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Lexington Men's Chorus Carnegie Songwriter Series Take Back The Night
10th Anniversary Season The next concert in the Carnegie October is Domestic Violence
Rehearsals began Sept 9th for Songwriter Series will be held Friday, Awareness Month. The YWCA
the 10th Anniversary Season for the October isi at 7130 P-m' at the Spouse Abuse Center and several
Lexington Men‘s Chorus. LMC start- Carnegie Center for Literacy and other agencies will be hosting the
ed small with 18 original members Learning in downtown Lexington, Tenth Annual Take Back the Night
and gave two performances that first 251 W- 2nd Si- A $5 suggested Rally 0” Sunday, Oct.10 at Triangle
season: a bowling banquet awards donation is payable aiihe d00r- Park in Downtown Lexington. The
dinner and the opening of the Mercer This evening Wiii feature perfor- Empowerment Expo, an expansion
County Library. We have definitely mances by two artists celebrating the of previous rally, will begin at 4 pm.
taken root and blossomed since release of their debut CDs. Karen with music from Delicious Trip
then. Scalt is a singer-songwriter from Attendance and Mother Jane.
This season under the direction Lexington. Her songs are intelligent, Vendors and local agencies will set
of Dawn Coon with accompaniment evocative and cut with an acoustic- up booths; t-shirts‘ posters;Y and food
by Loren Tice, 35 men will perform alternative edge. Her forthcoming CD will also be available.
three major concerts. December 11 is entitled Circle. The rally Wi" begin at 6 pm With
and 12 will rind the men "Home for Bliss McCain, a duo from keynote speaker Barbara Smith, an
the Holidays.“ The Tenth Anniversary Oklahoma plays a brand 0i acousti- author and activist for human justice
Gala is April 14 and 16 and we plan countryesque-rock-pop that iS from Albany, New York. Ms. Smith,
to make it a festive occasion. The uniquely their 0Wh- Their Originals an African American feminist, was
annual Pride concert, June 17 and are "strong and catchy With a dash 0i one of the founders of Kitchen Table
18, is titled "Our Voices Win quirkiness and lots of harmony". Press. (more about Ms. Smith on
Freedom." Each concert this year BOih CD'S Wi" be available at the per— page 2) Local community leaders will
will contain favorite songs from the formance. also speak. The annual march, can-
last ten years as well as commis- A“ Open mic SGSSiOh iS sched- dlelight vigil and speak out will follow.
Sions of new works commemorating uled 70’ 9330 Songwriters may sign The goal of the evening is to
our anniversary. LMC is also partici- up for it at the event, beginning at educated the continued on page2
pating in the citywide MilleniaSpan; a 7:00. Performers for upcoming con» 7 ,
program sponsored by Lexington certs are selected from open mic per—
Arts and Cultural Council to cele- tormances and CD submissions. For , , , 4 , ..
brate the arts in Lexington. more info call the Carnegie Center at .
In July, LMC will join 120 other 254-9964 or WWW~ierrakin-00m-
Gay and Lesbian choruses from 3
around the world at Festival 2000 in
San Jose California These festivals
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