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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1979

Page

19

Holiday on Ice Elevates Recreation to Artistry at Five Seasons Center

The Holiday on Ice tour opened a six day run at the Five Seasons Center with a globe of color and athletic skating. Patrice Leary Clive Phipson and duo Bob Knapp Julie Hammond starred alongside an expanding cast including Vern Taylor Keith Taylor Patrick McKilligan and Rob Rubens. The show mixed graceful solos bold group numbers and comic bits with a grand Renaissance sequence and a Roy Rogers finale. Audience reactions varied with some spills yet the ensemble delivered a stirring performance and the venue proved suitable for the production’s lavish costumes lighting and routines. The schedule continues with multiple shows this week including 8 p.m. performances and matinees.

Manhattan Five Seasons Center Patrice Leary Clive Phipson Bob Knapp Julie Hammonds Leary Marty Durham Martin Durham Wilma Leary Peggy Fleming Dorothy Hamill Vern Taylor Taylor Keith Taylor Patrick McKilligan McKilligan Bob Rubens Patti Snyder Lito Charlie Chaplain Kevin Bubo Big Bird Bert and Ernie Snuffle Upagas the Cookie Monster the Count

Theaters Show Multiple New Releases This Week

Iowa listings include North Dallas Forty at 7:30 and 9:30 at the Iowa venue while World presents More American Graffiti at 7:30 and 9:30. Plaza runs The Muppet Movie at 7:30 and 9:30. Stage 1 and Stage 2 offer Just You and Me Kid Americathon with various showtimes. Dracula and The Seduction of Joe Tynan headline other locales with night shows.

Theater Times Iowa Dallas Plaza Eastown I Joe Tynan Eastown II

Barbs and Tales Warn On Public Writings

A witty columnist mocks blunt language in official releases and lampoons petroleum price deceptions. The piece references a beleaguered motorist and the uneasy mood of motorists facing oil stock woes while urging discernment in public communications.

Klan receives legal aid over mask ban ruling

The ACLU Florida will fund and provide legal help for Ku Klux Klan leader B W Robinson of Pace in his challenge to a state mask law. Eleanor Ginsberg calls the case a matter of free expression. Robinson was arrested at a Pensacola rally for wearing a mask in public.

Milton Fla American Civil Liberties Union Ku Klux Klan Florida Eleanor Ginsberg Miami ACLU Grand Titan B.W. Robinson Pace Pensacola Robinson

Ballooning Weeks feature high Alpine balloon flights in Muerren

In Muerren Bernese Oberland visitors can ride balloons over the Swiss Alps during the International High Alpine Ballooning Weeks. The area features peaks surpassing 14 500 feet as crews showcase aerial routes and alpine scenery. Ten years ago President Nixon stated efforts to settle the Vietnam War by end of 1970.

Switzerland Swiss Alps Muerren Bernese Oberland Nixon Vietnam

Gays to field all gay intramural football and volleyball

The Boulder Gay Liberation group at the University of Colorado announced it will field all gay intramural football and volleyball teams this fall. Co captain Chris Travell said the 15 member football squad is ready for all comers and aims to show openness in mainstream activities. Volleyball captain Tom Curley said the teams seek to merge team spirit with individual gay liberation in a reinforcing way.

Boulder, Colo Chris Travell Cocaptain Tom Curley

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