Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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G u 11; 1H rtT Artist Jonathan Green pre By DESAREE HOLLINS I Features Editor You are'ten years old. Your daddy has just 1 invited you to go for a little ride with him. ' You get all excited because you diink this lit- ( tie ride is going to be the ride of your life. As ) you walk out into the yard toward your daddy's car with a big ole' smile on your ' mce. some 01 your irienus asK, wnere you 1 goin"?" You still got that smile, but you feel a little sorry for them because they're not going with you. As you plop in the front seat, the heat from the vinyl burns through your cut-off denim shorts causing you to move up to the tip of the seat. By this time, you're enjoying yourself as you bob up and down as daddy pulls out on the lumpy dirt-driveway. You sit back barely able to touch the floor and you have a little trouble looking beyond the dashboard. It doesn't bother you. You are used to it. Besides, you enjoy the air blowing out of the vent and in your face. But then s again, Daddy wants to save gas and then he 1 Town Theatre enc Rv CARSftN HFNnFRSON r-lnsf^lv If Staff Writer needs mor The Town Theatre encourages sa'^ vc USC student participation in its WOfking year-round productions. ol*iei scen' Meredith Lashley and her hus- LoCp'e band. Will, a USC law student, have 0W". . 6 volunteered at the theater for the nizf . 1S c ? .. , and lonse past year. Lashley is an bnglish muni ^ major and said her literary back- j^u *n ground has always steered her manaoer s toward acting. icated stu "There is no stress working about hphinrl thp cppiipc " chp ci?id n?...: vv,iI1,w "VVI,V^? o?.u. rtu iicijiaii' "There is freedom of self-expres- for being,' sion." of the thr Lashley said the volunteers work theater rel , r r.r* I r~ a V S i&b i -4 > TAN jK EASY /1 739-0221 3,t / HI! \ ' 10 visits C for $30 m 1344C Knox Abbott Dr. / 1 3 MUes from USC ___________ _______ 1 serves Gullah tradition ells you to roll down your window instead. 1 hat doesn't bother you either because you ?et to stick your arm out the window to try to told it in one steady position. But Daddy is Iriving so fast, the strength of the wind forces ,our arm to falter against the side of the car. Riding down the road, you see so many different kinds of colors. You see dark ones and ight ones. When you look up. you see white luffy clouds speckled in the midst of the >right blue sky. When you look down and ?pmee \/r\n cap u/hitA anrl Kr/Atim Klrw^lre olnnn -villi dots of whites, yellows, and pinks spritided in rich greens. You see die rainbows of Vliss Anna May, Miss Ruth, and Miss Francis ? reds, yellows, and purples, blowing with he same wind vour arm is still trying to hanJle. Those who grew up in the rural lowcountry if South Carolina in die Sixties and Seventies nay be having a difficult time recalling some if these colorful images of clotheslines while ipeeding down a country road, mostly iccause of the growing percentage of homeourages USC stu u jgcuici, uui iiic uicaici iccid caiu ytcu iu e university students. She ductions. dunteers spend much time The volunteei with lighting, props and staff to raise mc ery materials. make costumes ; d on Sumter Street, the solicit advertising atre is a nationally recog- "Theater is an >rical site and is die oldest doing," Arvay st-running operated com- Theatre is open :atre in the United Stales. leers, but they ha ay, the theater's business tact, he said. "It is ;aid the facility seeks ded- commitment to dents who want to learn show, Arvay sai theater operations, takes up to six wc 011 "is our whole purpose a non-musical an " said Arvay, who is one to prepare for a mi ee paid employees. The Arvay said the lies on up to 600 volun- is accomplished v Think You' Find out N ? test takes only mm ~~~) Planned Parenthot \ y\^~K?> provides counselin \y J) r complete GYN exa J l(m"tosr birth com >1 P Planned P j }f Caring, Convenient, ( ; \v 256-4908 i / Hi off Forest Drive betwe Hospital & Richland M Open Sat. 10-2 owned driers. But 38-year-old artist Jonathan Green has preserved some of these childhood images on canvas. His latest exhibition, "From Deep Roots to New Ground: The Gullah Landscape of Jonathan Green" captures black Southern tradition. In the painting, "Braiding Hair." Green remembers the tradition of mothers braiding their daughters' hair, in which now more women resort to their local beauty shops lor relaxers and perms. In "Colored Clothes," Green reminds us of our mothers and grandmothers hanging clothes on the clothesline. Green comments on interracial themes in his current works. "The paintings are not just about black people, they're about all people living in the Gullah community." he said. Alice Bouknight, McKissick Museum's curator of exhibitions, said Green shows something special in the paintings that reflect the culture. "The way he captures the human spirit works much more than the landscapes. His works are about characters and places where people live, work, and play." she said. " There is a great deal of strength in his work. There is the culture and human condition. 11c makes it important to preserve a corner of a culture." u/inn?r nf .,x .K.v I TV 11111 v-1 V/I 1 IIv. I\L^ IW I11V- V. 11) 1 I will Georgia, The "On the Move" Award, The Chatham County Medallion, and The Martin dents to participal help stage its pro- is ready to stage for the During the weeks of prep rs work with the work is the only occu mey, design and However, the cast and othe and scenery, and leers celebrate once a pre has opened. art you learn by "There is almost nothin said. The Town world that can equal that ce IV) .MUUV.1II \ VflUll" LdllWII Willi I1IC illlU ILIIVV, ve lo initiate con- said, a substantial time Arvay praised the volt put on a good devotion. "These peopl d. He also said it themselves silly." he said :eks to prepare tor are dedicated and hard work d up to 10 weeks Lashley said more I ISC usjcal. should take advantage of theater's purpose atcr. "Many students m vhen a production Columbia or South Carol it rC I IS dvo01 ow! ^ S f nancy _ 1 / O < ;<:/ ?/.sy; Thursc June 1 ms, frol and We will be clos Confidential ) I en Providence Your,5?e.C.i<% Sh all 605 Harden ; ( Courtesy ol McKissick Museum "Yemassie Lounge" by Jonathan Green l.uther King Jr. Humanitarian Award tor the " Ans. to name a lew: Green lias more than 45 paintings in his current collection. "From Deep Roots to New Ground" is on exhibit in the McKissick Museum. The exhibit premiered April 3 and will continue until August 15. te in productions public, realize how close the Town Theatre aration, is," she said. pat ion. The theater offers student volunr volun- teers an opportunity to leant. Also. duetion students can buy season tickets for S30. which admit them to five = 'n ''1C shows between September and immuni- .. , May. Arvay Students can sign up to be ushers inteers' ,()l S'K)VVS Ushers work for an hour e work before showtime, and they get to "Thee see the show for free. Arvay said inc." there is a long waiting list for ushstudents ers. the the- All auditions are open, and expe>1 from rience is useful. Arvav said, but not la don't required. ght M?dn ALE ** off Storewide lay and Friday only 7 and 1 8, 10-8pm All Sales Final! ed Wednesday tor preparation DealS iop & Mail Order Catalog Outlet St. Five Points 765-0645 Next to Groucho's)