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Thursday, March 11, 1999 Arts mdlEmrtrtmumart For all coffee lovers New coffee shop boasts student-friendly atmosphere Bra's Box "v 4s"I** 1 ** *>.. I I ■ Sonia Parker/The West Georgian Pandora's Box offers gourmet coffee for less in a fun atmosphere Unexplained phenomena "Experience the extraordinary" with entertainer Craig Karges Hayla Adams Staff Reporter , The Student Activities Coun cil is proud to present Craig IKarges, "extraordinist", on March ',15 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center, 'room 312. ' Craig Karges has created a Imind development program used |to improve decision-making, cre ativity, and intuitive power which Jhe will demonstrate before his jaudience. ; Karges demonstrates EP, or un I For all music lovers Acoustic rhythms of Del Suggs comes to UWG if ' UWG music professor will perform piano recital tomorrow foelle Prine he West Georgian i George Mann, UWG professor of music, will present a piano recital tomorrow, March 12, at 8:15 p.m. in i r r d! -*r_ *uL, *ii*. *ir~ *. Breakfast £=^ jf/ie men of IFC would like to invite aff faculty members to a breakfast. JKarc/t !7//i A-!0 a. rn. ( Upper lenel ofz-6 explained phenomena, on stage to show his audience that they are more powerful than they knew. According to Karges, most people only use ten to twenty per cent of their brain and he would like to show how to use the other eighty to ninety percent that is controlled by the subconscious. The message that he gives of ordinary people being capable of extraordinary things is a very popular one especially among college students. Karges was named Entertainer Kathy Cashen Recital Hall in the Humanities Building. He will perform works by Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, and Chabricr. Two special features will be included in this program. Mann will perform a ! West Georgian of the Year by the National Asso ciation for Campus Activities (NACA) as well as by the Inter national Psychic Entertainers As sociation. This performance is sure to be an enjoyable one for everyone who attends and Karges will most likely want audience participation since his show is based mostly on that. For further information con cerning this performance, please contact the Student Activities Council at 836-4531. Admission is free. Joshua S. Puckett The West Georgian In a time when live perfor mances are gaining appreciation and studio albums are becoming the mundane, UWG is featuring a performer from the acoustic mold. Singer/songwriter Del Suggs will be performing at the University Center on Mar. 13 at 6 p.m. The performance is free to stu dents with a valid student I.D. Suggs who is generally known The Black History Committee at UWG will present “Tell Pharoah” tonight at 8 p.m. in Kathy Cashen Recital Hall. Admission is free. group of short pieces by French com poser Francis Poulenc to commemo rate the one hundredth anniversary of the composer’s birth. He will also play the first perfor mance of a transcription he made of a Like live music? Like to make some yourself? Then come on out to~. Melanie Burton The West Georgian Pandora’s Box, a gourmet coffee shop, opened its doors to Carrollton coffee lovers five weeks ago. The coffee shop serves Colombian, French Roast, and flavored coffees as well as a variety of specialty cof fee drinks such as cappuccino, frappuccino, mocha, latte, and espresso. This quaint shop has a unique appeal and One that anyone is able to appreciate, especially college stu dents-low price. A cup of coffee, even if its flavored, goes for just 75 cents and students only pay 65 cents. Refills are a mere 50 cents and, as anyone who frequents any other gour met coffee shop knows, is a steal. The quality of the brew is not sacri ficed for the low price and coffee connoisseurs will not be disap Craig Karges for his unique style, named “salt water music,” has been a favorite around college campuses for nearly 15 years. The acoustic charm of Suggs is said to be a mixture of “rock, pop, blues, and folk music...all with a sunburn.” For some, saltwater music may conjure up images of Jimmy Buffet and pina coladas, but Suggs comments that his mu sic “is more a feeling than a sub ject.” Suggs, who was a finalist for piece by Bach, originally written for flute and harpsichord. Mann said of this arrangement, “I heard two West Georgia students per form the original work on flute and piano in 1987. I was so taken with the UndeCaMn’s Coffee & Music Emporium Open mic Coffeehouse Every Thursday nisht 124 Maple Street (toward the square and next to Goodyear) DoorsOoen-9P.nl Cover charge-$3 Desserts and ail the Java you can drink rofos water and soft drinks) Absolutely treed Want to otay at UndeCaMn’s? Call David at 00432-6131 (MS. 9SJ or TT0432-9258 merest of the ttmel pointed. Nita Carroll, the shop’s owner, imports all of her coffee beans from Illinois. “Oh, no. We don’t use store bought coffee here,” she said. “I opened up Pandora’s Box be cause I love coffee and it’s some thing that I’ve always wanted to do.” Pandora’s Box offers a very re laxed atmosphere in which every one is made to feel welcome. “There is no reason to feel uptight in here,” said Carroll. For example, “my hours are usually from 2 to 8 p.m., but if anyone is in here after eight, I won’t close up, particulary during test time for the college students because they like to have their cof fee and stay late to study.” She also says that, along with the rich aroma of fresh coffee brew ing, lively conversation amongst the customers fills the small shop often and she doesn’t hesitate to join in. ■V' - -d HE K EnlL i “Best Music Act” in “Campus Activities” magazine’s 1998 read ers poll, has been featured on two television concert specials, Pub lic Radio, cable television, and live concerts across the United States. Along with his other accom plishments, Suggs is also a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the people responsible for the Grammy Awards. Students can expect an acous music that I thought it would make an effective piano solo. I arranged it for piano at the time, but was not happy with the end result and put it aside. It was only recently that I remembered that I had made this arrangement. I found my sketches, reworked them more to my satisfaction, and will be playing the piece publicly this spring during several concerts.” Mann came to UWG in 1974 and has been an active performer as solo ist, accompanist, and chamber music participant throughout the South. He received his bachelor of music and his master’s of music in piano perfor mance from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. In 1997, he was commissioned by Kiss 102.7 Melodies from Heaven Featuring Sundays Naki from 6 to Carter J I 10 am Page 5 In ancient Greek mythology, Pandora was a beautiful woman sent down to earth with a box that she opened and released all of the evil spirits that it contained and when she closed the box only the spirit of Hope remained. Carroll said the shop was named in an effort to prove that there are no evil spirits inside Pandora’s Box. The shop was previously lo cated in a premium spot on Adamson Square, but went out of business, probably due to high overhead costs. Now in its second location and in the hands of its third owner, this version of Pandora’s Box is likely to succeed. Pandora’s Box is now located just off of Adamson Square at 106 Newnan Street. The hours of op eration are seven days a week from 2 p.m. until whenever everyone is ready to leave. tic blend with styles ranging from that of the Indigo Girls, Michelle Shocked, and James Taylor. Suggs’ music is not burdened with forced moral messages that often accompany folk music, in stead it conveys comfort and ease that has kept people listening for years. Music fans of all types are wel come to attend this performance that is sure to be a pleasure for the ears and a nice alternative to the musical norm. Intersound Recordings to make a four compact disc set of well-known piano pieces including “Clair de Lune.” and “Fur Elise.” The set, entitled, “Sen sual Classics,” is available nationally through stores such as Tower, Block buster, and Sam’s. It is also on sale locally at A Likely Story Bookstore. "The set has sold far more copies than I had ever expected. Many people who are not very experienced in lis tening to classical music have told me how much pleasure they have gotten from these discs. These comments have meant more to me than the actual sale figures of the sets, gratifying as that is," Mann said. Admission to the concert is free which is open to the public.