CALENDAR OF EVENTS
, S cond Corinth. n B ptist
Church 10 t d t 20280 Lyndon,
will hold Ordin non MC for
C rl Gre n, t 7 p.m Call 531-
0648.
on. Jul
, Dramatist. Ladrarnaya, will
perform "The BI c Exp nence-A
Cry for World Pe celf t the De
troit Baha'I Center. L j m ya
creat uruque nd powerful dra
rnatic experi nce through a col
lage of poetry, prosed, drama and
song depicting the African Ameri
can experienc from slavery and
ernphasizmq the need for racial
unity. There IS no charge for this
event. Call 442-2527 or 861-
4125.
Tues. Jury 27
, Jim Benton, author of "Deal
ing With the Idiots in Your Life'" a
collection of Benton's cartoons,
will be signing copres of his boo
at Border's Book Shop, Southfield
at 13.Mile. For more information,
call (313) 644-1515.
Wed. July 28
30
Sun. Au ust 1
, Adults planning to begin or
continue th ir e ucanon and
transfer students Interested In
knowing more about Uruversity of
Detroit Mercy are invited to the
If Fast Facts" Open House at the
Outer Drive Campus from 1 to 4
p.m. For more information, catl
993-6030.
, Grace Hospital invites par
ents and kids to a "Home Alone"
workshop at 2:30. The workshop
will discuss questions such as:
How can parents tell when their
child has outgrown the need for a
baby-sitting?; or What can par
ents do to protect children when
'The coop'
By Janice Malone
Po. e Roundup: Actor/director and all- round hunk. Marl
P bl . hit w t rn Oi • "Po se;" t I the tory a ut life in th ld w
from th Bla k w " pe tiv . Mario revealed m hind th
.. COOP" that urred during the makm of th m VlC. '. "T -Loc
kep aym .' ww m3.I\ I'm not down with thi h rs k n in t.ut!". tter
kill 0 'my charac r real early .. .' H fell off hi ho quit it, t ).
But, Tone h relativ in Texas and h finally got the hang of riding that
ho e. But, or Big Daddy Kane, it w real tough. He' a pure-bred ew
Yorker. H w like. 'Wait a minut ! You guy need t g t a tuntman for
this hors riding tuff.' I said,' 0 way, my brother. You have to ride tha
h ey all by yourself And, Clint-Eastwood gave m thi OOVl : 'When you
do a w t rn movie, a cowboy should olutely, no matter what happers,
never I e your cowboy hat! "
Ja mine Guy Update: Super/Scooper/S u' (S/S/S) ay that
Warner Brothers has reportedly dropped J min Guy from their artist
roster-and after only one album! Sour further rep rt that she w een
r ntly t Zoo R rds-perhaps hopping for another ord deal. may ?
he al ntly did am. IC showcase a popular L.A. ru zht club.
Play Time: T mmy Ford. one 0 th tars of the rut scri "Martin," i
currently appearing and directin a new play in Los Angeles titled "H usc
Where I Live." To 'peak urther about plays, Morri Day and rdckick Jcrornc
Benton are currently in rehearsal for a rew medy play titled "Oh Lawd,"
which I lat r hcduled for a national t ur.
Laughin to the Bank: Can you lieve that a leading BI' k talent
a en mana, r turned down the chance to manage Martin Lawrence just
tor he g�t hi tele�i i?n . how? S/S/S ay that lu manager
upp edly told Martin that he didn t think that hi act was funny. Lawrence
re rtedly replied: "Hey man my act i my act .... " Apparently the Fox
etwork liked hi :t because a few h rt months later Martin had hi own
It m. And thc rest I n w what? ....
Free at Lastl: There life for bad y Ri k J rnes! 0, not "life" ,
in a pns n term, Every dy' favorite" uper freak" I now out on bond after
rn I ke_d up or ev�ral months for allegedly assaulting and or in a
y un lady tnt me lund exual conduct, But, the "Rickstcr'' seems to have
turned ver a new leaf. He' currently married and i the ather of a ncw baby,
and I rep rtedly workmg, n orne new music.
tying Fame: Forrest Whltaker: w p rtraycd the voldier who wa;
m love With "DII," he za mal /ternale character m the hit movie "Th
_ ryingGame,"wlllltnallytakeona ta�ngrolema\( n-to- . rclcascd
him lat r thu urnmer. FOIT tal 0 played a\ the naiv . and n .rdy character
rn th movi '� Rag in Harlem," WIth Robin GIVCr\').
Video Vamps: lI,!gm ' sensation Johnny Gill recently wrapped up a
three-day h >t down m M 'XICO to complete hi. n xt upcomm r rnusic VIdeo.
�r. GIll'\ u ncert tour will also .corrun t to a CI ty near you. 01 urthcr speak
01 vrd ,�I / m Hollywood report that a .tres es who appear too t requcntly
in exy videos, weanng scanry, n rht outfus arc often referred to a\ "vrd h----
(fill In th� blank with a word that rhymes WIth ". ho�")!!! And. IS 1 urtbcr
r rt that thc a era e pay ran rc lor ideo llrl\ I t rum () - .0 per day,
\ Ith shootln r u\ucl11y completed wlthm three day.:, ot Il.'\ . So Itlll�, don't
quit our, tC<K.Iy JObs!
clwol Days: Recordtn r artIWproduccr/comp< er Kashlt Will .
t ' 'hm 1 a m� IC pr octl n 1<1\\ at 'LA \tartlO ' In January, I ( '1. He \,
aJ () c.onndoc\oun tmckforanupcomtn'n1ovll.:on'HB !)tamn,Tommy
DaVId on. , f:, report that Ka\hlf ha\ (j 'm ,- n 'lean' h�1 'h-Ir lOt !)mc
ncar Mallhu. And, I that's not enough, hc'� aJ..,o got a condomiruum down
In Maw. He t(x)k a break Ifl the a 'tlon from hI!) career about a year 10, moved
to HawaII and W(1', a <;cno� cunat ur competitor tn van � �P()� competl
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H VID AP e they
enj y entertainment, Ritchie id.
But th project i n't] t about moviemaking.It' also
about teaching them to be entrepreneurs.
Th participants named their video-making company
"Hear Me Write Films" and made busin cards with a
funky Bla k, white nd red logo depicting an ear and a
hand. ,
Th Y have a b nk ccount nd re learning bout
tax ,bankin, marketing and adverti ing well th
creative pect of moviemaking, Ritchie aid. They felt
comfortable about their first project because it deals with
th ir ow n experiences, he aid. Many of the youths know
the gentler ide of Ii e in the public housing community
and want that tory told.
.. It's not a foreign country, it' not a place where
Uzi-toting gangsters live," Ritchie aid. "Thi is a family
community .... The ideal i to break orne tereotypes
about how life i in this community."
BUT THE DO UM NTARY WILL not white
wash the community .
Mijchell and classmates interviewed a local .drunk
who told how he would do thin differently if given
another chance.
Mitchell aid the project has given him 8 new outlook
on life.
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Sat. Au
Project Compassion will
sponsor its annual gala Summer
Holiday Block Party for nursing
home residents along Detroit's
"nursing home row", East Grand
Blvd, between Charlevoix and
Kercheval. To volunteer or for
more information, call 832-7850.
, The Metro Detroit Iris Plant
Sale, sponsored by the I ris Club
of Southeast Michigan, will be
held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
28179 Ryan Proad. Nothing over
three dollars. Call 727-1478 or
280-0848.
, Michigan State University's
Festival of Michigan Folklife will
be held August 7-8 and August
14-15, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
on MSU's Landon Field. Admis
sion is $15 in advance, $18 at the
gate, with day passes at $5. Fea-
. tured artists include Brother John
, Smith of Muskegon; Darryl Ford,
Detroit gospel radio host; Sister
Bertha Harris, Detroit Gospel ra
dio announcer; Blues Disc
Jockey, the Coachman of Detroit;
and African crafstman B b car
La of Detroit. • ..
A public meting and strat
egy session for the Movement for
a People's Assembly will take
'place at 4 p. m. at 1945 Grand
River. Featured speaker is Larry
Holmes, National Coordinator of
the Job Is A Right Campaign.
Call 965-0074.
Public Service
Announcements
WILLIA C 51 GLETO III
11i -MINUTE VID 0 I ntatively titled "Set
the R�rd Straight; How Life' in Central City." (Cen
tral City w once th nam 0 Metropolitan Gard rs and
many peopl 'till it.)
piring film makers belon to a ummercamp
porsored by th Center for Urban M' ion, Chri nan-
b mini try that works in Metropolitan Garde and
ee.ks to bring people and busin cs togeth r to h Ip
residen .
Th movie project i part of th Metro Camp 1 3
program, which includ about 110 children elementary
SChool-age and junior high chool- g children. Director
Tim Ritchie id the camp-in i econd year-blends
activities with academic COUTS u h busin and
computers.
Th camp ceks to instill a love for learning in th
young rchildren, Ritchie aid. But hand oth rteachers
and lead rs want to prepare the teen-agers for a career
he 'aid. ,
'The goal forthejuniorhigh tudents i to enable them
!o ho� many creative way there are !o make a living
If they WIll pay their du in life and in hool n w,"
Ritchie aid. '
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Bermuda Sounds Shayt.ease
hosts second annual tSi-e.nt
search. Winner� will go to Ber
muda for a three day extrava
ganza, SeJ'tember 2 through
September 5. One winner from
each category-Rap, Reggae,
and R&B ill be be chosen for
the trip. For an entry form write to
Bermuda Sounds Showcase, 175
West 93rd Street, Suite #800,
New York, NY 10025 or call 1-
800-926-SHOW.
J. The Michigan Community
Theatre Troupe Presents a sum
mer theatre and drama workshop
for youth. In two four-week ses
sion the children (ages 5-16) will
learn singing, danclnq, acting,.
and self-discipline. Workshops
't'ill be held every Saturday
through July and August at the
Mayflower Loft Theater in Detroit.
Call 836-0780. Detroit Public
School students are eligible for
discount rate.
, Submissions to the 7th An
nual"Paul Laurence Dunbar" Po
etry contest Will be accep.�..--_��
through August 31, 1993. For a
list of rules and cash prizes you
may write: Detroit Black Writers
Guild, 5601 West Warren, Detroit,
MI 48210 or call 897-2551.
I""") Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum
Inc. is offering a grand prize of
$500 in its new "Awards of Poetic
Excellence" poetry contest.
Thirty-four other cash awards are
also being offered. The deadline
is July 31, 1993. Poets may enter
one poem only, 20 line or less, in
any style, on any subject. Poems
should be sent to Sparrow grass
Poetry Forum Inc., Dept, GS, 203
Diamond Street, Sistersville,
West Virginia 26175.
Sena your announcements to:
Michigan Citizen, P.O. Box
03560, Highland Park, MI
48203.