The Michigan Daily-Sunday, March 25, 1978-Page 7 arts & entertainment f ,.; ',_ * C' + #* 5, ' -,I - -7- a A I i 1 ZLZ IvFSITY cMUSICAL+OCIETY -'resent Benny Goodman t'niversit%, .S-,-mphoiiv Orchestra (;ustav Meter, Conductor at the Fifth Annuo 1Benefit Concert The 'King of Swing' joins the University Symphony for an evening of classical music and Broadway hits to benefit the School of 1 Music Scholarship Fund and the University Musical Society. Tickets are $5, $7, $8, $9 and $25 at Burton Tower, weekdays 9-4:30, Sat. 9-12. For a brochure: 665-3717. 11 71 r..= ----.^..--= -----AL ,l l Roger pans East Quad O NE OF THE MORE delightful things about Ann Arbor is the weather. The weeks of sub-zero frigidity that we endure each winter so derange most students as to cause them to regard tem- peratures like Thursday's sixty degrees as positively tropical. No matter that it will snow again, probably on the Tigers' opening day. It's time for the frats to continue the tradition of conspicuous consum- ption on the front lawn; time for those who are not content merely to catch a frisbee, but must bat it around in the air before dropping it to disturb our pastoral Diag. You see how lucky we are: Were this UCLA, we would have spent last week wearing sweaters and whining about the cold. It is sad, indeed, as one crosses the Diag on the way to East Quad for an indoor afternoon of graffiti reading, to see the brazen and foolish squirrel population. They will eat anything offered, and will not run away until actually stepped on. Just imagine a pack of such mammals scampering about while a freshman from Stockwell - who dots her i's with little circles-feeds them granola. What if one of them, either the squirrel or the young woman, has to go out into the real world one day? One shudders to think. WATCHING sch idyllic goings on, miserabile dictu, beats reading the walls at East Quad by a good piece. I had high hopes of reporting the latest New Wave catch phrase, the most up to date street philosophy, or even, a few pungent leftover 60's radical slogans. Alas. Quaddie scrawls are repetitive, boring, and repetitive. So what if "Social Realism Rules?" Worst of all, those residents trapped between Willard and Hill seem to be taking themselves seriously. One person in particular has disfigured countless walls with his green El Marko messages like "Know Thyself," "Wake Up," and so forth. Tolerance is undeniably a virtue, but in this case there is much to be said for slow and imaginative torture.t There are a precious few items worthy of consideration, such as the artistically magnificent "Illustrated Illiad" in the south laundry room, a triumphant work reminiscent of the Grad Library's "Conden- sed Illiad:" "Sing muses of the wrath of Achilles, such was the funeral of Hector, breaker of horses" with its attendant Reader's Digest ver- sion, "Sing horses." THE NORTH LAUNDRY ROOM'S contribution, several drawings called "Graffiti Babies," are interesting, but lacking in vigor. The vending machines on the main floor are another source of inspiration, with snappy backchat such as "I need lunch," "Lunch needs you," and an ice cream machine decorated with the obvious Wallace Stevens quote: "The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. "Down with maintenance department facists!" insists a bored defecator in a Prescott bathroom, apparently irked that words of wisdom and import are every day being whitewashed into oblivion. It's difficult to be harsh with the building staff which has no doubt seen the depressing quality of local graffiti, and launched a concerted effort to encourage the half in wit. ' A first floor Greene writer puts felt tip to wall and warns, "Prepare to meet Thy Marker," which is as admirable an effort as the request from first Hayden to "Bring Back Richard Nixon." The loneliness and alienation that are apparently a staple of East Quad's emotional life can be seen in the forthright demand "Notice Me!" acrossthe hall from Benzinger Library, and "Look! If you write here, everyone will 'notice!" beneath a light in one of the narrow basement hallways. Daily Photo by PAM MARKS Tracy and Eloise Schwarz during their performance Friday night at the Ark. Duo muscally able, but stage sho w lags *a' r e 8:30 p.m. in Hil/Auditorium By ERIC ZORN "Tracy is a musician who had dreams of being a farmer," smiled Eloise Schwarz about her husband, Tracy. "But on this tour we're not really musicians, we're drivers." The Pennsylvanian couple, on the end of a three-week midwestern loop, offered a pleasant evening of eclectic folk songs Friday and Saturday nights at the Ark, despite obvious travel fatigue. The Schwarzes play old-time American mountain songs, fiddle tunes, Carter family favorites, Louisiana Cajun music, plus a sampling of their own compositions, and their musical show is accomplished. Tracy, who fid- dles with Mike Seeger's New Lost City Ramblers during their rare appearan- ces, picks an authentic Carter-style guitar (simple but powerful bass runs) and pumps on the Caun accordion as well as providing the primary vocal talent. Overall, it was their stage show which distracted most from the modestly attended concert, and kept things on a somewhat subdued note all evening. Though they are sparklingly personable folks, they don't really have the timing or delivery to tell jokes, and their improvised chatter often seemed uncomfortable. The best performers have to realize that the mood of an en- tire evening can be saved or lost depen- ding on the skill of the performer in relating to his or her audience. LEARNING FROM records and wat- LEARNING FROM records and ''watching other fiddlers,'' Tracy has developed a style which is a singular cross between bluegrass and old-time 'fiddling, the former being distinguished by runs of notes on a single string and double slides, the latter recognizable by its heavy rhythmic quality. "Bluegrass music started out being expressive and soulful," he said, "but the bands are getting away from that now." "The old rock and roll and the old bluegrass as well as Cajun music all have a great deal of soul," added Eloise. " $ut I'd say in the last few years a lot of music is losing that sense of meaning." Back home, the Schwarzes say, old- time music suffers because "No one wants to pay to hear it, and no one wan- ts to sit still and listen. They all want to dance," shrugged Tracy. "The concept of a concert of this music is very dif- ficult for them." ° Now it's back home for Tracy and Eloise, who at times seemed almost slaphappy as they worked their way through the final set. They are a talen- ted duo with fine harmonies, but have got to come up with that something ex- tra if they're going to draw the crowds that the real showmen do. r To Come, Coming up next week on the Daily Arts Page: " THE RUSSIAN DANCERS " CARLO MENOTTI " MEL WINKLER, BROADWAY STAR " OREGON AT RACKHAM " A. LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC plus all the latest in area entertainment DONNA WARNOCK Free Admission Author of NUCLEAR POWER AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, an Execu- tive Board Member of Supporters of Silkwood, and a founder of Feminist Resources on Energy and Ecology, will be speaking on CIVIL LIBERTIES AND NUCLEAR POWER In response to the growing anti-nuclear movement, utility companies are establishing spy networks between themselves, government intelliaence agencies, and private security firms. A U.S. Gov't report on anti-nuclear spying says, . . . Ihe most important aspect is intiltration of the groups them- selves."(Rosenbaum Report, 1974) CONF. RM. 4, MICH. UNION 27 MARCH 8 PM This talk is sponsored by Women's StudiesWomens Program, Science for the People. Arbor Alliance, the ACLU, Michigan Student Assembly, and the Nuclear issues Group _____________ 1 1 i %Icl. (Irt 4, _- F- 2 'U I- 2 f-. N 0 W n.' p. H- STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS ERIC'S SECOND SERVE Factory Outlet for Discount Sporfs Apparel Name Brand Overruns and Seconds 40-50% off Retail Price 406 E. Liberty-663-6771 2UE ks. off State St. STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS C 4 N C O m z -4 N C v -4 CBS Reports Viewpoint ectures "Do Soviet Intentions Justify High Defense Spending and a Hard Foreign Policy" a debate between Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt and Richard J. Barnet MARCH 25 -8:00 p.m. RACKHAM AUD. Tickets; $1.00 Union $1.50 at Door ww QwY i Sh i 737 N. Huron (at Lowell, just east of the E.M,.U. Campus) MONDAY-PITCHER NIGHT College students and Frats/Sororities No cover with proper I.D. CRUSADERS Six Hooper R - eaking Joe Sample Robert Popwell-BillyRogers -Wilton Felder i