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BRANDON DUDLEY class. Their friends enjoyed the humble, even after winning a Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff song, and they played it in a col­ Grammy for pop/contemporary The Gift of Israel lege cafe. gospel album of the year in 1997, Jewish Students Can Go on Free Jars of Clay, a contemporary The band played there again_ two platinum albums and 12 alternative/Christian rock band, around Christmas, and following number-one songs. Trip of a Lifetime will be performing at the UMBC the Christmas vacation, the group The band is best known for its Fieldhouse on Sept. 29 with decided it wanted to -write more 1995 self-titled mainstream debut ANNA KAPLAN Jews who do not feel that the Jennifer Knapp and Luna Halo. songs to add to its live perform­ album, which included its num­ Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff wide umbrella of the Jewish com­ This band was formed in ances. The guys decided to give ber-one hit "Flood." The Jars of munity applies to them. Yet these January of 1994 at Greenville themselves a name, and Lowell Clay sophomore album, Much It seemed_too good to be true are the people Hillel and College in Greenville, illinois, by remembered a Bible verse that Afraid, won the group a Grammy. at fust: Someone wants to send Birthright Israel looks for. four friends - Stephen Mason, included the words "Jars of Since then, the band has won me to Israel? For free? What's the Basically, if you are anywhere Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell Clay." The verse was 2 numerous other awards and has catch? I can't possibly qualify ... between 18 and 26 years of age and Matt Odmark - who were Corinthians 4:7, "But we have been able to share the stage with But just for the hell of it, I filled and are of Jewish descent but all majoring in Contemporary these treasures in jars of clay, to artists such as Sting and out an application and went have never traveled to Israel with Christian Music, a somewhat new show that this all surpassing Matchbox 20. through the interview process. A a peer group, you have the chance department at the college. The power is from God and not from Their latest album, If I Left the • few months later, in January of to go in the fust few weeks of band wrote and recorded a song us." The band decided on this as a Zoo, was released in November last year, I went to Israel for free. 2001 (even if you haven't been called "Fade to Gray" as a studio reminder to keep itself humble. No catch, just a free 10-day trip. inside a synagogue for a while). project for credit in a recording Six years later the band is just as see CLAY, page 21 Well, perhaps there is one This whole thing started as a catch: You have to be Jewish to crazy vision of two prominent qualify. This again t~ows some _ people off, like non-observant see ISRAEL, page 21 Books, Java and Happy Kids

JADA LOKEMAN interesting colle<;tion of people point. Retriever Weekly Staff Writer you'd be able to find this year. As the sky began to clear, I The fust place I headed on had the urge to go get some fresh ' At the Baltimore Book Saturday afternoon was to the air, so I proceeded to the Peabody Festival this past weekend, the Coffee Bar. Most people were Performance Canopy. This was full gamut of the city's literary under the tents anyway because the most serene area of the festi­ arts was on display. Even for the of the gray cloud cover threaten­ val. As I sat behind them, a clar-_ non-book crowd, the fifth annual ing rain. Inside, I found a scene inetist and cellist were perform­ festival offered entertainment for that could be ripped from any ing duets, probably homework. I everyone. With five stages Friends episode: a casually joined a small group assembled at arranged around the Mt.Vernon dressed mix of 20-somethings the base of the steps adjacent to square, there was also a lot to do. sipping java while sitting on the Walters Art Gallery. We let Since each stage offered a differ­ inflatable lounge chairs. Onstage, their musical Calgon take us ent theme, you were sure to find a quirky blonde was singing a away as their notes drifted away Anna Kaplan something to fit your interest. In song about a guy who lives in an into the sky. Golden City: Jerusalem is one of the stops on the 10-day Israel addition, there was food, music, R.V. on her driveway. Not exactly trip. crafts and probably the most "Smelly Cat," but you get the see.BOOKS, page 21