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Rising cost of food impacts UK dining expenses

By Kirsten Clancy
new y amelcom

This semester students may
have to dig deeper in their pockets
to bring home the bacon —— literal—
ly.

Food prices are rising steadily
each year. with an average of a 7.5
percent increase over the past year.
said Scott Henry. director of UK
Dining Services.

Because of these changes. UK is
searching for different ways to save
money. More products are bought in
bulk, and campus restaurants are do~
ing more business with local farm—
ers, Henry said.

“Food is costing more to buy.

and We can’t raise prices every day.
so we buy bulk or similar items
that don’t cost as much." Henry
said.

The increase for some items. es—
pecially dairy and protein. are as
high as 8 to 12 percent. said Dewitt
King. assistant director of Residen—
tial Dining.

UK‘s food service's budget al—
lots for 32 percent to buy food and
32 percent for labor. with the rest
going toward additional expenses.
including indirect expenses. which
is money paid to the university to
help run services for students and
faculty. Henry said.

While Henry said expenses were
a factor in the change of meal plan

policy and the elimination of trays
in campus dining halls. King denied
those factors, saying the change of
meal plan policy was due to com—
ments by students and parents and
the disuse of trays was simply for
the environment.

Neither King nor Henry said
there were any official complaints
because of the changes reported to
dining services.

Despite the lack of official
complaints, some students are
looking for altemative dining op-
tions to balance the cost of food on
campus.

“At Ovid‘s. a sandwich and a
bottle of water was seven bucks.
Ridiculous.“ said Drew Landgrave.

a music senior. “I can go to McDon-
ald‘s and get a burger for cheaper
than that. even though it's un-
healthy."

Katie Wilder. an education jun-
ior. agreed with Landgrave that
campus food prices were too ex—
pensive. though she said she would
rather pack a meal to bring with
her.

“i can make my lunch. a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich and water
and a bag of chips. for two or three
dollars." Wilder said.

King said though the cost of
food has increased and the student
meal plan changed. the price of resi—
dential hall meals has decreased.
Last semester. a meal at Commons

Market c0st $10.35 for lunch and
$1 l .35 for dinner, and now. a meal
at Common‘s costs $8.55. he said.

A major factor in food costs is
high gas prices. King said

“Products cost more to trans~
port. and every area of the food
service business wants to make their
money back." said King.

No significant changes should
be expected during this school year.
Henry said. because food budgets
are created during the summer and
food service directors have not start-
ed discussing next year‘s budget
yet.

“Each new group of freshmen
brings about the need for change."
King said.

 

 

Students turn deaf

By Danielle Pritchett
news©kykernelcom

Noise from businesses along South Lime-
stone may be bothering students living on
north campus. but no one is complaining. ac-
cording to bar owners.

Only a street separates dorms on North
Campus from the popular restaurants and bars
leading into dowmown Lexington. Because
the dorms closest to the businesses, mainly
Holmes. Keeneland and Jewell Halls. do riot
have air conditioning students keep the win-
dows open. eliminating the only filter from
the noise.

Holmes Hall is the dorm nearest to the
businesses. and its residents receive the bulk
of the noise.

"It‘s the music noise that bothers me most.
especially from The Awkward Moose." said
Raushawna Jones. a physician assistant stud-
ies freshman and resident of Holmes Hall.
“There should be regulations at certain times
when people are sleeping or studying. You
can‘t focus.“

Ciara Coleman. a biology freshman who
lives in Jewell Hall .. a dorm also affected
by the noise level -— said. "Our window stays
open so every night we can hear people leav—
ing the restaurants making noise. It affects my
sleeping and studying time."

Coleman said she thought the noise was
worse because of her room‘s location. on the
South Limestone side of the building.

While some students complained about
the noise. workers at the businesses said they

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Above: Holmes Hall, located directly across from the husniesstas on South limestone receives the
brunt of the muse generated front the late night entertainment at bars Students in Holmes Hail must
also leave their Windows open throughout the day and evening because the dorm does not havr (in
conditioning Top: A row of businesses Sit along Limestone across from LalTlDUS

were unaware of a problem.

Jon Muse. owner of The Awkward Moose.
a bar and restaurant on South Limestone. said
he has not received complaints from either
students or police. .

“I was concerned about how loud the

noise was when school started back.” Must-
said. "Through the week. there's never ll\L‘
music. During the wintertime. it won’t really
be a Problem. because there‘s not ti lot of out
side activity."

The opening of The Awkward Moose

missed spring finals by two weeks. according
to Muse. who said he would be willing to
work with students during finals week.

“i definitely don‘t want to mess up any—
onc's studying." said Muse. who is a UK
graduate.

Some students. like Meaghan Lichans. an
undecided freshman. said she is‘ never bothered
by the itoise. LaPorsha Jackson agreed. and
said her room in Kcencland Hall isn‘t too loud.

"i think it‘s bet-nus- my room is so far
away [trom South l_in'icstonc|. but 1 neyet’
hcur the noise unless I'm walking down the
strcct." said Jackson. d political science fresh-
nian.

Jonathan [:rwni. an architecture freshman
and resident of Holmes Hall. said college stu—
dents often are blamed for being disriiptiyc in
neighborhoods and around town. but that
doesn't seem to apply to other people.

"You would think that with all the money
that we put titto the university. as well as the
money the unlyersity brings to Lesiiigton in
lL‘l‘lll\ of the student market. that thc good
neighbor policy would not oiily entail the stu-
dent population io be courteous to the city of
Lexington. btit .ilso lcungton to be courteous
to the strident population Erwin stud.

The focus of l'K as a university is over-
shadowed by the loud music atmosphere on
South Limestone Street. said Tyler Lance (‘radi
dock who lives in Keencliind Hall.

“The musn and the atmosphere ot the
main partying places distracts from \that [K
is all about." said (‘t‘addock. a physics and
chemistry freshman.

 

86 votes to
table green

Greeks host annual appreciation
event to thank police, firefighters

fee resolution

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klorTgYEWr—ifirgom

A resolution presented to the
Student Government Senate ask-
ing for $6 to $8 of student fees
to support a green fee was tabled
at Wednesday night‘s meeting.
The senators voted to table the
resolution to have more time to
look over a proposed amend-
ment that specifically lays out
how the fees will be allocated.

The amendment. presented
by Sen. Mark Rouse. asks UK
President Lee Todd to sign the
American College and University
Presidents Climate Commitment.
It also requires that the university
initiates “a comprehensive plan
fiat tries to achieve climate neu-
Trality as soon as possible." ac—
Zi'uding to the commitment.

The original proposal. spon-
sored by Sen. Robert Kahne.
said the fees would go to the sus-
tainability committee. but it was
up to their discretion as to where
the money would be given.

“$150,000 can ’t change the

environment,“ said Sen. Clay-
ton Spiceland. “We need some—
thing that can bring in a more
tangible change to improve the
lives of UK students."

The amendment and the
original proposal will be voted
on at the next full Senate meet—
ing in two weeks. Sen. Sierra
Enlow said the specifics of the
resolution Were not necessarily
as important as the general
intentions of the legislation.

"The point is we are taking a
step toward being green. We may
not get the six to eight dollars btit
that‘s not the point." Enlow said.

Senators also voted to add a
referendum to the freshman
election ballots — occurring
Oct. 8 and 9 — that asks the
new students if they are satis-
tied with the current dining
plan. The revised plan. which
went into effect this semester.
allocates a limited number of
meal swipes per week instead

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By Austin Schmitt
news©kykernelcom

A loud shatter caused silence at
the FarmHouse Fraternity house
Wednesday evening. Those within
earshot stopped to look around and
saw the remnants of an accidentally
broken window. But with safety offi~
cials already on hand. the situation
was handled.

FamiHouse and Delta Delta Delta
hosted the annual Campus Safety Ap-
preCIation Night in honor of the UK
and Lexington firefighters and police
officers Wednesday at the FaniiHouse
Fraternity House. Students showed
appreciation for the officials” work by
serving food and washing fire engines
and police cruisers.

Lexington police officer Robert
Terry said he greatly appreciated the
students‘ willingness to help out and
learn about the jobs of police officers
and firefighters.

“While my cruiser was being
washed. I had the students asking me all
kinds of ‘what if ‘ questions." Terry said.

Students roamed the FarmHouse
grounds asking questions to officials
on the scene. Lexington firefighter
Charles Pendleton said he answered

Vin.

PHOTO BY EVERETT 6510 l STAFF

Students gather out5ide of Farmhouse fraternity house on Wednesday. Sept 24 for

Campus Safety AppreCiatioo thht

questions about many different topics.

“Some of the students asked how
we respond to emergency calls and
what is the voltage of a taser.“~ Pen~
delton said.

Another purpose of the event was
to promote cooperation and raise
awareness within the UK community

about safety issues. said Robey Force.
a public service and leadership sopho~
more and member of FarmHouse. By
inviting fire officials and police offi~
cers. Force said FarmHouse and Delta
Delta Delta members had the oppor~
tunity to create connections with the

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Arias (March 21-April 19) —-
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mate put your money together,
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finding the very best deal.

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you makes a big difference to a
person who’s feeling low.
Spread your enthusiasm arotrnd.
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thinking proposnion falls flat.
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works!

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Today is an 8 — Don't let
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we Dig" Lopez is busier than ever

It‘s no small feat for any
new mom to arrange a party
seven months after giving
birth. particularly a mother
of twins. But Jennifer Lopez
is no ordinary woman. As
she worked tlte rootn at hub—
by Marc Anthony‘s 40th
birthday party Septetnber 14
iii NYC. “Jennifer looked
sensational." a guest says of
the star. who was in a white
Marchesa gown. "She made
sure to say hello to every-
one." Evert more impres~
sive‘.’ Just 10 hours earlier.
the actress/stnger/designer
had crossed the finish liite at
the Nautica Malibu
Triathlon in 2 hours. 23
minutes and 38 seconds ——
nearly 3,000 miles away in
California.

.While most racers likely
opted for a ntassage or an-
other equally low—key activ-
ity. Lopez. 39 (who received
-pledges for runtting in hon-
or of the Childrens Hospital
Los Angeles). hopped a pri-
vate plane with Anthony
back to NYC — a source
says she napped the whole
trip — to prep for his birth-
day party: a 1940s Havana.
Cuba-themed event on the
second—floor terrace of New
York's Bowery Hotel. “The
party was over—the-top and
amazing. It was totally Jen—
nifer." a source says of the
fete. which had a “Casino de
Marco" with roulette and
craps tables. While guests.
including Leah Remini and
Brooke Shields. sipped ino-
jitos and danced to Latin
tunes spun by DJ (,‘assidy.
Lopez. played gracious host

and doting wife even
singing to her man before
presenting him with a birth-
day cake. “You would not
have guessed this was a
woman who raced that day,"
the source says of the star.
who even swapped dresses
(she changed into a Lanvin
frock) and hairstyles mid-
event. Most surprising: She
spent the entire evening in
heels and there was “zero
hobbling.“ an onlooker tells
Us.

The day started off far
less glamorous for the star.
who was picked up by her
trainer. Gunnar Peterson, at
5 am. “We got there about
6:15. she got set up and did
it." Peterson tells Us. adding
that she had the traditional
first-time triathlete feelings
“of apprehension and excite-
ment." Jitters aside. Lopez
was prepared: She’d been
training with Peterson 30
minutes to two hours a day.
four to six days a week.
since late June. (Lopez has
said she was inspired to do a
triathlon after seeing one on
TV while she was pregnant:
“1 was thinking, What am I
going to do the year that
[twins Max and Emmel are
born? What could I do that
they would be proud of their
mom?") As a nervous An—
thony (“I want to make sure
she's doing OK." he told
Us) and her pregnant sister.
Lynda. 35. looked on. Lopez
entered the 62~degree water
with hundreds of others just
after 7: [5 am. Emerging
from the water after the
half-mile swim. she was

breathing heavy but still had
a smile on her face —-
though she did have some
difficulty running iit the
sand to her bike. (lnterest~
ingly. there was no sign of
the foot injury that kept
Lopez from judging Project
Runway on September l2
(see box. belowl.) After an
18-mile bike ride, the ac-
tress hit the pavement to run
four miles — only stopping
for a quick smooch from
her hubby. After crossing
the finish line, fists pumped
in the air. Lopez addressed
the crowd. “I am so glad I
finished. . But more
amazing than that, I feel re-
ally great that we raised
$127.000 for the Childrens
Hospital." Peterson was far
more effusive in his praise.
"She knocked it out!“ he
says. "This is a woman who
just gave birth. That’s a big
deal!"

Carrie and Chace: Awk-
ward run-in

Fancy meeting you here!
Carrie Underwood, 25, and
Chace Crawford, 23
whose seven-month courtship
ended in February — crossed
paths backstage at NYC's
Fashion Rocks on September
5. “They didn‘t know how to
deal." says a witness. -"Final-
ly. Chace sucked it up. ap~
proached her. and they ex-
changed pleasantries. But he
really wanted to steer Clear of
her."

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Earlier this month Metallica
released a new album. “Death
Magnetic." I had put off listen—
ing to their
new effort
because I
used to love
the band in
my youth
and didn’t
want to taint
my memo-
ries of them
with their
new album.
which I was
pretty sure
would not
be able to live up to their previ-
ous glory given that their last
few releases were a bit sub-par.
I had hoped that their last al—
bum. “St. Anger." would rekin—
dle the rapid thrash. which they
brought in the 80s. but it fell
more than a little short.

When I first heard that the
golden god of production, Rick
Rubin. was working with the
band. I knew it was definitely a
step in the right direction. Ru-
bin has been able to revive
many musical careers as he did
with Johnny Cash's “American
Recordings" series. My hope
was almost shattered though
when I watched the epic video
for “The Day That Never
Comes.“ to which I was not
impressed. The song just
seemed too overdone. and I got
the feeling that the band was
purposely trying to write a hit
song in the vein of “Fade to
Black“ or “One."

A few days ago. I received
a burned copy of the album
from a friend and finally got
around to listening to it over
the weekend. To my surprise
the record is not the total
steaming pile that I expected.
The opening track. “That Was
Just Your Life.“ started off
slow then came at me like a
kick in the teeth. This gave
me hope for the rest of the
record. which tumed out to
have more than a few com-
pletely kick ass songs. Metal—
‘lica is back to utilizing the el-
ements that made them a great
band in the first place. chug—
ging guitars. head pounding
double-bass drumming. killer
solos and many tempo
changes. I particularly love
the harmonic solos that gur-
tarists James Hetfield and
Kirk Hammett are able to pull
off in unison. Overall. this is
the best album the band has
recorded in years.

While “Death Magnetic"
,does fall short on a couple of
instances such as the current
single “The Unforgiven III."
the high points well outweigh
the lows. Highlights include the
tracks, “My Apocalypse."
“Cyanide" and “The Judas
Kiss." These songs are all defi-
nite downloads. which should
be done legally. or you may
have to face the wrath of Lars
Ulrich. Overall. it‘s good to see
that the band is rocking harder
than they have in years. Kudos
to Rubin and Metallica.

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Alice McCormick
books.

She was constantly reading
at least two books at a time and
as a journalist and avid writer.
Alice always had several pens
and pencils with her so she
could quickly jot down ideas
and inspiring words that she got
from others as she went through
her everyday life.

In 1991. Alice started writ—
ing her first book. “Cowboy."
She wrote most of the book in
one month during her spare time
after just moving to Lexington.
but throughout the years that
passed. Alice never had the
chance to finish “Cowboy.“ Her
father passed away. and her fo-
cus was switched to her mother
who was suffering from
Alzheimer’s disease. Then in
May 2006. Alice was diagnosed
with lung cancer and she passed
away on July 27. 2007 after a
long battle with the disease.

But Alice's dream of having
others outside of friends and
family read her book did not
fade with her health. On May
2l. Alice’s husband. Jim Mc-
Cormick. started posting her
book on the Internet. And Mc-
Cormick is not using a tradition—
al online self-publishing Web
site to post the book; he‘s using
a social marketing network ~—
Twitter.com.

Nittercom is a short mes-
saging service where users from
countries across the world can
“See what‘s happening —— right
now.“ According to the Web site.
the most trendy topics on Wit-
ter.com “right now" center
around politics. Goldman Sachs.
“Heroes" and Clay Aiken.

McCormick knew that he

loved

wanted to get “Cowboy" out to
the public. but he said that he
didn't see a need to try to sell
the book to a publishing compa-
ny. He just wanted people to see
her work. One day, Jim heard a
broadcast about a collaborative
effort where people were going
to try and post a novel on Twit-
ter.com and he knew that‘s how
he should publish the book.

“The idea just stuck with
me." McCormick said. “What a
neat way of putting ‘Cowboy‘
out there."

McCormick said that the
oddity of posting a book on
Twitter.com would have ap-
pealed to Alice because of her
love for technology.

“Alice would have loved the
idea of publishing it this way."
McCormick said. “She was not
for the run~of—the-mill. A blog is
where you'd expect to put it. I
think she‘d be pleased. It may
catch some people. it may not.“

While Twitter.com is appealing
to post a book because it‘s not a
usual place for publishing work.
McCormick admits that
TWittercom does have downfalls
for what he is trying to accomplish.

On Twitter.com. users can
only have 140 characters with
spaces per post. Thus. one post
is approximately the length of
one text message on the average
cell phone. McCormick said that
the electronic version of “Cow—
boy" has about 258.000 charact-
ters with spaces.

McCormick is posting about
two chapters a day and is about
80 percent done.

But McCormick's followers
will have a hard time reading the
book on Twitter.com. not just
because of post length restric—
tions. The history on
Twitter.com is only ll) pages. so
if readers had not started reading

the book from the first post. they
would have a difficult time fol-
lowing the plot of “Cowboy.”

Alsoebecause of the order of
posts. readers cannot read the
page from top to bottom. For the
story to make sense. each page
has to be read in reverse. from
bottom to top. to read the book
in the right order.

“It‘s honestly not the best way
to post it.“ McCormick said. “Un-
less you have a following, and I
don't have a dedicated following."

McComiick said some people
have come across him on TWit-
ter.com. and that he does have
some followers. but no one has re-
ally commented about “Cowboy."

For this reason. McCormick
started posting “Cowboy" on a
secondary Web site.
pick2prod.com. McCormick has
posted 38 chapters on this Web
site. but he said that he does not
post on this site everyday like he
does on Twitter.com.

Now. McCormick plans to
finish “Cowboy" for Alice. He
said he and Alice would regular-
ly talk about what to do next
with the characters in “Cow-
boy." Just like Alice. Mc-
Comiick said he was inspired a
few weeks ago and that a way to
end the book just came to him.

“Something came to me on
how to end it." he said. “It will

be my words. it won't be hers.

but it will make sense in my
words too. But I'm not nearly as
eloquent as she is."

Only Twitter.com account
holders can search for “Cow—
boy" using the Twitter.com
search engine. To read "Cow-
boy." users can search for “Jim
McComiick“ in the search en-
gine. For non-Twitter.com ac»
count holders. “Cowboy" can be
read at pick2prod.com.

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Brian Regan. a successful
stand-up comedian. first had a
dream of becoming an account—
ant.

Regan. who will perform
Friday at 8 pm. in the Singletary
Center for the Arts. began study--
ing economics at Heidelberg
College in Tiffin. Ohio in the
early 80s when he realized
crunching numbers wasn‘t for
him.

“I went to those first couple
weeks of classes. and whewl
What was I doing?" Regan said.

It was in a speech class that
Regan realized he wanted to try
comedy as a profession.

“I would try to make my
speeches funny." Regan said. “I
wasn‘t good at academics. so I
decided to be a clown.”

After college. Regan began
performing at a small comedy
club near his hometown of Mia-
mi. He then went on to make his

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national television debut on an
MTV show called “Half Hour
Comedy Show."

“This was before I had cable.
so I wasn‘t able to watch the
show at my home." Regan said.
“So after finding a friend of a
friend who had cable. I went
over to this strangers house to
watch myself on TV. Man. how
weird was that?"

After that Regan went on to
perform on all the leading late
night shows. including his dream
performance on “The Tonight
Show with Johnny Carson.“

He then received a deal with
Comedy Central, which included
“two one-hour stand-up specials.
release of the specials on DVD.
development of his own show
for the network. and the 2007-
2008 theater tour. ‘Brian Regan
in Concert: A Comedy Central
Live Event.” according to his
Web site.

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Central special. “Epitome of Hy-
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just talk about what I wanted to
talk about. It naturally happened
to be mostly clean material." Re-
gan said. “I would occasionally
add a four letter word. Then I de-
cided. let's just make it all clean
and see what happens. It worked."

Regan said he doesn‘t try to
figure out what the audience
wants, “which is a mistake I feel
a lot of comedians make. I do
what I want to do. I talk about
what 1 want to talk about. I talk
about my world."

Some of the material from
his latest special. “Epitome of
Hyperbole." will be in the per-
formance Friday. but Regan said
he's in the process of moving
forward with fresher stuff. “Now
I am working on new material. I
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Spoof play takes aim at ‘The Sopranos

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Who did it?

That‘s exactly the ques—
tion the Fantastical Theatri-
cals wants you to ask when it
presents their murder mystery
spoof. "The Altos...Like the
Sopranos ()nly Lower."
Thursday at Natasha's Cafe.
The interactive murder mys—
tery parody will begin at 8
pm. Seating for the night
starts at 6:30 pm.

The audience should be
ready to interact. as they help
solve the mystery. said Kathy
Hobbs. owner. producer and
director of Fantastical The—
atricals.

”There is no fourth wall
for this play. We rely on audi—
ence interaction." she said.
“You never know. the person
sitting next to you could be

the killer!"

To guarantee a seat.
Hobbs suggested making
reservations for the show.

The Fantastical Theatri-
cals is a traveling dinner
group that have been acting
in parodies and spoofs across
Kentucky for the past three
years. But even with the na«
ture of the play. the actors
train like others in the field.

"We rehearse like any
other actors; we have three
musical numbers in this play.
so a lot of work goes into the
show." Hobbs said.

This is not the first time
Natasha‘s has hosted a play by
Fantastical Theatricals. Ryan
Case. artistic director of
Natasha‘s theatre company.
Balagula Theatre. said. "We
have had the company perfomi
many times before and it gets
better and better each time.

The play is very interactive
and the company has a very
loyal fan base that they‘ve
built throughout the region."

P a r t — t i m e
French professor
and UK alum.
Tamara Bentley-
Caudill. plays the
pan of Dr.
Malaise in the
spoof.

“l have been
involved with
Fantastical The
atricals since its
inception iii
2005“ Bentley-
Caudill said. “1
performed in its very first pro—
duction. Bitter Bourbon Blues.
at the Kentucky Railway Mu-
seum in New Haven. Ky."

Bentley-Caudill said the
show is a take-off of HBO‘s
"The Sopranos." and it fea-

"There is no
fourth wall for
this play. We rely
on audience
interaction."

KATHY Hones
owner, producer and director
at Fantastical Theatncals

tures characters familiar to
fans of the show.
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blown up." Bent-
ley-Caudill said.
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bers are immedi-
ately drawn into
the show as at»
tendees of the fu-
neral.“

Audience ac-
tivity concludes
with a question
and answer ses—
sion with prize
rewards.

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asked to answer the questions
‘who put the hit on Tony and
why?” she said. "Correct an-
swers will receive a prize;
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Series wants people to 'sense the music'

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Bluegrass isn‘t just another synonym
for Appalachian music — a difference
the concert series “Bluegrass in the
Bluegrass" aims to show.

Coordinator of the event Ron Pen
said he fell in love with the music of the

. South after he became “disenchanted
with the divide between the audience
and the performers." in other genres of
music.

Pen said “Bluegrass in the Blue-
grass" will be a soulful medley of