Arts and Entertainment
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— The Storyteller —
Torrence to present tales
of folklore, ghost stories
DeeDee Garowan
The Pendulum
Elon students and the
community will soon be treated
to the vast imagination and
fascinating tales of the famed
"Story Lady," Jackie Torrence.
The Rowan County native’s
program will include popular
stories of mountain folklore,
such as the Jack Tales and Brer
Rabbit stories. Her famous
ghost stories will be told as
well.
Starting out by spinning
tales as a librarian, Torrence
began taking her talents to the
road, eventually becoming one
of America's most renowned
storytellers. Along the way, she
has appeared in the Wall Street
Journal and on television's
"Good Evening Show," "CBS
Sunday Morning," and David
Letterman.
Torrence has also been
honored with six award-winning
albums, three award-winning
television shows, and the Annie
Glenn Award in 1987 for her
triumph over a childhood speech
impediment.
In addition to Elon College,
the "Story Lady's" tour also
includes slops at the Kennedy
Center, the World Theatre, and
Lincoln Center.
Torrence will appear at
Elon's Fine Arts Theatre on
Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 8:00
p.m. Admission is by ticket
only. Tickets, $8.00 for adults
and $4.00 for children, will be
available in the Fine Arts Box
Office from 12:30-5:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday.
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Jackie Torrence
Laser rock show
set for Sept. 18
A three-dimensional visual
rock show will be presented
Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m.
■ This laser light show has
been described as "something like
you've never seen before." It is
presented in the Elon College Fine
Arts Center by the Student Union
Board free of charge.
"Out of the Darkness",
includes 35mm slides, film,
computer and electronic graphics,
and the most sophisticated ion
laser system available today.
The laser and light show will
be accompanied by the music of
popular groups, such as Bon Jovi,
U2, INXS, and Talking Heads.
This is a program produced by
Chameleon Productions formed by
John and Dan Markham. The
personnel members of Chameleon
Productions have previously
provided consultation, design and
have toured with some of today's
popular musicians, such as Yes,
White Snake, Deep Purple and the
Scorpions.
Tom Chapin
to perform
tonight at 8
Kristy Davis
The Pendulum
One of the top entertainers in
contemporary folk music, Tom
Chapin, will be performing at
Elon.
Chapin is noted for
Cottonpath Gospel, an Off-
Broadway musical. Recently, he
has produced children's albums fcx*
the "Cabbage Patch Kids."
He is also recognized as the
host of tlie National Geographic
Explorer series.
Chapin's musical abilities can
be attributed to his family. He
along with his brothers Harry and
Steve formed The Chapin
Brothers. Harry Chapin is
recognized for his songs, "The
Cats in the Cradle," and "Taxi."
Chapin hopes that his music,
"provides a generational
connection," in which adults and
children listen to his music
together.
Tom Chapin
George Troxler, a History
professor at Elon, said Chapin's
music is, "very much like John
McCutcheon," who came to Elon
last fall.
The concert will be held in
the Fine Arts Theatre on Thurs.
Sept. 6, at 8:00 p.m. Admission
is by ticket only. Tickets are
Improve your
foreign lingo
Beginning this Fall there will
be foreign language tables set up
around campus for those interested
in practicing their foreign
language skills.
All faculty, staff and students
are invited to participate in
polishing up their lingo.
Locations:
Spanish: Tues. 1:15, 2nd
flow McEwen.
German: Thurs. 1:15, 2nd
flow McEwen.
French: Thurs. 1:15,
Varsity Grill.
Italian: Wed. 1:15, Varsity
Grill.
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$8.00 for adults and $4,00 for
children. Tickets are available in
the Fine Arts Box Office.
All proceeds will be donated
to Allied Churches in Alamance
County and World Hunger Year, a
New York - based hunger
organization of which Chapin is a
member.
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"By being a Teaching Fellow,
our complaints are listened to. As
a group, we are heard," Miller
said.
"The program at Elon shows
the effort North Carolina is
making toward getting better
teachers," Craft said.
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