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Site of the Day
CONCERT CALENDAR
Fleetwood Mac, 8 p.m.,
Saturday, Lakewood Ampitheater
(Atlanta, Ga.)
Buju Banton, TBA, Nov. 18, The
Music Farm (Charleston)
Tonic, TBA, Nov. 19, The Music
Farm (Charleston)
Come on Thunderchild, 9 p.m.,
Nov. 21, Rockafellas'
Shades of Grey w/ Tinder Idols,
11 p.m., Nov. 22, Rockafellas'
Hobex, TBA, Nov. 27,
Rockafellas'
Crystal Method, TBA, Nov. 28,
Masquerade (Atlanta, Ga.)
311 w/ Sugar Ray, 7:30 p.m.,
Dec. 2, Carolina Coliseum
ETC. BRIEFS
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performed by Theatre USC
Theatre USC is one of a handful
of theaters in the nation to receive
permission to stage Steve Martin's
award-winning new comedy, "Picasso
at the Lapin Agile."
Set on a Paris night in 1904, the
play is about Albert Einstein and
Pablo Picasso who meet by chance in
a bar called the Lapin Agile. On this
night, they're still young men and not
yet famous. Along with a motley selection
of other barflies, they flirt
with women, argue, dance, paint and
puncture the egos of intellectuals.
The show runs from Friday
through Nov. 23 at Drayton Hall.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tues. through
Sat. and 3 p.m. Sun. Tickets are $10
for the public, $8 for faculty and staff,
and $6 for students. Call 777-2551
for more information.
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JEANNE GREELEY Staff Writer
If you've ever done a grapevine,
gone up and over or taken the step challenge
you should check out this year's
aerobics program at the Blatt P.E. Center,
which has shaped up to help students
do the same.
Students are offered double the
amount of classes than available last
tall this semester, with 43 different
, 'classes a week to choose from. More
morning classes are offered as a result
of last spring's renovation, which moved
the aerobics program from its gymnasium
location to its new studio.
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throughout the day from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
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equipped with full length mirrors, a
new sound system and windows that
showcase the studio to Wheat Street.
"The new studio gives it more of a
health club atmosphere and people like
that," senior instructor Brooks Haygood
said.
Since the new studio has opened,
participation has increased from 683
in the spring of 1996 to 965 in the spring
of 1997.
With this semester's new program
there are already more than 900 students
enrolled. Fitness coordinator
Laina Tharpe expects to have more
than 1,000 participants in this year's
aerobics program.
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SCOTT WINTER
Staff Writer
I was greeted by the swee
sound of "Carolina Blues" when I ai
rived late to Blues Traveler's Nov. 1
performance at the Township Auditx
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The crowd seemed to already b
in a frenzy as John Popper's harmon
ica took them to another world. I was
not able to reach that world until
later in the concert, but at the end we
all were there.
The band played two sets in th
evening, with selections off all six of th
band's CDs. They played all their hit
including "Hook," " Most Precarious
and an acoustic version of "Run-around
that was absolutely phenomenal.
One of the best moments of th
night was when they performed th
Charlie Daniel's Band hit, "Devil Wen
Down to Georgia." This was absolute
ly awesome, and I found myself plaj
ing the air-fiddle as "Big John" treal
ed us to many spectacular harmonic
solos.
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be working different muscle groups."
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Lance said. "At most other places,
you don't get the variety that you can
here."
Students can participate in the
aerobics program for $10 a semester.
The fees are used to pay instructors
and provide buy new equipment.
Other fitness centers in the area charge a
between $5 and $8 per class or 3>dU a ^
month for aerobics.
"It's definitely affordable for students,"
Tharpe said.
For a healthy exercise routine,
Tharpe recommends attending aerobics
classes three to five times a week
along with other forms of exercise, like
running, cross training or using a stair
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the Township in hopes the band would
come out for iust one more song. They
didn't disappoint, coming back for a
one-song encore, John Lennon's Imagine."
Once that was over, Popper did his
customary gesture of throwing harmonicas
into the crowd. I thought about
I moving closer to the stage in hopes of a
getting a souvenir, but I value my ap- w
pendages too much and just cheered
with the rest of the gathering not
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The concert, which consisted of
about three hours of music, came to an
unfortunate end when the members of
the band stood in front of the stage and
gave everyone a "big Dating Game' kiss"
to show their appreciation for the big
turnout. ^
As we were walking back to the
car, I thought to myself, "Where does
this concert rate on the totem pole of
concerts I've attended?" I came to the
conclusion that this was one of the toptwo
shows I've ever seen, but with some
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