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MERLE HAGGARD MAKE BIG
If there’ s ever been a successful entertainer who took the long road to fame
and fortune, its Merle Haggard. Haggard’ s •’overnight success” involved
more than twenty years o f hardship. He was placed in and out o f reform
schools, stole cars, hopped freights and wrote bogus checks.
Born in 1937 in a converted boxcar to a southwestern dustbowl family
Haggard grew up in Bakerfield, California, “ Hoover Camps” where unem
ployed and migrant workers lived in cardboard shacks on dirt farms. His
lather and grandfather were honky-tonk fiddlers back in Oklahoma and he
used to spend hours listening to Jimmy Rogers, Bob Wills and Lefty Frizzell •
on the radio. At age nine his father died; and as Haggard recalls in "Mamma
Tried ,, The fir s t think / remember k n o w in ' was a lonesome whistle
blowin ‘/O n afrieght train leavin ’ town not know in' where I'm bound. "
Haggard’ s early resentment o f authority caught up with him in 1957 when
he and two friends were caught trying to rob a cafe. During the police search,
a check machine was recovered from a previous safe job and Haggard landed
in San Quentin prison for two years and nine month. He admits, " I am a bet
ter man because o f it. I wouldn’ t trade the experience.”
During this time served in San Quentin, Haggard received the equivelancy
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land s M ago Hunt Center stage. O ctober 24 26, 31 and Novem ber 12
at o p.m .
University of Portland present
Shakespeare comedy
"Much Ado About Nothing, " the classic comedy by W illiam Shakespeare,
will be on the Mago Hunt Center stage at the University o f Portland, October
24-26, 31 and November l -2 at 8 p.m.
The setting is Paris, 1920s. Two young lovers, Beatrice and Benedick,
engage in a tierc- battle ol wits as they struggle valiantly, but unsuccessfully,
to stay out o f love.
C ostuming and music o f the era will complement the time period. The l az?
Age, Art Deco - “ it was a fascinating and exciting time and setting the play
in that time gives it a new fl avor and brings out new values in the play,” said
Rev. Harry Cronin, C.S.C., director o f theater and assistant professor o f
drama at the university.
I he play has been set in many different times and places. The Stratford
Festival in Canada this year set it amidst the conflict between the Round-
heads and the Puritans. Katherine Hepburn played Beatrice in a setting in
California during the Spanish colonization.
This w ill be the university’ s entry in the American College Theater Festival
competition.
Reserving tickets in advance is advised, as seating is limited. For reser
vations, call the Mago Hunt Center box office, 283-7287.
M A K IN G IT HAPPEN
The P o rtla n d O pera A s s o c ia tio n w ill present Puccenis Toesa on
November 8, I2, and 15th, and earlier performances in Vancouver. Tosca is a
story o f political imprisonment, torture, death and love. For more infor
mation call 248-5322.
West A frica H eritage" features performances by Hugh Masekeia and
the W o’se Dance Theatre, and explores the role o f music in African and
A fro -A m e rica n culture, and the continuous exchange between Black
Americans and West African music - KOAP-TV, October 26th, 6:30 p.m.
The Oregon Repertory Singers w ill offer " A Jazz C oncert" on October
18th at 8:00 p.m . and a October I9th at 4:00 p .m ., at W estminister
Presbyterian Church, NE 16th and Schuyler.
The Fourth Annual John Reed Film Festival w ill present four Soviet
films on Friday, October 17th at 7:30 p.Tn., at the First United Methodist
Church, 1838 S.W. Jefferson, on Saturday, October I8th, at the Clinton
Street Theater, S.F.. 26th and Clinton, on Friday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m.,
at the First United Methodist Church and on Sunday, October 26th at l p.m.,
at the Fifth Avenue Cinema, S.W. 5th and Hall. For more information cali
297-4338.
KBPS Radio: Thursday, October I6, 1980, 6:30 p.m. HORIZONS: “ A
conspiracy o f Silence: Tulsa Race Riot o f 1921.” The Tulsa riot o f 1921 is
considered by many to be the worst racial uprising in U.S. history. This
program examines what happened, why it happened and the conspiracy o f
silence that surrounded the riot and its aftermath. Co-produced by Phil
Burger and Theresa Myers.
KBPS Radio. JAZZ A L IV E ! Friday, October 17, 1980, 10:00 p.m. -
woody Shaw - Abbey Lincoln - Dave Burrell. Trumpeter Woody Shaw’s
quintet is a showcase for his brilliant playing and innovative writing. The
dynamic talents o f Abbey Lincoln - musician, actress, poet, dramatist and
vocalist - shine in a performance with her trio. Pianist Dave Burrell demon
strates his fluency with jazz sytles in a solo performance at Blues Alley in
Washington, D.C. Dr. Billy Taylor hosts.
TEK Rock S how at O M SI, 9 til 5:00 p.m., October 25th, 26th, and 27th.
Any specific questions about the 18th annual gem and mineral show can be
directed to OMSI at 248-5900.
ALA M B R IS TA , A H AR D H ITTIN G , “ docu-drama” film portraying an
undocumented Mexican worker’ s experience in the United States, w ill be
shown at the Fifth Avenue Cinema through October 21, 1980.
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THURS. OCT. 30 • 8P.M. • MEMORIAL COLISEUM
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Merle Haggard, the Strangers, Bonnie Owens. Ronnie Reno, and
special guest R.C. Banndon will be at the Civic Auditorium. Saturday.
October 18th, 7:00 p.m. Tickets on sale now. Call 248 4496 for infor
mation.
of a high school diploma, worked in the textile m ill and played in the
warden’ s country band. When he returned to Bakersfield after being paroled
in I960, he began playing in the local saloons and dance halls. Five years later
a friend, Fuzzy Owen, got him a contract with Tally Records and when his
" A ll My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers" fared well on the national charts
he signed with Capitol Records.
In 1969, after three years o f success as a country artist, Haggard stunned
the American public with "O kie From Muskogee, ” a song that began as a
joke on a bus ride. When it turned into a national furor, it was then he
realized, “ I had more than a song on my hands.”
Since that time, Haggard has been cranking out hits and has reached the
heights o f success that only a few country performers have enjoyed. Drawing
from a wealth of personal experiences to convey his music. Haggard feels and
understands the rhythm o f work and sweat and provides a continual link
bet ween the past and present in country music.
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Tickets '9.50 Advance/H0.50 Day of Show
Tickets are cn sale al the Coliseum Box Otfice/Mer-
er A Frank, Downtown, Salem A Eugene/Everybody's
Records, Portland/M ale Bag. H illsboro A Lake
Grove/G I Joe s, No Portland. Eastport, Rockwood
Oak Grove A Beaverton For ticket information call
239-4422 TICKETS SUBJECT TO AGENCY HANDLING
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