North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

has many organizations which this year provided a varied multitude of first class diversions for students (and the community as well). Whether one desired the classical beauty of Rudolph Nureyev ' s movie, " Don Quixote, " or the intoxicated fun of The Day, 1975-76 was a year of interesting and exciting entertainment. Few universities could boast the consistent flow of contemporary music that was heard at State. The Major Attractions Committee brought Chris Hillman, John Sebastian and Emmylou Harris to the campus. The Black Students Board sponsored a fine by Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds, while the Entertainment Board provided students with Pot Pourri (an outdoor concert headlined by the Electro- magnets) and a concert in Stewart Theatre by Leo Kotke. One again the Interresidence Council sponsored The Day, an outdoor afternoon consisting of nothing less than pure fun with the music of Workshoppe and Gl ass Moon. Stewart Theatre was the site of many fine jazz programs, including Raleigh ' s own Hard Times Jazz Band, Herbie Mann and the Family of Mann, Ramsey Lewis, the incomparable Cleo Lain and John Dankworth, and the immortal Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie. Students also had the chance to see and hear many concerts by the North Carolina Symphony, including those with guest performances by up and coming violinist Eugene Fodor, pianist Andre Watts and opera stars James McCracken and Sandra Warfield. The Friends of the College continued in its tradition of sponsoring consistently superb cultural events with performances by the Chinese Folk Dancers and Acrobats, the Moscow State Symphony, Aaron Copland and the North Carolina Symphony, the Pittsburgh Ballet, and the London Symphony with Andre Previn. Among the many classic and contemporary movies shown at various places on campus were " The Maltese Falcon, " " Fahrenheit 451, " " Gone With The Wind, " " Dr. Zhivago, " " Blow Up, " " 2001: A Space Odyssey, " " The Sting, " " The Day of the Jackel, " " Serpico " and Woody Allen ' s " Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex. " On the humorous side, comedian Robert Klein, the National Lampoon Show and Frank Speiser (starring in " The World of Lenny Bruce " ) were featured in Stewart Theatre. There were lectures by such notables as writer Robert Penn Warren, basketball greats Bill Russell and Tommy Burleson, actress Cicely Tyson and motion picture director Frank Capra. Not to be forgotten are the many fine plays that graced the N.C. State campus, including " 1776, " " Man of La Mancha, " " MacBeth " (starring Anthony Quayle), the New Shakespeare Company ' s " Hamlet, " " The Robber Bridegroom, " " Don ' t Bother Me, I Can ' t Cope, " " Godspell " and the numerous excellent productions by Thompson Theatre. Those interested in the art of dance had opportunities to see the talented Chuck Davis Dance Group, the flamenco of the Donn Phoren ' s Trio and the Hartford Ballet. There were Oktoberfest and Springfest, music and beer festivals sponsored by Mu Beta Si, the university ' s music fraternity. Couple all of this with a Paper Airplane Contest, a Skateboard Contest and the many off-campus places to go, and one can easily see that the N.C. State student was never at a loss for diversion.