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3D ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/ttlie CJarlotte $at Thursday, September 25, 2003 I L Fire guts hotel on Berry’s property Chuck Berry . THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ WENTZVILLE, Mo. - A ^laze destroyed a motel locat- -ed on an estate owned by leg endary musician Chuck Berry Saturday evening, fire offi cials said. The assistant chief of the Wentzvllle fire district, Austin Worcester, said no one was injured. The cause of the fire is stiU being investigated. “The fire is suspicious. Our fire unit is investigating,” Worcester said. He said BeiTy was out of the state at the time of the fire. The building, knovm as the old Chuck Berry lodge, was located in unincorporated St. Charles County. It had eight suites and used to house Berry’s visitors, Worcester said, but had been used for storage in recent years. It’s located on property about 40 miles outside of St. Louis, near Wentzvllle. The two-alarm fire started around 6:30 p.m. Other build ings on the property were not damaged. Berry pioneered a musical revolution in rock music with hits hke ‘TVIaybellene” and “No Particular Place lb Go.” He is a member of both the Rock and Roll and Songwrit ers halls of fame. Documentary looks at legacy of blues music Continued from page 1D versation.” WTVI-produced promos featuring Sign of the Times’ Tyrone Jefferson and Toni Tuppence will air around the broadcasts. Jefferson and Tuppence will talk about their personal blues experi ences and how they started in the genre. “The Blues’ is much more than a television series,” said Bev Dorn-Steele, WTVI’s director of education and out- Art & Soul adds fashion show to mix Continued from page 1D Lawrence. Tammy Smith, one of the organizers of Art and Soul, said this is the first time fash ion has been incorporated in the three-year-old event. „The fashion shows will be on the main stage during the half hour sete between the bands,%o Smith said. Art and Soul is a festival that draws attention to the emerging art district in the historic south end, Smith said. This year,s festival will play host to an urban flea market, unique gift items vintage trolley rides and an exhibit where people can pan for gold. The music will be provided by local bands and up and coming musicians, said Smith. The festival will be held in the 1500 block of Camden Road, between South Tryon and Park Avenue from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. The fashion shows will run from noon until 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. arid 6 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on the main stage. Admission to the festival is free. Stars come out for Harlem tribute to Gregory Hines By Jennifer Friecjlin THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - jBBi Stars from the worlds of theater, film and dance came out to pay tribute to Maurice the late ' Hines tap-danc- ’ ing actor Gregory Hines at a festive memorial celebration at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Fellow actress and dancer Debbie Allen said Hines’ love of dance had a recurring role on NBC’s "Will & Grace,” Actress Phylicia Rashad and Hines’ older brother, Maurice Hines, co-hosted the tribute, which included per formances by tap dancers and singers as well as video clips of Gregory Hines’ perfor mances, A range of artists from Mikhail Baryshnikov to Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee came out for the tribute as did politicians such as U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel. Gregory Oliver Hines was bom in New York City in 1946. When Gregory was a toddler, Maurice would come home from tap dancing class es and teach him steps. The brothers began per forming together when Gre gory Hines was 5. A year later, they performed at the Apollo with their dad in a family dance trio billed as Hines, Hines and Dad. "I brought him home,” Maurice Hines told the Apol lo crowd on Sunday, "because this is where we began.” infused his entire body of work, from the stage to the screen. ''He took tap to a whole other level,” Allen said before the Sunday night tribute. "It was a part of everything he did _ his movies, his Broad way shows, his music,” Hines, a Tbny Award win ner who died of cancer in August at 57, starred on Broadway and in movies including "White Nights” and "Running Scared.” Colleagues said they’d miss his generous spirit as much as his contributions as an artist. "He was a wonderful, funny man, humorous apd warm,” said Isabella Rosselli ni, who played Hines’ wife in the 1985 film "White Nights.” "He didn’t change on the set and off the set. There was an authenticity about him.” Hines also starred in a TV comedy series, "The Gregory Hines Show,” in 1997, and NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THE PROPOSED GASTON EAST-WEST CONNECTOR WBS No. 34922.1.1 U-3321 Gaston/Mecklenburg Counties The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold the above Citizens Informational Workshop on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at Ashbrook High School, 222 S. New Hope Rd., Gastonia, Nk)rth Carolina. Interested individuals may attend this informal workshop at their convenience during the above stated hours. Department of Transportation representatives will be present to answer questions and receive comments relative to the proposed pro ject. The purpose of this workshop is to present information, answer questions, and receive comments regarding this project. This project proposes to construct a 20 mile new location multi- lane roadway to improve east-west travel between 1-85 west of Gastonia in Gaston County and I-485/NC 160 in Mecklenburg County. The proposed study boundary will be 1-85 to the north, the South Carolina State line to the south, the Charlbtte- Douglas International Airport to the east, atid the 1-85 and US 29-74 junction to the west. Anyone desiring additional information may contact Kristina Solberg, P.E. Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch at 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548, phone 919-733-7844 ext. 310,- or email ksolberg@clot..state.nc,us. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To receive special ser vices, please contact Kristina Solberg at the above address or phone number or fax 919-733-9794 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. reach. “Beginning with a con gressional proclamation declaring 2003 to be Year of the Blues, “The Blues” pro ject is a year-long initiative to reintroduce this uniquely American art form to music lovers, students and public television viewers every where.” Teachers’ guides of “The Blues” are also available. For a copy, call Dom-Steele at (704) 371-8840. Chuck D (left and Bobby Rush (right) are featured in a segment of “The Blues,” which airs next week on WTVI (channel 42.) 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