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September 26, 1996 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Singer Gina Thompson ‘needs no music’
By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
When Gina Thompson entered
Augusta Focus offices recently,
the petite woman appeared un
assuming.
Later, during the course of the
interview, she displayed anoth
er side of her persona when she
offered a powerful rendition of
“The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Though slightly caught off-guard
by this reporter’s spur-of-mo
ment request, she handled it like
a pro, and sent melodic shock
waves down the halls of The
Walker Building. Don’t believe
it? Just ask some of The Walker
Group employees.
In a nutshell, Gina Thompson
proved she can sing — without
modern, techno-recording en
hancements.
The Vineland, N.J. native fur
ther displayed her vocalese at a
SRO performance at BL’s
Lounge, 1117 Laney-Walker
Blvd. In a promotional perfor
mance sponsored by Foxie-103,
in conjunction with The Walker
Group and Mercury Records, the
22-year-old singer exhibited her
talents while performing her
debut hit, “It’s The Things That
You Do.”
Her promotional manager
Patrick Pore of Mercury Atlan
ta, has nothing but raves for the
new singer.
“We expect great things from
Gina. She’s considered one of
our brightest young talents,” he
said. Of equal importance, Ms.
ASU in a good ‘state,’ president says
@ Bloodworth
stressed need for new
facilities and continu
ation of community
oriented mission.
By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
Inarecent addresstostudents,
faculty, political types and com
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GO GINA! Gina Thompson stopped by Augusta Focus newsroom to promote her debut release
on Mercury Records. Photo: Timothy Cox
Thompson hasn’t let success
spoil her, and she remains a very
nice person.
University's top administrator
said the school is on the move —
positively speaking.
In his annual “State of the
University Address,” Augusta
State University president Will
iam Bloodworth Jr. delivered an
upbeat speech that centered ona
need for new facilities and the
continuation of a community-ori
ented mission. '
In the next 10 years, Mr.
Bloodworth said ASU is on tar
get for several million dollars
worth of new construction. The
Gina said longevity is one of
her goals. “I respect people like
Patti Laßelle and Vanessa Bell
work has been proposed by the
state Board of Regents.
Specifically, new projects
wouldinclude a s4l million class
room facility toreplace six small
er asbestos-containing buildings.
Anewscience center is already
in the works.
The president also gave posi
tive remarks regarding the insti
tution’s march toward “universi
ty” status earlier this year, and
the eventual switch from a quar
ter system to a semester calen
dar in the next couple years. A
Armstrong because they’ve been
doing this for so long. God will
ing, I will too,” she said.
new bookstore is set to open.
He also talked about assisting
local school systems and how
ASU can help prepare elementa
ry, middle and secondary stu
dents for the college experience.
Recruiting African-American
faculty is a priority, “given our
educational marketplace and
potential within it, for signifi
cantly increasing the percentage
of people who hold college de
grees,” the president added.
ASU’s fall semester started
Sept. 24.
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Foods were in abundance
at the Arts in the Heart of
Augusta Festival o
By Lillian Wan
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
People who visited the annual
Arts in the Heart of Augusta
Festival this past weekend prob
ably failed miserably in sticking
to their diets.
I know I did.
However, all the delicious eth
nic foods were worth the extra
pounds.
A multi-ethnic menu
The Scottish-American Heri
tage Society of Augusta featured:
-Scotch eggs - hard-boiled eggs
enclosed in sausage biscuits.
- Melbray pies.
- Dundee Cake.
- Johnny Walker Cake - cake
made of whiskey.
The MCG International Club
offered a mixed array of beef
curry, chicken curry platter,
mondazi, bouzi, kabob platter,
fried wonton and blueberry muf
fins.
The Korean Methodist Church
set up menus on colorful posters
and displayed the following foods
for sale: ¢
- Shiska-ka-bob, beef or pork.
- Egg roll.
- Kim chi.
- Korean sushi.
- Fried rice. :
I'have gone for several years to
the Korean tent to buy takeouts
of my favorite: Korean sushi,
which consists of small pieces of
variousitems (meat, carrot, pick
les and baked egg) wrapped in
rice within a layer of seaweed.
Since they only open on Satur
days of the festival, I always buy
several dollars worth ofthe sushi,
which I can enjoy for a day or two
after the festival.
The Asociacion Cultural
Hispano Americana sold beef
fajitas, tamales and nachos.
The Chinese Consolidated Be
nevolent Association (CCBA)fea
tured foods published in their
popular Chinese cookbook, Fa
vorite Recipes of the Augusta
Chinese Community. Foods of
fered for sale included:
-Joong, a meal-in-hand. Made
of sweet rice, meats, nuts and
salted egg yolks wrapped in bam
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-Mi Fun, a Chinese pastamade
of rice noodles. o't
- Char Sui Bow, Chinese bart
becue pork steamed in a buny:
- Various Chinese pastries,in
cluding sesame balls and del
cious not-too-sweet almond cook=
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The Indian tent featured thd
following foods: H
- Dosa - crepes of rice and len?
tils served with spiced potato
stuffing. i
- Samosa - vegetables in past
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- Puri - Indian bread. IS
- Basmati - fragrant rice with
its own flavor. e |
The Philippine-American Ass
sociation of the CSRA, estabs
lished in 1983, proudly displayed
plaques awarded by the Greater
Augusta Arts Council for Best
Ethnic Entree in 1993 and 1994,
Best Ethnic Presentationin 1994
and Best Ethnic Food in 1993:-!
The African-American Associ
ation Inc. featured traditional
“soul” food: pig feet, red beans
with rice, American peanut soup;'
Creole gumbo, corn bread, pra
line and sweet potato pie.
The Greek Community tent:
served only gyros and souvlakis
but that was all they needed to
feature to draw in the crowds:'W
The German setup, featuring
a large Bier Garten (big garden
area with many tables), served
traditional German foods stich
as schnitzels, wurst, potato salv
ad, strudel and pretzel. fvd
Besidestheregularethnicfare]
pizza, hot dogs, funnel cakes and
fish stew were also being sold:!»
Among all the food tents, the
police had set up Project Kid Care
where pictures and fingerprints
were made. YlO9
There were many other sale
booths, craft booths, entertain=
ment stages, and other items fea~
tured at the festival but this re~
porter chese to focus on the foods
due to a lack of free time. If ybu
missed the Arts in the Heart:of
Augusta Festival this past week~
end, be sure to make plans:be
attend the one next fall. th
It is well worth a visit. d