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number of spurs taking participants the beaten a night- capping blowout at the Palais Royale. Before she knew and her cohorts were setting up a trolley service (both motorized and horse- for a massive security billboards and sending out 40,000 postcards to promote the lining up sponsors to pay for Thornburg became a major contributor toward the $20,000 price tag.) just gotten so said of Art Beat first of what she hopes will become an annual celebration of the city and its cultural going to be so much going be able to experience it At times in the planning process, she participants wondered whether this first experimental run might be toobig.What if a reason nothing like this has ever been attempted before in South Bend? What if the very idea of walkingsomewhere proves distasteful to car-dependent area residents? What if the spanning route spreads the entertainment too thin? What if businesses and groups not featured on the main circuit protest being excluded? What if the weather is terrible and no one shows up? know? just try amazing to me how willing the arts organizations were to take a chance with this.Basically,everybody has been onboard.But I she added with a day of, we might be changing our The organizers have estimated an attendance of some 3,000 but I be surprised if the turnout greatly exceeded that decent course. At several recent the well-attended art open house at LaSalle Grill on Aug.10 and the last Meet Me on the I was impressed by the enthusiasm and diversity as well as the size of the crowds.Clearly,there are a lot of people in this particular a lot of young very people our arts organizations must attract in order to will happily turn out for a good party. And perhaps contrary to conventional are a lot of people in this city who are willing to take risks right along with our artists.I saw proof of that at Meet Me on the local sculptor Pat interactive installation Game of especially the shiny arbitrarily handed out to the the talk of the night. have to tell whole thing shocked me to Bovo, whose of be back for Art Beat succeeded beyond my wildest Not only did people line up in droves to play the involves a series of soul-searching and occasionally funny questions you see yourself doing the same job in five you currently doing anything you having more sex this year compared to last they seemed to take the out by a mysterious hand from behind a seriously.Too some cases.

were shoving their back through the window.Other people were trying to buy said. were trying to figure out how to you at the game of life.That’s the whole point.No one knows why some people are successful and other good people who do ethical As troubled as Bovo might have been by the sometimes juvenile behavior of the grown-up was also intrigued by the low-tech installation tapped into some deep-rooted feelings of disap- rity and of all, was I so many people were not only willing but eager to step behind the black curtain and subject themselves to an art experience unlike anything ever seen. The dreamers of Art Beat are banking on that same spirit.If enough people are ready to say Thursday enthusiasm generated just might carry our local arts organizations and our resurgent central business district through another season of economic stagnation and political instability. hurt. is more than an event.It’s educating people on already here in our said.

somebody ever says nothing to do in South want to shake and say Staff writer Julie York Coppens: (574) 235-6281 forced to give up the flesh trade for low-wage jobs in the prison- industrial have been well understood by the Elizabethan audience. smelt and tasted 16th-century London as much as I have in this play.It’s completely redolent in plays the procurer are people.He’s really quite generous with his lowlifes.He likes them.They’re they have a humor about them that the others audience is going to like them even if they admire Our feelings toward the upper-class characters just as sleazy and as selfish in most cases, but driven by motives other than sheer survival are more compli- cated.Radford also plays the real baddie in substitute duke named Angelo who initiates a morality crackdown and ends up becoming the worst offender himself. When the beautiful Isabella comes to plead for the life of her death row for the crime of impregnating his fi- suddenly smitten Angelo tells the girl she can buy her freedom with her virginity. And when Angelo gets what he wants (through the common Shakespearean devices of concealed identity and sexual decides he stillwants Claudio the way, is alsoplayed by Radford.As with all AFTLS touring productions, the five cast members must take on multiple they direct one another.) As a human rationalize or defend behavior.As an hasto. he a bad man? No.He walks on stage as an emotionally stunted said.Still shamed by his jilting five years ago of a woman named has cut himself off from women, the actor explained.Then comes awakens feelings in Angelo the man deal with or understand.

plan to rape my actor that his fellow actors agree with him on this does feel in love with her.He wants her to renounce going into the sister- hood.But for and sex are completely intertwined and confused because so inexperi- enced.And then she rejects him. She actually blackmails him (by threatening him with exposure), which is not a very good As for determination to see Claudio executed after all, Radford said a good reason for knows the brother and sister to be very almost certain that Isabella eventually will reveal her shame to Claudio and the duke pro tempore have that hanging over his head.Thus, Claudio must lose his. But things turn out quite so ruinously for Claudio and the rest of these bad for one of the so-called while ever out of the question, most contemporary critics insist Shakespeare meant to write a comedy. this play was done (by AFTLS) six years assumed want it because so difficult and such perennial AFTLS favorites as Midsummer students lovethis play. They eat it Notre Damestudents might not like added with a laugh.

is a very very sexually dark piece. always found that student audiences are sharper than we give them credit actor think sometimes we worry too much about what going to Staff writer Julie York Coppens: (574) 235-6281 CYANMAGENTAYELLOWBLACK EDITION E6 South Bend Tribune INTERMISSION Sunday, September 14, 2003 44049702 THE NATIONAL TOUR! SEPTEMBER 23-24 MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CHARGE BY PHONE 235-9190 Tickets also available at the Morris Box Office, or online at www.morriscenter.org 43717704 44021801 WSJV-TV to add extra newscast LOCALTV By ALESIA I. REDDING Tribune Staff Writer eginning Sept.22,local Fox affiliate WSJV-TV will produce an early evening newscast at 5:30 p.m. The station also will add an hour to its morning newscast.The expanded debuts that same air from 5 to 8 a.m. WSJV has added a news and photographer to its staff as part of the changes.

These moves contrast with the current industry trend to downsize some local newscasts as Battle Creek station WOTV did last month. talked about and have looked at doing an early evening newscast once a year for the past four or five years maybe Kevin president and general manager at looked at the timing seemed better for Anchored by Traci Capellman and Paul 5:30 p.m. newscast will feature a mix of local and national news. News director Ed Kral says the newscast will offer viewers a year-round local news prod- that time slot. Because of daylight-saving time, WSBT-TV and WNDU-TV air 5:30 p.m.newscasts for half of the year only.

Staff writer Alesia I. Redding: (574) 235-6244 His anniversary show will be packed with highlights and visits from Jack Black and Will Ferrell. But more intriguing now to consider his future instead of his past. almost certainly ready for an earlier time his path is blocked at NBC by Jay Leno. The politically adept has likened lusting after that earlier time slot to aspiring to be pope.

not up to said. someone doing it now doing it a success.If,at some think done this long enough, and ready to step they asked me to do would be a thrilling opportunity.But so much serendipity in the The workaholic even allow a guest host for a decade until he was persuaded to switch jobs for a day with Katie Couric. The likelihood of him leaving any time soon seems remote. suffered health problems in recent years and might be weary of being beaten in the ratings by a many consider inferior to his. current contract has more than two years to Letterman once.Could he do it again? timing would have to work would anyone assume that Dave would call me and thinking of stepping down.

You might not want to sign your next may get very interesting in two then it may Fox came courting before he signed his latest NBC deal and was though it offered an earlier time slot.He has no re- grets.He’ll be near his 13th season when his deal ends. was here for 11 he it ended would be a nice end to the story one thought he would last a he did it longer than NBC has been happy with his show for the past seven years and has given him creative said. A danger inherent in his time slot where the audience by nature of the hour is often half age is aging beyond that fan base. still think I come across as a young can you be at (that time) when know if you maybe you can. long as the show is funny and having a good going to appeal to young said.

my belief.I could be wrong, but I think that simple.If the show becomes formulaic and all of my references are to are going to check New writers help keep the show fresh.O’Brien also changed as a performer when his sidekick, Andy in 2000 (Richter will return for the anniversary show). dreaded the idea of trying out a replacement.The departure was like the last training wheel being said. think I perform into the lens a lot used to constantly relate to was very comfortable.Now I think I look right at the talking to people at home.There’s a lot more FROM PAGE E1 Decade Photo provided Cast members of for by Actors From the London Stage from left, Matthew Radford, Elizabeth Hurran, John Nettleton, Anna Northam and Stuart Fox pose, somewhat ironically, in front of the Royal Courts of Justice in their hometown. FROM PAGE E1 Shakespeare comedy finds audience today Other Art Beat events Michigan Street and Colfax Avenue A portion of Michigan will be blocked off for pedestrian traffic only.Highlights:music by the Sweet making demonstration by Margaret by and Fannie May shopping at Esprit Decor Horne Co.and other area performances at KeyBank tastings by City Wide Liquor. Along Colfax there will be food by LaSalle Grill and Hearth and shopping at Griffon Bookstore.At the 1st Source Vestibule (corner of Michigan and music by Michiana Male Bend Chamber Singers and Vesper Chorale.

College Football Hall of Fame On the Pat Bovo will host her interactive art Game of VSA Indiana and the Northern Indiana Institute for Artists With Disabilities present adaptive art tools and work by disabled adults.Performers from Southold Dance Theater will offer highlights from the previous repertoire, including both classical and contemporary styles.Food by the Chocolate Vine and The State Cafe will be available for purchase in the Hall of Fame parking lot. FROM PAGE E1 Coppens: Culture comes out to paint downtown South Bend with this Art Beat tour South Bend Tribune in it for you. at some point, Jay (Leno) said, think done this long enough, and ready to step and they asked me to do it, it would be a thrilling Conan On taking over the Show.