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■*— ENTERTAINMENT 711)5 QSABtOTTB POST WBTV Tuesday Njght Movie To Star Lee Marvin Paul Newman and Lee Mar vin star in “Pocket Money,” an off-beat contemporary western to be rebroadcast on “The CBS Tuesday Night Movies,” TXiesday, July 4 at 9 P-m. on WBTV, Channel 3. The film co-stars Strother Martin and Hector Elizondo. Jim Kane, an itinerant cow boy who is down at the heels and strapped for cash, lands a job to buy a couple of hundred head of cattle in Mexico for a rodeo circuit. He latches 6n to an old sidekick, Leonard, and the pair begin scouring in rural Mexico for the steers. Before long, the not-too bright wranglers are up to their tacos in trouble-clapped in the hoosegow, hustled for their last dollar, and swindled again hy—th«» shady rodeo speculator. Without the steers and..broke, they find that the road to easy money is hard going. School Of Arts Announces Registration Community School of the Arts is now accepting regis tration for summer classes. ‘‘Dalcroze Introduction to Music” is for children ages 3 - Hde. Hie classes music through movement and ! exercises. Stu or V4 hour each - Friday for a 2 . Session 1 is ession 2 is July .10-20. Registrations are also being accepted for ‘‘Hole us Pokus Focus,” an introduction to the arts for students in grades 1-6. -student^ come for 2 hours each Monday - Friday. Tn— will receive four different arts experiences taught by profes sional area artists. The sess ion begin June 19 and run through August is. Classes will be taught atSpirit Square. All registrations may be made by calling 377-4187 be tween 9-5, Monday - Friday; or by coming by the arts’ office at 300 W. Trade Street. Cop Of Milk Mix three-fourths cup of milk, one ripe banana and one-half teaspoon sugar in a blender for a banana milk fhake. SUN MUSICAL AGGREGATION —To appear here July 4 S—sd sun Lessens Energy Crisis With Heart Warming Music ny ^yninia Belt Post Staff Writer With the help of Sun, the energy crisis is lessen, their music warming the hearts of fans across the nation. Char lotteans can enjoy their music on Independence Day, July 4, at the Carolina Jam 3 with George Duke, Mother’s Finest, Cameo, Kool And The Gang, Wild Cherry, and Jimmy “Bo” Horn. This nine member band sparked the Bic flicking craze that is now a part of concerts with their debut singles “Wanna Make Love (Come Flic My Bic),” from their “Live On, Dream On” LP. Since then they have yielded “Sun-Power” with the soulful single “Boogie Booper.” “Sunburn” is their latest wiiu.il meuow love songs like “I Had A Choice” and “When You Put Your HandJn Mine.” The album’s _disco delights are “Dance (Do What You Wanna UST' snd - “Dang Drawn^OutJThang.'’ Byrd who plays saxophone, flute, bass, saxitar, key boards, and percussion; Kym Yancy who also plays percus sion; Gary King who plays trombone, vocals, and bass; Ernie Kinsley who plays trum pet, congas, bass, and vocals; Sonnie Talbert who plays gui tars, davinet, synthesizers, and background vocals ; Nigel Boulton who plays trumpet, fluegeibora, piano, and back grotmd vocals; Robert Arnold who plays trumpet and back ground vocals; Keith Cheat ham who plays lead guitar. trombone, percussion, and vo cals; and Curtis Hooks who plays bass, alto sax, and vocals. Over the years, Sun has undergone a few changes. They started out calling them selves the Ohio Majesties playing for local dances in the Dayton area. Not long after wards they changed their name to the Overnight Low Show Band. They built up quite a reputation for them selves in the Northeast and Midwest becoming one of the most popular acts to ever cover the college circuit. At the same time they released several singles of which two became regional hits. They are “To Be Or Not To Be” on Chess Records and “Witch Doctor-Rev .Fnv” An Winn Records. Personnel changes hit the group with three of their mem bers leaving to join the Ohio Players. The talented vocal rit. Dcrouiisinnpst tinri writer, Kym Yancy joined the grbup helping put original member Bryon Byrd with many of the group's songs Byron Byrd's contribution to the group includes his expertise on instruments like saxophone, flute, bass, saxi ter, keyboards, and percus sion. Byrd also produces and writes a great deal of the group’s material. He has been performing with the band since the mid-sixties when they were still playing the Dayton circuit. In 1975, the bend decided that it was time for a new beginning and a new name as well. They re-named them selves Sun prior to their debut on Capital Records. “Live On, Dream On," was the debut album for Sun. Containing the popular “Wan na Make Love (Come Flick My Bic)”. Sun fans reacted so favorably to the Bic flicking craze that Capitol Records re-released the album with a new cover and re-titled it after their hit single, “Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My Bic).” Gary King and Ernie Kins ley joined the group after the first album adding new dimen sion to the group vocally as well as instrumentally. nA... __:_i_■ " -•••iviwiwii opai ncu the release of their second album, "Sun-Power.” It con tained another hit for Sun, "Boogie Booper.” The group also added two new members, increasing its size to nine Sun's emphasis now is on its natrium iiliiliun rln'ii.y cals, and sophisticated horn section—They were tho first - group to introduce a double belled trombone and equip its instruments with FM trans milters. "Sunburn, album number three, is co-produced and arranged by Byron Byrd and Beau Ray Fleming. It is by no means the last that you will hear from this scortching hot team, but only a beginning. Add Diced Add diced bananas to your favorite pancake recipe. Afro-American Cultural Center To Make Trip Join the Afro-American Cultural Center on a field trip to the annual North Carolina — Folklife Festival at Durham's historic Eno Park, Saturday, July 1. The four-day festival which runs July 1-4 will present mountain quilters, piedmont blues singers, coastal net makers and a host of others who have preserved the tradi nins of the state's folk history For the children, there'll be parades, toymaking, hayrides and sandcastle building to name a few. • •tr_i - • . .■ # ... »• juu JUUI no, IIIC 1UI1 will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1, when we leave by chartered bus from Spirit Square, 110 E. Seventh St. and end when we return by 10 p.m that night,” said a spokesman from the.center. -mj||| frp |9 for adults and $8 for children, and^will include roundtrip fare and admission to the festival Some scholarships are avail able if you call early. If you'd like to join us call the Afro American Cultural Center at 374 1565, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The Center is a non-profit organization found ed to preserve and promote Klack culture. iXew 1 ic rac Dough Game Show Coming new tic i cil uuu|'ri, a lively game show with Wink Martindale as host, will pre miere Monday, July 3 at 10 a.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. "The New Tic Tac Dough.” a variation on the X's and O's game everyone has played, calls for each of the two players to try to get his three —X-*- nr M's linpfi jp vertically. horizontally or diagonally by ~ —anaweiing quc;ihwn<i, with the winner proceeding to the Bonus Board for additional cash prizes. The original series, titled "Tic Tac Dough," was broad cast during the daytime from 1956-1959 with Jack Barry as host, as well as one night a week as a primetime present ation. Martindale, the popular radio and television emcee, who is also a Los Angeles disc jockey, was host af “Gambit," formerly seen on the Network
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