THIS WEEK ON THE SHOW...

WEDNESDAY 8/25/2004:

Professor Sandra Edwards, professor of occupational therapy at Western Michigan University in to discuss her work with the Haptic arm project, a project designing a robotic arm for to help children develop crucial handwriting skills.
(for article)
http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2004/07/028.html

THURSDAY 8/26/2004:

AIDA Disney’s heart-wrenching timeless love story!

Karmine Alers from the cast of Aida. Showing at the Barn Theatre in Augusta, MI August 24 at 8:30 and playing through SEPTEMBER 5
www.barntheatre.com

FRIDAY 8/27/2004:

Mike Marchak, president of the Kalamazoo film society, presenting Kim Ki Duk's Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter....and Spring.
FRI. - 7:00 & 9:30pm
SAT. - 4:30pm ; 7:00 and 9:30pm
SUN. - 2:30 & 5:00pm

http://www.kalfilmsociety.net

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WMU's sexy new pedestrian underpass.  

Candidate Number Three in triumph over the Captain in the Word of the Day contest. -sanguine

Pronunciation: sang'gwin

adj.

1. confident; cheerfully optimistic 2. anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope
3. characterized by a ruddy complexion and a courageous, optimistic, and romantic temperament
4. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds The similarity in form between sanguine, "cheerfully optimistic," and sanguinary, "bloodthirsty," may prompt one to wonder how they have come to have such different meanings. The explanation lies in medieval physiology with its notion of the four humors or bodily fluids (blood, bile, phlegm, and black bile). The relative proportions of these fluids was thought to determine a person's temperament. If blood was the predominant humor, one had a ruddy face and a disposition marked by courage, hope, and a readiness to fall in love. Such a temperament was called sanguine, the Middle English ancestor of our word sanguine. The source of the Middle English word was Old French sanguin, itself from Latin sanguineus. Both the Old French and Latin words meant "bloody," "blood-colored," Old French sanguin having the sense "sanguine in temperament" as well. Latin sanguineus was in turn derived from sanguis, "blood," just as English sanguinary is. The English adjective sanguine, first recorded in Middle English before 1350, continues to refer to the cheerfulness and optimism that accompanied a sanguine temperament but no longer has any direct reference to medieval physiology. 

Mr. Gobot in town from our Caton, MI offices in a celebratory cheer after winning the word of the day contest. dégagé:
adj.

1. free and relaxed in manner; casual
2. disengaged; at ease; unworried
3. at rest; untroubled
4. free of constraint; nonchalant
5. free and easy

Etymology: French, past participle of dégager, to disengage 

K-Booty with a captivating music review. 

Goodbye Crotch, we love you. 

DJ Crotch with an eloquent final farewell on the Nonchalant Café Hour. 

THIS WEEK ON THE SHOW:

WEDNESDAY: 8/18
Jane Allyson and the Portage Players presenting "The World Goes Round"
Friday, August 13, 2004, to Saturday, August 21
8 p.m. Hayloft Theatre at Celery Flats, Portage
www.interactproductions.com

THURSDAY: 8/19
The Saltwater Vampires, performing Saturday the 21st at Kraftbrau Brewery
www.saltwatervampires.com
www.kraftbraubrewery.com

FRIDAY: 8/20
Les Messuier du Rock, performing Friday the 20th at Kraftbrau Brewery.
www.sixgunlover.com

Also-
Struction, performing Friday the 20th at the Division Ave. Arts Cooperative (DAAC) in Grand Rapids, MI
www.structionnoise.com

The Nonchalant Café Hour your centre of the optional entertainment universe, airs live Wed.-Fri. noon until 1PM EST, on 89.1 WIDR FM

To listen to a live broadcast go to our web address:
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THIS WEEK ON THE SHOW...

WEDNESDAY 8/11:
Alex Gonzalez of the Surrogate Band. (Pink Floyd Tribute Band) Performing Saturday August 14 at Bells Brewery.
-for more info
www.thesurrogateband.com
www.bellsbeer.com

THURSDAY 8/12:
Mike Marchak, president of the Kalamazoo Film Society, presenting "Super Size Me." FRI. - 7:00 & 9:30pm
SAT. - 4:30pm ; 7:00 and 9:30pm
SUN. - 2:30 & 5:00pm
www.kalfilmsociety.net
www.supersizeme.com

FRIDAY the THIRTEENTH scary scary scary:
Rich, the drummer for the Lost Sounds, performing Sunday the 15th at Kraftbrau Brewery.
www.lostsounds.net
www.kraftbrewery.com

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