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2 FridayJanuary 31992Star Tribune ORCEKIGSfRA Edo de Waart, Music Director artin to tickle the 'Ivories' at new eatery fey Jim FullerStaff Writer Restaurants hew Ivories restaurant in Plvm- uth has a trulv unusual anale. at BRIGHT BLUE MUSIC David Alan Miller, conductor Satiuday, Jan. 4, 8pm at Ordway Music Theatre TORKE Bright Blue Music SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2 J. STRAUSS, JR.

Waltzes STRAVINSKY The FirebirdMe Tickets: $32 to $15.50 IS Man Miller ft Ail music FAMILIES David Aian Mhier, conductor Sundajt, Jan. 5, 1pm 4jm at Orchestra Hail "Will the Real Stravinsky Please Stand Up?" A conceit for Parents and Children Tickets $17.50 to $10 Kids delight in the riches of thiscomposer, with compositions ranging from thrilling Firebird Suite excerpts to the fun "Circus Polka." what, if any, changes to make unless and until the lease is fixed. Don Ryan is almost as much a St. Paul institution as the landmark Lexington restaurant at 1096 Grand where he greeted patrons from 1936 until he retired as general manager a year ago. Turns out, not surprisingly, that Ryan missed his old customers.

He confessed that fact to Rick Webb, who bought the place last year, and the result is that Ryan is back in place as greeter and sort of all-around friend every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Folks who remember Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe may not think of Goodfellows chef Tim Anderson as a subject for calendar art, but they're wrong, sort of. Anderson is one of 12 individuals from around the country whose work is pictured on the Great Chefs of America 1992 calendar. In fact, his ragout of lobster and shrimp with spicy vegetable puree and whipped potatoes is on the cover. The calendar is published by Share Our Strength, the hospitality-industry charity that provides substantial funds for food shelves and other organizations that feed the poor.

Anderson is active in the organization. He'll be teamed with former Vikings bench warmer Bob Lurtse-ma at the Jan. 25 Taste of the NFL at the International Center on the edge of downtown Minneapolis Jan. 25. In that event, 28 chefs and 28 retired pro football players will get together to cook.

Ticket buyers may wander and sample at will. Tickets are $75 per person, with all proceeds going to Share Our Strength. Tickets are available from Bob Spelts, Super Valu Stores Box 990, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440. A TOUCH OF SPRING Edo de Waart, conductor Joseph Kaikhsthn, piano Mbsday, Jan.

9. 8pm at Ordway Music Theatre Friday, Jan. 10 8pm at Orchestra Hall DEBUSSY Rondes de printemps BARTOK Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 Tickets: $52 'to $10 Edo de Waart Concert Conversation at 7pm.

Staff Photo by Duane Braley Jimmy Martin played the keyboard at Ivories restaurant In Plymouth. Martin is the entertainment director at the establishment He was music director of the Cricket Theatre for three years. Fashion show at by Concert Preview at Group discounts, 20 or more, catt 371-5671. Orchestra Hall Ticket Office, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 5S403 TO ORDER TICKETS CA feast for the Twin Cities. It's built around an entertainer and his work.

vine's Jimmy Martin, best known locally as a cabaret pianist-singer, Although he's also big on the high-dollar private-party circuit and has had his finger in several other fehow-biz pies since moving to the Twin Cities in 1970. Ivories the name derives from the keyboard of his special-order Bteinway is in the ITT Finance Jower at Hwys. 55 and 169, in space once occupied by the shortlived Yesterdays. It's been operat-Ingsince Dec. 5, but the grand opening will be Sunday.

Martin, if you're trying to place him, has had long gigs up to two years at a time in the much mourned Charlie's Cafe Exception-ale, Yvette, the downtown Minneapolis Sheraton Ritz Hotel, Cleo's on the 50th floor of the IDS Center and Spazzo in St. Paul. He was music director of the Cricket Theatre for three years, has written music for several shows at Children's Theatre and cowrote the show "Home Again" for Iron World, the tourist attraction at Eveleth, Minn. For the past 1 0 years he's also been music director for singer Car-mel Quinn (of "Arthur Godfrey Show" fame) and has toured with her annually. He said Quinn will appear at Ivories in February, although exact dates aren't set.

Ivories is owned by a group of local business people headed by Winnie Boyd, who is president and general manager. Boyd, Martin and executive chef Sam Ma are former colleagues at the Sheraton Ritz and the IDS building's 50th-floor restaurants, Physical changes in the restaurant are minor and designed to soften the feel. The stand-up bars in the lounge have been replaced by tables and chairs, and the stark whites have been muted with ivory and mauve and new lighting. And, of course, a stage was added for the piano. Luncheon prices are mostly in the $5 to $9 range for offerings such as a ground-beef sandwich with choice of toppings grilled ground turkey on an English muffin turkey scallopini with vegetable' and potato ($6) and Maryland otaptcakes with dill mustard sauce, vegetable and potato prices range from $12 to atx5ut $22 (for steak and lobster).

The menu includes rack of lamb champagne salmon and Oriental sea scallops sauteed in a soy butter sauce with leek; Planfet David Powell works the room from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 5:30 to 8:30 pjr.Saturdays. Martin works 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesday through Thursday and 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 Friday and Saturday.

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