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Green Bay Press-Gazette Monday, March 21, 1988 B3 SMIk yp III 1 Weekend's music had three faces By Warren Gerds Press-Gazette The split personality of music was underscored in three local concerts over the weekend. This is what took place: Woody Herman Orchestra and St Norbert College Jazz Band; SNC Hall of Fine Arts; Friday; attendance about 275. Woodchopper 's Ball brought the Herman band to national attention in 1939, and the tune still electrifies jazz audiences. The tune, featuring an incredibly high from trumpeter Eric Kirashiru, was just one of many special moments. Concert reviews lhB Audiences want big groups, Civic Music plans to deliver 5k Satisfied singles skip old myths By Owen Sheeran Gannett News Service If you're single and want to be happy in your single life, it's a matter of junking a few timeworn myths, counting from one to 10 and following a few basic guidelines.

That's what Richard Gosse, chairman of the California Singles organization, told a group of single people who attended his seminar I "How To Be Happily Single," in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Gosse also is the author of Singles Guide to California, A Single Person 's Guide to the Bay Area, Looking For Love in All the Right Places, and co-author of The, Divorce Book. Gosse has come up with 10 guidelines single people should apply to their lifestyle to help them be enj oy their lives. The first guideline is called the Thought Stopping Key and it helps keep a sin gle person from thinking negative thoughts, such as "Nobody wants me," or "I'm a loser," or "I'm unattractive." "If you tell yourself these negative thoughts, you're going to be a negative single," Gosse said. Instead, he suggests, when you have a negative thought, scream "Stop." Although that may be a little embarrassing in public, try it in private.

As you practice the technique, eventually you'll be able to ust say the word softly or think it and get the same result. Super big negative thoughts may require the "industrial strength thought stopper" a rubber band worn around the wrist. If you think a negative thought about yourself, pull the rubber band and let go. "The more painful it is, the more effective it is," he said with a laugh. The second guideline is called the Pollyanna Key, named after the young girl who only saw the good in everything.

Focus on the good thin gs in your life and on nothing else. "You want to be as positive as you can be in your life. The more By Warren Gerds Press-Gazette A decidedly international flavor marks next season's calendar for the Brown County Civic Music Association. The association's slate also has a leaning toward big ensembles. This is in keeping with an audience survey, said Linda Thill, vice president in charge of the campaign that kicked off Sunday.

"There is something about the public feeling of having large groups, with people feeling they're getting more for their money," Thill said. Visiting groups will be from Romania, Hungary (by way of West Germany) and East Berlin. Also performing will be singers from the New York City Opera and a 42-piece band recreating the atmosphere of a John Philip Sousa concert. The latter will be a popular draw, Thill said. "However, the orchestra (Philharmonia Hungarica) is an extremely exciting event because it's in excess of 100 players," she said.

American pianist Leonard Pennario, who has performed for Civic Music in the past, is the featured soloist on the Hungarian ensemble's North American tour. Costuming will be part of the Romanian choir and Sousa concerts. Along with its Green Bay appearance, the Berlin Chamber Orchestra is performing in Carnegie Hall on this tour. The four singers from the New York City Opera were selected by company general manager Beverly Sills, an illustrious singer who has retired from the stage. Kazuko Hillyer International Inc.

photo In uniform: Keith Brion will be dressed like John Philip Sousa when he conducts traditional pops in Green Bay next fall. association just reached the sellout level for the current season, with late memberships spurred by the Empire Brass concert last Friday and the Beaux Arts Trio appearance April 12. New members for next season may attend the latter as a free bonus. To meet the budget for the coming season, Thill said, Civic Music must sell out West again and get added contributions. She said the Civic Music committee which selects the talent found itself in a bit of a quandary because of the cost of some of the groups, which aren't always available.

Here's a rundown of season's offerings The Wisconsin-bred Herman died in October, and Frank Tiberi is continuing the band and upholding high standards. Each of the 15 players had a chance to solo and show the band is loaded with talent. Among the delights were The Four Brothers, with fluent interplay between the four featured saxmen; Pavane, a Gabriel Faure classical composition melded handsomely with jazz; and the flashy, tasty Apple Honey. St. Norbert 's band, enthusiastically led by Gerald Mattem, played three tunes and grew more comfortable as it went.

The snappy capper was The Residual Fire Dance. Nazareth and Red Light Fright; City Centre Theater; Saturday; attendance a sellout at slightly more than 1,000. Nazareth is a bonnie, booming band from Scotland, and it set off a celebratory atmosphere in the swirling crowd. Lead singer Dan McCafferty, whose singing is a controlled scream, was the chief igniter. He was eager and happy to perform, and he relished the band having reached the 20-year mark an achievement in rock: While Nazareth's zenith in some minds is the international hit Love Hurts, an aching ballad, it is the band's ability to cover a wide variety of styles that makes it a solid concert Along with breakneck rock, it mixes in blues and reggae and points between with McCafferty tossing in a bit of bagpipe playing for good measure.

One of thrills came in the encore. McCafferty left the stage to guitarist Majiny Carlton and bassist Pete Agnew, who cranked out an improvised section of familiar rock licks. "Che local Red light Fright opened andj charged up the crowd. The quartet includes veteran Darryl St. JoKh, who is huge and plays a hot guitar.

Green Bay Community Chorus; Grace Lutheran Church; Sunday; attendance abeftt200. This was a small, yet pleasing, concert sung by people with a loyal love for serious choral music. The Music for hen program included the handsome Faure Requiem as the major work. Steve Carlson, familiar to the area's musical theater audiences, was guest artist, and delivered his baritone solos assuredly. Perhaps the nicest touch was the gentle way Frances Miller, a soprano from the chorus, approached her solo.

MarlysTrunkhill directed with care, plus added cheerful narrative. The church setting allowed organ accompaniment, and Judy O'Grady was adept at that. Short solos in four motets at the start of the concert were appealingly sung by soprano Katherine Nelson and baritone Howard Janssen. itate FT Getting children excited about books and reading is one reason De Pere's Dickinson School librarian Lee Ann Greenwood Michalske was named State PTA Teacher of the Year recently. She will receive her award at the State PTA meeting in Stevens Point in April.

"You can turn them on to books by being excited about them yourself," says Lee Ann, whose role includes reading to students and taking time to help them select just the right books, matching their interests and ability. She teaches five to six classes per day. "There is a strong reading program at Dickinson," she says. In a period from Oct. 1 to Feb.

29, the students in second through fourth grades read 6,690 books to qualify for a pizza party, a special incentive promotion offered by Pizza Hut. In her 1 1th year as school librarian, following four years as a library aide, Lee Ann received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas, Austin, and her master's from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She's also attended many advanced classes in computer and learningreading. She is a former De Pere Nursery School teacher, city librarian at the Gosse said. The Unconditional Key centers on being as happy as you can be.

If you're stuck in a traffic jam, Gosse said, don't whine and moan over it. Try to make the best out of a bad situation. It's not worth getting upset about. "I'm not saying stay with a lousy relationship or marriage: Quit it. But as long as you choose to be in that relationshi enj oy that relationship." The other keys to being happily single are: The Change Key If you're unhappy with an aspect of your life or self, change it.

If you want to lose weight, do it. Self-Acceptance Key If you're not willing to pay the price to change, be happy with who you are. Self-Esteem Key You want to have the highest possible opinion of yourself. Expectations Key Don't have any, says Gosse. Selective Amnesia Key Forget the bad from the past and remember the good.

Keep the pleasant memories and the wisdom you've gained from past mistakes. Now Key Happiness is today, not the future, because the future may never come. Time Key Analyze your time for one week. Write down everything you do. Keep the happy activities, get rid of the unhappy and neutral ones.

the Year' Press-Gazette The following is the 1988-89 schedule of the Brown County Civic Music Association. All concerts begin at 8: 15 p.m. in the Green Bay West High School auditorium. Oct. 12: Romanian National Choir, Marin Constantin, conductor.

The program of the 32-voice choir is embellished by costuming. A three-part program will be made up of baroque music in Elizabethan costumes; classical, romantic and contemporary music in formal attire; and Romanian folk music in native costumes. Nov. 3: Keith Brion and His Peerless Sousa Band. The uniformed 42-member ensemble with a soprano Civic Music has been in existence since 1926.

It is made up of volunteers Tickets are sold by season memberships only. Memberships for 1980-89 are $35 for adults (a $5 increase) and $10 for students through age 18. "The price increase was necessary because of the size of the groups we have," Thill said. However, Thill said $7 a concert "is extremely reasonable." Civic Music concerts are held in the Green Bay West High School. The soloist revive the famed traditional pops concerts of John Philip Sousa, with Brion portraying the "March The program includes light classics, novelties, vocal and instrumental solos and, of course, Sousa marches.

The band was featured on On Stage at WolfTrapon PBS. Jan. 9: The New York City Opera Quartet. The program consists of arias, duets and quartets from the repertoire of grand opera. The singers, who have performed in leading roles with the New York City Opera, are Maria Spacagna, soprano; Susanne Marsee, mezzo-soprano; Robert Grayson, tenor; and David Hamilton, baritone.

March 10: Philharmonica Hungarica, Gilbert Varga, conductor, judging for state and national honors. Other area photographers whose work was selected for the national convention exhibit from Green Bay include: Chuck Leiningcr, Photography by Leininger; Dan Stoller, associated with Leininger; Carrie Evenson, Photography by Evenson; Glen Sanderson, Sanderson Photography and Irene Wright, Wright Photography, in the artist category. She was named "Print Enhancer of the Year," too. Others are Kim Martin, Turba Photography, De Pere; Ken Martin, Martin Photography, De Pere, and Cliff Harmann, Wayne Hermann, Gary Van Straten and Matt Orthober, Harmann Studios, Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay and Algoma. Linda Flashinskl of Racine found a gem in the artist she got to illustrate her first book of children's poetry titled Just As We f24 Dlan Uv- Pago People "We were really aware that we had an expensive season," she said.

"We sat a couple of nights and said, 'Well, which one should we give And then we'd argue. "Finally, we said we didn't want to give any of them up. So we just presented this slate to our board of directors, and it had confidence with our last year's sales season and said, 'Go for So we did." The major push for 1988-89 memberships will continue through April. Further details are available by calling Civic Music at 432-4432. be performing in New York City's Carnegie Hall and the John F.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Led by first violinist Heinz Schunk, the orchestra performs while standing. Ticket information: Tickets are not sold to individual concerts but for the entire season through what the association calls memberships. Adult memberships are $35 and student memberships (grades 1-12) are $10. They may be ordered by writing Brown County Civic Music, 2818 St.

Ann Drive, Green Bay, Wis. 54311. Further information is available by telephoning the Civic Music number, 432-4432. Lee Ann Michalske Named top teacher bunny baskets; Laurie Taylor, publicity; Katie Verkuilen, filrnst rip; Arlene Kaminski, special prizes; Donna Chevalier, Easter Bunny; Betty Lou Lewis, bunny helper; Theresa Vinowski, decorations, and Ken Vogel, kitchen. Reservations are available for the 1 1 a.m.

seating; the 9 a.m. is sold out. Tickets are $2.50 and available at the hospital gift shop, I yTT A chooses Michalske 'Teacher of Iieonard Pennario, piano soloist. The full symphony orchestra was founded in 1957 by Hungarian expatriates who left their homeland following the political uprising that was quelled by the Soviets. Today it is based in West Germany.

The orchestra has recorded the complete output of Haydn symphonies, encompassing 48 LP discs. Pennario is joining the orchestra for its North American tour. He is an international concertizer, in addition to being a recording artist and composer. April 13, 1989: Berlin Chamber Orchestra The 26-member ensemble from East Berlin is making its third U.S. tour.

It will also Are. The felt-tip sketches have a child-like vision and rightly so, because they were done by the author's 10-year-old son, Todd. This mother-son coup, a 120-page collection, was dedicated to the author's parents, who happen to be former Green Bay residents Bruce and Charlotte (Centen) Peerenboom, who now reside in Madison. The self-published book is filled with poems about the highs and lows of being a child. Many are humorous anecdotes of Linda's childhood experiences.

But she did temper the book with the realities of death and loss. The book, which sells for 1 1 .95 including tax and handling, is available from Lavina Publishing, P.O. Box 5222, Racine, 53405. The annual Brunch with Bunny sponsored by the Mary Guild of St. Mary's Hospital Saturday will do more than benefit those participating.

Proceeds from the event, stt at the Community Service Center, 1673 Dousman will go toward scholarships for students entering medical related fields. Working to make the Saturday event a success are Mary Jane Vogel, chairman; Verna LcRoy, bunny tray favors; Jeri Johnson, from guild members or by calling 494-0758. A 55-gallon salt water aquarium is a recent addition to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Library, thanks to the Green Bay Aquarium Society. This almost year-old organization was formed on the UWGB campus as a student organization designed to attract others to bridge the gap between the school and the community. It didn't work, says Terry Fairfield of Green Bay, president.

Now geared more to the community, meetings are held from 1 to 3 p.m. the second Saturday of the month at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. The society, open to anyone, was organized to promote the care and keeping of aquatic animals and plants. Among group projects is caring for the fresh water tank at the sanctuary. Other officers of the group are Ken Faust, vice president; Brian Henrickson, secretary; Diane Bubnik, treasurer, and board members Larry O'Donel, Robert Smith and Gordon Kline.

Further information can be obtained from Fairfield, 498-9690, Please see PeopleB-7 Brown County Library's De Pere branch, librarian at Notre Dame School, De Pere, and reading tutor coordinator, Title Green Bay School District. Active in various professional organizations, she serves as parent and reading coordinator for the Greater Bayland Reading Association. The focus was on Allouez photographer Maurie Matzke of Maurie Studio when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame recently at the annual convention of the Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association in Oconomowoc. Matzke, a Green Bay native who has been in the photography business for 36 years, also received the prestigious Kodak Award in the "wedding" category and three merit awards at the state level. One photograph was selected for exhibit at the Professional Photographers of America convention in Orlando, in July.

Prints accepted for the national PPA exhibit earn merit awards which apply toward the requirements for the master of photography degree. Each photographer is allowed to enter four 16-by-20-inch prints for.