Backstage ... with Holly Good

Welcome once again to Backstage, your weekly look at the music scene. This week we're going to chat about MIKE WOODS, Mike is the first per- former in the Panther Lounge Series starting Thursday, October 16th.

First of all, what is the Panther Lounge Series? Well, there are many performers who are better suited to the smaller more friendly atmo- sphere of the Panther Lounge, than the Showcase on the second floor. In the past, such performers as Fran Doyle, Bowser & Blue and Ron Hynes have played the P/L to enthu- siastic, sell out crowds. So this year, you can expect to see more live entertainment hap- pening in the Lounge.

To kick-off this series, the Student Union is proud to pre- sent MIKE WOODS, Thursday, October 16th. Mike makes UPEI the first stop on his tour of Maritime Universities. His fabulous performances at COCA ’86 (Canadian Organi- zation’ of Campus Activities)

Milton Acorn

The Labour Management Relations Council of P.E.I. is sponsoring the Island’s first work poetry competition. Named in memory of Island poet Milton Acorn (the “People’s Poet’’), the com- petition will be held in con- junction with a major con- ference, ‘Facing Technology,’’ sponsored by the Council on November 5 at the Confedera- tion Centre in Charlottetown.

Entries must deal with some aspect of work — for example, The Experience of Working or of Unemployment, The Effect of New Technologies on one’s Job or Work . Environment, The Relationship between Work and other parts of.one’s Life.

Any resident of P.E.I. fot at least six mionths' is eligible to enter, and maysubmit one or more’poems up to a maximum of five pages:-The poems must

October 2, 1986

this past June, put him at the top of the list for block book- ings this fall. Mike is thrilled to be coming. He tells me that this is his first tour of the East Coast and it is one part of the country he has always wanted to see. In the past, he just hasn’t been able to make the time in his busy touring sche- dule. Mike will be coming to us following a 3 week tour of U.S. colleges and venues.

How can I describe Mike’s music to you? You see, with Mike, it’s more than the music it’s the people. Mikes plays his own unique style of contem- porary folk/rock, but he never plays the. same set twice. He usually chucks his song list in favour of requests. By the end of the night, everyone is singing and clapping along. When I saw him at the ‘Poor Folk’s Deli’ in Brantford, Ontario, he had to give three encores before the crowd would stop pounding on the tables with their beer bottles!

Mike has written and re- corded many songs, among

Work Poetry

be typed, and the author’s name must not appear on the poems. The entrant’s name, address and phone number should be included on a sepa- rate page. Entrants must in- clude a self-addressed and stamped envelope if they wish their entries returned. Dead- line for submissions: Entries must be postmarked no later than October 15, 1986.

Winners will be announced shortly after the deadline, and their poems will be read at the “Facing. Technology’’ con- ference. Prizes are as follows: First Prize — $200, Second Prize — $100, Third Prize — $50.

Judges for the Milton Acorn Work Poetry Competitiomare: Tain Galloway, Chairman of the P.E.I. Labour Manage- ment Relations Council and a professor at U.P.E.1.; Richard Lemm, Poet and English In- structor at U.P.E.I., President

them ‘You’ve Shown Us How’ for the Canadian Cancer Society and ‘Working Together’ for the Ontario College Students Association (to help prevent a College teacher’s strike). Mike

is also a featured performer at ‘Festival of Friends’, held annually (for three days) in Hamilton, Ontario (Mike’s home town). Mike is an in- spiration to alll. His positive outlook on life and caring for people shines through every- one of his performances. You

don’t want to miss him Thurs- day, October 16th in the Panther Lounge. Well, that’s about it for this week. Next week I promise I will finally preview some Fall-Fest entertainment.

By the way, those of you who didn’t get a chance to catch the TROPICS in Sept. will get another chance Thurs- day, October 9th at the Senior Class Pub. So have a good week. Catch you on the flipside!

Competition

of the League of Canadian Poets and Literature Repre- sentative for the P.E.I. Council of the Arts; Libby Oughton, Publisher of Ragweed Press in Charlottetown, Past President of the Atlantic Publishers’ Association and the Literary Press Group of Canada. Entries should be sent to: Milton Acorn Work Poetry Competition, P.O. Box 2023, Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Cla 7N7. For further information phone 566-5750. Debating Society

President: Barry Linkletter Vice President: Vivian Huizenga Public Relations: Luke Triantafillou

All are welcome to join the Debating Society which meets every Monday at 4:15 p.m, in room 312 in the Memorial Building. For more informa- tion, contact Dr. Claudia Mitchell, room 307 Memorial. 566-3041.

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