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Western Carolinian Volume 64 (65) Number 22

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February 23, 2000 GET A LIFE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Amos Tugs at the Heartstrings in 'Comet' by Robby Brown Staff Writer Western's Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions series has struck proverbial gold with the addition of "Halley's Comet." John Amos will bring his self-styled one- man show to WCU's Hoey Auditorium coinciding with the celebration of Black History Month. Auspicious and diligent, John Amos's portrayal of an 87 year-old man runs the gamut of human emotions as he pays homage to a lifetime of memories, while observing the comet he first met at the age of 11. Written and directed by Amos, "Halley's Comet" transcends two World Wars, fast food restaurants, and the Civil Rights movement, to bring 76 years of transmorgrification into a comical and genial light. Amos assimilates a variety of character changes and comical observations into his one-man performance. When asked about the basis of his story, Amos said, "As I was watching the comet make its spectacular reappearance in 1986, I was struck by the sight of an elderly man near me who kept chuckling to himself as he stared into the night sky." Amos added, "It was as if he had found a long-lost friend in the comet, and I guessed that he had seen the comet when it appeared the last time in 1910. I started to imagine all that the man must have lived through in between sightings." Amos, a New Jersey native and father of two, began his career in the theatre, where he has an extensive background. He was nominated by the Los Angeles Drama Critics for Best Actor in a production of "Norman, Is That You?" and he was once the Artistic Director for the John Harms Theater in Englewood NJ. Amos's list of television credits is immense and constantly growing. He has written for the Leslie Uggams Show and the Emmy Award-winning Loman and Barkley Show. John Amos will be remembered most as the father of the Evans family on the situation comedy "Good Times." He portrayed Gordy the Weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the older Kunte Kinte in the mini-series "Roots." His feature film appearances include "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy, "Lockup" with Sylvester Stallone, "Die Hard 2" with Bruce Willis, and the perennial Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He also appeared in the "World's Greatest Athlete," "American Flyers," "Let's Do It Again" with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier, "Vanishing Point," "The Beastmaster," and as Denzel Washington's father in the motion picture "Ricochet." About performing, John Amos stars Amos said, "I love my work and I am grateful to God to have a profession that brings joy to so many." "Halley's Comet" opened in 1990 at the American Stage Company to soldout audiences and magnificent reviews. The show has received critical acclaim around the world and will be presented at Western photo courtesy Mark Haskett/OPI in 'Halley's Comet.' Carolina University on Monday February 28, at 7:30pm in Hoey Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and WCU employees, $5 for children and non-WCU students. WCU students will be admitted free with a valid school identification card. U of M Religious Expert to Lecture on the Book of Job by Johnnie Mickel Staff Writer Dr. Ralph G. Williams will visit Western Carolina University next week. Dr. Williams is part of the Visiting Scholars Series and will focus on religion and classic and current literature. Williams is an English Professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and serves as the Associate Chair of English at Michigan. His fields of expertise include Renaissance Literature, History of Literary Theory, Comparative Literature, and Biblical Studies. While at Western, Williams will speak on a little bit of everything in his repertoire. Giving lectures to various English classes and for his main, and final, lecture at Western, he will focus on "Job in Auschwitz: the Book of Job and the Writing of Primo Levi." This lecture will be held in Hoey Auditorium Tuesday, February 29, at 7:30pm. Though mainly a lecture, MaryWarner, the English department sponsor for Williams, says that there is a possibility that Williams "may have slides with his Job lecture but essentially, the presentation will be lecture." "The lecture on the Book of Job [will be] pairfed] with writings by Primo Levi, an Italian Dr. Ralph Williams February 28 9-9:50am Coulter 304 ENGL 496, ENGL 201.01 A lecture on Dante's Inferno 10-10:50am Coulter 304 ENGL 441 Christianity, William Law and A Serious Call l-l:50pm Belk 104 REL 105.02 A lecture on Eastern Religions February 29 12:30-l:45pm Coulter 301 ENGL 390 A presentation on Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs, entitled "A Time to Love" 2-3:15pm McKee271 PHIL 312.01 Philosophy of Religion 7:30pm Hoey Auditorium "Job in Auschwitz: the.Book of Job and the Writings of Primo Levi" Jewish Holocaust survivor," said Warner. "Primo Levi's book 'Primo Levi: Collected Poems' contains poems that are focused on the holocaust and the different camps," says Warner. "The Shema' [one of Levi's poems] may be a tie-in with the presentation." Williams is a renowned speaker nationwide. According to Warner, Williams "speaks extensively at universities, national associations, and for community groups; he was also an invited lecturer for the Chicago Humanities Festival in November, 1996, joining Arthur Miller and Edward Albee." Some of the other lectures that Williams will give are: "A survey of British Literature I, working with John Donne and sonnets," "A lecture on Dante's Inferno," "Eastern Religious traditions," "Toni Morrison's 'Beloved,'" "A presentation on Victorian Literature," and many more interesting presentations. "These lectures give students an opportunity to hear a wonderful combination of image courtesy Dr. Mary Warner This 1825 engraving, Plate 3 from the Book of Job, was done by the writer William Blake. One of the most studied pieces of literature, the Book of Job has enthralled readers and scholars alike for centuries. scholar and teacher. Many who have heard him want to hear him again; he's a very gifted teacher and scholar." These lectures are open to everyone, but are also being held in classrooms, so go early to ask the professor if you may sit in on the lecture. For more information, contact Mary Warner, Assistant Professor of English and Western's Director of English Education, at ext. 3921.

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Western Carolina University
- Format
  - Publications (documents)
- Type
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- Date
  - Date original: 2000-02-23
  - Date digitized: 2020-02-20
- Extent
  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 20 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
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  - WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_2000-02-23_Vol64_No22
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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