Charlotte Officials To Welcome Barry White Saturday, June 28 will be proclaimed "Barry White" day by the Charlotte City Government officials and that night at his Coliseum concert. White will be presented the kevs to the City of Charlotte in appreciation for his outstand ing feats in the recording in dustry- and in improving-the lot of humanity. The "Maestro of Soul" will come to town with his Love Unlimited Orchestra and his Boys Town Auction Set For August 9 The fifth annual Boys Town of North Carolina Auction has been set for Saturday, August 9. The 15-hour auction will be televised by WBTV, Channel 3. beginning at 10:00 AM and ending at midnight . .The pro gram will originate from the Charlotte Civic Center with regional radio and TV person alities acting as masters-of ceremonies Proceeds from the auction will be used to support the Boys Town campus near Pineville, During the past four years over $400,000 has been raised to meet building and operational expenses. Charlotte insurance execu tive Richard Hinson, a former Boys Town board of directors chairman, will serve as gen eral chairman and John Ed wards will be auction coordin ator. "We are quite excited about this year's plans," Hinson re marked, ".and hope to sell more items than ever before. Merchandise that has already been donated includes house hold appliances, furniture, trips and carpet." Hinson pointed out that the auction provides an excellent opportunity for the public to buy quality merchandise at very attractive auction prices and at the same time help support 24 needy boys. The auction staff is current ly soliciting items to be sold during the day-long program. Merchants who wish to donate to the charity event are asked to call the auction office at 332-6187. Hinson said that ap proximately 700 workers will be involved in this year's auc tion. Boys Town of North Caro lina is licensed as a child caring institution by the State Department of Welfare and is open to boys from eight to sixteen. Anson Williams To Compete On 810,000 Pyramid Anson Williams, starring in ABC's "'Happy Days," and j· «; Lucie Arnaz are the celebrity i : players on the ABC Television ■ ; Network's "The $10,000 Pyra · mid" for the week of June 30 · ji July 4 i 2:00 2:30p.m., EDT). :* Dick Clark is host of the :j popular game show in which **" the two celebrity players and I:- two contestants team up in a !*■ race against the clock to Ji communicate categories to i: their partners through item >{ clues The high scoring team \ζ earns the opportunity to win ' $10,0()0 in cash in 60 seconds ίί Love Unlimited Singing group for an 8 p.m performance at the Big Dome. The show is sponsored b> Taurus Productions, lnc Acknowledged as one of th<> . top male vocalists and lyri - cists in the world, White s musical knowledge and exper tise has-been-rewarded b> nine gold records and albums His latest album "Just An other Way To Say 1 Love You" has already soared to the top., of the charts. The talented ladies. "Love Unlimited" who expresse love through music have also busted the charts. Their first 'big album, was "Under the Influence Of Love Unlimited" and it won many fans for the group. Glodean James, Linda James and Diane Taylor are the components of this dyna mic act. "Forever in Love", êtilin Soul, and "Just Living It Up," are three of the recent and popular hits of the Love Un limited Orchestra. Temptations To Host Midnight Special On 9 Popular recording artists, the Temptations, Emperors of Soul for over a decade, will host the Midnight Special which will air on NBC-TV Friday, June 27. Artists appearing with the Temptations will be English rock group, Ace; writer-com poser, Leo Sayer; and Rose, sibling of Sly of the Family Stone fame. The Temptations are cur rently enjoying success with their gold Lp "A Song For You." They will also premiere to national TV audiences their newest member Glenn Carl Leonard, tenor, who just re cently joined the group. Michael Jackson To Appear On Bandstand Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five make a special guest appearance on the ABC Television Network's American Bandstand," Saturday, June 28 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., EDT). Michael Jackson will do his current solo hit, "Just a Little Bit Like You," and the group will perform two numbers, "Movin' Violation" and "Dancin' Machine." „ Dick Clarlrw the host and executive producer of "American Bandstand." Judy Price is the producer and Barry Glazer the director. "American Bandstand" ori ginates in Hollywood. Charlotte Poet Ads Bring Quick Results ERIC MONTE AND GLYNN TURMAN. TO GETHER IN AIP'S "COOLEY HIGH"—Eric Monte and Glynn Turman have been friends since both hit Hollywood, a number of years ago. as an aspiring playwright and actor, respectively. Monte has since gone on t^ create the hit television series "Good Tirrieer besides writing for other popular shows and Turman, now one of the most-in-demand young actors around is fresh from his triumph of starring in the award-winning television special "Ceremonies In Dark Old Men." They join forces in "Cooley High," a lighted romp through the memories of high school life in the 1960's. Hit Movie "Cooley High" Opens Friday At Carolina Perfect unions are hard to come by, perfect friendships even harder. But playwrignt Eric Monte and actor Glynn Turman, writer and star, respectively, of American In ternational's "Cooley High." which opens Friday at the Carolina Theatre. Both out standing in their own fields, have a friendship of years standing. Eric Monte, creator of the hit television series "Good Times," poet and playwright, has seen many of his earlier works performed by Turman. Additionally they share a love of the outdoors, photography, tennis and horseback riding. Both are inveterate readers. Glynn Turman, who was for years a regular on the popular television series "Peyton Place" and, more recenlty, a smash hit in the award-win ning television special, "Cere monies In Dark Old Men," has for a long time looked forward to doing something outstand ingly professional with his frion/J on/i »·» i * I» High", the perfect union bet ween playwright and actor has happened. The catalyst was producer Steve Krantz. It was he, being aware of the friendship and respect between the two men and of both their talents, brought them together for what promises to be one of the major motion picture events of the year. Culled from Monte s me mory of what it Was like to be a high school student in the ghettos of Chicago in the 1960's the film has a light-hearted touch, yet seriously deals with the problems of a group of spirited youths in transition from being boys and girls into men and women. And, al though most of the characters are black, it is by no means a "Black Film" in the recently accpoted sense of the term. It is, rather, a graphic delinea tion of experiences which many are going through or a touch of nostalgia for those who have gone through the period. In addition to Turman, the film stars Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Garrett Morris, and Corin Rogers and introduces as Brenda, the Cooley High beauty, a young actress named Cynthia Davis whose veteran performance belies her newness to the screen. Another friend involved in the making of "Cooley High" was the brilliant young black director, Michael Schultz. He had become friends with both Unptp anrl Turman· Mnntp through the direction of some of his teleplays and Turman when he directed Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies In Dark Old Men." Throughout the location filming in Chicago the three buddies were as inseparable as their screen counterparts, Preach, Cochise and Pooter (character names for roles portrayed by Turman, Jacobs and Rogers). Black Movie, TV News Briefs The first fresh comedy team in a long time, Oscar-winner Sidney Poitier and Emmy winner Bill Cosby who rocked the boxoffice with "Uptown Saturday Night", have com pleted the sequel, "Let's Do It Again" and observers are wondering if Sidney and Bill will follow in the footsteps of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope who went down the "Road" in —at least a do ten successful - movies with Dorothy Lamour. Poilier and Cosbv are also ably backed by the antics of Jimmy "J. J." Walker of the hit TV show. "Good Times". Irene Cara, who has one of the three singing lead roles in Warner Bros.' "Sparkle", the film based on the beginnings of The Supremes is starring in her first two films. She also co-starred in "Adam Loves Angela", the movie directed by Gordon Parks Jr., about a black youngster and a Puerto Rican girl. The news that Warner Bos. is opening "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold" at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem at the same time it opens at two downtown theatres was front page news in the current issue of the weekly "Variety", the show business trade bible. "Harlem Wins Black First Run Pic" blazed the topline streamer headline. Film opens July 16. Maurice White, leader of-* Earth, Wind & Fire talks about his group's hit album, "That's The Way of the World," the soundtrack from the United Artists" release of the film of the same name in the current issue of Downbeat. "I didn't want to record that sounded like a soundtrack. It had to fit into our concept. I really worked with that album...Looking at yourself on screen can really be a trip because the way you come oil isn't the wa> you think you come off I was shocked when I saw myself on screen Stephanie Mills, wh" styf in Broadway 's award-winning The Wiz". is the guest star on a current episode of "Feeling Good", the TV series on health care I TONIGHT OPENS 8 P.M. j*F0UR STAR PORNO" 1975 s FIRST PORNO ί SPECTACULAR! THEYSHALL OVERCOME WITH LINDA LOVEMORE COLOR-RATED X ALSO SEX LIBERTY NOW NO ONI UNDER It o*>. ·.. <«7 MM I PLUS 2ND FEATURE Meet SUGAR HILL and h«r ZOMBIE HITMEN! 2 BIG SHOWS $1.00 TIME STARTS T-O-D-A-Y (KM RLE FEATURE Dilworth Theatre THE STUDENT BoDy WAS A CHICK NAMED VERONICA ...and the accent is on COOL! 1 v* MUSIC! 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Last 7 Days ι AN EVENING WITH BARRY WHITE * Barry White ^ Love Unlimited * Love Unlimited Orchestra ΨΖ& &&: * -WW FIRST TIME FOR CONCERT ENGAGEMENT SATURDAY NIGHT-JUNE 28, 1975 CHARLOTTE COLISEUM - 8 P. M. 15.00 $6.00 $7.0Cf Sfais Only TICKETS AVAILABLE ■ Colueum Box Office, Jo-Jo's Sational Hi0Shop A \OTHFK TA LRI!S PRODUCTION