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Well, folks, if you've had a week like mine, you're probably ready
for the kind of weekend I'm planning. There's a lot of local enter
tainment going on other than in the clubs, and I plan to take ad
vantage of it. First the freebie. Joe "King" Carrasco will be playing
in the Grove Friday afternoon, with opening act Four Hams on
Rye starting things off around 4 p.m. See the story on page 13 for
more info.
Another thing that might interest you is the Bourbon Street
Bash — 4th annual — that the Aggie Cowboys are putting on.
The Busboys — who have a song on the "Ghostbusters" sound
track — and the Dealers from Memphis Tennessee will be playing
at the Brazos County Pavilion Friday night.
Tickets for this will cost you $10, but you get all the free beer
and wine coolers your party-starved body will accommodate. Be
sides, it's for a good cause. All proceeds are going to the Village
of Hope.
Le Cabaret
This jazz club is the newest club in town, and offers live enter
tainment on weekends and occasionally during the week. For
more information call 846-1427.
Information on shows not available before press time.
Dr. G's
Located on South College, this club offers a little bit of every
thing. Acts over the summer have included everything from reg
gae to punk to rockabilly to folk music and just about everything
in between. The club sells beer and wine — no hard liquor — but
does provide set-ups for those who bring their own bottles.
Most shows start around 9 p.m. For ticket and other informa-
tion, call Dr. G's at 846-1812.
Here's this week's calendar:
Tonight — Ernie Sky and the K-Tels. Haven't seen them per
sonally — the club calendar lists them as a "boogie" band.
Saturday — The Nelsons with jazz group Fusion opening.
Rockabilly group that won one of the MTV Basement Tapes con
tests.
Sunday — Darden Smith. Folk/blues guitarist.
Monday — Open stage. Amateur night and all around free-
for-all.
Tuesday — Company Sea. Local comedy group, pokes fun at
local and national issues, events and other things in general.
Wednesday — No live entertainment, just an open dance
floor with Deanna as D.J.
Thursday — Johnny Reno and the Sax Maniacs. Boogie sax
music.
The Lakeview Club
CountryAVestem dance club that hosts live bands most of the
time. Saturday — Crossfire. For ticket information and reserva
tions call 823-0660.
The Texas Hall of Fame
CountryAVestem dance club that hosts live bands most of the
time.
The club is located on FM 2818 and shows start at 9 p.m. For
more information call 822-2222.
Tonight — Hall of Fame Gang.
Saturday — Easy.
Okay, road-trippers, here's the out-of-town stuff:
Houston concerts:
Rick Springfield — Monday Sept. 24 in the Summit at 8 p.m.
Elton John — Friday Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Summit, tickets
are $15.75.
The Go Go's — Oct. 3 in the Summit.
Billy Squire — Oct. 12 in the Summit.
Rod Stewart — Oct. 14 in the Summit.
Culture Club — Oct. 28 in the Summit.
For ticket information, call (713)961-9003
Austin concerts:
George Carlin — Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in the Performin Arts Cen
ter Concert Hall. Get ticket information at (512)471-1444.
At the Erwin Center:
Rick Springfield — Sept. 25 at 8 p.m., tickets are $13, $11.50
and $10.
Elton John — Sept. 26 at 8 p.m., tickets are $15, $13 and
$11.50.
Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbitt and Helen Reddy — Sept. 29,
tickets are $16, $13.50 and $11.50. Erwin Center ticket informa
tion is (512)477-6060.
Chinese art form to A&M
The Chinese Magic Revue of
Taiwan, coming to Texas A&M
Sept. 23, is more than simple
entertainment. It's a business,
an art and a family tradition.
The production features stun
ning acrobatics, Kung-Fu, jug
glers, magicians, trick cyclists
and traditional dancing set off
by colorful costumes.
Training for the acrobatic
team begins at an early age,
starting almost before the child
can walk. The children who
watch their parents contort,
leap and sail through the air
take it for granted that they will
in time do the same, and they
invariably do.
Watching their parents serves
as an excellent introduction to
the craft and formal lessons be
gin for new members of the
group when children are
around age four.
The lessons are conducted at
Aggie Players open
season Thursday
"Liliom," the romantic fan
tasy based on the musical "Ca
rousel," will open in Rudder
Forum on Thursday, Sept. 27.
The play will begin the
TAMU Aggie Players' fortieth
season.
The story centers around the
bully of Budapest, a Carousel
barker, who steals young girls'
hearts. He vows never to fall in
love, but his heart is captured
by Julie Zeller.
He eventually marries Julie.
Upon learning he is about to be
come a father, Liliom decides to
make some money by helping
with a robbery.
He stabs himself rather than
submitting to arrest, and is tried
in the Magistrate's court on
high.
After spending time in the
purifying fires, he returns to
earth with a chance to do one
good deed.
Director Robert Wenck says,
"Ever since I first read 'Liliom'
nearly thirty years ago, I have
wanted to be involved in a pro
duction of this great drama.
"And now that I've got the
opportunity, working with
such an energetic and capable
group of young artists has
made the wait worthwhile."
Richard Strayer, a senior the
ater arts major from San Anto
nio, heads the cast as Liliom,
while Gwen Pesek, a senior the
ater arts major from Corpus
Christi, plays Julie.
Other cast members include
Judy Alvarez, a junior theater
arts major from Clear Lake; Jen
nifer Berry, a senior theater arts
major from Apollo Beach, Fla.;
Marc Gessner, a junior theater
arts major from Odessa; and
Michon Breisacher, a senior
theater arts major from New
Orleans.
"Liliom" will be playing at 8
.m. on Thursday, Friday and
aturday, Sept. 27, 28, 29, Oct.
4, 5 and 6 in Rudder Forum.
Tickets are $4 for the general
public and $3 for Texas A&M
students. Tickets are available
at the MSC Box Office. Call 845-
1234 for more information.
three schools for the arts in Tai
pei, Taiwan. The first deals
with drama, the second with
classical Chinese opera, and the
third with acrobatics and other
physical skills.
The children spend about
four hours every day going
through their paces, so that by
the time they are 15 years old
their art has become a part of
everyday life and almost second
nature.
The performances date back
several centuries in Chinese
history, when people wore
brightly colored costumes and
danced to the beat of ancient
Chinese instruments.
The Chinese magic and acro
batics performed by the com
pany were created and per
formed by the Chinese more
than 2000 years ago — as far
back as 200 B.C. — remaining a
part of their culture ever since.
The directors of the troup —
which is made up of 20 mem
bers from two families — are
brothers Hai Ken Ksi and Kai
Ken Hsi.
Another member of the Hai
family — Hai Ken Tsai — per
forms one of the most daring of
the troupe's feats — the Tower
of Chairs.
In this stunt, he places four
champagne bottles on a table,
then proceeds to balance a se
ries ox chairs on the bottle necks
until he is almost out of sight.
At this point, he does a one-
handed vertical handstand.
The group is on its ninth na
tional tour of the United States,
and has appeared on programs
such as "That's Incredible," and
ABC's "Wide World of Sports."
The show is sponsored by the
MSC Basement committee, and
tickets are on sale in the MSC
Box Office. For informahon call
845-1234.
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Fri. - Sept. 14
Ezra Chanles
Sat.-Sept. 15
Linda Lowe/Blues
Sun.-Sept. 16
4 Hams on Rye
Mon.-Sept. 17
Open Stage Night
lues.-Sept. 18
Sioux Morales
Wed.-Sept. 19
Dance Attack
Thurs. - Sept. 20
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