f riday, October 7, 1977
daily nebraskan
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By Rex Henderson
Future events at Pershing Auditorium could be really
rockin' and reelin'.
The Lincoln City Council Monday liberalized the li
quor policies for Pershing. The new policy allows liquor to
be served at all Pershing events, unless more than 20 per
cent of the audience is under 19 years old.
Pershing has been serving liquor at private parties and
conventions for many years. The policy change allows
liquor at public events for the first time.
Ike Hoig, Pershing Auditorium manager, said they have
been "kicking around ' the idea to liberalize liquor poli
cies for several years. He just began pushing it about three
weeks ago, he said.
Serving liquor at Pershing has become a necessity to
compete for business, Hoig said.
"It's good business," Hoig said. "They have been
taking all the business away from me with the Sports
Complex." : -
The Fair "Grounds also have been cutting into Pershing
business, he said.
Hoig said bookings at Pershing have been declining
for several years. Last summer was particularly bad and
the fall bookings have been slow coming in.
Most auditoriums have served liquor for years and it
has become difficult to attract business without it, he
said.
Hoig said he has heard little opposition to the policy
change and is not expecting any. It will be at least two
weeks before liquor will be available to the public at
Pershing. '
"We want to be sure we are set up properly" before
serving the beverages. Hoig said, Liquor will be available
as soon as "we have it set up and know the products we
will use." .
Hoig said he is unsure how much additional business
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Hoig will be responsible for .deciding which events
liquor will be served at.
It is just a matter of common sense deciding which
events will attract a young audience, he said.
Country performers like Charlie Pride or older rock.
bands like Crosby, Stills and Nash would attract an older
crowd, Hoig said. For a band like "Kiss," liquor would
not be served.
Hoig said he also can rely on the International Associa
tion of Auditorium Managers to give him advice on the -kind
of audience a certain performer attracts.
Stardom chance offered to winners
of Bob Hope collegiate talent search
You could have the chance to be on the next
nationally televised Bob Hope special. College students
from the United States and Canada will compete for this
honor in the "Top Collegiate Talent" search. Preliminary
judging will be at the Nebraska Union Ballroom Oct. 16
for anyone interested.
Ron Dahlke of the Union Program Council, said this is
the fust year Bob Hope and rew Mexico State University
have sponsored the search. The search also is endorsed by
the National Entertainment and Campus Activities
Association (NECAA).
Dahlke explains that the preliminary, area, regional and
national levels of competition will be divided into eight
categories: pop rock, rhythm and blues, folk, country,
jazz, classical, dance, and other. Comedy acts, magicians,
and jugglers are among acts that often occur in the "catch
all" category, Dahlke said.
Winners from UNL in each of the" eight categories will
compete in the area contest at Creighton University in
Omaha, Nov. 15, Area winners then travel to Manhattan,
Kan., for the regional competition hosted by Kansas State
University. Regional finalists , continue to Kansas City,
Kan., where Bob Hope will pick eight to ten students to'
appear with him on national television. The special will
be televised from New Orleans in conjunction with the
NECAA spring convention.
Those interested in competing in preliminary judging
must be full-time students enrolled and pursuing a degree
at the time of application and during competition. Stu
dents are ineligible if they have signed a professional
contract for entertainment, if they earn more than 50 per
cent of their salary nvany performing entertainment field,
or if they participate under an alias. Contestants meeting
these requirements must register and pay a $3 entry
fee by today in the Union Program Council office, room
J 15 of the Nebraska Union,
!" Dalhke said he is expecting only 15 to 20 contestants
.because the entree fee and seriousness of the competition
will discourage those who might enter "just for the fun
of it." But, he added the talent search has "terrific
potential for serious contestants. .
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