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A STAR IS REBORN Streisand comes out of hiding BRIELY JANUARY AW CALENDAR ART EXHIBITS SHORTS MUSIC Two weeks later Riese says a possible assailant with a 45 was arrested before a Streisand concert at the Hollywood Bowl Her fears may have been reinforced by the 1980 assassination of John Lennon friends say The New concerts will add to Streisand's laurels The relentless pursuit of perfection has marked her career leaving critics awed and co workers often exasperated On her first movie Streisand challenged three time Academy Award winner William Wyler a director who had tamed Bette Davis Even then she knew what was good for Streisand is obsessed with said former Streisand agent Irv Arthur "and I that may be her greatest drawback But I tajent has won out still at the I works so intensely so says Marilyn Bergman who I with her husband wrote lyrics for "The I 'Way We and I expects the last chair in the violin I section to care as much about the work as I she does But she never expects more than I what she I Her detractors claim indecisiveness has I limited output (she has made I three movies in 10 years) Some I co workers become exasperated by her I constant questioning one longtime I associate quit on orders I Co stars Walter Matthau I and Robert Redford Way I We are not among her fans I Yet others such as Nick Nolte I Prince of arc devoted to her I Even Wyler ended up an admirer after I I She also has won admirers because of I her penchant for giving I As in all matters Streisand approached I philanthropy with great thoroughness I Since 1986 the Streisand oundation has I donated more than $7 million to I hand picked causes I decided early that she would I pursue projects involving the environment I civil liberties and says foundation Executive Director Marge Tabankin speaking from Harvard University where she was lecturing To that was added AIDS giving and issues now focusing on projects of reconciliation between blacks and whites blacks and Jews Jews and Palestinians The foundation has given $200000 for a I project in South Central Los Angeles concerning kids in gangs and from families victims of violence and incest The idea is to seek conflict resolution by dealing with Streisand uses her talent to help support her causes In 1986 she staged a full length concert for an invited audience at her Malibu estate The event helped finance the campaigns of five Democratic candidates for the US Senate the Democrats won back the Senate majority in that election Even before the MGM Grand contract was signed hotel boss Kirk personal foundation donated $3 million to foundation including $2 million earmarked for AIDS helped seal the observed Tabankin Asked for the origins of Streisand's social conscience she commented: "My guess is that she is passionate as well as spiritual She is also a hard worker 'Having come from a poor childhood she enjoyed the fruits of her labor Now she has conquered all of her demons I think she wants to shed herself of some of her possessions and to give back to society what she has WATCH JANUARY 13 16: The Muse Machine featuring students from across the Miami Valley presents at the Victoria Theatre 138 Main St in Dayton Thurs day and riday performances at 8 pan Saturday at 3 and 8 pm and Sunday at 3 pm Tickets are $10 $12 and $15 Students senior citizens and children tickets are $9 Muse members and advisors tickets are $7 Call the ticket center at 228 3630 JANUARY 13 23: Wright State Uni versity Theatre presents the comedy Together eet at the Creative Arts Center Call 873 2500 for ticket and perfor mance information JANUARY 13 16 18 23 and 27 30: The Human Race Theatre Company presents the Plow" at the Loft Theatre in the Metropolitan Arts Center 126 Main St Thursday riday and Saturday perfor mances at 8 pan Sunday matinees at 3 pan irst Sunday at 3 pan and 7:30 pan Wed nesday performance at 7:30 pan Tickets range from $13 50 1750 and are available by calling 228 3630 JANUARY 18 23 25 30: at the "Victoria Theatre All performances sold out Call 228 3630 for more information JANUARY 21 23 28 30 and EBRUARY 3 6: Dayton Playhouse pre sents at 1301 Sieben thaler Ave All performances at 8 pm except first Sunday at 7 pan and other Sun days at 2 pan Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for senior citizens Call 277 0144 of Spanish painter Joan surrealist per iod at the Cincinnati Art Museum Eden Park Call 721 5204 THROUGH AUGUST 29: an exhibition of depictions of the human face on everything from ancient Egyptian tombs to African masks to Picasso paintings at the Experiencenter at the Day ton Art Institute orest and Riverview avenues Hours: noon 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday Admission is $3 for adults $2 for students and senior citizens ree to those 18 and under JANUARY 21 EBRUARY 6 "Whose Life is it at the Dayton Theatre Guild 2330 Salem Ave Perfor mances are at 8:30 pan ridays 5 and 9 pm Saturdays and 5 pan Sundays Tickets are $9 for adults Call 278 5993 JANUARY 27 28: Arkansaw Sinclair Community Blair Hall 444 Third St Performances are at 7 pan Thursday and 10aanand7panonri day Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for stu dents and senior citizens Call 226 2808 JANUARY 29: The international tour ing company and the American Lung Asso ciation present 8 pm at Memorial Hall 125 irst St in Dayton Tickets are $30 and $25 Call 277 3300 or 225 5949 THROUGH EBRUARY 27: Legends of Country at Miami Valley Dinner Theatre (formerly La Comedia) in Springboro Matinee dinner theatre packages available Wednesday Thursday and Sun day evening performances available Wed nesday through Sunday Tickets $29 3750 Call 1 800 677 9505 for specific dates times and to make reservations joined by the Women of the Dayton Philhar monic Chorus directed by Clark Haines performing Call 224 9000 for ticket information Jones withCon federate Railroad and Brother Phelps 7:30 pm at Wright Nutter Center Tick ets are $16 and $2250 (parking included) and available through TicketMaster at 228 2323 Call 873 4789 for more information JANUARY 14 16: Mime artists Shields and Yarnell join Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for Without at Music Hall Perfor mances at 8 pm each night Tickets are available from $12 $3450 and can be pur chased by phone by calling 381 3300 JANUARY 15: Pianist Constance Car roll 8 pm Dayton Art Renais sance Auditorium Tickets are 1 2 for adults $10 for senior citizens and $7 for students 22 and under Available at door Part of the Soi rees Musicales piano series Call 228 5802 JANUARY 19: Duran Duran 8 pm Battel le Hall at the Columbus Convention Center Tickets $20 Available through Tick i etMaster Call 228 2323 or 431 3600 JANUARY 22: The Andrew Gilpin I Trio with guest flautist Leslie All perform a night of jazz 8 pm at St Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville Pan of the Carke County Center for the Arts Artists Series Tickets $15 for adults and $5 for children Call 547 0908 JANUARY 22: The Hilton Ruiz Quin tet presented by Cityolk 8 pan Dayton Convention Center 22 ifth St Tickets 1 5 and 1 2 Call 223 3655 JANUARY 28: Joe Diffie with Exploit 8 pan Hobart Arena in Troy Tickets $1850 Call 339 2911 JANUARY 28: Alan Jackson with Pam Tillis 8 pan Riverfront Coliseum 100 Broadway St Tickets $2250 and $1950 Call 721 1000 or 1 800 232 9900 JANUARY29: Joan Baez 7:30 pm at in Cincinnati Tickets $1750 1 650 Available by calling TicketMaster at 228 2323 JANUARY 7: Christopher Philpotts English hom at the Victoria Theatre Pre sented by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association as part of its Casual Classics Concerts Tickets are $10 $12 and $14 Call 224 3521 JANUARY 8: The Paramount Brass Quintet 8 pan Dayton Art Institute Audi torium Part of the Vanguard Concerts series All tickets are $12 Call 434 6902 JANUARY 8 9: The Chestnut Brass Company 8 pan Saturday and 3 pan Sun day in Wright State Creative Aris Center Part of Artist Series Call 873 2900 for ticket information JANUARY 12 13: The Dayton Phil harmonic Orchestra presents Orchestra at Memorial Hall Concert time is 8 pm both nights Music Director Isaiah Jackson and the orchestra will be Streisand has few equals when It comes to stardom my head that I would forget the words And then I forgot the words I wasn't enjoying it It was too frightening Close friends believe she also was concerned for her personal safety A new biography Name Is by Randall Riese claims the singer received a death threat before her historic concert in New Central Park in 1967 Riese writes that the threat allegedly came from a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization was after all less than two weeks after the Arab Israel Six Day War and Barbra was a highly visible he said He quotes the TV director Bob Schcercr: was terrified that the spotlight would make her a target for a crazy in the OMING SOON: The West Milton Players will hold auditions for their sonno oroductinn No Klanot at 2 pm on Sunday Jan 9 at LOS ANGELES (AP) If she retired the Milton Union Middle School on South tomorrow and never showed her face Spring Street again only become more famous Anyone planning to audition should pre Thcrc wouId be rumors about sightings pare a song and be ready to read from the gossip about her private life talk about script An accompanist will be provided comeback albums rivaling the excitement Those interested in positions on the pro a11 lhos supposed Bcatlc reunions duction crew may also enlist at this time But Barbra Streisand has The cast includes 10 primary speaking ncvcr rcaly wanted to be alone roles (seven women and three men) and a a business notorious for superlatives singing and dancing chorus All levels of no onc cxccs hcr: Oscar Emmy Tony experience are welcome to audition Grammy Golden Globe Not to mention This year's directing staff includes Carol Superstar Legend Icon She has 37 gold Tyson as director Karen Strider liames as I albums 21 platinum and seven assistant director and Marsha ischbach multiplatinum as vocal director But the ambition and perfectionism that The Players will present No Nanet began in a Brooklyn flat remains a musical comedy set in the 1920s undimmed for the 5 1 year old April 8 10 and 15 16 Rehearsals are sche singer actrcss dircctor duled every Sunday at 2 pm Call After 27 years of refraining from 836 9805 for more information concert appearances in public she will perform tonight and Saturday in the 15000 scat Grand Garden Theater of the new MGM Grand in Las Vegas Her payment has been estimated at as much as $10 million per night mb a I 4 HJ 1 1 I VI IU I dliV Uvl Itll UM 4 1U4 4 Dive Bomber next up Malibu showplace valued at $15 million in classic film fpqtival to the Santa Monica Mountains III GldbblG mm Tesuvai Conservancy The conservation group DAYTON The US Air orce plans to use the property and its five 1993 1994 Aviation Classic I houses as an cvironmcntal research ilm estival continues with complex on Thursday at 7:30 pm The film runs for Her art deco objects collected lovingly 133 minutes and stars Errol lynn red 30 years and valued at $4 million will MacMurray Ralph Bellamy Alexis Smith be auctioned al in New York Regis Toomey and Craig Stevens March 3 4 She explained on a segment of Other films sceduled for the 1993 1994 TV's festival season are: think going through a period of Tuesday eb 8 Of St shedding of letting go of a lot of things: Wednesday March 9 McCon fears houses objects material nell I Musuem doors will open at 7 pm for Th'5 yr Streisand has shed her each program with the curtain opening 30 reclusive habits making appearances for minutes later Tickets will be available for women candidates for US senator from each performance at the Museum Gift California President Shop for a 50 cent donation to help defray I inauguration AIDS Projects Los Angeles film leasing costs Popcorn and other I and David unsuccessful campaign refreshments will be available I for re election as New York City mayor The Air orce Museum is located on Shc cvcn Iuned UP at wimblion to root Springfield Pike five miles northeast of for new tennis friend Andre Agassi (He downtown Dayton and one mile from the Ios1 Harshman Road exit off Ohio Route 4 or Hcr a8rccmcnt t0 sin8 in Vegas more information call the Musuem at amazed many longtime Streisand watchers 255 4704 who believed shc would never again face a public audience A Two years ago shc told The Associated Art gallery now accepting Press: really like performing uinrlr Only when I was 18 19 years old did I like WOrkS for annual exhibit it After that I got real scared shy I just MANSIELD The Pearl Conard Art fccl B001 anymore 1 got a notion in Gallery at Ohio State University at Man sfield will sponsor its annual All Ohio Juried Art Exhibition from March 1 3 April 24 Interested Ohio' artists should submit slides by Jan 10 The gallery will award $500 for of and $1 00 each for three jury awards Artists may submit a maximum of three works Each work must it mm wv auuumpainuu uy a rerunaaoe as vaii uamtu I entry fee MONTH: The works of various I artistsatthe Hyatt Gallery Hyatt Center 450 Acceptable works include paintings Hyatt St in Tipp City Hours: Monday sculpture prints mixed media ceramics through riday from 8 am 4 pun and also textiles video and photography No instal by appointment or more information call lation pieces will be considered Entrants 332 8957 or 667 8872 must reside in Ohio Submitted works must THROUGH JANUARY 4: The works have been completed within the last year I ofNcldaranccusandHcnriranceusatthe This jurors are Daniel Brown and I Tipp City Government Center 260 Garber Bruce Checefsky Brown an independent I Hours: 10 am 5 pm Monday through art advisor is the president and founder of riday ree Call 667 5331 Daniel Brown Inc Checefsky serves as THROUGH JANUARY 9: coordinator of the Reinberger Galleries at Sculpture from the Gerald Cantor Collec tne Cleveland institute of Art non including both and Artists should send slides to: Curator ss at die Cincinnati Art Museum Pearl Conard Art Gallery The Ohio State Edcn Park Admission is free with regular University at Mansfield 1680 University I museum admission of $5 for adults $4 for Drive Mansfield Ohio 44906 students and senior citizens and free for V4ii4uicii luiuci io nours: iu am pm Tuesday through Saturday 11 am 5 pm Sunday THROUGH JANUARY 29: Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Tickets for the joe Diffie country and I traits by Pulitzer Prize winning photogra western concert to be held at Hobart Arena I pher Brian Lanker at the Dayton Art Insti on Jan 28 are on sale now at various loca I tute orest and Riverview avenues Hours: tions In Miami County tickets which cost noon 5 pun Tuesday through Sunday $1850 are available at the arena and City Admission is $3 for adults $2 for students Kickers in Troy and Reel un Video in Piqu I and senior citizens ree to those 18 and a To reserve tickets with MasterCard or under Visa or for more information call Hobart ianiiadvr iit Arena (339 291 1 from 8 am noon or 1 5 JNUJRJ work2 pm weekdays and 9 am noon arust Tom isher the Memorial Library on Saturdays d1e Urbana University campus Approxi i matcly 25 Raku pieces to be on display ree SPr Museum of Art is now and open l0 the public Call 652 1301 ext accepting registration for its winter term of 320 art classes Classes are held six days a week and a wide variety of courses are work Ten offered for both adults and youth All Thomas Gilfilen at the Middletown ine Arts courses run for nine weeks or more infor I Center 130 Verity Parkway Watercolor mation call the museum office at 325 4673 gouache and egg tempera paintings ree and between 9 am 5 pm weekdays and 9 I l0 pub lc' Hours: Mondays and am 3 pm Saturdays Early registration is 9 a m': Wednesday and accepted through Jan 8 Thursdays 9 am 9 pm ndays 9 am 2 pm and Saturdays 9 am noon Call 424 2416 THROUGH MARCH 27: Miro: I A Tribute to Philip an exhibition ARTS il 1 ART EXHIBITS SHORTS.