The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 58

8D THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Friday December 3 1982 WE BREAK ALL THE RULES Fast Service Quality Low Prices 30-Year Tradition Charlotte Chorus Makes 'Messiah9 An Annual Affair Fillet 5 Item venienc $4 Convenience $2 of $1149 SEAFOOD 95 PERCH Xm I PLATTER FOR FAST TAKE-OUT 536-4620 Ask (or your fre movie I -r Ktbl AUKANI 6427 Independence Blvd (below Rhodes) Open 10am-10pm Sun-Thvrs lOom-11 pm Fri Sol THIS WEEKEND AT THE MUSEUM lira v3JI Woodruff Maddox conducted the 1964 performance Sunday he'll be playing the harpsichord not the standard plucked instrument whose delicate sound usually is lost in the wash of chorus and orchestra but a new electronic device that reproduces digital recordings of a harpsichord at higher volume Robert Maddox director of the Charlotte Symphony's Pops Orchestra will take the podium for the third time becoming the only conductor in Music Club history to conduct the performance more than twice At least 100 of the 125 volunteer singers have taken part in the performance in the past "We do it because we love the music" said Robinson "It's like no other music It's like working on a gigantic puzzle and fitting the musical pieces together It doesn't matter how many times By LAFLEUR PAYSOUR Observer MusicDance Writer Some families spend part of Christmas gathered around turkey and mince-meat pies But one Charlotte family gathers around Handel's "Messiah" the Charlotte Community Chorus When 125 singers 30 instrumentalists one conductor and Handel's "Messiah" converge at Ovens Auditorium Sunday it'll be an obeservance of a 30 year-tradition In 1952 the Charlotte Music Club hired an out-of-town conductor and assembled a 150-voice choir for its first "Messiah" per-forrriance Sarah Robinson was standing in the alto section for that production She'll be there again Sunday for the 30th time Richard Van Sciver helped organize the first production and you've sung it there's always something new to discover" This year's production is co-sponsored by WBT Radio (1110 AM) and proceeds go to the Music "A CHRISTMAS PACKAGE SURPRISE" On exhibition in the Vernon Grant Gallery Mr Grant will be in the Gallery Dec 5 2-4 pm to sign prints "STAR of BETHLEHEM" in the Planetarium Saturday and Sunday 2 3:15 pm Adults 75 students and Sr Citiz- Club's scholarship bank In April the club will award $3400 in scholarships to 25 Mecklenburg county musicians says Harvey Woodruff the first Charlottean to conduct the performance (in 1953) and co-chairman of the Messiah committee Featured soloists will be soprano Sandra Holoman alto Gail Litaker tenor Jeffrey Price a former Music Club Scholarship winner and bass Richard Boward Outlet Square Hosts Holiday Concert Series About 45 members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will play Christmas music at 7:30 pm today in the first of a series of free holiday concerts at Outlet Square East Independence Boulevard and Kings Drive At 12:15 pm Saturday Robert Maddox of the Charlotte Pops will direct a group of student and professional flutists and flute instructors from the Charlotte Flute Association Concerts by other community performers including choirs carolers aerobic and other dance groups will continue through Dec 20 Details: 377-3467 10 am-6 pm weekdays ens 50 Members free MUSEUM OF YORK COUNTY MON-FRI 9-5 SAT SUN 1-5 329-2121 Decorating Secrets From A Tree Master IF YOU'RE GOING The Charlotte Community Chorus will ting the Christmat portion of Handel's "Messiah" at 3:30 pm Sunday in Ovens Auditorium There is no admission charge but an offering will be accepted Two do-it-yourself performances will be held Dec 12 free of charge: Myers Park Baptist Church 1900 Queens fid Charlotte 4 pm Singers are invited to bring scores (none available at the church) and arrive at 3:30 pm Listeners are welcome Jim Berry conducts the chorus and 20 members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Solos will be done by small groups Persons interested in participating should call the church office at 334-7232 9 am-S pm weekdays by Wednesday for rehearsal details No rehearsals are required for the chorus Converse College Twichell Auditorium Spartanburg SCn at 3 pm Perry Daniels will conduct the audience while Henry Janiec conducts the Spartanburg Symphony and the chorus on stage No rehearsals required Singers should bring scores end arrive at the auditorium by 2:30 pm for pre-perfor-mance details Information: (803) 585-6421 ext 254 weekdays 8:15 pm and 1:15 pm-5 pm weekdays VIVITAR INSTANT REBA TE SPECIALS! THREE DAYS ONLY penchant for decorating a magnolia occasionally If you are going to decorate your trees each year begin working out the scraggly misshappen ones and begin planting evergreens which will compliment your yard year 'round and showcase your display of lights during the Christmas season Store the lights for each tree separately and label which set of lights are for which tree Rachel Swann HOUSEOFHUNAN OPENING SOON 2nd LOCATION COTJWOL0 SHOPPING Vtvitaf 285 Zoom Thyristor I I ml Vivitaf 283 Thyristor" "System" Auto Electronic Flash wamBmnmmmnmmammmammmmmamBmmammBmtBm CENTER "System" Auto Electronic Flash SIMPLE INTEREST LOANS 2nd 3rd MORTGAGES LOAN IN 24 HOURS REDUCE MONTHLY PAYMENTS GRAHAM INVESTMENT CO ait ait ot CUP aft flit alt Your host Walter Chao invites you to visit our second location where you can enjoy the same fine Chinese Cuisine enjoyable dining and good service which has become a tradition at the House of Hunan Watch for our GRAND OPENING ADS LATER Most popubr Vivrtcrr "lyttem" Accepts system ocxestonet Tilting flosh head for soft bovnc lighting Removable sensor for remote sensing capability Thyristor eifewitry Choke of tour cwtomatk settings reg $8995 LESS INSTANT REBATE -2000 Accepts system accessories for creative flash photography Zoom tilting flash head lets you vary lighting pattern to match camera lenses and produce soft bounce-lighting Removable sensor has remote sensing capability and variable power settings reg $9995 LESS INSTANT REBATE -2000 219 GRAHAM ST DAY 376-8438 dtp Wayne Teague says there is an art to decorating a tree so it has an old-fashioned yule effect He won't share all the secrets he's developed during his 26 years of decorating the McAdenville trees but he shared several: Assess the tree size annually and adjust the number of lights Teague estimates using about 150 lights for a 5-foot tree to 4200 for an 85-foot one Before stringing lights check all wiring connections and bulbs for safe operation Don't assume they are safe because they are new or worked fine last year String trees in a circular horizontal pattern Vertical or up and down positioning be used only to fill in gaps between limbs Use the 7- or 9-watt translucent energy-saving bulbs in red white and green only These are the traditional old English Christmas colors Those colors also add more brilliance and sparkle than other colors Teague uses some twinkle lights for effect but no more than half of the total bulbs for any one tree Clear continuous burn spot or floodlights should highlight some displays The best effect will be achieved by decorating evergreen trees most in McAdenville are Norwegian or Colorado spruces Teague revealed he does get a Piedmont's Present Is Univrapped $6995 $7995 YOU PAY YOU PAY Hand-Held "DONKEY KONG" by Nitendo '3288 FROGGER '2688 AMADAR '2888 ADULT VIDEO GAMES'4688 SKY JINKS '1988 COSMIC ARK '2888 COSMIC CREEPS '2488 FAST FOOD '2488 MOUSE TRAP '2688 "ATARI 5200 NOW IN STOCK!" 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Admission: $150 kids under 12 and over 65 FREE NEXT MARKET: DEC 18 19 FREE PARKING CONCESSIONS puppies slaw included in this special At Healhslcad eniiy the luxury of lighted tennis courts swimming pools and measured jogging trail that meanders through the community A spacious two-story fully furnished clubhouse is ideal for entertaining FRIDAY I SATURDAY I I SUNDAY OPEN 12-5 OPEN 8-5 OPEN 8-5 ALL CHARLOTTE LOCATIONS AND GASTONIA at 3223 I Independenc Blvd 332-2167 Central Ave at Eastland Mall FREE PARKING SNACK BAR METROLINA FAIRGROUNDS HWY21 STATESVILLE RD 596-443 Continued From Page ID kin who lives on Main Street "the house the doors and even the bathrooms" And the residents like Teague have their problems Linda Garrison another Main Street resident recalls the year she painstakingly constructed a snowman from cardboard for her door "But his head kept falling off" she remembers "and my neighbors were convinced he'd been into something because he couldn't keep his head on straight" The weather and technical difficulties notwithstanding dress rehearsal for the entire production is the night before the offical lighting "It never fails" Teague says wryly "a tree will go out or a timer will fail "We do this they do this" he says of the townspeople and the mill "because it brings so much joy to so many" And for the Scroogelike cynics who might doubt there's no commercialism in the event: no admission to see the lights no stores are open late to profit from the tourists no souvenirs When someone suggested to Teague that the town could recoup some of its investment by running a bus tour along the 1 V2-mile Christmas route he flashed an appalled glance and said "We don't do it for that" If it's any consolation to frazzled holiday decorators Teague doesn't look forward to taking it all down either "It takes us about six weeks to label pack and store everything" he said sounding tired from the thought "and it fills a small warehouse" The joy of small tasks WtMW-'M'WJJlUW'JLIW fcfl All Three locations 4110 Indep Blvd Sooth Blvd of Woodlawn Rd Freedom Drive 1-85 )i Locations i 41 10 Indep Blvd South Blvd ot Woodlav 1:1 PRESENTS If Unrated off Quail Hollow Road ust two fff Li' ll blm ks frm lhc Road 'tjPyr Hi dthslcad is onlj (ie minutes from IP 1 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY ONLY! NO TAKE OUT "JUICY SIZZLIH" i i 1 A Center Cut of Juicy Sirloin served with Charlotte's Largest Baked Potato or Golden French Fries Baked Bread and a Visit to our ALL You Care to Eat Salad I 1 1 am 'til 1 1 pm Corral! 5 rMfr1MTFs a "Choif SfeoJri At Family Pricts" If You're Going The McAdenville Christmas lights will burn nightly through Dec 26 5-9 pm weekdays and until 10 on Saturday and Sunday From Chjrlolte drive weM on 74 to Crimertown Crossroads turn right Gaslonia drive north on 1-85 lo 'he Lowell-McAdenville Exit Turn right The one and two iH'drimin condominiums in I'haw I range in price from $39(XK) to over JnOIKKI I xd'plmnjl financing opporlum-llcs are avwluhle Including a fixed rale mortgage at 1 below current market rales IvvAvvvvvyy vvvvv Model Open 10-h Mondiiy-Natiirday l-b bundav bl40 Heath Hidge Courl5I)4-(H72 SKI REPORT All NC ski areas are closed due to warm weather IAI HOIIIINn (UNITY KlnLMiili1liihyiluilnMk4unvUT.