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Western Carolinian Volume 60 Number 18

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  • February 2, 1995 Western Carolinian Features Blues, R&B, Gospel and Jazz for (and from) Real People Western Carolina University is offering a Valentine's Day treat for lovers of blues, gospel, jazz and rhythm-and- blues music. It's a concert by vocalist Katherine Davis and keyboard player Sidney James Wingfield at 8pm Tuesday, February 14, in the Cherokee Room of WCU's Hinds University Center. Admission to the concert, sponsored by Last Minute Productions, is $1 for WCU students and $3 for all others. Davis has toured the world belting out classic and Chicago-style blues and jazz with partner Wingfield and pianist Erwin Heifer, and she has also performed gospel with the Chicago Victory Gospelaires. An accomplished actress, Davis won rave reviews for her performance of Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey in the Kuumba Theater production of "In The Heart of the Blues." Wingfield has more than 25 years experience performing throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, as a keyboard artist and vocalist. Best known for his flamboyant and aggressive playing style, he has recorded with Son Seals, Mick Jagger, Luther Allison and Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows. Wingfield has 11 albums to his credit, and he has co-produced several albums in France. Davis and Wingfield have been performing as a duo since 1990, when they toured Italy and began a series of shows at colleges and universities, music festivals, and blues and jazz clubs. "Katheline Davis has one of those voices that hits you like a rock. She makes a song into an immovable object crushing the air with brute power," raved the Chicago Tribune. "Sidney James Wingfield is just phenomenal on the keyboard," exclaimed the Houston Post. For more information, call Last Minute Productions, (704) 227-7206. Tilts article courtesy of OPI. Keyboardist James Wingfield is "just phenomenal on the keyboard."-Bob Claypool, Houston Post Nymx New Film Society in Asheville Jon Rush Staff Reporter A brand spankin' new film society has formed in our neighboring town of Asheville. The Asheville Film Society was formed this past April by a group of people who share a passion for movies. Its future plans include hosting an international film festival as well as presenting a weekend film series and retrospectives during the year. The Asheville Folk Art Center will be the home of the film society. The Society shows films every third Friday of the month. The next showing will be "Let's Get Lost." The film is a feature about the late jazz artist Chet Baker. The film digs deep into this man's life by documenting the driving force behind him and his music. It shows February 17 at 7:30 pm. Future showings include "My Sweet Little Village," a 1986 Academy Award Nominee, and "Chocolat," a subtle French drama. To attend all of these quality films, a $25 membership fee is required. The membership includes monthly film screenings, discounted admission tickets to Asheville Film Society movies, courtesy discounts to Beaucatcher Cinemas, quarterly preview calendar, plus special events and offerings, including trips to regional and national film festivals. For more information call (704) 285-0342. Easier, Quicker Loan in the Works [Katherine on fire and | burning up the stage. Katherine Davis has a voice "that hits you like a rock." - The Chicago Tribune Jon Rush Staff Reporter Western Carolina University will be one of the lucky 1,500 winners of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program come next fall semester. The new program will take the place of the Stafford loans that are currently offered at WCU. Under the Stafford program, students receive government- sponsored loans via loan agency or bank. This system proved to be a lengthy and complicated process. The Ford program simplifies student's lives by handling the transfer of the loan amount from a government fund to the student's account, and write a check to the student for any difference. The Vice Chancellor for Student Development, Glen Stillion, was asked about his opinion on the new loan system. "Under the Stafford program, students deal with a multitude of banks and loan guarantee agencies, and problems in processing the loans can take weeks to clear up. With the new program, the students will only be dealing with the university, and the time needed to solve problems should be reduced to a few days," Stillion said. The eligibility requirements for the Ford loans will remain the same as with the current Stafford loans. "Students who are currently under the Stafford system, and who are still enrolled when the new program takes effect next fall, can consolidate their loans under the Ford program so they will only have to make one payment per month after leaving school," Stillion said. Students should receive information concerning the Ford program in the mail after March 1.
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