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B7 Herald News Thursday, March 20, 1997 COMMUNITY NEWS GOOD NEWS seminars Titanic Buffs Hope Musical Will Float No one knows if the Broadway musical, "Titanic," opening April 23 at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York will Roller Hockey Sign-up LYNDHURST Lyndhurst Parks Department will accept roller hockey registrations for girls in grade tour to eight 7 to 9 pm Friday, March 21 and 9 am to noon, Saturday, March 22 at 250 Cleveland Ave. Fee is $10. Information: 804-2482. All-City Concert CLIFTON An all-district instrumental school concert will take place 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 at Clifton High School, 333 Colfax Ave.

Featured will be performances by bands and ensembles rerjresentimv nil pitv float or sink. Many believe it's almost sacrilegious to sing about the devastating loss of life and the destruction of a palatial 46,000 ton, 11 -story luxury liner. Despite Rosalie Longo Caring for Caregivers JERSEY CITY Shirley Hill, director of respite care at Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center, will discuss "Ways to Assist Caregivers with Family Members with Alzheimers" 6 pm. Monday, March 24 at the center, 198 Stevens Ave. A video titled "Caring for Caregivers" will be shown Information: 451-9000, ext.

223. Classrooms of Nazi Germany SOUTH ORANGE Gerome Ranieri, Ridgewood schools social studies supervisor, will conduct a workshop on "Curriculum and Classroom in Nazi Germany" at a conference titled "Hitler Youth: A Perverse Experiment in Education," 9 am. to 3 p.m Monday, March 24 in the Chancellor's Suite, Bishop Dougherty Student Center at Seton Hall University. The conference will be sponsored by the Jewish-Christian Studies Department at the university. Information: 761-9463.

Attorney General Peter Vemiero will discuss "Crime and Victims in New Jersey 8 am to 3:30 p.m Tuesday, March 25 at a conference to be sponsored by the Center for Public Service. Fee is $40. Information: 275-2013. Children and Divorce elementary schools, middle schools and the high school Mustang Band. Information: 470-2300.

the Titanic International Society, the North Jersey accountant has more interest than most people in the performance. "A friend and I had an opportunity to see a preview in December and we left the theater very impressed," he says. "The musical invokes tragedy, humor and great drama. It mixes fiction with non-fiction, but mirrors people who existed." Findlay says the Titanic International Society gave producers and directors access to the organization's archives to maintain accuracy. "They basically had their script in place, but wanted to attach names to characters," he explains.

"It should be an interesting show." Having participated in a 10-day artifact retrieval expedition with Titanic scholars last August, Findlay shares a common bond with the producers in keeping the Titanic story alive. "Many people criticized retrieval participants for returning to the site of the tragedy to bring back artifacts," he explains. "Looking back to history, we go to many sites of death and human tragedy. The reason for bringing back artifacts is to better appreciate and understand the history you are learning about." Thanks to the 1996 expedition, Findlay says the Titanic International Society was able to locate and retrieve hundreds of items including a three-foot section of hull that was dislodged from the ship, a few spoons, saucers and plates, luggage, clothing, letters, bathtubs, sinks and several cases of wine. All of the items recovered will be added to a traveling Titanic exhibit opening April 3 at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tenn.

More than 300 items, including a bronze cherub and stained glass window from the Veranda Cafe, will be on view. Initiated in Stockholm, the exhibit arrived in the U.S. after being showcased at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. "We'd like to see the exhibit permanently housed in New York," Findlay says. "Hopefully, in the spot where the Carpathia (the Titanic's rescue ship) was berthed." Tickets for the Memphis exhibit ($12 for adults, $11 for seniors and $6 for children) are being issued for specific dates.

For details, call 1-800-263-6744. After its closing Sept. 30 in Memphis, the show will go to Florida A portion of the exhibit is currently on display in Norfolk, Va. "Many items are still in the process of being restored," Findlay says. "It takes a long time to restore clothing and a piece of correspondence.

It's a tedious process." Earlier expeditions, Findlay says, produced many important finds including the ship's telegraph and the captain's megaphone. "Retrievers also found the ship's warning bell in the crow's nest," he says. "It's reported that the bell rang three times. It's sad to see so many personal belong ings. When one suitcase was opened, retrievers found trousers folded like they were going to be worn the next day.

A steward's uniform found on the ocean floor still had his name penciled in. He was obviously one of the people who drowned." According to Findlay, seven survivors are still living. Three are in the United States, two in England and two in France. Findlay says he has been intrigued with the Titanic since reading "Night to Remember" for a book report at age, 9. After seeing the movie, he was hooked.

His interest never waned during adulthood. In 1989, he established the Titanic International Society, historical consultants for RMS Titanic owners of the wreckage. Findlay says he had no problem getting the organization off the ground. "That was the easy part," he says. "I was in touch with a lot of interested people.

All had the enthusiasm to get it going. "We started out with 40 members. Now, we have more than 1,000 all over the world. Most are from the United States, Canada and Western Europe, but we also have some from Japan, Hawaii, South Africa, Spain, Alaska, Australia and New Zealand." Not all are older people, he says. "A large percentage are between 12 and 18." Why did they join the Titanic International Society? "They're captivated by the story as it becomes more legendary," he explains.

severe criticism, the producers of "Titanic" defend the musical, saying the production (featuring music and lyrics by Tony Award-winning composer Maury Yeston) is about people who played vital roles in the monumental tragedy, not the loss of life or the sinking of the ship. The show, they say, focuses on the the builder and owner, the stoker, telegraph operator and some of the wealthiest people in the world who sailed and died aboard the ill-fated liner in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic on Sunday evening, April 14,1912. Optimistic about a smooth sailing, "Titanic" producers believe theater-goers will be "emotionally nourished" when they leave the theater. Titanic enthusiast Michael Findlay of, Paterson will be among the first to book passage to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. As an officer and a founder of MONTCLAIR Laraine Schwartz, family law attorney, will discuss "7 Costly Mistakes to Volunteer Awards HAWTHORNE Nominations will be accepted through Monday, March 31 for 1996 35th District Volunteer Awards to be presented by Sea John A Girgenti of Hawthorne.

Nominees must display volunteer spirit. Send nominations to Mary Kuzinski, co Senator John Girgenti, 507 Lafayette Hawthorne, N.J. 07506. Information: 427-1229. Acorn Hall Volunteers MORRISTOWN Morris County Historical Society needs volunteers for a variety of programs including tours of Acorn Hall (68 Morris Ave.) the Victorian Italianate mansion that serves as the society's headquarters.

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