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“Festival ’tt”poodudes
this weekend on JWTyi,
Channel 42. During the
Festival, WTVI joint other
Public Television stations
across the. country with
fmxh-aising 'festivities aKd
many special programs.—
Saturday, March 17, at
4:30 p.m., it’s an encore
presentation of the “Smith
sonian World’’, special :
“Speaking Without
Words.” In this program, a
be presented at Heritage
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this theatrical portrayal of
the Ufe of Christ* which will
be (greeted by Alfred
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Ifctress and interested in
partkapattpg, please call
schedule an audition. Au
ditions by appointment
only and will be held
through March 21st. Don’t
miss out on being part of
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Smithsonian scientist
na med Eugene Morton is
.profiled He believes that
there is indeed meaning in
the many noises that ani
By using a
variety of techniques, in
cluding mimicking the
sounds of animals, he has
already made some tan
talizing discoveries.
Television’s original
consamer’s guide to the
movies, “Sneak Pip
views,’’ with Neal Gabler
and Jeffrey Lyons, airs at
7-Mp.m. , . ^,
At 8 p m., a very spe
cial “Festival ’84’’ evening
continues in WTVI with
“Sentimental Journeys.”
From big band and rag
time to cabaret and pop,
this three-hour musical re
trospective celebrates the
achievements of the most
treasured performers - of
_ the past 50 years. Hosted
, by international singing
star Tony Martin, the
special features actress
and dancer Cyd Charisse,
Nancy Wilson, Max Mo
rath, Kay Starr, Georgia
Gibbs and Vivian Blaine.
"Sentimental Journeys”
was taped before a Hve
audience at the Waldorf
AstatJa’s newly renovated
-Grand Ballroom in New
York.
Sunday, March 18, is the '
final day of “Festival ’84”
on WTVI.
This is • fascinating un
dersea adventure docu
mentary about the Sea of
Cortes, also known as the
Desert Sea. The Sea is
known for its strange and
arresting collecting of sea
life and birds.
/ "Gold Pram The Deep"
airs at 4:03 pan. This spe
cial captures the excite
ment, danger add thrills of
x recovering a reel-life sunk
- aa treasure - fiva-and-a
half tons of Russian gold
' bullion thatlay in a wreck
K »* «*»• bottom of the Arctic
Ciretafe Barents Sea since
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JEFFREY OSBORNE
—Has smooth, alluring voice
Embarking On Solo Career
O&ome Fdt Risk Worth
Taking?
By Loretta Man a go
Pott Staff Writer
To leave the security of a
well-established group for
the uncertainty of a solo
career was a risk Jeffrey
Osborneielt worth taking
As lead vocalist of the
band LTD, Osborne knew
the taste of success with
such hits as “Love Bal
lad,” and “Back In Love
Again.”
What he wasn t certain of
was what the future held
for him if he deckled to
launch his solo career. De
spite the doubts, though,
there burned inside
Osbornes desire so strong
to tty that not even the
thought of Allure would
keep him from giving It a
shot. ~' .
Desire is not all Oebome
had. The 10 years that be
had spent with LTD he had
quietly collected a follow
ing so devoted and loyal
that they would follow him,
in spite of with whom he
sang. Osborne also bad a
smooth, alluring voice that
refused to take “no” for an
answer. He made you want
- to listen.
With his decision made
and his mind set, Osborne
released his solo debut,
“Jeffrey Osborne," in 1982.
Not only did his fans love
what he did on his self
titled LP, but reviews
called his musical project,
“nearly a masterpiece"
and referred to his style as
"velvety smooth vocals.”
a veteran in the busi
ness, Osborne realized that
it would take more than one
album to keep him on top
One who enjoyed explor
ing new avenues, Osborne
came up with "Stay With
Me Tonight" an album
he describes as "definitely
more varied and accom
plished than the first one."
"It’s important for me to
grow with every record."
Osborne explained.
“There’s a limit, of course;
you don’t want to go over
board. But I’m not the kind
of person who’s content
to sit back while not trying
to develop. With this re
cord, we set out to grow in
the areas of technical
sound and material, and I
think we’ve done it.”
“Stay With Me Tonight”
contrasts drastically from
his first album. On that
album, Osborne and pro
ducer George Duke decid
' ed to concentrate on pre
senting Osborne’s voice in
as pure a setting as pos
sible. ‘‘I wouldn’t allow the
engineer to use many ef
fects on my vocals,” Os
borne recalled “I felt that
I should stick close to the
sound that people were
familiar with from my LTD
days. With two successful
LP’s under his belt, Os
borne welcomes the risks
a solo artist meets.
J.C. Smith
To Observe
“Women Week”
The 28th annual John
son C. Smith University
Women’s Week celebration
kicks off its theme of
“Changing Styles, Roles
and Lives,” on Monday,
March 19 . The week-long
program, started in 1958 by
Owena H. Davis, former
Dean of Women, focuses in
on topics of concern and
social issues that affect
JCSU women.
“Despite all the attention
paid to women’s issues in ~
the past decade, there is
still a great deal of dis
crimination and sexism
that women face," re
marked Rosa L. Land, as
sistant director of the
JCSU Student Life Pro
grams. "More and more of
our girls are entering new
career fields previously do
minated by men. They
need to be aware of their
legal rights as well as
learning the keys to ad
vancing in professional
careers."
Ms. Land cites recent
changes in the right of
women to open credit ac
counts based on their
earnings, awareness that
North Carolina law
can work against wives in
inheriting joing property
after a' husband dies, and
changes in divorce laws as
severaLissues that all wo
men should be aware of.
“It used to be that a
woman, even with her own
income, could not buy a car
without her husband's co
signature,” pointed out
I-and. “Progress has cer
tainly been made, but not
at full legal equality yet.”
Highlighting the week
will be a convocation on
Tuesday, March 20, featur
ing JCSU graduate Dr. Eva
M. Clayton, president of
Technical Resources Inter
national and chairperson of
the Warren County Com
missioners. Dr. Clayton
was featured in a recent
article entitled "Blacks in
County Government” in
"Ebony Magazine.”