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'Georgia' on my mind Jazzin' it up Eve Cornelious and the Chip Crawford Quartet bring their smooth mix of traditional and progressive jazz to the Louisville Gardens Armory Place Theatre on Sunday. The concert is part of the Bank One Jazz Cabaret series, presented by the Kentucky Center for the Arts. For details, see Concerts, Page 5 Youthful music Talented young musicians will shine Sunday in two concerts. The Louisville Youth Choir performs at Christ Church Alabama bound Alabama, the band that helped make country music the most popular music in Mare Winningham is nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for "Georgia," which opens today. Reviews of that film and "Girl 6," "Diabolique" and "Race the Sun" are on Pages 6 and 7 America, returns to Freedom Hall tonight for another greatest-hits concert.

Chesney opens. For details, see Concerts, Page 5 Cathedral, 421 S. Second while the Louisville Youth Orchestra plays at the University of Louisville School of Music, First Street and Brandeis Avenue. For details, see Concerts, Page 5 dKi.a5'-,, I 'Alt EE IT I 3 II it lw KENNY THE KIDS By Ken Neuhauser vrl I i mi Week EDITOR: MAUREEN McNERNEY PHONE: 582-4684 FAX, 582-4665 fi irExioiidMaiiHijiHi jj WENTkV FROGGI A COURTIN' mm Wetland chorus is a sure sign of spring By LINDA STAHL Staff Writer THE SUN was just breaking through a thin haze and the temperature was hovenng around 50 degrees. But the fact that last Sunday was only marginally springlike Uwasn keeping people indoors.

After three months of winter, dogs strained at leashes as owners led them along the roads and paths in Iroquois Park. Kids on bikes with training wheels squealed as parents watched their progress. Horses and riders, united again, plied the trails of the South End park. The official beginning of spring was a few days away. For me it seemed an utter certainty when I rounded a bend on Iroquois Park Road and heard a sound that is an unmistakable harbinger of the season: The call of chorus frogs.

Get out that bike and join the Tour, then see exhibit On Feb. 28, the Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery unveiled a whimsical, entertaining and at times thought-provoking tribute to bicycles. "Transformation of the Machine: The Bicycle" showcases a selection of manufactured and handmade bicycles and artists' interpretations of bicycles. One display at the gallery, 609 W. Main is a "monocycle'1 made by Crinkum-Crankum artist Doug Russell.

Kids will love its flashing lights, gyroscope and sound effects. The exhibit runs through April 13. The gallery's regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

However, it will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday the same day life imitates art during a real bicycle ride in conjunction with the exhibit. "Tour de Ville" is geared for all-age riders and is sponsored by the gallery, National City and the Louisville Wheelmen. Weather permitting it should prove to be a fun family outing. Keep in mind this is not a race; it's a leisurely bike ride.

So pump up your tires, tighten the handlebars, fill the water bottles and join the "Tour de Ville." Bicyclists will assemble at 2 p.m. Sunday at National City Plaza, Fifth and Market streets, with the event to begin shortly thereafter. Three rides will be offered: a seven-mile route to the McAlpine Locks and back; a 15-mile route to Shawnee and Chickasaw parks and back; and a 25-mile route to Utica, and back. Each route will be led by an experienced member of the Wheelmen. Helmets are required.

There is no entry fee. For further information, call (502) 589-0102. Champ's skates off into the sunset For 20 years parents dropped off their children at Champ's Camelot Rollerdrome at Camelot Shopping Center. The youngsters skated to pop music, socialized with their friends and got giddy when they took a tumble. Many children celebrated their birthdays at the eastern Jefferson County establishment.

Even John Y. Brown Jr. celebrated his gubernatorial victory at Champ's Camelot. Cherish those memories because the rink is closing. Sunday is the last day of operation.

Owner Arm and Champa said that a lease dispute forced him to shut down the operation. He is looking for another rink location in the Lyndon-La Grange Road area with intentions of reopening in the fall. Final weekend hours are 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. today; 2 to 5 p.m.

and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow; and 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $4 for afternoon sessions and $5 for the evenings.

Skate rental is included in the price. The number is (502) 425-1717. Wheels and deals A free Bike Rodeo, highlighted by an obstacle course to allow children ages 6 to 12 opportunities to demonstrate and learn safety and riding skills, is being held tomorrow at Bowman Field. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

at the 100th Training Division, U.S. Army Reserve, 3600 Century Division Way, off Cannons Lane. The first 100 participants will receive free T-shirts. Other activities include drawings for helmets, a visit from McGruff the Crime Dog and light refreshments. The rodeo is sponsored by the Louisville Police Department, the Army Reserve, AAA Kentucky Automobile Club and Champions of Louisville, a substance-abuse prevention group.

If it rains, activities move inside a nearby hangar. "Kenny the Kids," a family-activity column, runs each Friday in the Weekend section. WHERE THE FROGS ARE Here's a sampler from croaker country. Spring is the noisiest season for frogs and their warty cousins, the toads, as they claim their territory, find their mates and lay eggs by the thousands. There are about 20 species in Kentucky, according to John MacGregor, a specialist in endangered species with the U.S.

Forest Service, and about the same number in Indiana, according to Daryl Karns, a biology professor at Hanover College in Indiana. Be nice to the frogs you meet. "Frogs can take an awful lot of handling, but they can dehydrate and die," said Steve Perrill, a professor at Butler University in Indianapolis. "Put one in your pocket and it might die." Some frogs, like the gray tree frog, emit poison that can sting your eyes if you touch your eyes after handling the frog, he cautioned. Frogs have many predators, including fish, birds, small mammals, snakes, turtles and even other frogs.

Bullfrogs, the largest local frogs at up to 8 inches in length, will eat other frogs. Since frogs breathe through their skin, air and water pollutants can kill them. And silt runoff from construction can suffocate their eggs. Increasingly frogs are thought of as barometers of environmental health, indicators of ozone depletion or acid rain. Locally, the earliest frogs the wood frogs, which sound like raspy, quacking ducks have already bred and quieted down for the season in most places.

You may hear a lone male that is still looking for a mate, but that's all. But there is plenty of action ahead as other frog and toad species announce their emergence from hibernation. You can find them in many locations. Here are some suggestions close to Louisville: Caperton Swamp, a small preserve located on the south side of Upper River Road just east of Indian Hills Trail. Nelson Hornbeck Park on Fairdale Road.

A marshy area beyond the ballfields is alive with frogs, according to Larry Hilton, naturalist at the nearby Jefferson County Memorial Forest. Tom Wallace Park in the Jefferson County Memorial Forest on Mitchell Hill Road. Naturalist Hilton directs visitors See WHERE Page 3, col. 2, this section It had rained the night before and a pool of water in a ravine was alive with the mating music. Imagine running your finger over the teeth of a fine-tooth steel comb.

That's their song. These smooth-skinned creatures populate damp meadows, marshes, swamps, temporary ponds and wet, wooded bottom land, like the small area in the park. Chorus frogs are tiny, less than 2 inches long, and beat a hasty retreat when you start to move toward their concert stage. If you puuue them after dark, when they are really in a mating frenzy, you can get closer. But even then they hide behind pieces of vegetation or burrow in the mud and muck.

Stir around with a dip net and shine a light and you may get to see a few of these brown- to gray-colored frogs. Or just keep a proper distance and enjoy the sound. It will intensify at dusk and after dark as more mating and calling begins to take place. This chorus frog singing and breeding will continue approximately through the end of April. Urban dwellers are at a disadvantage.

Traffic noise often masks the songs of frogs that continue to survive in city wetlands. But even the rumble of traffic on nearby Interstate 71 couldn't compete with the intense frog song I heard last March on visits to Caperton Swamp, a wetland off Upper River Road, just 10 minutes from downtown. The other species of frog that sings its heart out this time of year is the spring peeper, another amphibian less than 2 inches long. Spring peepers repeat a short, high-pitched note that rises at the end. When there is a large choir on hand, the sound, which can carry a quarter of a mile, sounds like the jingle of sleigh bells.

The sleigh bells of spring, that is. "Listen, listen, hear it?" my husband often asked as we arrived See FROGGIE, Page 3, col. 1, this section Top to bottom: Spring peeper, southern leopard frog, bullfrog, wood frog, chorus frog. STAFF ILLUSTRATION BY HERMAN WIEDERWOHL What's the mystery about Shelby Woo? Find out Sunday on Nickelodeon OUND UP the usual suspects for Nickelodeon cable's "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo." Young viewers who caught last Saturday's preview or last Sunday's premiere were saying pft' i SUM WEEKEND WATCH By Kevin Baker before they could ask, "Woo "Woo-hoo!" who?" ir displayed the pirate treasure in his shop but somebody swiped it. Shelby and her friends pieced together the clues and discovered the culprit, as did many viewers.

This Sunday, a dolphin at the marine lab turns up missing and the police are too distracted by smuggling activity in the area to work on the crime. Shelby and her sidekick sleuths wind up solving both mysteries. If you want more details on "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo," you can find them on America Online in the Shelby Woo area by using the keyword Nick. There you'll find the Clues and Suspects File, which is updated daily, as well as other information about the show. Otherwise, you'll have to wait till 8:30 p.m.

Sunday for the next set of suspicious characters and subtle revelations in the current "Shelby Woo" mystery, "The Missing See WEEKEND Page 3, col. 2, this section In SCENE: Meet those radio personalities who are greeting Louisville listeners at the (wise) crack of dawn. The mystery series about Shelby Woo (Irene Ng), a teen-age amateur sleuth in Cocoa Beach, appeals to the same audience that thrives on R. Stine's "Goosebumps" books and TV series. Shelby is a fast-talking 16-year-old with an after-school job as a clerk at the police station.

She lives with her grandfather, Mike Woo (Pat Morita), a retired scientist who used to help the police solve crimes. Shelby is supposed to file papers and get coffee, but she can't resist the urge to help the police crack the latest case. Her friends, Noah (Adam Busch) and Cindi (Preslaysa Edwards), always get caught up in Shelby's enthusiasm for each new mystery. As Shelby leads the investigation on her computer by replaying clues, evidence and suspect profiles, viewers can also draw conclusions and come up with solutions. This kind of interaction encourages youngsters to use their noggins while enjoying a good mystery.

They don't just watch the story unfold, they gather evidence, watch for clues and size up the suspects before the culprits are revealed at the end of each show. Future dilemmas include a disappearing dolphin, a poisoned surfer and a kidnapped astronaut. Last week, the owner of a dive shop found a valuable coin when he went scuba diving. He mm Shelby Woo (Irene Ng) follows In the sleuthing footsteps of her grandfather, Mike Woo (Pat Morita), on "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo." Ann Landers 10 Calendar 5 Comics 10, 11 Movie capsules 4 i.

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