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KlHifttt lama? Magic with a twist High on the Hog It'll be a skin show like no other. Head out to the Kentucky Fair Exposition Center tomorrow and Sunday for tattoo competitions and Harley races at the Hog Tide Motorcycle Tattoo Show. It benefits the Dream Revue booked The Pearls from left, Joyce Belt, Beverly Gant-Thompson and Deborah Belt will perform as part of "A Walnut Street Revue" tomorrow at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. For details, see Variety, Page 5. Key 'Fargo' Frances McDormand and John Carroll Lynch star in "Fargo," a film by Joel and Ethan Coen opening today.

Reviews of it, "Sgt. Bilko." "A Family Thing" and "Oliver Company" are on Pages 6 and 7. Expect amazing card tricks, juggling with broken bottles and playing with knives and fire when those wild-and-crazy guys Penn Teller come to the Palace Theatre for a show Sunday. For details, see Comedy, Page 9. Factory.

For details, see Events, Page 9. i 1 KENNY THE HPS By Ken 8-M Neuhauser 1 1 Weekend EDITOR: MAUREEN McNERNEY PHONE: 582-4684 FAX, 582-4665 Fun fest to brunch to playground, there's plenty to do before the tip-off Come on now. Tip-off of the University of Kentucky-Massachusetts game isn until 8:10 p.m. tomorrow. That leaves you with a full day to spend with your kids and not glued to the TV.

Try these events on for size. Festival of Fun The 1 1th annual Festival of Fun, presented by Hayfield Montessori School, always packs a well-planned punch for families seeking hands-on activities. And it always lives up to its name. The festival, for youngsters ages 3 through 12, will be from 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.

tomorrow in Knights Hall at Bellarmine College, 2000 Norris Place. Always popular, the "create your own art center" involves participants with marble art, melted beadwork, crayon fabric transfers and cookie decorating for a small fee. A juggling program (11:45 a.m.), puppet shows (12:30 and 2 p.m.) and tae kwon do demonstration (1:15) are planned. Each lasts 30 minutes and costs $1.50. A petting zoo (50 cents) also will be available.

Among the free activities and exhibits are an in-line-skating demonstration by the Louisville Speed Team, a Louisville Fire Department truck and appearances by mascots from Operation Brightside, the Louisville Redbirds and Bunny Brunch The 10th annual Bunny Brunch, sponsored by the Ursuline Montessori and Child Development Center, hops into high gear from 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow in Ursula Gym (Building No. 6) on the Ursuline Campus, 3105 Lexington Road. There will be an Easter parade, face painting, fishpond, bonnet making, cap painting, bunny necklaces, planting bulbs in clay pots, entertainment by the Monkey Lady and an Easter egg hunt (bring your own baskets) The brunch will include muffins, fruit, Jell-0 eggs and juice.

The advance-reservation fee is $3.50 for children ages 3 through 12 or $2 for adults and for children under age 3. The fee at the door is 50 cents more. Call (502) 895-7798. All activities will be held indoors except the egg hunt. Screen Play With hands on the poles, knees appropriately bent and standing on top of the ski slope, I began my downhill adventure at Screen Play, Food, Fun Games, the new and improved entertainment center adjacent to Dixie Dozen Theatres at Dixie Manor Shopping Center, 6801 Dixie Highway.

Actually, I was trying my skill at Alpine Racer, attempting to avoid crashing into walls, people and whatever else appeared on the game's giant TV screen. Formerly called Choo Choo's, this indoor playground caters to all age groups. It features state-of-the-art games and individual party rooms for birthdays and other celebrations. Also, the little ones can play for free in a "soft area" filled with colorful plastic balls, tunnels and cargo nets. For a fee everyone else can try Skee-Ball, pinball and video games.

Many games give tickets that can be redeemed for prizes. A partition separating the movie complex and Screen Play has been removed so you can walk from one place to the other without having to go outside. Screen Play's hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 1 1 a.m.

to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. For information about birthday-party packages and group rates, call (502) 933-MDS. "Kenny the Kids," a family-activity column, runs each Friday in the Weekend section. SCST '5- ILLUSTRATION Jj Srjr.ii byherman EarthSave founder to give 'healing' talk A TASTE OF HEALTH Restaurant Fair, nutritious fare round out EarthSave benefit EarthSave founder John Robbins will speak tonight on "Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World" at 7 at the Macauley Theatre, 315 W.

Broadway. Tickets are $16 ($13 for EarthSave members). With a donation of $60 per person or $100 per couple comes reserved seating at the speech, an autographed copy of Robbins' book "Diet for a New America" and admission to a champagne reception after the speech. Call (502) 584-7777 for tickets or stop by any Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods and Deli location. Other activities Sunday at BeUarmine College, 2000 Norris Place, include: "Eat Your Veggies An Introduction to Vegetarian Diets," presented by Suzanne Havala, author of "Simple, Low Fat Vegetarian and Shopping for Health," at 3 p.m.

in the Amy Cralle Theatre. Her talk will focus on how to get the necessary amount of protein, calcium and other nutrients on a meatless diet. "What's for Dinner? Quick and Easy Meals for Everyday Cooking," with Jennifer Raymond, who has worked with the federal government's Nutrition Education Training Project and is a specialist in heart-healthy cooking, at 4:30 p.m. in the Amy Cralle Theatre. "Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking: Easy Tips to Look Like a Pro," presented by Anoosh Shariat, chef and owner of Shariat's restaurant, at 6 p.m.

in the Amy Cralle Theatre. "Making the Grade Healthy Lunch at School," an afternoon-long exhibit, and a special presentation on the topic at 3:30 p.m. in Frazier Hall by Susan Campbell, director of EarthSave International's Healthy School Lunch Program. vegetarian lasagna. Ramsi's will be making couscous with papaya and cinnamon.

Asiatique will be among several Oriental eateries at the fair. Planned offerings include popiah (Malayan-style spring rolls), curried vegetables and a rice noodle dish. A Little Bit of Seoul will serve two Korean specialties, mon doo (steamed dumplings), stuffed with carrots, potatoes, tofu and scallions, and egg rolls. Other Pacific Rim participants will be August Moon and the Thai Cafe. For south of the border cooking, stop by El Mundo's booth.

It will have a selection of homemade salsas, including avacado-tomatillo, fresh corn and roasted pepper. See A TASTE check the samplings from more than 20 local restaurants, from Asiatique to Zephyr Cove. The restaurants will offer tasting portions, priced from $1 to $3, from 2 to 6 p.m. in the George G. Brown Activities Center on the Bellarmine campus, 2000 Norris Place.

Foods will span the globe. For example, Cafe Kilimanjaro will feature atkit wat, an Ethiopian vegetable stew seasoned with spices and turmeric; fried plantains; and injera, an Ethiopian flat bread made with whole wheat. Mediterranean fare will be well-represented. Italian Oven is serving a dish of mixed broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms and oven-roasted tomatoes, seasoned with garlic and three cheeses, and baked in a shell of pizza dough. The Bluegrass By SUSAN REIGLER Special Writer EATING YOUR vegetables is good for you; it may also be good for the planet.

That is the theme of the third annual Taste of Health being held Sunday at Bellarmine College from 2 to 7 p.m. With the emphasis on meatless dishes, prepared with dairy products and without, Taste of Health activities will include a "Try It and Buy It" store where patrons can sample a variety of health foods, like whole-wheat pasta, and buy them at bargain prices. No doubt the busiest part of Taste of Health will be the Restaurant Fair, which gives new meaning to the term "grazing." If you thought vegetarian cooking Brewing Co. is cringing its Brewing co. is onngmg us was just aoout nuts ana Denies, was jusi aoout nuts ana Denies, Page 3, col.

1, this section page 3, col. this section WDRB takes trip down memory lane for anniversary IME SURE flies when vou're That freedom resulted in I I Vatching TV. You've seen about a ft. 1 WFFKFMn counterprogramming says former WDRB I WEEKEND 1 president and general manager timer r. million cartoons, every Shirley WATCH By Kevin Baker In SCENE: In a market saturated with country and blues, Louisville's jazz scene burns brightly among a devoted core of fans and musicians.

J2? im Jaspan in the special. "We were doing the opposite of what the other networks were doing," Jaspan says. "We signed on at 3 in the afternoon and that got us an instant audience with the kids and that carried over into the night." So when the other stations were showing soaps, WDRB had Presto the clown and cartoons. Instead of news, WDRB aired classic sitcoms. Then on weekends saturated with sports, Channel 41 showed movies starring Shirley Temple, John Wayne and Abbott and Costello.

But Presto (played by Bill Dopp) was synonymous with Channel 41. The first segment includes Presto performing the "Great Sands of the Desert Mystery," a trick many viewers remember as keenly as the See WEEKEND Page 3, col. 1, this section Temple film and Presto! just like magic, 25 years have passed. Anybody who ran home from school in the 1970s to watch TV remembers WDRB's "Funsville," with host Presto the clown. Kids loved WDRB, Louisville's first independent station.

But WDRB, like its audience and its hometown, has grown since its inception in 1971. WDRB will celebrate its silver anniversary with "Channel 41: A 25th Anniversary Scrapbook," a two-part special, at 7 p.m. tomorrow and 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Homegrown Couch Potatoes are guaranteed to enjoy this portrait of the station's evolution.

Archival footage and interviews are presented by host Ray Foushee, a longtime WDRB announcer. With each clip, everything comes rushing back to you like the words to a "Schoolhouse Rock" song. Trumpets blare as the baritone announcer reads the independent station's constitution, written on a parchment that scrolls down the screen. "When in the course of television events, Louisville joins the esteemed ranks of 34 cities in the United States of America of having bestowed upon it a fourth television station." Fourth station? Nowadays, some of us have 80 channels or more. But in 1971, it was a pretty big deal.

The station promised to "serve the needs of the public and advertiser in independent That's a pledge better recalled in the station's early slogan, "WDRB, where independence is fun." ill Ann Lander 10 Calendar 5 Comics 10, 11 Movie capsules 10 ft i Presto: clowning around in WDRB's early days.