tf *■ > • JT ' ... ' M m *. • ' «■«it, ÄUL*... ’ • z< - '. - . c • . '» t < v’i : - TÇ *$ # £ * ’ * * J R :^ - g . » 7 * f tV V jP iK - . a y t " ç * WHT8H ■ M k • F ebruary 5. 1997 ■— — — — — — —___ _________________ ____________________________________ ____________ 1 hi P or 11 and O bsfkv i P agi B3 • rhl> ENTERTAINMENT The A shland New Plays Festival Mission & History ArtW ork Enterprises, Inc. (A WE) is a non-profit organization dedi­ cated to developing, nurturing and promoting the dramatic arts, with particular emphasis on new play development. AWE is committed to - expanding artistic opportunities by providing support to individual art­ ists and fostering collaboration with other arts organizations. The Ashland New Plays Festival (ANPF) is an annual week-long se­ ries o f public play readings in Ashland, Oregon. The purpose of A N PF is to provide a forum in which playwrights, both new and experi­ e n c e d , w ork w ith d ire c to rs , dramaturgs and actors to rehearse and present their new plays in public readings. In its first four years, the Ashland New Plays Festival has offered pub­ lic readings of 28 new plays from playwrights across the country. Four of those plays have gone on to re­ ceive, or will be receiving, a fully staged production. For 1997, festi­ val organizers instituted a regional focus and will present scripts from playwrights residing in California, Oregon, W ashington, Alaska and Hawaii. College contest seeks murals on Cultural Plurism Artistic murals which reflect cul- ■ tural plurism on the Clark College campus could win cash prizes or donations to a grant fund for stu- ' dents in an art contest sponsored by theC ollege'sC ultural PlurismCom- mittee and the Clark College Foun­ dation. The purpose to the contest is to reward members of the College com ­ munity whose artwork enhances the recognition of cultural plurism as an integral part of the campus and to develop a significant resource of art­ work which symbolizes the ideals included in the College’r Cultural Plurism policy. Submissions may be designed for indoor locations; various art forms are acceptable, including collage, photography, painting, textiles, and mixed media art. The contest is open to College students, faculty and staff and also to members of the community. Prizes for any winners who are full-time students will be cash, prizes for other entrants will be donations in the w inners' names to the Constance Baker Motley Grant for Ethnic M i­ nority Students. Deadline for entries is Friday. March 14. Artwork must be delivered by 5pm to the Security Desk in Gaiser Hall. For an application, contact the Assistant Dean for Affirmative Ac- tion/Equal Opportunity at 992-2355. Arsenio I lall & Palli LaBelle to host Image Awards Arsenio Hall NAACP National Board of Di­ rectors Chairman, Myrlie Evers W illiam s, has an n o u n ced that Arsenio Hall and Patti LaBelle will host T he N A A C P 28th Image Awards. The Image Awards are to be taped on February 8. 1997, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasa­ dena, CA, at 7:00 p.m. “We are ecstatic about having such major personalities involved with the Image Awards. Arsenio and Patti certainly keep with the NAACP tradition and stan­ dard of providing quality enter­ tainment, as well as positive im­ ages,” states Chairman Williams. Actor Denzel W ashington has had a career that we are proud to honor. He has been relentless in portraying African Americans on Denzel Washington screen in an arena that makes the NAACP proud of the association,” proclaims Kwcisi Mfume, Presi- dent/CEO. Bob Floretue Happy Birthday Anthony H u ff Owen Cordle calls Bob Florence “a modern-day Duke Ellington". This 30-year jazz veteran has lent his formidable writing and playing skills to such diverse artists as Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Sarah Vaughan. Ray Charles, and Quincy Jones. His powerhouse big band. The Limited Edition, has recorded extensively, and has appeared at the Playboy and Monterey Jazz Festivals as well as at other venues across the country. Florence’s com positions have earned numerous accolades for their power and beauty. In addition, his arrangements o f jazz standards are often such ingenious reworkings, that in many instances the listener may be challenged to identify the original work. In either case, the qualities of his writing—strong con­ trapuntal lines, broad dynamics and a flair for the unexpected-are im­ mediately identifiable. This accomplished arranger is also a pianist of the first order, although he never indulges in flashiness for it's own sake. Rather, Florence’s playing is always seamlessly integrated into he form and mood of the piece. His role is that of the master colorist, whose piano is his orchestra and whose bold orchestral arrangements are ex­ tensions of his approach to jazz piano playing. Earth, Florence’s third release for Mama Records, finds the composer at the peak of his creative powers. The eight selections include five in­ novative originals as well as rendi­ tions of Ellington's “Black and Tan Fantasy", M onk’s “Straight, No C h a se r” and Johnny M a n d e l’s "Emily". Florence and his roster of d istin c tiv e so lo ist e x p lo re the album 's rich musical substance with virtuosity and spirit. dERICdn dMtRICdN MÉIÎS CLUB PRÉSENTS Happy Anniversary Johnny & Thorresa H u ff The Captain’s Global Grooves ARTIST 0 3 B eetv C a r iir T m Y ours , Y ouri M ine " P onc R o S anì Tit i » H ai I Rick" Jtsst C o o k B lu t N o tt ..................." C R A v i i y " ................ 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