" Extravaganza " opens Spring week festivities Gina Filippini, Miss Berks County, kicks Spring Week off in style in last Saturday’s “Extravaganza” program in the auditorium. Bathtubs race through Meade Heights yesterday Kicking off “Rites of Spring” week on campus last Saturday evening was “Entertainment Ex travaganza ’B3”—a program which combined the talents of four Miss Pennsylvania hopefuls, a profes sional dance trio from Nor theastern Pennsyvlania, and a Capitol Campus dancer in a two hour program in the school auditorium. The event was put together in its entirety by Co-Directors Junior George Yanoshik and Senior Kim Guzzi; and, it was sponsored by the Capitol Times. S.G.A. Vice-President Chris Barrett served as the Master of Ceremonies for the event. Senior Multi-Media Journalism student Monica Auld presented an original dance interpretation to the theme from the movie “Flashdance.” She was the only Capitol Campus student to perform. “Although the attendance wasn’t overwhelming,” said Yanoshik, “I’m very pleased to say that, at the end of the pro gram, people in attendance told us that the show was a first-rate production.” The audience was able to see a small preview of what next month’s Miss Pennsylvania con test in Altoona, PA will entail. Three of the “hopefuls” were singers and the fourth young woman performed a jazz dance routine. Jennifer Eshelman, Miss Pocono, sang the classical aria “The Laughing Song”-a number which she will also perform in the State pageant. She is a 22-year- (Above) Guys and gals alike enjoyed getting in the driver’s seat in their bathtub’s on wheels. First place winner in the bathtub race crosses the finish line. old Penn State graduate with a degree in music education. Cheryl Bergen, Miss Lebanon Valley, sang “Don’t Cry Out Loud”; and Eileen Shull, Miss Cumberland Valley sang “Memory”--they, too, will per form these songs in the upcoming Miss Pennsylvania Pageant. Bergen is 22 years old and a graduate student in social work at the University of Pittsburgh. Shull, a music education major at Messiah College is 21 years old. A jazz dance to “It Was a Good Time” was performed by Gina Filippini, Miss Berks Coun ty. She is an 18-year-old business management student at Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh. Candice Kennedy and Com pany, professional dancers from Wilkes-Barre, PA were able to please young and old alike by dancing to both “Hooked on Swing” and “Whirly Girl.” Ken nedy, a professional model and dancer, was Miss Pocono in 1981. “It is not often that we are able to get so many exceptional entertainers together on the same stage in an evening,” says Yanoshik. “I am just sorry that more Capitol Campus students, faculty members, etc. did not come out to see the show.” The program offered something for everyone’s musical appetites. From a flashback to the swing music of the 40’s, to pop and new-wave music, contemporary Christian music, classical numbers, and tunes from Broad way musicals and movies, all flavors of music were evident in the show. Photos by Jerry Trently
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