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Christmas lights to start twinkling KANE FROM PAGE 2 CAFE FROM PAGE 3 1 Light Safari" through the nearly 100-acre site. Admission is $2 per person. Call 472-2038. Roper Mountain Holiday Lights opens at 6 p.m. Nov.

23 at the Roper Mountain Science Center. Admission is $4 per car or van, $15 per bus. At least two Upstate locations for holiday lights displays are flipping the switch this week: The Fifth Annual Christmas at Hollywild opens at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Hollywild Animal Park, located between Inman and Greer on Hampton Road.

Visitors can drive their vehicles on a "Winter 0ace 2 Private Lessons Limited Time Only Call Now ifL Y' 244-7557 Offer 1 p.m. triofro Ctmmttf Tffitttm Sif JUtim 251 6-A East North St. I 1 niBi 1 ing the microphones to walk-in talent will continue. The grand opening is set for Dec. 9, with a poetry slam planned for the evening.

"We'll be giving away $100 to the winner," Zapoli said. Judges will be chosen from the audience. Poets then have three minutes to deliver their original verse. The judges will hold up Olympics-style signs rating the performers from 1-10. "You know, I came here for the atmosphere of creativity and stayed for the food," Gray said.

"A year later, that's still the way it is." doesn't tell herself what to write. "The real gift is to be able to let yourself go let your mind and your ego and all that stuff go and let the purest part of yourself come out," she says. Kane recently celebrated the second anniversary of her first gig, when she was "terrified" sitting before a microphone at the Town Pump in Black Mountain, N.C. Life on the road is still something she's not used to, but maybe that's part of growing up. "When it snows, I still have that attitude like I got off of school today.

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8pm Friday, January 12 $20.00, 17.50, 15.00, 12.00 Enjoy a rollicking mix of jump blues and jazz, flavored with Latin rhythms and a healthy dose of humor. This Broadway nit musical features the songs of the great Louis Jordan. 8pm Saturday, January 13 $27.50, 24.50, 18.50, 15.00 Bela Fleck The Flecktones 8pm Thursday, January 25 Amherst Saxophone Quartet 8pm Friday, January 26 The King's Singers 8pm Saturday, January 27 Call 467-3000 or 1-800-888-7768 I for tickets or more information. Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. Cheesecake by Lawlers Plain, Amaretta 6 Turtle Cheesecake As low as $6.00 ea.

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