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Concerts,
staff writer 11 LYERLY
Several events in Columbia have taken
place since the spring 1998 semester ended last
month. I, for one, feel fortunate to be a
Columbia native, thereby being able to take
part in many of the activities.
Several major bands have come through
Columbia during the month of May, including
the much publicized Indigo Girls concert at the
Township. News reporters hovered outside the
Township box office along with the omnipresent
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is sin" banners.
Hie best thing to come out of the concert
was the uplifting and sometimes rocking set of
songs, but the fortunate (and patient) few fans
who waited behind the Township after the show
were rewarded with an appearance by Amy
Ray (the one with brown hair), and a handful of
personalized Indigo Girls guitar picks were distributed
among the few remaining die-hard
fans. Two particularly lucky fans were handed
the set list for the show, signs from the dressing
room and a bade stage pass, all of which are of
no value to the layman, but to the true fan
these items can be priceless.
Other noteworthy concerts were those put
on at the Elbow Room by Dayroom, a pop-rock
band from Athens, Ga., Danielle Howie and the
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said, and last but not least Ks Choice, who
should be on everybody's must see list.
And if you wait outside long enough,
Sarah (the lead singer for this band from
Belgium) will crawl back out of her
tour bus and chat, take photos and
sign any piece of paper or arti- / _
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the Vista on Gervais I ^
Street was the site of
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Party on May 15.
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popular sitcoms of the nineties. \.
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dancing contest to see who could do
Elaine's "full body dry heave" dance as
well as prizes given to Seinfeld character
look-a-likes.
Gallery 701 on Whaley Street (adjacent to
the mammoth Springs Mill in Olympia) is also
a site of various art, musical and cultural
exhibits and activities. Gallery 701 was built in
the 1920s as a recreational facility for the mill
workers next door.
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It originally housed both a swimming pool
and a bowling alley, but now there is just a lot
of empty space perfect for art exhibits and
musical events. Sister Fair, a charity event to
raise money for battered women, was held May
9 in this building.
Several bands and other musical acts,
including soloist Beth Wood and an acoustic set
by Danielle Howie, performed from 2 p.m. until
11 p.m. A drumming ensemble inspired dozens
of audience members to get up and dance for at
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four-day Jazz Festival known as "Wailin' on
Whaley."
This festival took the place of the annual |
Main Street Jazz Festival, which will return 1
next year. Several jazz groups performed over iyj
the four days, with two performances by the
Ron Westray Jazz Ensemble from New York. &
Ron Westray, an accomplished composer and ft
performer, gave a lecture and workshop for
aspiring jazz performers, and he answered jr
questions from the audience in between songs.
One final event that took place in the
month of May was the weekend long Aidswalk
'98 fundraiser. There was of course the actual
Aidswalk, but there were also booths set up
with various exhibits and vendors.
There was a dance party one night at
Metropolis as well, but the most significant Da<
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Embassy Suites. Morgan Fairchild and Mr. ?f '
Blacklist from WNOK hosted this event which
focused primarily on hairstyles, as J. Thomas ^ri\
and other hair stylists actually styled the mod- s^?
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there, flowers, beads and other strange __
objects.
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Charleston on June 5 and the Pi
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st of us can only dream of going to that since Pete
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course, many talented musicians playing C
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IRSDAY, JUNE 4
llbow Room: 7ft. Politic, Spring Heeled
lew Brookland Tavern: Eurogression,
louse of Blues (Myrtle Beach): Drivin' n
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i-emont Music Hall (Charlotte, N.C.):
h Crisis, Madball, One King Down
!atfs Cradle (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Gran
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"he Ritz (Raleigh, N.C.): Sonic Youth
DAY, JUNE 5
"avlov's: Drivin' n Crvin'
few Brookland Tavern: Trudge,
nan Mary
lusic Farm (Charleston): Edwin McCain,
Droge
'remont Music Hall: Antiseen
'otton Club (Atlanta, Ga.): Muse, The
ptuous Horror of Karen Black