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he official line oes something like this: Having paid care ul attention to the experts, front-line business people and "common folk" who attended his mid-August economic summit in Waco, the president is formulating a series of incentives designed to restore investor confidence and boost the economy. The reality looks a lot more like this: After making cameo appearances at a one-sided dog and pony show attended exclusively by invitees selected for their approval of the president's economic policies thus far, Bush is waiting for an opportune moment to propose another set of tax cuts aimed largely at the wealthy, all under the guise of economic stimulus. While the urgent trotting out of antiquated tax cut proposals has become the standard Bush White House modus operandi on economic matters since before inau guration day, this latest set is keyed to what seems to be the hot economic issue of the day: the continuing slide in the stock market. Speaking on the Friday after the summit, the president detailed a series of proposals, including such hardy Republican perennials as cuts in the capital gains tax and the tax on corporate dividends, along with an increase in the allowable yearly write-off of capital los. ses and a raise in the contribution limit for 401ks and IRA accounts all offered as incentives to lure investors back into the investment markets. While the mythos of preternatural savvy that enshrouds successful businesspeople has become so ingrained into the collective psyche that the accepted term for such people is "wizards," it hardly takes a rocket scientist, much less an economist, to see just how little such pro posals would affect the bottom line of the average American household. For starters, the president's propos als seem based on the all too common premise that the stock market and the economy are the same thing. They are not. While stock sales are absolutely vital to the financing of business activity, it is the tangible results of that activity factories, buildings, goods, services that constitute the real economy. Thus, ideally, the value of stocks, and the perceived health of the stock market, do not lead the economy, but follow it. Thus, the president's suggested pump priming of the market not only puts the cart before the horse, but endorses wholeheartedly the notion that hanging a big feed bag full of tasty oats on the cart will make the whole rig go faster. Not that it will matter a good goddamn to most Americans anyway. While it is true that or at least was before this latest slide in the markets sent people scur rying for a mattress to stuff their money into for the first time in history over 50 percent of American house holds have a stake in the markets, it is also true that a huge portion of those stake holders are invested in 401k or IRA accounts. 401ks and IRAs are tax deferred, that is, not subject to tax until drawn out after retirement. As

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such, the president's proposed tax breaks would affect them, and the people who hold them, not one whit, much l�ss coax them into the market. More investment should mean more capital. vhich should mean more business activity, more jobs. more infrastructure, and so on. With the current condition of the market, however, it probably won't. We are at the trailing edge of a speculative bubble that, accordhg to a source quoted by Alan Brisbort in the Hartford Advocate, inflated the value of the stock market as a whole to a staggering 225 percent of Gross Domestic Product last year. That is, investors were staked in the market to the tune of over twice the actual value of goods and services produced by the entire nation, a detail that makes fairly obvious the fact that rot only aren't the stock market and the tangible econOMY the same thing, their acquaintance is rather strained these days. Nor is the situation likely to improve soon for all the losses the market has seen, it is still valued at 140 per cent of GOP. For those who might be incented back into the market at this point, it should be noted that histor ically this ratio has rarely topped 90 percent, meaning

Investors were staked in the market to the tune of over twice the actual value of goods and services produced by the entire nation, a detail that makes fairly obvious the fact that not only aren't the stock market and the tangible economy the same thing, their acquaintance is rather strained these days. we have half the value of the entire economy to lose before the current market correction is complete. So, who exactly will benefit from a series of tax cuts designed to provide an incentive to stock market invest ing? Not the average American, who if he or she owns stock at all won't pay taxes on them for a long time to come. Not the average investor, who would find him or herself lured into a market poised to teach some harsh economic lessons to anyo� e who believes in fairy tales. Who, then? For a clue, note the fact that most of these proposals were presented at the Waco summit by Charles Schwab, who makes his money from commissions on stock trades, and kindly donates large chunks of it to the president and his party on a regular basis. What does this have to do with improving the nation's economic outlook? Nothing. Surprised?*

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ace- ase two kids are ensconced in their new 'rst and fourth grade classrooms here in the Iowa City Community School District, one of the best districts in the country. Last year, they learned from two impeccable teachers. In fact, the ICCSD was one of the reasons we moved back here. Still, I do have some thoughts on how education can be improved, both here at home and throughout the country. My kids learned a lot of great things last year about Australia, about China, about money, about bugs, about reading and writing. Yet if I press them about what they learned last year about Iowa City, or about the state of Iowa, the answer is, "Not a whole lot." That's a bIg mistake that our schools make. The premise of this column is that connection to place is critical to human existence. Perhaps Wes Jackson said it best in his wonderful book Becoming Native to This PLace: "We are unlikely to achieve any thing close to sustainability in any area unless we work for the broader goal of becoming native in the modern world, and that means becoming native to our places in a coherent community that is in turn embedded in the ecological realties of its surrounding landscape." Jackson also asserts, and I think rightly, that our edu cational systems operate to achieve exactly the oppo site: "The universities [and I would argue all of our educational institutions] now offer only one serious major: upward mobility. Little attention is paid to edu cating the young to return home, or to go some other place, and dig in. There is no such thing as a 'home coming' major." Knowledge of place spawns rootedness, and familiar ity breeds attachment. Curricular neglect of place helps create unrooted kids. Throughout our culture, we teach our kids that staying (or coming) home signifies fail ure. Success, excitement and beauty are on the West Coast, in the mountains, in Chicago, in New York City. The Midwest and the prairie are dull, flat, boring and provincial. Place-based education is not only a way toward effec tive learning, but also a cultural necessity. Paul Nachtigal, the former co-director of a curricular reform effort called The Rural Challenge, even said, "The pur pose of education is to teach folks to live well in their place. They must live well economically, environmen tally, politically, S'piritually, and in community." Paul Theobald, in his book Teaching the Commons: PLace, Pride, and the RenewaL of Community, sounds the theme as well: "Education, of course, can be reconfigured so that it can help us conserve dwindling natural resources, nurture democracy, and put information to work in the creation of vital, vibrant communities." So how does place-based education accomplish these

lofty goals? By grounding learning in the local commu nity and region, and doing so in an interdisciplinary, integrated, hands-on way. Kids then not only learn about and, we hope, become attached to and invested in their communities, but they understand everything better, because place-based education places everything (other countries and cultures, global economics, earth science, you name it) within the interconnected con text of what is directly below our kids' feet, in front of their wondering eyes, and directly at the touch of their curious hands. Let's take an example. We're going to study water. We'll start with the question, "Where does our water come from?" We can learn about our water table, our creeks, streams and rivers, and how they interconnect with weather systems and geography, locally to global ly. We can study, with our own hands and eyes, the life teeming within our waters. We can learn about what's in the water naturally and artificially, what we need to do to make it drinkable, and how we made it undrink able. We could take a field trip to the water plant, as well as do water testing of nearby creeks. We can learn about how urban development and agriculture affect our water supply and quality (economics, social issues and science all become of a piece). We can create real life math problems about our water we can have lots of fun with figuring volume, weight, rates of flow, water use per resident, and so forth. We can study how our waterways were important to the existence of our pre-European native residents, how they were used in European exploration and settlement, and how they shaped the state and society we've become. We can write our own stories and poems-and create our own artwork about our personal life experi ences with wa,ter in our home region. We can read lit erature, view art and listen to music that uses our Iowan and Midwestern waters as themes. We can put our knowledge and creativity to practical use. We can invent, patent and maybe even try to mar ket devices that use or improve our local waters. We can take up a cause related to our water supply or con dition and become involved in the political process. We can publish an anthology of writing about our Eastern Iowa waterways on the Web. If our kids pursued an integrated, place-based cur riculum like this, not only would they feel connected to the world right outside their doors and understand how it interconnects with the rest of the world, but they would also learn better. Their learning would be per sonally meaningful, concrete and fun. And most impor tantly, a place-based curriculum would help our kids learn to care to care about the fate of their own place, and thus the fate of their world.*

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Kymbyrly Koester and Laura Crossley jam on any of their favorite topics is akin to watching a version of tennis where the only object is to keep the ball in the air

it doesn't matter who is hitting it or how many times they hit it;

eventually it gets passed over the net and bounced around by the other player for awhile. The particular instance I am thinking of was

an extended jam on sizism, one of the "-isms" or "-phobias" (sizism, sexism, homophobia, etc.) both women are determined to keep out of Ruby's Pearl, the woman- and queer-friendly sex, menstrual prod uct and resource shop they own together. Ruby's Pearl is located in the old Yacht Club building on Linn Street and the name was an invention of Laura's: "Ruby," for men strual blood, and "Pearl," a lovely euphemism for the clitoris. And that is what the shop is about

women's blood and sex.

The idea for Ruby's Pearl was born, Laura says, at an afternoon party in someone's backyard. "Everyone was hanging out naked talk ing about what they wanted to do with their lives," she remembers. Shordy thereafter she approached Kymbyrly, with whom she had been friends for a few years. "I just showed up at her door and said, 'Hi, you want to open a sex shop?' and she said, 'Sure!'" Kymbyrly says, at the time, she was very pregnant and "looking for a way to remain an artist and activist for social change while still earning a liv no small feat when you're a single mother. A woman-run

ing wage"

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The womyn of Ruby's Pearl: Kymbyrly Koester and Laura Crossley

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Laura Crossley, co-owner

the shop that could be deemed anti-woman or homophobic. First of all, Laura and �ymbyrly frequently remove packaging from the toys and products they sell to prevent self-image issues in their customers. They also prefer to buy their stock from woman- and queer-owned

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companies (a shipment of hundreds of dildos from two woman owned businesses was due any day). And you would have to go far (Pluto, maybe?) to find a traditional sex shop that carried alternative menstrual products, such as the reusable handmade menstrual pads displayed attractively in a large basket right as you come in the door. According to Laura: "Our philosophy comes out in the products that we carry. It has to do with women being allowed to be women, and people being able to identify as they want to identify. We want peo •

ple to be able to inhabit their bodies and be happy in them." The women of Ruby's also welcome customer questions and com

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KymbyrLy Koester and Laura CrossLey are "working on a revoLution" at Ruby's PearL

ments. This stems from the resource center aspect of the business, and is also something you won't find in your standard sex shop. "If we don't have the answer," Laura says, "'we want to help find the answer. "

Additionally, Ruby's Pearl is family friendly. As a single mother of

a 19-month-old girl, Kymbyrly is more than happy to make sex fam

Story and photos by Suke Cody

ily-friendly. And you are likely to find her daughter playing in the middle of the shop on any given day. "I think it is important for

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Art on display at Ruby's Pearl by Jenny Hughes Vivian to understand that consensual, healthy

tive comrimnity has included the hosting of erot

sex is a wonderful thing," Kymbyrly says. She

ica writing

does, however, acknowledge some concern that

reclaiming sexuality after sexual abuse, and col

the wrong person might walk into the shop and

laborations with other sex- and woman-positive

misinterpret the sight of a little kid playing

community groups such as Graffiti Theater, the

in the middle of the floor in full view of book

ICRC Cornfed Hussies and the Blood Sisters.

and magazine covers (of which there are many,

The workshops are very' well attended, and

all displayed openly and conveniently along one

Kymbyrly and Laura look fonyard to organizing,

wall) featuring naked people, and she sadly

hosting and co-hosting many more with the

workshops and

workshops on

predicts there will come a time when she will

assistance of their large and much appreciated

no longer be able to bring her daughter to

network of community volunteers.

the shop.

Ruby's is currently trying to pull together a

Nonetheless, contrary to Kymbyrly and Laura's'initial expectations, Ruby's has experi

In fact,

speaker's fee to have Tristan Taormino (author of

Pucker Up) speak in Iowa City.

enced very little negative community reaction.

Laura and Kymbyrly also organize home sex

So far, in fact, there has only been one instance,

toy parties and would be more than happy to

a letter of complaint written to a local paper,

come into your home with a wide array of sex

concerning a window display that included a

aids and a vast body of knowledge as to their

book with the silhouette of a breast on the

optimal use. An informational website should

cover. The complainant was apparently worriea

be up within the next six months so folks can

that his small daughter would see the breast. "I

browse in the comfort of their own ·homes as

would hope that [the daughter] had seen a

well as keep up on future workshops and events.

breast at some point in her life already,"

"We are working on a revolution," Kymbyrly

Kymbyrly comments wtyly.

A:, an artist, Kymbyrly focuses on the reclama

tion of words and images used against women,

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recently and I commented that DeLil �o . 1S an author whose work splits people neatly into two c�mps those who love it and those who loath .it. My fnend, who has never taken the plunge into a Delillo novel, said she belonged to a third camp those who are afraid of it. . Delillo's second play, Valparaiso, will give audience members plenty to be afraid of when Dreamwell Theatre's production, the Iowa premiere, opens on Sept. 20. But this strong cast's nuanced performances, as revealed in an Aug. 20 rehearsal, will help the audience navigate Delillo's dense and often confusing language to get at the dread at the play's center. As a result, Valparaiso will satisfy both Delillo's fans and those who are engaging the author for the first time. And those who hate Delillo's work? Well, Valparaiso offers them a great chance to reconsider, but probably won't change their minds. Valparaiso All of Delillo's major What: Dreamwell T heatre's themes are on display in production of Don Dellilo play Valparaiso, including how personal decision-making Where: 10 S. Gilbert, Iowa City is manipulated in crowds, how technology When: Sept. 20-0ct.5, 8pm and media have recreat-

ed our values and perceptions, and how the signified and the signifier continue to drift apart. Under Scot West's skillful direction, these themes are brought to life in ominous and disturbing ways. Valparaiso trac:es the media stardom of Michael Majeski (played by Matt Brewbaker), a man who leaves his home one morning -to fly to Valparaiso, Ind., but ends up heading first toward Valparaiso, Fla., and ulti mately arrives in Valparaiso, Chile. The play follows him through a series of interviews during which he tells his story over and over, often with little variation in the words, but with a wealth of variation in the tone. In the first act, a series of interviewers (all played by David Pierce and Candie Wuehle) takes him through the story, subtly shaping it along the way. Still several weeks from opening night and not completely free of the script, Br�wbaker turned in a performance that was already fol lowing a clear emotional arc and should only grow more textured as rehearsals continue. Brewbaker will have to be at the top of his game in the second act, which finds Michael and his troubled, pregnant wife Livia (Kara Ewinger) as guests on a talk show of the Jenny Jones variety. The show is hosted by ' Delfina Treadwell ( Kristi Hartsgrove), who along with sidekick Teddy Hodell ( Adam Fauser), creates an inti mate mood that is both confessional and confronta tional. She elicits the coupLe's deepest secrets via a car rot-and-stick approach and drives the play toward its extremely dark conclusion. and Fauser Both Hartsgrove ; . � were already delivering perc formances bordering on the ..., ... ..� .""'"'.!C brilliant, capturing the stereo, typical aspects of their charac ters' types, but also carving out individual personalities that were equally engaging and loathsome. Brewbaker and Ewinger seem up to the chal lenge, however, as does a vaguely menacing chorus por trayed by Ed Hally, Madonna Smith and Barbra Ritchison, and the second act of Valparaiso has the potential to be stunning. Both cast and crew still had a number of challenges to Photo by Mike Breazeale overcome prior to opening "'

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Milemarker guitarist sweats bullets trying to describe his eclectic band's sound here is nothing Dave Laney, guitarist for the Chicago-based post-punk outfit Milemarker, would like more than to introduce me to his band mates. I have asked him how he would describe the Milemarker sound, and he groans in exasperation. Being spokesperson for this eclectic bunch is more than a one-man job. "Oh man, I am so bad at this," Laney exclaims. He has granted a telephone interview from his apartment in Chicago, but that does not mean he has all the answers or any, for that matter. "I don't know, kind of electronic and screamy, but punk?" He sighs. "You should really be asking the others about this." That, for the moment, is impossible. Though their new EP, Satanic Verses (mixed, in part, by Chicago punk icon Steve Albini), hit the stores on Aug. 13, and though Milemarker begins their US and European tour in late August (stopping at Iowa City's own Gabe's Oasis on Sept. 2), the band has abandoned Laney as they Milemarker scatter across the coun try in pursuit of other What: Musical bouillabaisse from Chicago projects. You should've asked Where: Gabe's, 330 E. Al, Laney says Al Washington St., Iowa City would definitely have When: Monday, Sept. 2 the words to answer my question, but he is currently on tour with side-band Sterling. Milemarker's bassist, Al Burian is known to many as the writer/pub lisher/manic-depressive genius behind the autobio graphical 'zine Burn Collector. He also writes a column for alt-authority Punk PLanet and recently came off a speaking tour in support of his first book release, Burn •

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Once, Milemarker. performed completely hidden behind a black curtain with the words "Entertainment" projected across it. "We've been through some weird, different, stages," Laney admits, but he emphasizes that Milemarker is no longer just about spectacle. "It is dangerous for a band to just repeat themselves, to do the same thing over and over. We've changed." How have you changed? Another groan "I am hor rible at this," he cries. Again, Laney says Burian would definitely know how to put it. "Al is 'heavy metal guy' Black Sabbath T-shirts. He brings Iron Maiden to listen to on tour." His bass is aggressive but accomplished, adding rhythmic force without weight. But that can't help Laney now. It would've been better, Laney says, to ask Roby Newton, the lone female of the group, about their

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sound. Newton joined Milemarker in June 1998, as lighting tech nician. "She made this crazy little light box for our shows," describes Laney. "Sometimes she would light herself on fire too." Roby quit/was fired ("depending on who you ask") the following July but was back with the band in April of 1999, trading pyrotechnics for keyboards and vocals. But Newton isn't hear to ask; she's currently touring her one-woman puppet show, a La Sinistra, across the eastern half of the United States. More Punch than Judy, Newton's puppet theater focuses on socio-politi cal conflicts like gender bias and nationalism. Afraid that he has made his friend seem too dour, Laney quickly adds, "When Milemarker was invited to play a punk rock prom in Seattle a few months ago, she did a puppet show on breakdancing in the Pacific Northwest, so, you know. .." he trails off. •

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"She brings the soul to the group," he con tinues. "She is definitely the most likely to play an Aretha tape in the van." Indeed, her vocals arch over the instruments, thick and soulful, if not angelic. Drummer Noah Leger might not be any bet ter at this, but Laney still wishes he were here. Leger is Milemarker's most recent per cussionist in a Spinal Tap-ian string of skins men. "Our drummers keep having kids," Laney explains. Davis left the band in August 2000, when he learned he would become a father, and his replacement, Sean Husick, settled down with wife in June 2001, and is now expecting child: hence, Leger. Leger's fertility is of unknown quantity, however, since he's on Moby's AREA2 tour, as drum technician for the Blue Man Group. He too will arrive back in Chicago just in time to leave on tour as a member of Milemarker and opening band Taking Pictures. "Noah is a lover of all things musical," Laney explains. Leger is always good for a mix tape in the van. His drums roll ominously under the band's melodies. Which leaves Laney to describe the sound of Milemarker, which, he keeps telling me, he "totally, totally, sucks at." It is purely by chance that I got a hold of Laney at all: As luck would have it, his side

project as editor of the magazine Media Reader is on cruise control between issues at the moment. It is through Laney, in a sense, that Milemarker has "gone elec[tronJic." He grew up on Casio, worshipping geeky Devo, arty Kraftwerk, even purpley Prince, without dis tinction or irony. It is his drum-machine that you hear under the chorus, his samples that loop behind crashing guitar and cymbals. It is this bouillabaiss.e that Laney can't describe: a soulfully puppeteering, Blue Man beat, Caiso-tronic, heavy metal thunder,

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British DJs best known for their bootleg MP3, "Smells Like Teen Booty," a smirky track that hammers Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" into Destiny's Child's "Bootilicious." Soulwax's 2 Many OJ's (Pias import) is a jaw-dropping pop culture pile-up that, most important ly, totally rocks the jukebox, cramming together to name but a few Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Peaches, the Velvet Underground, Salt 'n' Pepa, Garbage, the Residents, Nena, lOcc, Dolly Parton, Skee-lo, The Cramps, New Order, Destiny's Child and the Breeders into a one hour MEGA-mega-mix that doesn't forget for one instant its primary objective: to move your body. While most of these so-called bootlegs are fun, they tend to spiral down the Demento waterslide after a few listens. Soulwax, however, are a slave to the beat, even when they force Salt 'n' Pepa to dry hump the Stooges (or is it the other way around?). And even when they aren't doing sonic surgery, their sequencing and pacing are impeccable, sending one fly song flying into anoth er. (I mean, they even make the Cramps' "Human Fly" sound hip-hop without touching the basic track. Word.) But the shit really hits the pop music fan when you slap on the import compilation The Best Bootlegs in the Wor/d. . . Ever (no label), a CD that bootlegs the bootlegs for those who can't download MP3s. (I can't blame them, MediaCom's high speed internet service is so expensive, even I can barely afford it, and I have a "real" job.) This copyright infringing masterpiece res cues Soulwax's "Smells Like Teen Booty" from the intel lectual property-law purgatory that kept it off their 2 Many OJ's. When the song kicks off with Cobain's spir ited guitar riff (which bears more than a passing resemblance to Boston's "More Than a Feeling," by the way), everything is business as usual until you hear the voices of Destiny's Child: "Kelly, can you handle this? Michelle, can you handle this? Beyonce, can you han dle this?" It's a marriage made in hell, and it sounds heavenly. Another bootleg classic included on this compilation is Freelance Hellraiser's "A Stroke of Genie-us," a shotgun wedding that has Christina Aguilera fronti ng the Noo Yawk Rawkers of the moment, the Strokes. In all, the bootleg movement is just an extension of the experimental spirit of hip-hop, before it was totally co-opted, got weak in the knees and lost that loving feelin g. It's a reminder that no matter how much record companies (and other enemies of music) want to box people and songs into color-coded cate gories, people will rebel clOd try to make their own meanings out of music. . . even if that means having Missy Elliot rap over a Joy Division song (which actual ly sounds better on speakers than on paper).*

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The other day I was thinking how amazing it is that there isn't one song written by someone in Iowa City that everyone in Iowa City knows. I mean how many people even know the " Hawkeye Fight Song"? Not everyone, not even close to everyone. Instead the songs we all know come from out of town. They come in on radio stations and MTV. They are songs confirmed in the stores at the mall and in the waiting rooms of our thera pists. These songs are the music of the major labels, the cha-ching of big business. Now I'm not saying that I can't rock out to Pink or that I throw up every time I hear "Without Me," but isn't it sad that there is not one homegrown song that all Iowa Citians know and love? About three years ago a grou p of three guys started their own band called The Slats. Instead of blatantly aping one musical style, The Slats, of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, have borrowed the best qualities from hi p hop, indie rock, punk and others to make a motley medley. The latest from these mature "digi-postpunk-indie-art" rockers takes the listener on a ride through indie-pop melodies and catchy rock riffs. The Slats sound a little like a garage-ier Weezer or a rougher, artier Green Day, but at the same time, they sound like no one else. The Slats use a complex vocabulary usually only found in political hip-hop, or the obscurity of Kurt Cobain or the off-the-wall lyrics of folk singer Stuart Davis. Rants like "Psyclone Arachnid taken out/Lacerated Educated/On the neck it's a spider-leg bottleneck/Encode Decode ok," from the song "Diatomic," appeal to the ear as well as the mind. Bassist Brian Cox writes most of the lyrics, assisted by guitarist

Jonathan Hansen, who teaches English at the University of Iowa and also is a key figure in the local hip-hop group Psychosomatic. Songwise, one highlight is "Hate Now" with its repetitive, addictive chorus and obscure lyrics: "Molester, the Duke of Manchester, sequester Trent Lott." Another is "You Ruined A Good Idea," which paints a picture of a person who has lived in Iowa City for too long: "You're so D/Caffeinated/Sorority Sit-Ups/52 Chin Ups/Pink dreams every night /Singing black suede shoes alright/Banned from novelty /Damn this city." Despite the fact that The Slats have been together for a while, this album doesn't appear to be their zenith point. Other local bands such as Ten Grand and Meth and Goats appear to be arriving at their own artistic self-actualizations, perhaps The Slats will fol low suit. Could this be the new sou nd? Will The Slats sweep the nation? Will everyone in Iowa City know a Slats song? Anything is possible. What we are learning is that the more you put in to something the more you get out of it. So, take what they are offering; watch them as they develop. Or keep listen ing to your favorite Cumulus Broadcasting station and get hip to the next wave of pop programming. Or better yet, do both "until the walls and rafters ring." Bradley Adita

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This wi ll be the 32nd Annual Fiddler's Picnic, making it one of the longest running music events in the state. Hosted by the Iowa Friends of Old Time Music, the picnic is traditionally held the first weekend in October, but this year it jumps ah ea d a Dan Zanes month, presumably because nobody could bear to wait a minute longer. Things kick off

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Sanctuary, Tuesday, Sept. 24

Yes, Conference Call is a jazz super group, but unlike rock super groups you won't have to cringe under the blast of a dozen old dirt balls wan king their axes. No, this is one wiry German wanking his sax. That's Gebhard Ullmann, and this group's sound is pretty much built around his brilliant and mecurial improvisations. On the other lines are pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, bassist Joe Fonda and drum mer Matt Wilson (who unfortunaley won't be along for this show). If you care about the future of jazz, jazz that challenges and excites you at the same time, then don't miss this show. 405 S. Gilbert St.,

Lorenz Boot Shop 132 S. Clintpn St., Iowa City, 33 9-1053

Akar Architecture and Design 4 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 3 5 1 -1227 Woodfired stoneware by Steve Hansen of Oerrien Springs, Mich., through Sept. 29.

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 410 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, 36 6-7503

Classic Images: From the Ansel Adams Archive, Sept. 13Dec. 8; opening reception Sept. 2 7 , 6-8pm (See Words for reLated event) • From Paper to Stone: Grant Wood Drawings and Lithographs, a seLection of Wood's Lithographs from the museum's permanent coLLection aLong with preLiminary draWings borrowed from private coLLections, through Sept. 15.

CSPS 1 103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, 3 64-1 580 The Return of Raque, paintings by Paco Rosic, Sept. 6-Nov. . 3; artist reception Sept. 6, 5-7pm •

Faulconer Gallery Grinnell College, 1 1 08 641-269-4660

Saturday with a Family Dance Party, 4-8pm, Rising locals The Mike and Amy Finders Band open, with Dan Zanes & Friends, an acclaimed five-person, childrens band from New York City headlin ing. Zanes is formerly of the 1980s indie rock band The Del Fuegos and has also played with the likes of Suzanne Vega, Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow and Roseanne Cash. Sunday, 1 2-6pm, the old-time, bluegrass, Celtic and country music will flow all afternoon. Beginner's workshops will be offered by local fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin players. This year's event also includes an instrument auction and swap meet. 3 54-2879.

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Italian Drawings and Prints from the Castelvecchio Museum, Verona, Aug. 30-0ct. 20; opening reception Aug. 30, 4:306:30pm.

The Frame House & .Gallery 211 N. Linn St., Iowa City, 338-0988

The Iowa Connection, featuring artists with Iowa ties.

Iowa Artisans Gallery 117 E. College St., Iowa City, 3 5 1-8686

Canadian Invitational, ceramics by Goyer-Bonneau and DaLe Mark, with wood-turned bowls by Don Stinson, through September.

Abstracted Figure, mixed water media on paper by RK Courtney; Dwellings, pottery by ALi sa HoLen; House to House, watercoLors and wood-cuts by PhiLip Kirk; Portraits and More, pastels and oiL by Beppie Weiss; aLL through September.

Many Facets 1 2 5 S. Dubuque, Iowa City, 34 1-4562

Abstract Harmony: Oil Pasteis & Mixed Media by Kathy Neison, through September.

Missing Peace Gale rie 620 S. Dubuque, Iowa City, 248-0338 CeCe Cole, works, through September; closing reception Sept. 30, 7-9pm.

Mythos 9 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 337-3760 Ethnographic art, antiquities and museum copies; speciaL izing in African, Mayan Indian from GuatemaLa and Asian, ongOlOg . •

Senior Center Old Post Office Gallery, 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 35 6-5220 Soul Garden: Artwork by Peggy Poison, recent works in acryLics and foiL imaging, through Oct. 5; opening recep tion Aug. 30, 2:30-4pm.

UI Hospitals and Clinics Project Art of UIHC, Iowa City, 3 5 3-6417

Recent Acquisitions of the Project Art CoLLection, through Oct. 1 , Patient and Visitor Activities Center · John Coyne, scuLpture, through September, UIHC Main lobby.

U I Museum of Art 150 North Riverside Dr., Iowa City, 3 35-1727 .

the Liminal. IntermediajWorks 1964-2002, a ret-

rospective of work by the renowned UI professor of art in scuLpture, drawing, photography, painting and eLectronic media Hans Breder, through Oct. 20 • John F. Simon, Jr. , an exhibition of 24 computer-based works, drawings and acryLic panels by the i nnovative and influentiaL American artist. Sept. 7-0ct. 20 •

Uptown Bill's small Mall 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 339-0401

Tunisia Y2K, paintings and photographs by Bill Filios, through Sept. 3, gaLLery hours Fridays 6-8pm, Saturdays 10am-4pm; closing reception Aug. 30, 6-8pm.

MUSIC Adagio 325 E. Washington St., Iowa City, 339-48 1 1 Jazz Brunch every Sunday with SauL lubaroff Duo, llam2pm.

Clapp Recital Hall University of Iowa campus, Iowa City, 335-1 160 Electronic Music Studios, Sept. 8, 8pm • Katheri ne EberLe, mezzo-soprano, and Shari Rhoads, piano, Sept. 14, 8pm • Kristin TheLander, horn, and Sue Haug, piano, Sept. 15, 3pm • Hannah HoLman, ceLLo, and Peter Miyamoto, piano, Sept. 15, 8pm • UrieL Tsachor, piano, Sept. 21, 8pm • Center for New Music, Sept. 22, 8pm • Sharon Isbin, clas sicaL guitar, Sept. 25, 8pm , FacuLty concert honoring Himie Voxman: Iowa Woodwind Quintet and Iowa Brass Quintet, Sept. 27, 8pm • Guest concert honoring Himie Voxman, Sept. 28, 3pm • Iowa Cello Society, Tony Arnone and Hannah HoLman, ceLLos, Sept. 28, 8pm. •

First Avenue Club 1 5 50 S First Ave., Iowa City, 3 37-5527 Blake Shelton, Sept. 13.

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Gabe's 330 E. Washington St., Iowa City, 3 54·4788 9pm doors unless noted otherwise Theory, Injected, Coheed + Cambria, Aug. 29 • The Soledad Bros., Bent Scepters, the Black Sedans, Meerkats, Aug. 31 • Sal's Send-Off Benefit, Kelly Pardekooper, Dave Olson's One-Timers, Showering Ashes, Black Milk, Sept. 1, 8pm doors · Milemarker, Sept. 2 • Kevin Blechdom, Sept. 4 • Voodoo Glow Skulls, The GroOvy Ghoulies, Sept. 7 • Girls Against Boys, Sept. 8 • Atmosphere, Sept. 9 • Aloha and Q, Not U, Sept. 10 • Spoon, John Vanderslice, Sept. 13 • Terrence Parker, Sept . . 14 • Chuck Prophet, Sept. 16 • Darden Smith, Sept. 17 • High on Fire, Jucifer, Sept. 18 • Andrew Bird, The Handsome Family, Sept. 20 • DJ Stan Doublin, Sept. 21 • Honor System, Billy Music, Sept. 22 • Phunk J unkeez, Sept. 23 • Denali, Sept. 24 • Keelhaul. Sept. 25 • Burn Disco Burn, Sept. 2 7 • Minus the Bear, V . for Vendetta, Sept. 28.

The Green Room 509 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 3 54·4350 .

Blues Jam Mondays, Latin Night Tuesdays Dave Olson Singer Songwriter Night, Sept. 4 • NICKEL BAGOFUNK, Sept. 5 • Reverent Soul, Sept. 6 • Sny Magill, Filli ng Space, Sept. 7 • The Stumble Bums, Black Milk, Sept. 11 • The Vagtants, Lucy Star, Sept. 12 • The End Of The World, Psycho-Somatic, Man Planet, Sept. 1 3 • Aswah Greggori and The Enforcers, NICKELBAGOFUNK, Sept. 14 • Judd Hoskins, Greg Klyma, Nick Bird, Sept. 18 · Big Tasty, Sept. 19 • Winegarden, Nefesh, Sept. 21 • Euforia, Drums and Tuba, Sept. 24 • Alma Hovey Hayride, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Sept. 26 • Ultimate Fake Book, Sept. 27 • Sunformer, Houston, East 18, Sept. 28.

Hancher Auditorium UI campus, Iowa City, 335·1 160 University Sympho ny, Sept. 18, 8pm • Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Sept. 22, 5pm • Tony Ben nett, Sept. 28, 8pm.

The Marketplace 5 1 1 P St., South Amana, 622·3750 All 7:30- 1 1 :30pm Merrill J. Miller, Aug. 30 • To rnados, Aug. 31 • Dennis McMurrin, Sept. 6 • Jean Blum, Sept. 7 • Bryce Janey, Sept. 13 • John Lake & Al Murphy, Sept. 14 • Ben Eaton, Sept. 20 • Rob Lumbard, Sept. 21 • Dave Olson, Sept. 27 • CA Waller, Sept 28.

Martini's 1 27 E. College St., Iowa City, 358·2833 Shows at 9:30pm The Saints, Aug. 3 0 • Daddy 0 McMurrin & DJ Johnson, Aug. 3 1 · Ashanti, Sept. 6 • BillyLee Janey, Sept. 7 • SOhny Wheat, Sept. 13 • Johnny Kilowatt, Sept. 14 • The Diplomats, Sept. 20 • B F Burt Trio, Sept. 21 • Saul Lubaroff Quartet, Sept. 27 • Brother Trucker, Sept. 28.

The Mill 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City, 35 1·9529 Friends of Old Time Music acoustic jam session Tuesdays, 9pm; Open Mic, Mondays, 8pm; all shows 9pm unless oth erwise noted Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Band, Aug. 30 • Kelly Pardekooper, Aug. 31 • Mad River Band, Sept. 5 • Bob & Kristie Black, Sept. 6, 13, 27, 6-8pm • Catfish Keith, Sept. 6 • Common bonD, Sept. 7 • Stuart Davis, Sept. 8, 7pm • Brother Trucker. Sept. 1 3 • Larry Myer, Sept. 14 • Shame Train, Sept. 19 • Big Wooden Radio, Sept. 20 • Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Band, Sept. 21 • Greg Brown, Sept. 22, 7pm • Ben Schmidt & Rico Cicala, Sept. 26 • Mike & Amy Finders Band, Sept. 27 • TBA, Sept. 28.

Paramount Theatre 123 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, 3 63-1888 ( unless noted otherwise)

Robert Cray Band, Sept. 9, 7:30pm • Cedar Rapids Symphony Masterworks Series, "Bravo Beethoven ! ," Gustavo Romero, piano, Sept. 28, 8pm, call 319-366-8203 • Cantus, Oct. 1 , 7:30pm, call 363-6254.

Q Bar 2 1 1 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, 337-9107

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Red Avocado 521 East Washington St., Iowa City, 3 5 1·6088, all 6:30·9:00pm Reality Trio, jazz, Wednesdays . Mad River Duo, clarinet and guitar, Sept. 14 & 28.

Rock's Roadhouse 1701 Hwy. 1 S, Iowa City, 3 58·1514 Merrill J. Miller, Sept. 19.

Sanctuary 405 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 3 5 1·5692

Oddbar Trio, Aug. 30 • Saul Lubaroff Trio, Aug. 3 1 • Brad Townsend Trio, Sept. 5, 26 • Inception, Sept. 6 . Standard A.I.R.; Hatwich, Rapson & Paredes, Sept. 12 • Tom Jessen, Sept. 1 3 • The Tornadoes, Sept. 14 • BIRTH, Sept. 19 • Saul Lubaroff Trio, Sept. 20-21 • Conference Call, Sept. 24 • Dave Moore, Sept. 27-28.

UI Museum of Art 150 North Riverside Dr., Iowa City, 335·1727

Standard Air, Sept. 13, 7:30pm.

The Union Bar 1 2 1 E. College St., Iowa Ci ty, 3 39·77 1 3 Umphrey's McGee, Sept. 24, 9pm.

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Uptown Bill's small Mall 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 339-0401 Uptown Bill's First Annual Labor Day Fair and Flea Market, Scotty Hayward, 12-lpm; Cor Musica, 1-2pm; Toxaphene, Depth Charge, Silver Lyning, 2-3pm • J.J. Alberhasky, David R. Miller, benefit for Uptown Bill's, Sept. 12, 7:30lOpm.

Voxman Music Building UI campus, Iowa City, 3 3 5· 1603 Valerie Errante, soprano, Sept. 6, 8pm, Harper Hall . Eva Pearl Yeadon, soprano, and Shun-lin Chou, piano, Sept. 15, 8pm.

FESTIVALS/SERIES

.il; :u::::: !!"11ii!;0! iil:I"".::: 1 I ilii!!:!!!Ii �i The Fiddler's Picnic and Family Dance Party Sept. 7·8, Johnson County Fairgrounds, Iowa City, 354·2879 Sept. 7, 4-8pm Family Dance Party, with Dan Zanes & Friends, Mike and Amy Finders Ban d . Sept. 8, 12-6pm Old time, bluegrass, Celtic and country music; beginner's workshops by local fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin players; music auction and swap meet; The Harry Oster Award presented.

Friday Night Concert Series Weather Dance Fountain Stage, Downtow!1 Iowa City 6:30-9:30pm Big Wooden Radio, Aug. 30.

Iowa Women's Music Festival Sept. 14, 12·5pm, Upper City Park, Iowa City, 335·1486 Pamela Means, Olenka, Suzanna Mallow of Red Letter Day, \ Ellis, 2likeminds, more.

"Just Jazz" Concert Series Weather Dance Fountain Stage, Downtown Iowa City 6:30-9:30pm Oftensemble, Aug. 3 l .

Market Music Chauncey Swan Park, Iowa City 5-7pm Acoustic Mayhem, Sept. 4.

Regina Fall Fun Festival Aug. 31·Sept. 2, Regina Catholic Education Center, 2140 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, 337·2580 Big Wooden Radio, Aug. 31, 6-9pm.

Southside Festival, Sept. 15, Iowa City Bands, artists, food vendors and much more, 1-9pm.

Taste of Cedar Rapids Aug. 3 1·Sept. 2, Mays Island, downtown Cedar Rapids, 398·0449

Aug. 3 1 Main Stage Waters Edge, 3:30pm

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OHNO, 7:30pm . TBA, 9:30pm Festival Stage House on the Island, 3pm • The Trollies, 4pm • Star�h Marti ns, 6pm • House of Large Sizes, 8:30pm Sept. 1 Main Stage Tribe of Shekinah, gospel, 2:30pm . Yancy Riley, 4:40pm . Greener, 7pm • Styx, 9:30pm Festival Stage Rock Hounds, 1:30pm · The Swing Crew, 3pm • Wylde Nept, 5:30pm · Bent Scepters, 8pm Sept. 2 Main Stage Rearview Mirror, 5:30pm . Sponge, 6:45pm · Seven Mary Three, 7:35pm · Spin Doctors, 8:25pm . Gin Blosso m s, 10pm Festival Stage Shane Joh nson's Blues Trai n, lpm • Merrill J. Mi ller, 3pm • O-Oog and The B-Bits, 5:30pm • Big Al & The Heavyweights, 8pm

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Valpa raiso, Sept. 20-21, 27-28 & 29, Oct. 4-5, 8pm (Oct. 4 8:30pm). ,

Iowa City Community Theater Exhibition Hall, Johnson Cou nty Fairgrounds, Iowa City, 338-0443

Fri, & Sat. 8pm; Sun. 2:30pm Annie, Sept. 13-29. \

Old Creamery Theatre Price Creek Stage, 39 38th Ave.� Amana, 800352-6262 (unless noted otherwise) -

able at www.theatrecr.org, scripts may be checked out from the TCR business office for three-day periods, for info call 366-8592, Sept. 8-9, 7pm; read-through Sept. 3, 7pm.

Riverside Theatre 2 1 3 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 338-7672

Mondo's 2 1 2 South Clinton, Iowa City, 358-0776

Performances Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm Ruthless! The Musical, A Star is Born meets Valley of the Dolls, Sept. 6-29. •

Theatre Cedar Rapids 102 Third St. SE, Ce il ar Rapids, 3 6 6-8592

Shows 7:30pm Thurs., Fri. & Sat. and 2:30pm Sun. Smokey Joe's Cafe, featuring the '50s and '60s hits of Lei ber and Stoller, Sept. 14-28; Sept. 13 performance pre ceded by Season Kick-Off Gala at the Crowne Plaza with drinks, light buffet and music by Too Much Yang, 6:30pm.

Price Creek Stage: Wed" Fri., Sat. 8pm; Thurs., Sat., Sun. 3pm. Depot Theatre: Thurs. 3 & 8pm; Fri. & Sat 8pm; Sun. 3pm Always . . , Pasty Cline, musical tribute'to the country legend

AUDITIONS, CALLS , ETC. Arts Iowa City Lower .level of Jefferson Bldg., Washington St., Iowa City, 33 7-7447

DANCE Sabor Latino at Mondo's, dance to OJ Frank Rubero's offer ing of Lati n dance music, come early to take a dancing les son from salsa instructor Modei Akyea, every Thursday & Saturday (lesson every other week on Saturday), 9:3010:15pm (lesson), 10:15pm-l:30am (dancing).

WORDS Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 410 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, 3 6 6-7503 "Stop, Look, and Wonderful Things Will Happen: Linda and Bob Scarth explain how they adapt the tools of the photographer, Sept. 19, 5:30-6:30pm .

DreamweU Theatre 10 S. Gilbert, Iowa City, 339-7757

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by Ted Swindley, through Sept. 22, Price Creek Stage · Lost and Found, drama by Old Creamery's Thomas P. Johnson based on the true story of a boy from Marengo, Iowa, who disappeared in the late 1890s, through Sept. 22, Depot Theatre, one block south of Millstream Brewery, Amana . Caught in the Net, sequel to Ray Cooney's farce Run For Your Wife, Sept. 27-Nov. 10, Price Creek Stage.

IC Public Library 123 Linn St., Iowa City, 356-5200

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Arts Iowa City is compiling a database i ncluding all artists in Johnson County, call to be i ncluded.

IC Public Library 123 Linn St., Iowa City, 3 5 6-5200 Oreamwell Theatre, auditions for the play On the Verge, Sept. 3-5, 7pm.

Theatre Cedar Rapids 102 Third St. SE, Ce il ar Rapids, 3 6 6-8592 Auditions for men and women ages 20-60, for the comedy Cosi, production dates Oct. 18-28, listi ng of roles is avail-

"Writi ng and Politics," IWP panel discussion. Sept. 4, 3pm • . IWP panel discussion, Sept. 11, 3pm • "Why I Write What I Write and How I Write," Part I: IWP panel discus sion, Sept. 18, 3pm; Part 2 : Sept. 25, 3pm.

The Java House 2 1 1'/2 E. Washington St., Iowa City, 341-00 12 KSUI's "Iowa Talks Live from the Java House, " Fridays at lOam "Writing Around the World," Christopher Merrill, director of the UI's International Writers' Program, joins two renowned authors who will participate i n this years resi dency program: Oorit Rabinyan of Israel and Edward Carey of England; ethnomusicologist T.M. Scruggs also performs on the accordion and mari mba, Aug. 30.

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The Mill 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City, 3 51-9529 Talk/Art/Cabaret. Sept. 4 & 18, 7pm.

Northside Books 203 N. Linn St., Iowa City, 466-9330

Marc Linder, UI professor of laOor law discusses his new book, The Autocratically Flexible Workplace: A History of Overtime Regulation in the United States, Sept 3, 7:30pm.

Prairie Lights 1 5 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City (unless otherwise noted), 337-2681

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All 8pm (unless otherwise nated) Writers published in the Iowa Review will read, Aug. 30 • Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Jeremy Jackson reads from his debut novel. Life at These Speeds, Sept. 3 • Marvin Bell joined by UI-alumni poets Robert Dana, James McKean and Claire Rossini for a reading of poems by UI alumna Jane Cooper, Sept. 5 • International Writing Program/Writers' Workshop readings, Sept. 8, 1 5, 29, 5pm • Nancy lafris reads from her novel, The Metal Shredders, Sept. 9 • Dorit Rabinyan reads from novel, Strand af a Thousand Pearls, Sept. 1 0 • Don Scheese reads from Mountains of Memory, Sept. 12 • Workshop grad Adam Haslett reads from his story collection, Yau Are Not a Stranger Here, Sept. 16 • Bulgarian writer Zlatko Anguelof reads from Communism and the Remorse of an Innocent Victimizer, Sept. 18 • Rolando Hinojosa, author of Klail City, Sept. 20 • George Singleton reads from his new story collection, The Half-Mammals of Dixie, Sept. 23 • Arthur Bradford reads from his story collection, Dogwalker, Sept. 24 • Bonnie Jo Campbell reads from her story collection, a Road, Sept. 25 • Workshop grads Cort Day & Geoffrey Nutter read from their first volumes of poetry, Sept. 2 6 • Jocelyn Emerson reads from her new book of poetry, �ea Gate, Sept. 2 7 • Marvin Bell reads from Ashes Poetica, Sept. 30 .

Senior Center 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 356-5220 Open to the general public unless noted otherwise Sports Forum, Sept. 3, 9 , 16, 23, 30, 9-10am • Genealogy Conversation, Sept. 6, 12:30-2pm • Current Events Discussion Group, Sept. 10 & 24, 1:30-2:30pm • Reading of poems by i nternationally acclai med author Leonora V. . Rogers, Sept. 1 3 , 1 :30-3pm.

Shambaugh Auditorium Main Library, UI campus, Iowa City, 335-0128 Ida Beam lecture, Derek Walcott, speaker, Sept. 13, 8pm • China Night reading, Sept. 14, 7pm.

Shambaugh House UI campus, Iowa City, 335-0128

. Nisar Ahmed, poetry reading, Sept. 9, 8pm • Africa Night readi ng, Sept. 12, 7pm • International Writing Program readings, Sept. 20, 5:30pm '

UI Museum of Art 150 North Riverside Dr., Iowa City, 335-1727

KSUI's "Know the Score: "The Sensuality of Food: with chef/author Lynne Rossetto Kasper Sept. 6, 5pm • "Recording the Flame: Wood-fired Pottery: film, Sept. 27, 7:30pm.

MEETINGS/PUBLIC H NGS Affirmationist Toastmasters, Mondays, 6-7pm All welcome, Gilmore Hall, Room #4, UI campus, 3530765.

Uptown Bill's small Mall 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 339-0401 New writers group meets, all skills welcome, Sept. 8, 5:307pm, meets second Sunday of each month, for more info contact Bill Asenjo, 351-1528, basenjo@avalon.net.

EVENTS/FESTIVALS The Fiddler's Picnic and Family Dance Party Sept. 7-8, Johnson County Fairgrounds, Iowa

City, 354-2879 Sept. 7, 4-8pm Family Dance Party, with Dan Zanes & Friends, Mike and Amy Finders Band; juggler Dean Franzen; participatory demonstrations for children's martial arts, dance and yoga, as well as informational booths featuring local fam ily-friendly organizations. Sept. 8, 12-6pm Old time, bluegrass, Celtic and country music; beginner's workshops local fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin play ers; music auction and swap meet; The Harry Oster Award presented.

From Field to Family A Culinary Celebration Sept. 4-7, Iowa City, various locations, 3355730 Cooking classes, farm tours, culinary walk, book readings, benefit for local public radio. Sept. 4 "A Bountiful Harvest with Leslie Loveless: a discussion and presentation of local farm photography as featured in Loveless' book, A BountifuL Harvest: The Midwest Farm Photographs of Pete Wettach, 1 925-1965, 8pm, Shambaugh Auditorium, UI campus. Sept. 5 Culinary Walk, touring Adagio, Atlas World Grill, Cafe 126, Devotay, New Pioneer Cooperative and Red Avocado, pur chase "passports" at participating restaurants or phone above number, 6-9pm. Sept. 6 "Iowa Talks Live from The Java House: chef/authors Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Deborah Madison and Robert Morey (New Pi "Cheese Guy") discuss local cheeses, Morey will perform live music, lOam ' Farm Tour, lpm, Fae Ridge Farm, north of Iowa City • Farm Tour, 2pm, Wilson's Orchard, north of IC • "Know the Score: live KSUI radio program with guest Rossetto Kasper, catered reception follows, 5-7pm, UI Museum of Art • Beer Tasting and Seminar with Millstream Brewing Com pany, 6-8pm, New Pioneer, Coralville, register by calling 338-9441 • Madison comments from her latest cookbook, Local Flavors, during the "Live from Prairie Lights" broadcast, catered reception follows, 8pm, Clapp Recital Hall, UI campus. Sept. 7 Cooking Demonstrations and Displays, 8am-12pm, Farmers Market. Chauncey Swan Park, Gilbert and Washington streets • "From Field to Family: A Panel Discussion and Sampling: local chef Kurt Friese moderates a panel dis cussion with Madison, Rossetto Kasper, local farmer Jon Fogarty and Patrick Martins, president of Slow Food USA, exploring the politics of food and how we eat, reception and food sampling follows, 12:30pm, New Pioneer Cooperative, Coralville ' Gala Evening Celebration, fund rai ser for local public radio features meal showcasing local chefs and foods, presentations by Rossetto Kasper, Madison, local chef Barry Greenberg and local farmer Susan lacharakis-Jutz, music by guitarist Tom Nothnagle and dancing with the Mike and Amy Finders Band, call 335-5730 for an i nvitation.

Regina Fall Fun Festival Aug. 3 1-Sept. 2, Regina Catholic Education Center, 2140 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, 3372580 Music (see Music Festivals) and various activities.

Senior Center 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 3 56-5220 21st Anniversary Picnic, Senior Center membership and tickets required, Sept. 12, dinner served, 4:30-6pm, music by Silver Swing, 5-6pm, Lower City Park.

Taste of Cedar Rapids Aug. 3 1-Sept. 2, Mays Island, downtown Cedar Rapids, 398-0449 Music (see Music Festivals listi ng), food, children's enter tainment. fireworks (10:50pm each night).

Theatre Cedar Rapids 102 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, 36 6-8592 Season Kick-Off Gala, drinks, light buffet and music by Too Much Yang, followed by performance of season opener Smokey Joe's Cafe at TCR, $75, Sept. 13, 6:30pm, Crowne Plaza, Cedar Rapids.

Uptown Bill's small Mall 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 33 9-0401 Uptown Bill's First Annual Labor Day Fair and Flea Market.

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selling furniture, antiques, collectibles, artwork, music and books; entertainment includes juggling and music: Scotty Hayward, 12-1pm; Cor Musica, 1-2pm; Toxaphene, Depth Charge, Silver Lyning, 2-3pm; plus food booths, Sept. 2, 8am-3pm.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Center for Learning in Retirement Room 201, 28 S Linn Street, Iowa City, 3 5 65214 New lifelong learning program offers classes and work shops for people 50 and over i n the eastern Iowa area, includes class on how local government functions to computer series, sign-up begins Sept. 5, early sign-up . and kick-off celebration Sept. 4, 2:30-4:30pm. •

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Senior Center . 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 356-5220 Open to Johnson County Seniors, registration required Ochs Painting, Wednesdays, through Oct. 16, Section 1, 9:30am-12pm; . Section 2 , 1 2 : 30-3pm • Gentle Yoga, Section 1, Mondays, through Oct. 7, 10-11:15am; Section 2 , Wednesdays, through Oct. 9 • Tai Chi, Wednesdays, Sept. 11-Dec. 18, 3:30-4:30pm • Fitness with Collin, with instructor Collin Kerstetter, Mondays & Wednesdays, through Sept. 18, 8:30-9:30am; Sept. 23-Dec. 11, Section 1 : 8:30-9:30am; Section 2, 9:45-10:45am • "Farm Fresh and Easy!" seasonal cooking class, Sept. 17, 10am-lpm, call 887-3659 to register . Orientation to Cllmputers, Sept. 17-20, 24-27, 12-lpm • Consumer Health Resources on the Web, Sept. 18, 11am-12pm • Search Techniques on the Web, Sept. 25, 1:30-3pm • Open Studio, Wednesdays, Sept. 25-Dec. 4, 2-4pm • Square Dance, Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30pm • Intermediate Yoga, Sept. 5-0ct. 10, 11am-12:15pm • Family Search Program, September 12, 9:30-11am • Virgil's Aeneid, Mondays, Sept. 16-0ct. 28, 10am-12pm, call to register • Line Dancing, Mondays, Sept. 16-Nov. 25, I-2:30pm.

Theatre Cedar Rapids 102 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, 366-8592

Six-week adult and teen acting classes, begin Sept. 8, "Adult Studio - Acti ng 1," introduction to basic acting techniques for ages 1 5 and older, Su ndays, 5- 6:30pm, Sept. 8-0ct. 13; "Young Artists Studio - Acting 1." intro duction to acting with emphasis on movement and obser vation for ages 12-15, Mondays, 5-6pm, Sept. 9-0ct. 14, class size limited to 12, call to register, class descriptions available at www.theatrecr.org.

Uptown Bill's small Mall 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, 339-0401

Freelance Writing Workshop, five sessions, Wednesdays 6:30-8pm, Sept. 11-0ct. 9, contact Bill Asenjo, i nstruc tor, 351-1528, basenjo@avalo n . net.

MISC Coralville Farmers Market S.T. Morrison Park, Coralville, 3 5 1-7999 Fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods, plants and handicrafts, Mondays and Fridays, 5-8pm, through Oct. 10.

Farmers Market Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp, corner of Washington and Gilbert streets, Iowa City Fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods, plants and handicrafts, Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm and Saturdays 7:30-11:30am, through October.

Iowa Memorial Union UI campus, Iowa City 'Prayers of Remembrance and Hope," individuals and groups invited for silent prayer and reflection any time during designated hours, memorial to victims of Sept. 11, campus ministers will be on hand to answer questions and offer assistance, Sept. 11, 10am-4pm; live medita tive music, 12-lpm; Main Lounge . Fall Thieves' Market, Sept. 21, 12pm; Sept. 22, lOam.

Ruby's Pearl 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City, 248-0032 Stitch 'n' Bitch, bring your sewing, knitti ng or whatever and bitch or gab, every Wednesday, 6-7pm • Home sex toy parties, call for details.

FORECAST FOR SEPIEMBER 2002

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BY DR. STAR

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 2 2 ) Some planets are

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PISCES (Feb 19-March 20) Despite contin

offering strong support and producing rapid forward movement. Other planets are causing stubborn resistance, if n ot outrig ht obstruc tion. Still other planets are generating confusion and uncertainty. Unfortunately, Virgos cannot afford to stand still right n ow. Career, financial, and home and family matters all require definite forward movement. To keep things moving, you are going to have to assert yourself in ways that are guaranteed to rock the boat. But you . can depend on your charm, ingenuity and, this time around, your luck, to prevent any serious mishap.

uing improvements in many areas, Pisceans might find themselves concerned with problems left over from the recent past. Also, despite the support of people on the job, Pisceans could find themselves worried and upset by what is happening in the workplace. Aggressive, impulsive moves by partners could rock the boat, too. H owever, the risk that past problems will return is small. Pisceans also have more room to maneuver than they did before, and luck is on their side. They can afford to relax and feel confident about the . future.

LIBRA (Sept 23-0ct 2 2 ) Libra is the sign of

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You are moving

balance, justice and fair play and September will put Librans to the test. There will be an abundance of creative inspiration and your dreams of a better life have never seemed more alluring. However, setting squarely across the most realistic and promising path toward progress is a big, solid obstacle. You will probably have to do something. If you do, make sure you remember the difference between intrigue and righteous negotia tion. The temptation to cut ethical corners to clear your way will be rather big.

quickly past a point of no return toward a far more promising future. This month will facilitate every aspect of your unfolding plans. It will als o provide reminders of why you can't turn back. As September progresses, you will see the many trade-offs you have to make and the loose ends you must tie off before you proceed. It will not always be easy to fulfill all of your responsibilities. The 9i9 risks will come from temper, impatience, confusion and overextension . However, you can control these tenden cies.

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21) Favorable devel

TAURUS (April 20�May 20) This month

opments, friendly communications, sup portive and courteous people offering their help, all these things will make important decisions easier. They will not, however, eliminate all the worry, tough choices, or the need for care in han dling the details. To achieve something you know is desirable, you will have to accept some conditions you find limitin g. If you think these conditions are too limiting, perhaps you should delay. Delay might or might not bring more cost and complications, but it would defi nitely save you from a commitment you would later regret.

brings an important milestone in the work ing out of your financial plans, but diffi culties could arise where you least expect them. You will be feeling playful, flirtatious, creative or like taking risks just for the fun of it. However, if you aren't careful, you could run afoul of authorities and put your hard-won financial gains at risk. Conversely, unexpected moves b y authorities, caused by finan cial developments, could put a crimp in your recreational activities. Cauti on will ensure that all your bases are covered. Avoid impatience and excess.

( N ov 22-Dec 21) Sagittarians are bound to sense, once again, the rumblings of irresistible forces and immovable objects in their lives. Other people will ease things along, smooth over minor problems and otherwise put a pretty face on things. However, pleasant service and polite communication on minor issues will neither solve nor remove impor tant underlying problems. Nor will they make these problems easier to live with, especially when certain people are aggressively forcing certain issues. You will have to put your foot down at s ome point, or insist that certain problems be addressed seriously.

GEMINI (May 2 1-June 20) Lots of people

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN (Dec 2 2-Jan 19) On some lev

els, everything will g o quite well for Capricorns in September. There will be gen uine progress. But confusion and uncertainty could develop in finance-related areas. Also, for some rea son, a need for business travel or an urge to expand your philosophical horizons could cause problems. Ultimately, res olving any immediate personal issues will prove more important. It might be better to stay put or stand pat until things sort themselves out. If you let conscience and intuition guide you, you can successfully balance conflicting needs. Fine-tune your lifestyle.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18) There is inspi

ration and encouragement coming from all around, and promising new directions are about to develop. There are, unfortunately, a couple of worrisome issues. You are concerned about the financial plans of your various partners. Also, your own long-term hopes and dreams are making it hard to know just how you should i nvest your money, your time, your efforts and your loyalties. The stars suggest that there is more to this problem than meets the eye. Perhaps you should postpone deci sions until questions clear up. There is time.

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will be making lots of progress and lots of decisions under a lot of pressure. Once again, you will have to make more than your share of the decisions and deal with more than your share of the pressure, but you will also make more progress. When September is over, you will be a big step closer to your goal, and recent problems will be much further behind you. Be careful not to kid your self about how far you can stretch your money and your energy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) A maddeningly

complex, terribly vexing, politically delicate and potentially expensive problem is com ing to a head. You are the only one who understands the ins and outs of the situation well enough to resolve it without causing a disaster. As with so many other things in your life these days, you will probably have to act behind the scenes and you will not actually be able to do the thing itself or take any credit for it. However, it will be your knowledge, experience and influence that make it possible.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) You are likely to feel

that your hand is being forced on impor tant finan cial and partnership matters, complicated by very confusing and rushed circumstances. Impulsive spending on your part could be the cause of tension with friends and loved ones as well as with creative partners. Alternatively, willful or domineering behavior by those same peo ple could upset your financial plans. You will have to navigate carefully and exercise patience to get clear. H owever, overall, Leos are under the protec tive, benevolent influence of powerful Jupiter and you shouldn't worry unduly. •

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