Thelma and Louise review critiques mood over substance
In Ridley Scott's Thelma and Louise Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon carry the film but face a weak screenplay. The reviewer notes artful lighting and attractive scenery yet calls the first half predictable with cliché setup. The film's political statements feel undercut by the on screen violence and ending.
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Thelma and
Louise
Ridley Scott
Geena Davis
Susan Sarandon
Scott
Callie Khouri
Thelma
Davis
Khouri
Christopher McDonald
Darryl
Brad Pitt
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Sarandon
Messier
MGM Pathe
Michael J. Fox
Adrian Biddle
Imagination Workshop Wins Best Live Entertainment Show
For the second year, the Imagination Workshop at KANU Lawrence won Best Live Entertainment Show at the Public Radio Conference. Produced by program director Darrell Brogdon, the final performance of the season is at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center. If sold out, encore is on KANU 91.5.
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Imagination Workshop
KANU
Lawrence
Darrell Brogdon
Lawrence Arts Center
KANU-91.5
Candy and O'Hara Lead Film opens Friday in area theaters
Chris Columbus directs Only the Lonely a comedy drama starring John Candy as a police officer torn between a demanding mother Maureen O'Hara and a budding romance with Ally Sheedy. The film opens in local theaters just in time for Mother's Day.
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Chris Columbus
John Candy
Maureen O'Hara
Ally Sheedy
Arts Calendar submission guidelines for Lawrence Journal-World
The Lawrence Journal-World invites arts and entertainment event notices for its weekly guide. Submissions must arrive by Tuesday noon before publication, be typed double spaced with time date and venue, and include the submitter’s name and daytime phone number. Photographs are accepted for Weekend's Best in black and white.
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The
Journal-World
J-W
Arts
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kansas City Area Club Listings and Concert Notes
A dense guide to bars lounges and private clubs with addresses phone numbers and nightly performances across Kansas City and surroundings. It lists venues such as BENCHWARMERS JET LAG LOUNGE GLASS ONION THE JAZZHAUS and more, plus May 23 25 28 29 event entries from several acts and private clubs. The long roster marks live music open mic nights and weekly scheduling details across multiple establishments.
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N.H
Mike
Mike Finnigan
Bill Lynch
ID Explosion
the Urge
Joe Worker
the Weasel
Parlor Frogs
Junkman
May music listings and theatre offerings acrossKansas City area
A compiled schedule of concerts and theatre in the Kansas City area. Ruth Laredo and Alice Downs piano recitals at Swarthout Recital Hall May 28 and 29. Brown bag concerts Thursdays noon in front of First National Bank Building. May 30 Billy Spears Band at KU Campanile with tours by Albert Gerken. Numerous venues list showtimes, venues, and contact numbers including Westport Ensemble, Kansas City Symphony, Ric Averill Players, Riverfront Players, American Heartland Theatre, Gypsy Theatre, Martin City Melodrama, Tiffanys Attic, and more. Recitals Sundays 3 p.m. and Wednesdays 7 p.m. unless holidays. Concerts span May through June with varied schedules and venue details.
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Ruth Laredo
Summer Institute For Piano
Kansas University
Carnegie Hall
Kennedy Center
Swarthout Recital Hall
Murphy Hall
Alice Downs
Brown Bag
First National Bank
Ninth and Mass
Billy Spears
Kansas University Carillon
Memorial Drive
Albert Gerken
University Carillonneur
Campanile
Marvin Grave
Helen Foresman
Spencer Museum of Art
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Arkansas
FBI
Oklahoma City
Laura Petrie
Harvey Keitel
Hal
Timothy Carhart
Richard LeComte
Paul Friedman
Rick Tamblyn
Joann Chaffee
Maureen O’hara
Candy
O’hara
Night
Astros Billiards
Rasaid
W. 23Rd
Bogarts
the Stringers
23Rd
Louisiana
Congo Bar
Stacy Anderson
Common Ground
Duffy's Tavern
Quality Inn University
Wsixth
Smokin
Free State Brewing Company
Mass
Beer Garden
Glass Onion
Gregory
Jayhawk Cafe
Ohio
Jazzhaus
Ricky Dean
the Bel Airs
Johnny
Kansas Sports Sar and Grill
Eldridge
Seventh and Mass
Knights OF Columbus
Fifi Nabil's
Ninth and Iown
Komei Harasawa
East 16Th Street
Massachusetts
Hillcrest
Iowa
Pour Boy's Saloon
U.S. Highway 24
RUM Tree
Shiloh
Haskall
Arnie Johnson
Sandy Barker
Zephyr
Kansas City
Backstage
Matcalf
Overland Park
Blayney
Westport
Bill Larson
Streat
the Beat Daddy's
the Full Blast Band
Baghdad Jones
Center
Wornall Road
Avalon Jam Band
London Drive
Grand Emporium
Yallow Jackets
Pinetop Perkins
Junk Monkeys
John Dillon
Rob Roys
Messengers
Broadway
K.C
Sinister Dane
the Hilltops
Mile One
Jimmy
W. 39Th
Lone Star
Mill St
Milton
the Point
Open Mike
Lonnie Ray
Riley‘s
Overland Park Marriott Hotel
Metcalf Ave
Liva Jazz & Pam
Milt Abet
Tommy Ruskin
Russ Long
Topeka
Getaway Inn
Sixth and
Clay
Mark Sethy
the Slug
As. O
39Th
St. Blues Band
Richard
Kansas Ave
Westport Ensemble
St. Andrew‘s Episcopal Church
Kansas City Symphony
Scottish Rite
Linwood Boulevard
Paseo
Victor Barge
Ric Averill
Apple Valley Farm Theatre
East Side of
Lake Perry
Longview Park Area
Riverfront Players
Riverfront Plaza
Jennifer Glann
American Heartland Theatre CO
Crown Center
Gypsy Theatre
Eighth Street
Dafe Theater
Eighth St
P.m
Martin City Melodrama & Vaudeville CO
Holmas
Tiffany's Attic
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