Coming Attractions at Aiken and Belvedere venues
Aiken Community Playhouse opens Good Bye Charlie directed by Thurmond Whatley closing the 1997 98 season with 8 pm shows today and June 5 6 12 13 and 3 pm Sunday ticket prices 7 6 4 3 with box office sales only. Belvedere Carolina Jamboree at 98 Johnston St offers free admission with snack bar and drinks. contact Ronnie Butler at 279 1958 for details. Empire of the Sun June 3 Edward Scissorhands June 10 City Lights June 17 Ben Hur June 24 Sullivan's Travels July 1 Star Trek II July 8 The Searchers July 15 Rear Window July 22 The Elephant Man July 29 The Freshman August 5. Augusta Riverfront Amphitheater hosts David Kersh in concert June 10 with Danny Rhea and the Augusta Allstars. Bates opens at 7 pm, tickets 10 now 15 at the gate, on sale at Home Folks and the Honky Tonk to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Augusta. call 278 5404 for info.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
Charlie
George Axelrod
Thurmond Whatley
Playhouse
Belvedere — Carolina
Edward Scissorhands
Charlie Chaplin
Ben Hur
Sullivan
John Wayne
Alfred Aitchcock
Jimmy Stewart
David Kersh
Augusta Riverfront
Danny Rhea
Rhesa Reeves
Augusta Allstars
Bates
Honky
Memorial Day events in Aiken downtown parade and jam sessions
Clearwater VFW Post 9164 and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor free jam sessions every Sunday at 3 30 p m. Public invited. Marine Corps League Detachment 939 hosts a Memorial Day parade at 3 p m Sunday in downtown Aiken. For more information see related story on this page.
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Clearwater
VFW
Marine Corps League
Aiken
Summer arts events and concerts across the region
A packed slate of summer offerings includes Rising Star Theatre workshops in Batesburg-Leesville June 22 26 with a June 1 registration deadline for 3rd to 9th graders, and community performance June 28. Haynes Auditorium hosts the Ridge Arts Fantastic Summer Film Festival Wednesdays June 3 August 5. Augusta Southern Nationals boat races return July 17 19 on the Savannah River. Palanquin Press calls for poetry chapbook entries due October 15 with prize. Concerts headline Spice Girls in Charlotte June 20, Mary Chapin Carpenter August 4, and George Carlin June 13 among others at Greenville Peace Center. Auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum are June 9 10 at USC Aiken Etherredge Center. June Jazz Candlelight concerts begin June 21 at Riverwalk Augusta. Janet Jackson Usher and Matchbox 20 set shows in Greenville with varying ticket prices and sponsors. Call for details and tickets.
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Rising Star Theatre
Haynes Auditorium
Main Street
Batesburg-Leesville
Risng
Charlotte
N.C
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Belk Theater
TicketMaster
Wwwiticketmaste
R Greenville
The
Peace Center For the Performing Arts
George Carlin
Peace Center
Gordon Lightfoot
Willie Nelson
the Peace Center
Bill Cosby
James Earl Jones
Etherredge Center
Jack Benjamin
Catherine Stapleton
Kay Gross
Master City Cloggers to perform at Hopeland Gardens concert
The Master City Cloggers will perform at Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series on Monday at 7 p.m. If rain cancels, the event moves to Thursday. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Picnic suppers are welcome. no alcohol. For more information call 642-7631.
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Master City Cloggers
Hopeland Gardens
Patriotic Parade Parade Signals in Aiken Marine Corps League Event
The Marine Corps League hosts a Memorial Day parade in downtown Aiken with a DoD approved fly-over by the McEntyre Air National Guard featuring an F16, a color guard, and Parris Island Marine Band. About 70 entrants are expected and 300 US flags will be given away. A memorial service follows at the Vietnam Monument Laurens Street across from the public safety HQ. Proceeds fund parade costs and Veterans Day activities. Participants pay 25 dollars to join Hammons at 649-4019 for details.
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Marine Corps League
Aiken
Department of Defense
Parris Island Marine Corps Band
Vietnam Monument
Laurens Street
McEntyre Air National Guard
South Aikien High School
Ivy Strickland
Sarah Moore
Robert Shellhouse
Augusta
Hammons
I Got the Hook Up critique decries blaxploitation flaws
The review argues I Got the Hook Up reinforces stereotypes and lacks depth versus classic Black cinema. It contrasts Master P and A J Johnson unfavorably with Rudy Ray Moore, decrying lack of social relevance while defending freedom of expression and calling the film “crap.”
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Hollywood
Toni Morrison
Bill Cosby
Thas
Master P
A.J. Johnson
Rudy Ray Moore
Moore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ridge Arts
ACT
Chris White
Savannah River
Palanquin Press
Phebe Davidson
University of South Carolina
Riverwalk
Wayne Hoey
Sth Street
Greenville
Janet Jackson
Bi-Lo Center
Alliance For Youth
Greenville Municipal Stadium
Rebekah
Timmons Arena
Furman University
Greenvilles
Dred
U.S
Dream of the Crop
MyEntyre Air National Guard Base
Columbia
Balterial
Scescape
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