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  • Entertainment The Western Carolinian Page 9 Thursday. October 26, 1989 Georgia Bands to Perform at Homecoming Concert in WCU's Ramsey Activity Center OPI- Two bands from Georgia — drivin' and cryin" and Dreams So Real — will rock the Ramsey Regional Activity Center for Western Carolina University's 1989 homecoming concert Friday, Oct. 27. The 8 pm concert is free for anyone who attends the 7 pm "Cats' Prowl" pep rally, also in the Ramsey Center. Admission for those who miss the pep rally is $3 for WCU students and $7 for non-students. The Atlanta-based band drivin' and cryin' has received critical acclaim for its debut major-label album 'The Whisper Tames the Lion." The group, which plays post-modern rock, was recently opening act for REM, also from Georgia. The members of drivin' and cryin' say they perform music without a "formula or master plan." The group's songs range from the hard rock single "Powerhouse" to the mournful soul balled "Check Your Tears at the Door." In its lyrics, drivin' and cryin' tries to deal with ways in which we can all get along better in life, but without specifics that amount to sermonizing. Members of drivin' and cryin' are Kevin Kinney, Tim Nielsen, Buren Fowler, and Jeff Sullivan. Dreams So Real is a fast-rising trio from the much- touted music scene of Athens, Ga. The group formed in 1984, and played local clubs before releasing the independent-label album "Father's House" in 1986. Muscian magazine called the album "as promising a debut as you're likely to hear' and praised the band for its "muscular, melodic guitar lines and light, clean vocal harmonies." Dreams So Real recently released its first major-label album, "Rough Night in Jericho." Band members are Barry Marler, Trent Allen, and Drew Worsham. The homecoming concert is presented by Last Minute Productions, WCU's student-run entertainment organization. For more information, call 227-7206. Smokey Mountain Drive In and Dairy Bar MENU J Sandwich Dinners & Dairy Bar I • Soft & Hand Dipped Ice Cream • • All Natural Yogurt • "9{p Jrilis - Just Qooc£ food and (Prices" 55 East Main St., Sylva seated just past Smokey Mountain High 586-3490 LAST MINUTE PRODUCTIONS October 26 Twilight Romance at P.G. Katz Dance with Dance Ltd. $1 students $3 non-students' October 31 Pet Semetary 9 pm in Cherokee Room $1 students $2 non-students November 2 Battle of the Bands 8 pm in Hoey Auditorium $1 students $2 non-stud» Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Psi Inc. Prove "The Fun's Not Over Yet" Perryn Oglesby Staff Writer This past Saturday night, Delta Zeta Sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. got together to host their first annual "The Fun's Not Over Yet" Variety Show in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The evening got started with the Inspirational Choir, which performed well and ended up winning the contest and the $100 cash prize. Immediately following the opening act, the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi performed with the sisters of Delta Zeta. Their finely tuned introduction stepwas one of the highlights of the evening, and rap star M.C. Hammer would have been proud, as the performance did indeed "turn the mother out." Four other acts also performed in the events. Sigma Chi Alpha Fraternity put on a strong performance and finished second. The three remaining acts did not place, but were creative and did well. The event was held to try and bring all aspects of campus life together. One way of doing so was by selecting judges from the WCU faculty. Coach Williamson, of the Track Team, and Dr. Mayer, a professor of Law, were among the judges. Sponsors also played a big part in the show. Dick and Irene Coleman of the Cullowhee Bed & Breakfast came out personally to enjoy the evening. Their donation to the event was a two- night stay at the Cullowhee Bed & Breakfast. Other donations included cash giveaways, free laundry drop-offs, free tanning visits, and laminations. These were donated by local businesses and served as door prizes for the people who came out to the event. All in all the variety show went well. For those who attended the show and the party which followed, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and Delta Zeta Sorority extend a well deserved thank you. The thanks came in an encore of the Kappa Alpha Psi introduction step. UHtcFies, Demons, dobCins, Spooks: The History of All Hciltoiv's Eve Fred Mason Staff Writer Thousands of years ago in England, Scotland, Ireland, and other countries, the day that is now November 1 was the beginning of the new year. Some called it the start of winter, or "Summer's End." Many people believed that there was a war between winter, with its cold and long nights, and summer, with its bright, long days and pleasant greenery. They felt that on November 1 the army of winter- ghosts, goblins, witches and other evil creatures would be out in full force, and because of that the evening of October 31 was very frightening for the peopled They thought that all th# creatures would be out celebrating, and might attack them. To protect themselves, the people held ceremonies, sometimes with huge bonfires on hilltops in hopes to light up the night. They put on scary masks and animal skins so that they may look like some of the ghosts, hoping that the real ghosts would not see through their disguises. Hundreds of years later, when the Christian religion came to these countries, November 1 became a Christian holiday known as All Saints Day, which honored all the saints. All Saints Day was also called All Hallows Day. "Hallow" means holy, and the holiday honored all holy saints, especially those who had no day of their own. October 31 became All Hallows' E'en (evening), which was soon shortened to Halloween. There is another belief as to how Halloween came to be. According to Celtic legend, Samhain was probably the cause of the holiday. Samhain is the lord of the dead and November 1 marked the beginning of the season of cold, darkness, and decay, naturally becoming associated with death. Celts believed that Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to return to their earthly homes for this evening. On the evening of the festival, Druids (priests and teachers of the Celts) ordered people to put out their hearth fires. Then they built a huge new year's bonfire out of oak branches, which the Celts considered sacred. They burned animals, crops, and possibly people as a sacrifice. Then they each lit their hearth fires from the new year's fire. People wore costumes of animal heads and skins for the celebration and told fortunes about the coming year by examining the remains of the animals that had been sacrificed. By the year 43 AD, the Romans had conquered the Celts and ruled Great Britain for 400 years. It is here that they combined two Roman autumn festivals with that of Samhain's festival. These two were Feralia, held late in October to honor the dead, and the celebration of Pomana, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees, by which apples became associated with Halloween. The Christians established All Saints Day on November 1 and All Souls Day on November 2. Over the centuries, different countries added customs for Halloween. In Ireland, people begged for food in a parade that honored Muck Olla, a god. The parade leader wore a white robe and a mask of an animal. In England, Halloween was known as Nutcrack or Snap Apple Night. Families would sit by the fire and tell stories while eating apples and nuts. On November 2, poor people went a-souling (begging) and received soulcakes in exchanged for promising to say prayers for the dead. Of course we know what this became forthe kiddies in the U.S.-Candy Time! In Ireland, Druids thought that the cat was sacred and believed that cats had once been human beings but were changed to cats as punishment for evil deeds. The dreaded Jack-o-Lanterns also came from an Irish legend. It was named for a man called Jack, who could not enter Heaven because he was a miser, and could not enter Hell because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to wander the earth with his lantern until Judgement day—which means he's still out there, somewhere. Finally, there's the fortune telling that we see at all the Halloween parties. It actually began hundreds of years ago and one way of doing this was to put items in a cake. The one who ended up with the item in their food had some idea of what may happen to them in the future. For example, if someone baked a cake and put in a ring, a coin, and a thimble, and served it, whoever had the slice with the coin would become wealthy, the one who had the ring would marry soon, and the one with the thimble would never marry. SPOOK IN STIJLE... *4 Rnnm 110 m- Fci <thxyie \4^\o^f^ciV^o^ coli, 227-7206 Come to Room 110 Stillwell Bldg. Thursday 10-26 4-7PM Friday 10-27 6-8PM Monday 10-30 6-8 PM WCU THEATRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS HALLOWEEN COSTUME RENTALS $15 & $20 Rentals* * a $10 damage deposit is required
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