Galveston Mardi Gras salutes Spain in quincentennial year
The 1992 Galveston Mardi Gras runs February 21 to March 3 and honors Spain and the Spain USA quincentennial. Highlights include Spanish art exhibitions, replicas of Pinta Nina and Santa Maria visiting Pier 21 March 25, and tickets for shipboard access. Major acts include Neville Brothers Fats Domino Beausoleil Tower of Power and more. The Grand Night Parade on February 29 features 15 bands 18 floats with Bob Mackie as parade marshal. Advanced tickets are $4 through Randall’s, gate price $5. Call 1-800-351-4236 for details.
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Galveston
Spain
U.S.A
Suand
Santa Maria
Pier
Neville Brothers
Fats
Domino
Beausoleil
Tower of Power
Joe “King
Carrasco
the Bonedaddy
Eduardo Montemayor
Marshall
Bob Mackie
Barcelona
Christopher Columbus
Houston
Randall's
Galveston Island
College radio becomes battlefront for bands and ads
College radio thrives as bands managers and marketers target student DJs. Industry players note heavy promotion from record labels and PSA campaigns while stations juggle educational goals with new commercial pressures. Strong entities include R E M, Mere Mortals, Westwood One, WSIA, College Broadcasting System, Apple Computer, Cosmopolitan, U S Army.
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CPS
R.E.M
New Frontier
Troy Trinkle
Mere Mortals
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Trinkle
Federal Communications Commission
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Illinois
Twinkle
Gary Landis
Westwood One Radio Networks
Greg Adamo
WSIA
City University of New York College of
Staten Island
Adamo
Mary’s
Main Street
College Broadcasting System
Apple Computer
Cosmopolitan Magazine
U.S. Army
Chuck Wolfretz
College Broadcasting
Connecticut
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Department of Transportation
CMJ
New Music Report
Landis
University of Southern California College
KUSC
Westwood One
Giant glow condom draws crowd on Safe Sex Day at UW campus
At the University of Wisconsin Madison a two story high glow in the dark condom floated above the library mall drawing students and faculty. The Madison AIDS Support Network plans to repeat Safe Sex Awareness Day in February to promote HIV awareness and safe practices amid renewed attention after Magic Johnson.
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Madison
Wis
CPS
University of Wisconsin
Madison Aids Support Network
Dave Rompa
Magic Johnson
Romper
Rompa
U.S. Olympic Committee
Abstinence Brigade
Houston Happenings At The Museum of Natural Science
Begin February 8 the IMAX theatre shows volcanic eruption footage from Mount St Helens and other sites plus a 1989 San Francisco quake clip. Pantanal exhibit runs through March 29 with 44 color photos and Roosevelt expedition footage. Also The Essence of Mexico exhibit opens through April 26. Treasures of The Tarpits through March 29. Laser Beatles show through March 8. An overnight Woodbine Hotel trip departs March 21 for $199 double, age 21+. Call 639-4600 for details.
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IMAX
Mount St. Helen’s
Navidad
Chile
Sakurajima
Japan
Mount Merapi
Indonesia
San Francisco
The
Museum of Natural Science
Brazil
South America
Teddy Roosevelt
Mexico
George O. Jackson
Jackson
Instituto Nacional Indigenista
Burke Baker
Sgt. Pepper
Memory Lane
Texas
Woodbine
Madisonville
Hilltop
Monterrey
Alaska student fights censorship of controversial self portrait
A University of Alaska student and another artist challenged Anchorage's Loussac Library after a nude self portrait titled Heart Torn Out was deemed too intense for display. The ACLU joined, arguing First Amendment rights violation and seeking adherence to the ALA Bill of Rights while a court extended the exhibit to finish showing the works.
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CPS
University of Alaska
Anchorage
Jonathan Green
American Civil Liberties Union
Green
Ann Roush
ACLU
Roush
Jeffery Mayhook
Loussac Library
American Library Association
ALA
Association
Loussac
Dennis Lazarus
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Instrumentation Society of America
Lee College
Jay Spears
Richard Tuntell
Beatles
Oliphant
Elis
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