Top Gun Jet Coaster Debuts At Carowinds In 1999
Carowinds on the NC South Carolina border will open Top Gun The Jet Coaster in spring 1999. The inverted steel ride features six inversions including a space drop and batwing, lasts 2 minutes 47 seconds, reaches 62 mph, with 113 foot lift and capacity for over 1,300 riders per hour. Riders must be 54 inches tall. Call 1-800-888-4396 or visit wwwecarowinds.com for details.
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Charlotte
N.C
Carowinds
N.C/S.C
Top Gun
Carowina
Friday Blues Singer Dan Stevens At Mud And Stogies
Friday night Dan Stevens performs at Mud and Stogies in the Alley at 9 p.m. Today also features live acts at Red Lion Pub and The Junction with cover charges and memberships noted. Call numbers provide details and event schedules for the Belvedere and Aiken venues.
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Dan Stevens
Stuart Winfield
Jackson
Red Lion
Walton Way
Soul Miner
Saturday Disco Night and Weekly Trivia Roundup
Saturday brings Disco Night Flashback at the Holley House on Richland Avenue. Mike Thomas leads team trivia at Teresa's on Whiskey Road in Aiken at 8 p.m. today. Other CSRA venues host trivia through the week with schedules and updates on trivia time net.
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Aiken Brewing Company
Holley House
Richland Avenue
Mike Thomas
Teresa’s
Whiskey Road
Aiken
CSRA
Spinnaker’s
Augusta Mall
Applebee's
Troybon
Reynolds
5Th
Augusta
Laurens Street
Washington Road
Aiken Community Band closes Hopeland Gardens series
The Aiken Community Band wraps up the Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series Monday at 7 p.m. Attendees may bring a lawn chair or towel for seating. no alcoholic beverages allowed. If rain, the event moves to Thursday. For info call 642-7631. Miller Lite presents the Dog Days of Summer Army Concert Tour at Fort Gordon Barton Field featuring Mark Chesnut and Rhett Akins. Gates open.
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Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
Miller Lite
Fort Gordon
Barton Field
Mark Chesnutt
Rhett Akins
Gates
Aiken Community Playhouse announces 1998 99 season lineup
The Aiken Community Playhouse unveils its 1998 99 season with Wait Until Dark as the first mainstage show directed by Will Cole, followed by A Tuna Christmas, Lost in Yonkers, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Going to See the Elephant, and Stop the World. Performances span Oct to Jul with studio shows in April and July. ticket information and contact numbers are listed.
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the Aiken Community Playhouse
Will Cole
Marcia Harris
Lost In
Drew Davis
Angie Fitzgerald
Call or Fax to Get Your Own In The Weekender
Readers are invited to submit items for The Weekender by calling 648-2311 or faxing 648-6052.
54 film review fires up Studio 54 pastiche but stalls
Knight Ridder’s critique finds Mark Christopher’s debut visually flashy but character light. Shane O Shea enters Manhattan’s club scene while Steve Rubell, played by Mike Myers, emerges as the most vivid presence yet the film drifts on sex and drugs with few stakes or strong arcs.
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Studio 64
Mark Christopher
Christopher
Shane O'Shea
Ryan Phillippe
Jersey
Manhattan
Studio 54
Steve Lubell
Mike Myers
Lane
Hudson Candide
Shane
Greg
Anita
Breckin Meyer
Salma Hayek
Myers’ Rubell
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Olina
Carolina Jamboree
Johnson St
Belvedere
Solid Country
Whity Rash
Friends
Willie Mae
Guess Who
Fargo
Malones
Gwen Samples
Teddy Bear Band
Ed Jones
Call
Aiken Jaycee County Fair
Tracy Byrd
Kinleys
U.S. 1 North
Greenville
Peace Center For the Performing Arts
Bill Cosby
James Earl Jones
Gladys Knight
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Ethos Percussion Group
Loretta Lynn
House of Blues
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
the Diamonds
Gullah Gullah Island
Hilary Hahn
Doc Severinsen
Oak Ridge Boys
Heidi Grant Murphy
Hot Mouth
Chicago
The
String Trio of
New York
Jazz For Kids
Madame Butterfly
Fabulous Dorseys
Tap Dogs
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Cassandra Wilson
Victor
Victoria
Crystal Gayle
Peace Center
Upscale Magazine
Bell Auditorium
D.C Curry
Arnet J
Earthquake
TicketMaster
Columbia
Serengeti
Elbow Room
Netside.com
Anduani
Burnettown
Horse Creek Valley
Augusta Road
Harrison Caver Park
Clearwater
Myrtle Beach
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
Andrews Sisters
Savoy Theatre
Fantasy Harbour
Hepcats
Augusta — Bell Auditorium
Robert Goulet
Civic Center
Seventh St
Knight Ridder
Interview
Princess Grace
Neve Campbell
Rubell
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