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TV-PG) featuring the :always has struck me as an ac­ It's obvious that Artie is, at It i!eems programmers can't performers called Ch : quired~taste. least in part, a cause behind his get enough of the sport, or Rock, Triple H and M: · I have seen numerous wife's condition, and that Bunny, sport-entertainment hybrid, or · • If you're as bore :stagings and - even recognizing no matter how domineering, also whatever it's called this week. by the networks' pre .clever dialogue, often surprising fears giving into the food ·that KLBK-Viacom is now grap­ brace of wTestling, :wackiness and an end~g that al­ lures men to her. · pling with USA for the rights take some solace in ·ways makes one feel just a bit As it·happens, the pope is vis­ to broadcast the spectacle. that weird and vulgar :ashamed to have been laughing iting the city this same week~nd, NBC has spent millions on is hardly unique to ou ·moments earlier Guare's with several characters hoping some crude variation on wres­ Take the case of .s4ttemtmts, both about the 1960s to be blessed, including a trio of tling-football. hidden head. :as a w'ltole and a lack of commit­ beer-swilling nuns aud a com­ And KUPT has seen its for­ "History's Lost an< :ment in general,'have yet to af­ poser who cannot even recognize tunes soar this past season (7 p.m.,' History, TV-C ·fect me emotionally. when he's been plagiarizing from the ratings cellar to at on the posthumous · .True, the fate of character Ba­ ''White Christmas." least the cellar stairs. tion of c;>mposer Josep ·nanas :Shaughnessy is impossi­ But Justice J. Forburger de­ Business types credit the After his death :ble to ignore. The message is. livers. a hilarious monologue networks' rise· to wrestling, Haydn's body was ·di : That said, the current produc­ near the end of Act I, revealing wrestling and more wrestling. and his head was rei :tion at the Charles E. Maedgen his own reasons for wanting to :Theatre at Texas Tech remains use explosives to destroy the Tune in tonig~t . . . :• .h unpredictable and very, pope - .although the p:!rson in . funny, thanks to the per­ more da1;1ger is Melanie Bell as a OTHER HIGHLIGHTS SERIES NOTE~ . orman-ces director Linda Dona­ dea( starlet pretending.to under­ • Jeff Daniels and Andre • "Videos" and · ·hue ha·s been able to charm from stand conversations around her. Braugher star in the 1999 black "Steve Harvey" are repe< :her exceptional cast. Funny? Yes. But there's also comedy, "It's The Rage" (7 p.m., · • A young beauty Indeed, those seeking laughs a distasteful undercurrent if MAX, TV-MA, L, V), never re­ contestant on "Kids should not be disappointed, only because the bottom line is leased in theaters. D.arndest Things" (7 p.r thanks especially to a bitter­ that Guare holds every single • The bug-born plague contin­ TV-G). sweet ,Performance by veteran character over flames of humili­ ues to spread on "Now and Again" actor Richard Privitt as Artie ation. (8 p.m., KLBK, TV-PG , V). • Robbie's game she ture on "Providence" Shaughnessy, a zoo employee The scenic design by Freder­ • Scheduled on "Dateline" (8 still attending amateur nights in p.m., KCBD): an international slav­ KCBD, TV-PG). ick B. Christoffel is amazing, es­ • Cops and rob hopes 'of finding success as a pecially the window entrance to ery ring targeting educated women singer-songwnter. · looking for jobs abroad. · "World 's Wildest Police \ a cold apartment in Queens. And p.m.• , Fox, TV-14, L, V). He.'fiews it as a final chance. the cast - Privitt and Forburger • Broadway singer Audra McDonald guest stars as· a· police As he repeatedly puts it, "I'm too are matched by Barbara Mor­ • Angela mu lls a tc old to be a young talent." . . gan's heartbreaking work as Ba­ psychologist on "Law &. O ~der: rope on "Boy Meets \ The story: Shaughnessy is nanas and the false confidence of Special Victims Unit" ·(9 p.m., p.m., KAMC , TV-G). ready to put sad, forgetful wife Sally Allen as Bunny - is first KCBD, .TV-14). • Jingle raps on "1 • Scheduled on "20/20" (9 Bananas it). a mental hospital so rate. · Foxx Show" (7 p.m., WI p.m:• KAMC): fo ur T~~as teens that he ~an run off to L?~ Ange­ "House of Blue Leaves" will who spent their summer vacation D, L}. les 'With young Bunny Flingus, be staged at 8 p.m. today and on a crime spree. • Sabrina appears f· who is':' willing to sleep with Art­ Satirrday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. . · · - CULT CHOICE ent ways on "Sabr ie but won't cook for him because Call 742-3603 for reservations. _ • Elvis Presley stars in the Teenage Witch" (8 p.rr. she is more skilled in the ~itch­ William Kerns can be contacted at 1958 musical drama, "King Cre­ TV-G). en than the bedroom and wants 766-8712 ' • .4 ole" (7 p.m:, KAMC, TV-G) ·as a nightclub si nger who ·ta~e:; on a • -Chuck Woolery mobster (Walter Matthau) and "Greed" (9 p.m., KJTV) re~h stud¢nts give concerts even romances his moll played by • A flaming bungee . · A Texas Tech School of Mu- He previously performed in Carolyn Jones. Jones, by the way, "I Dare You: The Ultim si.-24th annual Scholarship "Carinina Burana" with the San would later play Morticia.Qn the sit­ lenge:· (8 p.m., KUPT, T\ Conc~rts . ~- featuring ~he Lub- Angelo Symphony Orphestra, com .. ~The Addams Far:nily." . .·.• . \ • On back-to-back bock Chorale, Tech choirs and Northeast Missouri State · Uni­ Far, far better than the campy of "The Steve Harve Tech . Symphony Orchestra - versity,· Wartburg College and Te~hnicolor junk the ~ king.. would (WB), Steve warns Re£ will be pe:r:formed at 8 p.m. today Central . Wisconsin Symphony appear in during the 1960s.~ an amorous professor r and Saturday at the campus' Orchestra. Friday, April 21, 2000 AROUND TOWN Lubbock entertainment CALENDAR

:o' )d from Page 4 • Rotunda: Featuring "A Store­ · Saturday and Tuesday-Wednes­ house of History," spotlighting day, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sun-day, 10 books written using primarily source materials at the a.m.-8 :30 p.m. Thursday. Free. 742-2490. Southwest Collections library. On display through July 31 . Also • Gallery One: Featuring "Old featuring "Seven Centuries, Master Paintings from the Seven Continents and Seven Collection of the Sarah Campbell Collections" through Aug. 30; Blatter Foundation." On display "Legends of the Southwest: Our through Aug. 20. Hidden Hispanic Heritage," • Gallery Two: Featuring "Texas through Aug. 30 and"The World Natural History: A Century of of Coronel!," through Aug. 30. Change," chronicling the diversity Texas Tech University Library - of living creatures in Texas over Eighteenth Street and Boston the past century. On display Avenue. Hours 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. through April 30. Friday, 9 a.m.-1 0 p.m. Saturday, • Gallery Three: Featuring "A 11 a.m.-1 :30 a.m. Sunday and Meditation of Fire: The Art of 7:30 a.m.-1: 30 a.m. Monday­ James C. Watkins." On display TI)ursday. Free. 742-1348. through Nov. 30. A·J Photo/Chase Peny • Basement: Featuring "National • Print Gallery: Featuring "The Mills Richard Privitt, right, feeds Barbara Morgan in a scene Poetry Month," spotlighting pho­ Collection of Prints from the Fine from "House of Blue Leaves." See Theater. tography and edited poems illus­ Arts Collection of the Museum of trating steps in the creative Texas Tech." On display through Eighth Street in O'Donnell. book of the same title by Walter process of an academic journal. June 1. Permanent exhibit featuring a McDonald and Janet M. On display through April 30. National Ranching Heritage recreated law office, barbershop, Neugebauer. On display through enter - Fourth Street and drugstore with soda fountain, Aug. 30. 1diana ~venue . Hours: 10 a.m.-5 newspaper newsroom, chapel, i .m. Fnday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 parlor and telephone office with p.;n. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. switchboard. Hours: 10 a.m.­ Monday-Thursday. Free; handi­ noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. ·Friday "Twq~!Q!!!M~§EsUp!" capped accessible. 742-0498 and Tuesday-Thursday; and 1 • DeVitt-Malle! Gallery of the West: p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Samples from the permanent col­ Free. Keeping lection include artworks by Southwest Collection/Special Duward Campbell, Boris Collections library -Fifteenth Bernhard Gordon, A.D. Greer, Street and Detroit Avenue. Hours: the Faith Fred Harman, Lee Herring, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Monday and If you have to believe in something. Gerald McCann, Gary Morton, Wednesday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. you might as well believe in love. Mondel Rogers and Tom Ryan. Saturday; and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. • DeVitt-Malle! Main Gallery: Tuesday and Thursday. 742- Featuring "Hoofbeats on the 3749. Pitchfork," spotlighting photogra­ • Gallery: Featuring "Whatever the CHECK DIRECTORY &:=:~_!:!!:! phy by Bob Moorehouse. On Wind Delivers," spotlighting pho­ FORSHOWTIMES _ ~ exhibit through May 14. tographic reproductions from tl:le Permanent exhibits include the bedroom of 6666 Ranch owner Burk Burnett and the elegant Edith Whatley McKanna Parlor.

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To S~elf ~ajitas ..,_ ~ 8 • Till UIIIVerSitV DallY • friday, APril 21, 2000 • 'Blue' to leave audiences laughing Cel~brity * _Spotlight The pope is coming, and chaos son, Ronnie (who went absent with­ Ice-T bails out school friend with job reigns in "The House of Blue out leave from the Army). plans to WIUlAMSPORT. Pa. (AP)- Rap singer lce-T helped an old ~gh Leaves," an award-winning comedy blow up the pope to get on the school pal win release from fede'ral prison while the man awaits trial. drama to be performed at the Texas cover of Time magazine. T(my Jake was freed on bail from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary oii Tech Maedgen Theatre beginning To top it all off. he has a trio of Wednes4ay in part because he's got a $~,000- a-month job lined up as tomorrow. · frost-bitten nuns in his apartme nt one ofJc~ -T's assistant managers. · · :t The show will continue to run demanding beer as they watch the , Wlille. the judge let Jake take the job, he required him to wearan until Sunday and again April 28-30. pope. elecJionlc~ monitoring anklet and fulfill several other bail conditions. The play takes place in 1965 in Published in 1968. "The House of Jai:e and Jce-T. whose real name fs Tracy Marrow, have been friends New York City when the pope is Blue Leaves." by author John Guare, since their hlgh school days in Callforni3. • about to arrive in town. won both the l\ewYork and the Los W,:e was convicted by a jury of obstruction ofj ustice in conn~ctlon The shabby two-bedroom apart­ Angeles Drama Critics Award and with a murder and bribery case, but has been granted a new trial be­ ment of · lead character Artie the Obie Awa rd fo r best American . cause qffiawed jury instructions. ,.,. Shaughnessy is the center of activ­ play. ... ·;t: : .. .: • >· .~\\; ity from which a band of zany char­ Guare has found critical success acters frantically rush to secure a off-Broadway and is known for his Osbourne tune chosen [!s'class song good vantage point to see the pro­ comic, satirical works. BElEN, N.M. (AP) - Ozzy Osbourne says he's grateful to Belen High cession of His Holiness. The show performs Easter week­ School's Oass of 2000, which fought to keep the heavy meta) rocker's "The House of Blue Leaves" de­ end and next weekend. Show times "Goodbye to Romance" as its class song over the objections ofa school 0 picts the doomed career of Artie, a are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and boar4 member. · r ·.,, ">• ., middle-aged zoo attendant who as­ 2 p.m. Sunday. The: former Black Sabbath lead singer offered his thoughts to the pires to be a writer o f p opular The Maedgen Theatre and box class on his Web .site, wwW.o.;zy.com. , songs. His troubles seem endless. office are located at 18th Street be­ "'t Saddens me that my song. whiCh is about saying goodbye to' Shaughnessy's wife, Bananas, tween Boston A\'enue and Flint Av­ friends ana moving on with one's life, could be so grossly mlsinte(­ has gone mental and now is com­ enue. preted,• he wrote. •r dedicate my song to all of you and wish you much pletely off her rocker. His mistress, ·' Tickets cost SIO for the general love and bapj)lness In your lives.• Bunny Flingus, a brassy, sassy "Jill­ public. School board member Bob White wanted the 5ong banned, not be­ of-all-trades." is an accomplished. ·Discounts are available for stu­ J.T.Asuilar!The Urwersity cause{).( theJYrlcs but be9luse of Osboum~s past lifestyle ot'alfohol chef but refuses to cook for him dents with a Tech ID and for groups. Ronnie, plaJed by Justice Fodlur&er, announces to the !lead Nun, pla,wd by Ye6cia Daniels, ansf.diug abuse. But in a.3-l vote, the full .~ool b

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Continued from Page 5 ensemble from Brigham Young "Yo tambien habto de Ia rosa" University. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. staged in Spanish a: Leonard & Donnie & Randy p.m. at Texas Tech Univers Martin. Free; donations request­ Civic Center Theatre. Reserved­ seat tickets $7.50 (including 50 Center's Allen Theatre. Fre ed.637~. cents service charge). On sale at reservations are encouragE Select-A-Seat outlets at Dollar 742-1676 or 742·3145. • Westem Wear, LuskeisiRyon's Lubbock Symphony Orchest Western Wear. Memphis Place School's Suzuki Program Places of MaU, both Ralph's Records & April 30, 5:30 p.m. at Tex; Interest Tapes locations and the Texas Tech's Hemmle Recital Ha Tech University Center's ticket Free: donations will be acceptc American Wind Power Center - booth. no-2000. at the door. East Broadway and Canyon Lake Drive, south of Mackenzie Par1<. A The Blackwood Brothers - Ap museum for the early American Looking Ahead 30. 6 p.m. at LakeRidge Bapti water pumping windmill. Inside Church. Free: donations reque~ the main display: More than 50 Ricky Skaggs - April 28, 7 p.m. at ed. 794-2666. rare 19th and early 20th century the Un~ed Spirit Arena Part of Michael W. Smith -April 30, 7 p.r windmills restored to their original West Texas Festival 2000, with at the United Spirit Atena. Part r condition. Twenty add~ional wind­ Franklin Graham. Free. 780- West Texas Festival 2000, wr. mills erected outdoors in Unebery 5900. Franklin Graham. Free. 78( Windmill Park, ranging in size Texas Tech School of Music's 5900. from 6 to 25 feet in diameter. A.J F'holc>O\ase P~ by Disney Enleq;nses. Inc. Scholarship Concerts, featur­ Commemorative Bach Recital Hours: 10 a.m.·S p.m. Friday­ " Fantasia 2000," including the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" ing the Lubbock Chorale, Tech May 2. 7:30 p.m. at First Christia Saturday and Tuesday-Thursday. sequence with Mickey Mouse, will be shown only 10 more choirs and Tech Symphony Church. Free. 763-1995. Free. 747-8734. days at the Omnimax Theatre. See Places of Interest Orchestra- April28-29. 8 p.m. at Ken Whitener and Jeff Schilling · Buffalo Springs Lake - Four miles the Texas Tech School of Music's May 3. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at th east of Loop 289 on East 50th Hemmle Rec~l Hall. General Fair Park Coliseum at th< arranged by appointment Free. nature technology admission tickets $12.50 Street. Camping, croppie house science, and for Panhandle-South Plain 745-2258. for all ages. M~um hours: 10 / adults and $10 for students. 742- fiShing, marina, party houses for Fairgrounds. Part of May Fe~ a.m.-5.30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.·7 2270, ext 233. rent. Open 24 hours. Gate admis­ Lubbock Lake Landmark State Free; gate admission fo 1 5 30 2000. $2 sion is $2 for adults and $1 for Historical Site - 2401 Landmark p.m. Saturday, p.m.- : p.m. "House of Blue Leaves" - April 28- adults and $1 for childrer Sunday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 30, p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and senior citizens and children age Drive, northwest Lublbock 8 between the ages of 6 and 11 between Loop 289 and the Clovis Monday-Thursday. Thirty-one 11 and younger. 747-3353. screenings this of Disney's 2 p.m. Sundays at the ~ children age 5 and younge Highway. Hours: 9 a.m.·S p.m. week Charles E Cap'Rock Winery - Located south "Fantasia 2000" at the Omnimax: Maedgen Jr. Theatre on the admitted free. 763-2833. Friday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. of Lubbock 112 mile east of U.S. Texas Tech campus. Reserved- Mly Fest 2000-May 3-7, 4 p.m. tc Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday· 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m .. 8 p.m. and seat tickets $10 for the general 87 on Woodrow Road. Visitor 11 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 1 Thursday. Interactive exhibits and 10 p.m. Friday; noon. 2 p.m .• 4 public and $5 for Tech students Center is open from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1 hands-on activities at Nash p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. with valid IDs. 742·3603. p.m. Friday-Saturday and p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, at the Interpretive Center. outdoor Saturday; and 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 Monday·Thursday , and noon-S Old Min Trade Days - April 28-30. 9 Panhandle-South Plains sculpture garden features extinct p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday· p.m. Sunday. Last tour begins at a.m. to 5 p.m. at Postex Milt in Fairgrounds. Gate admission $2 species discovered at the site. Thursday. Museum admission: 4 p.m. daily. Free. 863-2704. Post TICkets $1 for adults, with for adults and $1 for children including a giant short-faced $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for stu· children age 11 and younger between the ages of 6 and 11. Joyland Amusement Park - bear. mammoth, ancient bison dents age 16 and younger and admitted free. 495-3529. with children age 5 and younger Mackeilzie Par1<. 7 p.m. to 10 and giant annadillo. native plants, seniors age 60 and older. p.m. today, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. wildflowers and animals highlight· Omnimax admission price: $9 for "Bus Stop" - April 28-30. May 5-6 admitted lree. 763-2833. Saturday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. ed along four-mile nature trail. adults, $7 for seniors age 60 and and 12·13, 7:45 p.m. Friday· 'Wizard of Oz' Revue - May 4, 6:30 • Sunday, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. older and $6 for children between Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Fair Park Ninety-minute guided tours Thursday. Friday and Thursday: offered each day. Free. 742·111 6. the ages of 3 and 12. Combined at the Garza Theatre in Post. Coliseum at the Panhandle· $9.95 plus lax for unlimited rides. ticket for both the Science Reserved-seat tickets $8 for South Plains Fairgrounds. Part of Lubbock Memorial Arboretum - Saturday and Sunday: $10.95 Spectrum Museum and the adults and $5 for students May Fest 2000. Free; gate admis· University Avenue and 41 st plus lax for unlimited rides. Gate Omnimax: $11 for adu~s . $9.50 between the ages of 6 and 12. sion $2 for adults and $1 for chil· Street. More than 80 acres of admission for those not riding for seniors age and older and 495-4005. dren between the ages of trees, shrubs, flowers and plants. 60 6 and rides: $1 .50 plus tax. 763·2719. $8.50 for children between the 11, with children age 5 and Grounds open daily. Interpretive Jars of Clay -April 29. 7 p.m. at the ages of 3 and 12. 745-2525. younger admitted free. 763·2833. Llano Estacada Winery - 3.2 miles Center Gilt Shop open 9 a.m.·t United Spirit Arena. Part of West east of U.S. 87 on FM 1585. p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Texas Air Museum - Slaton Airport Texas Festival 2000, with '40s & ' 50s Nostalgia Nite-May 4, Complimenlaly tours and wine Sunday. Tours available by on FM 400 north of Slaton. Franklin Graham. Free. 780· 8 p.m. at the Cactus Theater. tastings are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. appointment. Free instructional Featuring displays of World War I, 5900. Reserved-seat uckets $15. 762· Friday-Saturday and Monday­ and educational programs offered World War II, Korean War and "West Texas Music: Plays On" - 3233. Thursday, and from noon-4 p.m. on second Saturday of each Vietnam era displays, as well as April 29, 8 p.m. at the Cactus "Laughter on the 23rd Aoor" - Sunday. Other tour times can be month. 797-4520. static aircraft and other vehicles. Theater. Reserved-seat tickets May 4·6. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Moody Planetarium at the $20. 762-3233. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday at the To schedule other times by Museum of Texas Tech - Fourth Andy Wilklnson's Concert In the Fair Theater in Plainview. appointment. call 794.0190 Street and Indiana Avenue. {806) Cellar - April 29. 8 p.m. at the Reserved-seat tickets $8. 293- Deadlines after 5 p.m. Free. · Screenings of "Clouds of Fire: Llano Estacada Winery. Work by 4000. Texas Tech On-Campus Chaparral Quilters Guild wiD be Blue Collar Comedy, featuring Jeff The deadline for listings in The Origin of Stars; shown weekly through May 21 . Observatory - Located west of displayed. Tickets $15. Foxworthy, Bill Engvatl, Ron Atound Town is noon on the Planetarium shows at 3:30 p.m. the Texas Tech Health Sciences Reservations required. 745-2258. White and Craig Hawksley - Friday prior to publication. Friday, 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Center on south side of Fourth Jan Moore and Goudie - April 29. May 5, 8 p.m. at the Lublbock Subm~ listings by fax to Saturday; 3:30 p.m. Tuesday· Street Observing session hours. 10 p.m. at Liquid 2000. General Coliseum. Reserved-seat tickets William Kerns at 744-9603 or Wednesday, and 3:30 p.m. and weather pennitting, are 30 min· - admission $15.50 (including 50 $37. $34.50 and $29.50 (includ­ mail them to William Kems, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Closed utes after sunset 10 p.m. Free. cents service charge). 795-3322. ing S2 service charge). no-2000. Around Town Ustings, Easter Sunday. Admission: $1 for 742·3n4. ,,..... : ...... Avalanche.Joumal. 710 Ave J . • Page 4 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal AROUND TOWN Friday, April 21 , 2( entertainment CALENDAR Continued from Page 3 tickets $8. 762·3233. and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues< Sprott, acoustic pop and rock 'n' Texas Tech Jazz Ensembles II and Thursday. Free. 767·2680. roll, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Monday. Ill - Jazz. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Garden & Arts Center - "­ Free. D.G. Flewellyn, acoustic Texas Tech's Hemmle Recital University Ave. Featuring win rock 'n' ron. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Hall. Directed by David Dees and of the West Texas Photogra Tuesday. Free. Plain Brown Cara Pollard. Free. 742-2270, Society's 2000 Phologr< Wrapper, rock 'n' roll, 10 p.m.· ext. 233. Show. On display through 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Free. 747- 30. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Frid 1535. a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 9 a. J&B Coffee - 2701 26th St .• Galleries p.m. Monday-Thursday. F 767-3724 Lubbock. An Irish Session, Irish Alliance Gallery - 2109 Broadway. music, 1 p.m.-3:30p.m. Saturday. Featuring of:, "Cupcakes and Godbold Cultural Center - : Free. 796-1114. Muffins," spotlighting ceramic 19th St. Featuring permanen Liquid 2000 - 1822 Ave. G, sculpture by Marie Weichman. lection of contemporary art Lubbock. Le Freak, disco music, On display through April 28. photography. West End G: 10 p.m. Wednesday. $5. Tone Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, features 33 framed prints by Loc, rap and dance music, 10 Monday-Thursday. Free. 744- Milosevich. Hours: 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday. General admis· 2787. Saturday. Free. 741-1953. sion $10.50 in aclvan~e (including Buddy Holly Center: The Buddy Landmark Arts - Texas Tee 50 cents service charge) and building at 18th Street and Provided by Cactus Theatre · Holly Gallery - 1801 Ave. G. $12.50 on the day of the show. Featuring permanent exhibition ol Avenue. Hours: 10a.m.-4:30 795-3322. Kenny Maines is one of the featured entertainers in the Buddy Holly artifacts. Hours: 10 Friday; 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sat~ Lubbock Senior Citizens Center - musical "West Texas Music: Plays On." See Theater. a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tue! Friday. Free. 742·1947. 2001 19th St., Lubbock. Five Star 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday­ sion $6.50 for adults and $3.25 Recital Hall. Free. 742-2270, ext. • Landmark Gallery: Feat Band, country and Western Thursday. $3 admission. 767 • Swing dance music, 7:30 p.m.· for children age 12 and younger, 233. 2686. "Variations," spotlighting an students and senior citizens. 792· 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Open to South Plains College Jazz Band Buddy Holly Center: Fine Arts bition of paintings and box 0501. structions by Patricia Nix. fans age 19 and older. $3. No and Symphonic Band - Joint Gallery- 1801 Ave. G. Featuring 0 alcohol. 767-2710. Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre - spring concert. 7:30 p.m. "Regarding Technology," an exhi· play through May 6. Tuesday, Theatre for the Lubbock Seniors Dance Main Stage, Texas Tech campus, bilion of recent photographs by Museum of Texas Tech - F Performing Arts at South Plains Association - Lubbock Senior Lubbock. "House of Blue Lubbock artist Rick Dingus. On Street and Indiana Av< Leaves." Comedy written by John College in Levelland. Free. 894· Citizens Center, 2001 19th St. , display through May 20. Also lea· Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. F, Guare and directed by Linda 9611 , ext. 2210. Lubbock. Texas Rhythm Boys, turing "Bill Bagley," a retrospec­ Continued on P;; Donahue. 8 p.m. today-Saturday, country dance music, 7 p.m.-10 Talent Search Concert - 8 p.m. tive of work by the late artist. On 2 p.m. Sunday. Reserved-seat p.m. Saturday. Open to the pub­ Thursday, Cactus Theater, 1812 display through May 20. Hours: lic. $3. No alcohol. 745-2504. tickets $10 for the general public Buddy Holly Ave. Reserved-seat 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and $5 for Tech students. 742· Moose Magoo's Pallo. - 8217 3603. University Ave., Lubbock. D.G. Lubbock Community Theatre - Aewellyn, acoustic rock 'n' roll, 6 1924 34th St., Lubbock. p.m.-9 p.m. today. Free. Mike Pritchard, acoustic rhythm 'n' "Graceland" and "Asleep on the Wind." One-acts written by Ellen blues, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. Byron and directed by Janet L. Free. 745-5005., . Veal. 8 p.m. today-Saturday, 2 South Plains Area Singles Club - p.m. Sunday. General admission Four Seasons Party House, 4815 $10 for adults and $8 for senior Interstate 27, Lubbock. David citizens and students with proper Cannon, country, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. 10. 741-1640. Sunday. Admission $4 for mem­ bers and $7 for the general pub­ lic. For singles age 30 and older. No smoking;' BYOB policy in Concerts effect. 793-9703. Bush and Moby- Rock 'n' roll, 7:30 p.m. today, Fair Park Coliseum al VFW Post 2466 - 1505 34th St., the Panhandle-South Plains Lubbock. Midnight Cowboys, country, 8 p.m.-midnight today- Fairgrounds. General admission tickets. $26 (including $2.50 ser· Saturday. $4. 747-2668. vice charge). on sale at Ralph's Records & Tapes. 795-3322. John Gilbert - Voolin recital, 8 p.m. Saturday, Texas Tech's Hemmle Theater Allen Theatre - Texas Tech University Center, Lubbock. 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Plains Fairgrounds. Admis-sion 0501. nued from Page 5 $2, with children age 11 and "Graceland" and "Asleep on the • urs: 10 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.· younger admir.ed lree. 766-2151 . Wind" -Ap0114-16and21-23,8 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and camera Obscura (Poets Circle) - p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 Monday-Thursday. Free. Poetry reading, 7:XJ p.m. IOday, p.m. Sundays at Lubbock Alliance Gallery - 2109 Broadway. back room at J&B CoHee. Community Theatre. Reserved­ Featuring " Cupcakes and Featured readers are Kathleen seat tickets $10 for adults and $8 Muftins," spotlighting ceramic Owens and Duane Smolkey. for senior citizens and students sculpture by Marie Weichman. Free. 792-4915. with proper ID. 741-1640. On display through April 28. 1I "Dona Rosita's Jalapeno Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Looking Ahead Kitl:tal" - Apri115, 5 p.m. at the Monday-Thursday. Free. 744- lubbock Arts Festinl Preview Texas Tech · University Center's 2787. Party - Apri114, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Allen Theatre. Free. Ruby Nelda Buddy Holly Center: The Buddy in the VISUal Arts Area at the Perez stars. There is no admis­ Holly Gallery - 1801 Ave. G. Panhandle-South Plains sion charge. 765-5481 . · Featuring permanent exhiMion Fairgrounds. Featuring pianist The Neanderthal Ball, featuring of Buddy Holly artifacts. Hours: Doug Sm~h. TICkets through April cary Swinney, The Wade Parks 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday 7 are $25; price on and alter April Band and Richard Bowden - and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday­ 8 is $28. 744-2787. April 15, 9 p.m. at the Godbold Thursday. $3. 767-2686. Lubbock Symphony OrcMstra. Cultural Center's Theater. Buddy Holly Center: Ane Arts featuring Arst . United General admission tickets $8. Gallery - 1801 Ave. G. Featuring Methodist Church's Chancel 741-1953. "Regarding Technology." an exhi­ Cholr - April14-15, 8 p.m. at the lubbock Arts Festival - April 15- bition of recent photographs by Civic Center Theatre. FIISt United 16, 22nd annual event. 10 a.m. to Lubbock artist Ricll Dingus. On Methodist Church's Chancel 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 display through May 20. Also lea­ ProYided by . Greenfield Choir will aid in the performance p.m. Sunday at the Panhandle­ turing "BiU Bagley." a retrospec­ The national touring production of "STOMP" will be per­ of Swiss composer Arthur South Plains Fairgrounds. tive of work by the tale artist On fonned April 25-27 at the Municipal Auditorium. See Honegger's "King David." TICkets $4 lor adults and $2 lor display through May 20. Hours: Looking Ahead. Reserved-seat tickets $23- children be'-l the ages of 6 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday $14.50; $10.50 for students and 11, with children age 5 and and 10 am .~ p.m. Tuesday- Wednesday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. switchboard. Hours: 10 a.m.­ (iricluding $2 service. charge). younger_admitted free. 744-Z187. Thursday. Free. 767-2686. Sunday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Friday .no.2000. Bush and Moby -April 21, 7:30 Godbold Cultural canter - 2601 Thursday. Free. 742-2490. and Tuesday-Thursday; and 1 "West Texas Music: Plays On" - p.m. at the Fair Park Coliseum at 19th St. Featuring pennanent • Gallery One: Featuring "Old p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. April14-15, 21-22 and 29, 8 p.m. the Panhandle-South Plains collection of contemporary art Master Paintings from the Free. at the Cactus llleater. ResOlVed­ Fairgrounds. General admission and photography. West End Collection of the Sarah Campbell Sand Creek Ane Arts Gallery - seat tickets $20. 762-3233. tickets $26 (including $2.50 ser­ Gallery features 33 framed prints Staller Foundation." On display Lubbock-based on tine gallery at Raider Reel's One-Act Play vice charge). 795-3322. auI Milosevich. Hours: 2 through Aug. 20. web site www.sandcreeklin­ Spectacular-Apri114-16, series "House of Blue Leaves" - April21- 7 p.m. Saturday. Free. 741 - ' • Gallery Two: Featuring "Texas earts.com. Spotliglling cowboy of original plays at 8 p.m. 23 and 28-30, 8 p.m. Fridays- , • · • Natural History: A Century of and Native American bronze art ·Monday-Satw-day . and 2 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at lnternatlonal Cultural Center at Change," chronicling th e diversity by Buster Jones. On display Sunday at the Charles E. the ChaJ1es E. Maedgen Jr. ,...-Texas Tech - 601 Indiana of living creatures in Texas over tllrol4t April B. 745-4063 Maedgen Jr. Lab Theatre on the Theatre at Texas Tech. Avenue. Hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m. the past century. On display Southwest Collection/Special Texas Tech campus. Reserved­ Reserved-seats $10 lor the getl­ Friday, Monday-Thursday. Free. through April 30. Collectloias Ubrary - Fifteenth seat tickets $8 lor the general eral public and $5 lor Tech stu­ 742-2974. • Gallery Three: Featuring " A Street and Detroit Avenue. public and $5 for Tech students dents with valid IDs. 742-3603. • Auditorium Foyer: Featuring "K~ Meditation of Fire: The Art of Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, with valid IDs. 742-3603. "STTMP" - April 25-27, national Art Project• . spotlighting 32 works James c. Walkins." On display MOnday and Wednesday; 10 "J11e Nerd" - April 14-16 and 21- touring production at 7:30 p.m. at with an international theme creal- through Nov. XJ. a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; and 9 23, CATS Playhouse. Reserved­ the Municipal Auditorium. ed by local schoolchildren. On • ' rint Gallery: Featuring "The Mills · a.rn.-7 p.m. Tuesday and seat tickets $6.50 lor adults and Reserved-seat ticllets $37.25, display through April10. Collection of Prints from the Fme Thursday. 742,.3749.- $3.25 for children age 12 and $33.25, $27.25 and $21.25 and • Front Foyer: Featuring "Flags: Arts Collection of the Museum Of • Rotunda: Featuring "A Store­ younger, college students with $16.25 (including $225 handling Their SignifiCallce and Texas Tech." On display through house of History" through April valid ID and senior c~izens. 792- lee). no.2ooo. Symbolism." spotlighting world June 1. 30. "Seven Centuries, Seven flags designed by K-12 students National Ranching Heritage Continents and Seven from throughout Region XVII. On Center - Fourth Street and Collections" through Aug. 30. display through Apri110. Indiana Avenue. Hours: 10 a.m.- "Legends of the Southwest Our Landmark Arts - Texas Tech art 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, I p.m.-5 Hidden Hispanic Heritage" dis­ building at 18th Street and Flint p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. play through Aug. XJ. "The World Avenue. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 Monday-Thursday. Free; hanc:i- ' of CorOQelli" through January p.m. Friday; 1 p.m.-4 p.m. capped accessible. 742~ . 2001. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • OeVrtt-Mallet Gallery of the West Tuesday-Friday. Free. 742-1947. Samples from the permanent col- Oprys • Landmark Gallery: Featuring lection. Crossroads Gospel Jamboree - "Variations." spotlighting an exhi­ • DeViti-Mallet Main Gallery: Gospel music, 7 p.m. Saturday, bition of paintings and box con­ Gospel Jamboree Center. 7212 structions by Patricia Nix. On dis­ Featuring "Hoofbeats on the ,- Pnchlork." spotlighting photogra­ w. 19th St. Includes Francis play through May 6. phy by Bob Moorehouse. On Drake, Melissa Langford, Danny Lubbock Christian University's exhibit through May 14. Mulloy and David Perdue. Free. Pioneer Gallery - Featuring 885-1840. entries in the LCU High School • Proctor Park: Museum estab­ lished to preserve the history of Meadow Musical - 7 p.m. to mid­ Art Scholarship Contest On dis­ night Saturday. Meadow Musical play through April 17. Hours: 8 ranching, pioneer life and devel­ opment of the livestock industry Building in Meadow. Country, a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m . ~ bluegrass and gospel musicians in North America. p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. and will perform. Free. 539-2266. ·dnighl Sunday, 8 a.m.­ O'Donnell Museum - Ooak and Monday-Thursday. Free. Eighth Street in O'Donnell. No duplicale !Oppinp. Special Interests &.ua cbccoe exchlded. • , ext. 249. Permanent exhibit featuring a reaealed law office, balbershop, Bigger 'N Texa Garage Sale - Saks c.u ""' iDcludal. Museum of Texas Tech - Fourth , Notvalidwicbochcrotfcn. &.pin:s.,-14100 ,' drugstore with soda fountain, lubbock Avalanche-Journal's Street and Indiana Avenue. annual event. 7 am. 10 -4 p.m. ';vse ~.;;.;.,; : ~ei ~ ;;;ht--;.;.;-yf ------·-·------Hours: 10 am.-5 p.m. Friday­ newspaper MWSrOOITI, chapel, parlor and telep!lone with Saturday, Panhandle-South Saturday ·and Tue~y- office The Texas Tech University Theatre presents • an award-winning farce the HOUSE of LUELEAVES

The Pope is coming and chaos reigns in The House ofBlue Leaves, an award-winning comedy-drama performing at Texas Tech's Richard Privitt newly-renamed Maedgen Theatre April 21-23 and 28-30. The time is 1965, in New York City, when the Pope is timing," says Donahue. "As a farce , it has to be perfect. There's about to arrive in town . The shabby two-bedroom apartment of no such thing as ninety-nine percent in comedy. It has to be Artie Shaughnessy is the hub of activity from which a band of one-hundred percent, or else it is not funny. But perhaps the zany characters frantically rush to secure a good vantage point biggest challenge for the actors comes at the end of act two. to see the procession of His Holiness. There is a scene that is· highly in volved. You've' got an explo­ Although the comedy's uproars start with the excitement sion, misidentified characters running in and cut, and general over the Papal parade, the wild and woolly action actually centers chaos. Basically, the whoie cast is on stage at once. It will have around a handful of people struggling to synthesize ·their fanta­ to be rehearsed extensively." She continues, "Another chal­ sies with the material promises of a vanishing American dream. lenge for the actors will be masteri ng the di alects. Since the The play depicts the doomed career of Artie, a middle­ show is set in New York, many of the actors will have to work aged zoo attendant who aspires to be a writer of popular songs. hard to disguise their West Texas drawls. The main character, While playing and singing frightful ditties on his piano, Artie Artie (played by Richard. Privitt) also will have fun mastering deludes himself that he will some day ask his old school chum his role. Since Artie is a songwriter, Pri vitt wi ll have to team Billy Einhorn to hire him as songwriter for one of hi s films . He how to play the piano and learn the songs well enough that the is certain that his talent, brokered through Billy (now a famed audience believes that he actually wrote them." Hollywood director), will earn him stellar success and Academy Published in 1968, The House of Blue Leaves, by au­ Awards. But Artie fears that if he does not make a break soon, thor John Guare, won both the New York and the Los Angeles • he will be "too old to be a young talent." Drama Critics Award and the Obie Award for Best American Artie's troubles seem endless. His wife, Bananas, has Play. John Guare has found critical success Off-Broadway and "gone mental" and is now completely off her rocker. In one of is known for his comic, satirical works. her less-than-lucid moments, she swallows a hearing aid (think­ About the Texas· Tech University production Donahue ing it was a tranquilizer), thus rendering Billy's starlet girl­ says, "This is the type of show that will be a real draw to Lub­ friend completely deaf. Artie's mistress, Bunny Flingus- a bock audiences. It had a very successfu l run on Broadway. It is brassy, sassy "Jill-of-all-trades"- is an accomplished chef but the type of show that is appealing not only to the Lubbock com­ refuses to cook for him until they move to Hollywood and are munity, but to the students, the actors, the designers, everyone married. And, Artie's never-to-do-well son, Ronnie (AWOL who is involved in the show." from the army) is planning to blow up the Pope to get on the · The cast includes: Richard Privitt (Artie); Sally Allen cover of Time magazine. (Bunny); Barbara Morgan (Bananas); Justice Forburger The wacky shenanigans continue when a trio of frost­ (Ronnie); Geoffrey Howard (Billy); Melan ie Bell (Corinna); and bitten nuns descend upon Artie and Bananas' apartment while Velicia Daniels, Kim Brownlee, and Sarah ·Bray (the three nuns); looking for a good place to watch the Pope. Yet, they are like no Cary Harris (M.P.); and Zack Elms (White Man). nuns ever seen before on the stage. When they demand beer "The show performs over the Easter weekend too, and from their unsuspecting hosts and are given it, they complain I can't think of a more delightful way to entertain family and that it is not imported stuff like the beer back at the convent. friends visiting for the holiday!" said Donahue. For Dr. Linda Donahue, professor of theatre and the Tickets are$ I 0, with discounts available to groups and production's director, the play comes down to one th ing: com­ current Texas Tech University students. Show times are 8pm edy. "The bottom line is, this play is so funny. It's a real crowd Friday and Saturday; 2pm Sunday. The Maedgen Theatre and pleaser. Yet, it is a farce with attitude. We, as an audience Box Office are located on 18th Street between Boston and Flint. laugh and laugh, but then we stop and say, 'Oh my gosh, what For information and tickets phone 742-3603 . just happened?"' For more than 70 years, the Maedgen Theatre (formerly the Texas Tech Uni­ Producing The House of Blue Leaves presents a few versity Theatre) has enlightened, educated, and entertained the university and interesting challenges for Professor Donahue. "The first and one West Texas comnumities by providing a wealth oftheatrical productions-rang­ • of the biggest tasks is going to be mastering the pacing and ing/rom well-known classics to new, creative works by emerging artists.

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"House of Blue Leaves" April 21-23 and 28-30, 8 p.m . Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at the Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre on the Texas Tech campus. • Reserved-seat tickets $10 for the general public and $5 for Tech students with valid IDs. 742-3603.

"STOMP" April 25-27, national touring production at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium. Reserved-seat tickets $37.25, $33.25, $27.25 and $21.2s_.and $16.25 (including $2.25 cash/check handling fee). 770-2000.

Texas Tech School of Music's Scholarship Concerts, featuring the Lubbock Chorale, Tech choirs and Tech Symphony Orchestra April 28-29, 8 p.m. at the Texas Tech School of Music's Hemmle Recital Hall. General admission tickets $12.50 for adults and $10 for students. 742-2270, ext. 233.

Old Mi ll Trade Days April 28-30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Postex Mill in Post. Tickets $1 for adults, with children age 11 and younger admitted free. 495-3529 .

Ian Moore and Goudie April 29, 10 p.m. at Liquid 2000. General admission tickets $13.50 in advance (including • 50 cents service charge) and $15.50 on day of the show. 795-3322.

Variety Show & Country Jamboree April 29, 5 p.m. at the Gem Theater in Turkey. General admission tickets $10. 983-5440.

Lubbock Symphony Orchestra School's Suzuki Program April 30, 5:30p.m. at Texas Tech's Hemmle Recital Hall. Free; donations will be accepted at the door.

Ken Whitener and Jeff Schilling May 3, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Fair Park Coliseum at the Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds. Part of May Fest 2000. Free; gate admission $2 for adults and $1 for children between the ages of 6 and 11, with children age 5 and younger admitted free. 763-2833.

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