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Music to fill St. Pat's Day in Five Points By AMY R. HUGHES Staff Writer Committees, merchants and restaurant owners in Five Points are busy preparing for the ninth annual St. Patrick's Day celebration to be held Saturday, March 16. For almost a decade, Five Points has rolled out the green carpet to celebrate in the Irish tradition. The streets are closed to traffic and opened to food vendors, craft peddlers and live entertainment for the public to enjoy. "We try to make it a family festival so that everyone can come, from children to grandparents," said Rita Baker, publicity chairperson for the event. The celebration committee has been coordinating this year's events since November. The activities start with a bang at 10 a.m. with a St. Patrick's Day parade. It will begin on Harden Street and wind its way back to Greene Street Local and regional bands will provide live entertainment ranging from bluegrass to reggae. The groups include The Blues Blasters, Tootie and the Jones, Zassross Boys and Judgenot. T?. -ii or a- j..i-j _ in <tii, zj acu> arc scneuuieu iu perform. There will be six stages set up in different areas where the groups will perform, so there will be continuous music throughout the day, said chairman celebration Steve Gibson. The waiters' race finals will also be held. Waiters will need the luck of the Irish when they attempt to master an obstacle course in order to win the grand prize ? round trip airfare for two. The preliminaries for the waiters' race will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in front of Monterrey Jack's restaurant in Five Points. A $25 entry fee is required to participate, Baker said. Martin Luther King Park will be reserved as a children's area and will have activities for kids, Baker said. There will be theater performances, a mini midway, mimes, jugglers and craft displays for young children. Vendors in the area will also cater to kids' tastes by selling hot dogs, ice cream and pizza. Food vendors from all over the aoutneast win line me streets wim booths selling everything from hickory smoked barbeque to sizi The Office of Student Media is now a< for the cover of the 1991-92 USC Telep Entries may be color photo and/or art v The winning entry will be featured, wit 1991-92 telephone directory and receivr Deadline: All submissions rnu; Room 313, by 5:00 PM, April 19,1991. Rules: 1. Photo entries my be submitted in color and negatives will be required may be any two dimensional medi approximately 20"x 24" 2. An individual is imited to seven ( name and phone number on all subr 3. Content should be confined to the t bia Campus, and may cover any as lished Dhotos or art work are ineliaib 4. This contest is open to all USC stud* ineligible. 5. All attempts will be made to return i Student Media assumes no respor will be required to sign a publicity rel 6. Entries will be judged on content, qi dia Professional Staff. Layout and d< Office of Student Media. The right t( this contest, if necessary, is reservi All decisions are final. This contest i! For more infoi 777-3 Park ( v By KATHY HEBERGER Carolina Life Editor There's a place in Columbii lights while swinging in waterfall wetting your fact Sidney Park, located on the con open 24 hours a day, is free, and i: like a kid or to just soak in an afte The park's 14 acres feature a paths and a four acre manmade h entire park as well as concrete blo< and behind the waterfall. "You can have a great watergi Pat Smyrl said. zling sausage dogs tvith grilled onions and hot, crispy curly fries, Baker said. Soft drinks and beer will also be available. The St. Patrick's Day celebration is more than just a festival, it is a fund-raising event. Everyone, including the project coordinators and the entertainment, is a volunteer, Baker said. See ST. PAT'S page 5 xepting art and photo submissions ihone Directory. vork (any two dimensional medium), h credit given, on the cover of the } a $25 prize. >t be received in Russell House, glossies or slides, but must be in for production purposes. Art entries um, but should be no larger than 7) submissions. Please print your nissions. jniversity of South Carolina, Columpect of student life. Previously puble. ents. Faculty and staff are submissions; however, the Office of isibility for submissions. Winner(s) lease and an affidavit of eligibility. uality and creativity by Student Meesign decisions are reserved by the ) select art work or a photo outside 3d by the Office of Student Media, s void where prohibited. rmation call 888 'ROM SMI HP p g& 1l HR1 r*; p^fli ^ESmm <dBp<< Tj| ^Hr> I great es< i where you can gaze at the skyline's a huge bench with the mist from a ler of Assembly and Taylor streets, is 5 a great place to be romantic, to play rnoon away from campus. 40-foot cascading waterfall, walking ike. There are sidewalks skirting the ;ks weaving through the lake's rapids in fight there," journalism freshman W\ I HF Jr jfl| W Jfl ^jjj *pl NEV JACKSON/McHENRY Production . MARIO VAN PEE1 ^ THOMAS LEE WRIGHT s ? rKDVC% DOUG Mc wet*\i Udwnt ucwnirtiM ^ Q yjmtwT w mw.t imuku <g) *" STARTS F use to Sunset.. mlBM KM Bk mj % jjllBf i 1 ^g* ^< ?# v ! I pi ^^ nEr Ht l%j ^BHIh Richard Gault/Tho Ramamrii cope from city Sidney Park is one of Columbia's best kept secrets, history freshman Marc Steele said. "Not a lot of people go there right now. It's ideal for a date. You can swing in those big swings and watch the water fountains," he said. Art education freshman Steven Batson agreed that the park is a great place for a romantic evening. "From the swings, you can watch the sun set over the city. It's a peaceful way to watch the hectic city," he said. Elementary education sophomore Bernadette Malamug and some inenas naa a picnic at Sidney faric, which is about a 10-minute walk from campus. "It's a beautiful and relaxing place to be," she said. In May, the park will be the sight of Columbia's Mayfest celebration. There will be crafts and children's events in the park as well as activities on the island. Sidney Park is open to the public and is a wonderful place to spend Columbia days and nights. Graphics by Dan Barabas/The G ameer ?~w iK /JACK CITY WARNER BROS * tmtsto NEW JACK CITY" WESLEY SNIPES ICE T CHRIS ROCK 3LES-JUDD NELSON "T, MICHEL COLOMBIER ?- I HOMAS LEE WRIGHT and BARRY MICHAEL COOPER HENRY ANDGEORGE JACKSON -"R MARIO VAN PEEBLES fjjg) Hi POUfy UI BROS. vHlr 1 SmmcWk Albw* on Gl?m C*m*p*n and CD, I :RIDAY, MARCH 8TH I $oyou I there's nothing to do... il98ii This is a listing of the events open to the public in the Columbia area for the weekend of March 8 ? 10. Koger Center ? Assembly Street. Featured Saturday at 8 p.m., performance by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Tickets are $15 for public, $10 for students. On Sunday at 3 p.m., two operas, "Sister Angelica" and "II Tabarro" will be presented by the USC Opera Workshop. Tickets are $8 for public, $5 for students and senior citizens. Crackerjacks ? 1325 Longcreek Dr. - On Saturday night, The Maxx will be featured. Cover charge is $3. Greenstreet's ? 1101 Harden St. Featured tonight, Stairway to Heaven. On Saturday, Steve Forbert. Cover charge is $5 tonight and $8 tomorrow night. Persons age 18 and older admitted. The Punchline ? 634 Harden St. Featured tonight and Saturday, Spike Manton, Coty Blane and Rob Cleveland. Cover is $8. Shows are at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Persons over age 21 admitted. Rockafellas ? 2112 Devine St. Featured tonight, The Other People and tomorrow nicrht Thp. firnnvv Pnnl P/mw O J charge is $5 tonight and $6 for Saturday night. Persons age 18 and over admitted. For the cost of a first offense DUI you can get: 5000 taxi rides from Five Points to campus I Don't Drink & Drive! ^ ACADEMY W/ AWARD > NOMINATIONS -INCLUDINGBEST ACTOR GERAUD DEPARDIEU BEST FOREIGN FTIM _ C Y RA N O D E B EM G. E R A C a rum ^ Jean-Paul Rappeneau Hie, NOW SHOWING TWO NOTCH RO. A 120 7^88220