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December 7,1994 4 Campus News into the studio theater wearing over alls, pigtails and huge smiles. Before the show be gan, cast m e m - hers sat on the floor in front of the chil dren and talked to them. When it was time for the show to stad^kedh Roberts intro duced the show, and each cast member introduced herself. The first story presented was “Jack and the Northwest Wind.” Jack, por trayed by Rebecca Daw, “set off to stop the Northwest Wind from howling.” The other tales were: “The Big Toe”, “Old Dry Frye”, “Wicked John and the Devil” and “Jack and the Robber.” My personal favorite tale was “Wickedjohn and the Devil. ” The story was about John, a wicked man whose photo by Jetson Meredith Performs players entertain the audience with their renditions of Noth Carolina tall tales. only good characteristic was that he was always hospitable to strangers. Well one day he was nice to St. Pe ter who was pos ing as a stranger. St. Peter granted him three wishes. Laterjack was cruel to the Devil who fell into the trap of his wish. When Jack died both Heaven and Hell refused him. Jack was given a piece of coal. It is said that to this day you can still see the light of his coal in the Great Dismal Swamp of North Caro lina as John searches for a place to rest. The entire performance only lasted one hour but it was an hour well spent. The children made the performance extra special and the cast did a superb job. Meredith Performs has real tarheel spirit by Keri VanDoren Meredith Performs put on another outstanding show. On Dec. 1-3 Meredith Performs presented Tarheel Tales. The tales were adopted from Richard Chase’s collected stories: The lack Tales and Grandfather Tales. The Meredith Performers were: Jeannine Sprull, Truly Anger, Meredith Roberts, Erin Patrick, Shannon Bare foot, Kim Smith, Elizabeth Baldwin and Rebecca Daw. The program di rector was Catherine B. Rodgers. For the Dec. 1 performance, stu dents from the Governor Moorhead School were invited to attend. The students were a vital part of the per formance. Performer Jeannine Sprull said af ter the show “It was all for the chil dren.” The students provided the sound of the wind and the chant of “every body knows Old Dry Frye” for the show. The children had special listen ing aides provided by Arts Access. The scenery was simple: a patch- work quilt for a backdrop, an old chest, two tree stumps and what ap peared to be an old bookshelf turned on its side. Many of the props were imaginary. At 7:30 p.m. cast members skipped % Culture Calendar for December • “Favorites from Christmas Past,” will be presented on Satur day, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. by Durham Civic Choral Society at Duke Uni versity Chapel, West Campus. Fa vorite carols from around the worid are featured. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the door or at Page Box Office (684-4444). • The Carolina Ballet Theater is presenting The Dancing Princess on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. It will be performed at Jones Auditorium on the campus of Meredith College. To purchie tick ets call 834-1058. They range in price from $8- $15. % compiled by Clarky Lucas • Raleigh Little Theater is featuring Cinderella at NCSU’s Stewart Theater. Performance dates and times include Thursday, Dec. 15, Friday Dec. 16 and Monday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Perfor mances will also be held Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and are available at RLT Box Office. Call between noon and 5p.m. Monday through Friday to reserve your tickets. • The North Carolina Museum of Art will be holding a Kwanzaa celebra tion from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday December 31. The African American cultural event will be for the entire family. Music, dancing, storytelling and the lighting of the candles on the kinara will all be a part of the celebra tion. Admission is free. • The Raleigh Flute Choir will perform Christmas favorites ar ranged for flute choir on Friday, Dec. 9. at 8 p.m. The performance will take place at the North Caro lina Museumof Art and admission is free. • City Gallery of Contemporary Art is presenting George Bireline: Decade 1984 -1994. The showing will run from Dec. 2 to Jan. 28. George BireUne, a Raleigh native, will be showing his largest exhibi tion work since his 1976 retrospec tive at the N.C. Museum of Art. Bireline's paintings of the last de cade are visually stunning, an opti cal feast of color, brush work, and illusionism. Reality 101 Lesson 1: "When you graduate, you are going to work!" Scary thought! Get the support you need to make the successful transition from student to professional. Register for CPS 301 - Career Planning Seminar for juniors and seniors, a six- week, 12 session, 1 credit course. CPS 301A MW 3 - 3:50 p.m. Jan 11 - Mar. 1 CPS 301B MW 3 - 3:50 p.m. Mar. 6 - Apr. 24 For course description, contact Rebecca Highsmith X8341. Employment Opportunities: • Marketing position - Great American Insurance Companies. Full-time position in Raleigh office. Position available immedi ately. • Interior decorating/sales - Brentwood Carpets. Retail floor covering sales position. Immediate need. Will consider trainee. • Network administrator - NFS (a health care firm) Candidate must have back ground in accounting, compuer science a plus. • Telemarketing represen tative - TruGreen- ChemLawn. Part-time, M-F, 5-8 p.m.
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