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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1976

Page

23

Klaus Schnitzer opens at Marietta College with 1976 77 photo show

Nationally known photographer Klaus A. Schnitzer presents a one man exhibition at Marietta College's Hermann Fine Arts Center. The show features about 50 photos taken during a six month faculty exchange in Haifa Israel and includes a Nikon National Faculty Competition prize winning image. The exhibit runs Saturday to Sept 26 with public hours Mon to Fri 8 am to 11 pm, Sat 8 am to 5 pm, Sun 1 pm to 11 pm.

Marietta Marietta College Klaus A. Schnitzer Ohio University Nikon Haifa University Israel Schnitzer School Montclair State College N.J Camera 35 Barnet- Goslin-Barnet Newark Museum Newark Museum of Modern Art New York City Hermann Fine Arts Center

Millersport Lions Sweet Corn Festival Opens Its 30th Year

The Millersport Lions festival runs Wednesday through Saturday with rides for two dollars, amateur show preliminaries, a top prize of two hundred dollars, a parade, band concerts, a bicentennial show, queen selection, senior citizens day and a flea market. A kiddie matinee and parade, corn eating contest, and performances by Grandpas Jones and Louise Mandrell cap the weekend. Proceeds benefit local and statewide charities.

Millersport Millersport Lions YWCA al Francis Grandpa Jones Louise Mandrell Charity Newsies Ohio State Eye Research Walnut Twp Millersport Band Boosters Fairfield County Vision Center Pilot Dogs Ohio School of the Deaf Senior Citizens Boys State

Governor's Senior Citizen Art Show Opens Applications

Entry forms for the second annual Governor's Senior Citizen Art Show and Auction will be available in January from the Area Agency on Aging in Marietta. Eligible contestants are 60 and over in Athens Hocking Meigs Monroe Morgan Noble Perry and Washington Counties. The event runs March 7 to 13 in the Statehouse rotunda with an auction on March 9 from noon to 1 p.m. Gov James Rhodes acts as unofficial auctioneer per Martin A Janis Ohio Commission on Aging. For information contact Mary Alice Warner or Babs Douglass at (614) 374-9436.

Area Agency On Aging Marietta Athens Hocking Meigs Monroe Morgan, Noble Perry Washington Counties Statehouse Rotunda James Rhodes Martin A. Janis Ohio Commission On Aging Mary Alice Warner Babs Douglasss

Auditions Today at Carousel for Fiddler and Sound of Music

The Carousel Dinner Theatre in Ravenna hosts 1 p.m. auditions for two upcoming productions. Fiddler on the Roof runs Sept 7 to Oct 3 needing mature men for roles such as Rabbi and Innkeeper. The Sound of Music runs Dec 7 to Jan 2 seeking mature women and children ages six to sixteen. No advance call needed and auditions may lead to future Carousel musicals.

Ravenna Carousel E. Main St

Fiddler Contest Headlines Peebles Old Timers Days

Peebles Lions Club festival runs September 16 to 19 featuring an Old Time Fiddlers Contest on September 18 at 7 p.m. Contestants perform a waltz hoedown and a chosen tune. Entry contact Bob Hopkins. The event includes a queen pageant arts crafts show children's parade talent show and more with Appalachian Green Parks Project giving two performances.

Peebles Peebles Lions Club Bob Hopkins P.O. Box Hamilton Appalachian Green Parks Project of Athens

Adams Chronicles Telecourse Offered by Ohio University

Telecourse on The Adams Chronicles offers two college credits through Ohio University. The 13 hour-long episodes cover 1750 to 1900 and trace four generations from John and Abigail Adams. Airing Mondays at 8 pm September 20 to December 13 on WOUB TV20 and WOUC TV44 with Sunday repeats.

Adams Ohio University John Abigail Adams America WOUB WOUC

West Virginia USA book printed for statewide Jaycees sale

Waverly Press in Baltimore prints West Virginia USA a 208 page collection with nearly 50 stories and hundreds of illustrations. The West Virginia Jaycees coordinate distribution with retailers as a statewide fundraiser and offer a leatherbound deluxe edition numbered to owners. Orders start Sept 1 via toll free lines 1 800 642 1943 in WV and 1 800 624 1961 for nearby states.

Waverly Press Baltimore West Virginia USA West Virginia Seawell Multimedia Corp Parkersburg Jaycee Virginia Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland District of Columbia

Minnelli Sets Sights On Realistic Film Era For New York, New York

Liza Minnelli describes authentic 1940s styling and singing voice work for Scorsese’s New York New York. She explains developing a female lead arc, studying Lee Wiley and Lena Horne, and imitating era voices while collaborating with Martin Scorsese and Theordora Van Runkle. Minnelli notes Vincente Minnelli’s influence and a future stage musical In Person in several cities next year.

Bob Thomas Associated Press LOS Angeles Liza Minnelli Robert DeNiro New York Martin Scorsese Marty Guillaroff Liza Andrews Lee Wiley Doris Day Lena Horne Harold Arlen Helen O'Connell Marion Hutton Scorsese Ingrid Bergman Italy Daddy San Francisco

OU Graduate Joins WCMH As Director

Bob Sowder, an Ohio University graduate from Roanoke Virginia, has joined WCMH-TV 4 in Columbus as producer-director. He will direct the 6 and 11 p.m. Newswatch 4 newscasts after previously directing the noon news and local programs at WSPD-TV Toledo. He also worked at WBRA-TV Roanoke and WOUB-TV Athens.

Columbus Bob Sowder TV 4 Wcmh-Tv 4 Sowder Wspd-Tv Toledo Roanoke Bob Ohio University Virginia Western Community College

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