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Racial progress has a soundtrack

MOTIONTONY BROWN

Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame 2008

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Throughout history, African-Americans have spearheaded nearly every significant musical innovation in the United States. Slaves sang spirituals during their workday. After emancipation, blues and gospel were born. Next came ragtime and jazz. More recently black artists have focused on R&B, rap and hip-hop. By MARY STEGMEIR, PULSE Staff Write


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The juror for this year’s competitive exhibition is Fred Hagstrom, professor of printmaking at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. Hagstrom will choose the students’ artwork to be exhibited.

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DAVENPORT — The River Music Experience has announced the return of Tim Reynolds and TR3 to the Redstone Room. The group will play a concert at 8 p.m. April 15.

Reynolds has been playing music all of his life and has toured with the Dave Matthews Band. He spent the last eight years on the road as a solo acoustic guitarist.

The concert will be a mix of new material, updated Reynolds classics and covers of everything from James Brown to Prince.

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DUBUQUE — New shows have been added to the entertain-ment line-up in Cabaret at Mystique Casino. Rumours, a musical tribute to Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, will perform at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Country music’s Blackhawk will be performing at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, May 8.

Rumours has a long history of entertaining audiences from all over the U.S. and Canada. They are the original, most successful and longest-running Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks tribute in Canada. Through their costumes and gestures, Rumours recreates the experience of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, and their drummer even includes a walking drum solo that emulates Mick Fleetwood’s overpowering style and personality.

Blackhawk is a musical group of seasoned professionals with decades of dedication to their music. Led by singer Henry Paul, the group includes Randy Threet and Jon Coleman. With a dozen Top 10 hits to their credit and multiplatinum album sales that exceed 7 million records, they have carved out their own place in music history. A few of their top hits include “Goodbye Says It All,” “I Sure Can Smell the Rain,” “Every Once in a While” and “That’s Just About Right.”

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DAVENPORT — Miranda Lambert will bring her Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour to the Quad Cities May 6. She’ll perform, along with special guest Luke Bryan, at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.

Lambert has been enjoying the recent success of her red-hot No. 1 single “White Liar,” and her tour continues to support her third studio effort, “Revolution,” which dropped last fall. The set topped Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and landed at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

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From the playful innocence of “Me and Charlie Talking” to the explosiveness of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Gunpowder and Lead,” Lambert has been connecting with and entertaining audiences across the country.

Tickets are available at the Adler Theatre Box Office and all Ticketmas-ter outlets, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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And while the iconic guitarist's tie-dyed influence on American music has refused to fade, we’re marking a new wave of Hendrixophilia: the release of "Valleys of Neptune," a splendid collection of recordings, most from his final days with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It's a warning shot. "Valleys" was released this month, alongside other remastered original Hendrix albums. Reports say that the late guitarist's estate is preparing a forthcoming anthology, too. Meantime, blogs continue to churn with rumors of a Rock Band video game that will give players the opportunity to channel their idol — a notion that feels well suited to Hendrix's pioneering sense of techno-spiritualism. SOUND FAMILIAR? THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ECHOES THE NEO-BEATLEMANIA OF 2009: REPACKAGE A LEGENDARY ARTIST BY OFFERING PRODUCTS TO DIFFERENT GENERATIONS AT VARIOUS PRICE POINTS AND HOPE THE DOLLARS ROLL IN.

"Valleys of Neptune" kicks things off with 12 unreleased Hendrix recordings, most from 1969. And yes, in the age of file-sharing, "unreleased" is a relative term, but these versions should sound familiar only to the savviest of bootleg aficionados. But with this new release comes plenty of old-fashioned mythologiz-ing. On the album cover, our hero's portrait is superimposed over a billowing cloud of stardust as if to suggest that this isn't merely an album, but a transmission from some cosmic afterlife. That's a tough myth to debunk. The disc's big revelation is its title track, with guitar chords skipping and skidding across the beat, Hendrix bellowing about his alien origins, "Mercury liquid and emeralds shining, showing me where I came from." Some of Hendrix's best work evoked a limitless galaxy, a theme that's propelled some of America's most adventurous black musicians — from Sun Ra to Funkadelic to OutKast. But the man also knew when to stay Earth-bound, and does just that with another unreleased tune, "Ships Passing Through the Night." It's a rolling, robust blues, his guitar swathed in an underwater warble that never blurs his human touch. "Hear My Train a Comin' " unloads a similar bag of thrills, the guitarist wailing away while his rhythm section lurches along behind him. And that's really the draw of these recordings in 2010. They sound like three dudes playing together in a room. Except when they aren't. A few of these takes ("Mr. Bad Luck," "Lover Man," "Crying Blue Rain") were touched up by original Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell in 1987. It isn't a travesty, considering that Hendrix never shied from studio trickery. Having pushed so many envelopes in the realm of technology and timbre, one gets the sense that he would have loved Auto-Tune if he were still making music today.

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THERE'S A PESKY GHOST IN A RUFFLED RAINBOW SHIRT AND HE JUST WON'T LEAVE US ALONE.AND SINCE HIS DEATH NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, HE'S GONE FROM ROCK PARAGON TO BOOMER NOSTALGIA MASCOT TO VIDEO GAME AVATAR — AND HE'S SOUNDED PRETTY GREAT THE ENTIRE TIME.

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LOS ANGELES — IT WAS A NO. 1 HIT FOR THE KNACK, AND A CAREER-MAKER FOR SHARONA ALPERIN. The hormonally charged single "My Sharona" struck it big for the Los Angeles band more than three decades ago. Pictured on the single's cover was the song's 17-year-old real-life inspiration in a near-transparent tank top, her left arm holding the album cover featuring lead singer Doug Fieger's head shot. The Knack is long gone, and Fieger died on Valentine's Day, but Alperin is still working her connection to the infectiously raunchy rock anthem as she sells high-end West L.A. real estate to Hollywood types. Alperin and Fieger dated for four years, and Alperin lived the full rock 'n' roll lifestyle, donning sunglasses, a leather jacket and Levis 501s while touring the world signing autographs and hanging out with celebrities. Though Alperin eventually split with Fieger, the two remained close friends and she spent some time with him during his final days, she said. "There are so many people who come on the

planet who want to be a rock 'n' roll star, and how many make it? You know, how many get their dream realized?" Alperin said. "And the fact that he gets to have written an iconic song, I am so happy for him." To say that the song has marked Alperin's life is an understatement. Knack fans still mail her copies of the "My Sharona" single for her to autograph. The name prompts strangers to break into laughter or song. But in the world of luxury real estate, the cachet of having a hit song written for her has served as a unique marketing edge in a city filled with thousands of agents. "You need to have a niche, and anything like that that will help people remember you is certainly an asset; she actually has that intro music on her Web site," said Marc Giroux, a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty who has worked with Alperin. But "that has not made her business. She is professional and works hard and knows what she is doing," he said. "It is an extra type of branding that very few if anyone has. It makes her very unique." Alperin met Fieger through a mutual friend when

she was still a student at Fairfax High School. She initially resisted his overtures, but he ultimately convinced her to break up with a steady boyfriend and join the Knack on a national tour. "It was a magical time," she said. "Sometimes sleeping in the day, I was going on tour, I was going to sound checks every day, at radio stations I was signing autographs, people recognized me from the single cover so almost every show that I went to someone had brought a single for me to sign." They had met at a crucial juncture in Fieger's life. He had just formed the band and was rehearsing in a modest warehouse. As Alperin tells it, he was immediately taken by her and co-wrote and sang the song, which hit No. 1 for six weeks during the summer of 1979. The band added the term "power pop" to the musical lexicon and tried to market itself as another coming of the Beatles. While the Knack made the charts a few more times, "My Sharona" was its most enduring track and experienced a brief revival in 1994 when it was featured in the film "Reality Bites." "This was one of the tunes that almost kind of had a punk-pop crossover appeal, but I think getting straight to the lyric with a name as specific as 'My Sharona,' that is an intriguing concept for a lyric because immediately you wonder who this person is," said Christopher Sampson, associate dean of the popular music program at USC's Thornton School of Music. "From a sonic perspective, the two words together, “my Sharona,” it is very, very singable. It just has this wonderful auditory sound to it and so it just makes for a good hook." The relationship between the two wouldn't last, though, as Fieger's feelings proved to be too intense, she said. "In the English language there is really a not more possessive or obsessive word than 'my,'" she said. "He really did believe I was his alter person, his soul mate, and it worked for a while but then it was time for me to be my Sharona, too. It was over by the time I was 21." Alperin said she first found an inclination for real estate while searching for a home for Fieger. After splitting with him, she took her real estate license exam and began selling. Alperin dated a professional in the entertainment industry and soon began building a Hollywood clientele. She declined to drop any names, but the Times' Hot Property column has mentioned clients including actor Don Johnson and David Litt, co-creator of "The King of Queens" television show. She currently works for Sotheby's International Realty, Sunset Boulevard. Alperin has settled down considerably. She lives in a spacious home a short walk from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with her husband, Jason Aizenberg, an electrical contractor. They live with their two children, Adam, 6, and Eden, 10. Selling real estate has been her way to keep that early celebrity life alive. "From the paparazzi-friendly house to the hip, loft-like condos to the cool spreads ... is like match-making," Alperin said. "It is such a sensitive thing that I sell. It's not a diamond ring, it's not a watch, it's not a car, it is their home. They don't feel safe anywhere but their home."

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SHARONASUCCESSFUL SECOND ACT FOR ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSE

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freshfreshfreshfreshWATERLOO — From the first time Chad McKinzie picked up a spray paint can, the graffiti artist

was hooked.

“It was more abstract, it was rugged, it was out there,” he said. “It felt like there were no limits when I was painting.”

Yet despite the art form’s boundless nature, McKinzie’s passion came with a distinct challenge — finding places to legally hone his skills. The Waterloo man, now 23, was charged with

criminal mischief in 2006 for tagging businesses in the Cedar Falls downtown area. Later that year he was arrested in Waterloo, earning a felony charge for defacing

public property.

That experience, which included a stint behind bars, served as a turning point for McKinzie.

“It’s not cheap and it’s not fun sitting in jail, drawing on envelopes for the commissary,” said the artist, who started creating graffiti as a teen. “I stopped painting illegally and started trying to market myself and get legal jobs.”

In 2007, McKinzie formed Aerosol Dynamix, a business specializing in graffiti-inspired work. In addition to composing murals, the art-ist offers airbrushed T-shirts and coats along with hand-painted hats and shoes. Custom orders are his speciality.

“It’s all about finding a market,” he explained. “Graffiti isn’t mainstream, but it is a definite style. It’s pop art, it’s urban cul-

ture. It’s something that really connects with some people.”

Since turning to the marketplace, McKinzie has seen his work im-prove. Although he still paints in the rapid-fire style he honed on the streets, the artist no longer has to worry about being ar-rested. “I’m getting bigger and a lot better at my craft now that I’m getting legal jobs,” he said. “I can sit back and think. I can take

time to make it look how I want to make it look.”

But the old stresses of detection have been replaced with new worries. The majority of the community doesn’t con-sider graffiti a legitimate art form, which makes attract-ing clients difficult, McKinzie said. Attempts to develop a

public painting area in Waterloo have proved unsuccessful.

Yet the tide may slowly be turning. Paco Rosic’s spray-painted recreation of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in Waterloo — unveiled the same year as McKinzie’s arrest

— created an international buzz. And a walk through the local mall reveals shoes and shirts that sport a splattered paint motif.

“Graffiti has always been like skateboarding’s unsuccessful step-brother or some-thing, but it’s all about marketing,” McKinzie said, who signs his work Dosey. “I’m slowly finding people who appreciate graffiti art, and I don’t always have to be look-ing over my shoulder now.”


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DES MOINES — Elton John will perform in Des Moines in April for the first time in more than 35 years. The performance is set for 8 p.m. Friday, April 16, at Wells Fargo Arena.

The legendary artist and his band will perform their “Rocket Man — The Greatest Hits Live” concert, featuring No. 1 chart hits and classic album tracks from throughout Elton’s incredible five-decade career.

Elton’s band includes Davey Johnstone on guitar, Bob Birch on bass, John Mahon on percussion, Nigel Olsson on drums and Kim Bullard on keyboards. One of the most successful live acts on the road today, Elton and his band have audiences on their feet with classic hits like “Your Song,” “Daniel,” “Rocket Man,” “Bennie and the Jets” and more.

The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Elton John spans five decades. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 35 gold and 25 platinum albums and 29 consecutive Top 40 hits. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. The pop/rock legend holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind ‘97,” which sold 37 million copies. Since his career began in 1969, Elton John has played almost 3,000 concerts worldwide.

Tickets are $95, $65, $35 and are available at www.dahlstickets.com, at the Wells Fargo Arena box office and Dahl’s Food locations, or by phone at (866) 553-2457. There is a six-ticket limit per customer.

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DUBUQUE — Auditions for "It's a Wonderful Life" will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 on the fourth floor of the Grand Opera House, 135 Eighth St. Perusal scripts are now available at the Grand Opera House box office. The show will be done similar to "reader's theater" — it is a 1940s radio show, so actors will be on stage reading the scripts and the audience will see all the sound effects being made as if they are watching a radio show being produced. Mike Link will direct the cast of 10 to 20 actors. For more information call (563) 588-1305.

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WATERLOO - AAF-Cedar Valley and Wartburg College will present the Iowa premier of “Art & Copy” at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Elks Club, 407 E. Park Ave. Registration will be from 6:30 to 7 p.m.“Art & Copy” is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (his other films include “Surfwise,” “Scratch” and “Hype!”), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertisers of our time – people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside of their industry. George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in “Art & Copy” were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different" and other high-profile advertising campaigns. “Art & Copy has been playing at international and national film festivals and major cities,” said AAF-Cedar Valley President Laura Hand. “Normally you’d have to travel out of state to see this film. AAF-Cedar Valley and Wartburg College are proud to bring it to Waterloo.” “Art & Copy” was the official selection for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and Toronto’s Hot Docs and won for best director in a documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival. Cost for the event is $7 for AAF-Cedar Valley members, $10 for non-members, $2 for Wartburg College students and $5 for all other students. Pre-registration is encouraged. Register online at www.AAFCedarValley.com. For more information, visit www.ArtAndCopyFilm.com.

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THe dynafloWs9:00 p.m. ShowJameson’s, Waterloo

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all raTTle and dusTTHe evenInG rIGBrooK sTrause and THeGory deTaIls 9:00 p.m. Showspicoli’s, Waterloo

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fruIT BaTsBlue GIanT9:00 p.m. ShowThe mill, Iowa City

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BoB & Tom Comedy All STArS9:45 p.m. Showenglert Theatre, Iowa City

Funk STop9:00 p.m. ShowCocktails, marion

ZooS oF BerlInChIld BITeS9:00 p.m. ShowThe picador, Iowa City

BlACk The Sun9:00 p.m. ShowVolume, Cedar rapids

SAmmy TheoryISACk JAmeSeAST 189:00 p.m. Show1st Ave live, Cedar rapids

FeVer rIVer STrIng BAnd12:00 p.m. Showrailway Café, galena

okhAm’S rAZor8:00 p.m. ShowCornerstone Bar, galena, Il

kArAoke7:30 p.m. ShowCanfield hotel, dubuque

menACe9:00 p.m. Showdiamond Jo Casino, dubuque

Zero 2 SIxTy9:00 p.m. ShowBulldogs, dubuque

hAlF-FAST9:00 p.m. Showdenny’s lux Club, dubuque

reddoor9:00 p.m. ShowJumpers, dubuque

BlACk Bloom9:00 p.m. ShowBudde’s, keywest

Wylde nepT9:00 p.m. ShowJameson’s, Waterloo

The SAlSA BAnd6:30 p.m. ShowThe hub, Cedar Falls

3lBS oF loVedAylIghT SAVIngS ACCounT9:00 p.m. ShowSpicoli’s, Waterloo

ToAST9:00 p.m. ShowScreaming eagle, Waterloo

ClIFFhAnger10:00 p.m. ShowVoodoo lounge, Cedar Falls

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dJ T-BeCk10:00 p.m. ShowBourre lounge, Waterloo

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ol’ ThrASher reunIon 3hoTTlIBerTy legACouSTIC guIlloTIneBAd ACCIdenTS10:00 p.m. ShowThe mill, Iowa City

Joe meISner9:00 p.m. ShowCocktails, marion

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pAT guInee7:30 p.m. ShowIrish Cottage, galena, Il

hAlF-FAST8:00 p.m. ShowThe yardarm, dubuque

TASTe lIke ChICken 9:00 p.m. Shownorthside, dubuque FAllIng WIThIn10:00 p.m. ShowSandy hook Tavern,hazel green, WI

exxTreme enTerTAInmenT9:00 p.m. ShowTony’s place, dubuque

ChoColATe CrACkerS9:00 p.m. ShowJameson’s, Waterloo

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lAS ruBIAS del norTeIoWA deBuT ConCerT8:00 p.m. ShowCSpS, Cedar rapids

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L.O.C. (LefT Of CenTeR)9:00 p.m. ShowJameson’s, Waterloo

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CEDAR FALLS — Beck’s Sports Grill, the newest iteration of the Beck’s franchise, has opened at 2512 Whitetail Drive, near Thunder Ridge Mall. Beck’s is in the former Neighbor’s Bar and Grill location next to Anytime Fitness.

The new location features an out-door patio that will open later this spring as well as 20 high-definition flat-screen TVs.

To coincide with the opening, all Beck’s locations will launch a brand new menu including healthier “Stay Fit” options. The new menu items are a collaborative effort between certified nutritionist Luann Alemao and Chris Meyers, the new executive chef for all of the Beck’s locations.

All Beck’s locations open seven days a week at 11 a.m. For more infor-mation, call (319) 266-1122 or visit www.barmuda.com/becks.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The history of the Brucemore Mansion is about more than the people who lived there. The people who worked there have a story to tell. Visitors can understand Brucemore from the perspectives of domestic servants and grounds workers who lived and worked on one of Iowa’s grandest estates between 1907 and 1937. Brucemore offers The View from Back Stairs, a 90-minute specialty tour at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays onApril 3, 10, 17, and 24 in the Brucemore visitor center.

A guide dressed as an early 20th-century servant will lead guests through the visitor center, the service village and mansion. Photographs and documents from the Brucemore archives will provide a unique view of the relationship between the Douglases, the second family to own Brucemore, and the servants, whose efforts supported the family’s lifestyle.

Admission is $10 per person and $7 per Brucemore member. Space is limited. Call (319) 362-7375 for reservations or register online at www.brucemore.org.

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BECK’S OPENS NEW LOCATION

SPECIALTY SATURDAY TOURS OFFERED AT BRUCEMORE

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WATERLOO — From woodcarving and clay sculpting to photography and digital animation, many forms of art are available at the Waterloo Center for the Arts. New classes and workshops are being offered this spring for people of all ages.

CLASSESThe ABC’s of Art (age 6-8)Spring Break Camp (grades K-4)Little & Big Clay Buddies (age 7 & up with an adult)The Essential Photoshop (age 13 & up)Life Drawing (age 18 & up)

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPSJust for Children One-Day Workshops (age 6-8)Stitch It Together Try-It (age 6-9)Wearable Art with Penny (age 9-12)Spring Break Creative Writing (age 9-12)Teen Sketchbook Studio (age 13-18)Animal Sculpture Workshop (age 7 & up with an adult)Torch Fire Metal Clay Jewelry, Session III (age 13 & up)

The center also offers Wednesday morning Story & Craft Time for pre-schoolers and free Early Out Wednesdays for middle and high school students.

Register by contacting the Waterloo Center for the Arts at (319) 291-4490 or [email protected]. A full class schedule is available at www.waterloocenterforthearts.org.

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CEDAR FALLS — Coming off the most successful year in the franchise's history and with 62 box office records and more than 2 million fans, the iconic Harlem Globetrotters will showcase their 2010 Magical Memories World Tour at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, at the University of Northern Iowa McLeod Center.

The Globetrotters' show features "Big Easy" Lofton and "Flight Time" Lang, who recently starred in the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality hit "The Amazing Race"; "Special K" Daley; Scooter Christensen; Handles Franklin; and Ant Atkinson. Sports Illustrated praise d the show as "the sports equivalent of comfort food" in its March 2009 edition.

Tickets start at $19 and are available online at www.unitix.uni.edu or by calling (319) 273-4849. For individual and group ticket information, visit www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

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HOLY WARSPastor John Renken’s Xtreme Ministries of Memphis, Tenn., is one of a supposedly growing number of churches that use “mixed martial arts” events to recruit wayward young men to the Christian gospel. Typically, after leading his flock in solemn prayer to a loving God, Pastor Renken adjourns the session to the back room, where a New York Times reporter found him in February shouting encouragement to his violent parishioners: “Hard punches!” Renken yelled. “Finish the fight! To the head! To the head!” One participant told the Times that fight nights bring a greater masculinity to religion, which he said had, in recent years, gone soft.

GOVERNMENT IN ACTIONAt age 8, Mike Hicks is a frequent air traveler with his mother, and while she is seldom noticed by airport screeners, “Mikey” almost always is because he shares a name with someone on the enhanced-security list that is one level below “no fly” (one of 1,600 such Michael Hickses in the U.S.). His mom told The New York Times in January that Mikey has been patted down by security since he was 2.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVERTen days after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab nearly brought down the Christmas Day airliner over Detroit, the State Department officially revoked his visa. Eight days after the Christmas Eve demolition of Minneapolis’ historic Fjelde House (as a fire hazard), the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission awarded the site “interim protection” for its historic value.

INEXPLICABLEIn February, aspirants for taxicab licenses in Portsmouth, England, were officially informed by the City Council that application forms are available in other languages or in “audio,” “large print” or “Braille.”

BREAD OF LIFEJust after Christmas, the Anglican Church of St. Peter in Great Limber, England, unveiled artist Adam Sheldon’s 6-foot-high representation of the crucifixion consisting of 153 pieces of toast. Sheldon browned the bread himself, then painstakingly either scraped (to lighten) or torched (to darken) each piece to fashion the tableau.

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UNI Gallery Of ArtAnnual Juried StudentArt ExhibitionJuror’s lecture / 6:00 PM / March 11 / Room 111Awards ceremony / 7:00 PM / March 22 / Room 111

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Gallery location is at the corner of Hudson Road and West 27th Street, on the main floor of the Kamerick Art Building.

(319) 273-3095 / www.uni.edu/artdept/gallery/

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THE PACIFIC Produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, "The Pacific" is the Asia-focused complement to "Band of Brothers," their 2001 series about the European theater in World War II.

You know you're watching an intense war film when being machine-gunned is an act of mercy. That's the predicament for many Japanese soldiers in "The Pacific," a 10-part World War II miniseries on HBO, Sundays at 8 p.m.

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etter a bullet than to roast to death, which is the alternative after U.S. troops wielding flamethrowers turn the enemy into screaming human torches. We follow the lives of three Marines — Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), Eugene Sledge

(Joe Mazzello) and John Basilone (Jon Seda) — who were swept into war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The main characters are all real people, and the series is based on memoirs written by Leckie and Sludge, along with interviews conducted by the filmmakers. Everyone seems to smoke, including Sledge's father, a doctor who chomps on a pipe as he monitors the heart murmur that stalled his son's entry into the Marines until 1942, by which time the ailment had disappeared. These were pre-hug times, with fathers and sons parting

ways with handshakes, and there's no question where the Almighty stands. One officer ends a pep talk by proclaiming the Americans will "sail across God's vast ocean where we will meet our enemy and kill them all." You don't have to wait long for combat. While the Marine landing at Guadalcanal was unopposed, the Japanese were waiting in the jungles for the sun to go down. Though night-vision equipment wasn't routine back then, flares, tracer bullets and muzzle fire illuminate a ferocious slaugh-ter. The sun rises on a vast plain of bodies — proof the Japanese believed dying in combat was a sacred honor. Comparisons to "Band of Brothers" are inevitable. "The Pacific" is more gripping, perhaps because much of the combat is set in the jungle, where there seems to be a sniper behind every palm tree, and because the degree of slaughter is astounding. The body count makes a Schwar-

zenegger film look like a gathering of Quakers. In one scene, piles of Japanese corpses have to be pulled down to provide a clear field of fire. The series, filmed mostly in Australia, also details other horrors of war: bowel disorders, running sores, low rations (with a bloody Japanese skull decorating one mess area) and mental strain, a theme that picks up steam as the series moves on. It's not all blood and guts. After being evacuated to Melbourne, Leckie hooks up with a comely Australian woman (Claire van der Boom). Basilone, after winning the Medal of Honor, returns home and has a brief romance with a gal he meets at a military base before returning to the battlefront. Basilone's reception at one bond rally illustrates the jarring disconnect between a soldier's grim experiences and the gung-ho attitude of the folks back home.

Actor Jon Seda in the 10-part TV series "The Pacific" Sundays on HBO. Photo by David James/HBO.

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