Black Movies, TV News Briefs
Tiger Haynes Joins Cast Of "A Broadway Musical"
Dy Jesse H. Walker
Special To The Pœt
Melba Moore is more than a
spokesperson and musical
consultant for "Big Blue Mar
ble", she's a terrific talent.
She walked onto the Avery
Fisher Hall stage last week,
made a deep, graceful bow fit
for royalty and rose to waves
of applause. From that long
was enraptured through myr
iad rising tributes through her
whole performance as her
galvanizing voice soared in all
directions. Her fans adored it
all.
Don't look now, but
"Sesame Street" started its
tenth season on Nov. 27 and is
watched by over 9 million
children on more than if/UHBS
stations around the country.
ι ne senes is designed to help
pave the transition between
home and school for 2-to-5
year olds.
Charles McGregor (Fat
Freddie in "Super Fly") was
guest speaker on Dec. 1 at
the Awards Dinner of the
Madison Square Boys Club in
the Bronx. Charles, an ex-con
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has the story of his life out in a
book, "Up From The Walking
Dead", by Doubleday.
The Black Historical Mus- -
eum has finally found a per
manent home. Thomas F.
Moore's baby, founded on
- 116 Street and Lennox Ave
nue, is now headquartered in
the former P.S. 100 building at
10 West 139th Street through
"the good7graces of the city
which is leasing the building to
the museum for $1 a year. The
museum houses a collection of
memorabilia, documents and
artifacts about black culture.
It will be open between 11:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Tuesday
through Sundays. Price of
admission is $1.50 for those 12
and older and 75 cents for
children under 12.
Now performing in South
Africa àrè jazz organist
Jimmy SmitH, and Issa'c
Hayes.
Also "Ipi Tombi", the African
musical that was picketed off
Broadway has returned with
the London cast and there is
also a run of "Porgy and
Bess" in Johannesburg.
There's a Nassau County
Black History Museum in
Hempstead, Long Island, a
showcase for the coordination
and dissemination for blar
history. It's located in t. j
Hempstead bus terminal.
The Directors of the Harlem
Dance Foundation have
announced the third annual
presentation of the children's
theatre musical, "Santa Claus
AMERICAN CLASSICS
Having soup and sandwich
for lunch dates back at least
to early railroad days when
food counters appeared In
busy stations. Today, this
favorite combination is an
American classic enjoyed at
home or away.
Another favorite is chick
en...each year the average
American eats more than 40
pounds in a myriad of ways,
including the chicken salad
sandwich. Coupled with
ever-popular condensed to
mato soup, it's sure to be a
summertime lunchtime hit.
CLASSIC
CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH
1 can (3 ounces) Chunk While
Chicken
2 hard-cooked eu*· chopped
W cup chopped green pepper
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon sweet pickle
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4 slices, bread
in bowl, combine ingre
dients; cnill. Serve as a
sandwich filling. Makes
about 1 Yi cupa, enough for
2 sandwiches.
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Isaac Hayes
. Performing in Africa
and the Unicorn" at two mati
nee performances on Dec.
16-17, at the Harlem Perfor
mance Center. The Cast in
cludes 45 students and seven
guest dancers and musicians
ranging in age from 3-65. The
story, conceived by Carolyn
E. Adams, was first presented
as a narrative on a record for
their nieces. Her mother.
Olive A. Adams's music and
lyrics breathed life into the
characters and transformed
the story into a musical.
The Brooklyn Center for the
Performing Arts starts off its
"Festival of Dance" with The
International Afrikan-Ameri
can Ballet, Dec. 9-10 at Whit
man Hall. Coming attractions
include the Fred Benjamin
Dance Company and Ballet
Hispanico.
Cathy Chance, Amsterdam
News columnist and director
of Urban Affairs at the Metro
politan Museum ^T Art, went
to Houston, Texas to lecture
on the King Tut museum in
NYC. Tickets are hotter than
those scalped for a World
Series.
For those who can't get
tickets for the Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theatre's
run at City Center for the next
three weeks, they could have
enjoyed a half hour Jreê show
on WNET-TV last week as
Harry Belafonte hosted a nod
to Alley's 20th anniversary
and there was a peek in the
background as he coached his
dancers
The Guyana horror story is
already hot copy in entertain
ment. An Italian movie com
pany, Titanus, has announced
production of "The Guyana
Massacre"..."as seen by a few
Elvin Jones who has visited
the country twice, has written
"Guy and Elegy" which he
plans to record with the royal
ities to go to families of the
People's Temple victims. And
James D Horan has written
a novel, "Ginerva Lady of the
Lightning", which details the
story of a cult-leader who
expands from the base of a
San Francisco storefront into
political power More to come.
Playwright Ix>ften Mitchell
who did the book for "Bubb
ling Brown Sugar", has his
latest, "Cartoons For A Lunch
Hour," a musical fantasy at
the Perry Street Theater. 31
Perry St.
The Ohio Supreme Court has
ruled that the state s attorney
general has legal authority to
file suit to force a bingo game
operator to return the profit of
$311,151 over to Concerned
Citizens for Sickle Cell Ane
mia, Inc., a charity. The oper
ator ran the game for two
years, beginning in 1975, but
did not give the group any
proceeds.
Check the ads in the Charlotte
Post each week for the best
bargains in town
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It's time for the ninth annual Senior Citizens Christmas
Party. The date is Thursday. December 14th at the
Charlotte Merchandise Mart. The time 10 AM until 3 PM.
Sponsored by WSOC, George Shinn Foundation and The
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services. There
will be refreshments and entertainment by The
Briarhoppers, The Art Barry Band, The Golden Sounds of
Pfeiffer College, Grandfather Mountain Cloggers and a
Dixieland Band. WSOC-TV personalities Bill Walker, Brad
Lacey, Ellen Bryan, Nerissa Williams, Chuck Goudie,
Jerry Peterson and Cullen Ferguson will be on hand
along with WSOC-Radio personalities Miriam Thomas,
Phillis Crockett, Steve Pendel, Leslie Woffe, James David.
Martin Wheeler, Jerry Ammons, Mark Bergeson, Bob Call,
Dick Koonce, Phil Neuman, Carl Ross, Brad Schulz and
Brian Thompson. Group transportation will be provided.
Contact your housing or rental office for times of pick up
Itsallfreeanditsallfun!
Make your plans now1
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