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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005

The 48th Annual

EBONY FASHION FAIR PRESENTS

2005/2006

Sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Inc. Delta Chi Delta Chapter Indiana Convention Center RCA Dome 500 Ballroom 100 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:00 p.m. Ticket Prices: $25.00 For Ticket Information Contact: Annie Mae Taylor • (317) 925-3779 Debra Cooper • (317) 506-3031

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Strengthening Summit

Saturday November 19, 2005 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Indiana Convention Center

Family Strengthening Coalition FUlwr Stronger Families and Communities

A community event to celebrate families, share information, to hear and be heard by community leaders, and discover resources for you own family

■ Entertainment ■ Family Game Show ■ Interactive Workshops ■ Resource and Activity Booths with fun ways to get involved

Information on attending and volunteering: Call 317.423.1770 E mail Michaclfa rommunitysolutionsinc.net Visit www.indyfainllies.org (Spanish hilcrpri'lcn. available!

Contracting Opportunity Event

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to make multiple sales calls to over 30 cultural institutions, as well as City and State agencies. This Contracting Opportunity Event is designed for the convenience of MBE/WBE companies. You are guaranteed to meet with top-level purchasing agents who are eager to do business with your company. For additional information, call (317) 630-2014.

Thursday, November 17, 1pm - 4pm NCAA Headquarters First Floor Conference Center. Located in White River State Park. Light Refreshments FREE Admission Parking available underground in the White River State Park Garage for $3. For handicap parking call (317) 917-6116.

Presented by: Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission, Indianapolis Zoo and NCAA National Office.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND NO RESERVATION IS REQUIRED.

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

Christmas Gift & Hobby Show The Christmas Gift & Hobby Show is back this year with more than 350 exhibitors offering gift ideas. The show runs through Nov. 13 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds' West Pavilion. General admission to the show is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. John Mellencamp paintings on exhibit An exhibition of never-before-seen paintings by renowned musician and Indiana native John Mellencamp opens Nov. 18 in the Herron Galleries at the Herron School of Art and Design. John Mellencamp/Paintings features 27 new paintings that combine Mellencamp's interest in portraiture, expressive form and the sociopolitical issues prevalent in his music and activism. The exhibition is free, open to the public and runs through Jan. 7. The galleries are open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Stutz holiday art exhibition The Stutz Artists Association will hold its annual Stutz Holiday Art Exhibition in the Capitol Avenue Holiday Gallery (entry from Capitol Avenue) in the Stutz Business Center on Nov. 18 from 6 -10 p.m. Over 30 artists will exhibit in this special one night showing. This year as an added feature artists were asked to complete two works in a 6"x 8" format in any medium. The finished works will sell for $100 with half of the proceeds going to the Julian Center.

Capital City Chorus holiday show The Capital City Chorus holiday show, "The Best Christmas Ever!" will be Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m. in Ransburg Auditorium on the campus of University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Tickets are $18 general admission, $15 seniors and $10 children. For more information, call (317) 241-7664. Hancock Dance Theatre will dance ‘El Nino’ "El Nino," a Flamenco Christmas Mass will feature the Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presented in five Indiana churches. Set to vibrant and haunting flamenco music, sung in Spanish and interpreted through modern dance influenced by flamenco movement, the performances will add a new holiday celebration. "El Nino” will be presented at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church, 8155 Oaklandon Road on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. It will be presented again the following weekend on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 17102 Springmill Road in Westfield; Dec. 17 at 7:30 pm. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 14598 Oak Ridge Road in Carmel, and Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 317 N. New Jersey in downtown Indianapolis. The dance company also will present "El Nino” at First Presbyterian Church in Greensburg on Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is a free-will offering (suggested donation $5). Contradictory Impulses exhibit The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) has announced Contradictory Impulses, an exhibition of original handmade artworks by Reanne Estrada. Estrada's on-going work of free standing and

wall hung packing tape and delicately cut erasers are based on the idea that every seven years the human body renews itself on a cellular level. She began the work in 2001 and she will continue to reconfigure, stick and re-stick, add and remove and develop her artworks until the year 2008 when her body has completely finished its renewing cycle. A public reception for the artist will be Feb. 3 from 6-9 p.m. at the iMOCA galleries. The public is invited to join fellow contemporary art enthusiasts Saturday, Feb. 4 at noon for coffee and conversation. The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 340 N. Senate Ave. The museum is free to the public and open every Thursday through Saturday, 11a.m.-6 p.m. 500 Festival applications The 2006 500 Festival Princess Program application is now available and may be submitted online via the festival's Web site, www.SOOfestival. com. The 500 Festival will interview entrants from across the state on Saturday, Jan. 21, narrowing the selection to 66 women. The judges will then conduct second-round interviews on Jan. 28, selecting the final 33 to serve as ambassadors to the 2006 500 Festival. One princess will be chosen to serve as the 500 Festival Queen. Applicants must be between the ages of 19 and 23, single and legal residents of Indiana. Candidates must also be full-time students in a fully-ac-credited Indiana college or university and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.

IN THE FOXX HOLE WITH JAMIE

Electronic Urban Report

Jamie Foxx appears on the No. 1 song in the country for many weeks in a row, and is also in the critically acclaimed film “Jarhead,” which is in movie theaters now. In the Sam Mendes-di-rected film, Foxx plays Staff Sgt. Siek, a dyed-in-the-wool Marine who heads up the scout/sniper platoon that becomes the unit hosting new recruit Anthony Swofford, played by the film’s lead, Jake Gyllenhaal. Based on the real Swofford’s 2003 best seller, the story follows his experiences in the pre-Desert Storm Middle East and includes his time fighting in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In researching the role of Siek, Foxx sought out a Black Marine sergeant to use as a blueprint for his character. “I won’t say the name of this guy, but I asked him, ‘What about the race thing?”’ said Jamie. “He said, ‘Listen, let me tell you something. There’s definitely a race thing, but you can’t let that trip you up. When I get these kids in front of me, the first thing I do is whisper to the Black guy, “You get yourself together, because I ain’t got time to be swingin’ low sweet chariot and making sure we looking out for the brother and all that soul stuff. Make sure you get it in gear and make sure you do better than all these other guys because I don’t even want them to think that. “He said there are not a lot of Black faces in this, especially on the higher level. He said, ‘So Jamie, you gotta be a whole lot better. You gotta be the person that understands that some of these guys may come from parts of the country where there may not even be any Black faces. And then here’s this Black face telling them what to do.’” “Jarhead,” the self-imposed nickname of the Marines, was the film Foxx was shooting during the height of his Oscar glory, as evidenced by that big tattoo emblazoned across the back of his head during the

press events leading up to the big day. “After I won the Oscar, I went back to work that Tuesday, because on Monday I was recuperating,” he says, emphasizing that last word with a high note. “I’m the guy that if I won the lottery, I’d go back to work and make sure I got that straight. And then Sam Mendes won an Oscar, so it was great. He was giving me all the pointers on how I was gonna feel. So when I got back to the set, it was a love fest.” Musically speaking, there was plenty of love to go around between Foxx and his Billboard co-conspirator, Kanye West. Not only is his “Jesus Walks” track in the trailers for “Jarhead,” (a decision strictly made by Mendes, Jamie says), but their current No. 1 song “Gold Digger” - featuring Jamie singing a line from Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman” on the chorus - has the duo batting a thousand, as their first collaboration, 2004’s “Slow Jamz” with Twista, also reached the top of the chart. “And I was doing ‘Collateral’ at the time working with Michael Mann,” Foxx says of “Jamz’s climb to No. 1. “Now, I’m working with Michael Mann again on ‘Miami Vice’ and ‘Gold Digger’ is number one. So we got a good thing going.” Kanye, who also appears on Foxx’s upcoming album “Unpredictable,” is as critically acclaimed in the music realm as Foxx is in Hollywood. Longtime buddies, Loxx describes his friend as a tortured soul in the vein of Marvin Gaye. “You remember how we would have tortured R&B singers? He’s kinda like that of the rap world, where things are happening to him and he’s trying to create and come up with great music amidst all this chaos,” said Loxx, who applauded Kanye’s stand against President Bush during NBC’s live Hurricane Katrina telethon. “I think people went nuts

Jamie Foxx in "Jarhead”

over what he said. I mean, the guy was absolutely frightened out of his mind when he said it,” said Foxx. “He’s a hero in the Black community because somebody needed to say something. This was his chance to speak to the multitude and I think he did a good job.” “Dick Gregory told me this,” he continued. “If you get a chance to speak to the multitude, make it count. I

think what’s great about (‘Jarhead’) coming out at this time is that it keeps the war debate in the air. It keeps people talking about it. What is our end game? Because it looks bad. It looks like this is going to be with us for a long time. It looks like this’ll be part of our culture. Kids that are coming up are going to be dealing with this war for a number of years.”

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