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rrir 'V-' v'v 1 9- 1 "vrypsr 'V i By EUSE V. ii'i Aril Editor a 7 A festival without music and Impossible! Speak of spring without flowers; violin without a bow, aailboat without a but not a festival without music and art. That is why officials; planning the Long" Beach Sea Festival, enlisted the aid of Long Beach Symphony Association and Long Beach Art Association. The Sea Festival concert will take place Tuesday in Recreation Park (see story below). Next Sunday, Bixby Park will overflow with artists -and viewers for the Sea Festival Art air, staged by, the art association.

In a heigh-ho, lets go to the fair mood, hundreds of people will throng the path by 1 Overseeing all the activity will be Joan McCluer, Art Fair chairman. 1 LONG BEFORE fair-goers begin to arrive at 10 the park win be abustle minister, and other areas. Word of tha Art Fair success has spread, as each year, more artiati and more yleWem attend. Last year, some 400 adult and .100 young artists brought creations to be looked at and, often, purchased. And each year, more people come for the fun.

i There also will be an area for Am judged show, for which the entry fee la $2 per painting far pre-registration, 12.50 for walk-; in registration. Judge win be Armand Gasparin, Laguna Reach artist. He wiU make selections between 1 and 2:30 p.m. At 3:30, awards will be announced. Best of show will garner $100, second win merit $75, third, 950.

Sure to draw, many contenders is Spec-- tram Club's f200 cash, purchase award for the best traditional painting. ACROSS the park, young artists will have their own display area. Theyll be1 judged, too, in four divisions, according to age. All who have passed their sixth birthdays but haven't reached their 19th one, may enter three original works in any media. After due consideration, jura.

Susan SALT. AND PEPPER WpRKSHOP will entertain at Ait Fair. Here, Tom Moses, who heads the group, directs Moore (left) and Betty Buckner as Varon Moley holds clap board. with artists coming to displays. Elea-.

McCalley; a teacher in the Downey public school system, will award first through demonstrates table loom, -third place ribbons and three honorable Weavers will nore Smith wffl be there at a.m. to assign i exhibit. space on first come-first Already; many, artists have had the foresight to send in the reservation foe of 15. Responses have been received from Mill -Valley, Pasadena, Chino, Playa del Ray, Los Angeles, Altadena, San Pedro, West-. i 1 -x STARLIGHT SERENADE in For its participation in the 1971 Sea Festival, Long Beach Symphony will stage its second Starlight Serenade, of the season Tuiesday at 8 p.m.

In Recreation Tl Park. 'The serenades are sponsoredhythe-j Independent, there is no admission I An' innovation for the orchestra, i programwill be a joint venture with Pa-cific Ppoa Theater) Long Beach opera workshop group. Puccinis enduring favorite Madame Butterfly wiU be sung in-Italian in a folly; costumed and: staged production. In the; starring role, Kathleen Martin can, LL Puwnan. i Baritone Craig Fields will appear as A'tbe American Consul, Sharpless; soprano 7 i Trist Hillman win sing the role of Butter- flys faithful servant; Suzuki; -v V4 r'vV Othri in fhft east wilt include Octavio Others in the cast will Include Octavio Orachena as hfichael Gallup as Bonze; James Cowell as Yamadori; and Patricia Vaniey as Kate Pinkerton.

v. -Vl i i. iv.v'ivt v. i Concert-goers re encouraged to bring picidc baskets and to suffer in the park 1 1 KATHLEEN MARTIN will. sing.