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By Travis Hopper
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P{i Green, the next great Texas
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album will contain materi-
j^Bcorded at tonight’s show as
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performance at Gruene Hall.
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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
^â– 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,
^^â– 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
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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
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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
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'^^,'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-
^â– re. We wanted to provide a lot of ways for people to get
-iv(|lved in Shakespeare.”
â– 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.
Jackson
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