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Literary and art journal
celebrates publication
"Allantis,” the student-produced literary and
an journal, will hold an event at Bristol Books
Thuniday, April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. This cel
ebration of the 2001 publication will feature
readings by a guest writer and student wnters
whose works appear in the journal. During
the event, the Creative Writing Department will
present the Jesse Rehder Prose Award and the
Sam Ragan Poetry Award. The “Atlantis” is a
collection of previously unpublished works of
art, photography, poetry and prose submitted
by UNCW students.
Department of Music to
present last of Artist
Recital Series
A concert on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Kenan
Auditorium will conclude the UNCW Depart
ment of Music’s Artist Recital Series. The
show will feature Nancy King, a soprano, along
with Emery Stephens, a baritone, Patricia
Asinspac, on piano, and Robert Nathanson, on
classical guitar. Tickets are $10 for genera
admission, but are free to UNCW students with
a valid ID.
UNCW seeks artwork for
2001-2002
UNCW is accepting artwork for display
in the University Union and Warwick Center.
All artwork must be framed, matted and dis
play ready. Artists should submit no more than
10 35mm slides which best represents their
work. Submission deadline is 5 p.m., pn
20. Artists should include their name on eac
slide and include a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to return the slides. Mail or deliver
artwork to UNCW Campus Activities, or con
tact Shannon Hooker at 962-3827.
Brawdeville Performance
Women in Performance Art wi" pre^nt
-We’veGotissues” FridayandSamrdayApn
27 and 28 at 8pm at City Stage, 21 N.
Street. Tickets are available for $5 and can
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Dezeray’s Hammer will perform on
the commons as the last band in the se
ries sponsored by Campus Activities.
This concert will take place Thursday,
April 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
on the University Commons. If it rains,
th; band will perform in the Hawk s
Nest. „ „
Hailing from Spartanburg, a.t--.
Dezeray’s Hammer is a three-member
pop rock band. The band consists of
Aaron Whisnant on vocals and guitar,
Kenny Hogan on drums, and Chris Fran
cisco on bass. The band recently siped
a record contract with the Neutron/edel
label. This label is part of the parent
company edel, which is the largest
t'rSRecen.1, signed Dezarays Hamme,
Dezeray’s Hammer currently has two perform OP the commons.
albums out, a “be- cordedwTth Greg Archilla, whose cred-
a second called “Mortified. include recording with Edwin
ing signed by Neutron/edel this Febru collective Soul, and a band
ary, the band just traveled to Nashv^le pg^^^y’s Hammer has often been
Tennessee to record a new a^um at that D^^^ J
Soundstage Studios in March. y
have been compared to Matchbox
Twenty mainly because, according to
Hogan, “Aaron is definitely more of a
singer than a screamer.” The band has
also been compared to the Foo Fighters.
The new album will most likely be
self-titled, featuring songs from both
previous albums, including the song,
“Never Walk Away,” which got
Dezeray’s Hammer signed.
The band mainly tours the Southeast,
playing at bars and college campuses,
but they also get a lot of radio play.
“Never Walk Away” has been played on
radio stations in Savannah Ga
Greenville, S.C. and Myrtle Beach, S C.
“The market in the Southeast provides
a college-aged fan base for the band,
said Marty Winsch of Mountain Enter
tainment, which does publicity for the
^‘‘"2'january of 2000, Dezeray’s Ham
mer was voted the third best Unsigned
Band in America bj^its fans, and was
awarded a track on the “Billboard Maga
zine Talent Net Compilation CD” for the
first quarter of 2000.
The three members of Dezeray
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Brent FUSCALDO
The Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation So
ciety will present their first ‘Big Band
Scholarship Concert” ftSimc
at Kenan Auditorium. This is the f
the local group has organized a fund-raiser
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scholarships for students enrolled m the
UNCW jazz program. Tickets for the even
are $10, and can be bought at the Kenan
®°Thf Concert will feature local singers
Dolores Drayton Brown and Bay
lor Brown, of Wilmington, recently
played Dinah Washington in Segue To
Heaven.” Taylor, from Chapel Hill, has
Ina^e a name for himself in the local scene
with his distinguishable baritone vo^e.
The Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation So
ciety (CFJAS) strives to promote the study
history as well as the art of pl^v-
the awareness of
this art form that
has originated in
America. The so
ciety hopes this
awareness will
spark apprecia-
by the pub-
Meetings for
the CFJAS are
held monthly on
campus. “At
rar^P Fear Jazz Appreciation Society sponsors events try to
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ing jazz. It was founded in 1J94 by Dr^
Bob Johnson, the current president. He i
also responsible for the society s web-site
MWe from all the emphasis CFJAS
players and histories. ■* also
national jazz per
sonality to talk about their experiences
said David A. Pyle, publicist for the
CFJAS. “(At) our last meeting, Slide
Hampton, who recently played on our
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