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-enter tain men Baby" *M "Song of Solomon/' will dose th< |W*ii*r* Series to?i$ht with ? reading i Auditorium In the College of Business Admlj II faft her tfc ||^ aUj^J I ? i< - w v critics m m MP "T*rB*by"i r .miL^ ~ Jr^ & t^tiaKi w* wSSS i'wh mm 1 | IB stdry a** "** W lB ?ove1 about the Mr Btjwckey* examin te?3hM Morrison ;d|:|: civilization ??4 iiiiini dtcJmi' ' Morrison also washes at Bard College in Nc tm mmw& *!$ ?# i> English, thb year presented noted critic Rich; >sj6sy^ish piftywri^ht Tow Stoppftfd and Pi ;^inniiD^:^KK^liow#rd Nmerov^nd Maxiw ev&ntsarefrce and opm to the public. IlllPor more tead department at 777-4204. Comedian keei By Mark Farmer and Dennis Switzer Comedian Marc Weiner, who has gained rec with his appearances on NBC-TV's "Saturday performed Monday night in Russell House Bi an audience of about 400 people. Weiner did not disappoint the crowd as he k with his antics and improvisations for more thj Weiner is usually mentioned in tandem with tes, a troupe of more than 25 papier-mache pi show also featured traditional stand-up comedy improvisation. WHATEVER WAS within sight or rcach see game for Weiner's humor. He picked on a mer Alpha Order, teasing him about having only tw fraternity jersey: "What's the matter, you c< three?" He also poked fun at a Gamecock photograj ed up a copy of the newspaper to read for ii material When he discovered an advertisement seeki work on the paper's staff this summer, Weir USC student By Tut Underwood A collection of Negro spirituals recorded near Charleston in the 1930s has found a new home in the Library of Congress, thanks to a USC student. Park Dougherty, a media arts student and member "of Charleston's Society for the Preservation of Spirituals, arranged for the donation of the society's 45 aluminum 78-rpm discs to the Library's Archive of Folk Song with the help of society president John Siegling and Rutledge Webb, chairman of the society's record committee. The societv and its efforts will hp the trmir of a feature spot on NBC-TV's new "Monitor" show, airing Saturday at 10 p.m. "I'VE BEEN around spirituals all my life," said Dougherty, whose special interest t r nnr cnirih i o J Cr UUV/UlliVllllll^ apil IIUUIO UtlU 1 UllVOVIi^O . "My connection with this group and my awareness of the spirituals we sing really started my interest in media. I started documenting black church services much as my grandfather did 50 years ago. Through these experiences and by buying folk and spiritual records, I became aware of the folk song arcnives, ne saia. Dougherty's grandfather, Rene Ravenel, was one of the original members of the Society for the Preservation of Snirituals and engineered many of the society's records in the 1930s. 13 Spring By John Vaughan Snrina Iliwirr^ n w<?<?k of v I ? events and special programs, will ft? '0t'-4PTMI sent a magician/comedian an ? 1$$$ ' popular musician as the next big e n the *****M in its lineup tonight and tomorro i I Friedhoffer, the Mad Magiciar >11 will attend perform tonight in Russell H t VaiwrsityBallroom, while rock flutist GUtidg; will be Weisberg will give a concert tome e tMttl nttttff nigni ai ine lownsnip. [Spring Bizarre began Monday, a Ballroom performance by com< Marc Weiner and the VVeinerettes first major event. The week's sch of activities, however, offers diversions that are no less entertai W*m ***>*! RUSSELL HOUSE Patio shou , an active place today, as SAGA Services plans a picnic from 4:1 $!? p.m., while the Alcohol Bowl progress. -trulyThe Alcohol Bowl will be simii a College Bowl format, where stu W# the tela-. from different organizations ai fctowfc# alcohol-related questions. It is pi UK* the A.L.E. (Alcohol Learning pci iciilc; programming iicu inn MMkmmaixSi wee^'s events. A shag contest will dominate patio tomorrow at 5 p.m. A epaJlkntof! tas,ing session' also Part of A Rw^tiwmtil programming, will begin at 8 p.i BiffGolden Spur, followed by a "i bar" at 9 p.m. Friedhoffer's show will begin P*m* anc* *s ^ree to USC studen "teaser" performance has been s .a-:. / earlier in the day on the patio. >s crowd laughai >her, and pick- Comedian Marc Weiner mprovisationai ^ ygQ students Maria Ki ng students to brief imaginary interview, jump ler presented a mimicked an interviewer and an arranges donal Founded in 1922 to preserve and npmpflintp a trorlitinn it folt iijoc Htiinn j/v*^v?umw v* V* UUiVlVtl U VT UO UjTIlIg) HIV/ society has continued to collect and perform the songs, according to the USC graduate student. THE MAJORITY of today's members are descendants of original society members. Though a few "outsiders" are elected to join the group, membership is automatic for ?L!iJ - r *.A.. * crmuren 01 society memoers. ''Many of the lowcountry people who founded the society grew up on plantations, but later moved to the city," Dougherty said. "They began to miss the songs they remembered hearing as children on the farm, so they banded together to remember the old days and preserve the songs they loved." At first the society was very informal, he said. But it ouicklv became verv serious in its pursuit of oid songs, and by 1936, had purchased a machine to make recordings of spirituals sung by black and white groups at such state locations as Charity Church, Johns Island, Collins Creek and Edisto Island. The equipment used by the society was so i ii ii ii.^. ncctvy auu uuiKy inai several men were needed to move it, and for remote recording it had to be powered by a car engine. Microphones were placed through the windows of the church or hall to record the events. See "Spirituals," page 9 Ri7a rra rnnti L#I?.UI I U UV/I I LI Mad Magician actually plays a variety ?r~: of roles on stage: escape artist, firearI eater, juggler, special effects wizard ,prc" and stand-up comic. da vents w. WEISBERG HAS been booked as 1 will an added event to the USC Cultural louse Series, and his performance is co- ? Tim soonsored bv The Township. The if >rrow popular rock flutist is perhaps best known for his 1978 collaboration with with singer&ongwr iter Dam Fogelberg Ion the sdian hit album "Twin Sons of Different as its Mothers." edule Weisberg is considered something of other a musical enigma, falling somewhere J ning. between pop and contemporary jazz f fusion. j ... "Music that moves and inspires me L ? is what I look for, both as a performer * ??7 and as a spectator," Weisberg said. "I . ". know that when I attend a concert, I 5 ? 11 want the music to have me on my feet . and I want that same feeling out of the ( albums that I buy and play at home." 1 U1 The bearded musician has produced . iswer j f 14 albums, with his most recent effort . last year's "Travelin' Light" LP. He J*" has claimed, though, that he is often misinterpreted as a jazz artist straddlthe *n8 mus*ca* styles. 1 wine .L.E. WEISBERG JOINED his junior t n. in high school band and took up the flute * Diano only because his last name begins with ? a "W" ? and he was assigned it. } at 8 He studied classical music, for the ts. A most part, and that's where his roots a ilated are, according to him. His present 3 The musical style has grown from the f rtsr with antif*s_ in Ihfc: THE highlight . ? skits with the Weineret *J puppets to life with pe '* back to the audience ai Jj| him, his puppets were t 9 He only used three W niitfrtMtftfHHGK&HHHH his two most popular Photo by Joe Jackson acted out several sketchi (center) shares a laugh: desperate use faculty i nne and Jimmy Babbitt. c v/wvy a^UUVHI. UWULl JLJ' ing from side to side as he of magic before Wein< interviewee: received by the crowd. ion of recorded ^ Members of Charleston Society for the Pn we group s second album, circa 1950. USC g (inset) is now a member. inues ' [ vjMpH ;; PL ^^ qhbhhhh\ u <jhhbhhhihhhhhi Popular flutist Tim Weisberg lilemma of being a rock 'n' roll fan vho only played flute. "I started jamming with rock bands, didn't know what I was doing, but I :ept at it. I never got paid; I was just kn ..,kn d..? :* nw guy wuu tuuiig. uui it IIUUKd me on performing and I just rolled ip my sleeves and worked really hard it it," Weisberg said. He will be joined tomorrow by his >and: guitarist Todd Robinson, keyboardist David Wallace, bass ;uitarist Vernon Porter and drummer lick Jaeger. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets ire $8.75 for the general public and >4.75 for USC students. For more information, call 777-7130. iprovisation , the Gamecock tave you done before?" seen during a "Saturday Night Live" a yellow raincoat and hat, he pulled ; and pretended it was storming. When pped, he quickly noted that "it was a 4 ot Werner's show, however, were his ~ tes. The comedian seems to bring his :rsonalities and movements. With his id his microphone hidden in front of he focus of rapt attention. reinerettes Monday, but included were puppets, Rocko and Tony. The pair es, including one in which Rocko was a member and Tony was USC President Cherer Drovided a brief riemnnstrntinn m ;r took the stage and was fairly well spirituals 3servation of Spirituals appear on * iraduate student Park Dougherty