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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2004

Ray Charles sNil popular after death

CLEVELAND (AP) - Less than six months after his death, Ray Charles may be more popular than ever with a movie about his life and a posthumously released album. Now he is being recognized with an exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. “The Genius of Ray Charles” exhibit opened Nov. 19. Charles memorabilia is on

loan from his Los Angeles studio/headquarters and includes electronic keyboards, a saxophone, sunglasses, and a collection of awards. The exhibit, expected to remain through Labor Day, also includes video recordings of his performances. “Ray was very gracious for anything done for him,” said Joe Adams, Charles’ friend and business manager of 47 years. “He fussed about it, but

he loved it. This would have been meaningful to him, definitely. He was among the first people inducted into the Rock Hall, and he was very honored by that.” Charles, 73, died June 10 of liver disease. His final studio recording, “Genius Loves Company,” is an album of duets that was released this year. His life story is told in the movie “Ray" starring Jamie Foxx that is now in theaters.

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Veteran actor John Amos was presented an honorary lifetime achievement award recently for his h umanitarian commitment tovouth mentorship. The award ceremony also served as a benefit for Amos’ Halley’s Comet Foundation, which teaches at-risk youth to sail while boosting self-es-teem and involving them in programs where they can learn navigation and gain a better respect for the environment “We’ve done this for a number of years now,” Amos says. “The first couple of years, we’ve had tremendous support from the New' York State National Guard, which came about as the result of my having been in the National Guard as a younger person in my home state of New’ Jersev’.” He said, “I met a then Col. David Slocum, who was the founder of a program that the National Guard had instituted which brought kids in from the inner city and put them in an environment where they can receive training, get three hot meals and have a safe environment to be in. 1 made David aware of what my foundation was doing and he very graciously offered the facilities of Camp Smith in upstate New York where for two summers we took close to 50 kids and put them through our training program. We took them out on various Coast Guard vessels, and gave them a chance to experience

From right to left: Leonard A. Blackshear, president of the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, actor John Amos, who played Kunta Kinte in the television mini-series Roots, Maryland Gov. Parris Glendeninq and William A. Haley, son of Alex Haley, stand together at the dedication ceremony of the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, which marks the spot where Kunta Kinte arrived on a slave ship in 1767, at the city dock in Annapolis, Md. The memorial is dedicated to authorAlex Haley, who wrote the book Roots, and the book's main character Kunta Kinte, a relative of Haleys. (AP Photo/Alex Dorgan-Ross)

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years later. “So the two hours that this character’s on stage, he reflects on what his life was like as a youngster and what life for all of us is like up until the year 1986 when the play Likes place,” Amos says. “Some six years ago 1 purchased a vessel, and I thought it was appropriate, since Halley’s Comet was such a source of enjoyment for me, that 1 w ould name the vessel Halley’s Comet hence the name the Halley’s Comet Foundation."

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Dec. 2 Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration Workshop Children's Museum 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free Celebrate the rich tradition of Kwanzaa, which commemorates the African harvest and values. Visitors will enjoy music, storytelling and craft idea workshops designed to help make family celebrations complete. Dec. 3 - 23 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra First Indiana Bank “Yuletide Celebration” Hilbert Circle Theatre Various times $28 - $58; $16 - $44 children ages 4-12

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seniors; $4 students and children ages 5 -17; free ages 4 and under Find the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for person at the Winter Market, as past artists-in-residence and regional craft people display their works for sale. Dec. 4 Skate with Santa Indiana/World Skating Academy 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. $3.75; $3 child Put on a pair of ice skates, skate with Santa and get a picture taken with him. Don't forget to bring your wish list. Dec. 5 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome 1 p.m. $15 - $65 See Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James, Marvin Harrison and the rest of the Colts in action at the RCA Dome against the Tennessee Titans.

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