The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 137

rw0 Top DMIing Jeepers! Just going through a stage the the YT new exhibit opening Saturday at the Miami Youth Museum takes you backstage for a look at how theater magic is created Even stuffy old adults can find out about neat things like props sets costumes makeup and special effects The museum at 10855 SW 72nd St Miami is a hands-on sort of place open from 10 am-5 pm Tuesday-Friday and noon-5 pm Saturday and Sunday Admission is $125 Get hooked on swing Even the chandeliers will be VV swinging this weekend as Larry Elgart brings his Hooked on Swing Orchestra to Gusman Cultural Center in the Eight Singular Sensations series Hear the group's marathon medleys as well as up-to-date versions of Big Band classics and other popular tunes Saturday night at 8 pm (a benefit for the zoological society) and Sunday at 2 at Gusman 174 Flagler St Tickets are 1750 at the box office or BASS outlets a What if a nine-year-old with TV asthma and other great big troubles suddenly got a pair of magical sneakers that helped him see himself a whole different way? Find out Sunday when the Coconut Grove Theatre presents the musical play Sneakers at Museum of Science 3280 Miami Ave Shows are at 1 3 and 5 pm tickets are $4 for kids $5 for adults at the door or Seiect-a-Seat outlets Proceeds benefit the American Lung Association For details call 377-1771 Gentlemen start your horses This is Kentucky Derby weekend and if you waited too long to reserve your box seat at Churchill Downs you can still catch the action in style at Calder Race Course just west of Turnpike at the Dade-Broward county line Saturday you can sip a mint julep place your wagers and watch the big race live on television Post time for the first race is 12:45 pm with the Derby running later in the afternoon Grandstand admission is free Oh the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home Inside 13C Nightlife 10C 2C Potpourri 3C 9C SunFest schedule7C 8C Theater 8C Art Concerts Dining Movies TKelMiamiHerald EridayVIa513 11985 ecuo i- A Xs hJ ft WS i -m A AJas-a-X- A'-'A A WILSON staff writer pUM toestindtSwestraltn -vra Branford tnain will appear on Library yY swill decide 1 That thc kids Sunj ing about fuj- shows ventn i at pm- before the ev it doesn't costa 8 an 95 to anrdein West Palm BJ'wben you rou aren comp ty ve especial can be expenstv metered space daYA bit of advice: Donjt par nte Friday or Saturc lay- expires paula shore sgsSs-- who controls eve eas Every worry abou sXjNFEST 7C Irish rockers U2 pack music with a message They pretty and they afraid to sing about peace Can this really be band of the An interview with (at right) By LINDA THORNTON Herald Music Writer torn Northern Ireland Though they were never in the midst of battle themselves they were close enough to have felt its effect on their country The tragedies of war U2 sings about are based on these real observations and experiences With such riveting rock anthems as Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Day and the recent single Pride (In the Name of Love) which address such issues as nuclear war and religious and racial segregation U2 has gained not just the adulation but the respect of its fans Few other musicians would risk wading into the packed aisles and allowing fans to pass them hand over hand back to the stage as lead singer Bono did during 1983 US tour (which included a show at Sunrise Musical Theatre) The concerts often take on the spirit of an anti-war Please turn to IRISH 5C IN A DECADE WHEN MANY PERFORMERS USE THEIR art to celebrate pleasures of the flesh the Irish rock band U2 is rekindling interest in with a While prettier peers such as Duran Duran and Madonna may score more Top 40 hits provocative lyrics about world problems and the passionate purposeful energy of its music have made the quartet one of most seriously regarded bands Capacity crowds are turning out across the nation for the first large-arena tour which ends at the Hollywood Sporta-torium with shows tonight and Saturday As natives of Dublin the members of U2 grew up near war- A-A- A- A A A-A A A A A A A I A A i A A 'V.