entertainment HAPPENINGS Portland Observer October 16. I960 Page 9 SEE SPORTS ON GIANT SCREEN T V «- JOE’S PLACE ENTERTAINMENT 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 1801 N.E. Alberta COMMODORES ENTEKTAINMEM 4u CONCER TS WLSI PR E S IM •THE e a tric e (J u lia n n e Jo h n s o n ) s tru g g le s u n s u c c e s s fu lly against ’ M u rh A rt0 B®nedick <A n drew Edwards) in the classic com edy M uch A do A b o u t N o th in g ." by W illiam Shakespeare The produc 1 °" . m m 'S dUri° 9 the 192OS’ Wi" be ° " the U niversity of P ort 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. I THURS. OCT. 30 • 8P.M. • MEMORIAL COLISEUM A f 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. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ : ■ CASH ONLY 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. 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