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. America has fallen In love with
I Harnesses The Great. The exhl-
• bltion honoring Egypt's ancient
I warrior king has been touring
; the country now for more than
. two years. It first opened In
; 1985 In Canada and has toured
; North America since then.
^ Harnesses The Great wlU open
I at Charlotte's Mint Museum
• next October. A Post Entertain
ment Front story of January 21
■ outlined the Mint's booking of
the monster exhibit.
Now Texas wants the great Af
rican monarch. Museums In
• ’ Dallas and Houston are Inter
ested In signing the Harnesses
;. exhibit.
•; "We are studying proposals
from many cities," said Zahl
; Hawass, Egypt's Culture Mlnl-
stry archaeology adviser.
, "D^as and Houston are among
those who want Harnesses."
Texas Is beyond the Mint Mu-
- ‘ seum market area, according to
‘ executive director Milton Bloch.
"Extending the Piamesses tour to
^ either city will not affect our
r projected attendance of 400,000
•f in Charlotte," he said.
^Frankly,
Dear
r*" CBS has switched times for
;. 'Designing Women" and "Frank's
-, Place" effective as of Monday,
■ Eebruaiy 8th. "Designing Wom-
en" will now be seen at 8; 30 p.m.
■' and "Frank's Place" at 9:30 p.m.
1- "Designing Women" used the
> Maurice Williams song "Stay" as
■, theme music In a recent epi
sode. This was outlined in a
January 28 Post entertainment
front story.
The Post story detailed the
King of Doo-Wop's career. It
also outlined the origins of
"Stay," which Williams wrote for
a former girlfriend when he was
.a teenager.
Radio
Bucks
By Jessica Hunt
pedal To The Post
Classical 89.9 WDAV Station
Manager John Clark announced
that the A.J. Fletcher Founda
tion has granted funds to create
«n endowment for the member-
supported radio station. The
Foundation will provide grants
of $35,000 per year for three
years In honor of Greensboro
resident Wilbur L. Carter, Jr.
Carter is the retiring president
of Southern Life insurance
Company and a Davidson Col
lege dumnus.
'We are delighted to announce
this generous grant from the
Fletcher Foundation, as an en
dowment fund has always been
In the plans for Classical 89-9,"
said Clark. "It gives us stability
so we can reach for our goal of
being the finest classical music
station in the Southeast." The
Fletcher Foundation has In the
past made grants to public
broadcasters throughout the
state.
Classical 89.9 WDA'V's a lis
tener-supported public radio
station, broadcasting classical
music and cultural arts pro
gramming 19 hours a day as a
service of Davidson College. For
membership Information, write
WDAV Hadlo, P.O. 1540, David
son College, Davidson, N.C.
2803a
Discover
Bahamas
For the seventh consecutive
spring. Discovery Place Is offer
ing a learning vacation to the
B^amas.
The trips, which are March 19-
28 and March 26-Aprtl 2, Include
seven-day stays atoard 40-foot
sailing yachts.
Classes In reef and island
ecology, astronomy and Baham
ian history will be offered
throughout the trip by Discovery
Place staff members. Other ac
tivities Include sailing the
yachts, snorkellng coral reefs
and exploring Islands.
A pre-trip slide show Is sched
uled for Sunday, February 7, at
3:00 p.m. at the Nature Mu
seum. 1858 Sterling Hoad.
Those Interested In going on
this unique adventure can
choose between either of the
seven-day trips or can opt to
sp>end a total of 14 days sailing
the, Bahamas.
Cost of the trip Is $875 for Dis
covery Place/Nature Museum
members and $895 for non
members. Cost of the two-week
package Is $1,500 for both mem
bers and nonmembers.
Interested participants In this
exciting learning vacation are
encouraged to attend the Febru
ary 7th pre-trip slide show to
meet trip leaders and get more
details concerning the planned
Itinerary. For more Information,
contact Discovery Place at 704-
372-8281.
Footlight
Spotlight
CONCOHD: Old Courthouse
Theatre will sponsor Its second
annual major Performing Arts
Talent Search to be held at the
theatre, 49 Spring Street, N.W.,
Concord, during a three day
competition March 17, 18. 19.
Contestants will compete In
four categories: Drama, Dance,
Voice, and Instrumental... and In
two age groups, 16 and under
and over 17.
Anne Wilson of Concord will
be Chairman of the 1988 Talent
Search. Mrs. Wilson has had
extensive theatrical experience
with Old Courthouse Theatre.
She Is Co-chairperson of the
youth drama at First Baptist
Church and is associated with
the Cabarrus County School
System. Professional judges
will come from outside the Ca
barrus county area. One set of
judges will officiate at the two
preliminary nights and a new
group for the finals.
Metrollna area talents Inter
ested In the competition may
apply by letter to Old Court
house Theatre. P.O. Box 1187,
Concord. N.C. 28026-1187 and
Include a check for $10.00 entry
fee. Please state name, com
plete address, phone, age, tal
ent area and experience. For
further Information, call (704)
788-2405 weekdays.
Since there Is a limit to the
number of contestants, they are
urged to apply as soon as possi
ble. Those applying will be con
tacted In early February as to
further details. Elach night will
feature 32 contestants (eight In
each talent area and four In
each sige group).
The semi-final winners will be
awarded $25.00 each and will
advance to the finals March
19th. The eight top winners will
receive $100.00 each and will be
photographed for display in the
theatre as OCTs Stars of 1988.
Old Courthouse Theatre Is
pleased to reward and encour
age talents In the Performing
Arts In this area.
Promos
william James Brock joined
The Charlotte Post In January
as Entertainment/Arts Editor.
A Texas native, he earned a B.A.
In English from University of
Texas at El Paso. He earned the
M.A. In Communications at
University of California at
Berkeley.
Beginning as a reporter on the
El Paso Sun. Brock has written
for the Charlotte News, Gasto
nia Gazette and other newspa
pers. He was also an editor with
"Charlotte" magazine and Char
lotte Business Quarterly. His
writing has app>eared in South
ern magazine. Playboy apd oth
er national publications.
Brock came to The Post from
Charlotte's Business Journal,
where he created the "American
Dream" column. It was the first
column In a Charlotte newspa
per to deal specifically with mi
nority Issues. Known as Jimmy
to friends. Brock also created
the "Main Street" column for The
Post.
A Kiowa Indian, Brock has
served on the N.C. Commission
on Indian Affairs and Is a mem
ber of the Metrollna Native
American Association. He Is
also a member of Writers Guild
West, the professional affilia
tion of movie and television
writers.
In addition to his journalism
background. Brock has exten
sive experience in advertising
and marketing. Among others,
he has served as a marketing
consultant to the UNCC Urban
Institute.
"Bad"
A million tickets have already
been sold for Michael Jackson
European stadium tour that will
begin In the summer of 1988.
Many of the dates sold out six
months In advance of the tour's
start. In February the French
and Italian dates will go on sale
and promoters expect the same
enthusiastic response.
The Bad album has reached
#1 In 23 countries and has sold
11 million copies worldwide. In
Europe Bad has sold well over 4
million copies and has topped
the charts In the U.K., France,
Germany. Austria, Switzerland,
Holland, Belgium, Italy, Greece,
Sweden, Norway. Denmark, Por
tugal and Spain. The 1.8 million
Carole B, Ricks, A.C.&W.
of Carolers Corner
offers
IndividuaC, (Bo-retit/CfiiCd & Oi/Camage
COU9{^T,LI9ig
By Appointment Only
333-0140
an PRODUCTIONS
Presents
Lorraine Hansberry's
To Be Youngs
and Black
To be young, gifted and blacki
We must begin to tell our young.
There's a world waiting for you!
Yours is the quest that's Just begun.
In the whole world, you know,
There are a billion boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black,
Arid chat’s a fact!
Directed by: MDRGDRET FREEMRN
Rdapted by: ROBERT M EH IR OFF
Fridays & Saturdays-8:15 pm. 5-28,1988 Sundays-3:15
ATTIC THEATRE,AFRO AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
General Admission; $8 Senior Citizens-Students: $6 Group Rates Available
401 North Myers Street, Charlotte,N.C. For RESERVATIONS; Phone 374-1565
pm.
album sales In the U.K. trans
late Into platinum six times over
(300,000 units Is U.K. platinum).
European promoters are under
standably pressuring the Jack-
son management to extend the
tour due to the unprecedented
demand for tickets.
Fine Arts
Of Fashion
HOCK HILL. SC — The Hock
Hill Fine Arts Association has
scheduled a d2izzllng evening of
fashion, music and entertain
ment as Its annual fund-raising
project.
Belk department store will as
sist the Fine Arts Association
with the upbeat. New York-style
fashion show featuring men and
women's spring attire.
The event Is to begin at 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 26.
Tickets can be purchased at
Belk, the Rock Hill Arts Council,
and York County Library.
For more Information call the
Rock Hill Arts Council, (803)
328-2787.
Thursday, February 11, 1988 - THE CHARLOTTE POST • Page 17
It Makes Sense
Learn To Read
1988
// / I / / r
A century after passage of (he Fiheenth Amendment, many
Southern blacks still were denied the vote. In 1965
Martin Ijither King, Jr., set out to change that—by marching
through the heart of Alabama.
What Are Your Suggestions For
Community Deveiopment Funds?
The City of Charlotte will have about
$4.7 million in Community Devlopment
Block Grant funds available on July 1 for
its FY89 Community Development
program. We want to know how you think
we should spend these funds.
These funds are a major source of
revenue given by the federal government
to local communities to help in developing
and maintaining decent housing, and for
expanding economic opportunities
primarily to low-and moderate-income
people. These funds may be used for the
following types of activities;
• Acquisition of property for rehabilita
tion, preservation, clearance or other
public use.
• Improvements to public facilities in
cluding parks and playgrounds, street
Improvements (curbs, gutters and
sidewalks).
• Rehabilitation of buildings, both
residential and non-residential; public
housing modernization; improvements
to public or privately-owned proper
ties for use or resale.
• Economic development for
neighborhood-based non-profit
organizations: small businesses in
volved with neighborhood revitaliza
tion; and acquistlon of property for
economic development.
• Public services including those con
cerned with health, education and
employment.
These arp just a few examples of the
types of activities that are eligible for
funding consideration under the Com
munity Development program. This does
not constitute a complete list of eligible
activities.
We encourage you to submit proposals
on community development and housing
needs. You can submit a proposal at a
formal public hearing or mail it to: J.W.
Walton, Director, Community Develop
ment Department, 600 E. Fourth Street,
Charlotte, NC 28202-2859.
For more Information, call
Richard Woodcock at 704-
336-2016.
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