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Ever wanted to tell someone how much of an impact they have had on your life but been too afraid? In Erin Lin's column "This is For You," she writes letters to those who have affected her life, both positively and negatively.

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I have only donated blood once in my life. In high school, they would come and set up the cots and blood collec-tion machines (I’m sure there’s a proper, non-gag-inducing term for the things, but “blood

collection machines” seems to best encapsulate the nuance of my own discomfort with the whole process). The key club or whatever student group organized the blood drive would come around during every lunch hour the preceding week with the sign-up sheets. Senior year, I finally signed up – half out of guilt from declining the first three years of high school, half because there were open time slots during calculus.

The actual experience of giving blood was not a negative one – although I can’t say I enjoyed it, exactly, either – and the only reason I haven’t donated since is really just a matter of conve-nience. So, I’m not very altruistic. I can admit my own faults. But just because I more than likely will be avoiding the needles and tubes and blood collection machines doesn’t mean you should, too. Thankfully, there are plenty of human be-ings more generous than me – namely, 13-year-old Tolono resident Adam Munds. You can read the full story on page six, but fair warning: at 13, Munds is accomplishing and contributing more real, honest good to society than I have in just under twice as much time.

Not that I don’t want to be a better person. I am trying, and I’m inspired daily by many of the people I am surrounded by in my own life. One of these people is my own sister, Kelly. She’s got a big heart, a bright mind and a killer sense of humor. While I might not understand her love for John Green novels, Demi Lovato or Legend of Zelda games since “Wind Waker” (how could anything ever beat riding Epona?), we both share an affin-ity for music. I always look forward to visits home to hear what songs she’s been learning on guitar or my old keyboard (still plastered with stickers from the terrible scene bands I liked when I was her age) or to talk about what we have each been listening to lately. Kelly turns 17 today, so happy birthday, Kelly! I hope today is as cool as you are, and I’ll be home again soon.

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» War, Ambiguity and Glory: If you've been keeping track of the news, then you'll know that Israel recently sent troops into Gaza to destroy tunnels that militants use to enter Israel, and which our

media has affectionately started referring to as "terror tunnels": a cute alliterative term reminis-cent of George Dubya's infamous "Axis of Evil." I'll leave out questions of the necessity of specific wars here, but mainly what I wanted to rail on was the human tendency towards destruction. It can seem naive to beg for peace and restraint on any one side when rockets are already flying in, but when I was reading the news today, I recoiled more than I have in a while at how easy it was to desensitize casualties into numbers the way that many hard-news reports can boil the hor-ror of war into, and in how routine the language from the Israeli Defense Force was, avoiding the term "war" in favor of "ground offensive" and "in-tensive and surgical operations," on its Twitter page, reminiscent of US military lingo that calls bombings “low-impact kinetic operations.” It's routine for nations to do this, and I'll admit this entire cry for peace is a monumental exercise in cliché, especially coming from someone whose main experience of war has been playing in video games as caucasian soldiers that don't look like him, shooting brown folk that look very much like him in the face with high-powered weapons. So, fully recognizing the cheesiness of what I’m say-ing, I’ll keep going because our species’ zest for war still scares me and damn it, I’m feeling very cliché right now. To paraphrase, and therefore slightly murder, Vonnegut, wars aren’t glorious struggles in the name of buzzwords like freedom and security, they’re children’s crusades fought by babies. Sure, you can make a case they may need to be fought in certain cases (“Would you tell Lincoln to shy away from the Civil War, Ash, you candyass hippie?” No, I wouldn’t necessarily. I just don’t like how easy it is to ignore the horror of war in favor of the glory.). To finish this incred-ibly cliché and oversimplified anti-war diatribe, I'll end with the mother of all clichés: War, huh, yeah: what is it good for? You finish the verse.

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As the final days of summer are rolling in, it’s time to enjoy some of the most exciting events that CU has to offer.

This Saturday, July 26, Campustown will be hosting Bud Light Summer Stage, a block party full of fun activities for families to enjoy.The event kicks off with Kids Fest, where kids are free to run around a block that is full of carnival games, dance to the music and even meet a few costumed characters.

Admission for the fest is $5, and all proceeds go to local nonprofits. By 6 p.m., the adults can sit and relax to some music from local bands, such as Mike Ingram and Friends, 90s Daughter and The Brat Pack. And don’t miss out on the Big Fat Ugly eating contest, provided by the one and only Fat Sandwich.

With plenty of fun activities for children and adults, spend some of the last days of summer enjoying the party, located on the corner of Sixth and John streets.

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INDIE DIRECTORS MAKING IT BIGAre they the heroes to save Hollywood?ALEX WEN

With fickle audiences and an ever-changing market, it’s often hard

for Hollywood to pinpoint what movies will be successful. Thankfully, there are always the gi-gantic blockbusters for big studios to rely on, and nothing says easy money like superhero movies and Star Wars these days.

When Disney purchased the rights to Star Wars, the media went into a frenzy speculating about who was going to direct, write and star in the films. Every day seemed to bring with it a new revelation on what was in store for the juggernaut franchise under the vision of a media conglomer-ate. Star Wars has always been a household name due to the success of the original trilogy, but it’s been a while since people have been this excited about the franchise. With an upcoming trilogy, spin-offs and related media all being planned, Star Wars may be a series that’s too big to fail.

The only other type of film that can gain this amount of traction before its release are super-hero films. Once again, we can thank Disney for kick-starting the subgenre with its Marvel Cinematic Universe initiative. However, Twen-tieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. have also found success with the superhero trend with

the X-Men and Batman franchises, respectively. While it shouldn’t be too surprising that the

most stable and successful films in Hollywood are franchises with pre-established fan bases and mass appeal, it is interesting to see the directors at the helm of these film projects.

Recently, Rian Johnson was confirmed to be the director of Star Wars: Episode VIII. This was huge news. Johnson, director of cult favorite, Brick, and the more recent sci-fi hit, Looper, is the definition of indie director. Brick was made for less than $500,000, and his two other films were fairly small productions as well. For him to jump from that to taking charge of one of the largest film franchises in history is one giant leap.

On the superhero side of things, there’s Josh Trank’s assignment as director of the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Trank’s only other film has been Chronicle, an anti-superhero film that critiques rather than compliments the saturated superhero film industry. Putting him in charge of a large super-hero film is a surprising move, not to mention he’s also directing a Star Wars project as well.

Finding these indie directors taking charge of big projects are a sign of interesting changes in the industry. It’s definitely exciting to see newer

directors who have showcased innovative film ideas given the platform and money to create large projects. Not to mention, as critically be-loved as Looper and Chronicle were, Rian John-son and Josh Trank will now have a much larger audience. This can be the saving grace for a film industry that seems like it’s running out of ideas.

However, these changes can be just as harmful for moviegoers and the industry as they could be beneficial. As directors on big budget, estab-lished film franchises, Johnson and Trank will be creatively limited. They’re not creating from scratch; they’re working with sensitive intellec-tual property. That means, for example, Trank can’t just kill off Mr. Fantastic on a whim. They may have more money to work with, but they’re earning that benefit by sacrificing their freedom to create whatever they’d like.

There’s no doubt that even with these issues, this is a net positive trend. Bringing in young, creative directors will reinvigorate established franchises while also enabling these directors to have more power and funding for their future endeavors. Amid the wave of rehashes and ge-neric blockbusters, Hollywood may finally be getting it right.

Fantastic Four reboot director Josh Trank. Used with permission from Edge Online.

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A CHARITABLE COVERCU cover bands perform at Red Hot Summerfest for charityWESTLEY BANKS

S ome of the greatest cover bands in CU are going to come together for a weekend of

spectacular shows at this year’s Red Hot Sum-merfest. buzz spoke with Rod Sickler, who not only organizes the event, but is also a member of Johnnie Mae and Radio 6. We talked with Sickler about the anticipated event and its supporting cause, which personally connects with the artist.

buzz: How large of a crowd do you expect this year?Rod Sickler: Last year, all-in-all, we had over

3,000 people come out to the event. On the fi-nal night concert, we had four different bands. We had about 2,500 people at that event, so we would expect over 3,000 people to come.

buzz: What do you feel are some of the most an-ticipated shows?

RS: There are three headlining bands: Thurs-day night is Upshot. Upshot is fantastic—the lead singer, Sara Hall, is the daughter of Bruce Hall from REO Speedwagon. They’re really good, and they play a lot of eclectic music. On Friday night, headlining is a popular band that’s been around for years. They don’t play much anymore. It’s called Third Stone. And this is all at Cowboy Monkey. Actually, the first night is a red party with a kickoff event at Soma. It’s a “red party” where people wear red, and we’ll have DJ Bob Bass spinning that night. He’s a pretty popular DJ from around here. Saturday is a big, big night. That

is when we’re expecting the big crowd, so let’s keep our fingers crossed for great weather. We have three great bands. First off, in Decatur and also in Danville, they do a first-gig rock camp for kids so some of the kids from the first-gig camp are going to open the show at 7 p.m. and then the next band going on at 8 p.m. will be Johnny Mae which is one of my favorite bands—I’m in the band. We play a little R&B, some rock, some pop. From 9:20 to 10 p.m. is Mike Grey. Mike Grey is part of the Tenacious D band (Jack Black, Kyle Gass). He is their lead guitar player, and he is do-ing his own act and he will have a band with him there. Here’s what is really cool, the final act is a local debut. It’s the Red Hot Tour Band, and it’s the band I take around the country when I do my larger hair shows. The thing that makes it really cool is it combines three of the best bands in the area: 90’s Daughter, Radio 6 and Johnny Mae.

buzz: Sounds like an all-star lineup!RS: Yeah, I mean, think about this: You’ve got

both the singers from 90’s Daughter and Radio 6, the two lead singers from Johnny Mae (which has arguably been one of the fastest growing bands in the area). The harmonies that this band will get, I think, are just going to blow people away.

buzz: Can you say a little about the charity cause?RS: We’re doing the show for charity. Most of the

time it’s for organizations. This is the first time I am doing it for an individual: Dylan Lyons. Let me tell you

a little bit why I’m doing that. Dylan was a man that worked as a gear tech, like a roadie, for me and my band Johnny Mae and, in January one night, he was unloading some of my band equipment and a car hit him and then another car ran him over. He was in a coma for almost three months, fighting for his life. He has come out of the coma; he’s doing well, walking and talking, and we’re hoping that he’s going to be able to show up and make the performance Saturday night. He was literally in a life-or-death situation in January. No one could believe that he would be at this point where he could walk and talk and this is truly a medical miracle, so we’re doing it for him because he is a 19-year-old kid, an aspiring musician who plays the drums and guitar, and he’s also studying to be a sound engineer. That’s why we’re doing it for Dylan; not only because he deserves it and he needs it, but because when it happened he was actually doing our band gear—mine personally.

buzz: It definitely sounds like a very deserving char-ity to give to.

RS: We have a lot of ties to this young man, so we are all very passionate about this charity like never before. I’d like to think I’ve always been passionate, but this has a special place in my heart because there is nothing that would make me happier than to see him have a full recovery.

buzz: Do you think that more people will want to come to the event to support such a passionate and personal charity?

RS: I hope so. I hope that it will. We’ve got tons of promotions going, and we are all really excited to think that he is planning to be there on Satur-day night so he can walk up on stage with us and we can all give him a big hug and everyone can see who Dylan Lyons is. It takes a lot to produce something like this, so we are hoping that people come out with generosity in their heart to help a young man that needs it, that deserves it. The only night we actually have a cover is Friday night ($10) because Third Stone is a very popular band. But every other night we just ask for a donation at the door, whether it’s a quarter or a dollar or a 20-dollar bill. It’s what people find in their hearts.

buzz: It seems that between the great charity and the all-star lineup, it should be a successful event.

RS: Also, I think it’s real exciting to have people from a national level here; that’s the thing that makes all of the Red Hot events work, whether it’s Red Hot Summerfest or Red Hot Winter, I like to combine our local talent, which is phenomenal for a city this size, with national acts too, such as Camden Scott and Mike Grey. It’s just pretty excit-ing to see that right here in Central Illinois. It makes me proud to see our local people, and it makes me proud to bring our national people in, too.

Red Hot Summerfest is this weekend at Cowboy Monkey. Shows start at 9 p.m. on Thursday, 10 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday.

RED HOT SUMMERFEST @ Cowboy Monkey

THURSDAY- 9 p.m. ft. Upshot

Cover: suggested donations

FRIDAY- 10 p.m. ft. Third Stone

Cover: $10

SATURDAY – 7 p.m. ft. Johnnie 690

Cover: suggested donations

Used with permission from Rod Sickler.

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BLOOD DRIVEThirteen-year-old hosts Fourth Annual RC Fest in hopes to break RC and donation recordsMELISA PUTHENMADOM

The Fourth Annual RC Fest is sched-uled to take place in Tolono in

Saturday, July 26, continuing its tradition as the “ultimate bash” for remote and radio control car enthusiasts, both old and new. The fest is also one of the most unique places to learn about blood donation and joining the cause.

The event will be held at West Side Park (408 W. Holden) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Almost 14 years ago, Adam Munds was born and developed thrombocytopenia as a result of his mother’s exposure to CMV (a common but harmful virus to those who are pregnant or pos-sess weak immune systems) during pregnancy.

Munds’ illness led to a dangerously low plate-

let count, causing his body to experience dif-ficulty clotting and leaving him susceptible to life-threatening bleeding. A healthy baby has anywhere from 140,000 to 400,000 platelets at birth; Munds had only 6,000.

However, donor platelets were available to help stabilize him. Once he received transfusions, Munds began producing platelets on his own and was ready to go home after a few days.

“We have never forgotten how a donor selflessly went into the blood bank and donated platelets to help a person survive,” his mother Cindy Munds said. She and her husband have been donating blood ever since, giving more than seven gallons of blood between the two of them and introducing

their son to the importance of giving.Thanks to those transfusions, Munds attend-

ed his first monster truck show at around two years-old. “From that moment, he was hooked,” Mrs. Munds recalls. Since then, he’s been to nearly 100 monster truck shows around the Midwest and even in Las Vegas. He discovered a long-lasting passion not only for trucks but for the remote control cars that family friends would bring to outdoor venues.

When Munds was nine years-old, he asked his parents about hosting an RC event. “He said he wanted to make a big event for his friends to have some serious competition,” Mrs. Munds said. “We agreed to let him do this, if he found a

suitable charity to donate his money towards… so he decided to give back to the blood bank.”

“He sold a (1:64 scale) monster truck with an error online for $50 in order to fund his first show,”Mrs. Munds explained in a series of notes on their Facebook page. “His biggest accomplish-ment that year was going to order trophies for his event. When Grahams Trophies in Urbana saw his passion, the owner stepped up and helped him out, giving him the willpower to do it even bigger and better the following year,” Mrs. Munds said.

Local businesses, including Monical’s Pizza in Tolono, Slot and Wing Hobbies, WS Raceway, BBMods racing, Grahams Trophies and Horizon and Hobbico, have been a huge support in Munds’

Photos from previous Tolono RC fests. Used with persmission from the Munds.

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endeavors. However, Munds has support all the way from New York to California, including Silent D RC, Cow RC, Big Squid RC, Boca Bearings, Max Amps, JConcepts, Dinky RC, Kling on RC, MIP, Gravity Team KNK, Kustom RC Graphics, HRP, Viper, Xpert and 505RC. One of Munds’ biggest supporters has been Pro-Line Racing—in addition to sponsoring RC Fest, they have offered to spon-sor Munds as a professional driver.

“He is super excited and proud they want him to represent their company,” the Munds report on their site, seeing it as an opportunity for Adam to “take his love of radio controls to yet another level.”

“We have always encouraged Adam to follow

his passions and shared his interests with him,” Mrs. Munds said. Back in 2011, “we knew he meant business, and we knew we had to use this as a learning opportunity.”

From a handful of friends attending in 2011 to a full-out event with over 800 supporters on Facebook and people promising to visit from the West Coast, Adam and RC Fest have gained plenty of deserved attention. “Bigger, Better, Bolder” is RC Fest’s motto, and it’s certainly been living up to standards.

Since 2011, RC Fest has provided 60 blood donations and $2,738 in fundraising to support the Community Blood Services of Illinois (CBSI) and its mission. In addition to encouraging par-

ticipants to donate blood, Munds asked them to consider signing up as organ and tissue donors. The Munds estimate that 172 lives could be saved from last year’s donations alone.

As for the event itself, Munds is kicking off the fest with a Bloodmobile Bus Jump. He has been preparing his ECX Revenge from Horizon Hobby to make the jump over CBSI’s vehicle. Horizon’s generous donations also include a number of trucks, which Adam uses to raffle off.

Giveaways are, of course, another large part of RC Fest. Every year, Munds gives a kid in the crowd who doesn’t have an RC one of their own to par-ticipate. Raffles and awards are parts of the spirit of

generosity, support and a celebration of life created by the Munds.

Munds has been recognized as CBSI’s youngest blood drive coordinator who is well deserving of this year’s Most Innovative Blood Drive Coordi-nator in Illinois title. Sen. Chapin Rose and Rep. Adam Brown will attend the event to present the award. CBSI holds nearly 5,000 mobile blood drives a year, but only one comes with a day of RC racing, demonstrations, giveaways and cupcakes.

More information can be found on the RC Fest Facebook page and on the fest’s website at http://adam-munds.wix.com.

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WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGEWhy replacing waiters with iPads needs to be taken o! the menuSHALAYNE PULIA

M aybe it’s the suggestion of taking pen to paper that hit home for me. Naomi Schae-

fer Riley took to her keyboard after an incident at her local diner involving a waitress sans pen and paper to take her family’s order. As you’ve probably predicted, the waitress left out some specifics like a side of toast, fruit and cheesy scrambled eggs.

At this point, we’re used to wait staff missing a thing or two especially when they attempt to nail your table’s order by memory.

Riley, a writer for the New York Post, published an article calling for the elimination of face-to-face ordering in favor of typing everything into a tableside iPad. Nifty right? No more missing toast or cheese-less eggs - who wouldn’t be all for it?

Before you jump on the bandwagon too, let’s consider the pros and cons (it’ll help you sort out your thoughts too, I promise).

>PROS< It’s quick: No more waiting forever for your

waiter or waitress to appear or reappear from the black holes of the back kitchen to place your order

It’s efficient: No people, no problem. The only one

you’ll have to blame for screwing up your order is your clumsy thumbs trying to type it all in

It’s comfortable: No more awkward small talk or pho-laughter at every mild dig thrown your way by the chipper wait staff. Or, no more dealing with the unenthused waiter pining for his or her break time

It’s, perhaps, more cost-effective: Instead of taking a page from the Europeans, we’ll just go straight to electronic automation eliminating hu-man contact all together

It’s entertaining: One does not simply order on an iPad. You know that thing is going to have 1,734,763 games on it for the kids to play and stay occupied. (Let’s define occupied shall we: Your youngsters will not only get everything they ordered straight away, but will also refuse to hold conversation with you because Mario Kart and Angry Birds have found their way onto your table-side tablet, and that is significantly more inter-esting than the dreaded “so what’d you learn at school today?” conversation amiright? Just prom-ise you’ll refrain from wondering why your child is damn near incapable of holding conversation.

It’s private: Well, the cook still knows that you want the mega meat-lover pizza with extra

bacon and a side of double-baked potato skins extra sour cream, but I mean at least you don’t have to say it out loud anymore.

>CONS<(or an extension of my mildly pointed and thinly

veiled sarcastic pros)It gets rid of jobs: iPads: eliminating jobs for

book publishers and now wait staff since 2010It eliminates interaction: Goodbye to conversa-

tion both between you and your waiter and maybe even between you and your table. Not that order-ing took up a lot of talking time, but that thing is bound to be distracting.

It relies on technology: So tell me what hap-pens when the system fails and your order is lost forever on the elusive “cloud.”

It’s cut and dry: Indecisive diners beware, get-ting suggestions from your waiter on whether the creamy lobster mac is edible or downright disgusting is no longer an option

Something about Riley’s argument immedi-ately put me on the print journalism defensive. Okay, taking someone’s order is a far cry from reporting—I get it. But this has the potential to

affect not only wait staff employment but also our culture in general.

I want people to read online. I really do; I’ve come to accept that as the main medium for my writing future. But I also value the importance of human, face-to-face contact. If nothing else, it keeps you sane. It grounds you having to speak actual words to another human being instead of hiding behind your screen saying whatever you or your avatar wants.

You have to muster up the courage to ask the hot waitress for extra ketchup or experience the trial of character that is to politely or furiously ask for your side dish that the waiter forgot when he didn’t write anything down. It might sound silly. But is it?

Perhaps technological elimination of the middleman has come to personally offend me. Journalists, by definition, are the middlemen between news and people.

But my personal vendettas aside, I can see the bright sides to this one. I get it. I just don’t agree with it. I simply value interacting with people too much. It’s a small-scale stance against iPad ordering, sure, but it’s something. When you think about how this can snowball, maybe it’ll scare you like it scares me.

Dining without iPads. Le Peep Champaign, IL. Photos by Teresa Anderson

July 25-31, 2014 buzz 9


CALMNESS ON CANVASLocal artist’s nature-inspired paintings arrive at indi goANWEN PARROTT

The most recent exhibit to arrive at the indi go Artist Co-op, Laura

Ashley Bradley’s “Nature Inspired,” is driven by simplicity and the quiet, honest beauty that lies therein. As its name suggests, the collection is comprised of paintings that accentuate the se-renity and pervasiveness of the natural world.

Upon entering indi go, a tranquil series of beach scenes throughout various points of the day is imme-diately visible and feels right at home on the clean, white gallery walls. Bradley pays great attention to detail in her work and captures subtle changes in the depth, movement and color of the sea as the day progresses, perfectly emphasizing the changes in mood and tone that accompany this cycle.

Many of Bradley’s paintings are inspired by her

travels, both within Illinois—a few of her displayed pieces feature a skyline reminiscent of Chica-go’s—and abroad. One of her paintings presents a vivid Italian city alongside a river, while others bring attention to the juxtaposition of rural and urban scenes in cities such as Istanbul.

“Nature Inspired” includes carefully detailed sketches of plants and bugs, colorful depictions of an underwater ecosystem and a few distinct portraits. In one such portrait, the subject’s facial features are obscured by flowers, which prompts the viewer to consider the number of implications such a statement could be making.

“Nature Inspired” contains pieces of art that are intriguing on their own and that seamlessly work alongside each other. The exhibit is Brad-

ley’s second at the gallery, as another collection of hers, “SeaScapes and Beyond,” was shown at indi go in the fall of 2013.

Bradley was raised in Southern Illinois and be-gan painting in high school. She had no formal training and instead practiced by herself over the years, often using the nature that surrounded her as inspiration and guide. “I grew up in the country and spent days as a child picking wild flowers and playing in the woods, so nature as a subject for my work is a given,” Bradley said. “I really enjoy the calmness of nature. Even a storm can be relaxing for me, and it helps me stay centered.”

Surprisingly, the calmness found in nature that Bradley most enjoys is just as evident in her cityscapes as it is in her landscapes. The artist

manages to find moments in which man-made and natural elements seem to blend. As this poses a serious challenge, some of these paintings rank among her favorites. “Probably my favorite piece is the large painting of the Amalfi coast of Italy,” Bradley said. “It's the biggest piece at this exhibi-tion, and I really like the mood of the piece.”

The interplay between gallery and exhibit is also worth noting. The fresh and bare aesthetic of indi go pairs well with the crisp, cool tones prevalent in Bradley’s pieces. “I think the architecture of indi go is really great and conducive to a good artsy vibe in the whole place,” Bradley said. “I love the exposed brick and the wood floors.”

Laura Bradley’s “Nature Inspired” will be on display at indi go Artist Co-op through July 29.

indi go Artist Co-op, location of the "Nature Inspired" exhibit. Champaign, IL. Photo by Diana

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SUMMER SHOWCASE BELLY DANCE HAFLA PRESENTED BY SHYAMA ANIMA METAL BELLY DANCE!Saturday, August 2; 5-8 p.m.

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