ARTS rage i The Michigan Daily Friday, July 10, 1987 Page 7 k Paul Simon conveys messageTI = By Andrew McCuaig Paul Simon's Graceland concert at the Pine Knob Music Theater on June 22 made me more aware of the significance of his latest album's contradiction - it's upbeat, harm - onious sounds were inspired by the music of oppressed, Black South Africans. And while it appeared that Simon and his worldwide touring band were having a blast on stage, there were constant, subtle rem - inders of what the performance was really about. It was easy to see that there was something more than just great music going on when jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela played his tribute to Nelson Mandela entitled, "Bring Him Back Home," or when the whole ensemble - including the ten-member Lady - smith Black Mambazo - finished the evening with an acapella sing - ing of the National Anthem of Black South Africa. .Simon's show was not a lecture - it was a learning experience. The entire concert had an underlying message that was not preached or overdone, but still evident: racism and specifically Apartheid is wrong, and people must address it to work toward a solution. It was a perfect example of how music can be used to communicate a message that people may not otherwise realize. At the end of an exuberant per - formance, Simon told the crowd that we were "Ten thousand people maybe more, people talking with - out speaking, people hearing with - out listening, people writing songs that voices never shared." PIk4A Spaceballs: silly, but funny By Stephen Gregory Playing off of Star Wars, Star between hero (Bill Pullman By__tephenGreg ___Trek, Alien, and even Planet of the villain (Rick Moranis), Mo coUPON $1.050 OFF Aduit t:enm Bring in this ad for Admission I great movie deals!! 1 or 2 ickets Good thru 7!161u7 Steve Martin Jack Nicholson cOUPON ROXANNE Witches of (P> Eastwick m ENJOY SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY'S MADRID CAMPUS Complete Curriculum In English, Spanish Liberal Arts, Business. Science, Hispanic Studies July Session icludes: Graduate Program In Hispanic Studies SLU is an AA/EOE Apply NOW for Summer & Fall Information: Calle de la Via 3 - Madrid 28003 - Spain Spain Tel. (91)233-2032 or 233-2812. Telex: 44813 ...in the classrooms with more than 500 Spanish students. ) and iranis During his film-making car 6r Mel Brooks has given us spopfs of Westerns (Blazing Saddles), of '40s B-film horror movies (Young Frankenstein), and even of Alfred Hitchcock classic thrillers (High Anxiety). Now Brooks, a product of the Vaudevillesque TV of the '50s, brings his slapstick, one-liner style of comedy to a spoof of space movies in his latest effort, Spaceballs. Apes, Spaceballs contains all the elements of a classic epic - good vs. evil, a damsel in distress, a hero with a secret past, and of course the supernatural. And, in typical Brooks' fashion, none of them is free from an occasional pot shot. The movies plot is just a vehicle for a series of skits as story de - velopment takes a back seat to humor. In fact, the movie is con - stantly poking fun at itself. For instance, during the confrontation accidentally stabs one of the mem - bers of the film crew. Although some of the movies humor is mundane, Spaceballs has enough off-the-wall, completely unexpected skits to soften its predictability. Instead of loan shark Jabba the Hutt seeking money from the Han Solo-like Pullman, Pullman is faced with a racketeer even more gruesome - Pizza the Hutt, complete with pepperonis, anchovies, and extra cheese. The Clna o The University of Michigan o o AA Summer Festivat--Organ Series, see July 10; The calendar combines meeting, lecture workshop and con- Musical Instrument Digital Interface, 8 pm, Power ference announcements with other events happening each week Ctr; Nightengale, 8 pm, Mendelssohn Theatre. 763- on campus. It is based on The University Record calendar, and TKTS; Free entertainment: Top of the Park events is open to all University sponsored groups and organizations TBA, 7 pm; film, Things to Come (1936), 10 pm. recognized by the Michigan Student Assembly. Items must be *Ruthven Planetarium Theatre --Show, "Summer submitted in writing by 5p.m. the Tuesday before publication. Illusions," 11:30 am; "The Universe Game," 2 & 3:15 Address all information to: Julie A. Brown, publications *repm, corner Geddes-Washtenaw. 764-0478. assistant, University Record, 412 Maynard St. Asterisk (*) *Outdoor Rec Prog --Picnic outing to Independence denotesevents to which admission is charged. Lake, 10 am-4 m, meet at No Campus Rec Bldg. Pre- reg req. 763-4560. FRIDAY Sens ,W-1 as,--Safety Class for New Shop Users, Sess I, 9-11 am, SAB. 763-4025. JULY 10 *New Jewish Agenda--From Shards of Broken JL 10Dreams to Fragments of Hope, 8 pm, Truehlood *Cinema Guild--On the Waterfront, 7:30 & 9:30 pm, Theatre, Frieze Bldg. 662-9217. MLB4. *Brecht Co--BAAL: a Profane Hymn to Summer, 8 pm, SU NDAY Residential Coll Aud, 701 E Univ St. 995-0532. *AA Summer Festival--Buxetehude Organ Series, JULY 12 5:15pm, First Congregational Church. 763-TKTS; *Cinema Guild--Birth of a Nation , 7 pm, disc follows, Marcel Marceau, 8 pm, Power Ctr; Free MLB3. entertainment: Top of the Park events incl The *Ruthven Planetarium Theatre--Show, 'The Cassini Ensemble (string quartet), 7 pm; film, Universe Game," 2, 3:15 pm, corner Geddes- Marceau/Lloyd Shorts (1923-75), 10 pm. Washtenaw. 764-0478. *Arts & Prog/Paint Creek Folklore Society-- Disabled Student Svcs--Sign Lang Club, "Signs of Danish Dance & Music Concert, 8-11 pm, Mich Unton the Times," 2-4 pm, Mich Rm, Mich Union. Beg- Ballroom. 936-2443, 681-1688. advanced welcome. 763-3000. WCBN (88.3 FM)--"Press Watch," 6 pm. *Brecht Co--BAAL: a Profane Hymn to Summer, 1 pm, *Zen Buddhist Temple--All-day conf, "World Residential Coll Aud, 701 E Univ St. 995-0532. Buddhism in North America," 7:30 am, July 10-17. For *AA Summer Festival--Nightengale, 2 pm, sched: 761-6520 Mendelssohn Theater; piano recital, Louis Nagel, 4 pm, Power Ctr Recital Hall; Organ Series, see July 10; SA TRD AY The Copasetics, 8 pm, Power Ctr. 763-TKTS. Free entertainment; Top of the Park events incl Ragtime JULY 11 Charlie & Sister Kate (banjo & piano), 7 pm; film, *Cinema Guild--The Life of Brian, 7:30 pm; The Cotton Club (1984), 10 pm. Meaning of Life, 9:25 pm, Nat Sci Aud. Zen Buddhist Temple --Meditation Svc, 5-7 pm, 1214 Packard Rd. 761-6520. MONDAY JULY 13 *AA Summer Festival--Organ Series, see July 10; Free entertainment: Top of the Park events TBA, 7 pm; film, TBA, 10 pm (rain date). Botanical Gdns--Mtg, AA Cage Bird Club, 7 pm, Aud, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, 763-7060. Gay Liberation--Lesbian-Gay Male Community Open douse,8:30 pm, Canterbury House, 218 N Division. 665-0606. WCBN (88.3 FM)--See July 10. Women Student Network--Brown bag lunch, noon- 1:30 pm, 350 S Thayer. 763-7080. TUESDAY JULY 14 Hosp Info Svcs--Mtg, Med Campus Micro Users Grp; lec, 'Extended and Expanded Memory," 3 pm, Hosp Am phi (Rm 2A-201). 936-4900. U-M Flint--Concert, Summer Band & Jazz Ensemble, 7 pm, Univ Ctr Bldg patio. 762-3377. Inter-Cooperative Council--Sem, P Davis, "Producer vs Consumer Debate," 7:30-9:30 pm, Mich Co-op, 315 N State. 662-4414. *AA summer Festival--Organ Series, see July 10; Free entertainment: Top of the Park events incl Blue Dragon Dance Theatre, 7 pm; film, The Magic Flute (1975), 10 pm. WEDNESDAY JULY 15 U-M Flint--Summer Band Concert, 7 pm, Flushing Pk, Flushing. 762-3377. *AA Summer Festival--Lee, A Aronson, "Sam Shepard and Fool for Love UN," 4 pm, Mich League Lib; Organ Series, see July 10. 763-TKTS. Free entertainment; Top of the Park events incl The Chenille Sisters, 7 pm; film, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1980), 10 pm. THURSDAY JULY 16 *AA Summer Festival --Circle Repertaory Co in Fool for Love, 8 pm, Power Ctr. 763-TKTS. Free entertainment: Top of the Park events incl Sonare III (harpsicord, oboe, bassoon, flute), 7 pm; film, Paris, Texas (1984).