Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1984/lHE BLUE BANNER/6
Arts
Bridges: Baha’i singers state faith in song
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By Alana Jones
If for only a few brief
moments, UNCA students
became part of a unique
heritage recently.
Bridges, the Baha'i-
affiliated gospel band
from Asheville, visited
the campus of UNCA last
Sunday.
Performing in the
University Station snack
bar, the group sang a
wide variety of original
selections, including
country-western and tra
ditional gospel songs.
After opening with Hake
Me An Instrument of Thy
Peace, Cheryl Hughie,
corresponding secretary
for the local Baha’i
assembly, gave a brief
speech on the group’s
perspective of peace.
"Our aim is to bring
about a divine civili
zation of love and of
God," she said. "We
strive for freedom from
strife and dissension
from men.
"Since we believe in
equality, we do not favor
one political party over
Singing for peace: Tlie Baha’i singing group. Bridges,
faith for UNCt*! students at the University Station >
performed songs of their
Sunday.
another," she continued.
"We believe that our
faith is the fulfillment
of all the religions in
the world. We tr}^ to
appeal to men's hearts."
During their one-and-a-
half hour concert,
Bridges performed many
original compos itipns,in
cluding Circles, Let *s
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This week’s film
The Bingo Long Travel
ing All-Stars and Motor
Kings, this week’s movie,
follows the comedic ad
ventures (and misadven
tures) of a troupe of
black baseball players
during the depression.
It will be shown in
Lipinsky Auditorium on
Sunday, Sept. 23, at 6:30
p.m. and 9 p.m., and on
Monday, Sept. 24, at 4
p.m. The movie is free to
UNCA students. All others
pay $1.
They put the
ball in
baseball.
Try Peace for Aidiile,
Would You Like To Join
Us, and their theme song,
entitled Bridges.
Lead vocalist Mary
Davis sang two of her own
favorites, I Need To Hear
You, and When Me Grow Up.
Wilfred Johnson, co
founder of the group and
one of its vocalists, and
Lahn &
Loftin in
concert
One-Might-Stand pre
sents LAHl'JN St LDFTIM in
concert this Friday night
from 9 p.m.—midnight at
the University Station
snack bar in the High-
smith Center.
Lalinn & Loftin, in
their return engagement,
will perform their rock &
roll musical show with
the help of breakthrough
innovations in musically-
oriented digital computer
technology which have re
cently come to pass, al
lowing the duo to create
the sounds of a six-piece
(or larger) band, live
and without the use of
pre-recorded ta^ies.
Admission is free. Al
coholic beverages are
limited to one beer per
person per hour or 4 oz.
of wine per person per
hour for students 19
years of age and older.
Proof of age is required.
fellow musician David
Hall formed Bridges ap-
])roximately five monttis
ago. Since that time, the
group has expanded, and
includes a flutist, two
guitarists, a drummer,
and two vocalists.
"We do alot of travel
ing around the country,"
said Johnson, "but we
mainly stay in the Blade
Mountain/Marion area. We
recently performed at
Depaw University in
Indiana.
"Next month," he added,
"we plan to purchase a
5,000 watt radio station
in Hemingway, South Caro
lina, so we stay fairly
active."
According to Johnson,
Baha’i literally means
’The Glory of God," and
the Baha’i followers are
here to promote peace and
tiarmony between people.
"The Baha’i faith is
the largest organization
on this planet," lie said.
The Baha’i religion be
gan in Persia in 1844,
when a young man, known
as the Bab, or the Gate,
announced that he came as
the fulfillment of pro-
ptiecy. He was to prepare
the way for the appear
ance of a "revealer" of
the word of God, said
Johnson.
Today, the Baha’i Faith
is a worldwide organiza
tion, VTith members in 340
sovereign states, terri
tories, and islands.
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Class-break notes: Rosiland Willis spent a few free
moments last week recording summer’s last warmth.