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September 21, ZODD
BriGfly... Family Weekend lets the good times roll
Gerard to read in Morton
Professor of creative writing Philip Gerard
will read from his new work at 8 p.m. Sept.
26 in Morton Hall’s Bryan Auditorium. He
is the author of 3 novels and 3 nonfiction
books, has written 11 documentary programs
and written over 150 commentaries for pub
lic radio. The creative writing department is
sponsoring the event, which is ftee and open
to the public. For more information call the
creative writing department at %2-7063
Stagewoi1(S play opening
“The Member of the Wedding,” a play
by Carson McCullers, will run in Thalian
Hall's Studio Theatre Sept. 22,23,29 and 30
at 8 p.m. and at 3 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. I.
Tickets are $8 and may be purchased through
the Thalian Box Office at 343-3664.
Big Band, Jazz Combo
perfbrm season opener
The UNCW Big Band and the Jazz
Combo will present their first concerts of the
year at 8 p.m. Sept. 29 in Kenan Auditorium.
General admission costs 35, UNCW staff,
faculty, senior citizens and children under 12
are $2.50 and students are admitted free with
a valid ID. The Jazz Combo will begin the
evening with jazz standards by Joe
Henderson and an original composition by
director Jerald Shynett. The Big Band will
have a variety of “neo-swing” tunes popu
larized by rtKxlem bands like the Brian Setzer
Orchestra and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Auditions for “Sleepy
Hollow” musical
Tapestry Theater, the university’s
S.T.A.G.E. Company and special effects art
ists from the community will hold auditions
for “Sleepy Hollow: ARock-n-Roll Hip-Hop
Musical” from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 22 in the
Warwick Center’s Center Stage Cafe. They
are looking for rappers and singers with pre
pared music, actors who have prepared a 2-
minute monologue and dancers, who will be
taught a combination. The performances will
be Oct. 27, 28 and 29. For more informa
tion, call 792-9117.
Lisa Jackson
Staff Writer
Family Weekend will give par
ents and students the chance to share
the changes and experiences of the
first month of college. This Friday
through Sunday, the university will
host Family Weekend 2000. The
Division of Student Affairs orienta
tion programs annually sponsors the
event.
“[Family Weekend gives] parents
a chance to come back on to cam
pus to visit wi*h their students after
they have been away from home for
about a month,” Orientation Pro
gram Assistant Judy Gayle said.
“We timed it between Labor Day
break and fall break to give the
families a chance to reconnect with
their students and give the students
a chance to share with their parents
their campus life.”
Gayle said that she is excited
about this year’s weekend. Along
with Dean of Students Terry Curran,
Gayle focused the theme of this
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The headlining event for Family
Weekend is a performance by
Buclwheat Zydeco this Saturday.
year’s event around the celebratory
and eclectic culture of Louisiana
Cajuns. “Laiassez les bon temps
roules” is a Cajun expression that
means, “Let the good times roll.”
And roll they will, with sched
uled events such as a family fun
feast with finger-licking Cajun
dishes, a sunset riverboat cruise on
Friday, kayak trips to Fort Fisher,
and the accordion-powered sounds
of Buckwheat Zydeco.
Buckwheat Zydeco, a Grammy
nominee, was selected to perform by
the Activities and Leadership
office’s Arts in Action Program for
last year’s family weekend, but Hur
ricane Floyd had different plans for
the Wilmington area, which pre
vented Zydeco’s performance. Fam
ily Weekend was completely can
celled, but Buckwheat Zydeco will
still perform at the university.
“Buckwheat Zydeco graciously
agreed to honor the contract by com
ing back this year,” Gayle said.
Gayle reported that 750 families
have officially registered at this
year’s weekend celebration.
“It’s about a hundred more than
last year,” she said.
Tickets for the event range from
$12 per person to $35 per person.
The sunset cruise and kayak trips
have additional fees attached. The
deadline for registration was Sep
tember 15. However, information
about the event can be obtained by
contacting the Orientation Programs
Office at 1-800-874-0673.
Concert on the Commons: Deidre McCalla
Erin Henderson
Staff Writer
The sounds of an acoustic guitar
filled the campus commons as
singer/songwriter Diedre McCalla
entertained the lunchtime crowd
last Thursday.
“I just hope I add something to
somebody’s day, that they leave
here enriched on some level,”
McCalla said. “That’s a big word,
but I think that’s what I go for as a
listener. When I go to a concert, I
hope to leave there feeling good that
I was there - feeling good that 1 ex
perienced that moment in time and
that 1 got a little bit more energy to
get me through my day; so I am
hoping that is what I do for others.”
McCalla described her music as
contemporary folk.
“Almost any kind of guitar and
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Musician Deidre IVIcCalla performed in the commons last Thursday.
vocal is labeled some level of folk,”
she said. “1 write in a lot of differ
ent styles...a little bit of country,
definitely a little bit of pop, as well
as a little bit of Caribbean. As a
songwriter, it opens up; a song be
comes whatever the message is.”
See McCalla, Page14