San Jose City College Times, Vol. 50, Issue 4, Mar 14, 1996

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She then demonstrated exactly what she was talking about. Staff Writer She opened her set with a meA combination of Music at dium paced walking blues song : Midday and Women's History entitled "Wild Women Don't Get : month brought talented blues gui- the Blues," a song from 1920. She tarist Del Rey to San Jos~ City movedthroughoutthemusicofthe College on Wednesday. '20s to '40s, playing a 1929 DeThe focus of her presentation pression anthem by Dorothy Fields, was women in American music. a song from the days of border Del Rey mixed her folk/blues mu- radio in the '30s, an a cappella tune sic with a spoken history of female by Rose Maddux from the '30s and blues, country, jazz and bluegrass a dance song from the late '30s musicians. Rey also played originals, inStanding in front of her micro- eluding a song dedicated to one of phone with a custom-made metal her major influences, Memphis hollow body guiMinnie. The tar, Rey epito- - - - - - - - - - - - song featured mizedtheportrait numerous guitar of blues music. styles and interShe played estingdynamics, by Kevin Winzer

Toes tapped ail OVer the COllege sthoengwsboymmeannyshoef theater in time to spoke about in- Rey's up-tempo

from fast chord progressions to den finger-pick• ing, sliding into eluding Amy Smith, Dorothy mUSIC. cut-time at the Fields, Memphis - - - - - - - - - - - end. Her voice a Minnie, Rose Maddux, Jane Lucas, perfect match for her intricate guiWillieMabon and Lydia Mendoza. tar playing. Rey said that the music of fe"Therearehundredsofobscure male musicians is very important. female performers and rare songs, "Women have been in blues little gems of tunes, that deserve to and jazz from the beginning," she be heard," Rey said. She mensaid. She cited Amy Smith, a mu- tioned a blues musician of such sician in the '20s, who recorded obscurity that the only thing known the first blues album, to support about her is her pseudonym, Jane her statement. Lucas. Rey performed one of her Rey spoke of "power and el- songsentitled"HowCanYouHave egance"infemalebluesmusicians. See Midday, Page 8.

until March 29. An International World Conference on Women was held on Monday, March 11, in the College Union Community Room. Three women who attended the International Women's Conference in Beijing, China last August talked about their personal experi-

Throughout history, women have been abused and oppressed and were upon as objects to be used at the of men. To raise awareness and celebrate the acpllpllislunelllts of women, San Jost City is putting on its lith - annual History Celebration. Barbara Snyder, who bas worked at City for 20 years and was City College's woman electronics instructor, bas tamearu:d the event for the past 11 years. · is the biggest one yet," said Snyder. focus is on some of the issues particuaffecting women today. The underlyt.beme is mainly international, it is also Barbara Snyder women's voices." The celebration took a year to put toInstructor and includes such events as internaspeakers. art exhibits and musical eoces. Dr. Meg Bowman spoke of her difficulOpening the celebration is an art exhibit ties in obtaining visas for her group, student artist Tibisay Geis, a native Venezuelan. Sherrie Gomez spoke of the differences and spiritual art is the theme and Geis' similarities of women in China through the makes bold political and social com- eyes of a poor single mother and Donna using found objects. The exhibit Zgil, a San Jose State University professor, be on display in the CoiJege Gallery showed slides~ v~o of the Beijing con-

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The focus is on some of the issues particularly affecting women today. The underlying theme is mainly international. ...

ference including the speech that First Lady Hillary Clinton delivered to the crowd. Snyder said that she feels the discussion on the Beijing conference will be the highlight of the celebration because of its international flavor. She wants those who attend the discussion to get an "increased appreciation for what women can do. Women who hear it can internalize it themselves and pass it on to their sisters and daughters." On Tuesday, March 12, City College art instructor Eve Page gave a lecture in the College Union Community Room on Hildegard von Bingen. Bingen, who lived almost a 1,000 years ago, was a composer who practiced medicine and was recognized as a theological scholar in the male dominated fteld of religion. Th~ lecture included slides and dealt with why Bingen's ignored messages are relevant today. On Wednesday from 12-1 p.m., noted blues musician Del Rey played in the College Theatre. Further upcoming events include a lecture by Gloria C. Duffy in the College Union Community Room on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. And two plays, "Dolores" and "Valentine Fairy," will be held at the City College Theater at 8 p.m. on March 22-23.

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