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iattal ion m co-sB hew liM 5t.'! r ei S and to bring aT millennium with "sprais re performance Lillard.p AS VEGAS (AP) — Barbra iisand, who christened the s a blue-: VI Grand Garden more than five vn-age: -s agt>, is scheduled to return on at the he:; j Year’s Eve to usher in the mil- rhilefienium with a rare public perfor- st the ace. ervative 'ickets will range from $500 to shim to 1 500 and will go on sale Satur- lerands t,|; dirty. 5tre sand appeared at the )ol, he OOC-seat arena for two New iteliargre r’s shows just two weeks after HarvarL^BoM Grand hotel-casino treesh- ned in 1993. Those were her el ■ pu 1 )lic performances for pay in tevonv, rlytliree decades, said her man- e strike; r, llartin Erlichman. 's ■ W er P res ' c * ent ’ ? - mily honored for to ding world peace 29, ish... \TLANTA (AP) — Former Presi- playing .-t Cprter, his wife, Rosalynn, and a racier Carter Center ieredth e peen hon- berhitr.;-dB)r their ef- atuar s ai promoting k,a •. id peace, i s Ti The couple on Thai, sday night re- realw /ed the inau- dedow aijpelta Prize SLi Global Under- p work nding, created ranagh ; he University of Georgia with a Labour’tB-om Delta Air Lines, celling “it is very difficult to wage 'iiedy 1 jce.” said Carter, whose center aorgee!' CARTER GGIELIFE Page 7 • Thursday, April 29 1999 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS promotes human rights, democra cy and health programs around the world. “It is slow, tedious, frustrat ing, often unsuccessful and rarely publicized. War is very successful and very popular — disturbingly so.” The award includes a $10,000 cash prize. Baez, Raitt help celebrate Earth Day atop tree STAFFORD, Calif. (AP) — Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt were hoist ed up a 180-foot redwood to honor an environmental activist who has lived atop the tree for more than a year. The two singers climbed a steep, two-mile RA|TT mountain on April 22 — Earth Day — and reached Ju lia “Butterfly” Hill’s plywood perch with the help of a pulley system. The singers serenaded Hill, and she responded by reading a poem she wrote about snow. They chatted for about 30 min utes as a filmmaker preserved the meeting on video. “To experience Julia’s commit ment and love for these forests in person was a life-changing event,” Raitt said. “She was literally shin ing.” Baez added, “Visiting Julia But terfly was one of the most remark able experiences of my life.” Hill has lived atop the ancient tree for nearly ! 1/2 years without touching the ground to protest log ging of ancient redwood trees 250 miles north of San Francisco. Richard Gere sees first-hand account of refugee camp BRAZDA, Macedonia (AP) — A refugee got an autograph Wednes day and Richard Gere got a first hand look at a camp holding ethnic Albanians driven from Kosovo. The actor, known for his support of Tibet’s struggle against China, plans to spend three days in Mace donia talking with relief officials and visiting some of the places where more than 135,000 people have taken refuge since last month. “I support many humanitarian causes. I’m just trying to find out what’s happening for myself,” Gere said after a brief stop in the largest refugee camp, about six miles north of Skopje. “If there’s anyway to help then I’ll do it.” He chatted with a refugee named Skender, who received an autograph and became Gere’s un official interpreter. “What is the biggest problem here? Food, water?” Gere asked. “Lots of mud,” Skender said. Maya Angelou cancels two shows due to pneumonia LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Maya Angelou, recovering from pneumo nia, has canceled two appearances this week. The 70-year-old poet was to speak Thursday night at the Strand Theatre in Lan caster. She also can celed an appear ance Monday at Minnesota State University in Mankato. Angelou was hospitalized over the weekend and was resting at home in Winston- Salem, N.C., her agent said. ANGELOU Donny and Marie become new Miss America hosts LOS ANGELES (AP) — There they are: new Miss America hosts Donny and Marie Osmond. The brother and sister act will re place last year’s hosts, Boomer Es- iason and Meredith Vieira, pageant officials said Tuesday. The Osmonds, popular TV and concert performers in the ’70s and ’80s, reunited last fall for a syndi cated talk show. The pageant has had a rapid turnover of hosts following Bert Parks’ quarter-century reign, which ended in 1980. Parks was best known for sere nading Miss America winners with ‘the trademark anthem, “There She Is.” He died of lung cancer in 1992 at age 77. The 79th annual Miss America Pageant, dubbed Miss America 2000, will be broadcast live from At lantic City, N.J., on ABC on Sept. 18. ■ KLARD most!: Continued from Page 6 rkedon it time, to be funny, to kiss a beautiful girl,” he final da mj. rit was the whole arc, from boy to man.” ursLffi ]. How did you become interested in SLC d* auk r^Blard: I actually passed on it the first time 1 carry Ji/w it. 1 thought it was kind of interesting, but . 'asr’t sure it was really something I wanted to ; ULUR0 omnd I might have been a little apprehensive x>ut carrying a film. But then I talked to the producers, then I met Bs (director James Merendino), and within ve minutes, I was set.2. What did you think of E: tevo? plaidw/Eljllard: He’s great. I mean, you do have these indffeC a — beliefs as a young person that you live and die on. Do you sell out, do you buy in? It’s a constant struggle. As an actor, it’s the same thing. Do you do the commercials, the TV shows, just hoping for a paycheck? Or do you wait it out and do the things you really want to do? 3. Stevo’s dad gave him a lot of pressure to give up his life as a punk and head to Harvard. Were you ever pressured to pursue a different path? Lillard: I don’t think anyone else ever tried to talk me out of acting, but I myself didn’t even ac cept the fact I could become a professional actor until I was 19. I’d been doing it all though school, but I really considered it just a hobby. Theater was the only place that being funny was OK, that I didn’t get in trouble. I could be a big clown if I wanted to. 4. Have you been targeting roles as the off beat, quirky guy? Or are those the parts that come to you? Lillard: I definitely went out looking for them in the beginning. I mean, I play big energy. In the beginning, that’s what I was drawn to, and now people seek me out to play the kind of crazy guy. 5. I checked you out on the Internet, and you have a ton of fan pages. But on one, some teen-age girl called you a “second-banana hunk.” How do you feel about that? Lillard: Second-banana hunk? Wow. What does that mean? Well, it’s nice to be considered a hunk at all. Over time, maybe I can look forward to be ing considered less of a second banana and be come more of a first-banana hunk. a swef:>* ;prlngi:- : >d ce. 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IVrsonswitlidisabilities pleasecaI1845-1515to inform usofyourspecuil needs. Werequest nodficationtlireeOhvorkin}; dayspriortotheeventto enableustoassistyoutothe bestofourability. Questions? Call the Aggie Cinema Hotline 847-8478. Wehsite: http:// tUms-tamuedu It! as LAW TALK from STCL Join Professor of Law Helen Jenkins and a panel of attorneys taking live call-in questions Tomorrow Friday, April 30,1999 at 8:00 p.m. on KAMU - TCA Channel 4 iach show in this monthly series will focus on a different topic. Phis Friday, the program will deal with wills, trusts & estates. 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