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F2 SUNDAY NEWS JOURNAL SEPT. 28, 1997 This Week Your guide to some of the week's best in leisure activities 4Soul Food' role gives Sams a new image artists at the early part of the century. Opens through Nov. 30. Museum hours: 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Fri. and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Sun. $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2.50 students with ID; 6 and under free. 571-9590. Philadelphia Cabaret Series, through Nov.

22. Tom Postilio, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Fri. and Rodz Restaurant and Cabaret, 1420 Rodman Philadelphia. $22.

(212) 388-0483. FundRaisers Notre Dame Alumni Club of Delaware's Silent Auction fund raiser. 7 to 10 p.m. University and Whist Club, 805 N. Broom Wilmington.

$25 includes open bar and hors d'oeuvres. 832-1078 or 529-9100. First Nlghter, Cecil Community College's cultural events fund raiser. Salisbury Symphony Orchestra followed by champagne reception and silent auction. 8 p.m.

Cecil Community College Cultural Center, 1000 North East Road, Bay View, Md. $25. (410) 287-1037. Sports 2r took the smallest things and made them wonderful." Vivica A. Fox, who plays Sams' on-screen wife, Maxine, says, "When I first found out it was going to be Jeffrey, I said, 'The really sexy guy from "Waiting to I had a wonderful time working with him.

He's a sweetheart." Like his fellow cast members, including Fox, Vanessa L. Williams, Nia Long, Beach and Mekhi Phifer, Sams says he was enchanted by the script. "To me this movie could be any race, it could be any culture. It's all about tradition, it's about family rituals." He also is enamored of the character of Kenny. "He's happy with what he has.

He's not looking for anything else. Every time he sees a baby that comes from his wife, it just makes him feel even more of a man. That's what it's all about. He doesn't need luxury cars, he doesn't need big houses. All he can think about is being a great father and a great husband.

"It's about the love and having that love be so strong and guided and nurtured into some type of ritual or tradition, so you can keep the family coming together." Sams has worked steadily on stage, film and television since graduating from Webster College in St. Louis. His credits include the Broadway musical "Five Guys Named Moe," the soap opera "Loving" and the TV movie "Rose Hill." He's an alumnus of Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts (class of '86), where his classmates included Rocky Carroll and Carmen Electa, then known as Tara Patrick. "I was in dance classes with her. Who knew? This girl was so quiet.

Never spoke, never said anything! We were in class and they'd say, 'Tara, She had the braces then, she'd barely smile a little bit." Carroll holds a special place in Sams' heart. "I just loved Rocky. I thought he was great. He was everything I wanted to be as a kid." John Hancock Tour of World Gymnastics Champions, includes all members of the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal-winning women's gymnastics team. 7:30 p.m.

CoreStates Center, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia. 984-2000. Comedy Frank Ferrante as Groucho Marx, "An Evening With Groucho." 8 p.m. Grand Opera House, 818 Market Street Mall, Wilmington. 652-5577 or (800) 37-GRAND.

Tickets on iSale Eight-day U.S. Figure Skating Championships. More than 300 Olympic-eligible skaters competing for national titles. 11:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Jan. 4-11, CoreStates Spectrum, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia. 984-2000. Gene Johnson, Dan Truman, (kneeling), Olander) will bring country to the Grand. of Natural History, Delaware 52 near Greenville.

Dinosaur celebration continues through Feb. 22. Dinosaur Film Festival begins 1 p.m. Sat. Museum hours: 9:30 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. Mon. noon to 5 p.m. Sun. $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 ages 3-17, free for children under 3.

652-7600. Exhibitions "Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider" 50 paintings, 30 water-colors, drawings, prints. Opens through Dec. 7. Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington.

"Art After Hours," 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday: Oktoberfest, tour of exhibit, food and beer, music and dancing. Also, "The Gist of Drawing: Works on Paper by John Sloan" 110 works of member of "The Eight," a group of New York Hl'Hf; f'OPPI Yfi FOR YOV WITH i voM Gl JANE (R) SAT. SUN. THE GAME mi THE FULL MONTY WISHMASTER (R SOUL FOOD (R) KISS THE GIRLS SAT.

ONLV 7:15 J1 ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE Music British folk musicians Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy. 7:30 p.m. Green Willow Folk Club, O'Friel's Irish Pub, 600 Delaware Wilmington. $15 advance, $17 door; $5 ages 13-18; 12 and under free. 798-4811.

Diamond Rio, country sextet, 8 p.m. Grand Opera House, 818 Market Street Mall, Wilmington. $25. 652-5577, (800) 37-GRAND. David Grisman Quintet, Mandolin and acoustic string music, 8 p.m.

Grand Opera House, 818 Market Street Mall, Wilmington. 652-5577 or (800) 37-GRAND. Newark Symphony Orchestra and vocalists from the Opera-Delaware Touring Ensemble, "Wacky, Whimsical and Wonderful." 8 p.m. Newark United Methodist Church, 69 E. Main Newark.

$8, $6 seniors, $4 students. 369-3466. Philadelphia All Star Forum, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. 3 p.m. Oct.

5. Also 8 p.m. Oct. 6 and 3 p.m. Oct.

12. Academy of Music, Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia. Program "Fly Me to the Moon: A Space Odyssey" includes lasers and film. (888) 821-6600 or (215) 735-7506. Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music, Lynn Morris Band.

8 p.m. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Chestnut Hill Road and Delaware 896, Newark. under 12 free. (Tickets sold only at door.) 475-3454.

Violinist Maria Bachmann and pianist Jon Klibonoff, Alumni Recital Series. 8 p.m., Curtis Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Philadelphia. Works by Ravel, Corigliano, Copland and Saint-Saens. $20. (215) 893-7902.

(Proceeds benefit Curtis students.) Folk singer-songwriter Fred Small, with opening a cappella groups the Y-Chromes, D-Sharps and Overtones. 7:15 p.m. Sun. (Small goes on at 8), University of Delaware Pearson Hall, Academy Street, Newark. $5 advance, $6 door.

831-8992. Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch, violinist Erez Ofer. Program of Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Liszt. 8 p.m. Sat.

and Oct. 7. Academy of Music, Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia. (215) 893-1999. Stage "Black Comedy" Confusion reigns as an artist trying to impress a prospective client is left in the dark when a fuse blows.

Opens Thu. Buffet at 6, show 7:30 p.m. Runs Thursdays and Fridays through Movie Times Boldface indicates bargain matinees. New Castle County AMC CINEMA CENTER 3, Newark Shopping Center, Main and Chapel streets, Newark, 737-3720 A Thousand Acres (R), 2, 6, 8:30. The Edge (R), 1:45, 5:45, 8:15.

The Peacemaker (R), 1:30, 5:30, 8. AMC CONCORD MALL 2, U.S. 202 south of Naamans Road, Brandywine Hundred, 478-5579 The Full Monty (R), 2:15, 6, 8:15. Kicked in the Head (R), 2, 5:45, 8. CINEMA 1 41 Centerville and Boxwood roads, Elsmere, 995-6424 My Best Friend's Wedding (PG-13), 1, 6:45, 8:45.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (PG-13), 3:15. Free Willy 3: The Rescue (PG), 1:30. Leave It to Beaver (PG), 3:30, 6:30. FaceOft (R), 8:15. CINEMAGIC 5 TRI-STATE, Tri-State Mall.

Naamans Road and Interstate 95, Claymont, 798-0051 Hoodlum (R), 7:30, 10:15. Leave It to Beaver (PG), 1:10. Money Talks (R), 3:20, 5:35, 7:50, 10. The Game (R), 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:10. George of the Jungle (PG), 1 3:15, 5:20.

Wishmaster (R), 1 :30, 3:45, 6, 8:10, 10:20. Soul Food (R), 1:35, 3:50, 6, 8, 10:15. CINEMARK MOVIES 10, First State Plaza, 1 796 W. Newport Pike, Newport, 994-7075 The Edge (R), 1:20,4:05, 7:15, 10. Air Force One (R), 1:10,7:05.

Fire Down Below (R), 4:05, 9:45. Hoodlum (R), 1, 4, 7:10, 10. LA. Confidential (R), 1,4, 7, 9:55. The Peacemaker (R), 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 7, 7:30, 9:45, 10:10.

Money Talks (R), 1:15, 3:20, 5:30, 7:35, 9:50. In Out (PG-13), 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:50. A Thousand Acres (R), 1 :30, 4:1 5, 7:20, 9:40. Men in Black (PG-13), 1:40,4:40, 7:25, 9:35. GCC CHRISTIANA MALL, Interstate 95 and Delaware 1, Chnstiana, 368-9600 The Game (R).

12:30, 3:30, 7:30, 10:15. The Full Monty (R), 12:15, 2:30. 4:45, 7, 9:15. Soul Food (R), 12:15, 3:30, 7, 9:45, Wishmaster (R), noon, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:15. G.I.

Jane (R). noon. 3, 7:15, 10. REGAL BRANDYWINE 16, U.S. 202 and Naamans Road, Brandywine Hundred.

479-0750 The Edge (R), 12:20, 1:05, 3:35, 4:25, 6:40, 7:25, 9:35, 10:20. The Peacemaker (R), 12:40, 1 :25,3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:45, 10:30. Soul Food (R), 12:30, 1:35, 3:05,4:35, 5:55, 7:40. 8:40, 10:30, 10:35. Wishmaster (R), 12:15 (two screens), 2:35,4:50, 7:10, 9:25.

A Thousand Acres (R), 1:10, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30. In Out (PG-13), noon, 1 2:1 5, 3: 1 5, 4:40, 5:45, 7:20, 8: 1 0, 9:40, 10:30. LA. Confidential (R), 12:05, 12:50, 3:10, 3:50, 6:30, 6:50, 9:40, 9:55. The Game (R), 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10.

Hoodlum (R), 2:40. G.I. Jane (R), 5. Money Talks (R) 5:30, 8, 10:25. Hercules (G), noon, 3:30.

George of the Jungle (PG), 1:45, 5:15. Air Force One (R), 7:15, 10:05. Men in Black (PG-13), 12:10,2:30, 7:50, 10:15. REGAL PEOPLES PLAZA 13, Delaware 896 and U.S. 40, Glasgow, 834-8510 Soul Food (R), 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10.

The Edge (R), 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55. LA. Confidential (R), 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50. In 4 Out (PG-13), 1, 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

A Thousand Acres (R), 1 :20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45. The Game (R), 1, 4, 7, 9:45. Wishmaster (R), 1:10, 2, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10. Money Talks (R), 7:25, 10:05. G.I.

Jane (R), 7:45, 10:15. Air Force One (R), 4:05, 7:05, 9:40. George of the JungleHercules double feature (PG), 12:45, 4:15. Men in Black (PG-13), 1:05, 3:20, 5:30, 7:35, 10:05. Air Bud(PG), 1:25, 4:25.

Kent and Sussex CLAYTON, Main Street, Dagsbora, 732-3744 G.I. Jane(R). 7:30. CARMIKE DOVER, Dover Mall, U.S. 13, 734-5393 A Thousand Acres (R), 1:30, 3:50, 7:30, 9 50.

G.I. Jane (R), 1:10, 3:40, 7:10, 9:40. Money Talks (R), 1:15, 7:15 Hoodlum (R), 3:20, 9:20. The Peacemaker (R), 1 3:40, 7, 9:40. In Out (PG-1 3), 1.20, 3:30.

7:20, 9:30. Wishmaster (R), 1:40, 3:45, 7:40. 9 45. CARMIKE MOVIES 6, Rodney Village. S.

13. Dover. 736-6668 Soul Food (R), 1:15, 3:50, 7:15, 9 50. Air Force One (R), 1:10, 3:40, 7, 9:40. The tdge (H), 1:10, 3:45, 7:10, 9:45.

Men in black (KUi-13). 1:30, 7:30. Fire Down Below (R), 3:30, 9:30. The Game IRI 1 3 40 7. 9:40 The Full MontV (R).

2, 8:10, -I mm i By MARGARET A. McGURK The Cincinnati Enquirer Jeffrey D. Sams' career has taken a marked upward tick. He is a regular on a new NBC series, "Sleepwalkers" (premiering Nov. 1); has a role in the Oct.

19 TNT movie Hope directed by Goldie Hawn, and has a featured role in the film "Soul Food," which opened Friday. "It's been a great progression," he says. His most memorable movie role so Jeffrey D. Sams far came in "Waiting to Exhale" opposite Whitney Houston; he played Lionel, a lothario who expressed sexual passion with animal sounds. "That was the closest I got, to where people would say, "Oh yeah, I know you, the growling I'm hoping now with 'Soul Food' and the series, that particular claim to fame will diminish a little bit." The movie, a first feature from Milwaukee-born writer-director George Tillman is the first film project from former Cincinnatian and music wizard Kenneth "Baby-face" Edmonds and his wife, Tracey Edmonds.

They said they chose this warmhearted tale of a family struggling to stick together through an array of troubles for its humane, nonstereotyped portrayal of African-Americans. In "Soul Food," Sams plays Kenny, a faithful husband and father who stands firm amid the travails, a role that co-star and fellow "Waiting to Exhale" alumnus Michael Beach originally wanted to play. "I had my heart set on Kenny," Beach says. "He's not the same kind of guy I've played before." "I was worried that this character was going to get lost," Tillman says of Sams' portrayal. "But he AMC THEATRES CINEMA CENTER 3 Newark Shopping CnMr 737-3720 AMC THEATRES PAINTER'S CROSSING 9 RU.

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31. Baystar Dinner Theater, Sea Horse Restaurant, Rehoboth Beach. 227-7451. "Big River" Artists Theatre Association production of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Not recommended for very young children. Opens 8 p.m.

Fri. Runs Fri. and Sat. through Oct. 18; also 2 p.m.

Oct. 12 (performance will be followed by a square dance.) Arden Gild Hall, Orleans Road off Harvey Road, Arden. Also 8 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25, Everett Theatre, Middletown.

798-8775. "Emperor's New Clothes" A musical fairy tale. Opens Oct. 5. Runs 2 p.m.

Sat. and Sun. through Oct. 26. Children's Theatre, 1014 Delaware Wilmington.

$9. 655-1014. "God's Trombones" Vinnette Carrol's gospel musical adaptation of James Weldon Johnson's collection of sermons. 7 p.m. Oct.

5. National Black Touring Circuit, Grand Opera House, 818 Market Street Mall, Wilmington. 652-5577 or (800) 37-GRAND. Kids Opening of dinosaur permanent display, Delaware Museum DIAMOND STATE DRIVE-IN THEATRE, 9758 S. Du Pont Highway, near Felton, 284-8307 Money Talks (R) at dusk.

Def Jam's "How to Be a Player" (R) follows. MIDWAY PALACE, Midway Shopping Center, Delaware routes 1 and 24, Midway, 645-0200 The Game (R), 7, 9:30. Cop Land (R), 7:10, 9:30. Air Force One (R), 7, 9:30. G.I.

Jane (R), 7, 9:30. The Edge (R), 7, 9:30. Men in Black (PG-13), 7:10, 9:30. The Peacemaker (R), 7, 9:30. REHOBOTH MALL CINEMA, 4493 Delaware 1, north of Rehoboth Beach, 645-0200 In Out (PG-13), 7:45.

Fire Down Below (R), 8. Money Talks (R), 8. Wishmaster (R), 8. Hoodlum (R), 7:45. Conspiracy Theory (R), 7:45.

Maryland ELKTON MOVIES 4, The Village at Elkton, U.S. 40 and Delaware Avenue, Elkton, (410) 392-0239 Nothing to Lose (R), 1 3, 5,7, 9. FaceOff (R), 1 3:30, 7, 9:30. Leave It to Beaver (PG), 1 :10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10. Batman Robin (PG-13) 1:05, 3:25, 7:05, 9:25.

CARMIKE SUN AND SURF, 14301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, (410) 250-1777 The Peacemaker (R), 1, 4, 7, 9:45. A Thousand Acres (R), 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:40. Conspiracy Theory (R), 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50. The Game (R), 1:15, 415, 7:15, 9:30. Wishmaster (R), 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:35.

G.I. Jane (R), 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10. Excess Baggage (PG-13), 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55. The Edge (R), 1,4,7, 9:45. FOX WHITE MARLIN, behind White Marlin Mall, U.S.

50 and Golf Course Road, West Ocean City, (410) 213-1509 The Peacemaker (R), 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. The Edge (R), 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40. Air Force One (R), 1 :30, 4, 6:30, 9. Conspiracy Theory (R), 4:10, 6:45. Fire Down Below (R), 1:45, 9:20.

Wishmaster (R), 1:15, 3:10, 5, 7:30, 9:50. CARMIKE GOLD COAST, behind Gold Coast Mall, 1 1 301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, (410) 524-5900 Air Force One (R), 1 4, 7, 9:45. In Out (PG-13), 1:10. 4:10, 7:10, 9:10. Money Talks (R), 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:30.

Hoodlum (R), 1:30, 7:15. Men in Black (PG-13), 4:30. 9:40. HOYTS SALISBURY 10, the Centre at Salisbury, U.S. 13 at the Salisbury bypass, (410) 543-0902 Soul Food (R), 12:30, 1, 3:30, 4, 6:45, 7:15, 925, 9:55.

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Money Talks (R), 12:40, 3:10, 6:55, 9:35. Air Force One (R), 1:20, 6:35. Fire Down Below (R), 4:10, 9:50. A Thousand Acres (R), 12:35. 3:35, 6:30, 9:20.

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