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I UUAT MATES See calendar for detailed listings of more events DESDEMONA AND JULIET The last offering of summer theater series spoofs two of tragic heroines Juliet from and and Desdemona from Night Desdemona Good Morning Juliet opening Thursday at Drayton Hall Theater gives us its own heroine a Shakespeare expert unearthing some funny messages from the Bard Directed by Richard Blair it features from left Monica Wyche Dewey Scott-Wiley and Mindi Blackburn The play runs through July 23 Call 777-2551 for show times and tickets THURSDAY ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO ROCK expect the members of Gift bassist Gonzales singer Super-chris guitarists Troy 1 and Trav Guy and drummer King Scooter to wear their tuxedoes onstage tonight at but the fellows do have something to celebrate The Columbia hard rock quintet has recorded a brand new full-length compact disc and the official release party will take place tonight at the Five Points nightclub Also on the bill is a band called Loose Cannon that features former members of Corrosion of Conformity Cover charge is $5 Call 252-ROCK TODAY TUCKER ON TOUR Chris Tucker starred in the movies Party and and now on a nationwide comedy tour 1 A Hotdates About Me? Tour comes to The Township tonight Show time is 7:30 and tickets are $1850 Call 252-6530 you must not miss! SATURDAY WEDNESDAY NOW SHOWING RETURN TO CAMELOT With no ties enemies or fears Lancelot is the perfect warrior He comes to Camelot not for glory or knighthood yet he finds both He falls in love with the beautiful and honorable Lady Guinevere A Big Band in the Park The Dick Goodwin Big Band your run-of-the-mill danceroom combo bounce from jazz to rock roll to beach music and surprise even further with fleshed out versions of party standards like and from the Blues Brothers movie Of course their traditional big band sound is in top-notch form on standards like the and Sing The band is led by Dick Goodwin who teaches composition at USC and it features vocalists Margie Miles and Dale McCaskill The Dick Goodwin Big Band will perform during the free concert at Finlay Park Saturday Music begins at 7 pm New York Painter in Greenville Thomas Woodruff whose work has been praised in Art in America has a solo show at the Greenville County Museum of Art through Aug 20 His new works painted in response to a death are highly realistic and he describes them as spirit give a free talk at the museum at 7 pm Thursday It and the exhibit are free and open to the public The museum is located at 420 College St Call 271-7570 Here come The Yayhoos! The raw energy of Kevn Atlanta-based rock band is well known in these parts but miss the band open for them tonight at The BatKave 922 Main St The Yayhoos feature an all-star lineup of country punk veterans who know that a Telecaster turned up to 10 is more fun than a barrel full of cheese grits Led by former Del Lord Eric Ambel the quartet also features ex-Georgia Satellites Dan Baird and Keith Christopher as well as North Carolina country rock legend Terry Anderson Ambel (pictured) has a cool new album out called Also on BatKave bill is local jam rockers Sourwood Honey Cover charge is $12 Call 256-1556 of Leonesse who has promised to marry King Arthur She knows the army will protect her country but she truly loves him for his wise and gentle ways is the retelling of the classic story of the Knights of the Round Table and the tragic love triangle of Lancelot Arthur and Guinevere rated PG-13 and stars Richard Gere Sean Connery and Julia Ormond Opening today at Bush River Carmike Litchfield Pastime and Polo Road theaters The State WEEKEND July 7 1995 15 14 The State WEEKEND July 7 1995.