| Happy B-Day, Hilltoppers: Marquette High turns 150
Barrett is a 1972 graduate of Marquette University High School, which will mark its 150th anniversary with a series of weekend events that is expected to draw up to 3,000 attendees from all corners of the globe. "It's going to be fun," Barrett said. "I'm looking forward to seeing all my classmates on Friday night." On Saturday, the all-school celebration will feature an open house - dubbed "The Great Homecoming" from noon to 3 p.m., followed by a celebratory mass at 4 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center on Marquette University's campus and then an evening party at Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. "This is a very emotional week for us," said John Cary, executive director of the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) and chairman of the vent along with his wife, Mary.
Theater Events for the period Nov. 1-10
Disney's High School Musical A basketball star and a beautiful but shy brainiac discover they share an interest in singing, and turn their school upside-down. Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre at the Civic Auditorium, Kalamazoo. Thu.-Sun., through Nov. 4. 269-343-1313. www.kazoocivic.com The Full Monty Unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo decide to raise money by staging a "girls' night out." Players Guild of Dearborn, Dearborn. Fri.-Sun., Nov. 9-Dec. 2. $18. 313-561-TKTS. www.playersguildofdearborn.org The Home Team Family, football and gender roles come clashing in the Gurley home on the day of the UM/MSU game. Whole Art Theatre at the Epic Theatre, Kalamazoo. Fri.-Sat., through Nov. 3. $20. 269-345-7529. www.wholeart.org One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next A charming convict fakes insanity to avoid a harsh prison sentence.
There will be blood: Festival slasher stage show takes on messy new ...
Last April, Rob Matsushita and Morey Burnard drew two phrases out of a hat for Mercury Players Theatre 's 24-hour play festival, where Madison-area playwrights write a show based on those brief snippets. Matsushita and Burnard randomly picked "Thug Passion #2 " and "Discordia 's Sunshine Death, " both names of mixed drinks. That short stage play, written in 12 hours, became a 45-minute feature film with 11 original songs. The result, "Massacre (The Musical)," will make its premiere tonight at the High Noon Saloon. The Madison film also has been submitted to the Wisconsin Film Festival in hopes of a spring screening. "Massacre " tells the story of Discordia Doren (Kelly Kiopes), a good Catholic schoolgirl driven to dispatch her less-than-moral friends in gruesome ways during a getaway trip to a friend 's cabin.
Police: Possible Predator Milling Around San Fernando Schools
NORTH HILLS, Calif. -- Police on Saturday said that there have been a trio of disconcerting incidents reported in which a man approached pre-teen students at north San Fernando Valley schools. One student said she was touched inappropriately, according to officials. Two of the incidents took place at North Hills' San Jose elementary school, while another one was reported at Granada Hills' Patrick Henry middle school. .
6:10 p.m.: UPDATE: Anderson fifth-graders begin 10-week fitness ...
Stomping their feet to Euro-disco beats and flashing fluorescent lights, a group of Anderson fifth-graders took their first steps toward a healthier lifestyle. On Thursday, Madison Health Partners launched its "Just a Bit Gets You Fit" program at Eastside Elementary School. The organization hoped to get students excited about physical fitness with C'motion, a dance video game similar to Dance Dance Revolution. Jason Meier of C'motion brought a flat-screen video display and 40 dance mats for students to stomp along. "You guys have music class, right? Step to the beat!" Meier commanded as the students fell into a rhythmic march. Eastside has given a name to its own version of the program, "Body and Mind." Over the next 10 weeks, more than 80 fifth-graders will track their physical activity in a log book, with a goal of 30 minutes per day.
Sian Berry: London's green goddess, but could she also become Mayor?
All kids grow up thinking the environment is important and that we must look after the planet. It's patently obvious really, but other priorities seem to get in the way as we get older. "I grew up during the 1980s, with the first global warming scare and Chernobyl, when green issues started to become really important and the Green Party actually did best, electorally. But I wasn't political at that point. I think I assumed everything would be taken care of by the powers that then existed." And while she waited for the politicians to wake up and wave a magic wand, she worked as a copywriter, and then a web designer for Imperial College. She joined the Green Party in 2001, and has never been a member of any other political group. BERRY'S broad vision for London is certainly a little nebulous - she talks of " refashioning the city" by creating a "network of little villages", each one a miniature Utopia of independent shops and small, selfsustaining businesses, thereby removing the need to commute or drive to Tesco.
Editorial: Defining 'the Stanford editorial'
As Volume 232 of The Daily winds down, we, the members of the Editorial Board, recall the feedback we've received from Daily readers since September. When we wrote about issues in the Stanford community, we were criticized for having too narrow a focus. When we wrote about world issues, we were asked (sometimes not so politely) to stop daydreaming and to concentrate on our university — we are a school newspaper, after all. But does that mean we shouldn't look beyond the Farm? Exactly what issues should be written about in a Stanford editorial, and what issues should be left to The New York Times? .
Local jazzman steps into Bach spotlight
Michael O'Neill's name is typically associated with Cetrella, where he books the weekly jazz music.Now O'Neill has joined a small and select group of local residents - along with Montara vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson - who will appear in concert on the small, intimate but storied stage of a Coastside legend, the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society.O'Neill, his quintet, and special guests will perform a jazz concert at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Bach, located at the Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach. Admission to the concert is $30 at the door.Joining O'Neill on the Bach stage are quintet members John R. Burr of Pleasanton on piano, Sam Bevan of Alameda on bass, Deszon Claiborne of San Francisco on drums and Steve Campos of Fremont on trumpet and fluegelhorn.But some special guests will join them too.Those include Kenny Washington of San Francisco, known for his fluid, versatile and powerful vocals over a range of four octaves.
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