1993_09 Insight September 1993

              September 29,1993
Insight/California State University, Fresno
Fair offers tunes,
tigers and tighter
security
Fresno Fair promises
bigger and better
attractions
By Kelley Scott	
Staff Writer
The smell of com dogs, the buttery aroma of popcorn, the sweet
scentof cinnamon rolls mixed with
the shouts and taunts of the
cameys...the Fresno County Fair is
back.
If the food and games don't entice you to attend this year's where-
the-good-times-nevcr-cnd fair,
maybe the new attractionsand spotlight musical entertainment will.
"Wc have a great entertainment
line-up," said Jcni Weber, publicity
coordinator for the fair. "If you like
country or if you like rock, we've
got something for everyone."
The first day will be a splash
with the legendary Beach Boys,
whose most recent recording,
"Kokomo," hit No. 1 on the pop
charts last summer.
Kris Kross, Suzy Bogguss,
Wynortna, McBride and the Ride,
Billy Dean, Silk. Selena, Shai, and
many more will be playing at the
Paul Paul Theater at various times
and dates throughout the the fair.
This year's new attractions arc
the White Tigers, a show-stopping
performance by white Bengal tigers and "Have Trunk....Will
Travel"company that pro vide rides
on 8,000 pound elephants for a lot
less money than a trip to Africa.
Among the primary activities offered annually arc AgFrcsno (an
agricultural exhibitors show). Fiesta Days (a Cinco De Mayo celebration), thcCross-City Race,and
satellite wagering at the race track.
Past fairgocrs have found it too
crowded and not as interesting as
they hoped it would be.
"My girlfriend made mc take
hcr,"saidGcrald Milfon.24.CSUF
junior. "Ii was too crowded and too
small."
Adam Hamarquist, who worked in
the business and commerce building in
the past, was very enthusiastic about
the exhibits.
"If you get a chance to see the sheer
and dicer dude," Hamarquist said. "Go
for ill-
Past fairgocr Steve Eckhardt, 23. a
senior finance major, came up with the
best reason to go to the fair this year.
"The carnival atmosphere brings out
the kid in all of us," Eckhardt said.
If you do go to the fair this year, be
sure you arc aware of the new rules and
nrnrwliimc inctalf/1 lact voir
There will be a dress code, meaning
no gang colors allowed.
In addition, everyone walking
through the gate will be subject to a
pass over by a metal detector wand. If
the detector goes off and the police feel
there is a possibility of a concealed
weapon, they will be frisked.
The fair opens Oct, 1 and will nin
until Ocl 17. It will be open Sunday
ihrough Thursday from 8 am. to 10
p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8
a.m. to 11 p.m.
The carnival area will open Monday
ihrough Friday al 3 p.m. and noon on
Saturday and Sunday. It closes al 11:30
p.m. Sunday through Thursday and on
midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Admission costs of the fair will be
S6.50 for adults, S3.50 for children (6-
12), S4.50 for seniors (62 & older), and
children under 6 arc free.
Fair Calendar
(PauC(PauC Theater "Entertainment
Oct.l
Oct. 2
(Beach "Boys
'Kris 'Kross/SouLs
ni' duficrdiof
V  v
Selena
Suzy 'Bogguss
"Kenny G
Silk/H-Town
Carman
TLC/U.H.V
'Wynonna/Mc'Bride
& the "Ride
Industria (DelAmor
'David Crosby
& Graham 'Hash
Stone Temple (Pilots
(Billy Dean
Oldies Star 'Revue
Doug Stone
Shai
Tracy Lawrence/I ohn
(Michael Montgomery
All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Oct.
10
Oct.
11
Oct.
12
Oct.
13
Oct.
14
Oct.
IS
Oct.
16
Oct.
17
Gilroy's got CSUF band marching a new tune
By David Donnelly
Staff Writer
Quinn Higgins vas upset. He had
played in the California State Univcr-
sily.Fresnomarching band from 1990-
92, but that was taken away from him
last year.
Higgins had been pan of the spirit
band thai played at ihc CSUF football
games but didn't march. High school
bands from around the Central Valley
played at the halftimc of ihc football
games
The spirit band was a makeshift
unit of aboul 15 to 25 people, who
would sit in the stands and play.
But this year, the music department has brought back the marching
band and Higgins, a first semester
graduate student who is starting his
fourth year with the band, is much
happier.
"I feel prctly good," he said.
Before the start of the 1992-93
school year, the band was eliminated.
"I think the budget cuts and the
economy had a big effect," Higgins
said.
New band director Gary Gilroy
said the marching band has a budget
of under S 100,000, which he is not
used to.
"At the University of Oregon
the band's budget was   >f
m
lems within the department
"There wasn't a lot of support for
the band," Higgins said.
Higgins said that they tried to get
the band running again but were stymied.
In spring of 1992, two candidates
emerged for the band director position and they offered one the job bul
the person rejected it, Higgins said.
'About a month later they
found out there was no
money so    they     i
about S 180,000, and I used to run my
high school band on over S 100,000,
and 1 can name qui tc a few area schools
that have budgets of over $100,000.
Higgins said that ihcre were prob-
cided not to have ihe band."
Higgins started playing the saxophone in grade school and now plays
ihe mellophone, an instrument similar to the french horn. He said the
band is reluming for public relation
reasons.
"There wasn't a lot of support for
the band and part of bringing it back
was to get community support for the
band," Higgins said. "It's nice to have
the university represented. The band
is one ofthe best PR (public relations)
tools a school has."
Gilroy said the band is a very hot
commodity around Fresno.
The band doesn't just play CSUF
football games but travels all over to
different events and represents the
university.
"You wouldn't believe the phone
calls we get," Gilroy, 35, said. "Wc
goi several calls jusl this moming
asking for the band to come oul and
play. There's something about a band,
they can play al the beginning of a
ceremony and really spice things up
or al the end of a ceremony or just
provide entertainment. It's a live ad-
Sociotogy prof. Bob Fischer works with the Rose Society of tbe
San Juaquin "dead-heading"—cutting off the old rose blossoms.
The new CSUF Marching Band
made its debut Sept. 11, when the
Bulldogs played ihcir first home game
of Ihe season against Oregon State.
It performed the B ulldog fight song
and provided the half-time entertainment. Among the songs they performed was the "Red Wave Salute,
which is a new song that will be
performed before each home game.
Gilroy said the band's performance
could have been better but that it
wasn't bad for the first time oul
"They didn't play up to their potential and they know it," he added. "Of
course, the audience didn't react
up to ihcir potential cither. When
40,000 people go crazy for the
band it will be a heck of a rush but
that hasn't happened yet."
Gilroy was hired to bring the
band to its full potential and he is
doing just that as already this year
the band consists of about 130
members.
He wants the band to become
even bigger.
He is hoping to have a 200-
member band and is recruiting
heavily by sending out fliers and
spreading the word that the band is
back. The students arc also gelling
into the act
"All year long, I will be recruiting at different schools and try to
give us as much good PR as 1 can,"
Gilroy said. "We'd like to see the
band grow as soon as possible. It's
been difficult putting the hand hack
together and there have been a lot
of different ideas about how it
should be done."
"People should realize thai if
ihcy warn to be in the band they
have to get behind me and support
what I'm saying and doing."
Gilroy comes from Bryer High
School in Modesto, where he had
been for the past 10 years.
"Last year, 1 was just a consultant because I was at the University
of Oregon in Eugene." Gilroy said.
Bringing Gilroy was a drawr.
out process.
"I had quite a few interviews,"
Gilroy said. "Anyone thai applied
had to do so by last December.
They then had a screening process
and the interview process started."
CSUF had interviewed Gilroy
for the band director position two
years ago bul he had to turn down
the offer.
"There was no funding for the
band, there were no graduate assistants, no secretary," Gilroy said.
"Nothing about the position looked
like ihe band was ready lo happen
and I felt like I had a great thing
going where I was and I needed to
slay there.
"Probably the biggest reason I
had to stay where I was, was I had
ahugepay-back the district for my
sabbatical and I just felt 1 couldn't
do that."
Gilroy was still under contract
to the Modesto School District and
he was getting paid half-salary
while he was on sabbatical.
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A&E    Briefs
Fresno Fair
Kriss 'Kross
The rap duo, Kriss Kross, will
perform at the Paul Paul Theater
stage, at 7:30, Saturday, Ocl 2.
Kriss Kross' first album, Totally Krossscd OuL has sold more
than 4 million copies and reached
#1 onbothlheR&Bandrapcharts.
The album also won American
Music Awards. Their newest album is called Da Bomb.
Opening for Kris Kross is the
Oakland band. Souls of Mischief.
Selena
OnSunday.OcL3,at 7:30p.m.,
Selena will sing and dance in the
Spanish Selena's first great triumph came in 1987 when she won
Singer and Artist of The Year in
theTejano Music Awards. In 1993.
Selena had won both awards for
six consecutive years.
Selena sings everything from
international ballads, Mex-Tcx,
tropical, ranchera to English rock
n' roll.
CurrenUy, Selena is promoting
LaCaracha her first US. album.
Suzy 'Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss will entertain at
the Paul Paul Theatre Monday,Oct.
4, at 7:30 p.m.
Last fall. Bogguss won the Country Music Association's Horizon
Award, and her album Aces was
certified gold.
Her last release, Something Up
Mv Sleeve, features the title track
duo that stole the show when
Bogguss performed it with Billy
Dean on this year's Academy of
Country Music Awards telccasL
Kenny G
On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Kenny G
will play his various instruments in
the Paul Paul Theater at 7:30 p.m.
Since his first release ten years
ago. Kenny G has sold more than
10 million albums. Recently, he
released Breathless which was his
first album in three years. The album showcases the musician's talents on a variety of saxophones
and keyboard and drum programming.
Kenny G has been named
Billboard's Jazz Artist of The Decade and the #1 Instrumentalist in
Rolling Stones' Readers Poll.
Silk and (H-Town
Silk and H-Town will perform
at the Paul Paul Theater, Wednesday. Ocl 6. at 7:30 p.m.
With their first release.
"Knockin' Da Boots," the young
trio from H-Town showcase everything form soulful ballads to
funky R & B.
Concerts
Primus
On Saturday, Ocl 2, KFSR
will be hosting a concert in Ihe
CSUF Ampitheater.
Primus and The Melvins will
be "the first of more," according
to Kevin Adler, station manager
for KFSR.
A limited number of tickets are
available at the University Student Union for S12.25 with a valid
student I.D. General admission
tickets may also be purchased al
any local BASS oudct for S16
plus service charge. Gates open at
7p.m. and show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Ilea Market 'Boasts
More (BzTfjni**-* Tor
Tout 'Buck
The Big Fresno Flea Market
and Swap Meet boasts bargains
galore, celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a variety of exciting
exhibits guaranteed to entice.
Whether its produce, back to
school necessities, clothing, tools,
antiques, music, sunglasses or furniture, the Fresno Flea Market offers val ucs for every kind of shopper.
The Big Fresno Flea Market
and Swap Meet takes place every
Saturday and Sunday from 5:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. (except during the
Fair. Ocl I-17) and is located
across from the Fairgrounds on
Butler Ave.
Is that garage or closet overflowing on top of you? Why not go
through the stuff and bring it down
and make some extra cash. It only
costs S14 a week to be a vendor.
For more information, call 268-
3646.
Renaissance
festival
The Saint Paul Newman Center is hosting the 24th annual renaissance festival, Ocl 30 and 31
at 1572 E Barstow [across from
Bulldog stadium). Hours are 9
a.m. til 5 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday.  Admission is free.
The Renaissance Festival has
been a community fixture since
the mid 1960's. The event raises
money for the center, a catholic
church serving CSUF students
and faculty. The festival attracts
thousands of visitors from the San
Joquin Valley and craft vendors
from across California.
Free demonstrations and entertainment are planned. Arts ,
crafts, food and drink will be
available for sale. Special attractions include: Saturday and Sunday masses, renaissance decor,
costuming and cnicrtainmcm.
Pancake breakfast will be
served on Saturday and Sunday
from 7a.m. to 10am.
Call for information at 436-
3434.
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