4B - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, May 26, 1988
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BEVERLY
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TV Writer
Miracles Happen!
Dream Girl!
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Barbara Ferguson, Executive
Director/Founder of the Afro
American Children's Theatre
has always dreamed of some
creative outlet for her children
In the Charlotte community.
That dream became a reality
when she opened the theatre in
1981.
WTVl, Channel 42's OUT
REACH will take a look at the
Afro American Children's Thea
tre on Sunday. May 29, at 5:30
p.m. Host Ruth Sloan will talk
with Ferguson, along with Dee
Dee Murphy, Parent/Volunteer
Coordinator and Artistic Direc
tor Doris Frazier.
The Afro American Children's
Theatre gives blacks a chance to
perform In terms of dance, thea
tre, and art. They also have a
chance to discover and learn
about their culture/heritage. Its
primary goal Is to enhance one's
self-image, by developing exist
ing talents, participating In
hands-on projects, writing, etc.
The theatre not only displays
the visual and performing arts,
but also shows what a st^ and
supportive volunteer/co-op with
commitment can achieve.
Volunteers are urged to con
tact Dee Dee Murphy to serve as
role models and provide a sup
portive atmosphere for both the
children and the staff. Corpora
tions are welcome. For more In
formation, call 364-4972 or
write 1122 River Oaks Lane,
Charlotte, NC 28226.
A ten-minute performance by
the children, NOAH BUILT THE
ARK, will display some of the lo
cal talent.
"One way to know a stoiy Is to
live a stoiy," says host Ruth
Sloan. Executive Producer: Bur-
rel Brooks. Director: Tyrone
Steele.
JACKSONVILLE
JAZZ
FESTIVAL Vm
Get ready for a once-ln-a-
llfetime superstar jam when
George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie
and AI Hirt come together for
the first time ever. The three
mega-stars of the jazz world
headline JACKSONVILLE JAZZ
FESTIVAL VIII airing Monday,
May 30, at 10 p.m. on Wm/42.
This three-day mega event has
attained an international repu
tation and the public television
special distills the best perfor
mances capturing the excite
ment of this world class cele
bration.
THE JACKSONVILLE JAZZ
FESTIVAL VIII is held each Oc
tober In Jacksonville, Florida,
and although only eight years
old tills unique event has grown
Into one of the largest totally
free jazz festivals In the world. It
all takes place in one of the
most extraordinary performing
arts facilities In the country-the
Florida National Pavilion In
Jacksonville's Metropolitan
Park.
The performance opens with
George Howard performing his
femash hit, DANCING IN THE
SUN; Al Hirt fronts the St. Johns
River City Band next for an all
brass rendition of FORKED
TXJNGUE; Dizzy Gillespie and
Jiis quartet follow with Thelon
ius Monk's ROUND MIDNIGHT.
The hour ends on a magical note
as Dizzy is joined on stage by Al
Hirt and George Benson. The
three world-famous musicians
come together for the first time
ever in a spontaneous jam ses
sion that lights up the north
Florida night.
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MICKEY MOUSE, JOHN SCHNEIDER, MOIRA QUINN & MARIE
OSMOND at SNOW WHITE CASTLE in DISNEYLAND. The stars
are preparing for the 21-hour Children's Miracle Telethon.
RUTH SLOAN
CHARLOTTE — Mike McKay
and Moira Quinn will host the
local portions of the 21-hour
sixth annual "Children's Miracle
Network Telethon," beginning
Saturday, June 4th, at 9:00 PM
and continuing til Sunday, June
5th, at 6:00 PM on WBTV, Chan
nel 3. National portions of the
telethon will originate from Dis
neyland, Walt Disney World and
Tokyo Disneyland. Local seg
ments will be broadcast live
from Carowlnds, and the public
is invited to attend.
The telethon is for the benefit
of pediatric and infant services
and activities at Charlotte Me
morial Hospital & Medical Cen
ter, the Charlotte Rehabilitation
Hospital, and University Memo
rial Hospital. All money raised
in the Charlotte market will re
main In the Charlotte communi
ty. All administration costs will
be paid by a grant from the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospi
tal Authority Foundation.
In addition to donating 21
hours of air time for the tele
thon, WBTV will produce 20
minutes of local participation
during each hour. Along with
hosts McKay and Quinn, WBT,
WBCY and WBTV personalities
including Mike Collin Mike Don
ovan, James K. Fl3mn, Bob La
cey, Randy & Spiff, Don Russell,
Barbara Stutts, C.J. Underwood
and Sarah Van Allen will take
part in the telethon.
ITie other 40 minutes of each
hour will be produced by the Os
mond Foundation, a non-profit
organization founded by the
performing Osmond family. The
national co-chairmen and hosts
will be John Schneider and Ma
rie Osmond. Mary Hart, Marilyn
McCoo and Merlin Olsen will be
co-hosts. Rich Little serves as
Canadian Chairman, Jim
McMahon as Sports Chairman,
and Malcolm-Jamal Warner a
Youth Chairman. Bob Hope,
Chairman of the Honorary
Board of Trustees of the Os
mond Foundation, will appear,
plus Mickey and Minnie Mouse
and all their Disney friends. In
addition, over 100 celebrities
will contribute their time and
talent to provide this weekend of
fabulous entertainment in cele
bration of the "miracles" that oc
cur daily in Hospitals for Chil
dren.
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
& Medical Center, Charlotte Re
habilitation Hospital, and Uni
versity Memorial Hospital treat
children with all afflictions, in
cluding cancer, birth defects, ac
cidents and muscular and cardi
ovascular diseases. The
"Children's Miracle Network Tel
ethon" makes it possible for the
community to donate necessary
funding to maintain and up
grade the hospitals' programs
lor children and infants.
The scarecrow stood at the crest of the hill,
i confirmed guardian of the grain
& the crows that did suffer
could not but to offer
their tears disguised as the rain
I watched with a burning curiosity
at the life they all seemed to live
filled with a selfish generosity
& giving out all they could give
The lonely girl, walked down cobbled streets
so pretty in every way
she wanted to cry
'cause she didn't know why
she lived all alone everyday
no one could even answer her
or give much comfort
besides there's nothing left here for her,
but a few more heartfelt sighs
& here I am. I'm at it again
I drink coffee without cream
there's nowhere to go
now time' a moving slow
I wonder, 'what does it mean?'
think I will try to return
to my OAvn more innocent days
where I will try to relearn
the virtue of forgotten days
M. L. L'Ney
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MILTON CLARK Jr. & friends
By Earl Weirick
TV Writer
Milton Clark Jr. portrays Miles
in the new children's show,
"Gerbert," and it's a role which
mirrors his own personality, the
New York actor said.
Miles is the friend of Gerbert,
the puppet with a childlike
heart, who stars in the show
"Gerbert." "Gerbert" is original
and exclusive and airs on CBN
Cable Network, beginning in
May.
Clark said his behavior at the
auditions startled the casting
director. "I was reading Miles
and I started laughing and the
casting director looked a little
taken aback and said, 'What's so
funny?' because I was breaking
the standard decorum of an au
dition, which you know is a-
terrlbly serious, formal thing.
Miles functions as an older
brother of a sort, one who en
courages Gerbert. Clark has
been involved for four years in a
youth ministiy, directing sum
mer student productions in
Philadelphia of "Godspell,"
"Fiddler on the Roof," etc. He's
listened to many a problem.
Also, both Miles the character
and Milton the actor have extro
verted, friendly personalities.
People who have seen Clark
act have remarked on the sin
cerity, believability and warmth
that come across. Clark also
has a certain wild spark, a zest.
"1 think people can be so tied
down to ways of behaving that
are just dead," Clark said.God
made us different and life lies in
being who we are."
Clark is a native of Philadel
phia who grew up in Media, a
suburb of that city. He sang in
high school and state choirs
and acted on stage as a teen in
school productions. He trained
in acting at Carnegle-Mellon
and the University of Southern
California.
Most recently, Clark appeared
in "Broadcast News" as a mem
ber of the newsroom who learns
he is fired. Although he did not
have speaking lines in the final
version, he did have "a great ciy-
ing scene," he said, laughing. He
is currently featured in the films
"No Way Out" and "Hairspray."
He has performed in dramas,
comedies, operas and musicals,
from commercials to theater. He
was a repertory artist with Tri-
Cltles Opera Company in New
York, played the role of Frede
rick Douglass in "A Scattering of
Seeds" in Philadelphia's Free
dom nieatre and had the role of
the governor in "Candide," di
rected by Tony Award-winner
Rae Allen at the Bing Theater in
Los Angeles. "Candide" met with
outstanding reviews in the L.A.
press. Clark has appeared in
television shows, including "We
the People 200: The Constitu
tional Gala."
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