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WHATSUP Guide to Arts & Entertainment
AUDITIONS
Palmetto Mastersingers is currently holding auditions for rr
annore fnr the 1994-95 concert season. Contact Donald (
at 777-2984 a 790-1734 to arrange an audition.
Cockiest 1994, "Nothing Could be Finer," try outs for studei
organization skits will be held on Wednesday, Sept 14 in 1
Golden Spur. All skits must be less than five minutes and i
ed to the Homecoming theme "Nothing Could Be Finer." F
more information, go to the Cockiest office in Russell Hou
209.
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The South Carolina Philharmonic will hold auditions for the
ly-staged production of 'West Side Story" on Friday, Sept
from 7-10:00 p.m., Saturday, Oct 1 from 2-5:00 p.m. and
Sunday, Oct 2 from 7-10:00 p.m. at Cottingham Theater <
the Columbia College campus. The show will run Jan. 29AH
persons interested should prepare a song from the she
The dance audition segment will be held first and callback
be held at Dreher High School Auditorium on Oct 5 at 7:0
o p.m. For more information, call Ashley Senseney at 771-7:
BALLET
Columbia City Ballet
The "Beauty arid the Beasf national tour stops at Koger
Center Sept 23-25. The production opens at 8 p.m. Sept
A special Family Series performance will be held Sept 24
p.m., followed by a backstage tour and the opportunity to i
the performers. Tickets go on sale at the Coliseum Box O
a Sept 1 and all Capital Tickets outfets.
ON CAMPUS
Carolina Program Union
*70's Rock: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," a multi-me<
presentation by Barry Drake, will be held Sunday, Sept 11
7:30 p.m. in the Russell House Theater. The show is free
students, and parents visiting on Parents Weekend are al:
welcome.
MUSEUMS / GALLERIES
McKissick Museum
"Of Earth and Cotton" is an off-site exhibit at the old Gibbt
showroom on the corner of Blossom and Assembly street
The exhibition joins contemporary artist Jackie Brookner's
ronmenta! sculptures with curator Susan Edwards' selectx
40 Farm Security Administration photographs.
South Carolina State Museum
Admission is $3 for students. Admission is free on the fin
Sunday of each month. Call 737-3014 for further informa
about these and other exhibits and events at the State
Museum.
"Of Surfboards, Rollerblades and Polymerase Chain Rear
by Kary B. Mullis, South Carolina's third Nobel Prize winr
continues through June 30,1995. The exhibit examines I
life and work of a former Columbia resident who discovert
how to rapidly copy ON A.
Columbia Museum of Art
Southeastern Arts and Crafts Exposition Sept 30-Oct 2
a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 1:30 p.m. t
p.m. on Sunday. More than 130 artists and craftspeople
across the United States will offer their work for sale at th
Carolina Coliseum. Admission is $4 for students. Conta
Columbia Museum of Art at 799-2810 for more informatio
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5ray "Religion in the Light of Hinduism," a talk by Swami Jyotir <JVV"i
Mayananda, will be held in Gambrell 250 Saturday, Sept 17, PHILIP M
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is sponsored by Partners in 'SHE' TOI
nt Dialogue and the Hindu Student Council of USC. For more
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31. Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore" will open on Sept 23 u: m :c
w> and run untH Oct 1. The play is produced by the USC , (s
win Department of Theater, Speech and Dance, and tickets are ample oi
io $10 for the public, $8 for senior citizens, military and USC fac- lustration
937 ulty and staff and $6 for students. Tickets go on sale Sept 12. leans mus
For more information, call 777- 2551. Curtain time is 8 p.m. ness for f
Tuesday-Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Connick J
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers," dinner theater at the Russell T? Yoi
House, will play on Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and had to be
23. $e, public; $5, USC students. Tickets are available at Carolina The w
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meet CPU at 777-7130. T ?
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3 at The USC Career Center wiH hold its first Internship Workshop , ,
to for all interested students on Wednesday, Sept 14, 3:00 p.m. sonal aaa
so in B.A. Building Room 601B. Prior sign-up is not necessary crowd wil
and other internship workshops will be offered throughout the ny. Hie 0]
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Dissertation Writing Support Group led by Judy Small starts
Sept 15 at 10 a.m. and will meet Thursdays. For more infer- aduli
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The National Librajy of Poetry will award $12,000 in prizes for and Eayi
its North American Open Poetry contest. The entry deadline is nick's ow
Sept 30. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. To these wei
1)00 enter, send one original jroem, any subject and any style, to: their fiel<
The National Library of Poetry, 11419 Cronndge ur., P.u. box Q
704-1^81, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be no ourpr
more than 20 lines and your name should appear on the top of f?ur mus
:tions" page. Entries must be postmarked by Sept 30. A new con- album tr
J?r. test opens Oct 1. sic" and"
&d The Human Values in Medicine Program at the Northeastern around t
Ohio University's College of Medicine is sponsoring its 13th while pla
annual William Carlos Williams poetry writing competition for Conni
medical students in the United States and Canada. Each par- tastic sol
, 10 ticipating student is permitted three typed entries on 8 1/2- by v particula
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from For more information, write to: Human Values in Medicine
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PAPVICE
IURPHY Staff Writer
(out of four stars)
i I'm a fan, but nothing could have prepared me yfl
test exhibition of pure music excellence, show- m
and all-around entertainment
Connick Jr. has established a reputation as one 1
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name.
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al style and its presentation into a genuine exsheer
ability. The "She" tour is the perfect il- ggj
of his long-standing love for the entire New Ordc
scene, blended impressively with his new fondunk.
Many people expected the original Harry
fr. to bust into the legendary classics like "It Had 9
a," "Recipe for Love" and "We are in love," but
open-minded.
arm-up band, The Leroy Jones Quintet, includthe
main players in Connick's Big Band: Mr.
trumpet and trombonist Lucien Baberin. This
ief performance managed to incorporate a melail
of original jazz and fine individual improvi- _.
il of which was especially well received by the
iudience.
ive-piece band delivered classic ballads and perptations
with pure elegance, while thrilling the jjfj
:h ultra-long note holding and collective harmooening
act was magnificent but was nothing comh
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ition, but he wasted no time in setting the theme. Connlck, the mi
track was solely wild and glorious funk, led by audiences on hi
ly insane but extravagantly brilliant guitar play- n0W album of tt
nathan Dubose. The expert delivery was com- dence of this sho
jy George Porter Jr.'s fast and furious bass rhythm central to the ess<
nond Weber's fine percussion. Indeed, by Con- peared both he ai
n judgment, cal audience feed
-e a collection of possibly the finest musicians in Jones and Lucien
is- memory lane. T1
isingly, the first half was dominated by the band's Me" and several
icians besides Connick as they ripped through The final thir
acks such as "She," "Trouble," "Follow the Mu- their feet dancin
To Love the Language." Jonathan Dubose surged erally making as
he vast stage, often maintaining rhythm even through a mixturi
tying the guitar with his teeth. of Connick's mos
ck, however, soon took over and played some fan- deliveiy was com
o piano, combined with soft and strong vocals. In Admittedly, tl
r, his tribute to the legendary James Booker was I seriously could
>le. Perhaps most importantly, during this stage This show was a1
3W, he was establishing a rapport with the audi- state that any ge
h a blend of enthusiasm, energy, sharp humor to complain abou
eness. a perfect eveninj
jet the stage for a climactic finale. From the evi- 18,000 second op
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the band thrived off the extremely voback.
At this stage he brought on Leroy
Baberin from the Big Band to turn down
ley played a fantastic version of "All of
other classics that were well received,
d of the show had all the spectators on
g, shouting, clapping, singing and genmuch
noise as possible. The band reeled
e of album tracks, classic covers and some
t popular songs. The style, content and
sistently superb to the end.
lis article has been a one-way street, but
not think of anything to complain about
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snuine music fan would be hard-pressed
it the talent offered at this show. It was
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