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Internationally-aci
quintet will present:
Sponsored by the
Productions, Inc., ti<
citizens and militar
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'a rac
A racial crisis in a
ior Misier unarne,"
and Speech.
Written by James ]
by a white man and
must face. The pi
Association of Afrot4Blues"
will begi
Drayton Hall Theat
production is part ol
year as Feb. 29 thri
Baldwin, primaril;
well known books as
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incntrw i otk 1 irr
fires of fury in its bel
in its throat."
Michael Kobertsor
show,said the produc
"involve them with t
characters.
"Many of the seem
two portions of the
arrangement should
I hope the set create
show not only as spe<
The box office in
Monday through Sat
2551 or 777-2552 durii
James Patterson, ur
the theatre's three pi
before they played l
v^. >
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BSaBSI^ * HWk
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claimed jazz musician Dizzy G
a concert at 8 p.m. March 8 at Ca
i South Carolina Arts Commisi
ckets cost $4 for adults and $2 for
y personnel.
the
amecock
?rtainna
heatre oi
;ial crisis
small southern town is the centra
the fifth Droduetion hv thp n^nnr
. J
Baldwin, "Blues" is about a murd(
the moral crisis that both black a
ay is presented in cooperation
American Students.
in Ma/ch 3 and run through M
re. Curtain time is 8:15 p.m. ea
f the Seventh Annual Black Weel
sugh March 2.
_ - -
y Known as a novelist and essayist
"Another Country" and "The Fire
ics called "Blues for Mister Charli
ly, tears of anguish in its eyes and
i, assistant professor of theatre ai
tion will attempt to reach out into
he characters on stage and what is
es will be played in the aisles," he
stage which are thrust into the
allow the audience more intimacj
s an atmosphere of the audience t
!tators but as part of the show itsel
Drayton Hall is now open frorr
urday. Reservations may be ma<
ig regular box office hours. Ticke
ges students to make early rer>er\
ist productions were complete sel
Iheir first performance," he said
Can
has
By Chuck Cromer
and Billy Cox
It can only be
phenomenon, becai
available at practi
establishment. But1
one tvoe of Derson. i
be caught dead in I
In the first of a ti
town" boys visited
^ the campus in an at
- Downstairs Plaza
enough to drown 01
music Drovides a n
drawbacks are its p<
illespie and his women. Many of th<
rolina Coliseum. seem to take great si
sion and Kitani engagement rings w
students, senior
Cai
jusi aown tne roa<
Campus Club South,
x times past. There ar
of the club, which
attacks of the mun<
particularly enlight<
short trek to the ca
John Calhoun befor
steps.
Once a giant ar
Jfc fortunately appears
tfah balcony tables usual!
B female clubbers, a
J establishment as a
While it remains pr
p & tends to attract tig
r~M* either want to social
L S3 preoccupation with
The club's beer pi
^ brew ranging from E
Heiniken. Happy hou
cents per draft and
.1 issue in "Blues Although the elub
tment of Theatre ?1^ popl ar tre
small hilt lnvnl nnt
?r of a black man probably continue to
nd white citizens half-empty.
with the USC
*
arch 6 in USC's
ch evening. The
t designated this * t
* Mm!!**'
has written such > '
ie" theatre ''with
I a roar of protest
id director of the HHEp^ni
the audience and p|
haDnenine to the
tipus bt
ups an
described as a type of social
jse beer-the people's choice- is
cally any swinging commercial
why is it that some bars appeal to
while another individual wouldn't
the place?
wo-part series, the "round about
bars within walking distance of
tempt to answer these and other
)wnstairs Plaza
lurgatory began with a trip to the
located underneath a pool hall
vers. It is strictly a couple's bar
atmosphere congenial for cony
contemplation.
ist, and, fortunately, it is not loud
Jt a conversation. Normally the
leasant background for such in
jroposais ior marriage,
e competitive, priced at 40 cents
\ pitcher and wine by the bottle
25 to $7.50. The plaza's main
x>r location and its lack of single
e supposedly unattached women
idistic pleasure in flaunting their
nen a guy makes a pass at them,
npus Club South
J stands the conveniently-located
a living memorial to the days of
e hamburger grills on both sides
can easily satisfy devastating
shies. And if a person becomes
jned, he may choose to make a
pitol to argue with the ghost of
e ultimately passing out on the
nong area bars, the club uncaught
in a stagnant mire, as
ly remain empty. Because of few
isanovas should cross out this
place for the potential pick up.
imarily a singles bar, the club
htly-knit groups of friends who
ize within their clique or have a
fnntshall
rices are standard, with bottled
?0 cents for Pabst to 90 cents for <
ir stretches from 2 to 8 p.m., at 30
$1.50 a pitcher.
has a juke box and occasionally i
it remains fiercely independent <
nds of disco and dancing. With a i
ronage, the spacious club will <
remain interesting, distinct and I
i
.va v-ufc - ., ????
^&w i
Ib^^. i
irhop
d dov
Golder
Thf? finlripn Snnr i?n fhp nr
tour. Situated in the Ruj
managed by students for s
Admission is granted only t
I.D. to the doorman.
The Spur has two large
lounge and the other a
tertainment, that allow up
within its confines. This
classified as a "raise hell
casionally becomes rowdy
when patrons are affected b
oi "pickup" is not as comr
as at most bars, but the p
evidence and can be easily
caters to couples and singl
Even though normal cliq
Greeks don't flock there in
female, the popular clique |
be attracted to the Spur pr
coming alone to this nitecl
since most patrons share t
v?: ? ? ~ -A?i- i
uuuig U siuueni.
The Golden Spur opens a
Friday and maintains a dai
drafts from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
at 60 cents.
Entertainment nights, w
week, are the most rewarc
enjoyment because of the <
tract. Nonentertainmeni
uneventful except for smal
quick beer either before or
Little Os
Little Oscar's, which open
proof that sometimes no rr
some things simply aren't d
the fact that Oscar's manaf
USC campus with adverth
ladies on Wednesday nigl
cheapest drinks in town. Ii
everything but gotten custc
As we walked in on Satui
fronted with a sign stating
required, but no one was a
policy. That was just the b(
including the band, the bi
were in attendance. With a s
50, it was an almost embai
vade the privacy of ghosts; ?
was empty, it was so smi
eventually become round-sl
Then the band got cranked
whatever inner serenity we
Ll ? -* * *
me parKing lot. It was arr
could play so badly and be
tiumber was "Commotion,"
we noted was the reverber
banging off the windows of
across the street as we wal
pay- /yWW
ping
ms
'r.
i Spur
ily true student bar on our
>sell House, the Spur is
students and their guests,
ifter the flashing of a USC
rooms, one serving as a
s a receptacle for en?
to 350 students to cram
niteclub should not be
" bar even though it ocon
entertainment nights
y the demon beer. The air
non a characteristic here
ossibilities arc always in
exploited since the Spur
tes.
|ue groups like jocks and
large numbers, the single
group of all, does seem to
emises. Inhibitions about
ub are disregarded here
he common bond of just
t 3 p.m. Monday through
ly happy hour of 20 cents
Bottle beer prices center
c -
iiv.ii vaiy HUlIl WWIR lO
ling in terms of musical
capacity crowds they att
nights are usually
1 talk with a friend or a
after classes.
car's
s nightly at eight is living
latter how hard you try,
estined to work. Consider
>ement has saturated the
sing, offers free beer to
its and has among the
naeea, uscar's has done
jmers.
'day night, we were conthat
a cover charge was
t the door to enforce the
^ginning. Only 11 people,
irtender, and ourselves,
eating capacity of maybe
rasing experience to inind
even though the place
all that a mouse would
louldered.
1 up, blasting all traces of
might have had out into
lazint* (hat thi-oo nonnlo
0 uovv
so into it. Their opening
but the only commotion
ated echos of the music
Sharpe's Formal Wear
Iked away.
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