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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1978)
arts id Mark performs Fireside Lounge ackamas Community Col- •ireside Lounge was dimly idles were glowing as the ivoice of Red Mark flowed lithe lounge. dy 50 people, of a variety i, attended the Associated t Government sponsored louse Jan. 6 from 8 to 11 Everyone was relaxed and Icontent to listen to Mark's voice,filled with sensitivity, |,and intensity. ilearned to play the guitar he was in the navy for 4 after he had graduated from ihool. the present time Mark is vector of Community Edu- in Colton, OR. He is in i of Adult Education and unity Education and also vita newspaper every other mg with being the Director, (tending Marylhurst College tajoring in Psychology and »¡cations. He wants to be nselor but doesn't know if mts to go into private prac- i schools. rk was a youth counselor ton High School for a year s counselor at Clackamas ty Youth Center also. ¡enjoy counseling and com fy education. I would also rtostay in Oregon or further prth, and not south," said Man to keep my fingers in t,"said Mark. He is presently ¡ding an album in Vancouver hopes it will be done in six ths. For Mark, the album is of a personal goal rather a money goal. iriefs I Appalachian music and temporary mountain songs •ill be the main attraction tasinger, author and folk- wist Guy Carawan comes to College on Jan. 11, from |l:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the fireside Lounge. There will Readmission fee. Carol Petersen, certified in- Mor of Alpha Awareness, F be the speaker at the ws on Women seminar on Rl2,9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. W again from 7 to 10 p.m. fCCl17, The lecture will be ["How to Pull Your Own Wngs." ["Career" will be the topic Wined in an overview by TO Intile on Jan. 17, MOp.m. in CC117 as part ifthe Focus on Women pro- k America’s leading virtuoso the classical guitar, Chris- •fber Parkening will return ksday, January 11, 1978 Concerts are the best to per form in because people come to listen, but he also plays at supper clubs, including the Rusty Mill. "One of the greatest moments for me was playing at Carnegie Hall with the Byrds," said Mark. "I'm satisfied now," said Mark. "I write what I want and feel. If I write country, fine, if I write fine. I write when I suit it, not when it suits me," said Mark. Mark believes in simplicity in music. .If something needs to be said, it should be said. People shouldn't have to concentrate on it. Mark described his style as "Denverish, but not really." He sang John Denver's hit "Lady" with the same amount of feeling that Denver puts into the song. However, he didn't try to imi tate Denver. Mark maintained his own unique style as he did when he played songs by other artists. Such songs were, "Let It Be" and "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles, "Solitary Man" by Log gins and Messing, and the Eagles' hit "Lyin' Eyes." Mark moved to Los Angeles, Calif, and started his music career by performing in groups. He played the electric guitar and was a singer. He played with groups for nine years. During 1967-68 he performed with the group Sunshine com pany, which produced 3 albums, and a couple of hit songs includ ing "Happy" and "Back On the Street Again." "In 1970 I performed with the group Redeye. We recorded a couple of albums and produced a couple of national hits, includ ing "Games," said Mark. "I went off the road in 1973. I decided to hang it up for awhile. I wanted to be with my wife and four kids," said Mark. However, he began performing again in 1976 by himself. He is still semi-retired because his job requires him to work nights also. Mark sang a variety of songs photo by Brian Snook Red Mark, contemporary rock singer and gui- tarist, was featured in last Friday's coffee house in including many that he wrote. "Dawn." a song he wrote about Goat Mt. in Colton where he lives, was about the sunrise, peaceful ness of the morning, the singing birds and the fading moonlight. The song was vivid and powerful, especially when he sang the line "feel the coming of the dawn." Mark grew up in Oregon City and graduated from Oregon City Senior High School in 1960. Included in his repertoire was one song he wrote about Oregon City titled "Oregon Town." The song was a true description of Fireside Lounge. Mark sang several other mu- sician's music as well as his own works. Oregon City including the roads built on the many hills, the mill and the air. "Ballad of a Lonely Soul" was a song he wrote about a "fantastic guitarist he knew before he burnt out on heroin despite efforts to help him," according to Mark. The song was a "haunting plea" said one member of the audience. As he played Denver's "Country Roads" and "Good Ol' Mountain Dew" everyone began to clap and sing along, but only after a lot of encouragement from Mark. Most seemed more satisfied to sit back and listen to him sing and play his guitar. Mark welcomed requests includ ing one from one of his biggest fans; his father, Glen Mark, who, according to Mark, "Gave me my country music influence." The only song with country influence was "Mother Earth," a song about people not taking care of the earth as well as they should, and if we don't start taking better care of her, we will lose her. Before he started singing, Mark told the audience that he was a performer, not an entertainer. However, all who heard him prob ably disagree. CCRT begins work on 'Play it Again Sam' Clackamas County Repertory Theater (CCRT) is currently work ing on the production "Play It Again, Sam," written by Woody Allen. "The sets are all built—they just need painting," said Diane Bauer, publicity and promotion director. The play centers around Allan Felix, a schizoid ¡an young film critic with romantic difficulties. Needing advice about women, Felix fantasizes that Humphrey Bogart is his adviser. The more Felix fails, the more he fanta- cizes. The cast includes Tom Boschert, Terry Timmen, Susan McCarty, Neil Hass, Mark Stanig, James Deyoung, Mike Aronson, Dorothy Kohut, Diana Bauer, Pauline Dar ling, Laurie Schaefer, Sherry Mor- lan and Sherie Unwin. The play will open on Jan. 26 and run through Feb. 12. The intermission entertainment, ac- cording to Tony Hemphill, assist- ant to the theatre director. Tri-City Baptist Temple College & Career Mime classes Portland Mime Theatre will offer classes winter term in mime, improvisation, experimental acting and comic roles. For further information call the Portland Park Bureau's The atre Workshop, 235-4551. 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