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B2 Herald News ENTERTAINMENT Short Trax CALENDAR 'Exhibits Univision Begins An A.M. Newscast Striving to becoming as routine as that first cup of coffee, Univision Communication's WXTVCh. 41 has launched the metropolitan area's first early morning Spanish-language newscast, a 6 to 7 a.m. version of its popular news program, "Noticias 41." Thanks to the station's expanded local news, Univision recently won two Emmy awirds, a first for Spanish-language TV. 8 Oct 17, 3 pjn.

and Oct. 19, 7:30 The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will perform Dvorak's "Requiem, Op. 89," in Prudential Hall Tickets: $15 $58. Information: (800) ALLEGRO at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Newark. At Jake's Stage Door Oct 15, 10 Soul Food; Oct.

16, 10 p.m.: Fabulous Lesters at Jake's Stage Door, 225 Stuyvesant Lynd-hurst. Information: (201) 939-3435. Odds Columbus Day Parade: Oct. 10, noon: The Filippo Berio Columbus Day Parade and Festival steps off along Main Street in Hackensack with the Duprees, known for their romatic interpretations of love songs, leading the entertainment. The festival will be held 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. at the end of the parade route, at the Bergen County Courthouse parking lot. Book Signing: Oct. 13, 8 p.m.: Poet Jac D'Joseph will read from and sign his new book, "jagged pieces of colored glass," at the Montclair Book Center, 221 Glen-ridge Montclair. Spanish Cinema: Oct.

13, 6:30 p.m.: "Marianela," directed by Angelino Fons, based on novels by Benito Perez Galdos, at Ramapo College, room C-110, Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah. Admission is free. Information: (201) 684-7262. At Wheaton Oct. 16, 11 a.m.: Fenton Art Glass Signing; George Fenton will meet with collectors and autograph purchases.

Free Oct. 10, 10 a.m.: 10th annual American Wheels Show featuring vintage, classic and muscle cars. Admission: $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and $3.50 for students. Information: (800) 998-4552. Wanted: Oct.

16, 8 p.m.: A dance theater performance by a group 61 ex-cheerleaders redefines the activity of cheerleading and explores personal issues such as sexuality, aging, motherhood, self-estemm, inequality in comically subversive cheers. The offbeat performance will be staged at the Puffin Cultural Forum, 20 E. Oakdene Teaneck. Donation: $5. Information: (201) 836-8923.

"Class Mothers Through Oct. 24: Tony Award-winner Priscilla Lopez will star in "Class Mothers '68," where she will take on the personas of mothers who are asked to present a "parent production" on the occasion of their children's high school graduation, at the Luna Stage, 7 Oak Place, Montclair. Tickets: $12 to $22. Information: (973) 744-3309. "The Through Nov.

13: Pax, Amicus Castle Theatre prersents a theatrical retelling of the tales of Edgar Allen Poe. Information: (973) 691-2100. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Through Oct. 9: The Bergen County Players will begin their season with "A Funny Thing with Mark Krieger as Hysterium at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderka-mack Road, Oradell. Tickets: $15.

Information: (201) 261-4200. "Fireflies Oct. 8, 7 p.m.: Luma Theatre of Light Comes to Montclair State University's Memorial Auditorium. Fireworks explode and iridescent trapeze artists flaunt their talents to an eclectic musical score. Tickets: $25, $15 for seniors, students, faculty, staff and alumni and children.

Information: (973) 655-5112. Winnie Bqnneli Drawing about 122,625 households, the 31-year-old station has Musicians and dancers of AsaDife who specialize in the African- derived traditions of the Dominican Republie will perform at Victo- ria Theater, Joined by 30 performers of Conjunto Folklurico de la AUanza Dominicana, and Viento de Agua, a group that combines traditional Puerto Rican bomba and plena with modem jazz. Tickets: $18 for adults, $9 for children, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Newark. Information: (888) GO-NJPAC. At Zany Brainy: Oct.

11, 10:30 a.m.: Create your own zoo with pipe cleaners, ages 3 to Oct. 12, 10:30 am: Mother Goose Time, ages 4 and under, Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m.: Woodkins ftin, ages 2 to Oct. 14, 7 Crazy Bones Play and Trade night; Oct. 7 Team Lego Builder Challenge, ages 8 and up; at Zany Brainy, Wayne Towne Center, Route 23.

Information: (973) 890-7772. Battle of the Bands: Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Music from rock to reggae will be performed in the Student Center Ballroom when five groups comr pete in a Brttle of the Bands at Montclair State University, Valley Road and Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair. Other entertainment includes karaoke, line dancing, folk singing and more. Proceeds to benefit the University Child Care Center Tickets: at the door.

Information: (973) 655-7586. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Oct. 10, 4 p.m.: The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra inaugurates its perma- nent residency at William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne with a concert in the Shea Center for Performing Arts. At 3 p.m., members of the orchestra will be the guests for "Sittin' In," a hosted discussion followed by a question-and-answer Tickets: $6 for senior citizens, faculty, staff and alumni; students free. Information: (973) 720-2371.

At the Montclair Book Center: Oct. 10, 2:30 Enrico Granafei, ethnic guitar; Oct. 11, 8 p.mAj YOOMBA; Oct. 12, 2:30 LauriT Cole, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.: TeaMaster's Set, at Montclair Book Center, 221 Glen Ridge Montclair.

Information: (973) 783-3630 At NJPAC: Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.: "An Evening of Italian Opera and Song: A Musical Celebration of the Italian Experience in Newark," in the Victoria Theatre. Tickets: $30; Oct. 15, At Ben Shahn Galleries: Through Oct. 15: James Dustin will show a selection of his architectural paintings; through Dec.

3: An exhibit of featuring books as works of art at Ben Shahn Galleries at William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne. Information: (973) 720-2654. "The Order of Through Oct. 15: An exhibit featuring the works of Mark Winetrout, Georgina Starr, Moyra Davey and Jason Simon in the Kresge and Pascal Galleries at Ramapo College of New Jersey, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah. Information: (201) 684-7050.

"Erase Through Oct. 17: "Erase Hate: Create a New World," a national juried exhibition featuring 39 visual artists from across the United States, will open at the Puffin Cultural Forum, 20 E. Oakdene Teaneck. Information: (201) 836-8923. At the Lena Di Gangi Gallery: Through Oct.

28: Paintings and drawings by Candi Feinberg and Andrea Geller. Reception 4 p.m., Oct. 10 at 320 Union Totowa. Information: (973) 942-7400. Tribute to Life of Rita Nathans: Through Oct.

23: The work of four women, Dorothy Dallas, Nessa Grainger, Roslyn Rose and Sandra Silverang, are on 'display at the Nathans Art Gallery, McBride Avenue, West Paterson, to pay tribute to one of the founders of the gallery. Information: (973) 785-9119. Nubia Medina, Ritual Dances: Through Oct. 17: Exhibit at the Paterson Museum, 2 Market Paterson. "Family Through Nov.

18: In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, an exhibition of Tony Gonzalez's photographs, "Family Compositions," will be displayed in the Broadway Gallery and Carmen Lia Aria's "Tapestries," her hand-made ere-, atlons, will be shown in the LRC Gallery at Passaic County Community College, Broadway and Memorial Drive, Paterson. Admisison is free. (973) 684-5448. Festival Caribeno: Oct. 9, 2 p.m.: surpassed WWOR'Ch.

9's ratings several times in the past week, and" even managed to tumble WCBSCh. 2's "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" in the metropolitan market. Representing the fastest-growing minority group in the region, Hispanics now account for about 18 percent of the population, numbering 3.4 million. Hosting the new program are broadcasting vets Adhemar Mon-tagne and Arlyu Alfaro. These divas are not limited by vocal range.

"Divas on Ice, Featuring Katarina Witt" glides into Trump Taj Mahal's Mark Etess Arena in Atlantic City on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. The event is being taped for an NBC-TV special, airing in 'Jantf ary. On the evening's bill are Katarina Witt, Tara Lipinski, Ekatarina Gordeeva, Surya Bonaly, Lu Chen, Josee Chouinard, Rosalynn Sumn-ers, Yuka Sato and Caryn Kadavy. Supplying the soundtrack is Grammy Award winner Monica, performing two songs from her multiDlatinum album.

"The Bov Is to sub for Bernadette Peters in "Annie Get Your Gun" at Broadway's Marquis Theater. Dec. 23 to Jan. 16. There was nothing delicate about Nine Inch Nails' first studio album in five years.

"The Fragile" debuted in the No. 1 spot, chalking up sales of 229,000 copies in its first week. The double album easily surpassed the opening tally of 119,000 'copies in March 1994 for Trent Reznor's techno creation, "The Downward Spiral." Starring in Universal Picture's upcoming "The Best Man," Taye Diggs returns to his theatrical roots in the Manhattan Theatre1 Club's production of "The Wild Party," which begins previews Jan. 25. Joining the "Rent" alumni is Idina Menzel and Julia K.

Mur-ney. Blending humor and powerful tales with live Afro-Cuban music and dance, Maria Costa makes her debut in the one-woman show, "AfroSpic: A Macha Dose of Spanishfly" at off-Broadway's HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, Thursday through Oct. 24. Recently seen in Garth Brooks' TV special "In the Life of Chris Gains," Costa graduated from ABC-TV's "Dangerous Minds." Phone (212) 647-0202. Jeff Jena Malone and Paul Sorvino have begun shooting HBO Pictures "Cheaters" in Toronto; Penned by writerdirector John Stockwell, "Cheaters" is based on a real-life incident where a teacher encouraged his high school student to cheat during an academic decathlon.

Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Aretha Franklin, Enrique Iglesias, Tom Jones, Chuck Berry, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, plus Joan Rivers usher in the new millennium at Manhattan's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. "Celebration 2000" is the brainchild of former Aerosmith manager Steve Leber, who promises to toss in a gourmet meal for partygoers willing to fork out $1,000 apiece. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Save the Children. Phone (877) With the holidays fast approaching, tickets for "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" at The Theater at Madison Square Garden have gone on sale.

Stepping into the title role for the Nov. 22 through Dec. 31 run is Tony Roberts. Bargain hunters will discover a choice of 17 special discounted schoolsenior performances. Contact Ticketmaster at (201) 507-8900 or the Garden box office.

Mine." Contact Ticketmaster at (201) 507-8900. Diane Ruggiero isn't taking orders any more. The former waitress at Park and Orchard in East screenplay, "Pretty the Beast," to Columbia Pictures. Taking a personal interest in the 28-year-old, Old Bridge native's script was writerdirector Nora Ephron of "Sleepless in Seattle" fame. "PJIMETYOFTHE FunrjicGrninuTE) YOU'UBLiEltlLYTO SEGALLSEAGON!" I THiS I A 1 WEEKEND I 1 "Pretty the Beast" focuses on an extremely depressed, but funny writer with writer's block.

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