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0 nwnna TM HUMMR ON ROCK DUO AU. TUU Oates I 6 Tuesday, Jaa 6, 2004 Features Editor Paula Monarez Diaz 546-6154, pdiazelpasotimes.com www.elpasotimes.com AREANEWS Children get chance to audition for play ring 1 Wednesday is the deadline to sign up children for auditions to the production "Alice in Wonderland," a project of the city of El Paso Arts and Culture Department and the Missoula Children's Theatre. Auditions will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Scottish Rite Theatre, 301 W.

Missouri. Children selected will rehearse daily through Jan. 16. The performances will be at noon and 2 p.m. Jan.

17. Auditions are free. There will be a $10 fee for each child selected. Registration deadline is Wednesday. A parental signature is required.

MaribelVillalva MOREEVENTS 3D 7 VL a 1 A CI iiBtJfl'r ft nirrtnTniiT ii 7 i raw-- Event to showcase latest in weddings Elegant Penguin Productions will present the 14th annual Days of Remembrance wedding and quinceanera event to benefit the El Paso Child Crisis Center. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Judson F. Williams Convention Center.

The show will feature the latest trends in wedding and quinceanera gowns as well as tuxedos. It will have more than 35 vendors, all experts in weddings and quinceaneras. m. i vtvvuj vv ill mnaiu iu. er.

Information: 592-8897. MaribelVillalva Gannett News Service Actress Catherine Dent, who starred in the TV series "The Shield," works with stylist Phillip Bloch on clothing choices for her appearance at the annual Golden Globe Awards. Stylists ready to help stars dress to win By Ann Oldenburg USA Today And the race is on. Awards season is just around the corner, and the question is: what to wear? The Golden Globes will begin the red carpet fashion parade Jan. 25.

For nominees, presenters or those who just want to be seen, the scramble is on as stylists and designers vie to dress the top stars. "It's so competitive," says stylist Jessica Paster, an eight-year veteran whose clients include Naomi Watts, Marcia Gay Harden and Cate Blanchett, nominated for "Veronica Guerin." Paster says she has heard of two Oscar hopefuls who have already decided what they're wearing, right to the accessories. And the -Oscars aren't until Feb. 29. Susan Ashbrook, founder of Film Fashion, a public relations firm devoted to designers, two months ago sent out a time line to clients reminding them that the season was moved up by about a month from last year.

Designers then put fi-. nal touches on their "look books" photo collections of mannequins and models in red carpet possibilities. Look books are sent to stylists hired to create a star's winning look, including jewelry, shoes, hair, makeup and any other accessory. Getting any celebrity to wear your gown on a red carpet is valuable the best showcase possible. But there are A-listers even among the A-listers.

Paster says Nicole Kidman is a fashion icon, but this year, Uma Thurman, with a Golden Globe nomination and Oscar buzz for "Kill Bill Vol. 1," is emerging as another statuesque actress designers would love to drape. Including designer Nicole Miller. "I've always admired the unique style of Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman and Diane Keaton," Miller says. Linda Stetter El Paso Times THINGSTODO 30 Students whose artwork will be featured in the upcoming wolff, Silvia Garcia and Nabil Juarez, all of Del Valle High Mayor's Youth Art Showcase are, left to right, Alan Demp- School.

The exhibit opens Sunday. MARKYOUR CALENDAR Teen artists pay tribute to slain civil rights leader Makeplans What: Fourth annual Mayor's Youth Art Showcase and Humanitarian Award Presentation. When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Where: Lincoln Center, 4001 Durazno.

Details: The event also is the kickoff for the city of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department's annual canned food drive. People are encouraged to take a canned food item to the event. the words, "Celebrate Black History." "It started as a school project, but I've learned that he fought for the rights of blacks," she said. The event is also designed to give the young students, most of whom have aspirations to be artists, a venue to exhibit their work, and the opportunity to go through the process of being in a gallery and experience an exhibit opening. Juarez's mother, Mayela Briones is happy to see her daughter's artwork displayed in a gallery.

Please see Martin 2D By Maribel Villalva El Paso Times More than 35 years after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King his messages of equality are still inspiring young students everywhere. In El Paso, a group of students have submitted original artwork depicting the slain leader and his teachings to the fourth annual Mayor's Youth Art Showcase and Humanitarian Award Presentation, a project sponsored by the city of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department. The event is al- Information: 533-3311. ways held near Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is Jan.

19. This.year's show will feature about 30 pieces by the students and three professional El Paso artists: Dee Johnson, Jimmie Lou Malone and James Millender. The exhibit opening will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln Center, 4001 Durazno. Nabil Juarez, a 16-year-old Del Valle High School student, will have one of her pieces in the show.

She submitted a portrait of King accompanied by What: Yanni in concert. vLLr 1 Martin C- A Luther When: 7 p.m. March 7. Where: UTEP's Don Haskins Center. Details: In his career, Yanni has played at Radio City Hall, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City and the Parthenon.

Tickets: $29.50 to $55, plus service charges. Tickets are available at www tirkptmaQter rnm anrl at all Ticketmaster locations. Information: 544-8444. 52 S2i2 40: Business have a market of 2 million people on the border. If you tailor your business to that, you can profit.

DON'TMSSIT On TV: Make sure to check out Robert "Beto" O'Rourke, 31, son of former El Paso County Judge Pat O'Rourke, graduated in 1995 from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in English litera Why El Paso? the governor of Cali Each Tuesday in 2004, the El Paso Times will feature people younger than age 40 making a name in business. To nominate someone for this column, e-mail 52under40elpasotimes.com. Entries may be mailed to 52 under 40, P.O. Box 20, El Paso, TX 79999. fornia in his hard- I missed it.

A edge action days in The Termi ture and spent tnree years working at In nator" at 6 p.m. 1 O'Rourke What can business people do for El Paso? elpasotimes.com on AMt icable Channel 47.) Arnold ZZm rhwar7pnpc7- yShV' ger stars as a A I want to live here my whole life. I want to do anything I can to make this city a great city. Businesses here need to get more involved in public policy issues. That would make the road to where we're going much shorter.

fr century cyborg who comes to 1984 See more profiles of young El Pasoans making their mark troduced me to the community. On my own, I picked up the phone, making hundreds of telephone calls the first year to get our foot in the door. Los Angeles to kill a ternet start-ups in New York City. He returned to El Paso to form his own company, now called Stanton Street Technology Group, which does IT consulting and Web design for small to medium-size businesses. He sits on the boards of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and of the Institute for Policy and Economic Development at UTEP.

QWhat steps did you take to succeed? A Seeing El Paso as a place with opportunities allowed me the faith to start a business. I joined the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and they in- Just how tall are you? waitress, played by Linda Hamilton, and change history. The movie is directed by James Cameron. Tom Cruise to visit with Jay Leno tonight Qjy What advice do you give others on your path? A 6-foot-4. 1 used to not like it be cause I felt awkward.

Now, I like it. If I'm at a show, I can see the band. By Louie Gilot, Paso Times Open your eyes and see the opportunities. You conceivably.