Show irr- - ! 2002 30 August Friday Cache &E'Crnnrwlr FromtheTeflitor liiM i Herald The 2 Page of “Star Search" meets “Survivor” is an interesting intersection of popular culture roadways The program began quietly earlier this summer with a nationwide talent search candidates were selected from around the country and culled through a brutal set of auditions into a group fleeting dream of every talented youth — “One day little girl you’ll be a star” The dips gathered from home movies and scrapbooks and interviews with family and friends are brought to us by major soft drink companies and car corporations It’s as if one day all of our lives will be brought or to us by one another But At the heart of this strange experience is real talent These kids can sing Where "Survivor" pitted shrewish contestants against one another and deliberately sought die base line of human nature “Idol's” contestants stay or go based on their raw talent (although looks and hick also factor in) Thus there is a desperate sincerity in these performances that makes for compelling mmnents perhaps even authentic ones once you strip away the rest ofdie program Moreover people are actually listening to singers do nothing else but sing In a world where chiseled abdomen divas lip sync to live audiences in elaborately choreographed performances it's nice to hear a solitary voice singing his or her guts out —Jeremy Pugh mega-corporati- Ten-thousa- nd wliitiPZsjrr' on tfarough-the-looking-gl- of 10 talented ami handsome singers chosen to "go live” Since then they have performed every Tuesday night and the television audi- ence is allowed to vote for their favorite On Wednesdays the results are revealed and one contestant is kicked off the stage Last Wednesday it was down to taro The finalists all share an evolved sense of image and surface charm that can only be a result of growing up on MTV and other programming that ' always places style over substance Suddenly these charming youth are thrust in the spotlight in a sadistic battle for die' greatest illusion our gutted culture can offer — fame which somehow begets fortune The marketeers at Fox have successfully commandeered the folksy and Cache Magazine edftor 4 Tep5UnExcmnMSTmMnirlaxfR!UBS56lcsu J u 2 3 4 5 "I "I printer ran out of ink” left it in my friend’s kicker” left it on the busin my room” ' that due today?” “My Mom cleaned but my backpack and threw it away”- To see your 5 favorites send an with the subject line “My 5” to jpughOhnewscom I’l randomly select a Net each week Include your name age and city of resi“Is ail dence Profane or offensive lists will not be considered ‘A Hcalfy Dig SilOUJ Valley Center for the The Cache presents the second annual r fine Cache Vblley Arts Festival and kicks off the tenth anniversary performing arts season of Ellen Eccles Theatre Presents with "A Really Big Shew” A Tribute to Ed Sullivan Sept 28 in Logan’s historic downtown theatre distnct Free live perfonnancea by dozens of arts to create the finee second annual Cache Valley Arts Festival from noon to S pjn The festival will feature an afternoon filled with a variety of finee performances from Cache VUlev artists while Alliance for the Vwied Arts will provide several finee hands-o- o art activities for children of all ages Tours of Utah State University’s Caine Lyric Theatre and Utah Festival Opera’s Dansante building will also be available ' Following die arts festival the red carpet rolls out for a evening Be on die lookout for Marilyn Monroe Elvis the Beatles Ed Sullivan Tbpo Gigo and marc You and your family will become Ed Sullivan's television studio audience and enjoy an exciting variety show filled with celebrity impersonation magicians ventriloquists and Eve star-studd- ed A catavcpda of impersonations maiks ttv opening Of he CAAsaason musicalperformances “A Really Big Shew” begins at 7:3( pm and ticket prices range from $15 m$2S For more informationabout the Cache Valley Arts Festival or for tickets to "A Really Big Shew” call 6 visit the Ellen Eccles Theatre Bax Office at 43 S Main or online at 752-002- |