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'Che (Bamccock Edwin McCain comes to USC by Mackenzie Craven ^ The Gamecock “The Journey,” an autobiographical presentation by film maker Eric Saperston that details his trip around the country is coming to Columbia Thursday. Accompanying Seperston’s tale are the muscial talents of Edwin McCain. “First of all, it’s not a concert,” said Ron Cohen, special events commissioner for Carolina Productions. “It’s a theatri cal multimedia presentation with Eric Saperston and special guest McCain.” “Carolina Productions booked the show because it looked like something different,” Cohen said. “We felt it would be something students would like.” “The Journey” is based on Saperston’s real-life travels, which started in Atlanta eight years ago and worked their way to Seattle. Saperston interviewed celebrities, such as Jimmy Carter, Billy Crystal and Henry Winkler. His goal was to learn the wisdom of those before him, keeping in mind the philoso phy that “to know the road ahead, ask those coming back.” In his journey, Saperston searched for those who excel in what they do, those who ask others for help, those who serve ^ others, and those who finish what they start. Four people, including Saperston, piled into a Volkswagen bus for 1,835 days. They completed 176 interviews in 370 hours of footage. Throughout the duration of the trip, they had one accident, 11 parking tickets, 27 bounced checks and one bus fire. “Eric and I have created an event that goes well beyond the performance level,” McCain said. “Blending my music and Er ic’s words enables us to engage our audience in a profound and meaningful way that inspires everyone to take their own journey and live magical lives.” McCain will open the presentation with “I’ll Be.” Critics have characterized the presentation with the term “serendipi ty”~having an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by ac cident. The tour, sponsored by Bass/Schuler Entertainment and en tered in Atom film competition, will travel to Clemson on Sept. 29 and to Loyola Marymount University on Oct. 11. McCain and Saperston have eight stops left on the tour. Saperston graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Bachelor of Arts and Speech Communications. The show starts Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Koger Center. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for the public, and can be purchased at the Carolina Coliseum or at the Russell House In formation Desk. For more information, call 251 -2222. The spotlight desk am be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.coni. Special to The Gamecock Eric Saperston journeyed from Atlanta to Seattle in this 1971 Volkswagon bus. Movie Times Carmike Wynnsong 10 5320 Forest Drive, 782-8100 Autumn in New York (PG-13) 2:00, 7:30 Bring It On (PG-13) 2:00,4:30,7:15, 9:30 The Cell (R) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 Coyote Ugly (PG-13) 1:30,7:30 God’s Army (PG)4:30, 9:30 Hollow Man (R) 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:30 Nurse Betty (R) 2:00,4:30,7:00,9:15 Scary Movie (R) 4:00, 9:45 Space Cowboys (PG-13) 1:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 The Watcher (R) 1:30,4:00,7:00,9:15 The Way of the Gun (R) 1:45,4:15, 7:00, 9:30 What Lies Beneath (PG-13) 1:30,4:00, 7:30, 10:15 Columbia Mall Cinema 8 7201/802 Two Notch Road, 788-7664 The Art of War (R) 1:40,' 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Backstage (R) 9:40 Bait (R) 1:45,4:30,7:10, 9:45 Bring It On (PG-13) 1:00,3:10,5:25, 7:40, 10:00 Nutty Professor 2 (PG-13) 1:00,3:05, 5:15,7:30 Original Kings of Comedy (R) 1:30, 4:1.0, 7:00, 9:30 Turn It Up (R) 1:10,3:00,3:10,7:20, 9:20 Urban Legends: The Final Cut (R)' 1:15,3:25,5:35. 7:50, 10:10 The Witcher (R) 1:50,4:20,7:05,9:25 Columbiana Grande Stadium Cinemas 1250 Bower Parkway, 407-9898 Almost Famous (R) 1:30,2:15,4:40, 5:05,7:15,9:50, 10:15 The Art of War (R) 7:25, 10:05 Bless the Child (R) 1:45, 4:20, 7:20, 9:40 Bring It On (PG-13) 1:15,3:15,5:30, 7:45, 10:00 The Cell (R) 1:45,4:25,7:10, 9:50 Chicken Run (G) 2:15,4:10 Coyote Ugly (PG-13) 1:15,3:30,5:45, 7:55, 10:05 Highlander: Endgame (R) 1:15, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:35 Hollow Man (R) 1:25,4:15,7:15,9:50 Nurse Betty (R) 2:00,4:30, 7:05,9:30 Saving Grace (R) 2:00,4:30,7:15,9:30 Scary Movie (R) 1:50,3:45,6:55,9:30 Space Cowboys (PG-13) 1:20, 3:50, 6:45, 9:20 The Witcher (R) 1:45,4:00,7:30,9:45 Dutch Square 14 800 Bush River Road, 750-3576 Almost Famous (R) l:40,4:10, 7:00, 9:30, 12:00 The Art of War (R) 1:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 Bait (R) 1:50,4:45, 7:15,9:45 •Bring It On (PG-13) 2:10,4:30,7:30, 9:40, 11:50 The Cell (R) 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:35, 11:50 Nurse Betty (R) 1:50,4:30,7:05,9:30 Nutty Professor 2 (PG-13) 2:20,4:50, 7:50, 10:00 Original Kings of Comedy (R) 1:30, 4:00, 7:00,9:30 Scary Movie (R) 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10, 12:00 Space Cowboys (PG-13) 1:30, 4:20, 7:10,9:50 Urban Legends: The Final Cut (R) 2:00, 4:20, 7:40, 10:00, 12:10 The Witcher (R) 2:20,4:40,7:45,9:50, 12:10 What Lies Beneath (PG-13) 1:30,4:15, 7:00, 9:40 Woman on Top (R) 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:00, 12:00 Harvest from page 8 Harvest Hope offers different programs to peo ple based on interest. The Kids’ Cafe gives chil dren nutritious meals before they go home from school and is run by the Boys and Girls clubs and the Salvation Army. Another is Healthy Har vest, a food co-op program that allows people to buy fifteen-dollar coupons and exchange them to get $30 to $35 of food. These coupons are avail able to anyone because no income requirements or strict guidelines apply. Other programs include the Crop Walk on Oct. 1 and the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. The Share Your Holiday Food Drive, a 14-hour food drive coordinated by Watchbox 57, will be Dec. 13. Last year, Harvest Hope received 140,000 pounds of food from that one day alone, and the bank hopes to raise even more this year. Victims of floods, fires, job releases and oth er emergencies are eligible for help from Harvest Hope. To get help, a referral from one of their agencies, such as the Red Cross, is required. Once accepted, families are allowed to go the bank once every other month and get enough food for a fam ily of four or five people to eat for four or five days. Food is also made available at an agency dis tribution program for nonprofit agencies such as the Boys and Girls clubs, The Salvation Army and the Red Cross. The families get a variety of canned goods and nonperishable items, such as pasta, cereal and rice. Produce, dairy, deli, meat and baked goods are given out depending on their availability. A vari ety of foods are distributed so families can have well-balanced meals. “We always see people that you would not ex pect to be here for food assistance,” Hillyer said. “When we moved into this building last fall I was out in the parking lot and I saw a man in a business suit. I thought he was there to see some one in the administrative portion of our building, but he was there to get food,” Hillyer said. “He had just relocated from North Carolina. His doctor was here in Columbia so he relocat ed here, knew no one at all and had just gotten a job at a furniture store. They were going to with hold his first check so he’d have to work for a month and then get paid. He was the nicest man, he looked wonderful, very clean cut, in a business suit and he was living out of his car.” “That goes to show you never know when it’s going to happen to you,” she said. . For those who don’t see the pay cutback or the house fire coming, Harvest Hope offers a cru cial service. They have opportunities for volun teers to work in their food pantry, at special events, or to come on certain Saturdays to help pack food. For anyone interested, call Elaine Frick at 254 4432, ext. 106. Harvest Hope encourages peo ple to bring smaller donations to them at 2220 Shop Road, but they will pick up laige donations. Their warehouse is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com. 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