The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 45

THE BEACON JOURNAL FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1988 WEEKEND Screenwriters Television 10 lack a sense Ann Landers 'J2 of place 3 Comics 12; 13 SECTIONHv '-Mil 1 1 II LI 1 II 1111 NIGHTLIFE I Mark Um Faris rv Old friend in conflict I in 'Sunrise Tequila Sunrise, which opened in the area today, is the story of two men who were close friends while in high school. Adults now, their lives have taken divergent paths. Dale "Mac" McKussic (Mel Gibson) is a drug dealer looking for a way out, while his former high school buddy, Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell), is a cop assigned to put his friend behind bars. Caught between the two, both physically and emotionally, is Jo Ann Vallenari (Michelle Pfeiffer), a woman unsure whether their attention toward her is love or merely an attempt to use her as a pawn in their reluctant conflict.

Although Nick's superiors have ordered him to help Mac get out of the business by putting him behind bars, Mac and Nick continue to share many of the same interests that brought them together in high school. They still are drawn to attractive women and fast cars. One such woman is Jo Ann, the owner of a restaurant that Mac frequents. Although she knows Mac only as a good customer, the cops think that maybe Mac is there so often because he is dealing drugs from the place. i WSJ Beacon Journal photoOtt Gangl Akron city employees Kim Marino (left), Joanne Breiding work on Christmas parade float A ran, and more holiday fun Rocker jumps from Copley to the Coliseum Jeff Golub may not be one of those folks who actually Joves New York.

But he does like it. A lot. It's easy to see why, too, considering the prime digs he occupies on Third Street in the East Village right between the Lower East Side Men's Shelter and the New York Hell's Angels chapter. OK, so it's not all that prime. Still, Golub's not complaining.

Far from it. In the eight years since the 33-year-old Copley native decided to peel the Big Apple, life has been pretty good. Armed with his magic guitar and a taste for making rock 'n' roll, Golub's not only managed to muster a living in the city, put together a career that increasingly is threatening to blossom into something akin to stardom. With his band, Low Profile including Akron native Jimmy Biggins Golub's Sunday night gigs at the Bitter End have earned praise in none other than the New York Times. And more and more his guitar work is being featured on radio and TV commercials, including the likes of Coors Light, Saran Wrap, Greyhound and Thomas' English Muffins.

He even did a "heart of the city" ad for some paper in Cleveland. His debut LP, Unspoken Words, has been well enough received to spawn a follow-up. On top of that, his licks also have been heard on records and concert dates featuring such folks as Billy Squier, Pete Wolf, Lou Gramm and Chaka Khan. For the past couple of months, he's been on tour with Rod Stewart, who pulls into town Saturday for an 8 p.m. session at the Richfield Coliseum.

Golub says there won't be much time to visit mother Pearl this trip. He plans to return around Christmas for a few days. Although he has some fond memories of the area, Jeff says life here wasn't exactly full-tilt nirvana. "I still have nightmares about high school," he laughs. "Boy was that ever a trip.

"Whenever I'd wear my corduroy sport coat to school, I'd always have those little lines on my forehead, you know, from sleeping with my head in my arms." Yes, Jeff was known to bag a few zzzzs in class, but he did manage to graduate (Copley High School Class of '73), and he did learn to play Little Black Egg here. Or was it Gloria? "It was one of those two," he says. "Whichever, it was the first rock song I played, and I was mighty proud. To have long hair and play rock 'n' roll guitar in those days was a big deal at least to me." According to Jeff, a couple of musician friends put him up for the Stewart job. "They knew me and they knew Rod and they thought things would work out.

They were right. Rod flew me to his home in LA for an audition. I played Maggie May and Infatuation, and he said, 'You got the job, now let's go to the "He has his own pub right in the house. He uses it, too." According to Jeff, the walls of Cafr Stewart are adorned with newspaper clippings chronicling his exploits in other taverns (i.e.: "Scottish Rocker in the Bag, Tossed from Tucson Those sort of headlines. "Rod's great," explains Golub.

"He says he's like a flower. He needs to be watered frequently." Yeah, well then, this bud's for him. Concerts Neil Diamond, 8 p.m. Jan. 19, Richfield Coliseum.

Tickets: $16.50, $18.50. On sale Monday. Phone: 867-8910. A th i ft includes a lighted snowman 30 feet tall. There will be camel and pony rides, live reindeer, assorted animal exhibits and other attractions.

Admission is $1. Children under 2 are admitted free. The park's celebration continues from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through Dec. 30.

For more information, call 434-8645. Another side trip could include the Christmas Arts Crafts Show at E.J. Thomas Hall, Center and Hill streets. Works of 110 artists and artisans will be on display from noon to 9 tonight, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3. Senior citizens pay $1, children under 12 are admitted free.

There will be free rides on Metro buses on all routes Saturday. than 50 units, as well as local celebrities and a pair of camels from Akron Zoological Park. A fantasy world, including the Enchanted Forest, will be open for children on O'Neil's third floor. The store's animated windows also will be in operation. Free movies at the Civic Theatre will include The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 1 p.m.

and Cinderella at 3 p.m. Caroling gets under way at 4:30 p.m. in Cascade Plaza. The Kenmore High School Madrigals will be featured. The festivities also include a 5 p.m.

fireworks display along the Innerbelt. And don't forget, at 6 p.m., the Akron Zoological Park plugs in its holiday lights display on the park grounds at 500 Edgewood Ave. The display Looking for that little jolt that'll really get you primed for Santa and mistletoe? If shopping and Salvation Army bell ringers haven't done it, mosey downtown Saturday for a look at "Akron Celebrates the Holidays." The bash begins at 9 a.m. with the Jingle Bell 4-Mile Run, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation and Akron General. Medical Center.

Registration opens at 8 a.m. at the Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. (For pre-registration forms, call 864-2811.) The first 300 entrants receive Jingle Bell Run ski hats. Competition will be held in age groups.

After the run, the jolly old elf himself is expected for an 11 a.m. holiday parade along Main Street, between Bartges and Mill streets. The procession will include more Voices needed for 'Messiah' sings Mitri Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor to hoof it up in Cleveland For a while Mitzi Gaynor thought she was going to be the next Betty Grable. Then Marilyn Monroe came along. But rather than fret about the turn of events, the Chicago-born dancer with elfin looks and great legs picked herself up, brushed herself off and went on to win the role of Nellie Forbush in the movie version of South Pacific.

Her critically acclaimed performance in the hit movie established her as a star in her own right. It also opened the door to a career as a major Las Vegas and TV attraction. Gaynor brings her road show to the Palace Theatre, 1615 Euclid Cleveland, for 7:30 p.m. performances tonight and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $20. For more information, call will be provided, and scores will be available. Admission is free. Western Reserve Academy's music department and Hudson High School also will hold their annual Messiah Sing at 7:30 p.m. at the academy's chapel in Hudson.

William T. Appling will lead Part I and the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah. Admission is free. On a grander scale will be the Geveland Orchestra Chorus' Messiah Sing! at 7 p.m. at Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Cleveland.

Robert Page, the chorus's director, will preside over the performance, which will feature members of the Cleveland Orchestra and vocal soloists. Tickets at $8 for students and senior citizens and $15 for others are available by calling 231-1111. Listening to Handel's Messiah is one thing. Participating in the great oratorio is another. If you're raring to raise your voice in Messiah, several performances around the area Sunday will allow you to do your thing.

The Akron Area Association of Churches will hold its annual Messiah Singat 7:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 2726 W. Market Akron. This 10th annual presentation, led by Ken Yukl, will allow the public to sing during the choruses (please, no chirping or humming during the solos). The soloists will be soprano Susan Poling, mezzo-soprano Joanne Daykin, tenor John Bee and bass J.D.

Goddard, and the organist will be Bryan T. Mitnaul. For those intending to bring polish to the performance, a rehearsal will begin at 7 p.m. A baby-sitting service gESTBETS jpOPFILMS Honest AJjo portrayed Gross for weekend of Nov. 25-27 4vi 1 James Getty, an actor-educator who resides In portray Abraham Lincoln in a re-enactment of the delivery of the late president's famed Gettysburg Address at noon, Saturday on 4 1." ffl)C? Screens: Gross: 13 1.1262.

$13 million AO I Screens: i Gross: 1 A AA 4 Rockin' Rod Stewart at CoSiscum There aren't as many grave diggers in the rock business as you might think. But Rod Stewart was one of them. That was before the gravel-voiced hotshot hit the big time singing such tunes asMaggie May, Tonight's the Night, Hot Legs, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy and others. Rockin' Rod and his band will be at the Richfield Coliseum for a show at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets are $17.50 (867-8910). i HoJsday Koines tour Canal Fulton's 1988 Holiday Homes Tour will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The tour includes six of the community's most beautifully decorated dwellings and begins at the Heritage House Old Canal Days Museum at the entrance to Community Park, 103 Tuscarawas St. Tickets: ages 3 through 15, $3.

Proceeds benefit the Heritage Society. For more information, call 854-3808. i.qiu $0.1 minion the square in Wooster. Nationally known for his impersonations of Lincoln, Getty's session is being billed as "Abe on the Square." Admission js free. For more Information, call 264-2787.

Ag Gross: 952.. $6.3 million j4lCocponrrhe Return (PG) 4 A Gross; Kjfrial aoo i $3.0 minimi iTPrnaet QauAe hhrictmac IDfi Ay Screens: Gross: INSIDE igEOTLIGHT w.i minion C. hild's PJay (R) ocreens. uross, $4.6 million 13 High Spirits (PG-13) 826 $2 million 8. The Accused (R) I Screens: Gross: Intense emotion, quickly won a following that grew to prodigious proportions with subsequent early-'GOs hits that included Only the Lonely, Running Scared, Crying, Dream Baby, Cayou, Moan Woman Clues, Oh Pretty Woman and others.

Although his career faltered In the mid-'BOs, Interest in his music returned during the '80s as witnessed by hl3 recent album with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty under the pseudonym Traveling Wilburys. On center stage: At 7:30 p.m. Sunday In the Front Row Theatre, 6199 Wilson Mills Road, Highland Heights. Tickets: $19.75. Fhone: 449-5000.

Mark Faris Roy Orblson Date of birth: April 23, 1936 Background: Born in Vernon, Texas, Orblson formed his first group the aptly named Wink Westerners at age 13 to appear In regional talent shows and on local radio. As a student at North Texas State University, he formed a second group, Teen Kings. With the encouragement of college friend Pat Boone, Orblson made some recordings, Including Ooby Dooby, a rerecorded version of which would become his first hit a year later In 1956. Orblson's distinctive vocal style, characterized by sustained, near-falsetto crescendos and FUN FOOD: Barberton home-style restaurant nears 40th anniversary and it doesn't specialize in chicken. Page D2.

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