ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/The Charlotte Post Thursday, January 25,1996 Sounds Nu City Mass Choir is OK Continued from 1B The choir is an offshoot of the Chicago Mass Choir, which released a CD last year. There isn’t much new on this CD that hasn’t been done before. There are moments when it’s very good, such as “Oh How I Love Jesus” and “Worthy of The Praise,” but for the most part it’s just OK. ☆☆☆☆☆ Classic; ☆☆☆☆ Excellent; ☆☆☆ Good; ☆☆ Fair; ☆ Why?; No Stars Given - Please, Spare Me Divas hit the stage Saturday Continued from page 1B running The Junior Black Academy of Arts & Letters, in Dallas, Texas. He founded the organization in 1977 at his kitchen table. ’The academy is housed in the plush Dallas Convention Center. King was bom in Coldwater, Miss. He majored in speech communications at Jackson State University. He also holds a master’s degree from Texas Christian University. Wanna go? What: Symphony with the Divas Where: Oven’s Auditorium When: 8 p.m. Saturday How Much: $50 orchestra, $40 messanine or $25 balcony. All tickets available through Ticketmaster or the Ovens box office. For more information, call (704) 33D-ELTA. ‘ER’ star Clooney cruises to No. 1 in ‘From Dusk ‘Til Dawn’ vampire flick THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - The vam pire thriller “From Dusk Till Dawn” debuted at No. 1 at the box office over the weekend, earning $10.2 million. The film, starring Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino and “ER’s” George Clooney, edged out the Richard Dreyfus drama “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” which earned $9.2 million in its first weekend in wide release. The Bruce Willis sci-fi thriller “12 Monkeys” was third with $6.2 million, fol lowed by “Eye for an Eye” ($5.4 million) and “Grumpier Old Men” ($5.1 million). “Dead Man Walking,” star ring Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon, made an impressive showing in its fourth week. Shown on just 180 screens, it averaged $9,571 per screen, highest of the weekend Top 20. Overall, it finished 17th, earn ing $1.7 million. “Toy Story” remains the top moneymaker of the current field, with $174.2 million since its release nine weeks ago. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by studio, gross, number of the ater locations, receipts per location, total gross and num ber of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.: 1. “From Dusk 'Till Dawn,” Miramax, $10.2 million, 2,004 locations, $5,110 per location, $10.2 million, one week. 2. “Mr. Holland’s Opds,” Disney, $9.2 million, 1,409 locations, $6,570 per location, $9.28 million, three weeks. 3. “12 Monkeys,” Universeil, $6.2 million, 1,610 locations, $3,845 per location, $39.1 mil lion, four weeks. 4. “Eye for an Eye,” Paramount, $5.4 million, 1,680 locations, $3,240 per location, $14.8 million, two weeks. 5. “Grumpier Old Men,” Warner Bros., $5.1 million, 1,901 locations, $2,668 per location, $58.2 million, five weeks. 6. “Jumanji,” TriStar, $4.2 million, 1,941 locations, $2,191 per location, $82 million, six weeks. 7. “Heat,” Warner Bros., $3.7 million, 1,506 locations, $2,467 per location, $58.5 million, six weeks. 8. “Toy Story,” Disney, $3.7 million, 1,722 locations, $2,132 per location, $174.2 million, nine weeks. 9. “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood,” Miramax, $3.6 million, 1,010 locations, $3,574 per location, $14.1 million, two weeks. 10. “Sense and Sensibility,” Columbia, $3.3 million, 595 locations, $5,555 per location, $13.5 million, six weeks. 11. “Waiting to Exhale,” Fox, $3.1 million, 1,358 locations, $2,303 per location, $57.9 mil lion, five weeks. 12. “Bio-Dome,” MGM, $2.9 million, 1,510 locations, $1,897 per location, $9.6 million, two weeks. 13. “Father of the Bride Part II,” Disney, $2.6 million, 1,519 locations, $1,698 per location, $70.1 million, seven weeks. 14. “'Two if by Sea,” Warner Bros., $2.6 million, 1,796 loca tions, $1,428 per location, $8.6 million, two weeks. 15. “Sabrina,” Paramount, $2.3 million, 986 locations, $2,305 per location, $46.3 mil lion, six weeks. 16. “Dunston Checks In,” Fox, $2.2 million, 1,292 locations, $1,697 per location, $6.5 mil lion, two weeks. 17. “Dead Man Walking,” Gramercy, $1.7 million, 180 locations, $9,571 per location, $2.7 million, four weeks. 18. “Leaving Las Vegas,” MGM, $1.4 million, 206 loca tions, $6,830 per location, $6.9 million, 13 weeks. 19. “Seven,” New Line, $1.3 million, 1,120 locations, $1,126 per location, $90.4 million, 18 weeks. 20. “Goldeneye,” MGM, $950,000, 801 locations, $1,186 per location, $99.9 mil lion, 10 weeks. AUTHOR SIGNING at Little Professor Book Center Park Road Shopping Center Come meet Dr. Samuel Proctor, author of “The Substance of Things Hoped For” Wednesday, January 31 7;00 - 8:30p.m. NABISCQTM Presents 4th Annual Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Graduate Chapter Shoot-Out Date: February 2 and February 3, 1996 Time: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Place: Cochrane Middle School 6200 Starhaven Drive (Comer of Plaza Rd and Milton Rd) Cost: $3.00 for 1 night/$5.00 for both nights Friday at 7:00 pm Game 1: Kappa Alpha Psi vs Alpha Phi Alpha 8:30 pm Game 2: Phi Beta Sigma vs Omega Psi Phi Saturday 7:00 pm Consolation Game 8:30 pm Championship Game Sponsored by NABISCO™ and the Beta Rho Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma for the Phi Beta Sigma Scholarship Find. Representatives from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Charlotte tviU be on hand to provide information on the Big Brothers Challenge. wwaai America's Supermarket’ TKS SSSF pson»s. Prices good Wed. Jan. 24 thruTues. Jan. 30,1996. All Size Packages Market Style Ground Beef W-D Select Lean Fresh Boston Butt Pork Roast POWER BUYS! Computer buying gives you a lower price for a longer period of time! 20 oz. pkg. Nabisco Oreo Cookies 39 oz. can Automatic Drip Folger’s Coffee 24 oz. can Castleberry’s Beef Stew fep STg'' 99 12 oz. cans Planter’s Mixed Nuts 5oz.box Ail Ravors Bu^es Snacks

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