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i. 'i i ii i i. i i I I i rm i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i iti i i 2D THE TENNESSEAN -ThufKlaY. Octobf 261995 IT'S ALL YOURS Tennessean feature services A guide of things to see and do The Tennessean lists events and meetings as space permits. The Living section includes support groups on Mondays; dasses on Tuesdays; meetings on Wednesdays; singles activities on Thursdays; and special events on Saturdays.

A detailed list of a variety of activities appears in Friday's Weekend, and listings of fine arts, theater and music events appears Sundays in Showcase. Information should be submitted, at least two weeks before the event in writing to Calendar of Events, The Tennessean, 1100 Broadway, Nashville 37203; fax 259- 8057; E-mail lrvingtennessean.com. For your convenience, printed calendar forms are available in The Tennessean lobby, by writing the above address or by calling Removing prayer from school aimed at fairness Abigail Sl Van Buren vV 66 the belt (unfair) 67 Mind-reading abbr. 68 Oak or maple 69 Teams of workers DOWN 1 Pronounce indistinctly 2 Little 3 Singer James 4 Jungle beast 5 Society-column word 6 Happen 7 Puts on shingles 8 Costume designer Head 9 Congress mem. 10 "I cannot tell" 1 1 Alaskan bear 12 Warnings 16 Helper: abbr.

19 Costing little 21 -Nightline" host Koppel 24 Pester 25 Expression of surprise 27 Short-lived fashion 28 track mind 29 Genetic strand 31 Carbonated ACROSS 1 Prow's opposite 6 Crude metals 10 Alias 1 3 Supple 14 Secret writing 1 5 Actress Albright 1 7 Let loose 1 8 Agrees 20 Pitcher Nolan 21 Clump of grass 22 Beneficiaries 23 Galosh 26 LL.D. holder 27 Compelled 30 Birds of prey 32 Ell 33 Sea animals 36 Darting 37 Trouble 38 Bluebird's residence 42 Bright color 45 Patronage 46 Fundamental 48 Open (wine) 49 Favorite 50 Dagger 54 Stopped sleeping 56 Grotto 57 Probabilities 61 The Sheik" star 63 Honolulu welcome 64 Novelist Stanley Gardner 65 Guitar part and contemporary legends, shows are 7, 9 and 11 p.m. 3, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. and 7 and 9 p.m. 327 Broadway.

For ticket information call 269-2697. Forever Plaid: Performed on select dates through December 16, Cumberland County Playhouse, Holiday Drive West, Crossville, Tenn. $16415, child, student 1-615484-5000. Great Expectations: The classic story by Charles Dickens, 8 p.m. Sat, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 5 and 1Z and 7 1 i p.m. Nov. 8, through Nov. 12, Polk Theater at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick Street.

$7- $24, via Ticketraster. 737-4849. The Haunting of Hill House: Presented by Circle Players, 8 p.m. 2:30 p.m. next Sun.

through Nov. 12, Johnson Theater, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick Street. studentssenior citizens, via Ticketmaster. 737-4849. 1 Lips Together, Teeth Apart: A comedy by Terence McNally, 8 p.m.

through Nov. 11, Dennis Ewing's Theater' Horizons, 222 Church Street Centre. $10, via Ticketmaster. 737-4849, or reservations at 244-7115. Lost In Yonkers: A drama by Neil Simon, 8 p.m.

2 p.m. next through Nov. 11 Pull Tight Theatre, 102 Second South, Franklin, Tenn. students 16 and under. 790-3204 or 790-6782.

The Miracle Worker. Presented by ACT 1, 8 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sun. except Nov.

5, through Nov. 19, 1 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 510 111 112 I 13 14 16" i7 Ta HT" 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (28 129 30 31 32 J3 34 ST" 36 mm" 37 1 3839 40 42 43 44 J45 46 47 48 49 50 bl Ib2 jb3 54 55 56 SB ji9 IbO 61 62 63 64 'jbb 66 67 J68 69 TELEVISION TAPINGS Music City Tonight: Hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase. Tapes 5 p.m. today in the TNN Studio A at Opryiand, USA Reservations to attend the shows must be made by calling 889-6611 Tickets $6.50 plus tax. Scheduled today: Don Edwards, Jimmy Blaytock and Crystal Gayle.

(Artist's appearances subject to change.) The Ralph Emery Show: TNN's talkvariety show hosted by Ralph Emery. Telecast live at 8 am today from Rhett's Courtyard at the Opryiand Hotel. Tickets are distributed at 9 a.m. weekdays, two days prior to show date on a first come, first served basis. For further information or guest lineups, contact TNN Viewer Services at 883-7000.

SINGLES Area Wide Christian Singles: Meeting and potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m. every second Saturday, Hendersonville Church of Christ, Rockland Road behind Conoco off Gallatin Road. 672-4826. Clearview Baptist Church: Several singles activities available, 537 Franklin Road, Franklin. Call Gary Woods 794-5488.

Fab 50s Club: Designed for Jewish singles in their late 40s and up. Call 356-7170 for details. Grace Church of the Nazarene: Singles activities include Bible study, 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Coffee House once a month, call for dates, 2620 Pennington Bend Road. Call church office 889-7462.

Hearts of Nashville Singles Dance: 7 p.m. Sundays, Ramada Airport, I-40 east at Briley Parkway. $5. 360-3585. Madison Christian Singles: All ages, non-denominational singles meet 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Matthew's Memorial Methodist Church, 300 Anderson Lane, Madison. 860-0244. Murfreesboro Singles Club: Meet 7 p.m. Mondays, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 1603 N.

Tennessee Murfreesboro. 893-1843. One With Another: Meets for social hour at 5 p.m. Tuesdays, dinner at 6 p.m., $6, and program 7-8 p.m., $1 for program only, West End United Methodist Church, 2200 West End Ave. 321-8500.

Shabbat Dinner Group: Open to all Jewish singles, children welcome, meets for dinner and temple services. For information call 356-7170. Single Again: Dickson County support group for people divorced or widowed. 1-446-4115 or 1-446-3880. Singles Adults: For ages 25-75, 7 p.m.

Thursdays, 100 N. Cannon Shelbyville, Tenn. 1-684-6865 days or 1-684-8047 evenings. Singles Meetings: Non-denominational group meets for dinner, 6 p.m. Thursdays, program with activities for single adults follows at 7 p.m., Bluegrass Baptist Church, 235 Indian Lake Road, Hendersonville.

$5 for meal, program is free. 824-0001. Singles Unlimited: Dance 8 p.m.-midnight Saturdays, Knights of Columbus Club, Knights of Columbus Avenue off Briley Parkway. $5. 255-3157.

Unitarian Singles: Meets every second Sunday for a potluck brunch, conversation, and to plan future activities, brunch is at a chosen restaurant for each month on the remaining Sundays, 11:30 a.m., social hall of Unitarian Universal Church, 1808 Woodmont Blvd. 383-5760. Vanguard Jewish Singles: Meet at 7 p.m. every fourth Wednesday at various restaurants. Call 356-7170.

THEATER Boeing, Boeing: A comedy by Marc Camoletti, 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show, through Nov. 25, Chaffin's Bam Dinner Theater, 8204 Hwy 100. $28, Reservations required by calling 646-9977.

Cowboys La Cage: A musical comedy revue of female impersonators portraying country and western superstars DEAR ABBY: Well, chalk up another 1 never thought I would see the day when I'd be writing to Dear Abby." I was shocked when I read in the newspaper that a school principal was suspended and ultimately fired for allowing prayer in his classrooms. I admire this man for standing by his decision. Where does the board of education get off making such a decision? These days, when kids are carrying knives and guns to school and drug dealers hang around school playgrounds, I would think the board of education would deal with those issues not whether prayer should be allowed in the classrooms. I think those educators should consider rearranging their priorities. Whose side are you on, Abby? Feel free to use my name.

GARY BUCHANAN, MONSON, MASS. DEAR GARY BUCHANAN: I side with the board of education. Let's assume that there are five Presbyterians, nine Catholics, three Jews, five Methodists, six Baptists, four Muslims and one Buddhist in the classroom. Whose prayer should be used? DEAR ABBY: My heart bleeds for "Concerned Citizen," who complained about her 80-year-old father-in-law's driving. She sounds exactly like a daughter-in-law.

Forget the old man, and start raising the roof about drivers who go cocaining down the highway, and worry about the marijuana smokers who flip their fingers at anyone watching. Start caring about us oldsters who have to dodge the boozers who kill whoever gets in their way, even when a person is on the sidewalk! Sounds to me like the 80-year-old has a cataract that doesnt interfere with his eyesight, and his hearing is OK when he wants it to be. Sign me SAN DIEGO OCTOGENARIAN DEAR OCTOGENARIAN: You are not the only reader who chose to comment about "Concerned Citizen's" letter. Read on: By JOYCE JILLSON Creators Syndicate ARIES (March 21-April 19). A provocative proposal alters your plans: A civic leader or teacher is a date you can't resist.

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Forgive him or her, and stay friends. Enjoy a dreamy romantic tryst with one who knows how to have fun. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A daring gamble or business move leads to another by the year's end.

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Blending imagination and practical action yields smashing results. Publicize your success: Financial The Termessean Nash Banner Present Charges made to your monthly phone oil For more information call 242-551). Turn to the category 5 Dial 51 1 Complete DEAR ABBY: I just read the letter from the concerned daughter-in-law of an 80-year-old man who had impaired vision and poor hearing, but drives hundreds of miles with his wife at his side. He admitted to having received "help" from the person who gave him the eye examination for his driver's license renewal. Abby, it isn't just people in this country who are driving with poor vision.

I am enclosing an item from Harpers and Queen, a British magazine (September 1995). In the capital city of Edinburgh, Scotland, the mailboxes are red. An 87-year-old woman, who was still driving, tried to post a letter in a woman wearing a scarlet coat! ALSO CONCERNED IN FAIRFAX, VA DEAR CONCERNED: I wouldn't have believed it had you not sent me the clipping. Thanks for the heartiest laugh I've had in many a moon. MY DEFINITION OF MATURITY: the ability to sticjf with a job without being supervised, the ability to carry money without spending it, and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN, 1980 Send questions to Dear Abby, P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. For personal reply, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Abigail Van Buren is a syndicated columnist.

support is available for a more ambitious scheme. LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 23). Flaunt your sexy style an intellectual type quickly becomes hooked on you. A prize includes a trip. Rev up for pre-holiday home redecorating your digs are scheduled for display.

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Box 12363, Dallas, Texas 75225, with self-addressed stamped envelope for reply. turns of life Rep, Dickens create a life and forget the word 'weird' entirely." Last week's preview, offered as part of TPAC's Humanities Outreach of Tennessee program (HOT) targeting Tennessee schoolchildren, revealed a tightly choreographed dramatic mechanism with lightning fast set changes making possible quick shifts in time and place. Alford, like a sort of Victorian Jiminy Cricket, skips, hops and jumps about on the set, shuttling from one scene to the next while keeping the audience updated on the often intricate goings-on. The acting is crisp and clever, with even the most simple gestures a handshake, the handling of a top hat serving as effective insights into the different characters. Nice touches abound: At a formal ball, the dancers in the shadowy background continue to move in delayed, syncopated steps while the actors in the foreground pursue their conversations, creating an almost surreal visual canvas.

Though the two acts run to more than 2 12 hours, Great Expectations on stage remains a lot less demanding than Great Expectations the book. The Rep manages to maintain the intimacy of Dickens while sparing the viewer's time and eyesight Darkhorse Theater, 461 0 Charlotte Ave. students and senior citizens. 780-2909. A Night of Poe: Presented by the Conn Performance Theater, 8 p.m.

Sat. and Nov. 3-4 and 10-11, 4805 Park Ave. 356-5429. Singln' in the Rain: The classic musical plays select dates through Nov.

1 5, Cumberland County Playhouse, i Holiday Drive West, Crossville, Tenn. 1 students. For date and times information call, 1-615484-5000. HAUNTED HOUSES Death Valley Haunted Woods: 7 p.m. every through Oct 31 next to Dodge Store at Centerpoint, one mile north of Rivergate on Gallatin Road, Goodlettsville, Tenn.

822-5106. Haunted Asylum: Presented by Y-. 107 radio, 7 p.m. and various weekdays and times through Oct. 31 1364 Murfreesboro Road at the Murfreesboro Road Flea Market building.

$10. For more information call 737-9107. i Horror High: Presented by Fox-17 and Rock and Country 102.9 radio, benefits the Police Benefit Association, 6 p.m.-midnight 110 Stewarts Ferry Pike at the Old Donelson High School building. Family Nights on Thursdays. 737-1102.

Slaughterhouse: Presented by 103-KDF, 7 p.m.-midnight and 7-1 0 p.m. Open Thursday-Sundays through Oct. 8, and daily Oct. 12-31 except Oct 16 and 23. Price Town, USA building, Gallatin Road, Madison.

$1 0. For information call 737-7625. OPRYLAND USA Howf-O-Ween at Opryiand: Halloween themed activities are on tap throughout the park, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and 6 p.m.-midnight Oct. 30-31 2800 Opryiand Drive.

8.95, children 4-11. 889-6611. Nashville On Stage: Willie Nelson in concert, 7 p.m. Sat, ChevroletGeo Theater, Opryiand theme park, 2800 Opryiand Drive. Price includes park admission after 6 p.m.

889-661 1 Grand Ole Opry: 70th Anniversary season, regular shows at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. plus tax, $14.50 plus tax for upper balcony. Call 889-3060. an innate sense of melody, making for a two-hour set of mostly rewarding songs. The set list stretched across 25 years from 25 or 6 tr 4 the Sbng that introduced him Chicago's lead singer in 1970 to (I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight his current duet with Wings star Crystal Bernard (ably replaced onstage by Music City's Dana Glover).

1 The sheer number of hits was impressive Feelin' Stronger Every Day, Glory of Love, Restless Heart, One Good Woman, If You Leave Me Now, Hard to Say I'm Sorry, just for starters as was the sincerity of Cetera's delivery. Even a mooshy piece such as You're The Inspiration was sung with ferocity and conviction. Call 511 for daily horoscope updates. stars for fun and information. Enter and listen for the horoscopes prompt.

then enter category code for information. details available every day in the A section. Cetera turns in a solid show with help from local friends: By BOBBY WOLFF United Feature Syndicate "No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that you wish were on the other side." Jascha He'tfetz There was a big argument after the play of today's hand. East blamed West for losing his diamond ace. West argued it could be just as bad to eliminate a guess for South.

Who had the better argument? East took his club ace and returned the deuce, South falsecarding with his king. Choosing surprise, South delayed any trump plays and led his singleton diamond instead. West ducked smoothly; any hesitation on his part would remove any guess. But there was no guess. South put up dummy's king and West's diamond trick disappeared.

Later, East took a trump and a spade, but South's game was already tucked away. Should West have been suspicious when South led a diamond so early? Perhaps. However, some cagey declarers might play the same way with two small diamonds, hoping for an early clue. Nevertheless, West must take most of the blame. When East returned the club deuce, he promised an original holding of four clubs.

This marked South with three clubs, and holding five spades and four hearts, South can have only one diamond. However, East might have made things easier. He knew he had three defensive winners, so he might have returned a diamond at trick two to eliminate any possible The twists and offered by The on Pip's head when he later discovers the identity of his true benefactor and the further revelations that discovery makes possible. The character of Miss Havisham is one of the more unusual of Dickens' creations. Sternberg, who has appeared on Broadway as well as in various TV soaps, said her isolated, obsessed character plays a central role in Pip's life.

"I am the summit, the peak that Pip aspires to," said Sternberg, whose aging Havisham was jilted on her wedding day and lives frozen in time, still wearing her finery. Though she indeed becomes associated in Pip's mind with success and class, Havisham is more precisely a perversion of those goals and tends to derail Pip from the future he seeks. That doesn't mean, however, that Havisham is evil, Sternberg said: "Her world is only a bit cockeyed. She's extreme, obsessed, bereft, isolated and out of touch." Havisham is weird, though Sternberg said she can't allow herself simply to "play weird." "If I did, I'd be covered with external things," extraneous considerations that might take her away from her character, she said. "I have to 'Wishes' star Swayze rises to the challenge who definitely didn't appreciate my involvement with ballet and some of the other things I was doing." When he graduated from high school, Swayze was offered both dance and ath- letic scholarships.

He managed to excel in acting and dance, as well as gymnastics, diving, track and football. After some time on the road with Gctting Three Wishes at Bellevue Square 14, Galleria Hollow Bell Road Heights Head 5, Rivergate Square 8. there opens tomorrow 8, Fountain 10, Hickory 3, Jackson (Murfreesboro), Lion's 8, Williamson of-age story, The Outsiders. It was not until 1987, with Dirty Dancing, that he became a major star. "That one surprised me as much as anyone else," he says.

Since then has been a surfing guru in Point Break, a do-good doctor in City of Hope, and (in his words) "a Miss Thang drag queen" in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everytlung, Julie Newmar. Not all of his films have been smash hits, but there have been enough to keep him on the A List in Hollywood. "I always look for the challenge," he says. "Three Wishes is certainly that. It's a movie for kids and for adults.

It also has to consider the question of whether Jack even exists or not That isn't easy." Gene Wyatt reviews films for The By TOM ROLAND Staff Writer Peter Cetera is learning a new gig-Sure, the guy's been making hit records as a solo artist now for 10 years, following a bitter split with Chicago. But this year's concert tour is his first since going it alone, and there were moments during last night's show at TPAC when it seemed he was still finding his way. Early on, his introductions were obviously unrehearsed, and when he had nothing witty to say, he somehow worked himself out of it with self-deprecation. During the second verse of S.O.S. a duet with Nashville's own Ron-na Reeves, clad in a Judy Jetson-in-spired skirt Cetera forgot the words, but recovered with self-deprecation.

And it wasn't until the end of the show, when he strapped on his bass, that he seemed to feel truly at home physically on stage. But, his occasional discomfort at the mike he covered with an outstanding vocal display. Cetera has one of the more distinguishable vocal styles in pop. He sings in a throaty tenor, strong and biting, that he phrases in frequent clips on unexpected words fore-vah, togethah, highah in a compelling manner. He wraps that approach around The show took on a strong local flavor, with songwriter Marc Bee- son joining Cetera for One Clear I Voice, from Cetera's new album, and songwriter Pam Rose appearing on Faithfully.

Amy Grant also made a guest appearance on their familiar duet Next Time I Fall. Disney on Parade, he studied in New York. There were secondary dance roles on Broadway, and then his big break came when he landed the lead role of Danny Zuko in Grease. The critical response caused him to move to Hollywood. He performed in a number of movies, including Francis Ford Coppola's coming- Cetera got more than a little help from his friends, but he's quite capable of carrying off his new gig on his own..