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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2000
Page
20
The moon glows above Coralville on Sunday night, in a waning gibbous phase just past full. A Queen Anne's lace bloom along First Avenue is lit by the pale lunar light.
Frostburg State University scrambles to shield a dance program over Martha Graham rights. The three week event renamed Dance Legends replaces Panorama with another modern dance work as Ron Protas leads a battle with the Martha Graham Center and Graham Trust over licensing and staff dismissals.
The Crawford County Fair in Pennsylvania next month draws stars including Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Alabama. Contracts specify dressing room meals and snacks, with Chapman's team favoring Miracle Whip and fresh fruit, Alabama asking for vanilla ice cream on cobbler and Tootsie Roll pops, and Loretta Lynn and Jones requesting hot meals and a vegetable tray. After the show Alabama requests pizza wings and sodas.
Monserrat Caballo stunned a Romanian audience by ripping the conductor's score after the Romanian National Radio Orchestra fell out of step. Conductor Jose Collado apologized, citing an error in the score, then Caballo kissed him in a peace gesture.
Planet Hollywood opens a new Web site linked to its theme restaurant chain. The Orlando based firm, reeling from Chapter 11 filing and nine store closings, seeks a rebound as Shaquille O Neal joins Stallone as celebrity shareholder with live chats and film gossip, events footage, and merchandise.
Brooke Shields is headed to the altar after fiancé Chris Henchy proposed during a weekend getaway in Mexico. Publicist Mia Ricchiuti confirms the engagement, noting Henchy is a 37 year old NBC producer. Russell Jewelry publicized the ring, an antique cushion cut diamond in platinum. Shields was previously married to Andre Agassi.
Co J Simpson says he would help find his wife's killer if he could afford it yet cannot fund a reward. He questions why a tabloid group must pay and admits he would not know where to start in the investigation. Julie Ramsey comments on the dilemma and ponders the Ramsey parents' reaction.
James Carville posed with four Playboy Playmates as campaign manager for Captain Morgan Rum. He announced a running mate for the captain and joked about Clinton in the White House. An actor dressed as a buccaneer joined them as grog flowed and Carville teased an oval hot tub if elected.
New York Daily News reports BS is seeking a host other than Rosie O'Donnell for the Tony Awards telecast set for June 4. The paper cites tensions over musical director John McDaniel and friend co hosts Susan Lucci and Kathie Lee Gifford, while Nathan Lane is floated but denied by producers. CBS has not discussed next year and ratings for the 2000 ceremony were the worst in the show's history.
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