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Edwin McCain comes to USC
by Mackenzie Craven
^ The Gamecock
“The Journey,” an autobiographical presentation by film
maker Eric Saperston that details his trip around the country
is coming to Columbia Thursday. Accompanying Seperston’s
tale are the muscial talents of Edwin McCain.
“First of all, it’s not a concert,” said Ron Cohen, special
events commissioner for Carolina Productions. “It’s a theatri
cal multimedia presentation with Eric Saperston and special
guest McCain.”
“Carolina Productions booked the show because it looked
like something different,” Cohen said. “We felt it would be
something students would like.”
“The Journey” is based on Saperston’s real-life travels,
which started in Atlanta eight years ago and worked their way
to Seattle. Saperston interviewed celebrities, such as Jimmy
Carter, Billy Crystal and Henry Winkler. His goal was to learn
the wisdom of those before him, keeping in mind the philoso
phy that “to know the road ahead, ask those coming back.”
In his journey, Saperston searched for those who excel in
what they do, those who ask others for help, those who serve
^ others, and those who finish what they start.
Four people, including Saperston, piled into a Volkswagen
bus for 1,835 days. They completed 176 interviews in 370 hours
of footage. Throughout the duration of the trip, they had one
accident, 11 parking tickets, 27 bounced checks and one bus
fire.
“Eric and I have created an event that goes well beyond the
performance level,” McCain said. “Blending my music and Er
ic’s words enables us to engage our audience in a profound
and meaningful way that inspires everyone to take their own
journey and live magical lives.”
McCain will open the presentation with “I’ll Be.” Critics
have characterized the presentation with the term “serendipi
ty”~having an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by ac
cident.
The tour, sponsored by Bass/Schuler Entertainment and en
tered in Atom film competition, will travel to Clemson on Sept.
29 and to Loyola Marymount University on Oct. 11. McCain
and Saperston have eight stops left on the tour.
Saperston graduated from San Diego State University with
a degree in Bachelor of Arts and Speech Communications.
The show starts Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Koger Center.
Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for the public, and can be
purchased at the Carolina Coliseum or at the Russell House In
formation Desk. For more information, call 251 -2222.
The spotlight desk am be reached at
gamecockspotlight@hotmail.coni.
Special to The Gamecock
Eric Saperston journeyed from Atlanta to Seattle
in this 1971 Volkswagon bus.
Movie Times
Carmike Wynnsong 10
5320 Forest Drive, 782-8100
Autumn in New York (PG-13) 2:00,
7:30
Bring It On (PG-13) 2:00,4:30,7:15,
9:30
The Cell (R) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:15
Coyote Ugly (PG-13) 1:30,7:30
God’s Army (PG)4:30, 9:30
Hollow Man (R) 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:30
Nurse Betty (R) 2:00,4:30,7:00,9:15
Scary Movie (R) 4:00, 9:45
Space Cowboys (PG-13) 1:00, 4:15,
7:00, 9:30
The Watcher (R) 1:30,4:00,7:00,9:15
The Way of the Gun (R) 1:45,4:15,
7:00, 9:30
What Lies Beneath (PG-13) 1:30,4:00,
7:30, 10:15
Columbia Mall Cinema 8
7201/802 Two Notch Road,
788-7664
The Art of War (R) 1:40,' 4:40, 7:15,
9:50
Backstage (R) 9:40
Bait (R) 1:45,4:30,7:10, 9:45
Bring It On (PG-13) 1:00,3:10,5:25,
7:40, 10:00
Nutty Professor 2 (PG-13) 1:00,3:05,
5:15,7:30
Original Kings of Comedy (R) 1:30,
4:1.0, 7:00, 9:30
Turn It Up (R) 1:10,3:00,3:10,7:20,
9:20
Urban Legends: The Final Cut (R)'
1:15,3:25,5:35. 7:50, 10:10
The Witcher (R) 1:50,4:20,7:05,9:25
Columbiana Grande
Stadium Cinemas
1250 Bower Parkway, 407-9898
Almost Famous (R) 1:30,2:15,4:40,
5:05,7:15,9:50, 10:15
The Art of War (R) 7:25, 10:05
Bless the Child (R) 1:45, 4:20, 7:20,
9:40
Bring It On (PG-13) 1:15,3:15,5:30,
7:45, 10:00
The Cell (R) 1:45,4:25,7:10, 9:50
Chicken Run (G) 2:15,4:10
Coyote Ugly (PG-13) 1:15,3:30,5:45,
7:55, 10:05
Highlander: Endgame (R) 1:15,
3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:35
Hollow Man (R) 1:25,4:15,7:15,9:50
Nurse Betty (R) 2:00,4:30, 7:05,9:30
Saving Grace (R) 2:00,4:30,7:15,9:30
Scary Movie (R) 1:50,3:45,6:55,9:30
Space Cowboys (PG-13) 1:20, 3:50,
6:45, 9:20
The Witcher (R) 1:45,4:00,7:30,9:45
Dutch Square 14
800 Bush River Road,
750-3576
Almost Famous (R) l:40,4:10, 7:00,
9:30, 12:00
The Art of War (R) 1:40, 4:10, 7:10,
9:45
Bait (R) 1:50,4:45, 7:15,9:45
•Bring It On (PG-13) 2:10,4:30,7:30,
9:40, 11:50
The Cell (R) 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:35,
11:50
Nurse Betty (R) 1:50,4:30,7:05,9:30
Nutty Professor 2 (PG-13) 2:20,4:50,
7:50, 10:00
Original Kings of Comedy (R) 1:30,
4:00, 7:00,9:30
Scary Movie (R) 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,
10:10, 12:00
Space Cowboys (PG-13) 1:30, 4:20,
7:10,9:50
Urban Legends: The Final Cut (R)
2:00, 4:20, 7:40, 10:00, 12:10
The Witcher (R) 2:20,4:40,7:45,9:50,
12:10
What Lies Beneath (PG-13) 1:30,4:15,
7:00, 9:40
Woman on Top (R) 2:10, 4:50, 7:40,
10:00, 12:00
Harvest
from page 8
Harvest Hope offers different programs to peo
ple based on interest. The Kids’ Cafe gives chil
dren nutritious meals before they go home from
school and is run by the Boys and Girls clubs
and the Salvation Army. Another is Healthy Har
vest, a food co-op program that allows people to
buy fifteen-dollar coupons and exchange them to
get $30 to $35 of food. These coupons are avail
able to anyone because no income requirements
or strict guidelines apply.
Other programs include the Crop Walk on
Oct. 1 and the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day.
The Share Your Holiday Food Drive, a 14-hour
food drive coordinated by Watchbox 57, will be
Dec. 13. Last year, Harvest Hope received 140,000
pounds of food from that one day alone, and the
bank hopes to raise even more this year.
Victims of floods, fires, job releases and oth
er emergencies are eligible for help from Harvest
Hope. To get help, a referral from one of their
agencies, such as the Red Cross, is required. Once
accepted, families are allowed to go the bank once
every other month and get enough food for a fam
ily of four or five people to eat for four or five
days. Food is also made available at an agency dis
tribution program for nonprofit agencies such as
the Boys and Girls clubs, The Salvation Army and
the Red Cross.
The families get a variety of canned goods and
nonperishable items, such as pasta, cereal and rice.
Produce, dairy, deli, meat and baked goods are
given out depending on their availability. A vari
ety of foods are distributed so families can have
well-balanced meals.
“We always see people that you would not ex
pect to be here for food assistance,” Hillyer
said.
“When we moved into this building last fall I
was out in the parking lot and I saw a man in a
business suit. I thought he was there to see some
one in the administrative portion of our building,
but he was there to get food,” Hillyer said.
“He had just relocated from North Carolina.
His doctor was here in Columbia so he relocat
ed here, knew no one at all and had just gotten a
job at a furniture store. They were going to with
hold his first check so he’d have to work for a
month and then get paid. He was the nicest man,
he looked wonderful, very clean cut, in a business
suit and he was living out of his car.”
“That goes to show you never know when it’s
going to happen to you,” she said. .
For those who don’t see the pay cutback or
the house fire coming, Harvest Hope offers a cru
cial service. They have opportunities for volun
teers to work in their food pantry, at special events,
or to come on certain Saturdays to help pack food.
For anyone interested, call Elaine Frick at 254
4432, ext. 106. Harvest Hope encourages peo
ple to bring smaller donations to them at 2220
Shop Road, but they will pick up laige donations.
Their warehouse is open from 7:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The spotlight desk can be reached at
gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com.
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