The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey • Page 63

THE COURIER-NEWSSunday, June t3, 1993 G-7. CALENDAR through June 30. Free. Hours: 11 a p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 t.m.-7:30 p.m.

Thursday. (212) 878-2453. THE JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM Rutgers University, George and Hamilton streets, New Brunswick. "New Works on Paper: Recent Acquisitions from the Rutgers Archives for Print-making Studios," etchings, relief prints, more, through Spring 1993. "Opulance in an Age of Industry: Turn-of-the-Century Decorative Arts from the Collection of Sigmund Freedman," and "The Mikado's Empire: Early Photographs of Japan, 1868 1912," through June 27.

Hours: 10 a p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. (908) 932-7237.

GARY PUCKETT, THE ASSOCIATION and BUCK-INGHAMS today, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. Free with park admission. (908) 928 2000. ROOMFUL OF BLUES and COLIN LINDEN doors open 8 p.m. Friday, Ambler Cabaret, 43 E.

Butler Pike, Ambler, Pa. $9.50. TicketMaster, (609) 665-2500. PATTY SMYTH, Saturday, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. Free with park admission.

(908) 928-2000. THE STRANGLERS, 8 p.m. Wednesday, the Grand, New York City. $12 advance, $15 day of show. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900.

With Wild Carnations, 7 p.m. Thursday, Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pa. $12.50. TicketMaster, (609) 665-2500. Also, 8 p.m.

Saturday, The Fastlane, Asbury Park. $12. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. THE TOASTERS, 8 p.m. Thursday, The Clubhouse, Plainfield.

$5. Details, (908) 769-9267; TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. THE VooDUDES 7:30 p.m. tonight, Havana, New Hope, Pa. No cover.

(215) 862 9897. Also, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Chatfields, Gladstone. $4. (908) 234-2080.

Also, 10 p.m. Saturday, Stanhope House, Stanhope. $5. (201) 347 0458. MIDDLESEX EAST WOWs dance for widows and widowers 711 p.m.

tonight, Knights of Columbus, Carteret. With snacks and live music. $7. (908) 634 3711. WOODBRIDGE WOWS business meeting 7:30 p.m.

the second Wednesday of the month, Main Library, children's room, Woodbridge. (908) 388 3726, (908) 634 0297. CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUB OF CENTRAL N.J. volleyball 6 m. Wednesday, Johnson Park, Highland Park.

(908) 756 0940. (908) 846-5440. -NOW THAT'S DANCIN' SINGLES oldies, contemporary music and ballroom dancing 8 m. -midnight Wednesday, and Latin dancing 8 midnight every Thursday, Costa del Sol, Bound Brook. Buffet, more.

$6. (908) 707-0660. JERSEY JEWISH SINGLES dining and discussion 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Plaza Diner, Edison. Ages 35-55.

Pay for your own meal. (908) 753 0263. PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS, HUNTERDON COUNTY AREA CHAPTER No. 1332 meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, Stanton Reformed Church, Stanton.

Orientation 7 p.m. (908) 996-2056. NEW EXPECTATIONS bridge 7-10 p.m. every Thursday, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, Morristown. $5.

Single adult rap group 8 p.m. Friday, at the church. $8. (201) 984 9158. THE PLAINFIELD SINGLES coffee, cake and conversation, 811 p.m.

Friday, Plainfield. (908) 754-9032. FORUM FOR SINGLES 8 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Hightstown. Discussion followed by dancing.

$6. (908) 446-2699, (609) 520-9337. CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUB OF CENTRAL N.J., INC. TGIF dinner 7:30 p.m. Friday, the Red Lob-sert, Woodbridge.

(908) 756 0940. YOUNG SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB social mixer and dance 8:30 p.m. Friday, McAteers, Somerset section of Franklin Township. Ages 26-45; proof of age required. $10.

Jackets. Directions, (201) 584-6620. GOOD TIMES SINGLES dance 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Towers Steak House, Mountainside. $8, $2 discount before 9 p.m.

Dressy attire. (908) chung. $10. (908) 753 0190. MICHAEL FRANKS, 8 pm.

Friday, Count Basie Theater, Red Bank. $25. TicketMaster, (201) 507- 8900. CLEO LAINE, JAZZ VOCALIST and JOHN DANK-WORTH and THE DANKWORTH QUARTET 8 pm. Friday, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton.

$22 $27. To charge tickets, (609) 683-8000. ANNE DODSON, contemporary, traditional and original folk songs and blues, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. With opening act, Angst for the Memory, featuring Brian Celardo and Mike Higgins.

Bring your own mug. sponsored by the Folk Project. Information, (201) 335-9489; Folk Phone, (201) 822-1313. RARITAN VALLEY SYMPHONIC BAND 7 8 m. Friday, Spmerset County Courthouse green, Main Street, Somerville.

Free. (908) 704 1010. MICHELE WAGNER, contemporary Christian singer, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Millington Baptist Church, corner of King George and Valley roads, Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. $10, $7 advance; benefits Friendship Pregnancy Center of Morristown.

(908) 647 0594 JOHNNY VARRO and BOBBY GORDON, jazz, 8 p.m. Saturday, Watchung Arts Center, on the Watchung Circle, Watchung. $10. Reservations, (908) 753 0190. SOCK and ONE CAT LEFT noon-4 p.m.

Saturday, Duke Island Park, Old York Road, Bridgewater. Door prizes donated by Donald Trump. Bring chair. $5, children younger than 12 free; benefits Deborah Hospital Foundation. Rain date: 4 8 p.m.

June 25. (609) 397-8604. 18th ANNUAL JAZZ WEEKEND Saturday and next Sunday, Waterloo Village, Waterloo Road, Stanhope. Featuring the Piano and Jazz Spectacular Picnic 1 6:15 m. Saturday and the Great Jazz Picnic noon-6 m.

next Sunday. Saturday's performers include Dick Hyman, Johnny Varro, more; next Sunday's performers include Bucky Pizzarelli and Derek Smith. $25, $20 in advance for Saturday; $27, $22 in advance for next Sunday. $39 for both days, must be purchased in advanced. $6 for ages 1217 each day; children younbger than 12 free.

NELSON RANGELL, 8 m. next Sunday, Club Bene, Sayreville. $15; $25 for optional 6 p.m. dinner. (908) 727-3000.

Continued from Page G-6 ings and drawings, through July 11. "The Crayon and the American Landscape," through July 25. "Lorenzo Pace: Honor Thy Father," multi media pice by Bishop Elder Eddie T. Pace, through July 25. "June Brides," selection ot wedding gowns from the Julia S.

Berrall Costume Collection, through July 25. p.m. today, demonstration of lace making techniques in connection with the' "June Brides" exhibition, free with admission. Hours: 11 a p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 15 p.m.

Thursday and Sunday. $4, $2 seniors and students older than 18 with ID, under 18 free; free admission on Saturday. (201) 746 5555. MORRIS MUSEUM 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. "The Etruscans: Legacy of a Lost Civilization," through Aug.

29. Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a 5 p.m.; Sunday 15 p.m. Admission $4, $2 children, senior citizens and groups of 20 or more. (201) 538 0454. MUSEUM OF EARLY TRADES AND CRAFTS Main Street (Route 24) and Green Village Road, Madison.

"A Countryside in Motion: Transportation Trades of Rural N.J.," through June. Hours: 10 a p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $2, SI children.

(201) 377-2982. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 11 W. 53 New York City. "Latin American Artists of the 20th Century," featuring more than 300 works by more than 90 artists, through Sept. 7.

"Short Films From Latin America," featuring 37 short works, through Monday. (212) 708 9400. THE NEWARK MUSEUM 49 Washington Street, Newark. Pluribus Unim: The Search for a More Perfect Union," medals, tokens and paper money illustrating American history, through 1995. "Sumptuous Surrounds: Silver Overlay on Ceramic and Glass," through next Sunday.

"N.J. Department of Education Art Show," through June 27. "Seven Years in Tibet, 1944 1951: Photographs of Heinrich Harrer," through Oct. 17. Wednesday, works by Romare Bearden, through Aug.

1. "A Tribute to Romare Bearden," black-tie evening with exhibition viewing and champagne buffet, poetry reading and dance performance by the Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre, 6:30 p.m. Friday, $125, partially benefits the museum, tickets, (908) 233 5806. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

(201) 596-6550. WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AT PHILIP MORRIS 120 Park Ave. at 42nd New York. "Window Boxes," works by Maren Hassinger, MAGNOLIAS, taping of live album, 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Bottom Line, New York City.

Standing room only $15 on sale at show time. (212) 228-6300. CHUBBY CHECKER, LESLIE GORE and TYMES 8 p.m. next Sunday, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. Free with park admission.

(908) 928-2000. LEONARD COHEN, 7:30 p.m. Monday, The Paramount, New York City. $25 and $40. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900.

SHAWN COLVIN, with Darden Smith, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Stone Pony, Asbury Park. $15. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. COMBO HOLIDAY, 9 30 p.m.

next Sunday, John Peter's, New Hope, Pa. $5. (215) 862-0823. DRAMARAMA, 7 p.m. Thursday, the Grand, New York City.

$9.27. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Stone Pony, Asbury Park. $11.50.

(201) 507-8900. GAVIN FRIDAY, with The Chanting House, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Bottom Line, New York City. $15. (212) 228 6300.

KENNY with PEABO BRYSON, 8 p.m. Friday through next Sunday and June 22-25, Radio City Music Hall. $35 ard $40. Radio City box office (212) 307-7171; TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. WARREN HAYNES, Friday, the Grand, New York City.

TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. Also, doors open 8 p.m. Saturday, 23 East Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pa. $8.50. TicketMaster, (609) 665-2500.

JANIS IAN and SUSAN WERNER 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Chestnut Cabaret, Philadephia, Pa. $13.50. TicketMaster, (609) 665-2500. PATTI LaBELLE 8 m.

Friday and Saturday, the Paramount, New York City. $38.50 $40. Ticket-Master, (201) 507-8900. KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Club Bene, Sayreville.

$15; $25 with optional 7 p.m. dinner. (908) 727-3000. Also, 7:30 and 10:30 m. Friday, Bottom Line, New York City.

$15. (212) 228-6300. PAT METHENY WITH JOSHUA REDMAN, 8 p.m. Friday, Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pa. $13.50 $22.50.

TicketMaster, (609) 655-2500. THE MIGHTY, MIGHTY BOSSTONES, with the Raging Lamos, 7 p.m. Friday, City Gardens, Trenton. $10. (609) 392-8887 or (609) 695-2482; TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900.

NEW MODEL ARMY, 8 p.m. Friday, Fastlane, Asbury Park. $10. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. PERE UBU, 8 p.m.

tonight, Fastlane, Asbury Park. $10. TicketMaster, (201) 507 8900. PETER'S CATHEDRAL 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Ambler Cabaret, 43 E. Butler Pike, Ambler, Pa. $6, $5 advance. (215) 646-8117. JMULILM.I 1 li I I 1 Mk -j LOOKING AHEAD June 22: Lyle Lovett and Roseanne Cash, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, New York City.

$25 and $40. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. July 20: Harry Belafonte and Gregory Hines, 8 p.m., Garden State Arts Center, off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel. $17 and $28. Details, (908) 442-9200; TicketMaster, (201 507-8900.

July 24: Festival New Orleans: The Radiators, Beau-soleil, Buckwheat Zydeco and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1 p.m., Garden State Arts Center, off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway, Holm-del. Featuring authentic Cajun and Creole specialties, voodoo dolls, Mardi Gras masks, jewelry. $20; children under 12 free. Details, (908) 442-9200; TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. July 2-3: Michelle Shocked, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Bottom Line, New York City.

$15. (212) 228-6300. July 3: The Stylistics, 9 ABOUT ART OTHER MUSIC TIM GILLIS BAND, country, 3 5 p.m. today, Schoo-ley's Mountain Park, Morristown. Free.

(201) 326-7600. BLUES CRUISE XVI, 6-10 p.m. tonight, boat departs 7 m. from Pier 83, Circle Line Plaza, West Wnd of 42nd Street, New York City. With Billy Hector and the Fairlanes, and special guests BBQ Bob, Janata, more.

$35; $30 advance. (201) 674-9503, after 6 p.m.; hot line, (201) 783-0016. THE GEOFF CALDWELL BLUES and WASHBOARD BAND, STREET OF DREAMS and FOLKSINGER ZANE MICHAEL RAVEN 7:30 p.m. tonight, Pralls-ville Mill, Stockton. $8, $5 children younger than 12; sponsored by and benefits WDVR, Sergeants-ville.

Reservations, (609) 397-1620. POLKA NIGHT 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Echo Lake Park, MountainsideWestfield. Part of the 1993 Union County Summer Arts Festival. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.

Rain site: Cranford High School, West End Place, Cranford. (908) 527-4900, (908) 352-8410. PAT METHENY, 8 p.m. Thursday, Count Basie Theatre. Red Bank.

$25 and $30. Details, (908) 530-5686; TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. BOB SEELEY, jazz pianist, 8 p.m. Friday, Wat-chung Arts Center, on the Watchung Circle, Wat- File photo 0 h'L Mr ran "Hv. rum mm fcn OUTDOORS HIKING IN MORRIS COUNTY 11 a.m.,4 p.m.

today, Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Chatham Township. Display; with hike at 2 m. to the Laurel trail of the Great Swamp Refuge. Free; registration required for hike. (201) 635-6629, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

TRAIL RIDE 9 a 2 p.m. today, United States Equestrian Team headquarters, Hamilton Farm, Bedminster. Picnic following at 3:30 p.m. Held by the Tewksbury Trail Association in celebration of National Trail's Day. Trailer parking at north field off Pottersville Road.

$20. (908) 236 2642, (908) 439-3801, (908) 766-2491. POPROCK MUSIC AZTEC CAMERA 8 p.m. tonight, Stone Pony, As-bury Park. $7 50 advance; $8.50 day of show.

TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. Also, doors open 7 p.m. Wednesday, with Jann Arden, Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pa. $10.50. TicketMaster, (609) 665 2500.

FRANK BLACK with Rev. Horton Heat. 8 p.m. next Sunday, Stone Pony, Asbury Park. $10 advance; $12.50 day of show.

TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND, 9 p.m. Friday, Club Bene, Sayreville. $27.50 with optional 7 p.m. dinner.

(908) 727-3000. CLANNAD, with Martin Joseph, 8 p.m. Monday, Beacon Theatre, New York City. $25. TicketMaster, (201) 507 8900.

WILLY DeVILLE with DR. JOHN AND THE WILD p.m., Club Bene, Sayreville. $20; $30 with optional 7 p.m. dinner. (908) 727-3000.

August 1: Dwight Yoakam and Suzy Bogguss, 8 p.m., Garden State Arts Center, off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel. $17 and $28. Details, (908) 442-9200; TicketMaster, (201)507-8900. BAug. 4: UB-40, 8 p.m., Garden State Arts Center, off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel.

$17 and $22.50. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. Aug. 20. Midnight Oil and Hothouse Flowers, 8 p.m., Garden State Arts Center, off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel.

$17 and $22.50. TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. Aug. 17. Blues Music Festival: B.B.

King, Buddy Guy, Eric Johnson, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks and Junior Wells, 8 p.m., Garden State Arts Center, off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel. $17.50 and $27.50. Details, (908) 442-9200; TicketMaster, (201) 507-8900. Swain's is located in the historic district of Plainfield at 703 Watchung Ave. at 7th Street.

Hours are Tuesdays through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday to 4 p.m. Call (908) 756-1707 for more information. Some artistic relief As relief from demanding portrait commissions, Cuban-born Enrique Flores-Galbis indulges his creative juices by painting series of small, colorful compositions. These have been gathered into an exhibition in the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Members Gallery and will be on view through June 24.

These rectangular casein works are arranged in groupings and handled in a vague realism, the bright, almost primary colors, altered into salient forms. There are a few large, more somber, paintings of working men going their way. Commenting on his work, Flores-Galbis says, "I have attempted to return to painting as an act of faith acknowledging its evocative power to transcend the tangible, and to function as meditation or prayer." A teacher at the center, Flores-Galbis studied at the NYU Graduate School, Parsons School of Design (where he also teaches) and the Art Students League in New York. A two-time winner of the Cintas Painting Scholarship and a recipient of the Helena Rubenstein Award, Flores-Galbis had a one-man show at the Morris Museum last year. The center is at 68 Elm St.

in Summit. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays, 2 to 4 p.m., weekends. Call (908) 273-9121. Change of perspective When Pamela Quayle Hasegawa's physicist husband was assigned to Japan, she shifted her interest from textbook photography to photojournalism.

Concentrating on the Asian Rural Institute, an Asian women's Harry Belafone (above) will perform with Gregory Hines at the Garden State Arts Center on July 20. SINGLES SINGLES CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND DISCUSSION GROUP 9 a.m. Sundays, First Baptist Church, Westfield. 30 and older. (908) 233-2278.

SINGLE ADULT MINISTRIES 10:30 a.m. Sundays, New Providence Presbyterian Church, New Providence. All ages welcome. (908) 665-0050. CENTRAL JERSEY MIXERS DANCE and BUFFET 8 p.m.

Sundays, Cryan's Restaurant, Metuchen. Live music. Ages 45 and older. (908) 548 3039. CENTRAL JERSEY SINGLES get-together 5:30 p.m.

today and next Sunday, Princeton Church of Christ, Princeton. Food, discussion. (908) 281-7531. SINGLES SUNDAY BRUNCH PROGRAM 11 a.m.-l p.m. every other Sunday, Jewish Family Service of Northern Middlesex County, Edison.

registration required. (908) 738-5225. SINGLE PLAYERS GROUP outdoor, mixed doubles tennis 10 a.m. -2 p.m. today, Saturday and next Sunday, Randolph Road tennis complex, across from Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plain-field, lessons available.

(908) 233-4159, (908) 580-2990, days; (908) 725 5523, evenings. SOLO SINGLES (40 PLUS) rap or bridge meets 6:30 p.m. every Sunday, Central Presbyterian Church, Summit. $2. bridge meets 7:15 p.m.

the first and third Thursdays of the month, Central Presbyterian Church, Summit. $3. (908) 665-2686, between 6 9 p.m. SINGLEFACES dance party 8 p.m. tonight, Hilton at Short Hills.

Jackets. $10. Dance party 9 m. Saturday, Hilton at Short Hills. Jackets required.

$10. (908) 462-2406. THE PRINCETON SINGLES dance 5 9 m. tonight. VFW, Kendall Park With buffet and snacks.

$8. (609) 883 1214. Pitch and putt 10 a.m. Saturday, Tara Greens, Route 27, Somerset section of Franklin Township. (908) 828-1358.

JEWISH SINGLES WORLD attend the 21st Annual Jewish Festival of the Arts 11 a m. today, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel. Details: (908) 964-8086. JUST FOR TWENTIES Israeli dancing 7:30 p.m. tonight, Temple Beth-El, Somerset section of Franklin Township.

With instructor Vera Galleid. $7. (908) 940 0109. Swain Galleries X7n i- 4 If immrr. imnifi mm 4f- THEATER A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Villagers Theatre, Somerset section of Franklin Township.

8:30 m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. today and June 27; 7:30 p.m. next Sunday. Through June 27.

$15. Reservations, (908) 873-2710. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 5 and 9 p.m.

Saturday, 7 m. Sunday, matinees 2 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday, beginning through June 27. Starring Eddie Mekka of "Laverne Shirley." $19; $21 for 5 m. Saturday show aand $22 for 9 p.m.

Saturday show. (215) 862 2041. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Dessert 7 p.m., curtain 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; desert 1:30 p.m., curtain 2:30 p.m.

Sundays, through July 17. $15.75 Friday and Sunday; $17.25 Saturday; senior citizen discount for Sunday matinees. Reservations, (609) 466-2766. NUNSENSE the Forum Theatre, Metuchen. 2:30 p.m.

today. $22 $26; discounts for seniors, students and groups. Reservations, (908) 548 0582. PHANTOM Paper Mill Playhouse, Brookside Drive, Millburn. 8 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday, 2 p.m. Thursday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through July 17. Also, 8 p.m. July 13.

Audio-described performances for blind and visually impaired 2 p.m. July 1, 3 m. July 3 and 8 m. July 11. Sign-interpreted performances for hearing impaired 8 p.m.

July 11 and 16. $26 $41; $10 student rush tickets 15 minutes before curtain. Tickets, (201) 376-4343. SLEUTH Princeton University, Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton. 8 m.

Thursday through Saturday; 2 and 8 p.m. Sundays, beginning June 17, through July 3. $12.50. Reservations, (609) 258-4950. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Drew University, Bowne Theatre, Madison.

Wednesday through June 26. $14 $30, $7 student rush tickets 15 minutes before curtain. Tickets, (201) 408 5600, 10 a 8 m. Monday through Saturday, noon 7 p.m. Sunday.

(201) 408 3278. TOBIT United Church of Christ, Congregational, corner of 7th Street and Madison Avenue, Plain-field. 2 p.m. today. $5.

(908) 755-8658. WHEN WE ARE MARRIED Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton. J.B. Priestley's comedy. Through June.

Monday through Saturday luncheon matinees, selected evenings and Sunday afternoon dinner shows. (800) HHP-7313. BOOKS The book(s) on Howard By PAUL D. COLFORD Newsday And now, Howard Stern: The Book. Or rather, books.

Simon Schuster's plan for the authorized "Howard Stern," billed by the publisher as a collection of "outrageous riffs" and "mind-bending opinions," calls for a 304-page book with black-and-white photographs that will sell for $22. Commercials on rr. radio show, now heard in more than a dozen major cities, should ensure a windfall for the publisher and author when the book comes out in October. Then there's the other Stern book, an unauthorized biography that will reach stores a month earlier. The shock jock, who often does not let the facts get in the way of his own on-air attacks on those who write about him, already has put the author on notice that he will reading the book closely.

In a letter to entertainment writer Jeff Menell, Stern's lawyer, Michael J. Silverberg, said that he will take legal action, if necessary. Menell's book, "Howard Stern: Big Mouth," will be published by Pinnacle Books in a $4.99 paperback carrying 12 pages of photos. Besides the intimidating letter, the publisher has had difficulty obtaining photos of the broadcaster from commercial sources who expressed concerns auum incurring aiern wram, according to Pinnacle executive editor Paul Dinas. Dinas added that some Stern partisans, such as Joan Rivers, declined to speak with Menell because his biography is unauthorized, but the writer did interview comedian Gilbert Gottfried and other friends.

Silverberg said he could not recall hat in particular had prompted him to address his concerns to Menell, adding. "I've sent more than one such lettei to book writers. Artist uses color to transform life WAV "III 1 St 'V-: fi Michael McGinley's 'Flags, East By EMANUEL HALLER Courier-News Writer In his oil paintings. Michael McGinley's exuberance of spirit infuses his dank urban subjects with a spirit sorely needed. The pictures in his first solo show, now on display at the Swain Galleries in Plainfield through July 2, are full of impressionistic verve.

Working on the spot, McGinley brings his bright, artistic optimism to the grim streets of Manhattan and some industrial sites. Color plays an important part. There is nothing essentially picturesque about the New York subways or the New Jersey Transit train system, but McGinley manages to wring some beauty from the barren ugliness of various stations. He shows a glorious sunset, not in some idyllic place but Hackensack, shining over the swamps now euphemistically called the Meadowlands. A painting of the sprawling Bethlehem Steel Works throbs with vigor.

The grim streets of Manhattan are transformed into a tourist's dream by McGinley's brush. Glistening, rainswept avenues are full of vivid color. Chinatown, normally colorful, has all the garbage removed. Buildings take on a tropical aspect with his use of color. It's all there, but McGinley heightens our appreciation of the scenes, which is one of the functions of an artist.

He includes a nocturnal scene of foundation excavation reminiscent of George Bellows. For relief he includes some rural landscapes. The Flemington resident studied at the Newark School School of Fine and Industrial Art where his father, artist James McGinley, was head of the fine arts department, and at the Art Students League in New York. Young McGinley is following a solid art tradition by emulating his father in career choice. The history of art is replete with artistic families.

1 67th oil on canvas, on display at Swain Galleries. 3031. Assertionism Artist Rene Robles introduced his theory, Assertionism, to a group of disciples three years ago and the results are being presented in an exhibition at the Watchung Arts Center this month. The six artists are unified by Assertionism, which Robles defines as a leap beyond realism and abstraction, "Art that has power asserts, transforms and transcends," he says. But it's hard to see the connection, except that all the work is nontraditional.

Robles himself shows several architecture-like pastels, using color and perspective imaginatively. His wife, Emilia, submits subtle pastels with delicate flower-like subjects. Ellen M. Dunnder's oil or acrylic compositions are seen through a loosely painted grid. Judith O'Don-nell's nudes in oil and pastel seem as if they are viewed through fractured glass.

Using bold, action strokes, Ethel S. Sweeney's oils and mixed media are subdued in color. Garish acrylic color and expressionistic handling isused by Corda Beth Anderson to paint her still lifes. The center is on the circle in Watchung and is open weekdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Call (908) 753-0190.

If you know of an upcoming art event, we'd like to hear ubout it. Send a written notice at least two weeks before the erent to Almut Art, The Comic i -u. 1201 Route 22. i J. 08807.

shelter, and on the work of American missionaries in Japan, she dramatically changed her perspective, even producing a series on her Japanese in-laws. Her latest project, "Blessings: Children of the World," is featured in an exhibit this month at the Bernards Township Library in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. Taken on her extensive travels throughout Asia and Africa, these striking color photos of Third World children will form the basis for a book that Hasegawa is working on with a friend They are mostly close-ups, focusing on the bright faces, with accompanying text for each picture. She has the eye to capture the life and hope still in these kids. The library is at 32 S.

Maple Avenue. For more details, call (908) 204-.