UMass hosts Maurice Andre with Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra
The UMass Amherst Bowker Auditorium hosts trumpeter Maurice Andre and the Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra under Jorg Faerber on Monday November 11 at 8 p.m. in the university arts council chamber music series. Program includes Hindemith Opus 44, Bach Concerto, Tartini Trumpet Concerto, Bartok Romanian Dances, and Stamitz to Tartini. Tickets $4 general, $2 students. group rates available.
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Amherst
Mass
Maurice Andre
Europe
Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra
Jorg Faerber
University of Massachusetts
Bowker
University
Arts Council
Andre
L’orchestre National Francaise
Lamoureux
Salzburg
Vienna
Munich
Athens
Oxford
Buenos Aires
Paris Conservatoire
Albiononi
Stamitz
Bartok
Tartini
Umass Arts Council
Herter
Umass-Amherst
America's dog heroes honored
A mixed breed named Skippy, who defended a 6 year old from a rattlesnake, is named America's dog hero of the year. Skippy received a gold medal, a gold plated leash, a year's dog food, and a $1000 savings bond for its owners. Two other dogs Rex and Joe also won honors for lifesaving feats.
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Walter R. Fletcher
N.Y. Times News Service
New York
Donald Essig
America
Skippy
Orange County
Los Angeles
Essig
United States
Donald
el Toro
Marine Base
Mary Ruth
Connie
Rex
Joe
Angela Jones
Davenport
Iowa
Angela
Raymond Sumpter
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Duane Sumpter
Saratoga Lake
Raymond
Sumpters
Book Reviews and The Palace Guard in a Changing World
A critical look at The Palace Guard and All People Are Famous, noting how appointive officials shape policy and the Nixon era. Also covers Morris West Harlequin and Dan Jenkins Dead Solid Perfect, praising insights while detailing tensions, character studies, and satirical takes on power and sport.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Nixon White House
Joan Hanauer
UPI
Chelsea House hosts varied musical events and workshops
Brattleboro schedule at the Chelsea House Cafe and Folklore Center maps events on Route 9. Sparky Rucker leads a blues origins workshop on Saturday at 3 PM, co sponsored by the Vermont Council on the Arts. Jack Perron calls a contra and square dance on Sunday Nov 10 at 7 30 PM with Palmer's Barn Band. Weekly song swaps on Wednesdays and brunch Sundays accompany open hours and a shop offering records and crafts.
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Brattleboro
Chelsea House Cafe
Route 9
John Henry Memorial
Sparky Rucker
Southern Mountains
Southern Folk Cultural Revival Project
Rucker
The
Vermont Council On the Arts
Chelsea House
Jack Perron
New Hampshire
Triumvirat Brings Head Rock To The Frontiers Of Europe
Triumvirat, a three-man German group led by Hans Jurgen Fritz, is redefining rock as cerebral head rock. Their album "Inclusions on a Double Dimple" showcases intense polyrhythmic music with minimal stage show, yet strong musical force. The J Geils Band remains a premier rock soul hybrid, led by Peter Wolf and guitarist J Geils, delivering party rock with tracks like Nightmares and Givin It All Up, plus Stoop Down 39 as a standout hard rocker.
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Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Europe
Triumvirat
ELP
Hans Jurgen Fritz
Fritz
Helmut Kollen
Hans Bathelt
Joe McDonald
J. Geils
Peter Wolf
Double bill at Bennington's Main Street theatre
Harte presents Summer of 42 and Class of 44, a nostalgic two for one with Benjy and Hermie guiding the show. It rates PG and aims to please fans of the original while offering a lighter follow up. Twin Cinemas offers Flesh Gordon and 2001 A Space Odyssey with mixed age ratings.
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Harte Bennington
Main Street
Benjy and
Hermie
Twin Cinemas
Cinema I
Playboy
Cinema II
Stanley Kubrick
Arthur C. Clark
Manchester
Army Sgt. Tries to Finish Tour Amid Bureaucratic Mixups
Portland soldier Don Abbl seeks to complete his remaining year of service after orders tangled him in a non existent unit. He has bounced from Ft. Lewis to Ft. Bliss to Ft. Carson and back, receiving conflicting instructions and no clear assignment. He works as a lab tech and attends Oregon State University while hoping for back pay or an honorable discharge.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Army
Don Abbl
U.S. Army
Friedenburg
Germany
Abbi
Ft. Lewis
Wash
6Th Armored Cavalry Division
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Abbs
6Th Armored Division
Ft. Carson
Colo
Abbil
Oregon State University
Brynner to star in Odyssey musical at Kennedy Center
Yul Brynner returns to the stage in a major musical adaptation of The Odyssey to open the second half of the Washington season, with Erich Segal writing the book and lyrics, Mitch Leigh composing, and Albert Marre directing. Dustin Hoffman will direct All Over Town, starring Clea von Little and Barnard Hughes, after a National Theater tryout. Joseph Papp’s second Vivian Beaumont production is Black Picture Show, with two Philadelphia previews before New York previews. The off Broadway Circle Repertory moves to Sheridan Square Playhouse with Tennessee Williams’ Battle of Angels planned.
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New York
UPI
Yul Brynner
Brynner
John F. Kennedy Center
Washington
Erich Segal
Mitch Leigh
Man of la Mancha
Albert Marre
Albert Marre, Who Directed ‘‘la Mancha
Broadway
Lenny
Murray Schisgal
Cleavon Little
Barnard Hughes
National Theater
Schisgal
Joseph Papp
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Lincoln Center
Dick A. Williams
Papp
Annenberg Center
Philadelphia
Saratoga Festival plans 1975 season with new premieres
SPAC announces next year’s schedule with New York City Ballet world premiere offerings and a week of A Midsummer Night’s Dream plus Coppelia. The Philadelphia Orchestra opens its 10th Saratoga Festival season with Beverly Sills, while returning artists include Mayumi Fujisawa Todd Josefson Rudolf Serkin and Seiji Ozawa. Gift certificates available in $5 to $25 plus amounts.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
New York City Ballet
Coppelia
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Beverly Sills
Saratoga
Mayumi Fujisawa
Todd Josefson
Rudolf Serkin
Seiji Ozawa
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Santa Ana
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Harper & Row
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Haldeman
Ehrlichman
White House
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
CBS
Haldeman- Ehrlichman
Harold Clurman
Harcourt, Brace
Clurman
Clifford Odets
Tyrone Guthrie
Harlequin
Morris West
William Morrow
George Harlequin
Basil Yanko
Dan Jenkins
Atheneum
Texas
Wasbisses
Palmer’s Barn Band
By Bruce Meyer
United Press International
Harte
Cinemas
Bennington
Vermont
Benjy
Oscy
We OF 42
Main St
Giwanderer
By Jack Gaver
Dustin Hoffman
Circle Repertory Company
Sheridan Square Playhouse
Greenwich Village
Tennessee Williams
Carone
South St
SPAC
Burt Reynolds
Gordon
Bemmington Plaza
Bradford House
Colaw
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Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Bennington, Vt
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