Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1997 — Page 7
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The Indianapolis Recorder Concert Series will present George Howard with special guest Rodney Stepp and BSB 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Aug. 29 at The Madame Walker Theatre Center. Tickets may be purchased at all TicketMaster locations or the Walker box office.
The Jazz Kitchen, located at 54th and College Ave. will present Cynthia Layne from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Aug. 30. For more information, call 253-4900.
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The African Heritage Network will showcase To Sleep with Anger starring Danny Glover 2 am. Sunday Aug. 24.
The Artegarden recently Rtiited The Hampton Sisters for day of music magic! (Photo courtesy of Curtis Guynn) -
Arts & ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, August 23,1997
Peace in the Park continues
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MUSICAL PIX
The 3rd annual Peace in the Park Music and Arts Festival will be held from noon until 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Military Park in downtown’s White River State Park. Last year’s festival drew a crowd of 20,000 people. This included people of different races and backgrounds from every part of the Indianapolis community for a day of culturally diverse music, food, art, community outreach and family entertainment. Peace in the Park looks forward to presenting another diverse and entertaining event this year as it grows into oneof the finest festivals in the Midwest. Other important and entertaining areas of Peace in the Park include the WXIN Fox 59 Children’s Pavilion, the World Food Court, the Community Outreach area and the Multi-Cultural Art Village. This year’s event will again bring a stellar line-up of national and local musical acts from a wide variety of genres to the Peace in the Park include the WXIN Fox 59 Children’s Pavilion, the World Food Court, the Community Outreach area and the Multicultural Art Village.
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Main Stage:
Noon-3 pjn. Diverse local and regional acts 3:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise 5 p.m.-6 p.m. The ReBirth Brass Band 6:20 p.m.-7:30 pan. The Continental Drifters 7:50 p.m.-9:10 pan. Con Funk Shun 9:30 p.m.-llpan. Sonia Dada
Dodo Ahoko IMA and Africafest
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will hold its fourth annual Africafest, a one-day family festival celebrating African and Afri-can-American culture, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. This event is presented in collaboration with The Madame Walker Theatre Center, Planner House and the Indianapolis Ait Center. The event features traditional West African performances by Groupe Afric Azolou from Cote d’Ivoire and Dodo Ahoko. Face paintings, games storytelling, mask and jewelry making, Adrinka stamp printing and other family activities
will take place on the grounds and in the museum’s African galleries. Three 10-foot-tall stilt walkers will provide entertainment throughout the day. Local and regional vendors will participate in the Marketplace, offering visitors an opportunity to purchase African and Afri-can-American paintings, prints, clothing, jewelry and more. Visitors can purchase food from vendors who will offer a variety of items, including traditional African and Caribbean dishes, vegetables and snack foods. The rhuseum and its collection will be open to AfricaFest visitors until 6 p.m.
Kennard is new FCC chairman
President Clinton recently announced the designation of William E. Kennard to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He is the first Black to hold the position. Kennard has served as the FCC’s general counsel since December 1993. As such, he is the commission’s chief lawyer and represents the agency before the courts. He has served as general counsel during a particularly tumultuous period for the FCC, brought about by rapid changes in technology and passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This legislation overhauled the laws which regulate the telecommunications industry. “I’m delighted the president has designated Bill Kennard to serve as chairman of the FCC,” says Reed Hundt, former chairman of the FCC. ”As the FCC’s general counsel, Bill has managed successfully the most difficult and complex cases this agency has ever encountered. At the same time. Bill has dramatically improved the agency’s win record in the Court of Appeals. Bill has a well deserved reputation throughout the communications and public interest community for fairness and impartiality. I know that this agency and the country
will be well served by his leadership.” Kennard is a native of Los Angeles, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 1978 and received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1981. Before joining the FCC, Kennard was a partner and member of the board of directors of the Washington, D.C. law firm of Vemer, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. At the law firm, Kennard specialized in communications law, with an emphasis on regulatory and transactional matters for communications companies. The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency established by Congress to oversee interstate and international communications, including wire, broadcast, cable, satellite and cellular services. The FCC is comprised of five individuals appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. By statue, no more than three members of any single political party may serve at onetime. Kennard’snomination has been sent to the United States Senate, where a hearing will be held by die Commerce Committee before his nomination is considered by the full Senate.
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