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t; |g.3 r^riri — 1—2 v3 ■c S u V 9 -fi •f S -s. F 'I E I "I • ^ fe o o <U S « JJ _e c _e> Q. Pi .i; _ _c _c 5 JJ TJ 4J -c s 'S Continued thought brings a tear to my eye.) — She will never have the satisfaction of organizing a gar age sale. — Diana will never know the luxury of the silky touch of polyester. the poor girl is to be pitied. All that attention and all those servants — one dusting, one making beds, one combing hair, one pressing the chosen dress for the day — would be a trial and a tribulation in life. Wait. Who am I kidding? I'd love all that attention. I'd love all those servants (especially the one with the hairbrush.) I would have loved to have been in that beautiful silk designer dress in London instead of in my dreary maroon robe dozing on my dre ary couch at 4 a.m. I'd love to be giving up the atrocious list of things Princess Diana is giving up. But then, there's always Andrew. o 0 5 B Sc eS -5 ‘5 .« H -5 2 <n Exmbit, concert offered Posters for museum and gal lery exhibitions are being fea tured in a showing by the Arts Council of Brazos Valley at the Brazos Center. The 30 posters, on loan from the Waco Art Cen ter, include works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Wil lem de Koonig, Saul Steinberg and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition is free and open to the public from 9-5 p.m. and will be on display through the end of September. — This Sunday, the Arts Council is co-sponsoring another con cert from the Summer Concert Series. The Houston Jazz Society will play Big Band music made famous by Harry James and Glen Miller, and contemporary jazz music by Maynard Fergu son and Chuck Mangione, start ing at 7 p.m. Oaks Park is the place, and Arts Council members urge the audience to bring a picnic dinner and dine under the trees while the music is on. The free concert series is also sponsored by the City of Col lege Station and the Musician's Performance Trust Fund. THIS WEEK Movies Check theatres for specific times and prices. Movies subject to change without notice. All list ings are current through press time. Campus Theater 846-6512 Victory: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Pele star in a film about winning at soccer. Pele may not be known for his acting, but he certainly can bop a soccer ball. Rated R. Manor East 823-8300 The Empire Strikes Back: The second saga in the Star Wars series returns for a repeat en gagement. Actually, it's just a spacey western, but the scenery is fantastic, and Yoda is just so clever. Rated PG. Raiders of the Lost Ark: A col laboration of Steven "Jaws" Spielberg and George "Star Wars" Lucas. Harrison Ford stars as a mercenary- adventurer-archaeologist in competition with Nazis sear ching for the lost tablets from the ark of the covenent. Features thousands of squirming snakes, poisonous darts and tarantulas. Rated PG. The Fox and the Hound: The 20th classic animation film from Walt Disney Studios, this is the story of a puppy and a fox who don't know they are supposed to be enemies. Also featured is an animated short film high lighting 60 years of Mickey Mouse. Rated G. Plitt Cinema I&II 846-6714 Zorro, the Gay Blade: George Hamilton stars in a dual role as the dashing Zorro and his prancing brother. Fashion fans will certainly love the clothes ... Rated R. Stripes: Bill Murray stars in this summer's male version of "Private Benjamin." Murray forms his own army brigade, teaching them everything he knows. Obviously, that kind of training could and almost does cause World War III. Let's hope we all die laughing. Rated R. Dawn of the Dead: Yum-yum. Fresh meat. In living (and dying) color. Friday and Satur day at midnight. The Grove 845-2916 All movies start at 8:45 unless otherwise indi cated. feature; you'll have to go see it to find out. Animated. Thursday night. The Deerhunter: The gory jjtory of friends tom apart by the Vietnam war. Stars Robert De- Niro and Meryl Streep. This film won an Academy Award for the best movie and Christopher Walken won an oscar for best supporting actor. Friday night. Young Frankenstein: Mel Brooks' comedy about the famous monster's early days. Stars Gene Wilder, Marty Feld man, Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle and Cloris Leachman. One of Brooks' two best films. Friday at midnight To Have and to Have Not: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this wonderful, messy Hollywood romance. Bacall teaches Bogart how to whistle and how to do a few other things. Wednesday night. ^Yatership Down: The trials and tribulations of a group of rabbits trying to find a new home. It's actually not a kiddie Blues Brothers: They're on a mission ... the music helps save this car crash epic starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. One million was spent on the car chase scene alone. Saturday night. A Little Romance: Two chil dren in Vienna fall in love under the watchful eyes of a friend played by Laurence Olivier. Also stars Sally Kellerman. Sun day night. Th e Buddy Holly Story: The story of the rocker whose classic "Peggy Sue" is one of the great songs of the 50s. Stars Gary Bus sey ahd Don Stroud. Rock band Albatross will play in the Grove from 7:30 till 8:30 before the movie. Monday night. An Unmarried Woman: Stara Jill Clayburgh and Alan Bates. Clayburgh was nominated for best actress for her portrayal of a woman coping with divorce. Tuesday night. Music Backstage: Backstage presents Doug Hudson Thursday and Friday nights, playing contem- porary and 60s music. Cover is $1.50. Saturday if s John Humm and Friends. Guests may eat dinner, or simply enjoy happy hour when draft beer is 35 cents, bar drinks are 75 cents and all call drinks are half price. Grins: Thursday night, the King's English String Band appear. Cover is $1. Friday and Saturday nights, Grin's presents the Texas Rail band. Happy hour is 4-7 p.m. weekdays. Lakeview: Dennis Ivey and band are back this Thursday, playing country hits until mid night. Cover is $1 for women and $3 for men, with Lone Star draught beer 5tf a cup and $1 a pitcher. Friday is rock night. Re- ~ flex and Albatross will play, and cover is $3. Saturday nignt, it's Johnny Bush and the Bandoler os. Cover is $4. Rebels: Music starts at8 on Fri day and 9 on Saturday with the Dave Thomas and Forest Par ker, playing progressive coun try, some rock and a mix of music. No cover. Happy hour Brothers, from San Antonio, appear. Cover is $3. Wednesday night it's Silver Creek, and all Aggies get in free with student I.D. and valid identification. Starlight Ballroom: The Star light Ballroom in Snook presents O .S .R. Saturday night nom 9-1. Cover is $3, and draft beer is 25tf. Etc. features half-price armies ana ~ ^ appetizers Friday and Saturday. V^i R Rockport: The Black Swan Re staurant Theatre, south of Rock- port, TX, opens the musical melodrama "No, No, a Million Times, No!" tonight, Thursday, with a Champagne Gala. The show will run July 30 and 31, and August 1, 2, 3, and 7, 8, 9 and 10. Tickets for dinner and dhe play are $13.50 in advance and $14.50 at the door. Informa tion is availahte by cabvng {511) 729-7604 or writing The Black Swan, Star Route 1, Box 650, Rockport, TX, 78382. Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is presenting two new exhibits, "Drawing Into Sculpture, 1400-1980" and "New Work on Paper I" starting tonight, Thursday, July 30, in the Upper Brown Gallery. Art: The Arts Council of Bra zos Valley is sponsoring a show ing of 30 museum and galleiy posters at the Brazos Center. The exhibit Is open from 9-5 p.m. each day and will be open through the end of September. and osewood Junction: Wild card, a rock and roll band, per form this weekend. Cover is $1 Friday and Saturday. Two-for- one happy hour daily from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Texas Hall of Fame: The De- bonaires play Thursday night, for $2 cover charge. Friday's band is Jerry Nail and the Arma dillo Express. Cover is $2. Satur day night the Matheny oncert: The Arts Council of Brazos Valley, the City of Col lege Station and the Musicians' Performance Trust Fund are sponsoring a free concert Sun day in Oaks Park, featuring the music of the Houston Jazz Socie ty. Music starts at 7 p.m. Kerrville: The Kerrville Music Foundation, Inc., pre sents Festival Atamian, Kerrvil le Classical Camp-Out, in Kerr ville. Call 1-249-3199 for more in formation.