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t--g. -'h- -j1" U7 Weekend On the air: 2D Out and about: 3D On the town: 4, 5B On the stage: 6B Statesman Journal Salem, Oregon Friday, January 12, 1990 ,4 Kg Best bets Ron Cowan Am PUM RICAM Corvallis show honors Oregon's black artists trl 'j 1 Kemet S. Vs. -s I) SAUDI AFRICA udanr Uganciajj Kenyal Atlantic 7 Ocean I rr rlndian -J Ocean Bruce ThorsonStatesman Journal In a recent dress rehearsal are, from left, Sommer Ivie as the Scarecrow, Jared Ivie as Dawneka Patterson as the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Rachael Dollinger as Dorothy. Wizardly doings in Salem 25 local children star in 'Oz' tonight Twenty-five Salem-Keizer students will be traveling down the yellow brick road tonight as All Children's Theatre opens its production of The Wizard of Oz.

The musical play, based on the classic 1939 movie, is the story of a Kansas farm girl, Dorothy, and her adventures in the land of Oz with her dog, Toto. The production, featuring students from grades three through nine, includes all the songs from the movie, such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Rachael Dollinger, a sixth grader from Pringle Elementary School, stars as Dorothy, with Breanne Martin, a fifth grader from Schirle Elementary School, as Toto. The Scarecrow is played by terson, a sixth grader from Cummings Elementary School, is cast as the Cowardly Lion. Mindy Dawkins, an eighth grader from Parrish, plays Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch.

Several of the cast members fill dual roles. Cast members include Kirsten Kold, Irene Williams, Jake VandeGriend, Emily Smith, Julie Edwards, Shannon Fisher, Allison Busch, Kari McCain, Shelby Bay, Jeremiah Lokan, Shawna Newcomb, Mara Berger, Kyle Dawkins, Kory Dawkins, Misty Dawkins, Erica Jenke, Mandy Ivie, Denise Fisher and Kindra Lahmian. Pam Dugan of Salem is the director, with Carol Beasley assisting. The Wizard of Oz is All Children's Theatre's only production this year. Fast facts All Children's Theatre will present the musical "The Wizard of Oz" at 7 tonight through Saturday at the Grand Theatre, 191 High St.

NE, Salem. In addition, there will be a 1 p.m. matinee Saturday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and children. Select balcony seating, with a $1 service charge, Is available at the two G.I.

Joe's Ticketmaster outlets in Salem. Tickets will be sold at the door prior to performances. Information: 362-3161. Sommer Ivie, a seventh grader from Parrish Middle School; Jared Ivie, a ninth grader from North Salem High School, plays the Tin Man; and Dawneka Pat Fast facts "Spectrum: Artists of African Heritage" is at the Corvallis Arts Center, 700 S.W. Madison Ave.

The public Is invited to a reception from 7 to 1 0 tonight. Painter Charlotte Lewis will discuss her experience as a minority artist at 8 p.m., with a dance presentation to follow. Speakers and special exhibits also are planned for the opening. Computer-aided weaving by Christel Engelbrecht is in the Guild Gallery and local literary works are on display In the Gift Gallery. The shows continue through Jan.

30. The center Is open from noon to 5 p.m. daily and closed Monday. What to do on these rainy weekends For a perfect January weekend, you might want to visit with a rogue elephant, take a ride with a rodeo or have a whale of a time at the coast. Even rainy January days offer a measure of pleasure if you look hard enough.

Cindy, a moody 28-year-old Asian elephant from Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo, has been learning her manners at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland. Today, following quarantine, she goes on view to the public. According to zoo officials, this difficult lady has been calming down under the expert hands of the Washington Park's elephant keepers. The zoo is at 4001 S.W. Canyon Road.

Also kicking up the weekend is the Wrangler's Pro Rodeo Classic, which brings rodeo competition to the Portland Memorial Coliseum tonight through Sunday. Shows are at 8 tonight with a $3 family night discount and at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $9.99 by calling 248-4496.

The competitors and livestock are fresh from the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Free pony rides are available to children under 12 years. Whale of a wine festival For those who prefer to brave the rainy climate of the Oregon coast, the southern coastal town of Gold Beach is promising "A Whale of a Wine Festival" Saturday and Sunday. Just be sure to save space for the Salem Wine and Food Festival next weekend. Oregon wine booths, arts, crafts, restaurant booths and music are planned at the Curry County Fairgrounds on Highway 101.

Admission of $5 for one day and $7.50 for two days includes a souvenir glass. The toll-free information number is 1-800-452-2334. Oscar possibilities open For film fans, most of the movie action is in Portland. Three films with lots of Oscar buzz Driving Miss Daisy, Roger Me and Glory have exclusive runs at Portland's Lloyd Cinemas. In Salem, the mixed pleasures involve Leatherface Texas Chain-saw Massacre III, a cult cut-up due at Salem Centre Movieland tonight.

The feisty, funny pleasures of Shirley Valentine, starring Pauline Collins, return to Salem tonight, this time at Salem Cinema. Also new is Internal Affairs, a cop thriller with Richard Gere and Andy Garcia at the Southgate Cinema World, and the re-release of a lavish Disney animated film, Taran and the Magic Cauldron, at Lancaster Mall Theatre. Ron Cowan Is an entertainment writer for the Statesman Journal. His column appears weekly In Weekend Planner. By Ron Cowan The Statesman Journal CORVALLIS As a tribute to Martin Luther King the Corvallis Arts Center wanted an exhibit by Oregon's black artists.

But the woman they turned to, Kathryn Bogle of Portland, had something more in mind. The result is "Spectrum: Artists of African Heritage," which opened Wednesday and runs through Jan. 30. The show brings together African and African-American artists for what is said to be the first time at an Oregon gallery. "It's an experiment, but it's really beyond an experiment," Bogle said.

"It's a beginning." Bogle is the driving force behind Progressive Fine Arts, a non-profit service corporation dedicated to bringing greater attention to the work of minority artists. Her son is Dick Bogle, the Portland city commissioner. Kathryn Bogle has initiated many art events, including a Portland Art Museum presentation of the work of Jacob Lawrence. "What is different about this show is the inclusion of the African artists," she said. It's an attempt to recognize the common heritage of black American-born artists and Africans.

"African-Americans have felt all along that their history began with the end of slavery. It's like African-Americans have a different background." Twenty artists, most of them from Portland, are featured in "Spectrum" in media such as painting, photography, silkscreen, jewelry and fiber. Muralist Isaac Shanshud Din of Portland and Al Goldsby, an Astoria metal sculptor, are among the participants. The show also incorporates artists and art that reflect a new way of looking at the African heritage. The name of an area that represents ancient Africa as a culture is Kemet.

Kemet incorporates the present countries of Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. "It's important that my people know about their heritage," Bogle said. As part of the effort to carry out the Kemet theme, Morompi-Oli-Kenkei is showing photography of the Masai tribe in Kenya. Disney test-markets film in Salem The culture and art of Ethiopia, Egypt and Uganda also will be featured, and Bogle is attempting to find representation from Sudan. The events focus on tonight's opening, which will feature speakers, dancers and the modeling of an Ethiopian wedding dress.

Painter Charlotte Lewis of Portland, whom Bogle said is one of the few minority ar-' tiBts in Oregon to make a liv-. ing solely from her art, will talk about her experiences at 8 tonight. Lewis is helping install a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, "Field to Factory: 1915-1940," which opens Sunday at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 Interstate Portland. The Bhow, in its only West Coast presentation, examines the great migration of southern blacks to the North. "Field to Factory" opens with a 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday reception, hosted by Dick Bogle, and continues through Feb. 11. By Ron Cowan The Statesman Journal Some of Walt Disney's biggest animated hits, such as Fantasia, initially flopped with the public. The same could be said of the ambitious 1985 release, The Black Cauldron, which was intended to restore the flagging fortunes of the studio. Now Disney is pondering a re-release of the animated film, under the title of Taran and the Magic Cauldron, and is experimenting in cities such as Salem, Portland, Madison, and Las Vegas.

The title is less ominous now, but this remains a middling sword and sorcery epic with superlative animation and some fetching secondary characters. Taran and the Magic Cauldron is based on Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Pry-dain series, but the story resembles a combination of The Lord of the Rings and The Once and Future King. The tone veers from the gruesome, forbidding castle of the evil Horned King to the underground frolicing of some lumini-scent underground fairies. The very young will like the latter but could be frightened by the castle scenes. The focus is on a plucky Walt Disney Co.

Taran tries to rescue a cuddly forest creature from a perilous whirlpool in "Taran and the Magic Cauldron." Review ant pig Hen Wen, from the evil king. The king, who lives in a huge, maze-like castle, wants to employ Hen Wen's skills to find the long-lost cauldron, which will give him the ability to bring his army of dead warriors to life. Fans of animation will be pleased by some of the elaborate effects in Disney animation. "Taran and the Magic Cauldron," produced by Joe Hale, directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, based on Lloyd Alexander's series of books. Now at Lancaster Mall Theatre, rated PG for violence.

Taran and the Magic Cauldron is presented in 70mm, marking the first use in Disney animation since 1959. young hero, the assistant pig-keeper Taran. He makes a bid to be a hero after he is assigned to protect his charge, the clairvoy- Datebook Out and About B-52s play two shows in area this weekend EUGENE You have two chances to see the B-52g in concert this weekend. The group, with such hits as Love Shack and Rock Lobster, will be at Silva Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene tonight and at the Portland Civic Auditorium on Saturday night. Love Tractor will open the show.

Tickets are $18.50 for the Eugene show and $19.50 for the Portland show. Information: 224-TIXX or 687-5000, Jazz violinist plays solo in Eugene tonight EUGENE Jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins presents a solo recital tonight in Beall Concert Hall at the University of Oregon. Jenkins has performed, recorded and composed with some of the most prestigious groups and artists around the world, including Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Anthony Braxton, and the Chicago Art Ensemble. Jenkins also will give a free class Saturday at 2 p.m. in Room 198 of the music school.

Tickets for the concert are $4 general and $2 for students and seniors. Information: 686-3134. School offers video workshop on acting PORTLAND Acting enthusiasts may want to see "Playing Shakespeare, a series of videotaped workshops by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company. The series runs today and five consecutive Fridays at Portland State University. Tonight's tape is Set Speeches and Soliloquies, which explores the rules governing soliloquies and speeches, the difficulties they present to readers and actors, and their purpose.

The videos will be shown at 3 p.m. in Room 221 of Cramer Hall at the university. Admission is free. Information: 725-3711. Pack an umbrella for weekend activities It's going to be a wet weekend.

Today's forecast for the Willamette Valley calls for occassional rain, with winds ranging from 5 to 15 mph. High temperatures are expected from 45 to 50, with lows from 40 to 45. The wind may pick up tonight, but it shouldn't be stronger than 25 mph. Expect much of the same for the rest of the weekend. Eugene arts center features African music EUGENE The Community Center for the Performing Arts presents "World Beat Dance Music In the Key of Light" tonight.

The concert stars Rhythm Bliss and Kudana. Rhythm Bliss is a nine-piece band specializing in the rhythms of Africa, the Caribbean and Brazil, including samba and reggae. Doors open at 9, and the show starts at 9:30. Tickets are $4 at the door. The center is at the corner of 8th and Lincoln streets in Eugene.

Information: 687-2746. By Dawn Jackson Popular Music: Larry Longshore 8:30 to 12:30, Mawl's, 4250 Commercial St. SE, Salem. Admission: Free. Information: 364-3374.

Rock; Bob Beck Band 9 to 2, Westslde Station, 610 Edgewater Drive NW, Salem. Admission: $2. Information: 363-8012. Country Rock: Country Plash to 2, Liberty Road Inn, 4682 Liberty Road SE, Salem. Admission: Free.

Information: 688-2739. Rock: Executive Potatoes 0 to 2, Dixie's Can-Can Tavern, 3212 Triangle Drive SE, Salem, Admission: Free. Information: 681-1342. '60s and '60s Rock: Northern Lights 9 to 2, Blue Garden Lounge and Restaurant, Dallas. Admission: Free.

Information: 364-8536..