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The Peninsula Times Tribune from Palo Alto, California • 23

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SPOTLIGHT PALO ALTO TIMES, PALO ALTO, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1 3, 1 972-331 4 Lorene Adams to make debut with SF Symphony Orchestra; Cultural Center in high gear Soprano Lorene Adams, who made a highly successful European concert tour earlier this suipmer with her pianist-husband, Robert M. Adam will make her San Francisco Symphony debut on the orchestra's opening concerts of the season Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in San Franciscos War Memorial Opera House.

-Shell be one of the vocal aoloists in Mahlers Symphony No. 8 (Symphony at a Thousand), which will be under the direction of Maestro Seiji Ozawa. Also making their San Francisco Symphony debuts in the performances will be tenor Seth McCoy and basso Arm Ber-berian of the San Francisco Opera. Other soloists in Mahlers colossal work win be sopranos Evelyn Mandac and Shigemi Matsumoto, altos Evelyn Petros and Donna Petersen, and baritone Lawrence Cooper. Also featured in the performances will be the Stanford University Chorus, directed by Harold Schmidt, and the San Frimdsco Boys Choru directed by Madi Bacon.

Performances will be at 8:30 pjn. 29, Dec. 1 and 2 and 2 pjiNov. 30. Mr Adam a long-time resident of Atherton, gave recitals in Londons Wig more Hall, Salzburg's Mozarteum and Amsterdams Concertgebouw during her European tour.

She has been invited to return next summer to solo in an orchestral work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall and to participate in next summer's Promenade Concerts with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Last year she soloed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the world premiere of Charles Boones "Chinese Text Soprano Lora no Adams Podium lectures switched By Paul Emerson How would you like to try your hana writing a aong that might wind up as part of a miuical production? Or maybe testing, analyzing end evaluating current tad vintaged California red and' white trines are more suited to your palate. Or if youre looking for something more esoteric, how about a study of existentialist philosophy or looking into the theories of color perception from the viewpoint of artists, historians, psychologists, physicists and photographers? If your chief interest is in the visual art there's a chance to do portrait sketching with noted artist Howard Brodie, welded sculpturing with Hans WehrU, or dabble in such varied media as Jewelry making, watercolor painting, advanced macrame, pottery, or the art of lace making. These are among the 17 different special workshops, leisures and seminars to be offered this fan at the Palo Alto Cultural Center. Each will be presented by noted specialists in the individual fields.

This Is the biggest selection of special programa ever made available since the Cultural Center went into operation about 1M years ago. The range and variety of the offerings indicate that after a long shakedown period, the Cultural Center may be about to live up to its full promise. The Cultural Center experienced some' rather rough sailing during its first year' of operation, particularly several administrative problems that somewhat hampered the artistic product. However, arts director Allan Longacre managed to steer through the troubles waters by effecting key additions and shifts in supervisorial positions. The special workshops, seminars and lectures coming up at the Cultural Center are in addition to the regular on-going in ait, dance, film and music.

But it's precisely in this area of specialized offerings programs not normally available to the public elsewhere in the area on such an extensive basis that the Cultural Cotter begins to fill a very unique role in the community. Here's a quick rundown on these special programs that will be available at the Cultural Center this fall: Advanced macrame, with emphasis on design and techniques, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25. The instructor will be Marion Ferri, a nationally known macrame artist Creative 12, 19 and 28, freelance fiction Songwriters efforts hopefully musical production. the outstanding and musician Youth Workshop, Nov.

4, 11, 18, 25, Production workshop pottery techniques, instructor A1 Contemporary Kaethe She also will give historical and Workshop on Nov. 8, 15, 13, with instructor Story of Jade," by Olivia Lenhart, jade collector, Social History Ceramics," a Taggart, senior Rockhill Nelson and an expert cm techniques of Historical Nov. Perception, Nov. Arthur Karp, a at SRI. Seminar on analyzing California 21 and 28, with Carpenter, noted Berkeley.

Welded course instructor Hans Alto metal sculptor. Jewelry design Stucki, six sessions Film seminar, Todd Flinchbaugh, film-maker. Seminar in nine-session with instructor member at Villa Drawing sessions with known trial artist Oct 12 Registration for at the Cultural writing workshop, Oct 5, given by Peg Granger, a writer. with class to evolve into a final Michael Silversher, young songwriter, composer with the Palo Alto will give the course on 29 and Dec. 9..

pottery, a two-day demonstrating and explaining Oct 21 and 22, with Johnson. bobbin lace, with instructor Kliot, Nov. 11 and 12. a lecture Oct 6 on contemporary lace techniques. existentialist philosophy, 22, 29 and Dec.

6 and Barbara Kessler, a lecture with slides a nationally recognized on Oct 17. as Shown in English lecture on Dec. 5 by Ross curator of the William Gallery in Kansas City the history and potting English earthenware. Novelties in Color Photography," 1, and Topics cm Color 8, a pair of lectures by senior research engineer tasting, evaluating and wines, Nov. 7, Henry Rubin and Jack wine connoisseurs from sculpture seminar, six-session beginning Oct 3, with WehrU, a leading Palo seminar with Elsi beginning Oct 7.

Oct 20, 21 and 27, with long-time professional advanced watercolor, a program beginning Oct 14, Dan Murphy, a faculty Montalvo in Saratoga. and You," two separate Howard Brodie, the nationally Palo Alto war and court and 13. these offerings will be Center Sept 26-30. Hayward King New curator for center Hayward King, curator at the John Bolles Gallery in San Francisco and former director of the Richmond Art-Center, has been named consultant curator for the Palo Alto Cultural Center. He win be responsible for obtaining and presenting all foture exhibits at the Cultural Center, as well as advising on other exhibits presented by the city's arts department King, 44, a native of Little Rode, Ark, has an extensive background in the art world and has been especially active in Bay Area art circles.

Ha grew up in Pasadena and attended elementary, high school and junior college in Southern California before moving north to attend the San Francisco Art Institute. He received a bachelor of fine aria degree there in painting and printmaking in 1955. King participated in several San Francisco Art Association Annuals at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 'plus two Winter Invitational exhibits at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. During his four years as curator-director at the Richmond Art Center, he established a reputation for his innovative and sometimes controversial exhibits policies. He took over his Bolles Gallery post in October 1970.

Since then he has been on the advisory board of the International Child Art Center in San Francisco and on the board of directors for the University Art Museum Council at the University of California. MNMM The Palo Alto Podium has announced that the site of its Friday morning lectures this season has been changed from the Woman's Club of Palo Alto to the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road. The switch was necessitated by the extensive renovation currently underway at the Woman's Club. Sue programs are scheduled tor 10:30 oclock on the following Friday mornings: Oct. 6 Signs of the Zodiac, with astrologer Carroll Righter; Nov.

3 Africa: Past, Present and Future, with Princess Elizabeth of Bagaya; Dec. 1 The poetry of Heirich Heine in music, with tenor James Schwabachef; Feb. 2 The Forgotten Generation, with Adm. James Calvert; March 2 "The Krazy World of TV, with Bill Mahan, and April 6 "Why Our Court! Endanger America," with Alonzo Baker. These six programs will be given as scheduled on each preceding Thursday afternoon at the Palo Alto Cultural Center.

Proceeds are used to support the Community socation for Retarded Inc, Palo Alta A The Israeli Army Entertainment Group will present five Bay Area performances of its show, From Israel With Thursday and Saturday at 8:30 pm at the Oakland Auditorium Theater, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week at 8:30 pm at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco. From Israel With Love features 26 young actor musician singers and dancers culled from various Israeli military command The show depicts the youth of modern Uriel through contemporary folk song dances and mime. Choreography is by Yakov Kalusky, formerly of the Moiseyev Dance Company and the Bolshoi Ballet, and stage direction is by Avi David, formerly of Dublins Abbey Theater. A 4 A pre-planning session for the 1973 Palo Alto Community Arts Convention will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the, Palo Alto Cultural Center.

Allan Longacre, the citys arts said the meeting is open to all interested members of the areap arts community. The first Community Arts Convention, an open forum for public discussion of the arts in Palo Alto, was held early this year. Thursday's preliminary meeting will be devoted to discussions of procedure, date goals and programming for the 1973 session. Assisting Longacre will be the preliminary program committee up of Lee Carreau, Tom Bacchetti, George Crane and Edith Zitelli. Jazz concerts Bobby Hutchenson, one of the leading jazz vibraphone and marimba players bring his combo to In Your Ear, 1 35 Univanity Ave, Palo Alto, for performances Thursday through Saturday nights and to the Fox Theater, 345 S.

First San Jose, at 8:30 p.m.Sunday. In. 1966 he won Jazz magazine's award as the top jazz vibraphonist of that year. 'UNFLINCHING, TOUGH AND DANGEROUS! -JFlCNAIFD CUpUUT. A MrfrtJ fulNlrff GEORGE C.

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