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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1967THE DAILY PENNSYLVANITuesday at HutchinsonIBattle of Bands’ to Kick-off SkimmerBy MARK COHENCoining! On April 18, at 7 p.m., there will be “largest assemblageof bands in the history of Philadelphia.” Twenty to be exact.They will compete for prizes and future fraternity parties: thus the event is billed “the Battle of theBands/*From Wibbage, there will be the Magic Mushrooms, as well as the Intruders. There will also beBrenda and the Fabulations, the Mariner Four, who started last summer in Cape May, Jackie and the Manchesters — they give out books which Jackie won’t autograph — the Perfect Four, thePaper Train and the Chicago Blues Brigands .STEADY BLASTPlus eleven (!!!!!!!!!!!) lesser known groups. All the bands will play a variety of music: folk, rock, Blues, Soul, and Motown.There will be a steady blast of music, emceed by Joe Niagara, as well as Bill Wright or JerryMICHELLE-A-GO-GO 1 of 24, or 36-24-36?Stevens. Dance contests will be held and prizes will be awarded.A singing group that will appear, the Seven East, has a namefilled with significance. SevenSEVEN EAST SPECIFICALLY Philadelphia-bred band to help kick off Skimmer weekEast is short for Seven East Baltimore Pike, where Barry Keefe, a former member of the group signed a sizable recording contract. The members of the group hopeto have similar luck.In addition to the 20 bands,there will be two dozen go-go girls. Or will the 20 bands be inaddition to the go-go girls?Publicity Chairman Jay Sharp thinks the latter. “Knowing the Penn man’s mentality, these girls will be the main attraction,” he quipped. VThe leading go-go girl will beLynn Crackett, who holds the honor of being Miss Sepia America. She briefly made national headlines when she became the first Negro to ride in a float in Atlantic City’s Easter Parade.Miss Crackett will do the HotHula, the Tahitian Hula, the Hawaiian Hula, and the AtlanticCity Hula.The purpose of the show and mixer is to get Skimmer off the ground, to produce a“Skimmer blast-off,” according to the Interfratemity Council, sponsor of the event.all-starEast and West Mingle inPotpourri of CulturesCHONGInternational Week began witha flourish last Sunday night withthe presentation of Kaleidoscope Internationale in Irving Auditorium. Producing a potpourri of exotic and intriguing cultures, the performers filled the stage with colors and sounds of thirteen foreign countries.An enthusiastic group of University students, the majority hailing from foreign lands, composed theenergetic cast. Throughout theevening the able young persons struggled valiantly to fill long lapses with spontaneity and zeal.A major critcism of this well-intentioned program of entertainment en masse is the poor coordination of the show. As the night progressed, the Kaleidoscope began to assume marathonorooortions. By the time an inter-imisson roiled along, the audiencewas ready for itDespite many annoying lags inpreparation for numbers, most of the entertainment was highly enjoyable. Robin Cummings, resplendent in authentic tartan kilt, performed ably on the bagpipes and filled Irvine with severalmarches and airs from his native land.Folk dancing filled much of the program. Dances fronl the Philippines, Formosa, Israel, Colombia and the Balkans all gave insightinto some of the joyous customsof those countries. The festive costumes, many of them sewn by performers themselves, added to the authenticity of the dances.Special praise should go to the University Balalaika Orchestra and the Lincoln University African Center. Repeated requests for an encore called back the spirited numbers of the Orchestra. The members of the Lincoln University group, attired in leopard loincloths captivated the audience with the atavistic-yet-gracefulaitloltia;a;sicia1tlmMclPdsiain«iinJlt;tlirh;54ctsitlt;Toatlbtlt;c;isPflt;tla:VIHUglt;aiPn
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Philadelphia Daily Pennsylvanian
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Apr 13, 1967
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