| Show April 27 1995 Page 5 " to "Hypnotist the Stars Tim McGraw: appearing at CEU lie's not a magician in the tradi- tional sense of the word but Dr Mort Berkowitz's ability is seemingly magic He's a hypnotist who can transform an top-hat- ed unsuspecting otherwise dignified volunteer into a shimmying suggestion of Tina Turner with just a few gentle suggestions Dr Berkowitz was named "Hypnotist to the stars" for his work with I lolly wood celebrities and athletes he divides his time between live performances and his therapeutic hypnosis practice Ilis program titled "Adventures in Hypnotism" is a vivid and hilarious demonstration of how imagination and belief can be harnessed for total success Instrumental in the use of hypnosis for stopping smoking weight control and addiction ccssa lion Dr Mort Berkowitz has re ceived the coveted American Cancer Society's "Lifcsavcr Award" for "exemplary service" He is a former in-- structor of hypnotherapy and holistic medicine at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Los Angeles Berkowitz was also president of the California Professional Hypnotists Association former host of the syndicated interview and self help radio show "Success Line" and is now on the board of directors of the American Adult Education Committee Dr Berkowitz will be Canccr-Society- 's performing Thursday April 27 in the Little Theatre at 7pm Admission is free Habeas Corpus opens in Geary Theatre on May 4 Rags to riches It's one of those wonderful "Cinderella" fables that sem to define country music Green kid from the sticks arrives wide eyed and hopeful No contacts No battle plan Talent pluck charm and heart sweep him to stardom As his Not a Moment Too Soon collection stampedes toward triple platinum status Tim McGraw is the only country act of his generation to have two gold singles from an album— '"Indian Outlaw" and "Don’t Take the Girl" Concert audiences are swooning at his feet He wean the crown as Nashville's top new star of 1994 Ilis skyrocketing sales have placed him in thetop-IOo- n Billboard’s chart He also 1 held the position on the Billboard for an unprecedented charts country 27 weeks "I honestly never thought that something like this would happen" recording artist says the "I just hoped You think you might have success because otherwise you wouldn’t try to get into the business But when you're from a small town and you hear those guys on the radio it seems like that is just a whole ‘nothcr world" The way I sound is the way I am We lived in a converted hay bant for a year so I am about as country as you can get I'm a redneck No matter what I sing it's gonna come out country" McGraw is the son of baseball legend Tug McGraw He didn't even have a car when he moved to Nashville 1 sold it for $600 1 had a pop-albu- Y“ 3- - ' - Sarah Cameron- Kelly Stevens Michelle Hall Pam Adams and Matthew Markakla star In Habeas Corpus Don Adams directs and designs the The story centers on Dr Arthur Habeas Corpus a play by Alan production Grady McEvoy is lightWickstccd a general practitioner Bennett is the College of Eastern Utah ing designer and technical director struggling with a midlife crisis The Theatre Departments next offering Author Alan Bennett achieved recmembers of his bizarre household May 4 5 and 6 at Geary Theatre Curognition in the early 1960s when he seem to be preoccupied with sex tain time each evening is 7:30 pm joined up with Dudley Moore Nobody docs anything mind you Admission is $5 $ for youth and seJonathan Miller and Peter Cook in but they are preoccupied! niors and $3 with CEU activity card the wildly successful and literate The cast is headed by Matthew Children under 6 will not be admitted theatrical revue Beyond the Fringe MemMarkakis as the good doctor The work was originally written for Each member of the quartet has enbers of the household include Sargh Alec Guinness It is tough to pigeonCameron Michelle Hall Kelly joyed great success in various aspects hole into one category or another beof the theatre: acting directing muStevens Pam Adams Mcagan cause it mixes so many different sic and cinema Bennett has concenChristiansen Adam Daley Melissa styles Certainly it is a comedy with trated on writing His works include Swensen Andrew Carlson farcial overtones There are also eleFrederick Johnson and Jamie Forty Years On Ceiling an Single ments of a musical revue and more Spies and Talking Heads McCandless than a touch of absurd - m bunch of shotguns and sold them too Sold my water kis Sold everything I couldn't cany to move up here I wanted to have some money to live on in case I didn't do well I rode into town on a Greyhound Bus" kid plunged into d The scene It was Nashville's honky-ton- k to kill a hard rough but it's mighty dream as strong as his was After about six baby-face- months Ttig began sending his boy some survival money A friend from back home lent him enough money to fund a recording session Tim took the tape to Curb records in 190 To his astonishment ‘ d the label signed him His debut CD appeared in 1993 Nothing could have prepared radio for the response fans had to "Indian Outlaw" Dubbed the most requested song on country radio fans jammed the phone lines setting sales records across the nation The success of follow up singles "Don't Take the Girl" "Down On the Farm" and title cut "Not a Moment Too Soon" added to ' McGraw’s "Cinderella Story" McGraw will be performing at the Jon M Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday May 12 Showtime is at 8 pm and tickets are $20 and $22 day of show Tickets are available by calling (801) 581 515 Also appearing on the bill dubbed the Keebler Unbeatable Wheal able Tour will be Little Texas and Blackhawk self-title- ‘ -- Poetry Readings return on May 8 Lorraine Fcrra will read her poetry on May 8 in the Alumni Room Ms Fcrra is originally from Utah and has lived in Helper She now lives in Fort Townsend Washington She owns and operates a printing and is press is a a former nun Her recently published book A Crow Doesn't Need a Shadow is a guide to writing poetry in nature especially for elementary through high school age groups The reading is in conjunction with that a week-lon- g Ms Fcrra is serving at Green River High School The reading is sponsored by CEU The Castle Country Arts Council and the Utah Arts Council The community is invited U hear this excellent poet and to meet her afterward at a reception following the reading The reading is free artisl-in-rcsidcn- |
