the door behind you, it’ll be there when you get back), get out and experience it!

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Check out any of the three great plays that are starting their runs this week at KSU Theatre, The Manhattan Arts Center or the c.l. hoover opera house in junction city!

peruse some paint at the strecker nel-son, beach art museum, manhattan arts center, william T. Kemper or columbian theatre galleries!

perform or applaud either poetry on poyntz on friday or auntie mae’s mighty fine poetry night on tuesday!

Check out great live music at auntie mae’s parlor (THUR), Bluestem bistro (Sun), Della Voce (Sun) or mccain audito-rium (sun)!

Check out great live music at auntie mae’s parlor (THUR), Red Rock Tavern and bobby’s t’s (Sat), Bluestem bistro, Della Voce or mccain auditorium (sun)!

try your hand at trivia or even bingo for groceries at the ksu student union, pat’s blue ribbon, bobby t’s or auntie mae’s parlor (see pg 12)!

expand your taste buds with some egyptian cuisine at bluestem bistro!

sprint into spring hobbies with a garden show, a home show, butterfly exhibit, at manhattan town center, pottorf hall or the national guard armory (sat)!


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Getting Full on Crumbs:Behind the Curtain at Ebony TheatreStory by: Adam J. MasonPhotos By: Dillon Artzer Despite being the shortest month of the year, February is

host to its fair share of events. To start the month we decide to gauge the length of winter based on the prophecies of a rodent. Later, many people participate in a made up holiday that some might argue is a stroke of marketing genius as they purchase a multitude of heart-shaped items and/or flowers for their sweetheart. We take the time to celebrate something about our presidents so that some might enjoy a three day weekend, and let us not forget the overly indulgent urges we let loose on Fat Tuesday. While these events speak to many demo-graphics, I find they all lack a sense of universality, but I believe I’ve stumbled upon something that everyone can enjoy.

In Manhattan, February is also host to Ebony Theatre’s annual stage production performed at the Purple Masque Theatre on campus. This year the organization is producing Crumbs from the Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage, and I was given the opportunity to go behind the scenes to get the scoop on what they’re cooking up.

Ebony Theatre

For those who don’t know, Ebony Theatre is a student run organization on campus commonly associated with the KSU Theatre Department though they are two separate entities. Established in 1977, the purpose of Ebony Theatre is to showcase the works of African-American playwrights or plays that deal with subject matter related to the lives of African-Americans generally performed in February in honor of Black History Month. The group has since expanded to host and participate in a number of events at KSU.

To get a better understanding of the direction the organization is headed, I sat down with their Vice President, Eric Brown and President, Nahshon Ruffin, both of whom are actors in the show. Eric and Nahshon were both clear in stat-ing that the main focus of the group is currently to promote diversity, not just for African-American students, but for the community as a whole. They have also tried to expand the scope of what their association is involved with. Last semester they hosted an event titled “We Speak Art”, an open mic style forum in which they invited everyone to come read their works related to cultural diversi-ty and understanding. As a group, they also volunteered their services at a cam-pus blood drive. There are difficulties, however, in accomplishing their current goals as a student run program. Eric admits with everyone being so busy with their studies and involvement in other activities, it can be hard to coordinate at times, but Nahshon follows this by saying, “With seven people currently on the Officers Board all willing to take their fair share of responsibilities, I feel we are definitely moving in the right direction.” As they continue down this path they hope to promote even more events and find plays that have even more diverse origins, casts, and cultural messages.

The Play

Crumbs from the Table of Joy written by Lynn Nottage is set in the 1950’s and depicts a fairly specific time in American culture. The story is told through the eyes of Ernestine, a young woman dealing with a great amount of turmoil and change in her family following the death of her mother. It deals with a wide variety of topics ranging from sudden and fanatical religious devotion to the influence of communism at that time and even inter-racial relationships. The broad nature of the work can be attributed to what Nottage herself has to say about the play, “The 1950s was a moment in American history in which I felt so much change…everything I had seen was in black and white. And I wanted to make it colorful. So I started writing Crumbs from the Table of Joy to try and understand that era.”

Eric Brown as Godfrey Crump


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Nahshon Ruffin and Da’Ja Bresette

Nahshon Ruffin and Ellyn Calvert

The Crew

The production team is lead by Dillon Artzer, graduate student in directing. This is his second time direct-ing for Ebony Theatre; he also doubles as the show’s set designer. All in all, he is quite excited about what his team has been able to put together. This can be seen quite clearly when he states, “My favorite part of this experience would absolutely have to be the group of people i got to work with. The experience could be a total disaster but as long as you are working with good people who are pas-sionate about what they do it’ll still receive a gold star.” The team certainly had their work cut out for them. Be-ing a period piece, the play places some very specific limitations on the design team, and being produced by a student organization places similar limitations on the budget they are given to accomplish this. From all areas including set, props, costumes, lights, and sound, the feedback was very consistent. The name of the game has been research, resourcefulness, and team work.

In speaking with all members of the team, I can clearly see the passion Dillon mentioned. Costume designer, Rebekah Priebe explains, “I researched every aspect that would affect what these particular characters would be wearing. Ev-erything from different people mentioned to places they came from or would be living now and the specific influences on these characters was all included in my research. These aspects would all affect how these characters should look and portray themselves to the outside world.”

Such impressive attention to detail could also be seen in what Properties Mas-ter, Andrew Winter had to say. “Even the smallest details, like the design on a glass or the shade of an envelope, are things that gives hints about the time pe-riod... In my opinion, it truly is the little things that are the line between a great show, and an unforgettable show.” I could see the same amount of dedication in the area of sound as I was shown the hours of music that had been selected, sifted through, and cut down to add a specific feeling of time and place to what we hear during the show. I was amazed with how absolutely focused these peo-ple were on creating a different world for us to visit. You have to wonder where this incredibly clear sense of purpose comes from. I feel it was best explained by Stage Manager and Sound Designer, Chelsey Eimer when she commented, “This

Eric Brown and Ellyn Calvert

production is being done by 11 people [production staff and actors] and 6 crew members. With such a small, close knit team, it makes you clearly see how much you all want it to succeed.”

The Show

In my viewing of the production, a number of things really spoke to me. Not only could I see the work of the design team coming together to create a cohe-sive feel to the production, but also the hard work and dedication the actors had put into their end of the performance as their characters took shape on stage. I was very interested to see how everyone handled the wide variety of subject matter covered. When so many topics and issues are addressed it can sometimes be easy to lose focus of what we, as an audience, are truly suppose to bring away from the performance. The actors did a fantastic job of handling this issue. As they shifted from one conflict to the next, you could see quite clearly changes in intentions and motivations helping guide the audience through the subject matter. Nottage seems to have anticipated this potential issue in her writing by giving a very strong willed and consistent character to come back to in Aunt Lily, who was beautifully portrayed by Alex Gaines.

I walked away with the realization that this play is about struggle, hardship, and all the questions that arise as we deal with those things. In the end, you realize that regard-less of who we are or where we come from, we all go through these things and we aren’t so different after all.

In my opinion, this is a production that everyone can and will enjoy. Tickets range in price from $5 to $8 also making it something that most everyone can afford. The show runs from February 23-26 and is well worth your time to see a great story brought to you by a team of passion-ate and dedicated people. Hope to see you at the show!

Bonus Dose of Awesome!

The Monday following the end of production on Crumbs from the Table of Joy Nichols Theatre will be host to an Ebony Theatre event titled “Something Gonna Change”. This will be a showcase of songs performed by two Broadway actors, Joshua Henry and Nikki Daniels. They are currently on Broadway in a production of Porgy and Bess and are taking one night off to come to Manhattan, KS and share their talent and their story with us! The crazy part is that it is absolutely free and open to the general public!

Joshua is a former student of Jenni-fer Vellenga, Associate Professor of Theatre at Kansas State University. In speaking with Jennifer she tells me we can expect a dynamic and en-gaging performance from these two stars. To see these two do what they do on stage in New York it would cost you well over $100, and at a price tag of “FREE” you’d have to be insane to miss this opportunity.


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Every year, my New Year’s resolution includes two things: drink better beer and see more of Kansas. I always make a concerted effort to stick to them. This dedication has led me to some interesting spots around the state (anyone else think the world's largest ball of twine in Cawker City is just the coolest thing ever?), and resulted in several hangover caused by one too many Sam Adam's or New Belgium brews. But this year I had a great idea, combine the two resolutions under the motto: Drink better Kansas beer. I figured it's a great idea since Kansas has recently experienced a boom in the craft beer business, with new brewer-ies sprouting up all over the state to mix with and challenge the old favorites that popped up in the early and mid-1990s. Plus, the breweries are dispersed throughout the state, allowing for plenty of road trips. On the off chance that anyone out there might be interested in joining me in this venture I came up with a handy travel guide for Kansas beer. Beeradvocate.com lists nine locally owned breweries in Kansas, primarily clustered in the North-east part of the state. Starting at the eastern edge just off of I-70, the High Noon Saloon and Brewery in Leavenworth has been brewing

the awesome Annie's Am-ber since the early 2000s. A hoppy, 30 IBU (Interna-tional Bittering Unit), amber ale brewed with Columbus and Willamette hops, Annie's Amber (which is also available in six packs) will surprise those accus-tomed to New Belgium's Fat

Tire. Housed in an old Great Western Manufacturing building, the High Noon also offers the award winning Stampede Stout, a 5.5% ABV, easy drinking stout that won't disappoint. And if you need further incentive to visit, you can drink a pint at their bar, which was built in 1894. Continuing west on I-70, Lawrence is the unofficial capitol of Kansas beer. The Free State Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Kansas in 1989 when state regulations were lifted to allow small breweries. An institu-tion of Lawrence's vibrant downtown, this well respected brewery is constantly buzzing with thirsty students, professors, businessmen, and hipsters all ready

to talk basketball at any moment. The breweries regular offering are all strong, particularly the Oatmeal Stout, and Copperhead Pale Ale, which is my go to pale ale, (and pints are still only $1.75 on Monday nights). But among beer geeks it's brews like Old Backus Barleywine, a 10.5% ABV masterpiece, and C4 Imperial Black IPA that are legendary. Elsewhwere in Lawrence, the 23rd Street Brewery offers several strong Jayhawk themed beers like Crimson Phog Irish Red, and Wave the Wheat Ale, but the real treat is the hoppy Bitter Professor IPA. I was not impressed the last time I visited this spot, but promise to give it another shot. A little further west, Topeka boasts the stalwart Blind Tiger Brewery and Restaurant. A highly rated brewery that boasts an impressive collection of med-als from various beer festivals," The Tiger" is located in a beautiful, multi-level

building that at one time hosted touring rock bands (including a particularly memo-rable Ted Nugent show in the early '70s). Their beer lineup is a strong combination of highly quaffable flagship beers like Raw Wheat and Holy Grail Pale Ale, and delectable seasonals like their 6.3% ABV, gold medal winning Maibock. The Tiger also dabbles in more obscure styles, like Smokey the Beer,

a wonderfully executed rauchbier (smoke beer), and Capital City Kolsch, a light bodied German style lager. Earlier this year the brewery doubled it's size with two new fermenting tanks, after brewing at capacity for years. The Manhattan area boasts two breweries: The Little Apple Brewing Com-pany and Tall Grass Brewing Company. Everyone knows The Little Apple - it's been quenching the thirst of the K-State faithful since the Wildcats spanked the Rams in the Holiday Bowl in 1995. Though located in a nonde-script strip mall, what the brewery lacks in location it more than compensates for in presentation. All of their beers are solid, particularly the Bison Brown Ale and Prarie Pale Ale, a 62 IBU (Bittering Units) masterpiece. The food is also great, and pints are $2.50 on Mondays!

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High Noon Saloon & Brewery, Leavenworth, KS.

Free State Brewing Co., Lawrence, KS.

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city of Beaver, Mo's Place Grill and Brewpub has been serving quality brews like Purple Cat, Mo's take on a tradi-tional English bitter, since 2004. Owned by a husband and wife duo of transplanted Southern California ex-corporate types, Mo's has been overlooked by beer geeks and as a result there's very little info on their beer. I've never been here and can't wait to try their Lights Out Stout, an oatmeal stout. Plus, their motto is "What Dreams Are Made of: Water, Bar-ley, Yeast, and Hops!", which works for me. Continue west on I-70 and you'll end up in Hays, which is a great little city to visit. There's historic Fort Hays, great local art galleries, and the brewery I consider the best in the state, the Lb Brewing Company and Gella's Diner. Another brewery housed in an attrac-tive old building in the bustling Chestunt Street District of downtown Hays, the building was saved from dilapidation by the present owners in 2000 and trans-formed into a respectfully modern restaurant/brewery. Ever since it opened in 2005 Lb Brewing and has garnered a lot of buzz and has won several awards for their work, including gold medals at the Great American Beer Fest and World Beer Cup for their 6% ABV Oatmeal Stout and Liberty Stout. I haven't been here in a few years but have been itching to return ever since I tried their and Ameri-can Heffeweizen and Pale Ale during an Oktoberfest road trip. I've also heard that their seasonal releases are amazing, particularly the Maibock. There you have it - a handy guide to all of the locally owned breweries and brewpubs in Kansas. There are others - Granite City, a Minnesota based chain of restaurants with on-site breweries, has several locations in Olathe, Kansas City, KS, and Wichita. Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, another chain restaurant, operates a location in Leawood, KS. But those places get enough publicity from their ad executives or whatever so I've decided not to talk about them in any detail. And there are more Kansas breweries sprouting up. I've heard a lot of talk lately about Barnyard Brewing (two guys who operate out of a barn) in Lawrence. And there is talk of a breweries opening in Hiawatha and El Dorado soon. If you're like me you probably spend the majority of the long Kansas win-ter thinking about all of the things you're going to do once spring and summer arrive. Kansas is becoming a hotbed of brewing culture - drink it up!

Just outside of Manhattan, Tall Grass Brewing Company is one of the most interesting and progressive breweries in the nation. Though they've only been brewing since 2007, Tall Grass has quickly catapulted themselves to the forefront of the canning revolution currently sweeping though craft beer. Recently the brewery snagged several awards in the"Best of 2011" poll by Craftcans.com with their Halcyon Unfiltered Wheat (made with Kansas wheat) being voted best wheat beer of the year and their flagship Tall Grass Ale snagging best brown ale. They also offer a superb sweet stout, Buffalo Sweat and the curiously concocted Velvet Rooster Belgian Style Triple, a

boozy but tasty brew. The best part? They offer tours of the brewery every Saturday which culminate in free samples. Detouring to the south, Wichita offers the River City Brewing Com-pany, which began brew-ing in 1993. Housed in a very cool building which was built in 1905 and includes a lot of re-pur-posed architecture from

around Kansas, River City is known for their Emerald City Stout, an Irish Dry Stout that, like the brewery itself, has received a lot of mixed reviews. Some love it, and some hate it. I've never been here, and can't wait to find out for myself. I'll also be sure to check out the Wichita Brewing Company and Piz-zeria, a new addition to the local brewing scene. Not only do they offer a well reviewed vanilla porter (Valley View Vanilla Porter) and a black IPA (a new hybrid style that is all the rage with brewers these days), but their Hopperoni pizza, which includes pepperoni infused with hops, sounds delicious. Outside of Wichita, in the small town of Cheney (population 300), is the family owned and oper-ated Hank is Wiser Brewery. Housed in a historic building that once housed a Masonic lodge and an ice cream shop, the quaint "nanobrewery" opened in 2005 and is operated by the team of Hank and his son Steve Sanford, who had been an assistant brewer at River City Brewing before teaming up with his father. Though only open evenings Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (and Tuesday evening for the Cheney Beer Club), the pub is always full of loyal customers from in and around Cheney who eagerly line-up for high quality brews like the Krippled Kangaroo IPA, a 5.1% ABV hop lovers dream, and the 6.2% Sanford and Son Stout. Hank's also boasts one of the most impressive lists of season-als in the state, with offerings ranging from a Blueberry Pale Ale and Macho Man Imperial Stout, to more traditional pumpkin and holiday spiced beers.

And if you've ever wanted to sample the infamous Samuel Adam's Uto-pias, Hank is Wiser is the place to do it as they have an impressive menu of rare and limited edition beers from which to sample. In the western part of the state, in the tiny

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River City Brewing Company, Wichita, KS.

Free State Brewing Co. Swag!

23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence, KS.

Cans of Tall Grass. Duh.


Thursday 23

10:00AM 2011 K-State Dept. of Art Faculty Biennial @ Beach Museum of Art, KSU Seethecreativeworkofthetalentedfacultyinthe KansasStateUniversityDepartmentofArt.

7:00PM TALK Book Discussion Series @GroesbeckMeetingRoom,ManhattanPublicLibrary TheManhattanLibraryAssociationwillofferafour-part bookdiscussionseriesJanuarythroughAprilentitled “African-AmericanPerspectives.”

10:00AM Tallgrass TV: Sam Easterson’s tribute @ Beach Museum of Art Anexhibitionfeaturingvideofootageofanimalsnative toKonzaPrairieandsimilarprairieenvironmentswillbe ondisplayattheMariannaKistlerBeachMuseumofArt January17-June10,2012.

Friday 24

10:00AM Columbian Artists @ManhattanArtsCenter TheColumbianArtistsgroupwasfoundedinDecember of1998.Itwasconceivedasasupportgroupforexpe rienced2-dimensionalartists.Astrongresponsetothe initialletterpavedthewayfortheideatobecomereality.

7:00PM Dancing With the K-State Stars @McCainAuditorium WatchKSUluminariesstruttheirstuffonMcCain’sstage. SponsoredbyUPC.

10:00AM Then & Now @Strecker-NelsonGallery Beautifulwatercolors,oilpaintings,mixedmedia,and ceramicsbylocalandregionalartists.

7:30PM Bertrand Giraud in Concert @AllFaithsChapel GuestPianist.Spons.bytheDept.ofMusic.

9:00PM After Hours: Grocery Bingo @Courtyard,K-StateStudentUnion Acreativewaytogroceryshop.

10:00AM Travel Photography: Clint Stueve’s World Travels @TheColumbianTheatre,Wamego Clint’spassiontotravelwasdevelopedatanearlyage. HewasinspiredtofollowinhisUncleCharlieTemple’s footsteps.CharliewasaNavyIntelligenceOfficer andtravelbroadlyaroundtheworld.Clint’sdesireto travelalsodevelopedoutofhisloveofreading.

9:00AM KSU Social Networking? @CommTipsConnectMeetingRoom Yammerisaprivatesocialnetworkingtoolthatmany K-Statersareusing--tocommunicatewithco-workers, projectteammembers,andthecampuscommunity.

7:30PM Crumbs From the Table of Joy @PurpleMasqueTheatre GodfreyCrumb’swifehaspassedaway,andinhis grieving,Godfreyhasfoundnewmeaninginreligion. Hedecidestomovehisfamily,Ernestine,a17-year-old andErmine,a15-year-old,fromtheirhomeinFlorida toBrooklyn,NewYork.Theyaresoonfollowedby Godfrey’sSister-in-Law,aCommunistwoman,whois appalledatGodfrey’snewwifeGerte,a Germanwomanthathemetonthesubway.Directedby DillonArtzer.

10:00AM Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Exhibit @WilliamT.KemperArtGallery,K-StateStudentUnion PartofBlackHistoryMonth.Anartisticallymoving exhibitinmemoryofDr.King.

4:00PM Coffee Hour Series: South Africa @MultipurposeRoom,InternationalStudentCenter PresentedbyVuyiswaBushulaandBruceKamanga. Refreshmentstypicalofthestudent’shomecountrywill beservedfollowingthepresentation.Freeandopento thepublic.

7:30PM Manhattan Arts Center Presents: The Graduate @ManhattanArtsCenter Caughtupinthesexualrevolutionofthe’60s,Benjamin Braddockfindshimselfinabizarrelovetriangle—forced tochoosebetweenElaineandherscheming,jealous motherMrs.Robinsoninthismovingandhilariousadap tationofthelandmark1967filmdirectedbyMikeNichols andstarringDustinHoffmanandAnneBancroft.

10:00AM ZOOfari Tails @Auditorium,ManhattanPublicLibrary SunsetZoostaffpresentanimal-themedstories&share animalartifactsfromthezoo.Someprogramsincludea liveanimalaswell.

8:00AM Mid-America Medieval Association Conference: Encountering the Other @K-StateStudentUnion KansasStatewillhosttheMid-AmericaMedievalAs sociation’s36thannualconference.Presentersfromthe region,thenation,andabroadwilldeliverpapersonthe conferencetheme.

Saturday 25

10:00AM A Taste of Mexico with Chef Taji Marie @GoldRoom,DerbyDiningCenter ChefTajiMarieconductstheannualCulinaryEnhance mentWorkshopatKansasStateUniversity.Thetheme ofthisyear’sworkshopis“AuthenticFlavorsfromthe RegionsofMexico”andwillshowcasetheregionaldiver sityofMexicancuisine.

5:30PM Artist Talk: Earl Iversen @ Beach Museum of Art Iversenwillsharehisphotographytechniques.Iversen, associateprofessorofphotographyemeritus,University ofKansas,isthe2012FriendsoftheBeachMuseumof Artgiftprintartist.

5:00PM 35th Annual Woman’s World Conference “One Size Fits All” @K-StateStudentUnion Woman’sWorldisanannualovernighteventthat includes3keynotesessions,18practicalseminars andBiblestudies,buffetmeals,timesofworship, andlotsofothersurprises.ThelmaWellswillbethe featuredspeaker.GenaeDenverandMCCworship teamwillleadtheworship.

7:30PM Crumbs From the Table of Joy @PurpleMasqueTheatre GodfreyCrumb’swifehaspassedaway,andinhis grieving,Godfreyhasfoundnewmeaninginreligion. Hedecidestomovehisfamily,Ernestine,a17-year-old andErmine,a15-year-old,fromtheirhomeinFlorida toBrooklyn,NewYork.DirectedbyDillonArtzer.

7:30PM The Water Coolers @C.L.HooverOperaHouse TheWaterCoolersbringyouaCLEANmusicalcomedy aboutthethingswesharearoundthewatercoolersof Americaeveryday.

7:00PM Poetry on Poyntz @Strecker-NelsonArtGallery Readingsofcurrentandfavoritepoetrybylocalwriters aswellasstudents.

9:00AM 35th Annual Woman’s World Conference “One Size Fits All” @K-StateStudentUnion Woman’sWorldisanannualovernighteventthat includes3keynotesessions,18practicalseminars andBiblestudies,buffetmeals,timesofworship, andlotsofothersurprises.

9:00PM Marbin - Eclectic Jazz Rock @AuntieMae’sParlor ExcellentJazzRockouttaChicago.Mustsee!


Wednesday 29

6:00PM Pagan Fellowship Night @MysticMyths Agatheringofopenheartsforfun,games,and togetherness.Startsat6pmandrunsuntilwhenever.

Tuesday 28

7:00PM Encounter @NorthDiningArea,KSUStudentUnion Christianworshipservice,visitorsencouragedtoattend. PromotedbyCatsforChrist.

8:00PM Trivia Smackdown @AuntieMae’sParlor Preparetobesmacked!

10:00AM CrossFit Free Intro Workout @Room4,Natatorium LearnmoreaboutCrossFitandparticipateinafreework outscaledforbeginners.Anyoneiswelcome!Freeintro workoutswillbeofferedeverySaturdayduringthe Springsemester.

Sunday 26

11:00AM Jazz Brunch @BluestemBistro PerfectsoundsforaperfectSunday.

6:00PM Dr. Wayne Goins Sunday Jazz @DellaVoce EnjoysomegoodItalianandjamwiththeDoctor.Live JazzwiththeWayneGoinsTrio.Pluspizzaspecialsand 1/2pricehousewinebytheglass.Nocover.

8:00PM Film: The Muppets @ForumHall,K-StateStudentUnion Admission$3.

9:30PM Auntie Mae’s Mighty Fine Poetry Night @AuntieMae’sParlor Justletitout,andhaveaPBR.

12:30PM Men’s Basketball: K-State vs. Iowa State @BramlageColiseum GoCats!

9:00PM Red State Blues Band @RedRockTavern NoCover!ComeonoutforsomehotFebruaryBlues!

7:30PM The Hype Weekly Pitch Meeting @AuntieMae’sParlor Bringyourideas,suggestions,andcommentsandpitch themtous!

7:30PM Manhattan Arts Center: The Graduate @ManhattanArtsCenter Caughtupinthesexualrevolutionofthe’60s,Benjamin Braddockfindshimselfinabizarrelovetriangle—forced tochoosebetweenElaineandherscheming,jealous motherMrs.Robinsoninthismovingandhilariousadap tationofthelandmark1967film.


9:00AM 2012 Flint Hills Home Show @NationalGuardArmory Alittlewindowshoppingneverhurtanyone.

9:00AM Manhattan Area Garden Show @PottorfHall,CiCoPark Getreadyforthegardeningseasonbyattendinghourly gardeningseminarsandvisitingwithvendors.

10:00PM Breakpoint Method & Saul @BobbyT’s HardRockersoutofSalinaandSiouxCity,Iowa!

7:30PM Doc Severinsen and His Big Band @McCainAuditorium LiveatMcCainwithoutthecommercialbreaks.Forticket information,call532-6428.


7:30PM Manhattan Arts Center: The Graduate @ManhattanArtsCenter Caughtupinthesexualrevolutionofthe’60s,Benjamin Braddockfindshimselfinabizarrelovetriangle—forced tochoosebetweenElaineandherscheming,jealous motherMrs.Robinsoninthismovingandhilariousadap tationofthelandmark1967film.

11:00AM 2012 Flint Hills Home Show @NationalGuardArmory Alittlewindowshoppingneverhurtanyone.

11:00AM Manhattan Area Garden Show @PottorfHall,CiCoPark Getreadyforthegardeningseasonbyattendinghourly gardeningseminarsandvisitingwithvendors.

Monday 27 6:00pm Around the World for $5 -Egypt @BluestemBistro AwakenyourinternationaltastebudseveryMonday nightatBluestemfor$5,tryanauthenticdishfrom aroundtheworld,differenteveryMonday!

7:30PM Something Gonna Change: Nikki Daniels and Joshua Henry on Broadway @NicholsTheatre BroadwayactorsNikkiReneeDanielsandJoshuaHenry willperformaconcert.Freeandopenthepublic.Seating islimitedandisfirst-come,first-served.Donationswillbe acceptedandwillsupportEbonyTheatre.

7:00PM Yoga for a Better Body Image @Room207,K-StateStudentUnion Bringyourownmatorsomewillbeprovidedforyou. PartofNationalEatingDisordersAwarenessWeek.

7:30PM Performance Series: STOMP @McCainAuditorium Theinternationalsensation!Forticketinformation,call 532-6428.

7:00PM Film: America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments @LittleTheatre,K-StateStudentUnion AnewdocumentarybyDarrylRobertsthatexplores whywehaveanunhealthyobsessionwithdietingin Americaandwhobenefitsfromsellingusthethinis healthyideal.Dieteticstudentsget1ContinuingEduca tionhour.PartofNationalEatingDisordersAwareness Week.

7:00PM Taboo Talk @Room212,K-StateStudentUnion Aneventthatencourageseveryonetospeakopenlyand freelyaboutissuespertainingtoAfrican-Americancul ture.Theatmospherewillbefriendlyandwelcomingto allowstudentstorespectfullyaddresscurrentissuesin thecommunity.Freeandopenthepublic.

7:30PM Karen Becker in Concert @AllFaithsChapel GuestArtist,KarenBeckerontheCello.Sponsoredby theDept.ofMusic.

7:30PM Performance Series: STOMP @McCainAuditorium Theinternationalsensation!Forticketinformation,call 532-6428.

4:00PM Women in Art @ Beach Art Museum TherewillberemarksbyLindaDuke,Directorofthe BeachMuseumat5p.m.andareceptionfollowing.


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There is definitely something tantalizingly seductive happening at the Manhat-tan Arts Center this weekend. The play adaptation of "The Graduate", directed by Dave Smit and performed by an impressive cast of actors and crew is turning up the heat in the Little Apple. Adapted from the book by Charles Webb and the screen play by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, this classic coming-of-age tale about deception, seduction, insecurity, boredom, sex, and finding your way tells the story of Benjamin Braddock, a new college graduate who has no idea what to do with his life. Unsure of himself or what he wants, he falls into the web of seduc-tion laid by the wife of his father's business partner, the older Mrs. Robinson. The two have and affair, but Benjamin quickly realizes that he is actually falling in love with Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter.

The importance of Mrs. Robinson's character is not underestimated by Krista Forster who holds herself with the poise and grace of an older, more experienced woman beyond her physical years, "She's an intimidating role because she's so im-portant but definitely a role I enjoy sinking my teeth into." Playing opposite her, Richard Dean Prudenti understands that the intricacies of the conflicted Benjamin Braddock are a tall order to portray but explains the importance of Benjamin's struggles as, "It makes you think about your own life, the things that you wrestle with, the worries about the future, the feelings of inadequacy, and the wonderings about where this is all leading and what the point is."

Benjamin's feelings and situations are timeless to the human condition and to communicate the meaning of the production to a further level of relevance, Smit and his production team have updated the script to reflect America's modern situ-ation.

"People are just as unhappy as they were in the '60s. Money is not satisfying, they're alienated. They have to deal with sex and boredom and conflict in relation-ships, just the same as they did then."

The set is presented in proscenium with a common blue palette and a feeling of looking into a round setting that is particularly compelling.

"The idea is that this is a fish bowl where all these denizens of upper-class subur-bia with all their alienation and hang-ups are running around and we're clinically analyzing them the way you would with a fish bowl," Dave Smit explained. This unique take on the classic tale gives the production a whole new feel for those who are familiar with the story and a one-of-a-kind experience for those who are new to it.

"Because the movie is so iconic, you have to establish right away that you're doing something different so that people don't say, 'oh that's a bad impression of Dustin Hoffman, that's a bad impression of Ann Bancroft'. The production style became sort of an improv set up with the props on stage and two of the actors playing multiple parts so you're constantly aware that this is a play."

When asked why people should not miss seeing the MAC production of 'The Graduate, producer and actor, Brent Sigman said, "It's a great new take on a clas-sic story that most people are familiar with and it's a wonderful opportunity to go out and see your local community members put on a show. A lot of the themes are just as applicable today as they were back then." Rachel Braddy, long-time MAC veteran and stage manager for the production agrees, "It's a great combination between the movie and the play. There are some things people are used to seeing in the movie, "The Graduate", but then you've also got some unexpected elements that are only in the play. It's a great mixture presented by a cast that is hard-work-ing and really talented. They have put their blood, sweat and tears into making this an amazing show."

“Mrs. Robinson, You’re Trying to Seduce Me.

Aren’t You?”The Manhattan Arts Center Presents: The Graduate

Written by Sarah SullivanPhotographed by Rachel Braddy


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After watching the KSU-KU basketball game Monday, I got to thinking about what a rival is. College rivalries are practically age-old, for a variety of reasons ranging from a bad incident at an athletic event, to geographic proxim-ity to good, old-fashioned David and Goliath syndrome. Whatever the reason, there are many rivalries in today’s college athletic scene ranging in severity from very mild to potentially fatal. While rivalries are not limited solely to college sports, the rivalries seem to run much deeper and through many more gen-erations in college. See the triumvirate of the Chiefs, Raiders and Broncos for example. College rivalries can span many different sports, and many other as-pects such as academic events and graduation rates. Sometimes rivalries are only rivalries in the eyes of one school, such as the one in this very state. While Kansas State often views KU as its arch-rival, many KU fans and students I have spoken with over the years think very little about us but view Missouri as their primary nemesis. This enrages me greatly as a bleed-purple Wildcat, but there is very little we can do about it. Rivalries are in the eye of the fan. Some rivalries are blatantly obvious to all who can see. However, I don’t believe anybody questions the rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan, or Cal-

Stanford, or Florida-Flor-ida State, or Texas-Okla-homa. The first notice-able quality in all of these rivalries is location, or rather the close prox-imity to one another. This is one part of the recipe KU-

KSU definitely has, as we are an hour and half apart. Another more humorous part of the rivalries are the jokes. Sometimes, the jokes can be predicated on one shining moment, “If it’s 6:25 in Manhattan, what time is it in Norman? 35 to 7!”. Sometimes the can be stabs at educational quality “How do you get a KU grad off your porch? Pay them for the pizza!”. Other times they can be a blast at a lack of success “Why did OJ Simpson run to Manhattan? Because they’d never look for a Heisman winner there!” They can also be rooted in sheer ignorance, such as the always ridiculous cheerleader – cow comparisons. Whatever the root of the joke, there is generally far more to it than the joke itself. For example, many jokes about Kansas State are rooted in our agri-cultural background, while many against KU are against their notoriously large liberal population. Some of these are funny, some just completely offensive. Sometimes a rivalry consists of so much one-sidedness that hatred is the only hope for one school. It could be said that this was the case of KSU for decades when it came to Nebraska. The only issue there is that Nebraska didn’t view us as a rival, but rather an easy victory. So what is the main difference be-tween, say OSU-Michigan and KSU-KU? For starters, both were very successful programs in many sports for a long time, and for the most part still are. For a rivalry to truly peak, the games need to be on the largest stage. There have been a few Big 12 title battles between KU and KSU in basketball, but that’s about all. Not important national implications. No national title game wreckers. No 1 vs. 2. Typically, one school has been vastly superior to the other in the contest of choice. Another difference between OSU-Michigan and KU-KSU is the popu-lations involved. Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus are all in Ohio. Detroit

is a large metropoli-tan area in Michigan, while KU and KSU attempt to split Kan-sas City and Topeka, neither of which match up in terms of population to the afore mentioned. That being said, the school’s enrollments here are also smaller than at those schools. To better put it in perspective, The Big House in Michigan seats 109,901 people and Ohio Stadium seats 102,329 while Snyder Family Stadium seats 50,000 and Memorial Stadium in Lawrence seats 50,071. Double the people, double the rivalry! With all good rivalries, there is also always the “I knew a guy……” stories. Having gone to many of the KSU-KU football games, I have met plenty of them and have had my issues. I have also heard that some KU fans have had issues with K-Staters a well. The reality is that every team has some fans that act irresponsibly. The real question is how many of their fans act that way. While I am nowhere near some of the larger rivalries, I can imagine that there are similar issues, such as many of the rivalries in the football crazed SEC. So, back to the original question: What makes a rivalry? Is it time, such as the long running rivalry between Harvard and Yale? Is it a difference in core political beliefs amongst the majorities, such as KU-KSU? Is it bred from continual success such as Michigan-Ohio State? Is it something entirely different than that, such as mere proximity or regular visits from each other? The truest of an-swers is a combination of all of those things, as well as some others that can’t be defined or described. Maybe it’s just that your school really is better. I know mine is.

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Auntie Mae’s Mighty FinePoetry NightFebruary 28th

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Every Wednesday night for the past 8 years, a hoard of warriors gather in the dark confines of Auntie Mae’s Parlor, intent on only one thing: eternal glory. Well...or at the very least some serious smack talk.

Auntie Mae’s Trivia Smackdown celebrated its eighth birthday on February 8th and The Hype Weekly was there to capture a night of smack-tastic trivia good-ness served up by Jeff Kreuser, Smackdown’s fearless leader and host. Trivia Smackdown was born eight years ago by then local rocker Eric Melin (of Ulti-mate Facebook/Dead Girls fame) who eventually passed the mic to Kreuser. “Eric was running it; I was just a player. I kept suggesting questions and catego-ries, and after a few months he needed a sub. I took over the gig when he moved to Lawrence; that was seven and a half years ago.”

How Smackdown WorksFor the uninitiated, Smackdown is different from most trivia nights in the area. Questions aren’t addressed to all the teams at once, as is often the case. Each team goes in rotation selecting questions from seven categories and giving an answer. If that team fails to give the correct answer the question is then offered up to all the other teams, who can then “steal” the answer by writing their guess

on a markerboard and holding it up af-ter 10 seconds. Each correct “stolen” an-swer nets teams half the usual amount of points.

Smackdown is con-ducted in two regular rounds and then a single final question, with the points for each answer doubling in the second round and teams being able

to wager points on the final question.

But what puts the “smack” in Smackdown is the smacking feature. Rather than offering up an answer to a question they’re given, once per round each team can “smack” another team, forcing them to answer the question instead. If that team (the smackee) doesn’t know the answer, the smacking team gets double the usual amount of points.

The format of Smackdown makes it more interactive than most trivia nights be-

cause teams must pay attention to each question and often launch playful smack talk back and forth (or at Kreuser) throughout. “If it’s not your team’s question, we still want you to be involved. The stealing, the smacking, and a bit of smack talk, that’s what we love. It’s great once teams play against or with each other a few times because they get to know each other, talk sh*t back and forth. It’s alot of fun.”

“The Most Random Trivia in Town”

At least three participants I talked to called Smackdown the most random or unpre-dictable trivia in Manhattan. The reason? Jeff Kreuser makes up every single ques-tion. Rather than relying on an Internet source or service for generating his trivia ques-tions, Kreuser makes up each question and category each week. “I think my master list is at about 2,000 pages now,” says Kreuser when I ask if he ever repeats his questions. “I’ll repeat every so often, but only if a ques-tion hasn’t been asked this year.” What’s the focus of Smackdown? Variety is what keeps people coming back, and the reason Kreuser thinks his trivia is suc-cessful. “I try to make it a good mixture; current events and pop culture, mixed in with actual trivia, such as science, history and literature. I don’t want it to be a straight quiz bowl, or straight pop culture crap.”

The RitualsBeing so well attended for so long, Smackdown players have developed some peculiar rituals or habits over the years. Creative team names often employing double entendras or play on words are the usual, but according to Kreuser some teams motivation for their names is much more simple, ”I have teams that sit all week, thinking of the most obnoxious names, just so that I’m forced to say them out loud during the game.” Kreuser says, laughing.

Other rituals include group sing-a-longs to song answer questions and the famous Potluck shout. In each round, Kreuser includes a Potluck category of random questions and when a team selects this, rather than one of his hand-crafted categories, the implication is that they don’t like his category choices. As a result, some time in 2006 (according to several veteran players) a tradition began that when the first team each round selects Potluck, Kreuser says, ‘(Team Name) is the first team this round to tell me,’ and then the crowd continues ‘Your categories SUCK!’.

The Lovely VannaSmackdown is not a one-man operation. Helping Kreuser keep order, score and rowdy teams in check is “The Lovely Vanna”, a traditionally female co-host. The position has been filed by various Mae’s legends such as Sarah Sue Cunnick, Rhonda Lynne and Robin Harnett over the years. Most recently Thaine Bray stepped down as Vanna, with April Wilson replacing her as the current writer of scores and keeper of smacks.

Are You Game for A Smackdown?

How can you smack down? Just come to Auntie Mae’s Parlor before 7pm and form a team. Each team member pays five dollars, which goes to the winners. Jeff allows up to ten team members per team, but suggests between four and six. “I’ve seen ten people on a team before, but it’s a nightmare,” Kreuser says. “They can never agree on a single answer.” Kreuser advises prospective Smack-downers to come down and sit at the bar or a booth and watch for a week. “Play along, don’t yell answers, but give it a try without actually playing. Then when you come for the real thing, you’ll be ready to get your smack on.”

trivia /’triv, eeuh/Noun:

Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value.

smack·down /smak, doun/Noun:A bitter contest or confrontation: “the age-old man versus Nature smackdown”.A decisive or humiliating defeat or setback.By Jimbo Ivy

Jeff Kreuser and Thaine Bray

Falcon Punch (Uhh!) is victorious!


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Panda -You are my best friend, my greatest joy, and the love of my life!

Love,Your Red Panda

Mr. King BooLooking back over our 2 ½ years together, I

think,“Where would I be without you leading the way?”. 1st place, that’s where! This Valentine’s day, the blue

shell is coming for you. I love you more than finding a dropped star on the track. - Ms. Dry Bowser

Daniel C. Valentine passed away in October 2010 from Pancreatic cancer, leaving behind a young daughter. In his memory, a fund was set up. This month, we invited everyone to send a note to someone they love by do-

nating $5 to the Daniel Valentine Cancer Fund and in return, we printed that note in the The Hype. Thanks to the generosity of all of you lovely readers along with the Auntie Mae’s Dr. Valentine’s Day Bakesale over

$1500 was raised for Dan’s fund. You’re all amazing!

For My Orkdaisy,

You are my constant strength, my 8th dimension Overthruster, my Melange, my mana pool, and I will never stop loving you for it. - Your Peachweasel

Passing Notes in The Hype

Dan-Your face always made my day better.Miss you man.-Michael

Amy,You are the most amaz-ing woman I know. Thanks for

marrying me.-Derek

Mom,Last year was

a tough one, but it would have been unbearable without you. I love you so much.

-Katie

Dear Calabaza,I miss you almost as much as I love you. When you come home, I am going

to hug you until it hurts!

Love forever,Limonada

Dear Mom, I know today is a hard day now. Remember all the beautiful times we had together, think of all the wonderful things to come, and know that he is watching over us on your special day. Love, James

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Ben Shields

As the title suggests, Rich Forever epitomizes the luxury rap style that is absent on Nehru Jackets, and does so exceptionally. No one can brag quite like Ross, and unlike Heems, he would never admit to vulnerability. At times, he's hilari-ous, especially on the one that goes, “My teacher told me that I was a piece of shit/Seen her the other day driving a piece of shit.” It's hard to listen to the whole thing in a sitting, and it's pretty front-loaded. But it's a nice taste of what is to come on his next album, God Forgives, I Don't. B Plus

Rick Ross: Rich Forever (free download)

Takes longer to sink in than their other records, but I suspect it will hold up nearly as well. I listened to Arrow on NPR's website, and indeed it is more NPR-ish than their other records. The production has gotten tighter, meaning the stripped-down sound of their older songs like “So Quiet” isn't here, not even on the banjo-ballad “Low Low Low,” and they also just sound way more like a rock-and-roll band. It's different than (read: not as good as) their previous record, The Mountain, an album that stands among the finest and most underrated albums of the last ten years, but that doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. It does sort of drag in the middle--“Arrow That Killed the Beast” is weirdly more Adele than Patti Smith--and a couple tracks are too long. But songs like “Late In the Night” and “Parted Ways” serve as gut-punching reminders of what an amazing songwriter and vocalist Erika Wennerstrom's is. A Minus

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Everyone wants to believe music this depressing is about them. That's both the trouble and the brilliance of Past Life Martyred Saints. My girlfriend and I both thought Erika Anderson was saying, “you feel just like a priest to me” in “Break-fast,” leading us to conclude she was a poetic genius. Imagine our disappoint-ment when we found it was “breeze” and not “priest.” I doubt either of us knew for sure what “priest” was supposed to mean, but it felt right.

Anderson's tender morbidity can be almost calming. Her songs all come togeth-er as perfect sums of their parts. I am not really in a place to say where exactly these songs are coming from within their creator. It could be that she is scarred from abuse, but in reality she is probably just someone that has fucked up like all of us. When she sings the line, “I wish that every time he touched me left a mark,” she sounds like she is about to vomit. And I mean that as a compliment. A

EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)

On the heels of last year's stellar Das Racist album Relax, Heems' first solo mix-tape holds up damn well next to it. The best track is “Womyn,” one of the finest hip-hop songs in some time. It exemplifies everything that is great about Heems and Das Racist: smart, funny lyrics (They smell great, I think about 'em real late/They're better than steak, or high stakes) and the laid back style that is so radically different from peers like Jay-Z, Tyler the Creator, or Rick Ross. Nehru Jackets does drag a little, as mixtapes tend to do, and the guest verses seem like distractions, but the good tracks are so good it doesn't matter. A Minus

Heems: Nehru Jackets (free download)

Alright, for those who pay attention and have their eyes on the scan for new talent in town I would hope that you’ve heard mention of some of the younger bands coming up in Manhattan. As the fictional Rob Gordon of High Fidelity promoted a pair of delinquents with his Top 5 Records, our own lovely burg has Sarah-Sue and Leah Cunnick who are promoting up and coming bands with their Sisters of Sound Records. Sarah-Sue and Leah are also responsible for bringing in acts for such events as Aggiefest, a yearly music exhibition through-out the many storefronts and bars of Aggieville.

First up was Fuma; seated some-where between prog-rock and The Talking Heads, soaked in youthful exuberance and slick with under-stated talent. Lyrical playful and complex, I was not shocked to hear they recently placed 1st in the MHS Battle of the Bands.

Loss of Red had their first gig tonight, and I was im-pressed with how well they performed under first-time pressure. Their punk/garage sound and youthful faces remind me of Beck’s work for the Scott Pilgrim v. The World soundtrack. Watch em while they grow and refine their DIY sound to a razor edge.

Your Fake Reflection are a crew of guys hailing from Garden City, driving across

the state to get what they described as “a far better reception than their gig the night before”. I would describe them as Metal-core with a number of variations in experimentation, especially with the talent of their guitarists.

White was harsh, in the good way. At first sight, I could only think of what the animated band Dethklok must have looked like when they were in high school. These guys can shred, for real. They felt confined in the small space; I can only imagine what they’ll do with a big stage on March 3rd at The Wareham for Big Ball 2012, featuring: Pyromaniac and the Dead Girls as the headliners (see page 3 for deets).

Young though they be, these kids rock and deserve to be heard. Let the venues know, let them know and keep the scene in MHK growing!

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At Sisters of Sounds Records

By: Keegan D. Hudspeth


The Talent

STOMP, the international percussion sensa-tion, is the creation of Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. The duo met in 1981 in Brighton, U.K. when Mr. Cresswell was a drummer in several rock bands and Mr. Mc-Nicholas was a member of several small theater groups. Together they formed Pookiesmacken-burger, a street performance troupe that combined music and mirth. In a New York Times interview, Mr. McNicholas described the concept of the group, the intertwining of rhythm and plot, as making “every percussion moment also a performance moment.” This construct was employed again in 1991 when he and Mr. Cresswell created STOMP. Since then, the group has gone on to garner Olivier, OBIE, and Drama Desk awards as well as Gram-my, Emmy, and Academy Award nominations. STOMP has also been named one of the “New Classics: The 50 Best Plays and Musicals from 1983-2008” by Entertainment Weekly. In the New York Times, Mr. McNicholas said “it began as a group; then it became a show. Now it’s become a concept more than a show.” For performer Mike Silvia, STOMP’s concept is to “pave the way for the audience to get their imagination going.” He likes to think of the performers as “construction or junk workers” with the stage being their yard. The show starts with the simple, solitary act of the character “Sarge” sweeping and the cast builds story and rhythm from there. Mike Silvia, who spoke with The Hype, has been with STOMP for seven years, performing in the New York and Las Vegas troupes before hitting the road for the current U.S. Tour. The show stops at McCain Auditorium for two breathtaking nights February 28th and 29th and it offers something for every-one. For the seasoned STOMP fan, it’s a revamped show that includes two new numbers. “Donuts” features tractor tire tubes hulahooped around the waists

of drumming performers – STOMP’s homage to the art of taiko. “Paint Cans” is a juggling act done with real metal paint cans. Mr. Silvia describes the number as difficult and danger-ous - “one missed can and somebody is on the floor” - but also exhilarating to perform and a thrill to watch. He encourages repeat viewings because while “70% of the show is set, 30% is improvisation.” The ensemble num-bers are choreographed, but solos are the creation of the performer so each show has it’s own unique vibe. The first-time fan and aficionado alike will be delighted with a reinterpreta-tion of the classic routine “Brooms.” A fixture in the show and an Academy Award nominated short film, it is Mr. Silvia’s favorite routine because it is “iconic,” “brilliant,” and simply because “there is nothing more fun than tak-ing a big broom and smacking it on the ground.” Those who are unsure about

a primarily percussion show will be delighted by “Pipes.” The number uses melody created with radiator hoses that have been cut down and “tuned.” For tickets to experience STOMP, the phenomenon that has sold-out world wide, go to www.k-state.edu/mccain or call the McCain Box Office at 785-532-6428. For more from McCain, like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

by Caitlin Cash

What’s All The Noise About?

In one week-STOMP goes through a lot of “instruments”

for example:

30 brooms8 lids5 short bins10 6’ 6” poles15 lbs of sand4 blocks of athlete’s chalk12 pairs of drumsticks200 liters of water8 bananas12 boxes of matches

The Talent(Poets, Paints, Pics, and Paragraphs)

PanicBy: Elizabeth Dodd

In the dream the panther’s paw balanced on its pads like beanbag-based ashtrays from the 1970s, oh my god, like one of those horrific severed hands from an ape cupping a thin line, rising, of smoke. Pan paniscus, pan troglodytes. The fist of a cougar, chopped at the wrist. I woke sweat-ing, lay in the dark thinking of breathing,

recalling a story a friend told me once, how he walked through a canyon creekbed, sandstone walls rising in red-paneled witness, and the cat’s tracks, only moments old in the day’s brightening light, were filling with water. Like thought.

The king would eat only of the pannick bread, as he had been wont to do. Panicoideae paniceae. Panic grass, panic seed. Foxtail millet, sorghum, maize. Panem depsticum sic facito. Manus mortariumque bene lavato. Which I take to mean, make kneaded bread thus. Wash your hands and trough well—I lay in the dark remembering lying awake

in the dark, listening. That day Karl had come loping back into camp. “I just saw a mountain lion. Let’s look for its tracks in the snow.” Drumbeat of boots over the bridge, the autumn-dry stream. Prints in the snowdust, under the trees. Then a blur of speed the color of dry grass.

In the cave of the brainpan, oh the alchemy, the panoply, the high point of the hill where the landscape pans before our gaze, hairs lifting along the neck, as always the world could be watching and finding us wanting, or maybe worse, turning away, turning—

No, no, no. Lids closed, sunset bloodies the near horizon. Over the lake such a thin pane of ice.

Dr. Elizabeth Dodd is a professor of creative writing at Kansas State Univer-sity. Dodd has twice won the Stamey Award for outstanding teaching from KSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, and she has twice won the Kansas Arts Council’s Fellowship in Poetry.

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K-State students and kids 18 and under are half price.Military and group discounts are available.Dates and artists are subject to change.

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niaCcM SEIRES ECNAMROFREP

Locally hand-dipped incenses, dragons, fairies, jewelry, hand-crafted items and more!

Tuesday-Saturday 11am-7pm 1126 Laramie785-587-0355

Thu 11-8 Fri 11-6 Sat 10-6

2047A Fort Riley

Blvd.

(785)-341-1730

A di� erent kind of second hand store!

Awesome Local Art, Crafts, and Thrift items perfectfor your home, decor or designs!

Edwin C. Olson Sr.

1214 B. MoroManhattan, KS 66502

785-539-8571www.olsonsshoes.com

[email protected] 9:00-6:00

Sat 9:00-1:00

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