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6The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, Columbia Street By TIM LITTLE Staff Writer When the performers take the stage at the Columbia Street Bakery and Coffeehouse Wednesday night, chil dren in the Chapel Hill area will be the ones to benefit. The event is "Columbia Street Live," a monthly entertainment fund-raiser for the Community School For People Under Six, a day-care program designed to help low-income families in Chapel Hill. In addition to raising money for the school, the show provides an outlet for CD Immediate Part u September 20, 1989 local drama and musical performers, Amy Pappageorge, organizer of the event, said. "So much talent in Chapel Hill is going on behind closed doors," she said. 'This event promotes community spirit. It is very important that the audi ence participates and feels a commu nity bond during the performances." But the event's overriding purpose is to raise awareness of the struggling day-care program, Pappageorge said. The low cost of the program, which enrolls an equal ratio of black and white children in the area, has resulted in ' ' Holly Farms Boneless Fryer Breast Coca-Cola, Sprite Whole, Untrimmed Pork Loin Lb. 2L Tropicana Grapefruit Jtiice 64 oz. ii Crab J - SAVE 60 LB. Blend Lb. IhehestQwIHuSeaftod! - Time Or Full-Time Openings Available At Any Hams Teeter Location Prices In This Ad Effective Through Tuesday, September 26, 1989. In Chapel Hill Stores Onlv We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities. None Sold To Dealers. We Gladly Accept Federal Food Stamps. Live to benefit day-care program financial difficulties for the school, she said. All donations at the show will go directly to the school, which is located off the Caldwell Street Extension. "The show has really helped the school financially get on its feet," Doris Christensen, director of the school, said. "We really appreciate the effort and time of the performers and Mrs. Pap pageorge." Pappageorge became familiar with the school when she was a graduate student and she enrolled her child there. "I feel fortunate to have been able to put Toffee Flavor Crunch ET Munch I IT n jr.. Ill nunruau ft. HTlall Kitchen Bags... Texize Glass , Plus Refill. ...320z JiJ Rainbow Trout Fillets " U'Vv"' " my child through the school as a gradu ate school student when so many work ing families depend on it more than I did," she said. "I feel I owe them some thing for helping me." She came up with the idea of "Co lumbia Street Live" when she observed various talent around UNC. "I realized that performances that were going on in classrooms could bridge University students with the Chapel Hill community for a good cause," she said. The event is similar to other produc tions, which vary from classical music m m mar at cw m M) If O YF1 80z. -7 j coin 1! i dXM- rynejr Mm jmr . i k. xr . ixi a w ii ul at i -i w - t ..vv JT" U-rf- I I -.JfwUk-K'' I k.1 Illicit U I I. l-iL'j4r I Ml' I rj I 15 a. Gates Bread & Butter Pickles 24 oz. Rave Or Conditioner Shampoo 15 oz Eckrich Bologna rs-i oiicea 10 ri Order L AW .AW to Irish music, presented by the Colum bia Street Coffeehouse. '"Columbia Street Live' is a good example of how the Coffeehouse pro grams increase communication among people," Joe Sparling, chairman of the Coffeehouse board of directors, said. "It is a thought-provoking entertain ment which helps everyone." Although several students are in volved with "Live," they aren't the only University representatives; fac ulty members participate in the benefit also. Pappageorge noted that one of her recruits, Paul Ferguson, is a speech Vernedale Ice Milk 12GaI.C)2 Light ri Lively Regular Yogurt LI 8" Dutch Ea. C Apple Pie $C" )) professor who regularly performs at ' the event. Both the Coffeehouse organizing; board and Community School For People Under Six are looking for stu-J dent volunteers. Call Joe Sparling of the Coffeehouse at 929-1017 or 962. 7377, and call 929-1543 for the school. . "Columbia Street Live" will be pre sented at 8:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 20, at, the Columbia Street Bakery and Cof- feehouse on 107 N. Columbia St. The Cure to play at Duke By BRIAN SPRINGER Staff Writer Tonight English rockers The Cure will bring their brand of "mope rock" to Cameron Indoor Stadium. Perseverance has been the key to theK' band's recent megastardom. As leader Robert Smith puts it, "We didn't really ' try, and we made it anyway." The Cure has lately drawn a loyal audience largely t composed of female, teenage, Smith , groupies. As a result, the band is now playing an all-stadium tour. The Cure was formed in 1977 with three members: singersongwritergui-p tarist Smith, bassist Michael Dempsey, and drummer Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst. ,s Since that time, the only common link., in the band's ever-changing lineup has,'4 been Smith. The group's debut album,. t Boys Don't Cry, released in 1980, fea-, tured a bright pop sound. After Simon Gallup replaced Dempsey, the follow-,, ups Seventeen Seconds and Faith in creasingly displayed Smith's penchant for dark, melancholy songs. :. Smith's next project, the despair ridden Pornography, solidified The Cure's reputation on the cutting edge of gloom music. The Top, a brighter but , inconsistent effort, disappointed many , fans. Commercial success came with , the release of The Head on the Door, , featuring the MTV singles "In Between , Days" and "Close to Me." The greatest , hits package Standing on a Beach went gold despite controversy over "Killing an Arab" (based on Camus' novel The Stranger). With 1987's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, The Cure finally received main stream success, largely due to many radio-ready singles. This year, though, the band's Disintegration changed di- j rection and returned to tne moody drone. ' of years past. Commercial response has,J been overwhelming. In concert, Smith is a striking image, with his Eraseriiead-inspired hairdo, ", white face and bright red lipstick. Contrary to his reputation as the "Mad Bob" of past years, a purveyor of drunken antics and wild living, Smith is a relatively sedate performer. How- ever, he often cannot resist the urge to gyrate to The Cure's catchier tunes. Smith's bandmates in this year's model include Simon Gallup on bassj. Porl Thompson on guitar and keyboards' and Boris Williams on drums. Relative newcomer Roger O'Donnell adds ad ditional keyboards. Expect to hear most . of the material from Disintegration on.' this tour. Of course, Smith and com-' pany will draw liberally from the singles of past albums, including "Let's Go to' Bed" and "Hot Hot Hot!!!" among' others. The band is playing three-hour, shows, often with multiple encores, in most cities. ' Joining The Cure will be opening act' Shelleyan Orphan, an up-and-comingt London band that opened on The Cure's" European tour. The band, named after a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, has' been characterized in press releases as combining "sweeping music and barbed lyrics." Vocalists Caroline Crawley and Jemaur Tayle are accompanied by an odd assortment of orchestral (violins, cellos, flutes) and electric instruments. The sound is tense and spacious, at points resembling Husker Du's forays, into chamber pop ("Hardly Getting Over It"). Shelleyan Orphan's debut album, 1987's Helleborine, was largely over looked by the American audience. This year's tour with The Cure has given the band widespread exposure. The single "Shatter" from the band's latest release, Century Flower, is already a top ten U.K. hit. Shelleyan Orphan's music is a departure from most stadium rock, but, as the August 20 sold-out Cure show at Giants Stadium proved, an? unwillingness to compromise is eam- ing the band a following. j Tonight's show will combine two of j the more distinctive bands in music j today. Robert Smith is fascinating to; watch, even when he is immobile. Thej Cure's music is cathartic, despite thej cliches that such a description invokes! Shelleyan Orphan will complement thej Cure's sound nicely, maintaining thej thread of brooding intensity. Besides, half the fun of a Cure show is getting to see what new and interesting fashion; statements Smith disciples have in-J vented. I Reach out and touch 20,GQD people daily!!! Use the DTH Classifieds!!!
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