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'r 'artsentertainment Feb. 26, 1978 Waterloo Courier 29 Ibsen play opens Guthrie season and will be able to renew their same seats until March 3. Renewing and new season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to reserve tickets for "A Christmas Carol," which last year sold out prior to its opening. A variety of discounted season ticket packages are available, including a dent season ticket and a special offer for senior citizens. Season tickets for preview performances are also available at a lower cost than regular season tickets.

For season ticket information and order forms, contact the Guthrie directly in person, by phone or by mail at: Guthrie Box Office, Vineland Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403. Telephone: (612) 377-2224. Six major credit cards are honored. Public sale of season tickets begins March 19 at the Guthrie Box Office and at all Dayton's Ticket Offices. Head East Head East will open Foghat Concert MINNEAPOLIS.

Minn. New Guthrie Theater Artistic Director Alvin Epstein will direct the opening production of the 1971-79 season, Henrik Ibsen's "The Pretenders," scheduled to open June 1. A significant change from the Guthrie's usual revolving repertory, in addition to the month-long run' of "A Christmas Carol," will occur when the season's final production, John Gay's musical "The Beggar's Opera," opens in late January for a straight run until the season closes in late February. The season Is as follows: the American premiere of "The Pretenders," the world premiere of "Teibeie and her Demon" by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Eve Friedman, opens June "Boy Meets Girl" by Bella and Samuel Spewack, opens June 21; the U.S. professional premiere of la.

Bonjour" by Michel Freddy Fender at Freddy Fender will be performing his unique brand of country rock March 4 at Big Country. The first show will begin between 8:30 and 9 p.m. He will start the second show between 11:30 p.m. and midnight. Fender, who was bom in a Texas border town, has been in the music business for 20 years.

He had two hits in the late fifties and early sixties, "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights," and "Crazy, Crazy, Baby." nationally-known. This five-man group continues to draw rock fans to its concerts, of which there were 240 last year, playing to about 750,000 people. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert are $7 in advance and $8 day of the show. They Art assessment seminar at Iowa Tremblay opens Aug.

"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, opens Aug. 23; "Marriage" by Nikolai Gogol, opens Oct. 11; "A Christmas. Carol" by Charles Dickens, opens Nov. 29; and "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay with musical settings by Darius Milbaud, opens Wednesday, Jan.

31. Gogol's 19th century Russian comedy classic "Marriage" will be staged by a guest director from the Soviet Union, Anatoly Efros of Moscow's Malaya Bron-naya Theater. His visit to Minneapolis is part of this fall's upcoming "Festival of Russian 19th Century Arts" in the Twin Cities area. Guthrie season ticket holders will again have the opportunity to see seven plays for the price of five. Current season ticket holders will receive renewal forms in the mail during the first week of February Big Country In 1975 his career took hold again with his number one hit on the country, rock and pop charts, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls." Advance tickets for the concert are $750 and may be purchased at these outlets: Big Country; Twin Torch Inn; the Tee Pee, Cedar Falls; and Humphrey Lumber, Oelwein.

Tickets also may be purchased after p.m. the day of the performance for $8. One ticket is good for both shows. and $3 per additional entry. Deadline for entering the competition is Wednesday.

Checks or money orders must be made payable to the Spiva Art Center and sent in a common envelope with slides and appropriate entry form (available on request) to the Spiva Art Center, Newman and Duquesne Roads, Joplin, 64801. Judges will be Annamary Bierley. instructor of art at Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, and Howard E. Wooden, director of the Wichita Art Museum of Wichita, Kan. Pritchard.

also a UNI assoicate professor, as flute soloist. Other numbers will include "Flourish for Wind Band" by R. Vaughan Williams, "The Wind and the Lion" by Jerry Goldsmith and "Fanfare and Celebration" by Jerry Neil Smith, former head of the school of Music. School of Music concerts are usually presented at 8:30 p.m. However, this one has been scheduled two hours earlier in order for musical patrons to be able to attend the UNI Artists Series presentation of harpist Nicanor Zabaleta at 8:15 p.m.

in the UNI Auditorium. Spiva Art Center opens exhibition The Spiva Art Center in Joplin, will sponsor its 28th annual May Competitive Exhibit from May 8 through 28. Cash awards of $500 and approximately 10 purchase awards will be available. The exhibition is open to adult artists who live in or do the majority of their work in the U.S. A maximum of four entries per artist may be submitted in paintings, graphics and sculpture.

Artists who wish to enter should send slides of their work and a non-refundable handling fee of 86 for one or two entries Freddy Fender Department deadline News items must be published no later than the day following the event. The daily deadline is 10 a.m. Sunday engagement pictures must be at the Courier by 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to publication. 'Wizard of Oz' to be theater production WAVERLY-Wartburg College theater department has chosen "The Wizard of Oz." for its spring production.

This improvisational drama will feature scenes from the film classic, taken from the book by L. Frank Baum. Reservations should be made as soon as possible by calling 319-352-1200. ext. 307.

or writing Joyce Birkeland, director of theater, Wartburg College. Waverly, Iowa 50677. Performances will be March 9 and 10 at 7 p.m., and March 11 and 12 at 3 p.m. Admission will be $1. UNI Symphonic Band concert set earlier CEDAR FALLS A group which collected its fans in the bars of the midwest.

Head East will open the show at the Foghat concert next Sunday at the UNI-Dome. In 1975, six years after the band was started, their first album, "Flat As A Pancake," and their first hit single. "Never Been Any Reason." became UNI Orchestra concert will be Wednesday CEDAR FALLS The University of Northern Iowa Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Graham, assistant professor, will feature two faculty soloists from the School of Music in its Wednesday concert at 8:30 p.m. in Russell Hall. Baritone David Smalley, an associate professor, will be spotlighted in "Chanson Bachique: vin.

dissipe la tristesse." This piece from "Hamlet" was composed by Ambriose Thomas. Professor Charles Matheson. tenor, will sing "Amor ti vieta" from "Fedora" by Umberto Giordano. Matheson and Smalley will also combine their efforts in a piece from "The Pearl Fishers." "Au fond du temple saint," by Georges Bizet. Three medleys are planned for Wednesday's performance.

"Mysterious Mountain" by Alan Hovaness will open the concert. "Canon." a song for strings by Johann Pachelbel, will precede the finale which is "Dance Suite." a colorful song composed by Bela Bartok. The concert is open to the public free of charge. A A i A. 1 L-- ywmiMaii are available from the following outlets: Britchery in Waterloo and Cedar Falls.

Cloudburst Records, Cedar Falls; Glass Head; and Jeans, Grundy Center; Stevensons. Iowa Falls; Circle Charles City; Leather Shop, Waverly. The concert is a Fox production. fessors Beatrice Fumer and William Cof-fman from the College of Education who are coordirating the project are also planning several opportunities for area teachers and other interested persons to work with Way during the year. Kantorei concert set IOWA CITY-The University of Iowa Kantorei, a select chorus of 31 mixed voices, will perform in concert at 8 p.m.

Wednesday in Clapp Recital Hall. Don V. Moses is the conductor. The program will be "Pater Noster" (Verdi), "Mass for Five Voices" (William Byrd), "Lux Aeterna" (Gyorgy Ligeti), "Bienensegen" and "Das Kauzchen" (Johann David), "Brautlied." "Abschiedslied" and "Lustige Hoehzeit" (Gunter Bialas), "Ejszaka" and Regen" (Ligeti) and "Poyeze" (Glinka), Admission is free. The Kantorei will follow up the concert with a performance at the South Bend campus of Indiana University on Saturday.

Other appearances outside Iowa City this spring will be at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport March 31 and at the Music Educators National Conference in Chicago April 12. PMONt 11J-14N AttOM n3 OKMOM Mfti44i ftctewliffl CNwFvfff k.LAl'-, EABRKS.TO IOWA CITY-Assessment in the Arts will be the topic of a year-long interdisciplinary seminar at the University of Iowa during the 1978-79 academic year in conjunction with the appointment of Brian Way, British creative drama specialist as Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Education. The professorship is supported by the Iowa Measurement Research Foundation. Graduate students and faculty from art. dance, English, music, speech and dramatic art, and the College of Education will participate in the seminar.

Way has worked actively with teachers and children in creative drama and the related arts. In addition to his work in England where he founded and directed Theatre Centre. and the Drama Advisory Service to provide assistance to teachers he has conducted lecture workshops in several countries including the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. His book. "Development Through Drame," has been translated into five languages and he is also the author of over 50 plays for children's theater.

While Way is at the University he will teach a course in creative dramatics and work with students in area schools. Pro 11 A.M. P.M. SAT. 1 A.M.-ir.M.

aOSIO SUNDAYS Hi.K'.i i a.m.. r.m. UTYOU MM CEDAR FALLS Metropolitan area musical patrons may come early to the University of Northern Iowa campus Tuesday evening and hear two completely different presentations, The UNI Symphonic Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. in Russell Hall, under the direction of William Shepherd, UNI associate professor and associate director of bands in the School of Music. The concert is open to the public free of charge.

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