Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas • Page 19

i Best Bets 2-C iTVIIstlngs3-C i Movles4-C ConpitUi Krius lournal Friday March 29, 1991 Section x'r v. 'South Pacific9 opens next week in Longview LONGVIEW TODAY PEOPL workshop scheduled Monday Good morning, Longview. Practical Education of Parents in Longview (PEOPL) workshop will be presented by Sally Barron p.m. Monday and April 8, IS and 22 in the Junior League Center. Workshop is limited to IS couples.

Cost is $10 per person or $15 per couples. Workshop is open to the public and is de- I 1, i signed to support and assist parents in their efforts to rear self-confident, responsible, mi mft mentally Joyce cniiaren. Tmnu In addition, a handsome young Marine lieutenant and a beautiful native girl also fall in love while an intense rivalry develops over souvenir sales between Seabee Luther Billis and the local Tonkin-ese dealer, Bloody Mary. Rodgers' score includes such favorites as "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Hai," "There is Noth-in' Like a Dame" and "Younger than Springtime." The cast of 45 men, women and children includes Amy Bloxom and Kelly Daniels as the navy nurse and French planter, David Bruyere as the Marine lieutenant. Jennifer Jordan plays Liat, Mar-jorie Thuma is Bloody Mary and Jack Peppard is Luther Billis.

Also playing leading roles are Sam Litzenberg, Tom Hunt, Sara Dunn and Matt Thiessen. Proceeds from the play will benefit the church's youth choir program. Winner of a 1950 Pulitzer Prize for drama, "South Pacific" also won a New York Drama Critics Circle Award for the best musical of 194849. From Staff Reports If you're looking for some enchanted evening, then here it is. "South Pacific" comes to Long-view next week.

Beginning Wednesday, one of the most popular of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musicals will be presented as a dinner-theatre production at Long-view's United Methodist Church, 400N.FredoniaSt. The curtain rises at 7:30 each night and dinner will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m. "South Pacific" continues through Saturday, April 6, in the church's fellowship hall. Tickets are now on sale for the play, which is set on a South Sea island during World War D. Tickets can be reserved by calling the church office at 7534463.

Cost is $12.50 and $10.50 and telephone reservations must be bought by the next business day. A nursery will be available each night of the performance for a minimal fee. "South Pacific" tells the love story of a young Navy nurse and an older French plantation owner. For infor If A 'j. "Si- By Julia A.

JaiMtitaff photographer Kelly Daniels Is Emlle de Becque and Amy Bloxom plays Nellie Forbush, right, In 'South which begins Wednesday. Also appearing are, top, from Marjorie Thuma at Bloody Mary, Jennifer Jordan as Llat and David Bruyere as Lt. Joseph Cable. Mexico's young voices Morelos boys choir sings at Kilgore College tonight From Stttf Report KILGORE El Coro de Ninos Cantores de Morelos, a boys choir from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, performs at 7 tonight in Dod-son Auditorium on the campus of Kilgore College. The 24-member choir also will perform in Longview Easter Sunday, at 10:15 a.m.

St. Anthony's Catholic Church and 10:50 a.m. at First Christian Church. On Monday, the group will sing at 7 p.m. at Longview Community Center, 500 E.

Whaley St. Tickets for tonight's performance are available by calling Kilgore College at 9834601. Tickets for Monday's show are on sale at Longview Community Center, 753-2052. Cost is $5 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Children under 12 are admitted free.

The choir's appearance is part of a cultural exchange program begun by Jeannie Dykes, Kilgore College Spanish instructor, and Dale Miller, KC's choral director. Miller plans to take the Kilgore Choir to Mexico next year, and Dykes has established an accredited summer program at the Spanish Language Institute in Cuernavaca. Kilgore College and the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce are hosting the choir during its stay here. According to Pablo Puenta, choir director, the group's repertory includes sacred music by Vivaldi, Mozart and others, as well as secular music from Mexico and other countries. The yolk's on you at Egg Catch This could get messy.

It's the First Bare Hands Raw Easter Egg Catch, put on by KLSQ radio (95.3 FM) and sponsored by Longview Mall. Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the mall's front entrance, lucky qualifiers will have a chance to catch raw eggs dropped from atop the mall by KLSQ's Charlie Bush. "It's probably a 20- to 25-foot drop," said Bush. "The object, of course, is to catch the egg without breaking." Contestants will receive gift certificates from mall Those catching ths sggs success' fully will have their names placed into a hopper with the grand prize winner receiving a 200 gift certificate.

This is one contsit, Bush said, where losers will "have egg on their faces." Big changes in store as KLMG, Channel 5 1 switches to Fox ft including "The Natural on April 7, "Smokey and the Bandit II" on April 8 and "Blind Date" on April 16. Morning and afternoon children's programming will include those "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Steven Speilberg's "Tiny Toons," Maynard said. The station "will be doing as many community oriented projects as possible," said Maynard. "That's where I come in." While viewers will be seeing a lot of changes on their TV sets, Channel 51 itself is getting a major facelift. Officials are spending more than $1.5 million to upgrade the station's building, studios, equipment, production facilities and transmitter, said General Manager.

Brent Skinner. An expanded coverage area also is in the offing for the station, although Maynard said that likely wouldn't occur until July. Once completed, Channel Si's signal will extend farther south into the Nacogdoches area, she said. With Channel SI ending its CBS affiliation, the closest CBS atatlon will bs KSLA (Channel 12) in Shreveport, La. In January, KLMO's ownership was formally transferred to Kamin Broadcasting Co.

Longview Limit-ad Partnership. By Van Craddock Entertainment Editor On Monday, Longview television station KLMG (Channel 51) will change its identity in more ways than one. Not only will the CBS affiliate jump ship to join the Fox Broadcasting but also on April 1 the station will receive brand new call letters. It will become KFXK. "Fox 51.

That's what we'll call it," said Jan Maynard, new director of promotion for the station, which has been a CBS affiliate since going on the air in August 1984. In January, however, KLMG officials announced plans for the station to end its CBS affiliation to join the five-year-old Fox Broadcasting which now has 135 affiliates around the country. "We're Just excited about bringing the viewers of East Texas our new lineup," said Maynard. "Well have 18 and a half hours of Fox programming a week." That includes such Fox shows as "The Simpsons" our heavy bitter," Maynard says), "Married With Children," the Emmy Award-winning "In Living Color" and "America's Most Want In addition, the station has scheduled "a strong lineup of independent programming," May ly Altw Homhymff phogroph Part of th team at KLMQ (toon to btcorn KFXK) are, from left, Richard Brooki, production manager; Art Hook, corporate director of programming ind promotion for Kamln Broadcasting Brant 8klnnr, onral manager; and Branda Mills, dlractor of salei i and marketing. Tha atatlon will bacoma a Fox Network affiliate on April 1.

mation, call 757-5740. Summerfield United Methodist Church, 4912 Tryon Road, will hold its 24th annual barbecue 4-7 p.m. Wednesday. Both inside eating space and drive-through service will be provided. Meal will include barbecue meat, cole slaw, pinto beans and homemade pies and cakes.

Cost is $4.50. Proceeds will benefit the building fund. Tickets can be purchased at the door, from members or by calling 663-0116. Easter egg hunt will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at Longview Regional Hospital.

Event is for employees' children and for all babies who were born in the Birth Place, all who must be under age 5. Participants should use the Hollybrook entrance. A workshop in "Basic Beginner Genealogy" will be held p.m. Thursday and April 9 and 11 at the Longview Public Library. Pauline Cox will be the instructor.

Fee is $15. Class is limited to 15 people. For information, call 237-1359. Zonta Club of Longview will sponsor a Career Conference for area high school women p.m. Thursday in the Little Theatre of Pine Tree High School.

Registration will begin at 6. Purpose of the conference is to inform young women on the impact of technology on jobs and careers in the 21st century. Sher-He Kivlighn, a woman participant in the Super Collider project, will be the keynote speaker. There will be a special session planned exclusively for mothers of participants. For additional information, contact Margaret Parker, 758-1905 or 758-5622.

Applications are being accepted for the 12th annual Alley Art Show, scheduled June 1 in downtown Longview. Over 200 artists are expected to participate. Booth spaces are 10x10 and 10x12. Fees are $55 for an uncovered booth and $85 for covered booths. For Information, contact Longview Downtown Development P.O.

Box 3721, Longview 75606 or call 237-4040. Little Mill Texas Oil Capital Pagiant will be held April 6 in Kilgore Community Inn for girls between the agei of 6 monthi and 12 yean. For an entry form or Information, call Margaret Wright, 6634500 during the day. Entry deadline is Tuesday. Terry Ray Griffith's birthday was Wednesday.

Today marks the birthdays of Jerry Combeit, Brittany Tiniley, Jana Dunn, Mn. O.E. Reynoldi, Patrick Ireland, Lit Cobb, Lauretta Shaw, Kristin Pitts, Peggy Sadler, Mary J. Doney, Ernestine Godiey, Agnei Smiley, Murray Stidham, Ray Lang, Dixie Moie-ley, Pat Beekwith, Michelle Price, Don Willlami and Lewis M. Bolton.

Celebrating birthdays Saturday will be Karen Hill, Gladys McLendon, Laney Mobley, Richard Jackson, Maria Avila, Dime McDanieL Tom Cook, Anna-Kath-ryn Sadler, Fannie Smelley, Clara Jean Hodges, Colby Bisetti, Susie Morris, Nancy Murray, Glenna Knutson, Annie Rusell, Romie Barkett, Brenda Linton, Alonda Stonger, Nicole Rae Bolton, James Mauldin, Linda Downing, Katy Price, Jason Pace, Wanda Williams, Dennis Wilson and Cheryl Gill. Saturday will be the wedding anniversary of John and Deb Zeigler. Sunday will be the birthdays of Edith Wilson, Britt Bonds, Michael Sorrels, Lamar Simpson, O.D. Aldridge, Joel Tew, Shirley Shaw, Chad Long, Jerry Parker, Lisa Sawyer, Terry Williams, Denis R. Mouton, Evelyn Jolley, Harold L.

Sweet, Bennie Christian, Jimmie Head, Grady Sin-gley, Christ! Sigler, Jean Roberts, Lucille Rodgers, Frances Montz, Heather Welch and Ashley Williams. Don't look back. The station has bssn busy beefing up its film library, as wall. "Ws will be offering tome strong prime-time movisi," said Maynard, nard said. That will include the comsdy "227," "Mama'a Family" and six nights a week the detective program "Hunter." April will be busy month for Longview Museum The St.

Louis Brass Quintet plays Tuesday at Pittsburg High School. St. Louis Brass plays Pittsburg A deposit of $25 will hold a place and should be paid in advance, either in person or by mailing to the museum. Class size is limited and completed vases will be glazed and fired. Intermediate stained glass classes will be offered 64:30 p.m.

each Monday beginning April 1. Cost is $37.50 (materials are extra). Barbara Selby Williams is instructor. Jewelry by Patrice will be featured In a 20-percent-off sale benefiting the museum 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 5-6.

Children in 4th-6th grades can take a class In drawing and painting people with Jane Pierce, longtime public school art teacher. Classes are p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-11. Jan Statman, well-known Long-view artist, will teach oil or acrylic painting on six Tuesdays beginning April 16. Class is 10 a.m.-noon and cost is $35.

The Longview Bonsai Society will have an exhibit of the miniature trees 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 19-21 at the museum and paintings by Barbara Walls will be shown. In addition, the new Upper Level Artists Co-Op at 102A W. College will show the work of 12 East Texas artists April 19-21. From 8taff Reports Dianne Greene of Roanoke is winner of the first juror's award in Longview Museum and Arts Center's 32nd Annual Invitational Exhibition now on view at LMAC, 102 W.

College (call 7534103). But the invitational isn't the only event happening at the museum. Art classes, exhibits and a jewelry show are all on the calendar for April. Green's winning Invitational work, titled "A Wing and a Prayer," is a silver print photograph embellished with mixed media. Second juror's award went to Lahib Jaddo of Lubbock for a larger-than-llf esized oil painting of her husband, titled "Male." According to LMAC officials, Greene and Jaddo will have one-artist shows at the museum next fall.

Juror for awards was James M. Edwards, Brown curator of art for the San Antonio Museum of Art Honorable mention honors in the 32nd Invitational went to Larry Graeber of San Antonio for his oil painting, "Bathers with Black Diamonds;" Don (Art Card) Llndblad of San Antonio for "Magnet Ship," a construction using magnets and chairs; and David Szafranski of Dallas for his mixed media work. "Do Your Underth- WHAT'S QOINQ ON BMMBBiBeHSMHeaailMHaHaM Maater potter Jamee E. Sand-era will continue hie pottery-making claae this Saturday. The class will meet every Saturday 0:30 a.m.-noon through April 20.

Fee for the class Is $60, plus $5 for materials. Intermediate stained glass classes will be offered p.m. each Monday beginning April 1. Cost Is $37.50 (materials are extra). Barbara Selby Williams Is Instructor.

Jewelry by Patrice will be featured In a 20-percent-off sale benefiting the museum 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 5-6. lngs Ride Up and Down." Seventy artists submitted slide entries, with the museum inviting 31 of the artists to participate in the show. The works are on display through April 13 at the museum. Hours are 10 a.m.4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday. In addition to the show, master potter James E. Sanders will continue his pottery-making class this Saturday. The class will meet every Saturday 9:30 a.m.-noon through April 20. Fee for the class is $60, plus $5 for materials.

From Staff flports PITTSBURG The St. Louis Brass is, well, different. But only if you consider playing "Aura Lee" on a conch shell to be out of the ordinary. However, make no mistake: the St. Louis Brass Quintet is composed of virtuoso musicians.

The group will be in Pittsburg Tuesday, performing 7:30 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students and available by calling 856-3771. Despite the fact the quintet members wear tuxedos, the concert atmosphere is always informal. While the group will perform some wonderful music for brass, Including Michael Praetorlus' "Suite," other music will be as light as the ever-popular "London Bridge is Falling Down." During the concert, the quintet will perform on many "ancestors" of the brass instruments, such as the afore-mentioned conch shells, animal horns, the slide trumpet and even the Texas Longhorn.

The quintet it's composed of Allen Dean, David Hickman, Lawrence Strieby, Melvyn Jernl-gan and Daniel Perantoni have been performing since 1964. Tuesday night's concert is sponsored by the Pittsburg-Camp County Arts Council. Locally, tickets are available at First State Bank, Pittsburg tional Bank and Cypress Bank..