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The Aquadome is a non-profit, volunteer-operated venue dedicated to music, art, and community in Kirksville, Missouri. It is, unfortunately, not a water park.
by The Aquadome

Aquasummer!!

Happy summer to everyone!

We have officially started our summer hiatus for the months of May, June, and July. But, be on the lookout for at least one show and some workdays over our break. We may be closed, but we are still working on building up the Dome visually and planning on how to make our second year of serving Kirksville even better. (Watch out for a newsletter with more info about all that.) If you have any comments, or questions, email theaquadome@gmail.com. Keep in touch! Cuz you know we will!!

Best,
The Dome

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IPAC Freak Dance

This Saturday, April 21st at 8pm -1am:

A fog rave at the Aquadome featuring a DJ, silly string and highliters, “That Bitter Taste” directed by local filmmaker Jonathan Marshall, some Modville, and a performance by the band Orange Iguanas.

Admission is $4, doors open at 8 p.m., come prepared for dancing and fun!

Bee! Why? Oh, Bee!

by The Aquadome

Full Moon Show 4/5/12

The second full moon show will be held Thursday, April 5th. The moon will be full by midnight! Come at 8pm for free tarot readings, musical acts, and to wrap up the night we will stroll through the cemetery.

This show costs canned food- any food you bring will be donated to the local food bank! Since the show is cash-money-free, we can legally drink. BYOBeer. No hard alcohol. No drinking minors.

This event is pet and bike friendly.

Featuring:
RAE FITZGERALD
Adam Boughtan [spoken word]
Matt Ziegler
Sean Prudden

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Why I Love the Name “Aquadome”

I don’t just like the name “The Aquadome,” I love it.
I don’t know where the name came from,
who came up with it,
or the story behind it. But I love it.

The name conjures up a framework of vivid imagery,
I envision a droplet of water on the hood of a car… a small-scale
oasis of sorts.
Inside this tiny dewdrop is, in effect, a Neverland that doesn’t
necessarily abide the common laws of physics;
a fleeting microcosm;
a fluid universe of our own creation;
a place were people can come and steep themselves in a fanciful,
almost otherworldly atmosphere that won’t exist come morning.

It’s like an anti-bubble.
It’s a rainbow submarine only with the inside and outside switched.
Since water is a better conductor for sound than air is,
it’s through this metaphorical medium that I can attach such clear
meaning to an otherwise cryptic sounding name.

The Aquadome is where you go when you’re wrung out dry by the ins and
outs of your daily life
and you need to soak up some artful sound, some liberating colors,
some camaraderie, and some community.
People go there to share a smile, to make new friends, and to dance a
little if that’s their thing. I wish everyone had an Aquadome.
-Chris Lindley
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Prim Rose Battle of the Band Raised Over $2000 for Cancer Research!

The Prime Rose Sorority raised over $2000 for cancer research this past Saturday at The Aquadome! L.I.F.E, Leaving and Impression for Erin honors the life of the late Prim Rose sister, Erin Brennecke, who died of bone cancer while attending Truman in 2002. All proceeds benefited the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center of Iowa, where Erin received her treatments. The event lasted from 2pm-2am, and featured many traveling bands, as well as local bands. Along with the entertainment, the event was catered by TNT barbeque and the Costa Rican Cafe. Here is a listing of all the bands featured throughout the evening:

1pm- Seth Wood -Kansas City, MO- Indie Accoustic
1:45- Cancel the Search Party -Local- Hard core punk 1pm- The
2:35- Burgundy Dog Socks -Lawrence, KS- Soulful Jazz Folk
3:25- Golden Curls -Local- www.soundcloud.com/goldencurls
4:15- Groondale -Kansas City, KS- Piano-Licious pop rock2:45-
5:05- Hot Fuzz -Local- Funk Synth Rock
5:55- Dandelions Roar -Local- Rock Folk Pop
6:45- Tom Sauk -Missouri- www.soundcloud.com/tomsauk
7:40- Busted String Band -Local- American Folk Rock
8:40- Forrester -Lawrence, KS- Post Rock
9:35- Fivefold -ST Louis, MO- www.soundcloud.com/fivefold
10:30- Black Bear -Local- www.soundcloud.com/blackbear
11:25- Neptune and the Glass Horse -Lawrence/Local- soundcloud.com/brian-vie-lion
12:20- Johnny H & the O-Town Tuffs -Local- Psychedelic Funk Rock

Saturday was a night to be remembered!

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Brie’s in the Index!

President Brie Vuagniaux has been featured on this week’s edition of The Index. You can pick up a copy this Thursday, February 23, or click on the following link to the pdf file: Click here.

From the article:

One trip changed alumna Brie Vuagniaux’s
life.

She has been in rock bands, opened a music
venue and worked at a clown camp, but the four
and half months studying abroad in Ghana during
the Fall 2010 semester is when Vuagniaux
said she realized her greatest passion: nursing.

While in Ghana, Vuagniaux visited the
Buduburam Refugee Camp, which housed
20,000 Liberian refugees. She and a few
friends who also were studying abroad, saw
the need for basic sex education with the
women of the camp, she said.

The group decided to make a zine, a homemade
magazine, with information regarding
women’s health. They printed copies to bring
into the camp with them. They hosted three
workshops and met with women groups ranging
in age from 13 to 80 years old…