Spring Break
Thursday CONCERTS • Anberlin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run, There For Tomorrow House of Blues. 7 p.m. $16-$19. • Pete Francis (of Dispatch), Keaton Simons, Andy Dolson at Beachland Tavern. 8:30 p.m. $10 adv, $12 dos. Friday IN THEATERS • Saw V (Lionsgate) starring Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor, Tobin Bell • High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney Studios) starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale • Passengers (Sony Pictures) starring Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse CONCERTS • The Promise Hero (CD release) Grog Shop. (0) comments
A closer look at area costume shops. (0) comments
Bumps in the night, eerie disembodied voices and dark-shadowed figures might scare the average Joe, but for paranormal investigators throughout Ohio, it's just another day on the job. "I grew up thinking (ghosts) were just extra playmates," said Tammy Griffiths, investigator for Ohio Researchers of Banded Spirits (ORBS). (0) comments
Friday, Oct. 24 MAE w/ Maid Myriad, Baby Bear and Hey Sandy at Musica in Akron 8 p.m. $12 The Speedbumps CD Release Party at The Kent Stage 8 p.m. $7 Saturday, Oct. 25 American Rockstar, Bonk, Dreamada and Post Dream Conspiracy at The Green Room 8 p.m. $5 The Zou - Rocky Horror Performance at The Kent Stage 8 p. (0) comments
I haven't had cable since I moved out of the dorms back in May. I guess it's one of those "absence makes the heart grow fonder" things, because honestly, I miss it. Six months ago, I would have had an entirely different take. If I saw that "Thriller" Vitamin Water commercial again, I was going to chuck my TV right out the window. (0) comments
This past September, Keller Williams was about 40 minutes away from Kent, relaxing with his wife, four-year-old daughter and six-month-old son in the quarry at Nelson Ledges. Although he was at the ledges to perform that day, he still had time to kick back. (0) comments
The Speedbumps will release its highly anticipated new album, "Apple Tree," this Friday at 8 p.m. at the Kent Stage in downtown Kent. "We want this to be a concert not necessarily for money," said Mark Manus, manager of The Speedbumps. "It's to show appreciation of the album being done. (0) comments
What to do for entertainment this week... (0) comments
"I Love You, Man" is the first laugh out loud comedy of the year. The film, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, puts an original spin on the recent "bromance" trend in the media. (0) comments
Wild Goats Café, located across the street from the Kent Free Library, goes unnoticed by most Kent students, which is unacceptable. Café may mean a small restaurant serving light meals and coffee, but Wild Goats Café has many large-portioned meals that make choosing what to eat more difficult than one would think. (0) comments
We first thought 13 would be ideal, but we figured you didn't need any more bad luck. To get an idea of what you're getting into, each film is broken down into four ratings. The one you'll want to pay particular attention to is "level of concentration needed," so you can adequately determine how many or few friends to invite over. (0) comments
Editor's Note: In a continuous effort to bring you, the reader, fun pieces you can use, we've decided to include a playlist from a different staff member each week. We all have different music tastes, and we're hoping some of our selections might just make their way onto your iPod. (0) comments
A recent behavioral development began as an addiction, sometimes becomes an annoyance and currently embodies a newfound personal skill. This development is my habit of speaking in different voices, particularly the Australian, ghetto-fabulous, British and Southern accents. (1) comment