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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1976

Page

11

Riverby Showcases Giant Cone Tree at French Art Colony

In Gallipolis the eight foot cone Christmas tree at Riverby’s French Art Colony Galleries is complete. Carolyn Hippensteel led the two year Cone project using 1,500 cones, local and Florida Georgia nuts, and a clear spray finish. The display sits in Riverby Library Gallery with a child decorated artificial tree and a separate 10 foot white pine tree featuring handmade ornaments. The gallery hours run weekends and select weekdays with a holiday closure from Dec 20 to Jan 3.

Gallipolis Riverby Carolyn Hippensteel Florida-Georgia Hippensteel Russ Miller John Byers Bess Grace Willa Dean Skaggs Francis Shane Ed Ricketts Rusty Hippensteel Christmas Committee United States

Victory Victory is .near Victory Theater survives in Dayton

In Dayton Ohio the old Victory Theater struggles to stay open while memories linger of its 110 year history. Actors have trod its stage including John Barrymore once being thrown off during Hamlet. The venue hosted Dayton’s first sound movie Sun ny in 1931 as it remains the downtown theater legacy.

Dayton Ohio Victory John Barrymore Marilyn Miller

Nobel Awards On TV and other Dayton theater notes

Nobel Prize ceremonies will be broadcast from Stockholm with all seven winners American NPR will air a documentary and live coverage including the banquet where Saul Bellow speaks. The six other winners include Burton Richter Samuel C C Ting William Lipscomb Milton Friedman Baruch Blumberg and Carleton Gajdusek. The Turner Opera House in Dayton once rebuilt as the Victory faces possible demolition and a Save the Victory Committee seeks funding while downtown activity grows and 50 000 visitors a year are noted.

WOUB Stockholm Sweden NPR Nobel Foundation and Selection Committee Saul Bellow Roay Burton Richter Stanford University Samuel C. C. Ting Massachusetts Institute of Technology William N Lipscomb Harvard Milton Friedman University of Chicago Baruch Blumberg University of Pennsylvania Medical School Carleton Gajdusek National Institute of Neurological Diseases Bethesda Maryland Turner Opera House Music Hall The Victory Save the Victory Committee Wrecking Ball Art Shone Victory Theater Association Dayton Main Street Shane Shone

Christmas Gift Guide Ad Entry Draws Attention

The notice highlights multiple local ads including Albany Furniture Store Mountain Leather and General Store and Vance Leach Furnishings. It mentions a Chuckle Ad winner Ms. Pammie Burns who won five dollars and promotes gifts for wives and memberships at Little Mink Health Club.

Pammie Burns P.O. Box 3 Wilkesville Albany Vance Leach Mountain Leather and Union Little Mink Health Club Samson Avenue Athens

Wolfe novel on stage in Chillicothe

Chillicothe Civic Theater stages Look Homeward Angel a three act drama by Ketti Frings based on Thomas Wolfe novel. Previous shows include Bus Stop and Spoon River Anthology. Performances run tonight Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Chillicothe High School auditorium with group rates for 20 or more via P O Box 312 Chillicothe Ohio 45601.

Chillicothe Chillicothe High School P.O Ohio

Film lineup shows classic mysteries and westerns after dark

A schedule listing movies for Thursday and Friday evenings features titles like The Triumph of Michael Strogoff and Desperate Moment with stars Curt Jergens Capucine Rock Hudson and Salome Jens. It includes What’s Up Doc Report to the Commissioner Three Godfathers and C C and Company with ensembles led by Barbara Streisand John Wayne Ann-Margret and Joe Namath.

Michael Strogoff Curt Jergens Capucine Dick Bogarde Mai Zetterling Rock Hudson Salome Jens Faustian Pire Rita Hayworth Robert Mitchum Abilene Bobby Darin Leslie Nielson Doc Barbara Streisand Ryan O'Neal Michael Moriarty John Wayne Harry Carey Jr C.C. and Company Joe Namath Ann-Margret

Legislature May Get Bills to Protect Artists

A New York lobbyist formed artists groups in Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus to push six bills protecting artists and promoting out of state sales in Ohio. The bills would require one percent of public building costs go to art require dealers to act as agents with priority payments give artists five percent from art resale and allow counties to sponsor cultural performances.

Cincinnati New York Cleveland Columbus Ohio Rubin Gorewitz University of Cincinnati Nova South California Gorewitz Michael Stinziano D-30 Jerry Brown Stinziano Organization For the Visual Arts NOVA ASO

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