Show November 10 1975 Page 6 Fine Arts San Fransico Trip Golden State Park tour members viewed the Old Masters Asian It has been said that if you are alive you cannot be bored in San Francisco It is a statement well attested to by the 188 students alumni faculty and townspeople who attended the recent San Francisco Fine Arts Tour Under the direction of Dr Twain Tippetts the group experienced the culture art music and atmosphere of the ‘’City by the Bay” From the first view of the unique Oakland Museum to the last strains of organ music in the Grace Cathedral atop Nob Hill it was a tour filled with interesting art and contemporary works the Palace of the Legion of Honor there were exhibits feasculpture turing medieval tapestries modern-da- y calligraphy and paintings from almost every period of art At pre-Columbi- At the San Francisco Museum of Art the feeling was purely contemporary From the works of Jean Arp a pioneer in modern art to 20th century photography cul- experiences metropolitan KANSAS IS A collection of American musicians intent on keeping their music The band will bring on Loggins and Messina in the Spectrum Friday evening the galleries presented a differ®""' ent oft misunderstood view of ture and unique contrasts The land as was pointed out in multi-media a presentation at the Oakland Museum was once incornhabited by basket-weavin- g grinding Indians Then came the Spanish priests and explorers in search of God gold and glory At the De Young Museum in art Kansas: untraditional tradition In the performing arts too San Francisco presents a full bill d strains of fare The of “Camelot” the tense modern-da- y version of Greek tragedy in Kansas There is no way to describe the music that erupts from this sextet out of Topeka except to say the total sound projects all the pent-u- p energy of a prairie twister As one member of the band describes it “Our music has many faces and moods like the land we live in It is a fusion of energy and serenity the melting pot of musical ideas” In the beginning we light-hearte- O’Neil’s ‘‘Desire Under the Elms” the horrors of World War II in the Russian Steppes portrayed in the USSR International Film Festival entry “They Fought For Their Country” were among things enjoyed and experienced by the tour members gourmet food scenic sights fine arts tour members experienced them all But above ev- hard to leave” RAKY it LIBRARY PROPER jyiaadjLyLjJbxirs day Friday 7 7 Saturday Sunday 9 1 nm to 1 am to am to 10 10 pm to 1 1 7 pm pm pm pm state the the' geographical center United States the American Gothic describes so well in the paintings of Norman Rockwell and Grant Wood comes to life in Kansas the band Consider the names Hope Steinhart Williams Walsh and Hart English Lidgrin German Iris Scandinavian the descendents of their polyglot pioneers that settled the great plains Kerry Lidgrin in addition to playing the lead and rhythm Saturday 1 Sunday CLOSED pm to 5 T 8 am to 7 pm 8 9 Friday Saturday Sunday Steve played for the band and they were impressed by his musicianship but as they recall it he had to be coaxed into singing When he finally sang the guys could not believe the wide range and the perfect intonation and depth of feeling Steve displayed and so 1 0 pm pm pm to 10 pm 1 5 7:30 am 7 pm to 7:30 am 9 am to 1 pm to Friday Saturday Sunday 10 pm pm 5 pm 0 pm Over 1 CLOSED WEEKENDS DOCUMENTS 7 1 Saturday Sunday m — by I 5 HOUR — Clip and Save —— 10 pm 5 pm 10 pm audiences Throughout the country their performance has been rated superby by several critics I Kansas is coming Los Angeles CA 90025 am enclosing $995 plus $100 for postage and handling PLEASE RUSH YOUR CURRENT LIST OF UNCLAIMED SCHOLARSHIPS SOURCES TO: am to 5 pm pm to pm to pm to throughout $33500000 unclaimed scholarships grants aids and 11275 Massachusetts Ave MICROFORM MAPS 8 tensively ex- the Unned States and have been known to mesmorize large UNCLAIMED SCHOLARSHIPS Distributed by A&M Records Inc appointment) y Monday-Frida- imagined They have performed fellowships ranging from $50 to $10000 Current list of these sources researched and compiled as of Sept 15 1975 On Dark Horse Records am to 5 pm (and solid his musicianship is unquestioned and his size big his hair very red and his unvarying style of dress overalls is no small factor in the style and look of the band That is Kansas the group whose life is wrapped up in the style and composition of the music they play They have survived years of frustration and endless disappointments in one of the most unmusical environments S©hoIlaiirsMps to 5 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 8 that except IUiHi©laihmn©dl to 5 pm New Music Monday — Friday Robby also shares the lead vocal chores with Steve and is part of the group’s two three and sometimes four vocal sound There is not much to say about guitarist Rich Williams ®®®®© REFERENCE DESK Monday-Thursda- y arrangements So 5 pm to 10 pm am to am to second grade Being an air force brat he got a chance to see the world early in life and picked up invaluable experience playing for various groups in England One day a while back a young musician from St Steve Missouri Joseph Walsh walked into a Kansas rehearsal and said “I want to audition for your band-- I play the keyboards and sing a little” CURRICULUM MATERIALS Monday-Thursda- y parts Phil Erhart started playing JlvaTen fresh rock&roll songs mark the dehut of a bright new addition to the Dark Horse label pm on the spot the quintet Kansas became a sextet Along with the keyboards Steve contributes an original the Kansas composition repoitoire Robby Steinhart has been studying violin for 15 years and his classical training serves him well in his unique intense and driving solos as well as the ensemble of Kansas’ technically complex the drums when he was in the MUSIC! am to 9 pm am to 5 pm 7 7 and died "JIVA” Monday Thursday 4 organ his first instruments was a set of drums but his dad who is a keyboard man himself taught Kerry the rudiments of technique and the rest amazingly enough Kerry taught himself The harmonic and rhythmic complexity of what Kerry both composes and plays belies his lack of formal training Dave Hope the group’s bassist lives in Topeka as do the other members of the group with the exception of Robby who lives in nearby Lawrence Along with Phil and Rich Dave was a member of the first band to play in the reknowned “Warehouse” in New Orleans where they were the opening act for the last gig of the Doors before Morrison INTRODUCING AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES Friday the of what Rudyard Kipling discovered a century before them: “San Francisco only has one drawback — ‘tis harmony Paradoxically be Kansas piano synthesizer composes much of music the group performs and adds his voice to some of the that is the way it will always erything else they discovered 1 H Main guitar considered ourselves and music different and we hope Culture art entertainment LEAte Eft unique I SPECIALLY PRICED I AT i TOP FLIGHT Address State 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