Introduction

Good Morning children . . . stand up, sit down, stand up, turn round, stand on your head, sit down, stand out, sit in, rotate, stick your finger up you nose, orientate.

Well now that we have the silly bits over with we can get down to it. Actually the silly bits are what orientation is all about. This year it is hoped that we will be able to make Orientation a more meaningful and fulfilling experience; an experience which brings students to a greater understanding of their existential selves, increases by crazy quanta the good vibes eminating from the astral soul. Zapping out of everyday karmic existance into into the cosmic realm, (cries of "Far out!", "Cosmic man" "Pass the weed man!")

As well as that sort of thing we hope to provide a wide variety of entertainment and activites designed to involve a large number of students. Many activities are purely for entertainment or fun such as the the films, dance, SASRAC, poetry shouting and so forth. Others are in a more more serious vein; there are workshops for poets, politicos and drama flunkies (which means we'll probably end up with a campus full of trendy-lefties and arti-farts which I suppose is not all that bad.) Never mind, with a bit of luck there should be something in the orientation programme for everyone, so read on. . .

P'S' Orientation is really too good to miss, so how about skipping a few lectures and getting involved, you can always catch up later.

Rupert, While all being top musicians, "Heart breakers" have contented themselves recently playing music that slangs just about anyone and everything in contemporary music scene. Their performances are rollicking take offs full of surprises. "Heart breakers" will be starring in the first Hop on Monday, 27th February.

"Country Flyers" have, until recently, gone without the recognition they deserve as New Zealand's foremost exponents of Country Rock Music. At present they are touring with "Red Mole Theatre", Beaver and others. The news is that the "Flyers" are going to break up after the current Red Mole tour, with Beaver and some of the band going to Auckland while Midge Marsden, mentor and founder of the "Flyers", will stay in Wellington to form a new band.

Orientation '78 has great pleasure in presenting the "Country Flyers Farewell Concert", to be held on Tuesday 7th of March, 8:30 p.m. in the Union Hall. Along with the current flyers lineup will be old members of the band, Beaver, and many other musicians gathered to honour the Flyers and their amazing music.[

Don't expect a structured concert, but be prepared for one of the greatest jams seen in Wellington for years. Rumour has it that that the concert will be recorded and the sound gear will be the finest in Wellington courtesy of Peter Frater.

In addition to the major Concerts and Hops this year's Orientation Festival will hopefully feature some lesser known Rock bands and the like playing around — with "Uncle Phil McDonald for instance, in the "Look Alike Talk Alike Show" where Phil's own brand of inimitable humour receives a musical accompaniment. Phil's show will feature a rugged bunch of his fellow stars from the recent Kilbirnie smash hit "Fitted With Hair and Oozing Blood".

Not for the weak of stomach or neurotic of head! The "Look Alike Talk Alike Show" will be run at SASRAC, Thursday 2nd March, 4:30 — 6:30 p.m.

Jazz — On Sunday 5th of March, 8.30 p.m. in the Union Hall, Orientation '76 presents a Jazz concert. Main act will of course be the Roger Fox Big Band, a band of around 40 musicians playing in the Maynard Fergusson mould. Formerly known as the "Golden Horn" big band, they have enjoyed success in New Zealand and their recent Sydney sessions. Bandleader Bandleader Roger Fox is also trombone play player for the 1860 Jazz group. The big band's performance at last year's Student's Arts Festival was a triumph, the town hall full of screaming, clapping, stomping students. Unique in New Zealand, the big band's music is compelling. Supporting acts include the Palmerston North Band "Earthborn", another Arts Festival success. Their style is somewhat more restrained than the big band's raucous enthusiasm but their music is just as exciting.

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