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Friday, July 31, 2009
Randy Travis headlines Fraze benefit concert
Randy Travis will be the headliner for a charity concert at Fraze Pavilion on Friday, Aug. 14.
Travis will perform at the 12th Annual Celebrity Concert for Charity. Proceeds benefit cystic fibrosis research and aid those with cystic fibrosis, said John Condit, who founded the concert in 1998.
Also that night, the three finalists of a local karaoke contest will battle for the top prize of a trip for two to Las Vegas, Condit said.
Local celebrities will also sing karaoke tunes.
Condit said that with a big name like Travis, it is the first time the concert might reach a sellout.
“We’ve grown to the point where we have an act where we think we could do that,” he said.
Travis has been a country music star since the 1980s, with hits like “Deeper than the Holler,” “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “I Told You So,” recently covered by Carrie Underwood and then re-released as a duet with Travis.
He’s sold 25 million records and popped back on the charts in 2003 with “Three Wooden Crosses.”
He has won six Grammys, five Country Music Association and 10 American Music Awards. He also is an award-winning gospel singer.
Previous performers at the concert include Lori Morgan, David Cassidy, America, REO Speedwagon and last year, Little River Band and Dr. Hook.
“I like every act I book,” Condit said. “I go from liking them to loving their music because I listen to a lot when I book them.”
Proceeds of the benefit go to research to cure cystic fibrosis and the Martha Franz Fund at Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, which supports the needs of local families.
Condit, whose wife, Chris has two siblings who died of cystic fibrosis and one sister who lives with the disease, said there are 900 families in southwestern Ohio dealing with cystic fibrosis.
Tickets are $26 for the 7:30 p.m. performance. For more information, call 296-3300 or go to fraze.com
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Jamestown producer wins international award
“The Overman,” a short film co-produced by Gery L. Deer of Jamestown, has win an award at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival, Convention and Competition. The independent film won Best Experimental Micro Film (under five minutes) for “its use of advanced live-action scenes featuring firewhips.”
The award presentation will be made at the Aug. 14-16 conference near Cleveland.
Another area connection: the film was written and developed by Rich Hoffman, originally of Middletown. The situation and characters in the movie come from Hoffman’s novel, “The Symposium of Justice,” published in 2004.
Hoffman not only co-produced and directed the film, but plays the lead character. Photography was completed at the GLD Enterprises & Productions Whip Artistry Studio in Greene County in March, 2009.
According to the publicity release announcing the award: “The featurette combines live action with the latest in high-definition computer generated imaging, The action sequences and fire weapon stunts took more than 12 hours to complete; the background footage was filmed a short time later on location in Mexico by Hoffman and his wife, Wendy, then added digitally.”
Here’s how it worked: actors worked on a green screen-covered set performed among imaginary Mayan ruins. Later computerized software recognized the green background and made it transparent, replacing it with digital effects.
“This was an ambitious project and I’m glad it got some recognition,” Deer said. “The sets may have been computer generated, but the fire whip stunts were performed live and all of the effects are real.”
Deer served as technical advisor on the whip sequences, and also oversaw production. His work has been featured on stage and screen including the 2003 Universal Studios movie, The Rundown, NBC’s America’s Got Talent and The Bonnie Hunt Show.
Hoffman and Deer both say they see this project as a means to an end. “The hope is that the final product will draw new business for the cast and crew in this sluggish economy where production capital is hard to raise,” says Hoffman. “This will be a great way to show what our group can do.” Hoffman’s previous script, “The Lost Cannibals of Cahokia,” won the highest award for a feature screenplay in the horror category at the 2006 Indie Gathering.
Both artists will be presenting lectures at the Indie Gathering and “The Overman” will be released to DVD following the premier at the conference. The video version includes outtakes and behind the scenes footage. To see photos or get more information about the project go online to www.gldentertainment.com and click on Hoffman Collaboration.
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Fraze concert to start earlier than scheduled
The Billy Squier and Blue Oyster Cult concert at the Fraze Pavilion will start earlier than scheduled tonight, July 31.
Due to the anticipated length of Squier and Blue Oyster Cult’s performances, the concert will start at 7:45 p.m. instead of the scheduled 8 p.m.
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Fraze concert to start earlier than scheduled
The Billy Squier and Blue Oyster Cult concert at the Fraze Pavilion will start earlier than scheduled tonight, July 31.
Due to the anticipated length of Squier and Blue Oyster Cult’s performances, the concert will start at 7:45 p.m. instead of the scheduled 8 p.m.
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