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Thursday hursday • April 2, 1998 The Battalion JVvk * ■ 'S m& i S mm I B In 1 ■ B <2/ ^reen ma£es history QcorJincj live at Shadow Canyon By Travis Hopper Staff writer P{i Green, the next great Texas biigu; iter in the tradition of Jerry jffWalker and Robert Earl Keen, pir to Shadow Canyon tonight ^■cord material for his upcom- Rlive” album. album will contain materi- j^Bcorded at tonight’s show as ■ IllflHas other material recorded at performance at Gruene Hall. IHreen has quickly established —— «njself as one of the premier tal- ASth A MAPoWOfm nts on the Texas music scene, a beciacular achievement for some- «nelvho had never picked up a gui- ar before he entered college. H/hile attending Texas Tech Jnh ersity, Green began to hone Bcraft and develop his own ^■jue style, one which combines nnky-tonk rock and soulful bal- adl with an expressive, whiskey- lir|ated voice. His sound is sub- "Btially different from the Ianson-with-a-violin sound that 5 a rrently the rage in Nashville, ^^■it can be attributed to one key ^lenient: this guy has real talent, IB tons of it. jj^P wipflis knack for writing entertain ing and instantly recognizable tunes soon made him one of the hottest new stars in the state and landed him opening gigs for some of his heroes, such legends as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Todd Snider and Texas rock favorite Jack- opierce (now American Horse). Green already has two albums under his belt. The first, Dancehall Dreamer, powered by songs, such as “I Like Texas,” “Rain in Lafayette” and “Coin’ Down in Style,” was a solid debut album and sold many more copies than expected. The fol low up, George’s Bar, introduced fans to “ 1-900-Lover,” “Adios Days,” “If I Had a Million” and audience fa vorite, “John Wayne and Jesus.” His band, which boasts two Ag gies as members, is nothing short of spectacular. It’s powered along by the foot-stomping drums of Justin Pollard and the violin of Brendon Anthony, who, for those who never have seen a live show before, is simply amazing. Tickets are available at Rother’s, Marooned Records and the Dixie Chicken and are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. The doors open at Shadow Canyon at 6:00 p.m. Call 846-4440 for more information. Chili mm® i i \ Continued from Page 3 The SAE’s expectation is that 100 to 140 four-person teams will be competing for the right to have their chili deemed the best. In addition to this award, there is also a “Best of Show” award for the most elaborate or innovative chili cooking setup. However, in light of some sort of pickup-truck-bed-hot- tub incident last year, SAE asks that no hot tubs, pools or any other aquatic device be brought to the Starlight Ballroom. “Chilifest is fun, exciting and a little bit crazy,” Cullum Jeffries said. “Chili teams start showing up late Friday night to start cooking, playing dominoes, cards and of course, drinking. “Everyone has a blast, and this should be no exception considering the talent these guys have put together.” Durham and Stansberry have arranged for Gary P. Nunn, Jack Ingram and Jerry Jeff Walker to play the day-long festival with music beginning around 1:30 p.m. and stopping whenever the guys want to get off the stage. Durham and Stansberry said that SAE is expecting around 7,000 visitors to Chilifest this year and has arranged for bus operations to operate a park- and-ride from Zachry for those who know they should not be driving home. In the past several years, Chilifest and SAE have been able to raise and donate over $50,000 to national charities, but Stansberry said, “We want ed to choose a local charity this year because we feel it’s important to give something directly back to the communi ty that has been so good to us over the years. “Plus it always makes you feel good to see your contributions at work.” Kevin Caffey, Chilifest co creator, said, “The amount of money SAE will be donating to the Still Creek Boys Ranch can do more to positively benefit a small local charity as opposed to large national conglomerate charities.” Durham said, “I’ve been in volved with Chilifest over the past three years and I have watched it grow each year. This year Gabe and I have worked to make it the biggest, best and most beneficial Chilifest ever.” All in all, it looks as if SAE has constructed Chilifest to be an event to remember. Chilifest will be held Saturday and tickets are still available at the MSC lobby, Cavender’s Boot City and The Texas Aggie Book store. Prices are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. I Shoes Continued from Page 3 One audience member, senior English major Christie Purifoy, was impressed with this show I before “Blue Suede Shoes” even began. “I thought it was very original,” Purifoy said. I “It was very modern, different from any other ballet I’d seen before.” The entire evening held an element of sur prise. Just as the music slowed down, it picked up again and the dancers were flying across the stage. Overall, the performance was one of OPAS’ best. Nahat achieved his goal in creating a spec tacular performance for children, students and adults. “We wanted it to be a ballet you could con nect to and respond to,” he said. For ticket information, call 845-1234. fe^o^TIlAKESPEARE continued from Page 3 '^^,'yflie reason for the festival is to understand the work that jKy enj into each of his plays and the events surrounding his work. JflVed love to have people go to both the lectures and the WMpBirmances,” Philpot said. “When we first decided to do /'le jihakespeare festival at Texas A&M, we looked at sever- ^■her festivals that go on every year. There’s quite a few ryVhakospeare festivals that people can go to, and we want- v dtp make ours different from all of them so we included - le lectures for a more in-depth understanding of Shake- ^■re. We wanted to provide a lot of ways for people to get -iv(|lved in Shakespeare.” ■nlike many large events that happen at A&M, the ajority of the Shakespeare festival’s performances are held off-campus. “We’ve got a lot of off-campus students who do not want to come back to campus and park to see a performance, so we tried to involve the community in our festival,” Philpot said. "People like to go to Sweet Eugene’s to hang out and drink coffee and can do the same thing at Barnes and No ble, so this is a way that we can provide a comfortable set ting for a performance without having people come back to campus.” This is not a one-time week of events. This year’s Shake speare festival is the first of an annual series the Literary Arts committee has planned for the future. Festivals in the years to come will feature even more events. Plans are in the works for Shakespearean stand-up comedy and a museum of English relics from the Victorian age. Thursday’s events include a lecture by Dr. Kate Kelly and a presentation of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” a humorous look at two minor characters in “Ham let.” The lecture and performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Biochemistry 107. Friday’s events include a tour of Shakespeare’s Second Folio in Evans library and a printing press tour in the Cush ing annex of Evans library. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom, a lecture by Dr. Douglas Brooks will be fol lowed by a parody of “King Lear.” For those students with a penchant for acting but not enough talent, an acting workshop will be held by the Ag gie Players from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in MSC 027. All of the events are free and open to the public. For those students who have no money but time on their hands, an interest in Shakespeare without the monotone or a desire to finally see his work explained and performed as it would centuries ago (and without Mel Gibson), the Shakespeare festival is in town. A look back in entertainment The following is a list of entertainment highlights for the week of April 5-11: 45 years ago: House of Wax, starring Vincent Price, pre miered in New York. It was one of the most popular of the era’s 3-D films, and it was the film that launched Price on his hor ror-film circuit after 15 years of “straight” roles. 40 years ago: Irving Feld’s “Greatest Show of Stars” tour opened in Norfolk, Va. Sam Cooke was the main act. Other acts included the Everly Broth ers, Clyde McPhatter, and many rock ’n’ roll and R&B names. 35 years ago: Lawrence of Arabia won the best picture and best director Oscars. It was Peter O’Toole’s first leading role, and the film made him an instant star. 25 years ago: Neil Young’s autobiographical documentary film Journey Through the Past premiered at the American Film Festival in Dallas. The film re ceived mixed reviews. 15 years ago: Oscar night presenter Kristy McNichol found it almost impossible to pro nounce the name of the winner for best animated short subject — Zbigniew Rybcyznski. The best she could do with the last name was “sly.” 10 years ago: Pop star Michael Jackson opened his estate to bidders who purchased artwork and helped the reclusive singer raise more than $2 million to benefit the South African Council of Churches. Jackson was away on tour, but his brother, Jermaine, and family patriarch Joseph Jack- son were hosts of the auction. 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