What's Happening

THEOHIO RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL promises to be the hard-line rocker of the summer. The line-up for the August 3 event offers such heavy metal as Aerosmith, Black Oak Arkansas, Fog Hat, Mahogony Rush, and the Blue Oyster Cult. Tickets are $9 in advance and $1 1 at the gate of Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati. MOJO BOOGIE BAND, notorious crowd pleasers appear at Chances Are July 5, along with the New Order direct from Hollywood featuring ex MC-5er Dennis Thompson, and former Stooge, Ron Ashton...Also on the Ann Arbor homefront, UAC has begun presentation of free concerts on Friday and Tuesday evenings in People's Plaza, next to the Administration Building, on U-M Campus; music starting at 7:30 pm... THE ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY PARK PROGRAM summer concert series will follow this August 3rd: Synerqy, Headwind, Starliqht on the Rails, and Foxx. The concerts are being held this year at Víctor Jara Musicians' Park, down the road from last year's site. Remember to bring a donation; because when it eets down to it, free certs aren't free...In Ypsilanti, the recently remodeled Suds Factory is reopening with a new discotheque atmosphere, complete with 6,000, count em, pulsating lights on the walls and 720 square foot dance floor... THE FIFTH DIMENSIÓN will perform at Pine Knob, August 1 & 2. Pine Knob will also be bringing in folk artist Judy Collins, August 3; War, August 4 & 5; Linda Ronstadt, August 1 1 , Todd Rundgren and his image of Utopia, August 1 2; those dashing young lads Seals & Crofts, August 1 3 and the ever persevering Jefferson Starship (ne airplane) Í with Marty Balin back on board, August 14... JAZZ buft's might want to cruise out to Metro Airport August 3 for Buddy Rich and his Big Jazz Band at the Ramada Inn; two shows are at 8 & 10 pin. ..The Brookside Jazz Ensemble with vocalist Úrsula Walker will appear at the Ponchetrain Hotel's outdoor terrace August 1 ...The Lyman Woodard Organizaron continúes to beautify Detroit at the Pretzel Bowl, Wednesday thru Friday evenings...Benny Goodman and nis sextet will be at Meadowbrook August 8... MALCOLM X, a forceful documentary film about the life of the assassinated black leader wil! be shown by the Indochina Peace Campaign, at the MLB, U-M, with 2 shows at 7:30 & 9:15, August 8& 9... ...The Summer Film Festival continúes its presentation of tree films each evening, Monday thru Friday. until August 8. Thetnes vary trom night to night; there are usually more than 3 films at a time. They start at 7pm in MLB 3, U-M campus. Check calendar lor details... ..Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider are the doublé feature scheduled for the Orchard Ridge Outdoor Theatre at Oakland Com munity College, Aug. 8. Starts at 9:30pm. at 1-696 and Orchrd Lk. Rd... Cinema II is also showing Five Easy Pieces Aug. 9 at 7:3Opm and 9:15 pm, U-M campus... That unforgettable duo of films. Reefer Madness and the Mystery of the Leaping Fih, starring Douglas Fairbanks as Detective Coke Ennyday, will show Aug. 12 at Ann Arbor Film Coop, 7,8:45 and 10:30pm... If you'rean EMU student or fuculty member, take advantage Let the Good Times Roll, starring Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Fats Domino, at 7:30 and 9:30mn. Mud Cinema in Yosi... SIXTH ANNUAL ANN ARBOR MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL spans two weekends. Aug. 2 & 3 is the first, with theatre. dance, music and crafts at Burns Park. West Park, the Ark and Nichol's eoreeous Arboretum. Aug. 9 & 10 there'll be a medieval fair at the U-M music school pond, from lOam till dusk... The Michigan Repertory Theatre presents Canterbury Tales at Mendelssohn Theater, U-M, Aug. 5... Saline is hosting its lOth annual rodeo at the Washtenaw Farm Council grounds Aug. 8 & 9... In Detroit, the Ethnic Festivals continue witli the Ukranian Festival Aug. 1 - 3, and the Polish Festival Aug. 8 - 10... Lincoln Park hosts a Free Arts Festival and Community Arts Fair Aug. 1 - 3 at the Lincoln Park Community Center TV: MARY JANE GROWS UP is the titie of NBC's look at reefer in the seventies, at lOpm, cliannel 4, Aug. 3... Detroit playwright and BUthoi Ron Milner, whose play What the Wine Sellers Buy is currcntly at the Fisher Theater in Detroit, will he the guesl on Channel 7's "Issues" at 12:3Opm July 30... The Philadelphia Folk Festival comes to life on Channel 56 at 8pm August 9, with perfromances by John Prine, Deadly Niglitshade, Steve Goodman. Norman Blake and 1 cm Rush