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BY CECIL ADAMS
Why is it that every single organ and component of the human body gets cancer except the heart? I have heard about cancer ofeverything from the brain to the blood; it seems no appendage is safefrom the ravages of the big C. Yet I
have never heard of anyone getting heart cancer. Am I merely medically ignorant, or does the big love muscle have a secret weapon?
Peter Scott, Burbank, California
We’ll get to the big love muscle next week, Peter. For now let’s stick to the heart. Cardiac tumors are rare, but they do occur, usually when cancer spreads from some other part of the body. These so-called metastatic tumors are 20 to 40 times more common than primary tumors that is, cancers that start in the heart. Of the handful of primary tumors, twothirds, such as your myxomas and rhabdomyomas, are benign, at least in the sense that they won’t spread and destroy the heart all by themselves. They can block blood flow, however, or cause arrhythmias or other abnormalities, so when a tumor is discovered, the standard procedure is to cut the thing out, benign or not.
The heart isn’t alone in being relatively immune to primary tumors. Muscle cancers in general (the heart is basically a muscle) are fairly rare. Nobody knows for sure why this is so, but, unconstrained as we are by any sense of scientific responsibility, we can make a few plausible-sounding guesses. The most common types of cancer are adenocarcinomas, i.e., cancers of the glands, glands being the parts of the body that secrete something. Glandular cells tend to have a higher turnover rate than other types of cells, and for that reason are more prone to cancer since some sort of mistake in cell replication presumably is what causes a tumor to start. (I’m also tempted to say glandular cells are more exposed to carcinogens in the environment, but the Science Advisory Board tells me this would be a rash oversimplification. Ordinarily I consider this a plus, but I’m trying to be good.) Muscle-cell turnover is much less than that of glandular cells, so cancer has less chance to get started.
Still, cancer of the heart can happen in a big way on occasion. Doctors once removed a 4,800-gram cardiac tumor more than 10 pounds from a patient. Getting the occasional lump in your
throat is one thing, but if you’ve got one the size of a grapefruit and it just sort of sits there, you might want to have it checked out.
I’ve enjoyed your columnfor many years and was delighted to see a
Firesign Theatre reference recently.
(A reader inquired why the porridge bird lays her eggs in the air.)
For your information, thefamous Zen question or virus which breaks the computer in our record “I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus’’ actually comes from a lovely woman named Angel I dated back in the ’60s. She’s from Texas and claims that when she was a little girl, a leprechaun appeared in her backyard one day while she was playing, asked her that exact question, and then laughed and ran away! I’ve always interpreted the query as referring to the ecological challenge thatfaces the planet. To wit, the steady loss of trees in which many birds are wont to nest. But it’s obvioitsly open to many interpretations, as is much of our work.
Phil Proctor, Beverly Hills, California
Well, that clears that up. Now if we can figure out why there was hamburger all over the road in Mystic, Conn., we’ll really start making some progress.
Your columnist promised the management that he would refrain from blatant commercial huckstering, which detracts from the dignity and class that are the Straight Dope’s hallmark. But we do have this outstandingly great book out called Return of the Straight Dope. And if you gave said book as a present, you’d be sure to make someone very happy, namely me. But I’ll bet the recipient would get a big kick out of it, too.
Is there something you need to get straight? CECIL ADAMS can deliver the Straight Dope ® any topic. Write him at Cincinnati CityBeat. 23 E. Seventh St. Suite 617, Cincinnati. OH 45202.
The Art (on the Square) horn needs more tooting!
Daniel Brown’s blessing of Art on the Square in his article “Cultural Trends 1995-2000” (Dec. 29 - Jan. 4) is timely, albeit a little tardy. Soon, the Call for Entries for Art on the Square ‘95 will sail out into the mail, offering diverse projects, scaled back entry fees, and a great opportunity for regional professional artists to connect with the public both curious and buying.
Involvement of artists and their concepts will ultimately make or break this immense project dedicated to celebration of our region’s finest art. Last year 400 artists, equally as many volunteers, 100 leaders from business and arts institutions, and an estimated public crowd of 15,000 came together to create this happening. Art on the Square is clearly part of the solution for sustaining our arts community.
Let’s look for an informative, accurate article about Art on the Square ‘95 soon in this journal.
The information you are sharing about regional art will further form the publie’s taste for art and facilitate the creation of a new generation of patrons.
Jan Brown Checco, Cincinnati
Talking Back
Each week, Cincinnati CityBeat poses a question on its back page.
Our staff selects the best responses to print the following week, with published responses meriting a
CityBeat T-shirt. Here are some of the responses to last week’s question: “How did you spend your Christmas bonus?”:
MARTHA STILLWELL: Bonus? Don’t I wish. We were told the week before Christmas that negotiations were under way for the sale of the company so no turkey, no ham, no Box of candy, no bonus Merry Christmas.
MICHAEL PAUTANO: I bought my designer mother futons and spinach, hoping she would admire my good taste.
CHRIS LEWIS: My boss accidentally gave me $3 instead of $2 to pick him up a pack of cigarettes, so I bought a cup of coffee with the change.
Newt's ‘Contract With America gets the once-over in thefirst week
EDITORIAL BY JOHN FOX
“She turned, me into a Newt, the peasant says in trying to convince the judge that an imprisoned woman is indeed a witch. “I got better.
Scene from Monty Python’s The Holy Grail
I’m sure I am not the only person following with fascination and amusement the current goings-on in Washington, D.C. The revolutionaries have stormed the Capitol Building, set up the barricades and brought out the guillotines. Congress is back in the Republicans’ hands, and tyranny is finally on the run.
Praise God and Newt Gingrich!
This past week, of course, witnessed the opening shot of the 104th Congress with Republicans controlling both the Senate and House of Representatives for the first time in a couple of generations. Under Newt’s constant whipping the House squeezed a lot into the first day and even worked late into the evening, just like the rest of us regular folks.
on the winds of public opinion, to be just as wishywashy as any promise ever made by any politician. The Republicans were “in a very difficult position last year” when the contract was proposed, Newt announced the other day. Sure they were they were desperate to get elected. So they promised whatever they could think of, even if it made little sense (orphanages for welfare babies) or hinted at a near-impossible mustering of political will (balanced budget amendment).
Clinton gave up on many of his “fundamental” beliefs in order to compromise Will Newt and his people do the same? After one week, the answer seems to be a resounding “you betcha.”
Several interesting and important pieces of legislation were considered and even passed: entire House committees were cut, all committee meetings were opened to the public, federal laws were to be applied to Congress itself.
ARTIE KIDWELL:
Christmas bonus? HAH! Since I’m self-employed as a magical entertainer and this season wasn’t that great as far as shows went, I decided I didn’t deserve a Christmas bonus! If I don’t get my rear in gear and do better this year I may not give myself a bonus this coming Christmas as well!!! Bonuses (bonui for plural?) are reserved for not just a gift but to show gratitude for a job well done, and since I hadn’t I didn’t. I’m a stern boss!
There was much talk of a “fundamental shift” of government from the federal level to the states, the beginning of an all-out assault on shrinking the size and very role of-government in our daily lives except, of course, in our prayers, our sex lives and our birth decisions. But hey, why spend taxpayer money to regulate environmental destruction, corporate malfeasance and political corruption when there are personal liberties to be intruded upon?
I’m also sure I am not the only person who did not vote for Gingrich, Dick Armey, Steve Chabot and their no-name cronies but who is willing to give the newcomers a chance to prove themselves. The Republicans’ “Contract With America” was a tantalizing grab bag of promised new legislation that they, if elected, would attempt to pass in their first 100 days in office. The candidates paraded up in front of the Capitol last fall to sign their half of the contract; the public voted for almost every one of them.
A neat and clean deal. Let the fundamental shift begin!
One week into the new Congress, Newt had a confession to make. The Contract With America was never set in stone, he said. It was meant to “change over time,” to mold itself to the prevailing moods of the day, to blow
“We didn’t have access to the resources,” he said, so our figures were, well, just a little off. Newt, you’ve been in Congress for a decade. How did you not have access to the resources? Couldn’t someone there spring for a computer? Do you guys have access to the resources now?
My favorite Newt quote from recent days, though, was this (in the Jan. 10 Cincinnati Enquirer): “We are not going to get trapped into doing something dumb just so you all (the media) can say we’re consistent.” In other words, we’re not going to get trapped into doing something dumb just because we promised the American people we would do it.
Just think: They’ve been at it for only one week. This could get really fun.
Of course, that’s just the cynical side of me. In reality I’m concerned about this turn of events for the same reason I’ve been concerned about Bill Clinton both the Democrats in 1992 and the Republicans in ’94 were swept into office amidst rallying cries of “change” but are proving to be business-as-usual politicians. They duped the public into believing them and surprise! they got elected and soon found out that Washington is a tough nut to crack. So Clinton gave up on many of his “fundamental” beliefs in order to compromise on NAFTA, budgets, crime bills, GATT and the like. Will Newt and his people do the same? After one week, the answer seems to be a resounding “you betcha.”
One of Newt’s favorite tools in doling out this fundamentql shift in government is the constitutional amendment. Walter Shapiro’s recent Esquire magazine piece on the Republican revolution speculated that the Contract With America could call for up to six different amendments balanced budget, term limits, school prayer, unfunded federal mandates, line item veto and limits on abortion “as many (amendments) as have been ratified in the 61 years since the repeal of Prohibition.” Go for it, dudes!
But if the going gets tough, well, change your plan. That’s the time-honored way of politics, after all. Don’t worry, Newt. You’ll get better, too. ©
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An Alternative Look at How and Why It Happened
BY BRAD KING
Departed theater operator leaves behindfilm distributors who say they have not been paid
BY STEVE RAMOS AND NANCY FIROR
The new Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Kenwood is embroiled in controversy.
FIt stems from the alleged sale to an 11-year-old girl of Libido: The Journal of Sex and Sensibility, an adult publication that contained nude, sexually explicit pictures.
ormer Real Movies operator Jeff Reed is gone. The downtown Cincinnati art theater is shuttered and closed. And a trail of film distributors has been left behind to complain that they’ve lost money by doing business with Real Movies.
Randy Sandler and Louis Buschle, owners of Real Movies Inc. who had leased the business to Reed as owner and operator, said this week that a tentative agreement had been reached with a new agent to operate the theater, which would reopen soon.
Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values (CCV), said the girl's father found the magazine and contacted CCV, a self-described grassroots educational organization combating pornography and obscenity. CCV, Burress said, presented the girl’s father with several options to deal with the situation.
He chose to contact the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, which filed a complaint in Hamilton County Municipal Court against the bookstore for recklessly distributing the publication to a minor, Burress said. Disseminating material harmful to minors is a first-degree misdemeanor under Ohio law.
A court date has been set for Jan. 12.
“The reported new operator, again the lease hasn’t been signed yet, is a very good operator and, I think, will be a real asset to the downtown community and a real asset to the city,” Buschle said Jan. 11. “I think that the downtown and the movie community will be much better off by this change in ownership.”
“Barnes & Noble’s policy is to adhere to community standards,” said Lisa Herling, the company’s vice president of corporate communication, from her New York City office. Community standards are vague, she said, and reasonable people can differ on what those standards are. She would not comment further.
But some film distributors contacted by CityBeat said that because of problems they incurred in collecting fees from Real Movies they might not do business with the theater again. Locally, some fear the animosity could jeopardize the number of quality films downtown’s only first-run movie screen offers in the future.
IS the court needed to decide this matter, or could it have been better handled between parent and child?
“Parental responsibility is a moot question because we have a law in place,’’ Burress said. “The average parent is sick and tired of being told they have to be with their kid 100 percent of the time, monitoring everything the child sees.”
“If we had any other option to book our films we would, because of the way the Real Movies was rim and how long it took to pay,” said Andrew Gurland, co-owner of Stranger Than Fiction Films in New York City.
Speculation about the theater’s future began Dec. 30 when an article in The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Reed had bought an airline ticket for England and the theater was closing.
That day, Reed told CityBeat that the story was false, that the theater was not closing not even ternporarily and that The Enquirer would be publishing a correction the next day.
On Dec. 31, The Enquirer reported that Reed had sold the theater to Cincinnati businessman Myles Kapson. But Kapson told CityBeat that the deal fell through.
Sick and irresponsible is how critics described the Black Rhino, a carbon-based plastic bullet touted for being able to penetrate bullet-proof vests and instantly kill a human being.
Buschle said that, under an agreement in effect since Sept. 23, 1994, Reed leased the rights to operate the Real Movies. Under the agreement, no profits or revenues were received by Buschle or Sandler and Reed was responsible for all bills or debts he incurred in operating the business, Buschle and Sandler said.
David Keen, chief executive officer of Signature Products Corp., the Huntsville, Ala., company that claims to have created the bullet, made the claims publicly in late December graphically describing the violent effects of the bullet shattering after piercing the body.
Gurland saB his company disputed Reed’s account of box-office figures after the company booked Chicken Hawk at Real Movies in September. Film company officials eventually settled on an amount that lost about $1,500 for the company, Gurland said, because they felt it would be the only way to get paid.
Then George Walker, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association, disputed those claims. Bullets can either penetrate a target or fragment upon impact, he said, but no bullet does both.
Other problems distributors have reported to CityBeat include no money yet received by:
Keen has received U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms approval on a different bullet, Rhino Ammo, which is a fragmenting bullet. But it was not
October Films in New York City for booking Killing Zoe at Real Movies in November, said Jeff Lipsky, a partner in the company. He would not say how much his company was owed.
Seventh Art Releasing in Los Angeles for Makin’ Up! and The Coriolis Effect, booked in December, said Udi Epstein, senior vice president of the company. He estimated losses of about $1,500.
Group One films in Los Angeles for Erotique, booked in late November, said Chris Wood, vice president of thecompany. He estimated losses of about $4,000.
All bills that Real Movies had incurred before Reed took over the business were paid, Buschle and Sandler said. The building and equipment in the theater are owned by Garfield Tower Associates, which is partly owned by Sandler. Reed paid rent on the theater through December, .Sandler said.
“We’ve really been out of the loop,” Buschle said. “On Sept. 24, when Jeff was in control of the receipts, he opened a new bank account and began depositing his receipts in that account. That was the end of any information as far as Randy and I were concerned. We had no idea what was going on.”
Buschle said he got an idea that something was wrong when he received an unpaid Cincinnati Gas & Electric bill that Reed left behind. By not paying the bill, Reed was in default of his agreement with Buschle and Sandler, Sandler said.
But the two said they had no knowledge of the distributors’ complaints. When Reed took over the business, they said, all known distributors were told of the change.
What should the distributors with complaints do? “Go after Jeff,” Buschle said.
CityBeat was unable to locate Reed for comment.
Reed’s sister, Lori Reed, said that Reed was in Brighton, England, but that she did not have his telephone number. Kapson said Reed told him he was going to England and called him Dec. 30 from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport before departing.
Myles Kapson tried to take over Real Movies but couldn’t.
Kapson said he reached an agreement with Reed on Dec. 29 and said it was his understanding that Reed had full authority to sell the theater. Kapson was going to buy the theater and bring in Danny Heilbrunn, who currently books films for the Esquire Theatre in Clifton, to book films for Real Movies. The plan, Kapson said, was to start playing classic repertory films at Real Movies, similar to the format previous owners had established there.
But, Kapson said, he operated Real Movies only for four days. He said his deal was approved by Buschle and then rejected by Sandler, though Buschle said that CONTINUES ON PAGE 6
Hamilton County workers begin to move back into Alms & Doepke Building
BY NANCY FIROR
amilton County employees are moving back into the Alms & Doepke Building four years after it was evacuated because of dizziness, nausea and other problems workers blamed on odors in the building.
The old department store building at 222 E. Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati has been gutted, renovated and prepared to accommodate the Hamilton County Department of Human Services. Though an exact source of what was creating problems in the building was never identified, officials are confident that no problems remain, said Tim Steigerwald, project coordinator for Messer Construction Co.
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The problems have been solved “to the best of everyone’s technical knowledge,” said John Dowlin, a Hamilton County commissioner.
Before the building was renovated, reports by the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health in Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Health Department determined that the Alms & Doepke was a “sick building.” The reports named the most likely source of the problem as lack of outside air, dirty air handling units and dispersion of molds and bacteria, though no specific source was found.
All systems controlling flow of air have since been replaced.
Hamilton County, which leased space
in the building, relocated its employees and bought the building in 1992. During a $22.2 million renovation, the building’s interior was gutted and new heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical systems were installed.
The only original components left in the building are columns, weight-bearing walls and the floors, which have been reinforced and sealed, Steigerwald said.
During renovations, a worker claimed that some workers were getting sick and that he circulated a survey in an attempt to isolate problems. He said some workers complained of coughing, headaches, sneezing and sore throats. The worker, Mike Wood, said about 20 of 150 workers on the job had returned the survey.
Project managers said they had heard rumors of sick construction workers but had not received any first-hand, official reports about anyone getting sick.
“It is a hoax ...” that possibly stems from the initial controversy over the county’s choice of Messer Construction, Dowlin said.
Wood said there was no labor dispute on the Alms & Doepke project.
Steigerwald said that even though no official reports of construction workers getting ill were received, a company was brought in to monitor the air as a precaution. The results, he said, showed that levels of air particles were well below limits set by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The Department of Human Services will be moving in stages through Feb. 26. ©
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was not the case. Buschle said he did not talk about the deal or possible lease terms with Kapson, who had agreed to take over Reed’s debts, until after Reed was gone.
“I told him that there’s another party looking at the property and there’s a good chance that there could be a deal before you’re even ready to make a decision,” Buschle said.
Buschle, Sandler and Kapson said they did not know how to reach Reed. Kapson said Reed told him before he left that he had found a place to stay in Brighton and promised to contact Kapson after getting settled.
Wood, of Group One Films, said that information could be useful.
Under his Erotique contract with Real Movies, Wood said, Group One was supposed to receive tearsheets of advertisements and box-office receipt reports, which effect what the film distributor is paid. But all the company received from Real Movies was the $500 down payment required for a print of the film, Wood said.
He said that based on his discussions with Reed the film’s income would have been $6,799.58. Deducting Group One’s $2,400 portion of advertising costs, that would mean Group One is owed $4,399.58 a figure Wood said was conservative.
“We have to go at it legally,” he said. “We have people in England for business all the time.”
BRAD KING contributed to this story.
BY NANCY FIROR
Wondering how long those Metro Bus “busboards” aimed at steering customers away from Klosterman Bakery are going to stick around?
Until the bakery’s managers start respecting their union workers, say striking Klosterman workers. After a seven-month strike, both sides now are headed back to the bargaining table but union officials say the 20 traveling billboards must stay on the streets so the plight of the bakery worker stays in the public eye.
“Ask before you eat,” the message on Metro busses reads. “Ask for anything but Klosterman Bakery products.”
Though negotiations between the striking workers and Klosterman managers resume Jan. 18, union officials have mixed feelings about whether a resolution is near.
The striking workers “are willing to give but they’re not willing to give up the whole boat,” said Tim Alsip, chief union steward of the Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Workers Union Local 57.
Kim Klosterman, the company’s vice president of advertising, did not return
two telephone messages to comment.
Sixty union workers went on strike June 19, claiming that bakery managers had violated fair labor practices. At issue are working conditions union officials charge, bakery managers imposed after the workers' contract expired in September 1993.
According to the union, conditions at issue include:
Reduced wages and benefits by a combined $4.50 an hour.
A redefinition of overtime as working more than 40 hours a week instead of more than eight hours a shift, which resulted in some workers working 13-hour shifts without overtime pay.
Lost vacation time for long-time bakery workers; those with 20 and 25 years of service lost a week and two weeks, respectively.
After workers went on strike, replacement workers were hired at a pay rate greater than the one management had imposed for beginning bakery workers, said Vester Newsome, financial secretary and treasurer for the union.
Alsip said that in its most recent offer to the union all management had been willing to recommend was a $200 signing bonus for new employees. ©
ESSAY BY DANIEL BROWN
Americans were ushered into the Information Age after economists and the MBA brigade duped us into believing that a manufacturing base was unnecessary for a flourishing economic future. America would be first in processing data, selling information, financial services and the like, the pundits said. Computers began to take over our lives. Those who gathered, stored and disseminated information would control the world’s future, so it went; America no longer needed to make any products.
Accessing information has become an elaborate endgame, altering definitions of “reality” as radically as Einstein’s theories. As with Einstein, the relativity of time is once again a genuine issue for our future. Enter the era of data, computers and information overload, which parallels other advances in technologies: from C-Span to MRI scans, the Internet to e-mail, compact disks to cable television, floppy disks to automatic teller machines. The consumer chooses, so we are told, while random bits of information about our lives are senselessly stored and processed in data banks for reasons unknown. A person sitting in front of a computer screen is not interacting with another person, just with information itself creating a new kind of isolation along with information overload. How much information can anyone process before it becomes meaningless, senseless, Kafka-esque, surreal? What purpose does so much information service or serve?
Computer ideologues have penetrated contemporary life with breathtaking speed, paralleling the computer’s efficiencies, which are really about speed and not necessarily accuracy. Computer buffs the true fundamentalists of our time preach the boundless wonders of their technologies, speaking of computer literacy while failing to acknowledge the more profound issues of literacy itself. The element of choice is so great that information overload induces meaninglessness, a new existential despair.
The Information Age grinds our daily fives, with frustration piled upon anger until one barely cares. If it isn’t “in the computer,” it/you doesn’t/don’t exist. The most
frightening aspects of stored data is misinformation (as in credit records), which can lead to systemic disinformation, deliberate or otherwise.
Hamburgers and radio programming are “controlled,” managed, by computers; so are emotions, which are “programmed” accordingly. If “objects are emotions,” as New York artist Mel Bochner once said, where are the objects? Information becomes ethereal and can vanish as quickly as the touch of a computer button.
Your telephone may greet you with “Bob,” a computer offering you a vacation to Hawaii. Your computer may tap into some else’s, calling for new definitions of “invasion of privacy.” A friend of mine is receiving unsolicited e-mails on her computer, which she can erase, but she finds the concept both frightening and intimidating.
Computers can tap into libraries, so original research can be discovered in a nano-second. (Welcome to one of the most rapidly growing legal areas: intellectual property rights; who owns the information?) Try pressing the pound or star key on your telephone, and, you may find yourself accessing someone else’s messages.
Television, and all electronic media, enhances information overload. The relationships between advertising and consumerism seem tame in comparison with the blurring of realities among actors, models and the roles they’re paid to play. Commercials are now often called “info-mercials,” and history itself is blurred through “docu-dramas.” Facts and fantasy blur and blend as reality becomes more and more undefinable.
Virtual reality is the wave of the future, unless we’re
on the cusp of it now whatever “it” may be. We’ve seen oddball geniuses break the NATO defense codes and tap into Warner Cable’s HBO. Virtual reality freaks create artificial personae wherein they may have little or none of their own. In cybersex, for instance, one can place oneself in any setting with any “people” and “act out” any sexual fantasy one chooses. Perhaps psychologists will tell us this is a healthy form of “safe sex.”
We are oversated with information, games and toys, confusing them all with the real issues of control and identity. “Bread and circuses,” said the Roman Emperor Nero as Rome burned, and Marie Antoinette said, “Let them eat cake” tactics to keep a population docile, apolitical, distracted from the machinations of power. Psychologists should have a fieldday in finding new mental disturbances, remedies and cures, blaming patients for failing to cope with a society spinning out of control. Perhaps IBM or Apple will create a daily card which we can program into ourselves so that computers can tell us what to do with our every move. Who, then, controls the computers: psychologists, market research firms, corporate consultants?
Information in and of itself is inherently pointless and meaningless; who controls, gathers and disseminates it is no longer known. As ironies go, we suffer from both information overload and not enough information to determine our own free destinies.
I took Daniel “Information Overload” Brown on a long browsing session this afternoon through the Internet’s World Wide Web, a collection of documents scattered throughout thousands of computers around the world. We used my home computer and phone. We started off with two of my favorite places: the Amazing Fish Cam, which shows up-to-the-minute pictures of the fish tank at a computer company in Mountain View, Calif.; and the Trojan Room Coffee Pot page, which gives similarly current pictures of a coffee pot in the computer center at Cambridge University in England. The coffee pot was off of its burner. Our trip across seven time zones took less than five minutes.
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We then visited the Roulette page which, at the click of a button, sends the user out to a randomly chosen page on the Web. We ended up somewhere in the U.S. Navy Department. Deciding to go further up in the government, we then visited the White House’s home page. With a guest book and welcomes from both Clinton and Gore, the page almost makes one feel comfy about our government. I next showed off my wrote and maintain myself contains a small “hot places on the Web, including Web,” a page which contains est to birders except actual we followed a fink to the Gardens in Canberra, of a kookaburra and could had my sound board not We ended up our tour Wired Web” area, where error in an article about notified me of impending was logging off of the said, “How have you yourself tion glut all of these years?” “I’m not sure I have,”
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Editor’s note: Patients’ names have been changed to protect anonymity.
here were days when Caryl Fullman would watch two patients from the Pauline Warfield Lewis Center nonchalantly scale the shabby 10-foot fence next to her house in Roselawn. From a window, she watched them walk up the street toward a grocery store and then return one toting a grocery bag to cross back over into the sprawling, fence-lined field dividing the state-operated mental hospital from a succession of side streets and backyards. They never loitered or looked intimidating, says Fullman, a Roselawn resident since 1966. They were headed “back home,” she says, “back over to where they felt they belonged.”
- Lewis Center security officers began parking on a nearby side street at the approximate hour the patients usually appeared, Fullman says, and soon afterward the officers identified the patients and disciplined them. A sturdier fence now stands in place of the one the two patients found inviting. But the scene illustrates how, to the chagrin of its top officials, the Lewis Center has become a shadowy institution in the eyes of the public: The mentally ill patients were technically walkaways, yet “they posed no threat as far as I could see,” Fullman says. “They seemed harmless, ambling by, in no hurry. And they came back.”
Attention from Roselawn neighbors and the Cincinnati media focused on the Lewis Center this fall, however, when patient Raymond Tanner was transferred there. Tanner, who murdered his wife on Valentine’s Day, 1990, was found not guilty by reason of
insanity and had been serving time at the maximumsecurity Dayton Mental Health Institute. Lewis Center officials reacted to the public scrutiny by increasing campuswide security. But they say the public remains uninformed about the low level of threat most mentallyill patients actually pose and about the breakthrough research being conducted at the facility.
Reports of faulty security and frequent AWOLs reached a pinnacle at the Lewis Center in October and November. The number of walkaway incidents in 1994 206 raised suspicion about the hospital’s ability to monitor patients’ whereabouts.
“All this scrutiny has blurred the picture of how far we’ve progressed in a few years in treating the mentally ill, both medically and therapy-wise,” says Anthony Thompson, executive director of the Lewis Center.
“Those are the old days,” he says, referring to the ease with which the two patients climbed the fence. “I can’t see that happening now, regardless of what anyone may think.”
After three months of community pressure, intense media coverage and meetings with Cincinnati City Council members, and after much internal planning throughout 1994, Lewis Center officials have intensified security in almost all areas of the facility, which treats about 300 patients.
Approximately $1.5 million has been allocated for improvements in dealing with high-security patients, with the most visible change being construction of a 12foot-high fence around four housing units. The center
also is hiring 20 new therapists and seven new nurses for these units, Thompson says.
Employee training is being improved, he says, and a new security chief will be hired in early 1995. The Lewis Center is forming an advisory committee to monitor security and treatment, with representatives from the Hamilton County Mental Health Board, the neighboring community, mental health advocacy groups, civic groups and the police.
Thompson also is looking to change the facility’s “patient privileges,” a policy that grants privileges and grounds passes as part of treatment. Passes are handed out depending on patients’ level of behavior, divided into seven categories ranging from the most severe cases (Level 1), with no passes granted except for medical treatment, to the least severe (Level 7), with selfsupervised privileges for programming and free time as well as day and overnight passes to leave the center.
It’s unfortunate timing, Thompson says, that projected improvements such as staff additions began around the same time as the controversial transfer of Tanner.
Thompson also is still dealing with fallout from a WCPO-TV “I-Team” investigation two years ago before he arrived at the Lewis Center that reported how several center psychiatrists were being compensated for the same services by both the state and Hamilton County, which was their primary employer. The issue was whether the psychiatrists’ classification and services demanded dual pay, “and they did not,” Thompson says. “That issue was definitely resolved.” CONTINUES ON PAGE 10
Officials at the Pauline Warfield Lewis Center were blasted in the fall by neighboring residents and the local media for a lack of security that contributed to mentally ill patients leaving the grounds without permission or not returning from approved off-campus activities. Lewis Center Executive Director Anthony Thompson responded with a program of security and treatment changes, many of which, he says, were already planned.
The improvements include:
Approximately $1.5 million for physical and personnel upgrades in high-security housing units.
Construction of a 12-foot-high fence between the Lewis Center’s service drive and Units 3, 4, 5 and 6, which house 96 patients.
Hiring 20 new therapy workers and seven new nurses. Improving employee training for risk assessment and patient movement.
More supervision of patients within a restricted outdoor area of the facility.
Study and revision of the facility’s patient-privileges policy, including grounds and off-campus passes.
Plans to hire a new security chief for the Lewis Center in early 1995.
Formation of an advisory committee to monitor security and treatment, with representatives from the Hamilton County Mental Health Board, the City of Cincinnati, communities surrounding the facility, mental health advocacy groups, civic organizations and the state and local police.
Completion of an architectural study of the facility.
—JEFFREY HILLARD
Dr. Dan Wilson, Director of Medical Services, Lewis Center
As a young boy, Dr. Dan Wilson spent untold hours listening to his father talk about the world of the mentally ill.
He was fascinated by what he learned then, and he remains fascinated today in his position as director of Medical Services at the Pauline Warfield Lewis Center in Roselawn.
His desire to pursue medicine and psychiatry, he recalls, leads back to his father, who. as a physician in a small Iowa town started a community mental health board of directors.
Prior to his arrival at the Lewis Center in January 1993, Wilson received an anthropology degree at Yale University, did his medical training at Harvard University and worked as a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in England. He is also an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati.
In just one year at the facility Wilson has spearheaded several changes that are showing positive impact, says Anthony Thompson, executive director of the Lewis Center.
He has streamlined the “patched together" work shifts of staff psychiatrists, Thompson says, by recruiting five full-time psychiatrists and formalizing all shifts. Wilson also has led the center’s success in treating patients suffering schizophrenia with the anti-psychotic drug Chlozapine, considered in the mental health field to be one of the most promising experimental drugs to emerge in recent history.
The past year produced more “great things” than he expected, Wilson says. The center— along with the Ohio Department of Mental Health, the University of Cincinnati and Xavier .University set up a multi-disciplinary training ground for which the hospital received the “National Exemplar Award for Excellence” for collaboration between a state institution and a university. And the American Board of Psychology and Neurology, he says, has tapped the Lewis Center as the host hospital for its 1995 national exams.
Wilson says he believes new drug treatment programs will be approved in the near future. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which approved Chlozapine in 1989, is reviewing about 20 new anti-psychotic drugs, several of which may produce positive results similar to Chlozapine.
With the prospect of better treatment for the mentally ill on the rise, Wilson says, the Lewis Center is now in a position to benefit more rapidly from any advance in science.
“It’s a new age this hospital has entered,” he says, “and the public should know it."
—JEFFREY HILLARD
The center installed a time clock and required all psychiatrists, medical staff and contractual and civil service workers to track their work hours. The psychiatrists involved, he says, were assigned a classification based on county pay only.
For Peter Duffy, president of Roselawn Community Council, these changes signal a turn for the better in communication between the Lewis Center and his community. That was hardly the case in October, he says.
The center was a top-agenda item for three community council meetings in the fall. But by December, Thompson had done a great deal to pacify residents, Duffy says, and free himself from a reputation as “someone who we felt didn’t take walkaways as a problem.”
At the December council meeting, Capt. Robert Biddle of the Cincinnati Police Division’s District Four announced the center had not had a walkaway since Nov. 14, “a compelling statistic,” Duffy says.
The facility’s total of 206 walkaways in 1994 is down from 278 in 1993, says Thompson, who explains that one of the most frustrating aspects of the walkaway situation is how the term “walkaway” is used. “It’s wrong to use the terms ‘escape’ and ‘walkaway’ in one breath,” he says. “They’re vastly different.”
A “walkaway patient,” he says, misses curfew, fails to return from grounds privileges or leaves a supervised activity and fails to report. He says that patients’ rights allow certain Lewis patients to not report back from a day, overnight or grounds pass. A grounds pass allows patients supervised access to the commissaiy, exercise/recreation area, therapy programs and campus areas where walking is encouraged.
Patients with a day or overnight pass, depending on their level of stability, may be unsupervised or supervised by staff, case workers, family members or authorized guests. No passes are granted until
a treatment team recommends it, Thompson says. The team also decides on a time later that evening or the next day when the patient is to return to the center.
Police place highest priority on the center’s 100 or so forensic patients, the severely mentally ill with criminal tendencies who occupy the high-security housing units. About two-thirds of the Lewis Center’s forensic patients are serious criminal offenders, Biddle says. Thompson says that approximately 170 walkaway incidents in 1994 involved patients not returning from passes or walking away from an activity. About 30 incidents involved patients leaving the facility via an unmonitored door or unknown route.
A Walkaway Committee existed until recently, says Lewis Center neighbor Fullman, a former committee member. They created a police form for reporting walkaways, demanded closer monitoring inside the hospital and collaborated with residents, police and center officials. Walkaway patients usually have headed to Reading Road or Vine Street toward Bond Hill, Clifton, Elmwood Place or downtown, she says. “Roselawn is the last place they want to be.”
The era of cutting-edge treatment of the mentally 01 has arrived, says Dr. Dan Wilson, director of Medical Services at the Lewis Center.
The hospital is finding new ways to pursue its medical treatment. In 1994, the center reinstated a residency program for University of Cincinnati medical and psychiatry students, opening the door to what WOson believes will be joint progress with U.C. researchers on the ongoing study of experimental psychiatric drugs.
“We have to work with U.C. researchers to stay on top of what’s being experimented with,” he says. “Psychiatric drugs we’re both researching will likely be the drugs of the future.”
Some Lewis Center patients are experiencing the results of one of the most
Carolyn Rodgers, Director of Social Services, Lewis Center
revolutionary drugs to surface from this research. Chlozapine, which is administered to schizophrenics, is producing positive results for many patients. It is an anti-psychotic drug that breaks patients out of an unresponsive state of mind, Wilson says, and had been practitioned in Europe for 20 years before becoming available in the United States in the mid-1980s. Its success has been met with praise and a measure of caution.
“I’ve seen patients react beautifully from Chlozapine and be discharged, when they haven’t been discharged in 10 years,” says Wilson, who developed the Lewis Center’s Chlozapine program. “I’ve had serious disappointments with Chlozapine, too. It doesn’t always perform a miracle.”
Both Chlozapine and the highly touted Respiridine are FDA-approved drugs used in treatment at the center. Their key for success, Wilson says, is to pair treatment with a “psycho-social emphasis, to keep the patient extremely active during treatment.”
Ron Arundell, associate professor of Behavioral Sciences at the College of Mount St. Joseph, agrees with Wilson’s assessment. “I do like how the Lewis Center is experimenting, but they must work in conjunction with group homes and community programs to get a patient ready, even during Chlozapine treatment.”
Jane, a former patient of Wilson’s, was a model student in high school and a competitive figure skater. She changed around the time of her parents’ divorce, becoming hallucinatory and experiencing delusional disorders. She wound up spending six and a half years, from the age of 17 to 23, in private and state mental hospitals.
For years, anti-psychotic drugs were ineffective with Jane. Wilson says that in 1990, however, she responded to Chlozapine, and her symptoms faded after three months. Since then, Jane has graduated from college, begun a relationship and vacationed out of the country.
Another of Wilson’s patients, John, was an angry, psychotic man who had
attempted suicide and entertained murder fantasies. He was depressed and delusional when he began a series of Chlozapine treatments in 1991. Had he not improved several months after his early treatment, Wilson says, he would now be a high-risk security patient.
Since the Chlozapine program finished, John has enrolled in graduate school and found employment.
The Lewis Center is shaping its vision of treating the mentally ill to accommodate the 1988 Ohio Mental Health Law, which requires state mental hospitals to “deinstitutionalize” certain patients or treat patients with the objective of integrating them into society only when they’re prepared.
One of his most important ongoing missions, Thompson says, is to convince the public that mental illness is treatable and that a state mental hospital is not where many patients need to be kept.
The Lewis Center’s patient population consists of three factions: A third are forensics, with many in high-security units; a third are “acute care” patients who may be court-ordered or voluntary, treated one to 21 days, and who want to return to the community; and a third are long-term patients with lengthy institutional records.
The Lewis Center closed two units in November, confirming the hospital’s vision as moving toward treating the most chronic, severely mentally ill, Thompson says. One of the closed units housed patients with a developmental disability as well as mental illness, and the other housed mentally disturbed patients who now are being treated by University Hospital or Providence Hospital.
“It’s not about dumping the mentally ill back into society,” he says. “Each patient in each unit was placed in a community program, group facility or hospital which precisely matched the (patient’s) condition.”
The state mental health board expects the Lewis Center to trim its patient total to 150 by 1997, Thompson explains. The facility will have put in place its best possible staff by that time or sooner, he says, to treat and process the sizable number of patients targeted to leave Lewis. As the center reduces its patient population, it must find other programs and treatment options for those patients.
Meanwhile, the Lewis Center will focus more on treating the forensic patient particularly those with substance-abuse problems and those convicted of crimes. Treating the forensic allows for more extensive research because their cases are more complex,
Thompson says, and ground-breaking advances are being made in therapies aimed at the forensic patient.
Carolyn Rodgers, director of Social Services, has promised that the activities she oversees at the Lewis Center will be as human and normal as possible.
“We have to be realistic,” she says. “We can’t treat our patients in ways that aren’t real or human. Like handling money, which is important, or shopping or making crafts. We’re advancing our therapeutic treatment around simple yet very human understanding. This is what we mean when we say mental illness is treatable.”
In December, she explains, patients had the chance to Christmas shop inside the hospital. A “Christmas Village” was set up to offer patients low-cost crafts and gifts as well as gift wrapping and mailing assistance.
In the past two years, Rodgers has helped launch two major educational programs, one of which is proving instrumental in getting patients to understand themselves and their basic needs, she says. The Survivor’s Program, begun in October 1993, is geared for patients who were sexually abused during childhood. The other program, set to begin this month, will be an educational workshop directed at patients who are sexual offenders.
As long as he is in charge, Thompson says, he’s prepared to guide the Lewis Center into the next critical years of operation without reliving past setbacks. The facility’s greatest challenge, he says, will be fine-tuning its role as a major treatment center for the most severely mentally ill. Its ability to work with community-based homes and programs has everything to do with any lasting progress the hospital makes.
And its ability to convince the public of its long-term benefits will have a significant effect on our perception of the mentally ill’s role in society.
ESSAY BY J.O. YOUNG
Now is the winter of our discontent. Shakespeare’s Richard III
It makes sense to prepare for the weather, especially during the winter season. However, even with preparations, one can be caught off guard. The local climate is fiercely temperamental.
The same is true of the political climate of this peculiar and guarded vale called Cincinnati. For the gays and lesbians living in Cincinnati a political winter has arrived. Why were they caught off guard, and is there any way for them to prepare for further worsening conditions?
“Watchman, what of the night?
The watchman said, the morning cometh, and also the night. Isaih 21:11
The storm of intolerance and confusion that has recently overtaken Cincinnati’s gay and lesbian community did not come without warning. It had been seeded decades before it broke.
The late Bob McNee, a University of Cincinnati professor of geography, had been watching the storm’s development. As early as 1985 in his essay, “Will Gays Ever Find Justice in the Queen City,” he
warned that gay meccas (New York, San Francisco) were being overemphasized in both gay and “straight” media.
He considered cities like Cincinnati to be in a middle range of size, complexity and visibility on a continuum from the smallest subculture to the largest. He expressed a need for gays to be studied in representative places, writing: “Heterosexual media foster the notion that few gays live outside the meccas: Gay media know better, but tend to dismiss the Cincinnatis as ‘backward.’ The gay future depends on the meccas but also on the middle range. Discrimination in immigration and the military is national. But the strugglefor equality will be won or lost in middlerange cities. (Italics mine.)
That professorial watchman spoke true. Less than a decade later the struggle for equality came full-force to middle-range Cincinnati. In 1993, a group first known as Take Back Cincinnati, then Equal Rights, Not Special Rights, pirouetted into politics. The group wielded large amounts of money, the source of which is being examined in court. During the spring and summer, the group collected enough signatures on a petition to
put Issue 3 on the November 1993 ballot. Issue 3 was designed to remove gay, lesbian or bisexual orientation from an antidiscrimination ordinance known as Chapter 914 of the Cincinnati City Charter. The passage of Issue 3 by a nearly two-thirds majority dismantled efforts of nearly two decades of struggling by the gay and lesbian community. The matter was obligingly taken to court.
Thus began the actual winter of 199394. Now the winter of 1994-95 has overtaken the community. The summer witnessed a failure of the gay and lesbian community to reorganize politically. This, plus an ongoing court drama regarding Issue 3, has started many asking: Are Cincinnati gays and lesbians ready for anything?
The answer to that question lies in curing three weaknesses that hinder the local success: a national rethinking of political strategy, fear of involvement among individual gays and lesbians and the inept use of committees.
The first reason for political weakness is being reflected locally. Two national groups are competing for the general allegiance of gays and lesbians. On one end of the political spectrum are the typically Democratic Stonewall locals; at the other end are new and upcoming Log Cabin Republicans. After the November 1994 national elections, Richard Tafel, director of Log Cabin Republicans, spoke on C-Span. He declared an end to the era of Stonewall politics, where primarily Democratic candidates were endorsed. Others as vocal say the Log Cabin Republicans are mistaken if they believe the GOP offers any promise to the future of the gay and lesbian community. While this schism in national policy among gays and lesbians is not so dramatic locally, similar issues are as divisive.
Although debates over political action are healthy for a culture, internal struggles are not. It is sad to note that debates about a public response from gays and lesbians concerning Issue 3 have degenerated into backstabbing, finger-pointing and territorialism. In 1982, The Cincinnati Enquirer described gays as politically weak in local affairs. Until these internal conflicts are resolved, that statement is again accurate.
A prevalent attitude among individual gays and lesbians of “too much to lose” is a second reason for local political weakness. A quote from a gay male living in Cincinnati in 1973 reveals how longstanding and deeply personal this attitude is. To a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter he stated: “The gay lib people can afford to be public about their homosexuality because they have the least to lose. Some of our friends are in it. When we faced the question of participating in it, Joe and I laid down the law to each other. We have too much to lose. We’ve got it made. And when we get angry enough, we soothe ourselves by giving money to gay lib.” Many gays and lesbians today still agree with him. They feel that life is too good in Cincinnati to risk open involvement in gay- and lesbian-sponsored activities and protests.
Some feel they can ignore politics all together. On the night of Nov. 2, 1993, after the passage of Issue 3, one gay male was overheard saying, “Issue 3 doesn’t affect me, I live in Kentucky.” A weak personal political agenda produces a politically weak community. Individuals cannot afford to ignore politics. McNee explained why this is the case for gays and lesbians. In his essay, he said: “For gays as for feminists, the personal is political. A public/private dichotomy works well for those who are not social outcasts. Anti-sodomy laws (now repealed in some states) proscribe all homosexual acts, anywhere. “Private” behavior fuels gossip, firings and evictions. There is no private placefor social pariahs. To pretend so is rankest hypocrisy.”
As much as many would like to stay inside during this winter, social injustices force one to go outside to face bigotry’s coldness. Active involvement of many individuals working together is the sole strengthening force morally, ethically and spiritually that this community can rely on to accomplish its tasks. The work of many is the only prescription to care for the needs of the many.
“Our life isfrittered away in detail simplify, simplify, simplify."
Henry David Thoreau
A third reason for political weakness is the misuse of committees by boards of directors. A committee without oversight is rarely capable of producing a coherent political agenda for itself. Left alone, the committee will create a pseudo-business atmosphere by generating memos, newsletters and organizing meetings. This gives a misleading appearance of accomplishment.
To be effective politically a committee needs to be assigned a task: Once the task is completed, the committee is dissolved. Its members are then assigned a new task. A good example is the Greater Cincinnati Gay/Lesbian Coalition, which after meeting its goals is now considering disbanding. A committee needs goals, both long- and short-range, in order to measure its progress. If within a period of time no progress has been made, a new strategy needs to be attempted.
The misuse of committees causes coalition board members to burn out. Instead of delegating responsibility and then focusing themselves on one goal, they scatter their energy over many projects. Other board members are simply buried in the endless filing of paperwork.
Contrary to belief, there are enough volunteers to accomplish the work. The problem is that there are no real projects to assign them, nor is proper respect given to volunteers who sacrifice their time. The gay and lesbian community of Cincinnati can be politically viable if it keeps its goals and expectations simple. Gays and lesbians will never be able to cure the diseases of bigotry and ignoranee if they suffer from the chronic fatigue of bureaucracy.
Free-lance writer J.O. YOUNG has been studying the local gay and lesbian community for a year and a half and is an advocate for change.
BY DAVID PESCOVITZ
"Microsoft Bids to Acquire Catholic Church," read the Associated Press news-wire story circulated on the Internet last month. In an announcement at the Vatican, the story stated, software giant Microsoft revealed plans to license electronic rights to the Bible and to offer sacraments on-line.
CompuServe user Rush Limbaugh read the article on his syndicated radio show, prompting angry and gullible (surprise!!!) folks to call Microsoft and complain. Bill Gates' Microserfs released their own press release Dec. 16, denying any truth to the bogus AP story.
AP then issued an electronic clarification of the Microsoft release, stating that the AP was definitely not connected to the joke either. After that, Microsoft sent out yet another release, further clarifying that “the AP did not originate or distribute a wire story based on a made-up story circulated over the Internet.”
And how do all of these meta-press releases sit with the other named party in this bogus strategic alliance?
“We thought our prayers had finally been answered,” said John A. McCoy, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic Church.
In fact, McCoy faxed out an official church news release that began “Church Hopes Dashed as Microsoft Denies Acquisition Bid” and listed “a number of reasons why a Church-Microsoft deal might have been mutually beneficial."
One example: “We've had 2,000 years of working with icons. Microsoft has only done it for three. We could have helped.”
A high-tech version of the Wild West’s “wanted” poster has helped authorities nab at least two of the rioters who wreaked havoc in Vancouver after the final Stanley Cup hockey game June 14.
Last month, interactive video kiosks, containing color video and hi-fi audio footage of the riot, began making the rounds of Vancouver shopping malls. Users touched the image of one of 100 characters videotaped during the riot and watched the accused break windows, throw rocks at police and participate in miscellaneous robbing and pillaging.
Upstanding citizens who recognized one of the perpetrators could feed in the person's name or other information and receive an anonymous identification number. The informant could then make a follow-up call to CrimeStoppers, and if the tip resulted in ah arrest and charge, a reward may be waiting.
The first location for the kiosk was at a Sport Mart store that was heavily hit by looters whom management were obviously eager to catch.
“We lost $30,000 in product damage, stolen property, broken glass and damage to carpets there was blood and stuff,” says Paul Player, Sport Mart district manager.
A Top 10 List
Top 10 Reasons to buy a computer containing Intel’s flawed Pentium chip (found on the Internet):
10. Your current computer is too accurate.
9. You want to get into the Guinness Book of World Records as "owner of most expensive paperweight.”
8. Math errors add zest to life.
7. You need an alibi for the IRS.
6. You want to see what all the fuss is about.
5. You wonder what it would be like to be a plaintiff. 4. The “Intel Inside" logo matches your decor perfectly. 3. You no longer have to worry about CPU overheating. 2. You got a deal from the jet Propulsion Laboratory.
1. It’ll probably work.
DAVID PESCOVITZ (pesco@well.com) is an associate editor at Blaster, technology and youth-culture magazine. He also writes Wired's ‘Reality Check"
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BY CRAIG S. LOVELACE
Though public health officials and activists search for ways to expand the number of people being tested for AIDS, they are treating with skepticism the prospect of a home blood test.
Direct Access Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, applied early last year for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for such a product, which would be the first AIDS blood test to be sold over the counter and to be conducted outside a clinical setting.
If a test were to become available, studies suggest as many as 40 million more Americans would be tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the primary cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV suppresses the body’s immune system allowing diseases such as pneumonia and cancer to attack the individual. In most instances, AIDS is fatal.
While questions about the product’s safety have largely been answered (the FDA says home tests have higher than a 90 percent efficiency rating), there is little else uniting people around the issue.
“This is a breakthrough in personal empowerment,” says Direct Access president Elliot Millenson from his office in Bridgetown, N.J.
No longer will people have to fear going to a public testing site or having their names discovered by an insurer or employer, says the 39-year-old Millenson, who has been working at developing a home blood test for more than a decade.
For Chris Meachem, Infectious Disease mation” about being as likening it to a via the phone. He good.
Chuck Albrecht, executive director says the counseling that goes with size the need for safe sex.
Anonymity is great, others argue, but what’s missing from Direct Access’ equation is the face to face interaction that should occur upon telling someone he or she is infected with the AIDS virus.
“I think it’s important can tune into the way ence has been, people “It also speaks concerns me.” In Cincinnati and tested for AIDS at
BY JANE DURR ELL
My friend Barbara puts aside old underwear to take on trips, then discards it instead of washing It. This seems to me both practical and audacious, and now I do it, too. It’s an element of what is probably the single most exotic incident of my life, something that took place recently in Budapest.
I was In Budapest because my Danube Valley bicycle tour disbanded in Vienna and, never having been in the neighborhood before, I couldn’t resist going farther east. Farther east was Budapest, straddling the Danube, grimy and beautiful, the purest draught of Mittel Europe in my experience. It was cold when my train pulled into the station, gray and rainy and depressing, a city’s equivalent of a bad-hair day. Traffic was fierce, and my taxi entered it by way of a left turn where I would have thought none could be made, continuing on through imminent gridlock. We passed heavy, over-ornamented 19th century buildings, a streetscape also mercifully lightened by turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau. Everything looked worn even though there had been much rebuilding, in the old styles, after the havoc of World War II.
The following day the sun was out, glinting on the yellow trams, adding life to every vista and giving the river a reflecting surface for its series of bridges. It was still cold. Hungarians wear meaningful winter coats that button firmly and protect the chin, and they understand hats. Felt hats with dashing brims, in styles not seen here since the 1940s, are the pick of women of a certain age, but all ages wear hats for warmth. The young women, I was soon aware, are extraordinarily good looking. Any subway car or bus has at least one genuine beauty among its passengers, but there are not many handsome older women. That generation aged in hard years.
A Hungarian friend had advised me to take my bathing suit because the abundance of natural hot springs has for centuries made public baths a regular feature of Budapest life. So one morning I walked across the bridge to the Gellert Hotel and into 1920s Hollywood. The Gellert pool is shimmering blue beneath a skylight two stories above, surrounded by double columns of Moorish design and overlooked from a balconied upper level. Red marble steps lead into the water and the shallow end is edged by submerged red marble banquettes where bathers may sit, with water flowing out of the mouth of a marble lion’s head at shoulder level. I felt like Theda Bara. Hungarians are decorous swimmers, no splashing, no showy technique. They circle the pool counter-clockwise, any passing taking place discreetly at the corners. My swimming style, which isn’t much at home, was perfect. Emboldened by all this, I screwed up my courage and a day or two later went to a Turkish bath. Turks were in residence in Budapest for more than 100 years, in the 16th and 17th centuries, and they found the hot springs exactly to their liking. The Turkish baths still in operation are patronized by locals as neighborhood meeting places. Tourists, I understood, were tolerated. The one I went to is open to women one day and men the next, as bathing suits are not a Turkish custom. The sole concession to tourists was a sign stating in three languages which days were which.
So, paid my fee (approximately $1.50, as opposed to $6 to swim at the Gellert), and followed an arrow up a set of stairs, into a maze of cubicles with latticed doors, was issued a bibbed apron and key to my own “kabin.” Nothing for it; I stripped down and put on the apron. It covered inadequately in front and not at
all in the back. Took a deep breath, left my kabin, and followed the attendant’s pointing finger to a stairwell where steam was rising and the smell of sulfur began to be apparent. There wasn’t anything to do but go down, where I found showers, a dim corridor with a naked woman walking through it, and a glassed-in sauna. The corridor led to a domed, octagonal room shaped by eight Moorish arches around an octagonal pool, the dome pierced by six-sided holes through which yellowed light entered. The light looked to be from some other century. The water
TESTING: FROM PAGE 13
office, responding to allegations the agency is taking too long in approving Direct Access’ product said about the telephone counselors: “I won’t say the agency dragged its feet, but we did pause. We wondered if it’s really OK to give this dreadful news over the phone.”
Whitmore who said the “potential benefits (of an at-home blood test) outweigh the risks” declined to comment if the counseling issue has been resolved with Direct Access, citing it as proprietary information.
The company, according to a press release from Johnson & Johnson, has a training program and those using the home-test kit are offered pre and post-test counseling and medical referrals.
was warm and the marble steps which rimmed the pool also provided a place to sit, submerged to waist or shoulders or wherever. Women were lounging about in the water in little groups, gossiping away, some of them wearing elaborate plastic caps like 18th-century mob caps and some still in their spectacles. Their aprons were draped on benches. Public nudity, as is always reported, is soon boring, but the strangeness of the experience certainly wasn’t. Oddly, I didn’t feel naked, but I also hardly felt visible. People talked to friends and with exquisite good manners ignored eveiyone else. I paddled about, growing accustomed to the steamy dimness, and investigated the immediate vicinity. A steam room opened off one side, with visibility at about an inch and a half. Dipped into a small, rectangular pool of cool water and a similar one, warmer than the main pool. It was all fabulous. After a shower I found the way back to my kabin. I had brought along clean clothes, and as it happened the panties worn there were in sad shape. Put them in a waste can on the way out. So that is how I came to abandon a pair of underpants in a Turkish bath in Budapest. My friend Barbara can’t top it. ©
The pre-test counseling is composed of AIDS literature written by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, says Bruce Decker, an AIDS-prevention activist in California. Decker’s organization, the Health Policy Research Foundation, consulted with Direct Access while the product was being developed.
PHOTO: JANE DURRELL
Inside a Turkish bath in Budapest.
Albrecht also raises the question of HIV incubation periods that can last months, long after home-test results would be divulged.
“My biggest fear is home testing can be used as a false sense of security,” Albrecht says. “It can be used as, ‘It’s OK to have sex with you because your test is negative.’
But people like Meachem and Albrecht are missing the point about home testing, says Decker, who is HIV positive.
He notes that the advantages to home testing outweigh the lack of interpersonal communication.
“It isn’t a question of whether you find out over the phone or not,” he says.
“It’s a question about how are we going to remove barriers to testing?” ©
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Film (capsule reviews, theater guide) 19
Art (galleries, exhibits, museums) 22
Attractions (museums, historic homes) 26
Etc. (events, meetings, attractions) 27
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there were a night to go out and shake, shake, shake your boot6, this is it. Join local Funk gurus SHAG as they celebrate the release of their debut CD, Bootsy Collins Presents SHAG Live, produced by legendary P-Funkster Bootsy Collins. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Clifton. $5/$6 day of show. 281-8400.
PAUL LIPPERT FAMILY Family Folk. 11 a.m. Saturday. Greaves Hall at Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights. $3. 781-0602 or 871-3361.
MANDY GAINES Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Sungarden Lounge at the Hyatt Regency, Downtown. $5. 579-1234.
BOYZ II MEN Soul. 7 p.m. Saturday. E.J. Nutter Center, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio. $40. 749^1949.
DAVID ALLAN COE Country. 7 p.m. Sunday. Coyote’s, 400
Not Just an Entertainment Calendar... A State of Mind
This Week’s Theme: Time-traveling through the Tundra
OLD MAN WINTER had already given us red cheeks and purple lips, but he further escalated his crime this week by unleashing a tiny reserve of H2O. Though hibernating instincts tend to push you further under the covers, a forward perusal may recharge the batteries by LAUNCHING you into the future or SUMMONING you to the past. If paleontology tickles your fancy, shuttle over to the Museum of Natural History and back 19,000 years, where you may feast your eyes on PREHISTORIC clues about the Ohio Valley, compliments of the previous ICE AGE. (Details in Attractions.)
Nothing like gazing at surly lizards to send you into a TIME WARP; Cincinnati zoo brings you Mama Komodo plus numerous freshly hatched baby DRAGONS. (Details in Attractions.) While some find pleasure in hoisting dumbbells against the earth’s gravity; bulging neck veins, contorted faces and PRIMEVAL grunts aren’t for everyone. Instead, assume the lotus position or learn any number of dance steps at the Contemporary Dance Theater. (Details in Etc.) Bring your child up to speed on CURRENT TECHNOLOGY by using Barnes & Noble’s CD-ROMs. (See Etc.) Also, your square-shaped child might love The Playhouse in the Park’s Folk Tales from the 21ST CENTURY, and become well-rounded in the process. (See Onstage.)
Clues are frozen in time at Cincinnati Museum of Natural History’s Ice Age exhibit.
JOSHUA BREAKSTONE Jazz guitar. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Kaldi’s Coffee House and Bookstore, 1204 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 241-3070.
HIGH STREET RHYTHM ROCKERS Acoustic Blues. 8 p.m. Friday. Borders Books and Music, 11711 Princeton Pike, Springdale. 671-5853.
RON PURDON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Swing and Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Madison and Edwards roads, Norwood. 396-8960.
CHANGELING Acoustic Irish and British Folk. 8 p.m. Saturday. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Madison and Edwards roads, Norwood. ’396-8960.
BRIAN EWING Alternative Folk. 8 p.m. Saturday. Blue Mountain Coffee Co., 3181 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout.
Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell. $8/$10 day of the show. 721-1000. DEHNER FRANKS Jazz piano.
SNOWSHOE CRABS Alternative Rock favorites. Salamone’s. Cover.
SONNY AND THE DOGS Blues. Burbank’s Eastgate. No cover.
SWEET ALICE AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS Blues. Allyn’s Cafe. Cover.
U.P.C. Rock. Jim and Jack’s. Cover.
UPTOWN RHYTHM AND BLUES Rhythm and Blues. Stow’s. Cover.
WILLIE RAY AND THE MIDNIGHTERS Blues. Burbank’s Sharonville. No cover.
FRIDAY JAN. 13
ANN CHAMBERLAIN JAZZ TRIO Jazz. Coco’s. Cover.
THE AVENUES Rock favorites. Jim and Jack’s. Cover.
AXIS ALLEY Rock. Mabel Murphy’s. Cover.
BAD HABIT AND ROBIN LACY Rock. Blue Note Cafe. Cover.
BLUE LOU AND THE ACCUSATIONS Blues. Mansion Hill Tavern. Cover.
BRIAN LOVELY AND THE SECRET Alternative Rock. Shady O’Grady’s. Cover.
THE BRIDGE Jazz. Gilly’s. Cover.
BUDDY GRIFFIN AND JEFF ROBERTS Bluegrass. Arnold’s. No cover.
THE CRUNCH Rock. Salamone’s. Cover.
THE DUKES Blues. Burbank’s Eastgate. No cover.
THE EMBARCADEROS College Rock. Longworth’s. Cover.
FESTIVE SKELETONS Alternative favorites. The Stadium. Cover.
Thursday, 1/12 DJ: Michael Jay
Friday,. 1/13 Straight Up
Saturday, 1/14 Straight Up
Sunday, 1/15 Relayer
Monday, 1/16 Edgar Winter w/guest Mind Riot
Tuesday, 1/17 Draft Night: $1.25
Wednesday, 1/18 Tres Hombres: ZZ Top Tribute
GOSHORN BROS. Classic Rock. Tommy’s. Cover.
GREAT UNCLE SHORT FUSE Alternative. Sudsy Malone’s. Cover.
GROOVEYARD Rock. Silky Shanohan’s. Cover.
H-BOMB FERGUSON Blues Burbank’s Florence. No cover.
HEAR NO EVIL Rock favorites. Katmandu Cafe. Cover.
JERRY’S LITTLE BAND Dead Rock. Top Cat’s. Cover.
JOHN FINK AND THE INTRUSIONS Blues. Allyn’s Cafe. Cover.
LEN CALLAHAN Acoustic. Foley’s Pub. No cover.
MODULATORS Eclectic. Mt. Adams Pavilion. Cover.
NITELIFE Rock. Ms. Kitty’s. Cover.
RIVERRUNT SPOOK FLOATERS Dead Rock. Ozzie’s. Cover. SEATTLE Grunge hits. Annie’s. Cover.
SHELLY Alternative. First Run.
$2/$4 under 21.
SONNY AND THE DOGS Blues. Burbank’s Sharonville. No cover.
TOD LEAVITT TRIO Jazz. Ivory’s. Cover.
UNCLE SIX WITH JASON DENNIE Rock. Ripleys. Cover.
THE UNKNOWN Rock. Club A. Cover.
WILLIE RAY AND THE MIDNIGHTERS Blues. Burbank’s Forest Fair. No cover.
WONDERLAND Variety Dance. Stow’s. Cover.
SATURDAY JAN. 14
THE AVENUES Rock favorites. Jim and Jack’s. Cover.
AXIS ALLEY Rock. Mabel Murphy’s. Cover.
BAD HABIT AND ROBIN LACY Rock. Blue Note Cafe. Cover.
BIG TROUBLE Blues. Mansion Hill Tavern. Cover.
BRIAN LOVELY AND THE SECRET Alternative Pop. Hurricane’s. Cover. THE DUKES Blues. Burbank’s Eastgate. No cover.
ENSEMBLE EUROPA Eclectic. Arnold’s. No cover.
FEEDER AND PROMENADE Alternative Rock. The Stadium. Cover.
FOREHEAD Alternative favorites. Salamone’s. Cover.
GOSHORN BROS. Classic Rock. Tommy’s. Cover.
GROOVEYARD Rock. Silky Shanohan’s. Cover.
H-BOMB FERGUSON Blues. Burbank’s Florence. No cover.
HEAR NO EVIL Rock favorites. Katmandu Cafe. Cover.
KRIS BROWN Acoustic. Foley's Pub. No cover.
L.Y.D. AND THE HIT Soul Dance. Ozzie’s. Cover.
MICHAEL WADE AND STAN-
DARD TIME Jazz. Gilly’s. Cover.
NEW BEDLAM Rock. Longworth’s. Cover.
NITELIFE Rock. Ms. Kitty’s. Cover.
THE OLIVER SYNDROME Alternative. First Run. $2/$4.
OUT OF THE BLUE Blues. Allyn’s Cafe. Cover.
ROBIN LACY AND DEZYDECO Zydeco. Shady O’Grady’s. Cover.
SCHWAH Alternative. Sudsy Malone’s. Cover.
SEATTLE Grunge hits. Annie's. Cover.
SHIRLEY JESTER JAZZ TRIO Jazz. Coco’s. Cover.
SONNY AND THE DOGS Blues. Burbank's Sharonville. No cover.
TOD LEAVITT TRIO Jazz
FOLEY’S PUB IN O'BRYONVILLE 1998 Madison Road, O’Bryonville. 321-5525.
GILLY'S 132 S. Jefferson, Dayton, Ohio. 513-228-8414.
GREENWICH TAVERN 2440 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. 221-6764.
HAP’S IRISH PUB 3510 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 871-6477.
1483 Millville Ave., Hamilton. 887-9779.
SHADY O'GRADY'S PUB 9443 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland. 791-2753.
SILKY SHANOHAN'S 1582 E. Kemper Road, Sharonville. 772-5955.
SLEEP OUT LOUIE’S 230 W. Pete Rose Way, Downtown. 721-3636.
ALLYN’S CAFE 3538 Columbia Parkway, Columbia-Tusculum. 871-5779.
HURRICANE SURF CLUB 411 W. Pete Rose Way Downtown. 241-2263. IVORY’S JAZZ CABARET 2469 W. McMicken, Fairview Heights. 684-0300.
Ivory’s. Cover.
TOM MARTIN Rock. Mt. Adams Pavilion. Cover.
THE UNKNOWN Rock. Club A. Cover.
THE WHY STORE Rock. Ripleys. Cover.
WILLIE RAY AND THE MIDNIGHTERS Blues. Burbank’s Forest Fair. No cover.
WOLVERTON BROTHERS Underground Rock. Top Cat’s. Cover.
SUNDAY JAN. 15
BLUE BIRDS Blues. Allyn’s Cafe. Cover.
CROSS-EYED CAT Blues Jam. Mansion Hill Tavern. No cover. JOHN KOGGE AND THE LONESOME STRANGERS Folk. The Stadium. Cover. JOHNNY SCHOTT WITH TIERRA
SONNY’S CAFE AND LOUNGE 1227 California Ave., Bond Hill. 242-4579.
ANNIE'S 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia-Tusculum. 321-0220.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE 24 E. Third St., Newport. 431-2201.
JIM & JACK’S RIVERSIDE SPORTS BAR 3456 River Road, Riverside. 251-7977.
ARLIN’S 307 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 751-6566.
KALDI’S COFFEE HOUSE & BOOKSTORE 1204 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 241-3070.
ARNOLD’S BAR & GRILL 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown. 421-6234.
KATMANDU CAFE 633 Donaldson Road, Erlangen 342-7000.
STACHE’S 2404 N. High St., Columbus. 614-263-5318. THE STADIUM 16 S. Poplar St., Oxford. 513-523-4661.
STOW’S ON MAIN 1142 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 684-0080.
BLIND LEMON: 936 Hatch St., Mount Adams. 241-3885.
SUDSY MALONE’S 2626 Vine St., Corryville. 751-2300.
THE KELLOGG CLUB 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia-Tusculum. 321-9354. LOCAL 1207 1207 Main St., Downtown. 651-1207.
BLUE NOTE CAFE 4520 W. Eighth St., Price Hill. 921-8898.
TOMMY’S ON MAIN 1427 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 352-0502.
LONGWORTH’S 1108 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 579-0900.
BLUE WISP JAZZ CLUB 19 Garfield Place, Downtown. 721-9801.
TOP CAT’S 2820 Vine St., Corryville. 281-2005.
MANSION HILL TAVERN 502 Washington St., Newport. 431-3538.
BOBBY MACKEY’S MUSIC WORLD 44 Licking Pike, Wilder. 431-5588.
MOLLOY’S ON THE GREEN 10 Enfield Place, Greenhills. 851-5434.
MS. KITTY’S SALOON 218 W. Third St., Downtown. 721-9520.
BOGART’S 2621 Vine St., Corryville. 281-8400.
MT. ADAMS PAVILION 949 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. 721-7272.
MURRAY’S PUB 2169 Queen City Ave., Fairmount. 661-6215.
NEW NINETIES NIGHT CLUB 3613 Harrison Ave., Cheviot. 481-9013.
ONE HUNDRED WEST 100 W. Sixth St., Downtown. 431-ROCK.
ZIPPER’S 604 Main St., Covington. 261-5639. DANCE CLUB CHRONIC 616 Ruth Lyons Lane, Downtown. Call for days and times. 621-4115.
CONSERVATORY
BURBANK'S REAL BAR-B-Q 11167 Dowlin Drive, Sharonville. 771-1440. 211 Forest Fair Drive, Forest Park. 671-6330. 4389 Eastgate Square Drive, Eastgate. 753-3313. 7908 Dream, Florence. 371-7373.
OZZIE'S PUB & EATERY 116 E. High St., Oxford. 513-523-3134.
CANAL STREET TAVERN 308 E. First St., Dayton, Ohio. 513-461-9343.
PALACE CLUB 2346 Grange Hall Road, Dayton, Ohio. 513-426-9305. RIPLEYS 2507 W. Clifton Ave., Clifton. 861-6506.
CLUB A 9536 Gincinnati-Columbus Road, Route 42. 777-8699.
CLUB GOTHAM 1346 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 352-0770.
QUIGGLEY’S DOWN UNDER 433 Johnson St., Covington. 431-3303.
SALAMONE’S 5800 Colerain Ave., Mount Airy. 385-8662.
CLUB ONE 6923 Plainfield Road, Silverton. 793-3360.
SCOOTER’S
COCO’S 322 Greenup St., Covington. 491-1369.
MYSTERY WAGON AND DAVE SCHAFER Open mike. Tommy’s. No cover.
OIL AND FILTER Rockabilly. Mt. Adams Pavilion. Cover.
COURTYARD CAFE 1211 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 723-1119.
COYOTE’S 400 Buttermilk Pike, Oldenberg Complex, Fort Mitchell. 341-5150.
DANIEL’S PUB 2735 Vine St., Corryville. 281-1026.
FIRST RUN
36 E. High St., Oxford. 513-523-1335.
FAT FRANK’S 6121 Dixie Highway, Fairfield. 874-6933.
FLANAGAN’S LANDING 212 Pete Rose Way, Downtown. 421^1055.
Localfunkaholics hook up with Cincy’sfunkiest man, P-Funk legend Bootsy Collins, on dehut CD Music
INTERVIEW BY MIKE BREEN
Imagine you’re a novelist and, in some space-andtime-defying machine, you could bring back Shakespeare to edit your most recent work. Or imagine being a baseball player and having Roger Maris as your batting coach.
basketball tournament. Between-game activities include a slam-dunk contest, three-point shooting contest and designated autograph sessions.
For local Funk athletes SHAG, this seemingly impossible dream came true when the human epitome of Funk and fellow Cincinnatian, Bootsy Collins, approached them about producing their new live album.
The band, whose release party for Bootsy Collins Presents SHAG Live is Friday at Bogart’s, began playing their pure, rootsy P-Funk in 1992 in the clubs of Cincy. Former Sleep Theatre rhythm section Chris Sherman (bass) and Johnny C. Miracle (drums) began jamming with guitarist Chris Donnelly former member of the ’80s punk band Sluggo and the more metallic Mimis and slowly added percussionist Mark Chenault, saxophonists Joodi Reynolds and Craig Shields and the extremely entertaining vocalist Duran. Since then they’ve garnered not only the attention of the Prince of Funk, Collins, but an ever-increasing legion of groove-seekers.
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Sherman and Donnelly first met Collins when they were doing session work with P-Funk all-star Gary Cooper at Collins’ home studio. The band later asked Collins to Come to a show, and the night of that performance, the two parties agreed to work together.
“We were in the process of doing a studio record ourselves,” says Donnelly, recalling the band’s initial meeting with their mentor. “And he basically came in and wanted to back up and capture the live thing first. He totally was into the raw element of it and the fact that it wasn’t like typical R&B where it’s so slick it’s kinda sick.”
“At this point, for our type of music,” he continues, “we’d rather be hooked up with Bootsy than, say, someone from a label. It’s just a total blessing for us.”
With a coming-and-going popularity trend for Funk bands, SHAG is adamant on separating itself from the multitudes of Chili Pepper clones. The band decided to put out its debut disc to expose the music nationwide and separate itself from other so-called Funk groups.
“There are a lot groups doing what we do, just under the general heading of ‘Funk,’ says Donnelly. “We right away wanted to show that what we’re doing isn’t a goofy version of Funk, which seems to be 99 percent of the people that are doing it the silliest name, the silliest song titles, the silliest everything they can do. We felt really strongly about trying to show that we’re more inspired by the groups that are long-gone but who took
(the music) a little more seriously.”
“Not to try and make some affirmation about being retro,” he clarifies. “We don’t see it like that. It’s just that the groups we’re inspired by had more of that serious attitude about funk. It’s not some kind of 70s thing but something that’s more from Louis Jordan and ancient stuff. It’s not just Casablanca Records.”
Creating the energetic vibe that is SHAG, Donnelly says, comes from a desire to make the kind of music that was on the old records that band members used to get together and listen to.
“The type of Funk style we’re trying to perpetuate is a style that we don’t really hear,” Donnelly explains. “A lot of people don’t dig deep enough and are only exposed to Funk in terms of it being a novelty. It’s almost like a gimmick. Even the bands that do it seem to have listened to a few of the popular George Clinton songs and think that that is all there is to it. We just don’t hear a lot of bands doing what we hear in these old records. That’s really our only drive.”
“Funk was a really big era of music In the ’60s, 70s and early ’80s,” continues Donnelly, who has deejayed at clubs, spinning records from his extensive vinyl collection. With his expansive knowledge of the music he plays, Donnelly comes off like a veritable Funk archivist. “It’s extremely interesting because it was one of the most competitive markets.”
“The products these groups made, when they weren’t trying to rip off the most popular Funk or R&B group on the charts, when they were actually trying to invent something, were incredible. And a lot of them never went anywhere because you had to sound just like the group before you to survive. It was such an intense era that it fell fast. It’s a shame that so many groups will never get the recognition they deserve.”
With their natural and organic drive, enigmatic stage presence and powerful, loose and expansive new CD, it’s pretty evident that such indiscretions won’t exhume SHAG. ©
The MC5 kicked out the jams in 1969; 25 years later,; Wayne Kramer kicks them right back in
REVIEW BY BRIAN BAKER
Automotive Detroit cast a gray metallic pallor over the southern Michigan of my youth in the late ’60s. Nearly every square industrial inch of my hometown existed in the oppressive shadow of all the little factorial assemblages that went into the creation of Fords.
As bad as it was in the middle of the state, the atmosphere of Detroit proper was undiluted and harsh, and a breeding ground for social and economic chaos. From that murky mix of monotony, mayhem and Motown came the sonic squall of punk’s precursors, the Stooges and the MC5.
Both bands flashed brightly and briefly, each Wayne Kramer producing three albums in the space of four years. And both were loaded to the eyebrows with power, vitriol and barely restrained fury. The Stooges wanted to be your dog. The 5 kicked out the revolutionaryjams. Both bands were mirrors of, as well as reactions to, the pounding industrial biorhythms at the manufacturing heart of the Motor City.
Iggy Pop’s post-Stooges legacy is ridiculously wellknown. The holy trinity of the MC5 didn’t fare quite as well. Rob Tyner was in and out of the music business before his death in 1991, and Fred “Sonic” Smith was finishing work on a new album with his wife (punk poetess Patti Smith) when he also died suddenly, just weeks ago.
Left standing is the last vestige on one of Detroit’s greatest musical testaments of the ’60s: Brother Wayne Kramer. On the heels of Sonic Smith’s demise, as if by some supernatural coincidence, Kramer’s new release, The Hard Stuff (Epitaph, 6201 Sunset Blvd., Suite 111, Hollywood, CA 90028), hits the streets running.
I have heard the future, and it is the past.
The last 25 years which have included prison, drugs and a hard way to go have not diminished Kramer’s visceral impact. He has continued to work on an astonishing range of projects, from Gang War with ex-New York Doll Johnny Thunders to guitar work with
Was (Not Was) to his own band, Air Raid. Now, after a quarter of a century since his initial aural assault, Kramer stands alone as one of punk’s elder statesmen. True to his Detroit roots, Kramer begins The Hard Stuff with the disc’s best cut and likely first single, “Crack in the Universe.” With its lean Metal hooks and irresistible harmonica fills, “Crack” is a combination short story/street anthem, in the vein of early Lou Reed or even Jim Carroll.
After this cataclysm, one might expect Kramer to sever the jugular for an encore, but in an unusual display of recorded maturity, he immediately backs down to the slow simmer of “Junkie Romance.” The song’s lyrical imagery is no less harrowing, but musically the mood is almost contemplative.
Don’t get used to it.
On deck are the post-punk screamers “Bad Seed” and “Poison,” every bit as blistered as Kramer’s hottest chops through the years. The disc’s centerpiece is the wailing “Pillar of Fire,” where Kramer proves that he knows full well the difference between the revolution he espoused in the ’60s and the chaotic street crime that passes for social upheaval today. Kramer finishes The Hard Stuff with the one-two punch of “Edge of the Switchblade” and “Sharkskin Suit.” “Switchblade” is yet another dangerous street anthem of pure conviction, while “Suit” rocks heavy but swings with finger-popping joy. (Stick around to the very end; Kramer’s homage to the late realist author Charles Bukowski rolls around after a couple of minutes of silent reflection.)
It is ironic and truly sad that, in the industry stampede for contrived reunions of irrelevant bands to generate bushels of cash, the MC5 has been robbed by the reaper of a legitimate opportunity to regroup and prove their mettle (and Metal) in the modern age. Such is life. Turn your eyes skyward and thank the heavens for Rob Tyner and Fred Smith. Then cock your ear speakerward, take a shot of The Hard Stuff, and thank whoever you’d like for Wayne Kramer.
CltyBeat grade: A.
BY JOHN M. JAMES
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Six releases either have or are about to roll off the presses from Loosegroove. Regardless of a hint of nepotism in the line-up, these are some of the niftiest new sounds I’ve heard of late.
On Guest, from avante-garde Jazz funksters Critters Buggin, the wailing lead guitars are traded in for wailing lead clarinets and something called a saxitar. It’s all built around a kickin’ rhythm section that propels the foursome into a murky-yet-peppy loop of driving instrumental freeform Jazz meets Alternative sound exploration. The lead track “Shag” reminds me of something that could have been at home on David Bryne and Brian Eno’s My Life in the Bush of Ghosts with its spoken-word samples of "I am what am” rolling in and out of the mix.
And bypass the obligatory tasty lady on the front cover and shoot right to the meat of the muscle of Devilhead’s Your Ice Cream’s Dirty led by Seattle brothers Brian and Kevin Wood, whose younger brother, the late Andrew Wood, fronted Mother Love Bone. Devilhead’s sound alternates from the slow ’n’ flippy to intense late ’70s CBGB-crunch to lounge-inspired skittle.
Unlisted bonus tracks creep at the tail end. I dig it, but don’t know why. Others to look for on the Loosegroove imprint are Brad, Prose & Concepts, Weapon of Choice and Malfunkshun.
The release of Siouxsie & the Banshees’ Rapture has been pushed back to Feb. 14. But dig this: A limited edition of glow-in-the-dark, full-length vinyl will be available Jan. 31. The album is co-produced by John Cale, former member and co-founder of the Velvet Underground. I’ve heard a few advance tracks from Rapture, and think it’s gonna mighty please the legion Siouxsie fans who have been waiting an awful long time for some new material.
And like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Rolling Stones Live at the Max (Polygram) VHS video, from Omnimax to your VCR, 16 tracks live from Turin, Italy, East Berlin and London’s Wembley Stadium; Pat Metheny We Live Here (Geffen); Zumpano Look What the Rookie Did (Sub Pop); The Queers Surf Goddess (Lookout) 7-inch and CD single; Some Velvet Sidewalk Shipwreck (K Records); Main Firmament II (Beggars Banquet); Lois Bet the Sky (K Records); The Potatomen Now (Lookout); Mecca Normal Sitting on Snaps (Matador); Tribe 8 Meet Your Maker (Alternative Tentacles); Blue Aeroplanes Rough Music (Beggars Banquet); Tori Amos Under the Pink (Atlantic), special vinyl version; Flaming Lips In a Priest Driven Ambulance (Restless) reissue with two bonus tracks; Stone Roses Second Coming (Silvertone); STR8 G Shadow of a G (A&M); Throwing Muses University (Sire / Reprise); Bettie Serveert Crutches (Matador) EP; Pat Metheny We Live Here (Geffen). JOHN JAMES be found behind the counter at Wizard Records in Corryville.
CINCINNATI RECREATION COMMISSION HOT LINE For the latest in CRC events, call 684-4945.
FOR THE BIRDS Park visitors will give feathered friends a helping hand this winter when they make special creations. 1-4 p.m. Sunday. $2 for all five or 50 4 each. $1 parking, $3 annual. Miami Whitewater Forest, Mount Hope Road, Crosby, Whitewater and Harrison townships. 521-PARK.
tic. That doesn’t mean that it also has to fall victim to the one-sidedness and biased storytelling that it supposedly wants to overturn.
Every cop on the campus of Christopher Columbus University is white, bigoted and dumb. In fact, the only white character that receives even a little sympathy is a young woman who is raped.
Higher Learning becomes a dangerous film because it attempts to address some volatile issues with powerful sounds and visuals. This is a story that needs to address the truth from different sides.
Singleton tells it with blinders on.
Higher Learning feels like the cinematic equivalent of revisionist history. For talent like Singleton, it is the worst kind of failure. With Omar Epps and Laurence Fishburne. (Rated R; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
SUMMARIES AND CAPSULE REVIEWS BY STEVE RAMOS
FAR FROM HOME THE ADVENTURES OF YELLOWDOG
After seeing Lion King for the umpteenth time, children may be sick of animated fare. Sure, there’s the new version ofJungle Book but how about an adventure that takes place a bit close to home. 20th Century Fox comes to the rescue with this tale of a young boy who becomes lost at sea. His trusted doggie leads him home. Too bad theater owners won’t let pets inside. This one is for the pooches. Woof. With Jesse Bradford, Mimi Rogers and a certain yellow dog. (Rated PG; opens Friday at area Showcase Cinemas.) No screening.
CityBeat grade: D. HOOP DREAMS Another critically acclaimed film comes to Dayton before Cincinnati. Lovers of good film better get used to the trip up Interstate 75. Three documentary filmmakers spend seven years following the lives of two young African-American men from Chicago’s inner-city. This film speaks powerfully about life in America. Often political, Hoop Dreams unfolds with the power of a tense dramatic narrative. No other recent film matches the intensity ofHoop Dreams. Chances are that those people who complain about its length, haven’t seen it. With Arthur Agee and William Gates. (Rated PG-13; opens Friday at New Neon Movies, Dayton.)
CityBeat grade: A. LEGENDS OF THE FALL As the owner of a large Montana ranch, Col. William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) and his three sons Alfred (Aidan Quinn), Tristan (Brad Pitt) and Samuel (Henry Thomas) share an isoMORE, PAGE 20
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HIGHER LEARNING No one can fault filmmaker John Singleton for filling his latest movie with broad generalizations, stereotypes and cliches. Any two-hour movie that attempts to address all the issues and problems surrounding today’s college campuses has to portray its characters in broad strokes. There’s not enough time to closely look at so many subjects such as racism and date rape. Singleton’s movie has to be didac-
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Musical acts scheduled to appear include the Over the Rhine Steel Drum Band at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Robert O’Neal's Gospel choir at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday and the Khamisi Drum and Dance Ensemble at 3:30 p.m. Monday, a celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Free with museum admission ($4.95 for adults, $2.95 for kids 3-12).
BY MIKE BREEN AND HIS IMAGINARY PET MONKEY, PEDRO
The Kahn’s African Culture Fest takes place this weekend at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate). The three-day event is the 10th anniversary of the celebration and will feature music, dance, crafts, storytelling and cuisine.
Kelley Deal, singer and guitarist for Dayton superstars The Breeders, is in a mess. Rolling Stone reports that the musician was arrested recently on charges of receiving 4 grams of heroin via a courier package and faces a stiff fine and up to 18 months in jail. Vibe Tribe is a new band playing around town that features members of Rock bands Surrender Dorothy and the Websters. Self-described as “angry young man’s drinking funk,” the group plans to release a full-length CD in the early part of this year. A quick retraction and apology: There is no such band as Plowboy, as reported in a previous column. The band is Plowhouse, which plays cool Alternative music with a Folk feel. There is another excellent band in town called Plow On Boy, which plays cool Folk music with an Alternative feel. Sorry for the confusion.
Send music-related information to MIKE BREEN AND PEDRO, Cincinnati CityBeat, 23 E. Seventh St., Suite 617, Cincinnati, OH 45202. (Monkey treats are welcome.)
“The saying this year is ‘Embracing Africa,’ and I think that says it all,” says program coordinator Sharon Hardin. “It’s allowing the public to see how African culture is ingrained in all culture, not just African-American. It’s amazing to think that this beautiful outfit your wearing or this food that you really like all comes from Africa."
Besides mask- and instrument-making demonstrations, lectures on African cultures and an open marketplace in the Museum Rotunda, where African arts and crafts will be sold, the music Saturday, Sunday and Monday comes from Cincinnati’s various drum and dance ensembles. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Monday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
Sally Richardson. (Rated R; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
★ CLEAR AND PRESENT DAN-
GER Some critics refer to Harrison Ford the thinking man’s Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ford deserves better kudos than that. Clear and Present Danger brings some unexpected substance to a normally flimsy genre.
lated existence. The colonel’s wife left some years ago, leaving him to raise the boys alone. Something happens to men who have lacked the company of women for a long time. The youngest Ludlow, Samuel, brings his fiancee, Susannah (Julia Ormond), back to meet his family. Subsequent actions break the Ludlows apart. From the cruelties of World War I trench warfare to the hardships, of a changing frontier, the Ludlows suffer great pain. Just when matters appear most bleak, a bond of brotherhood emerges. Legends of the Fall is the best kind of soap opera one that is larger than life. Every action occurs with high intensity. Emotions this overwrought need a sweeping score and cinemascopelike visuals. Finally, melodrama receives the Tiffany treatment that this genre rightfully deserves. With Karina Lombard and Gordon Tootoosis. (Rated R; opens Friday at area Loews Theatres.)
CityBeat grade: B.
Canadian actor Henry Czerny excels in his role as Jack Ryan’s nemesis. This movie is for those who like a little brain with their brawn. (Rated PG-13; at Norwood.)
★ DESTINY IN SPACE Sure, everything looks cooler when it’s blown-up super huge in the IMAX format, but too often the initial excitement fades fast. (Remember Antarctica?) This time, IMAX cameras follow the space shuttle as it repairs the Hubble, and the images are amazing. Move over Star Trek Generations, here’s a real out-of-space adventure.
(Unrated; at Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater.)
★ DISCLOSURE Sex. Power.
Betrayal. Disclosure, director Barry Levinson’s film of the bestselling novel by Michael Crichton, rightfully sidesteps any eontroversy and sticks to pure entertainment. Set in the offices of hightech computer firm, Disclosure turns sexual harassment upside down. Still, Hollywood is not in the business to develop polemics.
Those who go to Disclosure expecting an intelligent treatment of a controversial issue are forcing their brains where they do not belong. With Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. (Rated R; at area Loews Theatres.)
NOBODY'S FOOL An American acting treasure returns to the silver screen with a melancholy tale of an older man, Sully (Paul Newman), who faces up to abandoning his family in a small New England town. Magazine covers may declare that Newman is the sexiest 70-year-old alive, and that may be true. More importantly, he is an extraordinary talent who lights up a movie with his presence. Based on the novel by Richard Russo, Nobody’s Fool offers Newman fantastic dialogue, touching scenes and a role that is worthy of his abilities. Here is a movie that stands heads and shoulders above the competition. A classic. With Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. (Rated R; opens Friday at area Loews Theatres.)
CityBeat grade: A.
DROP ZONE Putting scenes of people jumping out of planes into a plot about terrorists stealing secrets from the Drug Enforcement Agency should guarantee exciting time. Wrongo. Director John Badham (War Games, Blue Thunder) wastes the talents of Gary Busey and Wesley Snipes. Drop Zone’ also throws away a strong female performance by Yancy Butler (Hard Target). Action movies seldom are blessed with a great female action role. Butler is fantastic. Unfortunately, everything around her is awful. What is really frustrating about Drop Zone is that the skydiving sequences do not even look believable. With Michael and Corin Nemic. (Rated R; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
★ DR. STRANGELOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB The Cold War may be over, but we will always have Stanley Kubrick’s wicked jab at nuclear age politics.
A mad U.S. Air Force general launches a nuclear attack against Russia. When recall attempts fail, everyone involved sits back and awaits the world’s destruction. Combining siap-stick comedy with America’s fear of the red menace, Kubrick’s adaptation of the Peter George novel Red Alert becomes hysterical histrionics. Here, the over-board performances by the late Peter Sellers and company fit right in with Kubrick’s James Bond-like set designs and unbelievable cinematography. When you consider that Kubrick’s last film was in 1987 (Full Metal Jacket), seeing his earlier movies in repertory may be the only sane way to wait out his new work.
TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRE< SENTS DEMON KNIGHT That giggling ghoul the crypt keeper has developed a huge following from its TV airings of Tales of the Crypt. Now, this unique mix of black comedy and pulp horror makes its way to the big screen. One wonders if these adaptations of the old EC Comics book can be any more gross and disgusting. Director Ernest Dickerson (Juice) does his best to keep the horror and gross-out-fiends happy. With Billy Zane and Jada Pinkett.
(Unrated; closes Friday at New Neon Movies, Dayton, Ohio.)
(Rated R; opens Friday at Showcase Cinemas.) No screening. WHAT HAPPENED WAS
DUMB AND DUMBER Jim Carrey teams with Jeff Daniels to play bumblers who cross the country to return some stolen loot to its rightful owner. Carrey has emerged as Hollywood’s with the Midas touch for ’94. Dumb and Dumber continues to be the No. 1 film in America. Rumors are that in France, people have thrown out their posters of Jerry Lewis and replaced them with ones of Carrey. A new slapstick god is bom. With Teri Garr and ex-MTV veejay Karen Duffy. (Rated PG-13; at Showcase Cinemas.)
Unfolding in one long take, What Happened Was takes a look at the emotional roller coaster of a first date between office coworkers. Tom Noonan both writes, directs and stars in this film that is more drama than comedy. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Sundance Festival, Noonan’s film holds nothing back in this searing portrait of two lonely adults who search for companionship.
★ FORREST GUMP The phe-
‘Last Seduction director John Dahl turns out another tale that centers on a woman both ruthless and smart
INTERVIEW BY STEVE RAMOS
Just ask him. Director John Dahl will tell you that lightning sometimes strikes the same place twice. He knows from experience. With his latest film, The Last Seduction, Dahl continues.his storytelling trademarks of stolen money, switched identities, mayhem and rural settings. Dahl’s unique sense of humor is also evident. This sense of humor gives most film distributors fits. They don’t know what to make of his movies that are part Western and part film noir.
Thought- to have littie box-office possibility, The Last Seduction originally aired on HBO before October Films picked up its rights for a theatrical release. Dahl has experienced similar events before. His previous film, Red Rock West, was shown on cable and released on home video before it finally arrived at theaters. Still, Dahl’s faith in his movies keeps him going.
“With making a movie, you’re taking a leap of faith with whomever you get involved with,” says Dahl, speaking from his office in Los Angeles. “You go in there with your fingers crossed, your eyes open, and just do the best you can.”
This plain advice serves Dahl well. The Last Seduction is a hit with both audiences and critics. For Dahl, it’s reassuring to see that so many people enjoy many of the same things that he does. One such thing is a strong female lead character such as The Last Seduction’s Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino).
Make these strong female characters void of any moral compass, and things will get really interesting. Take the scene in The Last Seduction where Gregory walks into a small-town bar and picks up one of the locals. “Femme fatales are sort of an adolescent boy’s fantasy,” says Dahl. “What kid wouldn’t want to be sitting at a bar and have a strong woman walk in, unzip his fly, drag him outside and have completely meaningless sex with him.”
Sure, adolescent boys may dream about a woman like Gregory, but what will women think? Both Dahl and Fiorentino worry that the character’s aggressiveness might turn women off. Instead, Dahl hopes that they are thrilled by seeing a female character do things that only men usually do in movies.
“I feel pretty comfortable with the relationships that I have with most women,” says Dahl. “I don’t feel that I have to apologize to all of womankind for putting a bad female character in a movie.”
What keeps Dahl from believing that he is some kind of misogynist is that although his female characters are ruthless, they’re also very smart. In fact, characters like Bridget Gregory possess many redeeming qualities.
“She does things that we traditionally admire about people. She’s smart. She takes care of herself. Even though she has $700,000 stuffed away in an attic, she goes out and gets a job. She’s a worker. She’s out there hustling and making it happen.”
Yet, among all these admirable traits, Dahl admits that there is one characteristic that stands out: “She’s a bit of a sociopath.”
Fiorentino was a willing participant to all of Dahl’s twisted plans. For inspiration, Dahl told Fiorentino to look at Harvey Kietel’s over-the-top performance in the film Bad Lieutenant.
“She shocked herself by how nasty she could be,” says Dahl. “She was embarrassed. She said, ‘I’ll never get a date after this movie.’
With all the critical praise Fiorentino’s performance is receiving, she should expect greater notice for future roles. Still, she was not Dahl’s first choice. Other actresses told him that they had little interest for something so “low-budget and nasty.”
“The same people who are saying that there are no parts for women in Hollywood are the same people who looked at this script and said, ‘You have to be kidding.’ Linda recognized how much fun an actress can have with this kind of part.”
Both critics and audiences agree that watching her performance makes for great fun at the movies. Many feel the Fiorentino’s role as the deadliest of femme fatales is worthy of an Oscar nomination.
Because The Last Seduction played on cable before its theatrical release, the film is not eligible for any Oscar nominations.
For Dahl, this is a wonderful problem to have. “I thought that the movie was never going to see the light of day. This movie was rescued from cable and video by the people at October Films. If the film had never been released, this issue would never have come up. It’s a nice problem to have at this point.” ©
Supported by a fantastic performance from actress Karen Sillas,
some horrific, blood-drenched sequences and one truly creepy scene. Unfortunately, these scenes unfold between long, dull stretches. In places where the novel speaks of loss, futility and longing, the film becomes tongue-tied. Tom Cruise is fine as Lestat, as is Brad Pitt as Louis. Young Kirsten Dunst steals the show as a child-vampire with truly adult hungers. Thankfully, Interview ends on a wild scene that is both terrifying and hilarious. Too bad that tone was not held throughout the entire film. With Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea and Christian Slater. (Rated R; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
IN THE ARMY NOW Whatever may be Pauly Shore’s appeal, let’s hope that it is fading fast. Shore makes Jim Carrey seem like a comic genius. This latest stab at slapstick is easily his worst. The weasel should stay out of films and stick to MTV. With Lori Petty. (Rated PG; at Turfway.)
★ I.Q. With the new year here, someone may toss around phrases like best romantic comedy of 1994 with credibility. Catherine (Meg Ryan) emphasizes her head over her heart. As the niece to renowned physicist Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau), her priorities come as no surprise. Still, life has a way of tossing a wTench into things just when one least expects it. Ed (Tim Robbins) reads sci-fi magazines when he is not busy fixing cars at the local gas station. Upon seeing Catherine, Ed knows that she is the woman he loves. Catherine only has eyes for whizkids like herself. Here, her Uncle Albert and his group of loopy colleagues come to Ed’s rescue. I.Q. reminds us that believable characters with humorous dialogue create the finest comedy. Failures such as Speechless remind us how special films such as 7. Q. are. This is the type of movie that inspires one to return and watch it again. With Charles Duming and Gene Saks. (Rated PG; at area Loews Theatres.) THE JUNGLE BOOK Because it’s just too hard to get children to
watch National Geographic videos, here’s a new adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic that combines great photography of the Indian landscape and wildlife with a timeless story. Children love animals and the idea of a wild jungle boy like Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee). Sounds like Disney has put together a fun way for young people to learn something new about their world. With Sam Niell, Cary Elwes and Lena Headey. (Rated PG; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
JUNIOR Director Ivan Reitman (Kindergarten Cop, Twins), more than any other filmmaker, should know how to make Arnold Schwarzenegger funny. In Junior, he has the best sight gag, a pregnant Schwarzenegger. Reitman blows this golden, comic opportunity by miscasting Danny DeVito as a straight man and Emma Thompson as some slapstick clown. Junior could have been hilarious instead ofjust being cute. With Pamela Reed and Frank Langella. (Rated PG-13; opens Friday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate and Westwood.)
★ THE LAST SEDUCTION
Director John Dahl knows that good stories eventually find their way to the big screen. Earlier, his film noir thriller Red Rock West traveled from cable TV to video and finally to a successful theatrical release. Now, with The Last Seduction Dahl runs through that vicious cycle again.
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) persuades her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to pull off drug deal and then turns on him. In the process of her get-rich schemes, she cons a small-town boy (Peter Berg) to do her bidding on some deadly deeds. No one escapes from the traps set by this beautiful and dangerous woman. Fiorentino grasps what might have been another cliche-ridden femme fatale character and pulls her kicking and screaming into new heights. Watching her chew up the scenery is a wildly wonderful joy ride. For her performance, Fiorentino has earned Best Actress awards from both Los Angeles and New York film critics. She gives The Last Seduction a fresh jolt of originality. More than a homage to a past genre, The Last Seduction steps forth on the strength of Dahl’s excellent screen writing and camera work. Here is a director who is not only good with setting up objects, but more importantly he is good with people. At every level, The Last Seduction is a superior thriller. Think of Fiorentino’s performance as the icing on a delicious cake. Dahl’s next project will be for MGM. He’s ready for Hollywood. One wonders if Hollywood is ready for the dark visions of John Dahl. With J.T. Walsh and Bill Nunn. (Unrated; at the Esquire Theatre and the New Neon Movies, Dayton, Ohio.)
★ THE LION KING —Hey, the kids were clamoring for it. So, nice folks at Disney brought this animated blockbuster back for the holidays. Right, let’s get one thing straight. Disney doesn’t have a new animated movie for Christmas, and this is a great opportunity to squeeze more money out of this popular tale. It’s also a good time to promote their summer flick, Pochantas. You’ve heard of the circle of life? Think of this as the circle of cash. With the voices of Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons and Whoopi Goldberg. (Rated G; opens Friday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate and Westwood.)
LITTLE GIANTS Two brothers a former football hero (Ed O'Neil) and a nerd (Rick Moranis) coach separate football teams for the right to represent their small town. As a high concept comedy for kiddies, Little Giants works well enough. There may even be a valuable lesson learned.
(Rated PG; closes Thursday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair and Biggs Place Eastgate.)
★ LITTLE WOMEN A cherished literary classic receives a
wonderful adaptation at the hands of director Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career). Told through the narration of the tomboy Jo (Winona Ryder), Little Women emerges as one of those few family films that deserve to be described as a treasure. Leaving behind her persona as some Slacker-generation role model, Ryder excels in a role that perhaps she was destined to play. Sure, you know how the story ends, but the tears will fall anyway. With Susan Sarandon.
(Rated PG; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
★ THE MASK In this specialeffects-laden comedy, Jim Carrey’s performance resembles a Tex Avery cartoon. Still, his manic contortions remain true to the spirit of the film. Of all the fluff from summer, The Mask possessed the most originality. With this hit, Carrey became a million-dollar baby. Who knows if he will ever lose his Midastouch? With Peter Riegert and Cameron Diaz. (Rated PG-13; at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair and Biggs Place Eastgate.)
MILK MONEY Other than catching a glimpse of some local scenery, this tale of two young boys who match their dad up with a prostitute possesses few redeeming qualities. Director Richard Benjamin ( My Favorite Year, Racing with the Moon) jpiles on the mush and forgets about the laughs. An ultra-thin Melanie Griffith as a hooker with a heart of gold gets lost in the process. With Ed Harris and Malcolm McDowell. (Rated PG-13, opens Friday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair and Biggs Place Eastgate.)
★ MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Sure, we have seen this tale of a department-store Santa Claus who insists he is the real thing before, but this version really shines. Give credit to the wonderful performances from its leads, Richard Attenborough and young Mara Wilson. It’s not often that young girls experience strong role models such as Wilson at the movies. Of all the family-movie fere out there, this new take on the 1947 original really hits pay dirt. It also struck gold for Wilson. She just signed a huge multi-picture deal with 20th Century Fox. With Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott and Frasier’s Jane Leeves. (Rated PG; closes Thursday at area Loews Theatres; opens Friday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair and Biggs Place Eastgate.)
MIXED NUTS Christinas Eve is often a crazy time for everyone. For the folks at the Lifesavers suicide-prevention hot line, the holidays become especially manic. Its proprietor, Philip (Martin), faces crises both personal and professional in this adaptation of the hit French film Le Pere Noel est une Ordure. Still smarting from the utter failure of his last film, A Simple Twist ofFate, Steve Martin keeps searching for a hit movie. Unfortunately, director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle) does not provide the vehicle that Martin needs to jump-start his career. Next time, Martin better team up with Jim Carrey. With Madeline Kahn, Juliette Lewis and Adam Sandler. (Rated PG-13; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
★ NATURAL BORN KILLERS
Director Oliver Stone (Platoon Wall Street) pushes his cinematic skills to new heights. As a result, Natural Bom Killers may be the most daring studio release of the year. Stone’s script is based on a original story' by Hollywood hot man Quentin Tarantino. What the film lacks in substance, it makes up with hypnotic visuals. (Rated R; closes Thursday at Norwood and Turfway.)
★ NELL So what does Jodie Foster, Hollywood’s superwoman, pick as her latest project? Nell tells a story about a young woman who lives in a cabin deep in the woods. Nell communicates in a series of sounds that are uniquely her own. Discovered by Dr. Jerome Lovell (Liam Neeson), a local physician, Nell gains the attention of some
university psychologists, including Dr. Paula Olsen (Nastasha Richardson). Questions concerning Nell’s rights arise. For these doctors, her secret language holds the mystery to her life and her capabilities.With a dirt-smudged face and tattered clothes, Nell possesses a hip style that is certainly her own. Call it deep-woods cool. Well, it’s no wonder Foster leapt at this chance to play backwoods Solomon. In Nell, Foster proves that she can tackle a role that is far removed from how audiences perceive her and makes it work. Foster pulls off a master-stroke. It is an exercise worth watching. With Jeremy Davies. (Rated R; at area Loews Theatres.)
THE PAGEMASTER Macaulay Culkin plays a young boy, afraid of just about everything, who is transported off into a cartoon land, where he must battle with famous figures from classic novels. The Pagemaster teaches kids some great lessons about bravery, friendship and more importantly good reading skills. Unfortunately, this cool world is not that cool after all. This reviewer saw The Pagemaster with a couple hundred children one Saturday moming, and they cheered more during the trailer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie than the feature movie. With the voices of Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg. (Rated G; closes Thursday at area Loews Theatres; opens Friday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate; closes Thursday at Westwood.)
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rather emphasize Tarantino’s skill at fast and funny dialogue. IfPulp Fiction did not reveal strong growth in Tarantino’s technique, his personal hype might have overshadowed this fantastic film. An accurate reflection of what really makes America go round, violence, drugs and racism. With John Travolta. (Rated R; at Showcase Cincinnati; closes Thursday at the Little Art Theatre, Yellow Springs.)
READY TO WEAR Just because Miramax changed the title from Pret-a-Porter to Ready To Wear doesn’t mean that this grandiose blunder by director Robert Altman suddenly turns into a decent film. Ready To Wear offers further evidence that Altman does not write as well as he directs. This story that he cowrote with Barbara Shulgasser brings together an inane plot about a possible murder into the hightension world of the Parisian fashion shows. Too many characters, little story development, no definite conclusions to any of these varying subplots and veiy few laughs result in a mess that may remind filmgoers of Altman’s Quartet. Just because Altman was on a roll after his last two fantastic films (The Player, Short Cuts) doesn’t mean he can’t screw up. Ready to Wear is one high-production waste of time. With Marcello Mastroianni, Julia Roberts and a cast of seemingly thousands.
(Rated R; closes Thursday at Loews Theatres and Esquire Theatre.)
★ RICHIE RICH A little rich boy in real life, Macaulay Culkin has finally found the role that he has been groomed to play. Based on the popular children’s comic book, Richie Rich weaves a rather simple message about the importance of friendship with a lighthearted romp about kidnapped parents and search for hidden loot. Hey, any film that has a character called Professor Keenbean has to be fun. Plus, Warner Bros, unveils its first new Roadrunner cartoon, a short titled Chariots of Fur, in more than 30 years. Now that’s something that even adults will get excited about. With Jonathan Hyde and Edward Herrman. (Rated PG; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
★ THE RIVER WILD Meryl Streep takes a successful leap as an action heroine in the latest effort from director Curtis Hanson (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle). Streep’s character leads her husband and son on a white-water rafting trip, only to face terror from two criminal goons. What the story lacks in substance and character development, it makes up with frantic action and breathtaking photography. With Kevin Bacon. (Rated PG-13; at Norwood, Turfway and Biggs Place Eastgate.)
SAFE PASSAGE - Few things in the movies are rarer than a part for a mature woman. So Susan Sarandon should be thrilled, right? No only has she snared a part that allows her to act her age (Sarandon is 48), she even plays the lead in director Robert Allan Ackerman’s Safe Passage. Mag (Sarandon) is ready to begin a new ike. Estranged from her husband Patrick (Sam Shepard), she plans to move into a new house and a new job. Poor Sarandon. She must hate herself. Here, she receives a cherished part and botches the job. (Rated PG-13; at Loews Kenwood Towne Centre.)
THE SANTA CLAUSE Tim Allen makes the leap from TV stardom to the big screen. His sense of ease for kiddie comedy is wasted on this unimaginative story. Hopefully, Disney has Allen in mind for another Son ofFlubber. Kids may eat up the story about a grouchy dad who becomes Kris Kringle. Do they know what “tool time” even means? In film, quality and boxoffice draw do not always match.
With Judge Reinhold and Peter Boyle. (Rated PG; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
THE SPECIALIST Two of Hollywood’s hardest bodies, Sly Stallone and Sharon Stone, come together in a soft-and-limp action vehicle. On paper, the film looked like a winner. The sad reality is a story with too much talk and not enough action. With James Woods, Eric Roberts and Rod Steiger.
(Rated R; at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate.)
SPEECHLESS Director Ron Underwood’s Speechless tackles the most basic of stories two adults falling in love. Two political speech writers, Kevin Vallick (Michael Keaton) and Julia Mann (Geena Davis) meet incognito in the middle of a tense campaign for a New Mexico congressional seat. Speechless takes two seemingly intelligent adults and forces them to say stupid things and act in foolish ways. With Christopher Reeve and Bonnie Bedelia. (Rated PG-13; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
STARGATE Cutting-edge special effects wrap around a rather old-fashioned science-fiction epic. Consider Stargate as a hip Forbidden Planet. In true ’90s fashion, The Crying Game’s Jaye Davidson steals the show instead of Robby the Robot. With Kurt Russell and James Spader. (Rated PG-13; at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate and Westwood.)
STAR TREK GENERATIONS
There is a changing of the guard in the Star Trek movie universe. TV’s Next Generation has pushed James T. Kirk and company off the silver screen. Who would have thought that a seemingly momentous occasion would result in such a dull affair? Generations’ flimsy stoiy about an evil scientist who harnesses a rift in time is high on technology and low on drama. Too bad, trekkers deserve better and non-fans won’t get any of the inside jokes. With Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes. (Rated PG; at area Showcase Cinemas.)
STREET FIGHTER Jean-Claude Van Damme might have finally found the perfect vehicle for himself. Inspired by the video game, Street Fighter puts the Muscles of Brussels in a cartoon environment that requires few thespian skills. Van Damme leads an Allied Nations commando team against the psychotic warlord Gen. M. Bison (the late Raul Julia). Steven De Souza has proven his knack for action by writing the successful screenplays for Die Hards 1& 2. Now, he gets the chance to prove if he can direct all the cool stuff that his imagination comes up'with. With Kylie Minogue. (Rated PG-13; at area Loews Theatres.)
★ THE SWAN PRINCESS
Director Richard Rich’s (The Fox and the Hound) 14 years at Disney are evident from Swan Princess’ high-quality animation. In this version, a prince’s sexism, more than an evil sorcerer’s spells becomes an obstacle to young love. How very modem. With the voices of John Cleese, Sandy Duncan and Steven Wright. (Rated G; closes Thursday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate.)
TIMECOP Jean-Claude Van Damme desperately wants to be another Sylvester Stallone. To his frustration, goals once considered easy quickly turn difficult. Timecop pales in comparison to Sly’s earlier take on sci-fi Demolition Man. Well, Van Damme will just keep trying. With Mia Sara and Ron Silver. (Rated R; closes Thursday at Norwood.)
TRUE LIES Big Arnold Schwarzenegger does not save the day here. A better editor would have. Director James Cameron has made a movie so big that it needs two plots. The part that focuses on Arnold’s home life bores. To no surprise, the action sequences excel. With Jamie Lee Curtis.
(Rated R; closes Thursday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair and Biggs Place Eastgate.)
★ VANYA ON 42ND STREET
One may not find a better gift for local film lovers than this latest work by director Louis Malle. In Vanya on 42nd Street, Malle rests his camera on the work of two old friends, Andre Gregory and Wally Shawn, as they run through a rehearsal of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya: Set inside the decrepit New Amsterdam Theater in Manhattan's Times Square, Vanya gn 42nd Street comes alive through the passion of its players. With Julianne Moore and Larry Pine. (Rated PG; closes Thursday at the Esquire Theatre.)
★ WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE Forget Frankenstein and those vampires, Freddy outscares them all. Director Wes Craven takes the monster that made him famous and puts him in a twisted movie-within-a-movie plot. Wth Robert Englund. (Rated R; opens Friday at Norwood, Turfway, Forest Fair, Biggs Place Eastgate; closes Thursday at Westwood.)
★ BEFORE MICKEY Dating from 1900 to 1928, these 25 short films from America, France, Germany and Russia reveals the beauty of silent animation that existed before someone named Walt Disney even picked up a paint brush. A wonderful opportunity to view some classic early cinema that often remains unseen. (Rated G; 1 p.m. Saturday at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis. 317-923-1331.)
★ THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
The Coen brothers weave together some more movie magic, this time with a twisted take on a Frank Capra comedy. Its story about an Average Joe who finds himself running a large corporation is weak. The visuals and sets sparkle. With Tim Robbins and Paul Newman. (Rated PG; midnight Friday and Saturday at Westwood.)
IN THE JAWS OF LIFE —Another selection by the Wexner’s visiting artist Rajko Grlic. A filmmaker struggles to make a soap opera in this film that combines sexual farce and neurosis. (Unrated; 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus.)
★ LITTLE WOMEN See Katharine Hepburn’s performance as Jo in this Oscar-winning classic of the Louisa May Alcott novel. She’s no Winona Ryder, but hey, this film stands on its own merits. (Unrated; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Emery Theatre. 721-2741.)
MOUSE TALES —Those nice folks at the Public Library are always offering free flicks for the kiddies. Hey Mom and Dad, on your way out grab the little ones a book. You don’t want them watching movies all the time do you, then they might grow up to become a movie critic. (Rated G; 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Main Library, Downtown. 369-6922.)
ARTS CONSORTIUM OF CINCINNATI, UNION TERMINAL Art for City Walls is a yearlong exhibit focusing on local artists. Permanent exhibition is Being Round Natti Town which highlights the first 150 years in Cincinnati. 1-5 p.m. WednesdayFriday; noon-5 p.m. weekends. Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. 241-7408.
ARTS CONSORTIUM OF CINCINNATI, LINN STREET Artfor City Walls is a yearlong exhibit focusing on local artists. 1-8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. 1515 Linn St., West End. 381-0645.
BABA BUDAN’S ESPRESSO BAR Highlights the works of photographer Derek Fenner. Through Jan. 31. 7 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7 a.m.-l a.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-l a.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Sunday. 243 Calhoun St., Clifton. 221-1911.
BASE ART Voices spotlights the works of 18 Cincinnati art therapists. Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. 1311 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 491-3865.
BEAR GRAPHICS AND ILLUSTRATION GALLERY Chris Payne’s illustrations and Jan Knoop’s paintings, prints and sculptures. Through Feb. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 105 E. Main St., Mason. 398-2788.
★ BLEGEN LIBRARY A photo exhibit focusing on Quadres, the first African-American student organization at UC, established in 1934, is on display in the lobby, through Jan. 31. Taft in Caricature, an exhibit of historical political cartoons is on display in the University Archives on the eighth floor, through Feb. 28. Noon-10 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday. University of Cincinnati. 556-1959.
C.A.G.E. At 8 p.m. Friday, C.A.G.E. presents another L.E.O. (Local Exhibition Opportunity) with My Mother Hates You\ an evening of “art action” featuring art activities, happenings, and video. This is part of a new program that provides a new venue for local artists. Noon-8 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. 1416 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 381-2437.
ORGUSS 02, APPLESEED Two programs that reveal the latest in Japanese sci-fi computeranimation. Orguss 02 looks
BORDERS CAFE ESPRESSO
Cincinnatian Richard Brown’s works will be hanging in the coffee bar through Jan. 31. 9 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Borders Books and Music, 11711 Princeton Road, Springdale. 671-5852.
FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS Highlights the works of Kay Muir. Opening reception is 2-4 p.m. Sunday. Muir will also teach a workshop, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday Jan. 21. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. 863-8873.
GALLERY 99 Twenty artists from this co-operative gallery have contributed to put together their show Faces. Opening reception 5-9 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 1101 St. Gregory St., Mt. Adams. 651-1441.
CAFE ELITE Photographs by Donald Elliot feature modem sculpture and the human form, as well as studies of natural flora. 11 a.m.-l0 p.m. daily. 364 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 281-9922.
CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER Heaven and Earth highlights the oils of Kentuckian Frances Hemmer can be found in the McCarthy Gallery.... Acrylic paintings by Cincinnatian Mary Linn White are hanging in the Downstairs Gallery. Beautiful Things Remembered As The Art ofHealing Hands highlights mixed-media works by the physicians of St. Elizabeth Hospital. Downstairs Gallery. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington:- 491-2030.
★ CELIO! Includes paintings by Roger Pelton, Rocky Woods and Lisa Schare. Good work from emerging regional talent. 11 a.m.7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 1341 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 352-0090.
CHIDLAW GALLERY, ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Art Academy of Cincinnati, Eden Park. 562-8777.
CINCINNATI ART GALLERIES Panorama of Cincinnati includes works by Henry Mosler and William Sonntag. Through Jan. 31. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. 635 Main St., Downtown. 381-2128.
241-9127. GALLERY 48—9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 1223 Central Parkway, Over-the-Rhine. 381-4033.
★ SCHOOL FOR CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS Several art exhibits will open throughout a seven week festival celebrating ethnic and cultural diversity in the arts. The festival, called Voices of Harmony, is supported by Fifth Third Bank, and opens with My Journey’s Voice: The Art of Narration. 9 a.m.-4 p.m Friday. SCPA Theatre. 1310 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine. 632-5936.
★ STUDIO SAN GIUSEPPE AT THE COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPH Unity and Diversity is a selection of poster designs ereated by students at Parsons School of Design investigates answers the question, “How can a society recognize the distinctiveness and diversity of its memebers and still hold onto the general principles of human-ness?” Opens Tuesday. Open house reception: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 19.10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. weekends. College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi Township. 244-4314.
GLASS CRAFTERS STAINED GLASS STUDIO Features hand-crafted stained and beveled glass miniatures, windows, lamps, mirrors and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. 11119 Reading Road, Sharonville. 554-0900.
GOLDEN RAM GALLERY 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.8 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. 6810 Miami Ave., Madeira. 271-8000. HARROGATE Works exhibited are mostly of maritime themes including 19th and 20th century paintings, ship models and artifacts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. MondaySaturday. 3075 Madison Road, Oakley. 321-6020. HEBREW UNION COLLEGE SKIRBALL MUSEUM —Aishet Hayit: Woman of
★ CIRCLE CD’S & RECORDS Holiday exhibition of limited-edition silkscreen prints and Rock concert posters by artists such as Derek Hess, Frank Kozik, Linsey Kuhn, M. Getz, J. Hollans and Uncle Charlie. A revived art form reminiscent of Haight Ashbury. Through Jan. 31. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 5975. Glenway Ave., Western Hills. 451-9824. CIVIC GARDEN CENTER OF GREATER CINCINNATI 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 9 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday. 2715 Reading Road, Avondale. 221-0981. ★ CLOSSON’S GALLERY DOWNTOWN Permanent collection includes some of the best art by Cincinnati’s earlier artists including Frank Duveneck, John Henry Twachtman, Herman and Bessie Wessel, Charles Meurer, William Louis Sonntag, John Weis, Charles
UC CLERMONT COLLEGE ART GALLERY—A Kaleidoscope: Appalachian Art ofSouthern Ohio opens Friday. Through Feb. 24. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia. 732-5224.
★ UC MEDICAL SCIENCE LIBRARY JeffCasto and Melissa Steinman’s show, Lost and Found, Tuesday combines mixed media and found objects. Opening reception begins at 4:30
HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER— Michael Koren, Jonah Tobias, Nate Waspe and Pam Zelman, students from UC’s school of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, open a special exhibition Monday. Through March. 9 a.m.-
5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.3 p.m. Friday. 2615 Clifton Ave., Clifton. 221-6728.
★ IN SITU Inside/Outside is a group exhibition featuring landscape multiples by national and regional artists Laurie Rousseau, Suzanne Caporael, Joan Nelson, Wade Hoefer, Ellen Phalen, Katleen Sterck and Terry Rozo and the X-Art Foundation. Known for its exquisite installations, in situ presents landscape works from fresh, well-conceived perspectives. Through Jan. 21. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 1435 Main St., 'Over-the-Rhine. 651-4613.
INNER SPACE DESIGN
Presents one-of-a-kind necklaces by New York jewelry designer Nancie Taphorn. Through Feb. 28. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 2128 Madison Road, O’Bryonville. 533-0300.
★ JAMAR GALLERY— Works by five artists include photographs by Boris Yusupov titled “New Eyes on Cincinnati”; oils and watercolor/papercuts by Russian artist Oleg Lazarenko; oils by C. Savchenko; floral watercolors by Crimean artist Elvira Letz; and the cloisonne enamel pieces of Joseph Treppetti. Jamar’s ongoing interest in Russian art is manifested again. Through Jan. 31. Ghani Ghupor, dean of the Art Department of Xinjiang Art College in Urumqi, China, will be the artist in residence during January and will accept appointments to paint portraits. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. 135 W. Fourth St., Downtown. 333-0022.
JULIA’S GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY— Sixty Years of Photography, is a retrospective of the work of Ruth Bernhard, a pioneer of American photography, who focuses primarily on the nude figure and still life. Through Feb. 15. Civic Center Shops, 41.0 West Vine St., Lexington, Ky. 606-225-8260.
KALDI’S COFFEE HOUSE & BOOKSTORE 7 a.m.-l a.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-2:30 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-2:30 a.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-midnight Sunday. 1202 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 241-3070.
KZF GALLERY— Paintings and drawings by Ken Landon Buck; sculpture by Barbara Beatrice; paintings and prints by B.B. Hall. Through March. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 655 Eden Park Drive, Walnut Hills. 621-6211.
LEFTHANDED MOON 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 48 E. Court St., Downtown. 784-1166.
LOUISVILLE VISUAL ART ASSOCIATION Oddities such as losing lottery tickets, mattress tags and underwear are part of the exhibit of Bart Kasten’s Permanent Collection. Through Feb. 26. 3005 Upper River Road, Louisville, Ky. 502-896-2146.
MACHINE SHOP GALLERY Chairs, an exhibition by University of Cincinnati industrial design students, will be on display through Feb. 10.11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 100 E. Central Parkway, Over-the-Rhine. 556-1928.
MULLANE’S PARKSIDE CAFE— 11:30 a.m.-l0 p.m. MondayThursday, 11 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday. 723 Race St., Downtown. 381-1331.
★ NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY— Metals Form in Chaos will be on display with John Moylan’s exhibition of paintings and drawings, Fragments, and the international exhibition Paper: USA/Finland Contrasts and Connections. Through Feb. 3. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. weekends. Fine Arts Building, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights. 572-5148.
★ OLMES GALLERY— Lynda Riddle’s explosive career continues on the mark, and her new works are currently on display. 11 a.m.6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 3515 Roundbottom Road, Newtown. 271-4004.
★ ONE SHOT GALLERY— Presents new works by Cincinnati artist Mils, with vintage political cartoons by fellow Cincinnatian Claude Shafer. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, weekends by appointment. 658 Main St., Downtown. 721-1193.
ONLY ARTISTS 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 1315 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 241-6672.
★ LAURA PAUL GALLERY— An elegant mix of work in a classy gallery setting, The Art of Giving... The Giving ofArt highlights original works by Enrico Embroli and Bruce Hall, sculpture by Charles Herndon and jewelry by Angela Cummings. Through Jan. 30. Preview 95, highlights original works on paper and canvas by A. Hall and Embroli. Through Jan. 31. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, or by appointment. Dixie Terminal Arcade, 49 E. Fourth St., Downtown. 651-5885.
PENDLETON ART CENTER 1310 Pendleton St., Over-theRhine. 721-6311.
★ GRETA PETERSON GALERIE Swedish folk art is on view in 20 Days ofChristmas, which also includes new paintings, textiles and decorative art. The gallery continues its strong tradition in eclectic international exhibitions. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 7696 Camargo Road, Madeira. 561-6785.
RAYMOND GALLERY Several Cincinnati artists are represented. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. 2700 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 871-7373.
ROSEWOOD ARTS CENTRE
GALLERY Yung Ja Lee presents paintings in her show Shape ofHer Words. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
T\iesday-Friday; 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturday. 2655 Olson Dr. Kettering. 296-0294.
SEMANTICS GALLERY Hand made dolls along with family portraits and X-rays of the dolls are included in Heidi Steinke’s new exhibition, Dollhouse. Through Jan. 25. 1-4 p.m. weekdays, noon5 p.m. weekends. 1125 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. 684-0102.
CARL SOLWAY GALLERY 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; Saturday by appointment. 424 Findlay St., West End. 621-4)069.
★ STUDIO 701 Art From the Heart showcases large and small works on canvas and paper by M. Katherine Hurley, winner of a recent Artist’s magazine award.
A good look at conservative landscape work. Studio 701 of the Pendleton Art Center, 1310 Pendleton St., Over-the-Rhine. 241^1123.
★ MALTON GALLERY— Foreign Exchange: New Talentsfrom the Old Countries features the etchings of Sweitlan Kraczynam, a Polish/Russian-bom artist working now in Florence, Italy; the pastel drawings of Tatjana Krizmanic, a native of Yugoslavia currently residing in Nova Scotia; and the paintings on handmade paper of Vladzimir Isupov, born in Siberia now living in Russia. A refreshing exhibit of new Russian artists. Through Jan. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 2709 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park. 321-8614. MILLER GALLERY— The paint ings of Northern Illinois University Professor of Art Ben Mahmoud will be on display through Fetx 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 2715 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 87L-4420.
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REVIEW BY PERIN MAHLER
Printmaking has always been regarded as a secondary medium by patrons and artists alike. It has provided a less-expensive alternative for collectors while opening a new market for artists unavailable to them as. painters. As a mechanically produced work, however, the print is seen as removed from the authentic gesture of the creator and, therefore, as less valuable. But connoisseurs of printmaking recognize that the print is not necessarily an impoverished version of the painting but an independent medium with special characteristics of its own.
Exhibitions devoted to prints highlight these eharacteristics in the most successful works. The Cincinnati Art Museum’s Manet to ToulouseLautreo: French Impressionist and PostImpressionist Prints and Drawings contains some very fine works from an age that witnessed the re-emergence of printmaking, in its many forms, as a significant medium.
The concept of the “artist’s print” as we know it today with signed and numbered editions of Rauschenbergs and Warhols available for a fraction of the cost of their paintings had virtually died out by the middle of the 19th century. Engraved copies of old masters and contemporary salon pieces executed by professional copyists were still popular, but artist-printmakers in the tradition of Diirer and Rembrandt were a dead breed. Even the relatively new medium of lithography had been left to commercial practitioners. Since printmaking was relegated to the margins at the allimportant annual Salon, it seems all the more unlikely that the Impressionists, who had trouble getting even their paintings accepted, would bother with graphic art. Yet three of the founding members of the Impressionist movement (Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro) were members of a newly formed etching group, the Societe Des Aquafortistes, at its inception in 1862. Although other Impressionists were not to follow in their footsteps for another decade, these artists revived the tradition of the painter-printmaker.
Most of the artists in this exhibition used printmaking primarily as an extension of their painted work as reproductions of paintings or in images of similar subject matter. Manet viewed printmaking as a way to more democratically disseminate his work. Consequently, we are given reproductions of his famous works such as “Olympia and the Spanish Guitar Player,” as well as scenes of Parisian street life for which he is so wellknown. We are also presented with the familiar landscapes of Pissarro and Alfred Sisley, the scientifically realized pointillism of Paul Signac, the bathers of Paul Cezanne (whose two exceptional watercolors also are on display) and the ever-insipid ladies of Renoir. These prints do not reveal any unknown facets of the artists.
Other artists display a more profound sensitivity to the particular characteristics of printmaking. Mary Cassat, the American expatriate, working under the influence of Japanese art like many of her Impressionist colleagues, explored bourgeois domestic life in a series
show manifests high quality, Art
of etchings structured in the manner of the 19th century Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock masters. Two beautiful examples are included in the museum’s exhibition.
Degas depicted the underground life of Parisian brothels (a stark contrast to his popular ballet.dancers) in a series of etchings that preserve their rawness even to contem-
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s “At the Moulin-Rouge (Paris).”
porary eyes. He also combined the techniques of drawing and printmaking, routinely using monotypes as a starting point for his pastels. Also included are a large series of woodcuts of Tahitian scenes by Paul Gauguin. These prints, which were largely responsible for reviving the use of woodblock in artist prints, project in black and white even more of the primitive atmosphere of Tahitian tribal fife than Gauguin’s famous paintings.
The two artists who carry the show are painters whose reputation as printmakers have remained strong into the late 20th century. Toulouse-Lautrec is better known for his lithographic advertisements of Parisian night life than for his paintings of the same subjects. He is generously represented here; an entire room is nearly filled with the large-scale images. His innovations are readily apparent in his use of bolfl outline and flat color shape (again evincing the influence of Japanese prints). They prefigure the work of Matisse and later 20th century masters. These prints’ wild perspectives, reeling figures and bold use of typography display an infectiously unbridled (and often bawdy) enthusiasm for the spectacle of the stars of the dance hall and theater. The French symbolist Odilon Redon is represented by a stunning series of lithographic fantasies that transcend his late 19th century milieu and come across as the most contemporary of all. Perhaps this is because Redon chose to depict an interior landscape rather than the daily scenes of Paris of his colleagues. His velvety brooding blacks and tortured solitary figures provide a stark counterpoint to Lautrec’s boisterous and colorful bon vivants. The lithographs of Redon and Lautrec, done in the last years of the century, show how far printmaking had come from the investigations of Manet and Pissarro in the 1860s. Printmaking had become an independent medium and could now influence painting rather than merely copying it.
Cincinnati Art Museum’s exhibition is tremendously wide-ranging, including 17 artists in drawings as well as prints. While it exposes the viewer to the lesser known world of Impressionist graphics, the show’s breadth ultimately weakens it. One imagines that the word “Impressionist” was considered enough to draw large crowds. However, the theme of the show is basically unclear and less likely to provide an enlightening experience for the museumgoer. A more completely conceived show might have explored the influence of Impressionist prints on painting or traced the impact of japonisme on the graphic arts. As it is, the exhibition becomes less a complete experience than a series of moments, albeit some compelling and beautiful ones.
MANET TO TOULOUSE-LAUTREC: FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST AND POST-IMPRESSION1ST PRINTS AND DRAWINGS continues at the Cincinnati Art Museum through March 5.
‘Tis customary at the beginning of the year to make predictions about said year. The National Enquirer does it, so does The Star - so why not us? Hardly anyone pays attention, and at the end ofthe year, we really don’t think that this is going to come back to haunt us.
♦ We will see at least one orange barrel on the Interstates.
♦ The Great Wall ofChina will fall.
♦ Duran Duran and Green Day will merge into one band.
♦ Morrissey will chuckle - maybe even guffaw.
♦ Gilligan and the gang will get offthe Island for good.
♦ It will be a year chock full ofgreat concerts in the Tri-State.
♦ A baseball game will be played. Okay, maybe a group offriends will play softball.
♦ Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new CD will blow everybody away.
♦ Amelia Earhart will finally land.
♦ I’ll never do another prediction again.
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★ TANGEMAN FINE ARTS
GALLERY The annual Faculty Exhibition for UC’s College of D.A.A.P. includes the works of John Stewart, Roy Cartwright, Denise Burge, Jane Alden Stevens and Nicholas Chaparos to name a few of the 12 faculty whose work will be on display. Some of Cincinnati’s best artists teach at U.C. and show their work once a year. Through Feb. 17. 10 a.m.5 p.m. weekdays. Tangeman Student Center, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. 556-2962.
THOMAS MORE GALLERY
Akron area artist, Jack McWhorter will be showing his new work entitied Iconic Images from Friday, through Feb. 17. 8 a.m.-9:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday; 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Thomas More College Library. 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills. 606-344-3309.
★ TONI BIRCKHEAD GALLERY Group show focusing on abstract painting highlights the works of Tarrence Corbin, Alan Crockett, Stuart Fink, Peter Gooch, Frank Herrman, Tom Levine and Thom Shaw. Through Feb. 24. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, Saturday by appointment. 342 W. Fourth St., Downtown. 241-0212.
TOON ART GALLERIES
Disney Dimensions highlights limited-edition and one-of-a-kind 3-D pieces from raku pottery to collector plates and jewelry. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. By appointment Monday. 21 E. Fifth St., Westin Hotel, Downtown. 651-3500.
PATRICIA WEINER GALLERY
11 a.m.-5 p.m. WednesdaySaturday. 9352 Main St., Montgomery. 791-7717.
WENTWORTH GALLERY
Artists Claerebout, Kam, Jian, W. Shue, Mouly and Schluss are featured in Music. Through Monday.
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-7 p.m. Sunday. Kenwood Towne Centre, 7875 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. 791-5023.
★ WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS Challenging conventional notions of photographic beauty and blurring the line between art photography and photojournalism, Robert Frank, in 1958, produced The Americans, off-angled, gritty images of America and Americans. The Last remaining complete set of prints is on national tour stops at the Wexner Center. Through March 26. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Ohio State University, North High Street at 15th Avenue, Columbus. 614-292-3535.
WOMEN’S ART CLUB OF CINCINNATI Parisian Gallery, Forest Fair Mall, 1047 Forest Fair Drive, Fairfield. 922-3585.
★ WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES Perpetrators, lithographs of Nazi war criminals by Sid Chafetz, and War Through Children's Eyes, a collection of art by refugee children in the Bosnian and Croation areas. A superb exhibition of political art. Through Jan. 29. 10 a.m.-
4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. weekends. Creative Art Center at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 513-873-2978.
YWCA WOMEN'S ART GALLERY Celebrate! features watercolors by Jane McCullock and an exhibition by members of the Art Bank cooperative. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. 898 Walnut St., Downtown. 241-7090.
XAVIER UNIVERSITY GALLERY A mixed-media exhibition by Xavier art students through Friday. 12-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 3800 Victory Parkway, Evanston. 745-3811.
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Sam Olfano exhibits his summer research fellowship work of desert images. Through Jan. 20. 8 a.m.5 p.m. weekdays. D.A.A.R Building, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. 556-2962.
★ CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM— New Art 3 is a photo-based installation investigating memory and loss by Christian Boltanski, a cutting-edge contemporary international artist. This brilliant, interactive installation utilizes light as metaphor, as well as being beautifully installed and executed. Made possible in part by the support of Richard L. and Betty Ann Shenk. Through Jan. 26.... Manet to Toulouse- Lautrec: French Impressionists to PostImpressionist Prints and Drawings proves that all great art is based upon drawing. Presented by PNC Bank. Through March 5. Also, Divine Intervention is a modern-day memorial to Richard Allen Shiffler, who died as a result of AIDS, by artist Joel Otterson; through Sunday.... Acquisitions of Costume and Textiles, 19741994 is on display through Jan. 29. Support for this exhibit is provided by Fashion Group Int. Edward Potlhast 1857-1927 features eight paintings by the native Cincinnatian; through March 5. Richard Bitting: Nine Summer Haiku is a suite of nine color lithographs with music and text transformed into designs; through April 9. ...Air in Motion, Heart in Motion includes 14 prints by Shinoda Toko, trained in calligraphy but best known for her paintings; through May 14. The Questfor Quality highlights museum acquisitions from the 20-year directorship of recently retired Millard F. Rogers. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.5 p.m. Sunday. $5 adults; $4 students and seniors; children free; free to all on Saturdays. Eden Park. 721-5204.
★ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART Landscape As Metaphor is a special exhibit highlighting multimedia works by 13 living American artists. A good look at landscape, in conjunction with the Wexner Center for the Arts’ landscape show. The museum has two important collections: the Sirak Collection of French Impressionist and German Expressionists that includes Degas, Renoir, Monet, Ensor, Picasso and Klee; and the Howald Collection of American painters that includes O'Keefe, Homer, Bellows and Cassatt. The museum collection is free. Special exhibits $3 adults, $2 children.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-
4 p.m. Sunday. 480 E. Broad St., Columbus. 614-221-6801.
INTERVIEW BY RICK PENDER
At the tender age of 21, tap-dancer Savion Glover has a resume that most dancers twice his age would kill for.
The soft-spoken artist describes his career merely as “cool,” pleased that he’s getting established and modestly discussing his plans for the future. He’s making his first-ever visit to Cincinnati this week, portraying the young Jelly Roll Morton in the Broadway Series production of Jelly’s Last Jam at the Taft Theatre through Sunday.
Glover began dancing at 7, when his mom signed him up for a tapdance class, unbeknownst to him. “I was playing drums in a band,” he recalls, “and we did a concert where some other groups were signing up kids for programs.” He proved a very adept student, and by 9 he was doing shows.
ence,” he says, showing “Sometimes when doing. They get Jelly’s Last Jam
★ CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER Cincinnati feminist sculptor Pat Renick explores the loss and violation of identity and the metaphoric voyage of the spirit through her installation of female figures atop boat forms in 2068. Renick founded local corporate collecting of regional art... Light Into Art features light-as-sculp-
He met some big names early on, too: tap-dance stars and brothers Gregory and Maurice Hines had a studio where he studied briefly. “I got cool with them later on,” he recalls, a connection that continued when he created the young Jelly Roll Morton role, working with Gregory in the original Broadway production. Now he’s doing the show’s first national tour with Maurice in the title role.
Jelly Roll Morton’s that mark his own Glover, who portrays his own choreography
“I use my tap says. “The tap substitutes when he’s traveling Glover received JANUARY 12—18, 1995 25
Hershman’s Room of One’s Own is an interactive videodisk computer installation dealing with the ideas of woman as object and voyeurism; through Jan. 29. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, ThursdaySaturday. $2 adults; $1 students and seniors; children 12 and under free; free to CAC members; free to all on Mondays. 115 E. Fifth St., Downtown. 721-0390.
DAYTON ART INSTITUTE
Plaited: Contemporary Craft Traditions ofAfrica, through June 11; and The Belle Epoque in Caricature, drawings and lithographs from tum-of-the-century France, through Feb. 19. Forever Flowers continues through October. In addition, Distinctfrom Shellfish: Collaborations Diana Duncan Holmes and Timothy Riordan, a collaborative effort combining books, poetry, photographs and mixed-media pieces, is also on display. Husband-and-wife Cincinnatians team up again with superior poetry and photographs. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Free. Patterson Ave., Oxford. 513-529-2232.
Childe Hassam: Etchings and Lithographs by the tum-of-thecentury American artist; through Jan. 29. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Sunday; 9 a.m.9 p.m. Tuesday. 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, Ohio. 513-223-5277.
★ INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in the Making spotlights 150 of the world’s earliest (and still best) animation cels, exhibited with extraordinarily creative adjunct programs; through Feb. 5. Textiles by West African Nakunte Diarra; through Saturday. Paintings by Indiana native-turned-superstar Kay Rosen in Back Home in Indiana; through Sunday.... Written on Stone with Garo Antreasian; through Sunday.... Liber Stvdiorum, Turner Prints features works from the 13-year span the artist devoted to printmaking; through Feb. 5.... Riley to Tarkington: Images ofIndiana Authors; through March 12.
★ NATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER Mississippi Freedom Summer Remembered: 19641994 is photographic exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Summer. A must-see for historical and aesthetic purposes; showcases photography’s multiple possibilities. Also, From Victory to Freedom: Afro-American Life in the ’50s is a permanent exhibition featuring artifacts staged in settings reminiscent of the period. $3.50 adults, $1.50 students. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 1350 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce. 513-376^944.
SOUTHERN OHIO MUSEUM
Permanent collection of works by Portsmouth native Clarence Carter.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. 825 Gallia St., Portsmouth. 614-354-5629.
★ THE TAFT MUSEUM The Expatriate American Artist and Other Selections From a Cincinnati Collection features 30 paintings, watercolors and sculptures, including works by five “Duveneck” school artists. Also includes Herter Bros, furniture display. Superb Elizabeth Nourse paintings from the turn of the century mix with period furniture from original Cincinnati Probasco
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday; noon5 p.m. Sunday. $4 adults; $3 students and seniors; children 12 and under free. 1200 W. 38th St., Indianapolis. 317-923-1331.
★ MIAMI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM Continuing exhibits include Stitched, Woven and
and seniors. Devou Park, Covington. 491-4003.
BENNINGHOFFERN HOUSE
This restored Victorian mansion, built in 1861, provides the setting for the Butler County Historical Museum. 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $1 adults; free children 12 and under. 327 N. Second St., German Village, Hamilton. 513-893-7111.
home as director Phillip Long attempts to make the Taft a living house once again. Through Sunday. Sponsored in part by GE Aircraft Engines. Also, a special display of four works by Grandma Moses continues through March 19. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 316 Pike St., Downtown. $3 adults; $1 seniors and students; children 12 and under free. Free admission to visitors bringing any non-perishable food items or personal care products; items will be donated to the FreeStore/FoodBank, the Drop Inn Center and other local social service agencies. 241-0343.
BICENTENNIAL COMMONS—
A picturesque riverfront park. Skating hours: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $2 adults; $1 children 12 and under. $1 skate rental; $2 rollerblade rental. Bicentennial Commons at Sawyer Point, Downtown. Call first to confirm times. 352-6316.
BUCKINGHAM LODGE A pre-
Civil War house now home to the Indian Hill Historical Society. By appointment only. Camargo Road, Indian Hill. 891-1873.
CAREW TOWER OBSERVATION
DECK Come to the top of the tallest building in Cincinnati for a breathtaking view of the city’s seven hills. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $2 adults; $1 children 5-12; free to children under 5. 441 Vine St., Downtown. 579-9735.
CHATEAU LAROCHE A onefifth-scale medieval castle. 11 a.m.5 p.m. weekends. $1. 12025 Shore Drive, Loveland. 683-4686.
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S MUSE-
5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.6 p.m. Sunday. $4.95 adults; $2.95 children; members free. Annual membership: $35 for an individual plus one, $45 for families. “Time Traveler” (includes membership in the Museum of Natural History) is $60 for the indidvidual plus one, $75 for families. A parking pass costs $10 extra. Children 3-12, who present a piece of paper with the word “Weatherschool” written on it, will gain free admission. Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. 287-7030.
CINCINNATI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY— Celebrates Kahn’s African Culture Fest Saturday-Monday. See the events listing for details. Join in the telling of tales from Africa with instructor Maryjo Flamm-Miller. 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday. $16 members, $19 non-members. Step back 19,000 years to the Ice Age Ohio Valley for the museum’s permanent exhibit, Cincinnati’s Ice Age: Clues Frozen in Time. Learn how Museum artists created
Traveler” (includes membership in the Historical Society) is $60 for an indidvidual plus one; $75 for fami-
UM Newly opened interactive museum. Instructor Kenn Leslie will help you create your own work of art from found objects. 6-7 p.m. Friday. Maurice Sendak’s short stories and illustrations are brought to life on the screen in this fun-filled video festival, Where the Wild ThingsAre, Really Rosie. 12:30, 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday....
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF BREWING HISTORY AND ARTS
Houses the largest display of brewing and beer artifacts in the world. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $4 adult tour and tasting; $3 adult tour only; $2 beer tasting only; under 12 free. Oldenberg Complex, Interstate 75 at Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell. 341-2802.
Celebrate the Centennial Birthday of the National Council of Jewish Women. 2 p.m. Sunday. Pre-registration is required for the sixweek computer workshop for children, FUTUREKIDS. 10-10:45 a.m. Tuesday for ages 4-5 and 4-4:45 p.m. for ages 6-7.... Museum hours: Schools only, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday-Friday. General admission, noon-5 p.m. WednesdayFriday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $6 admission; children under 5 pay their age in dollars. Annual membership is $55 for two people (at least one adult); $75 for a family of three; $95 for a family of four. Those with more than four family members may add $20 for each additional person. Longworth Hall, 700 W. Pete Rose Way, Downtown. 421-5437.
CINCINNATI FIRE MUSEUM
BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM Housed within the historic Devou family home, it is the only museum of Northern Kentucky natural and cultural heritage. The museum re-opens on Feb. 1 with the permanent exhibition Harlan Hubbard Collection, an amalgam of oils, acrylics, watercolors and woodcuts donated by the artist/author in 1985. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. weekends. $2 adults; $1 students
Featuring the permanent exhibitThe Early Volunteer Fire Fighters of Cincinnati which covers the period from 1853 to the present. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday, noon-4 p.m. weekends. $2.50 adults; $1.50 children 2-12. Annual family membership is $25. 315 W. Court St., Downtown. 621-5553.
★ CINCINNATI HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM On Wednesday, UC professor Edgar Slotkin will give a lecture on Folklore and the City: Cincinnati Traditions. Cocktails begin at 5:45 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation at 7:30 p.m. with a reception immedlately following.... Temporary exhibits include Winter Light: Festive Art From the Collection of The Cincinnati Historical Society, paintings by Frank H. Myers, John H. Twachtman and John Weis and etchings by Caroline Williams and E.T. Hurley; through Sunday. Model Railroads includes balloon-stack wood bumers of the mid-1800s; through Sunday.
Permanent exhibits include Cincinnati: Settlement to 1860, a re-creation of the city’s origins from a Western frontier outpost to a booming manufacturing center, and Cincinnati Goes to War, a portrait of the homefront during WWII.... Museum hours: 9 a.m.-
CINCINNATI PLANETARIUM Sting narrates Prokofiev’s family classic, Peter and the Wolf: A Laser Tale, which opens Friday. 7 p.m. Friday, 2, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Native American Skies opens Saturday. 1 and 3 p.m. weekends Other continuing shows are Laser Doors, 8:15 p.m. ThursdaySaturday; Lazerpalooza, 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; Laser Zeppelin, 10:45 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; and Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, midnight Thursday and Friday. Evening shows $6; afternoon shows $4 adults, $3 children 12 and under. Located in the Geier Collections and Research Center of the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, 1720 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. 395-3663.
CINCINNATI ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDEN Explore the Jungle Trails, the zoo’s newest exhibit, which re-creates the natural habitat of orangutans, bonobo chimps and other animals. Also, check out the Komodo dragon exhibit, which holds the world’s record for the most baby Komodo dragons to hatch. Ice skating, free with zoo admission, continues 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each weekend in January. Skate rentals cost $3 per pair. Sunday-Thursday; 5-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Zoo hours: 9 a.m.5 p.m. daily. $7.50 adults, $4.50 children 2-12, $5.25 seniors; $4.50 parking. Annual membership: $54 for families, $46 for single parent families, $35 for individuals and $22 for students. 3400 Vine St., Avondale. 281-4700.
DAYTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY A 7-month-old red fox that was too tame to be reintroduced into the
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Designated by Congress in 1969, this Greek Revival-style house has been restored to its appearance during the years Taft lived here as a child and young adult, and serves as the only memorial to the nation’s 27th president and 10th chiefjustice. Free. 2038 Auburn Ave., Mount Auburn. 10 a.m.4 p.m. daily. Closed Monday. 684-3262.
Carol Tabone will teach you how to make Wild Mushroom Risotto; baked Polenta Layered with Tomatoes, Fontina and Gorgonzola Cheese; and Canneloni with Spinach, Goat Cheese with a Tomato Sauce. 6-9 p.m. Thursday or 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday. $34. Lazarus, 699 Race St. $34 per class. 369-7911.
FLYING CLOUD ACADEMY OF VINTAGE DANCE Offers classes in 19th and 20th century social dance at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. $3 members; $5 non-members. University YMCA, 270 Calhoun, Clifton. 351-7462 or 733-3077.
FUTURE KIDS Teaches children how to use computers using the bookstore’s CD ROMS. 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Barnes & Noble, Sycamore Plaza, 7800 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. 794-9440.
GLASS CRAFTERS STUDIOS Offers classes in the art of stained glass. 11119 Reading Road, Sharonville. 554-0900.
GOSPEL STUDY —Father Jim
Willing presents and discusses the Gospel for the coming Sunday 12:05-12:55 p.m. every Wednesday in the Undercroft. Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains, 325 W. Eighth St., Downtown. 421-5354.
IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING
COURSE The ten-week course, will be taught by Robert Allen and is designed for 9-13 year olds. The class begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday and takes place weekly. $15 per session, $150 for the whole course. Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison, Westwood. 681-7585.
AFRIKAN AMERICAN DRUM AND DANCE ENSEMBLE
LOVELAND ART CENTER Offers classes in watercolors, oils, calligraphy, paper making, acrylics and pastels for adults and children.
Offers classes 12:30-2 p.m. every Saturday. $5 adults; $2.50 children 12-16; $1 children under 12. West End YMCA, 821 Ezzard Charles Drive, West End. 281-7909 or 241-9622.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. $59 per 12-hour course. 118 Taylor St., Loveland. 683-1888.
ST. FRANCIS CENTER LECTURE
ANIMAL RIGHTS COMMUNITY
The Wildwood Rehabilitation Project has been finding more and more injured and orphaned animals. Learn how you can assist by attending a talk by wildlife rehabilitator Justyn Anderson. 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. Star Bank’s Meeting Room, 425 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 542-6810.
SERIES Father Nick Lohkamp will be presenting a six-part lecture series 7-9 p.m. Starting Monday. $50. 10290 Mill Road, New Burlington, Ohio. 825-9300.
SCRIPPS HOWARD SCHOOLS PROGRAMS Intensive, multilayered, first-hand experience with original works of art designed for students in grades 1-12. Scheduling is arranged to meet the teacher’s needs. $5 per student for the year covers gallery admissions, teacher manuals and materials. Contemporary Arts Center, 115 E. Fifth St., Downtown. 721-0390.
ANTIQUE CLASSES Study furniture, ceramics, folk ark, the Cincinnati artist, New England antiques and tips on buying at auction with Ray Mongenas. Classes begin Tuesday and run until Feb. 28. 1-3 p.m. or 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday. The Indian Hill Historical Society, 8100 Given Road, Indian Hill. 321-3885.
CITIZENSHIP CLASSES
Travelers Aid International begins its citizenship classes at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The non-profit group also offers English for the foreign bom, immigration counseling, application assistance, finger printing and photos. 707 Race St., Suite 300, Downtown. 721-7660.
Cost ofpaper, delete keys and digital printing could change book businessfor good, bad
COMPILED BY BILLIE JEYES
According to Publisher’s Weekly, the commodity price of pulp has more than doubled since last January. And, as usual, the industry will pass on the hike to the consumer, so we can look forward to higher book prices in 1995.
Some readers are turning to their computers for material. There is even a virtual bookstore on the Internet. Bookzone offers a measly 60 titles. It can be accessed through the World Wide Web: http;//ttx.com/bookzone.
The idea of books stored on computer frightens me, though. This new system makes the job of censorship much easier. The delete key can easily take care of offensive words or passages, and we’ll end up with books like Norman Mailer’s 1948 war novel, The Naked and the Dead, where a certain expletive has been changed repeatedly to “fug.”
An invention that has given hope to the future of the old-fashioned book was introduced at the end of 1993. The digital press, which eliminates the need for printing plates, will probably go down in the annals of history right next to Gutenberg’s-movable type.
It will render traditional printing methods obsolete and revolutionize the industry because, for the first time ever, it will cost as much, per book, to churn out 2,000 copies as it would cost to print two.
Isaac Asimov, Jan.2; Robert Bly, Dec.23; Mary Higgins Clark, Dec. 24; J. Edgar Hoover, Jan. 1; Jack London, Jan. 12; J.D. Salinger, Jan.l; J.R.R. Tolkien, Jan. 3; Umberto Eco, Jan. 5; E.L. Doctorow, Jan. 6; Judith Kranz, Jan. 9; Andrew A. Rooney, Jan. 14.
This should bring the price of books down because publishers will no longer have to print long runs. It will also waste less trees. After all, does the world really need that many copies of M*A*S*H reject Jamie Farr’s Just Farr Fun?
★ TAP DANCE CLASS BY BROADWAY STAR Savion Glover, who will be in town for Jelly’s Last Jam will give a class for advanced tap dancers only. 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday. $20. Other dance students can observe the class for $5. Tanze Performing Arts Studio, 1044 Symmes Road, Fairfield. 871-8807.
TREASURE ISLAND JEWELRY Offers classes on stained glass; basic, beaded and wire-wrapped jewelry; polymer clay; and lamp work beads. 34 W. Court St., Downtown. 241-7893. MORE, PAGE 28
COMMUNIVERSITY— Offers
myriad courses from Wordfor Windows 6.0 to Portuguese Fisherman’s Hat. University of Cincinnati, College of Evening and Continuing Education, Clifton. 556-6932.
CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSEL-
ING SERVICE OF CINCINNATI
Offers two four-week Money Control Workshops to be held from 7-9 p.m. each Wednesday in January. $40 for couples, $25 for singles. CCCS, 151 W. Fourth St., Downtown. 651-0111.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER Offers classes in tap, jazz, ballet, modem dance, African Daniels, Corryville. 751-2800.CREATIVE KITCHEN CLASSES
Stephen Humphrey Bogart, son of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, has written a “noir” mystery.
The book surprise, surprise is called Play It Again. It’s due in April from Forge.
His mother is an accomplished author herself. Her first book, By Myself, was a delight. Her latest set of memoirs, Now (Knopf, $22), came out in October.
One of the most neglected books of 1994 was Andrew Smith’s The Tomato In America: Early History, Culture and Cookery (University of South Carolina Press, $24.95). It is full of fascinating tomatorelated material.
There are so many important things to learn about tomatoes. Their spelling, for instance.
And you probably didn’t know that tomatoes weren’t considered fit to eat until the last century. Just think of the implications. For starters, what did Italian cooking taste like?
Unfortunately for Smith, people were too busy reading The Chamber, the latest book by John “You read ’em, I’ll keep writing the same novel over and over again” Grisham. OK. So The Chamber doesn’t have the same plot as
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Drinking, Smoking and Screwing: Great Writers on Good Times edited by Sara Nickles (Chronicle, $11.95).
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VITAL VISIONS PROGRAM
Targets at-risk students. A multifaceted program includes a visit with an artist of international and/or national reputation, plus a tour of the materials and techniques employed by the artist. Each student receives a complementary exhibition-related workbook. Free to eligible schools. Contemporary Arts Center, 115 E. Fifth St., Downtown. 721-0390.
marks the 10th annual holiday commemorating the life and works of Martin Luther King Jr. Official greetings will be presented by Mayor Roxanne Qualls. Editorial writer and syndicated columnist Betty Winston Baye is the keynote speaker. The 1995 Dreamkeeper Award will be presented to-Bishop Herbert Thompson, founder of the Summit on Racism and chair of the Mayor’s Task Force on Children. $15 adults; $9.50 students. Tickets are available at the Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End. 381-0645.
LATIN DANCE NIGHT Bacchus Restaurant hosts a South Beachstyle Latin dance night. 8 p.m.3 a.m. Saturday. 35 E. Seventh St., Downtown. 381-3388.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
—A special tribute to the slain civil rights leader begins at 11 a.m. Monday on Fountain Square with a prayer, followed by a memorial walk throughout downtown, culminating in a commemorative service at Union Baptist Church, 405 W. Seventh St., Downtown. 352-3237.
WOMEN'S CITY CLUB DISCUSSION Speakers Kate Anthony, Psy.D. and Paula Biren, M.D. discuss Mental Health: Gender Bias. 11:45 a.m.-l:30 p.m. Friday. Reservations must be in by Thursday. Box lunch available for $5. Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Road, Mt. Auburn. 751-0100.
★ PANEL DISCUSSION
Hosted by The Crazy Ladies Center, The Artist in Everywoman will be moderated by Diane Smith-Hurd. Panel members include local poet Lisa MarieBronson, drummer Nzingha Dalila and singer Lois Shegog. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 4039 Hamilton Ave., Northside. 541^198.
SOLO MAGAZINE NIGHT
Joseph-Beth Booksellers has signed on with the city’s new quarterly magazine for singles, Solo, to host its monthly party. Jazz flautist
APPLAUSE! MAGAZINE IMAGEMAKER AWARDS Recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of African-Americans who have significantly impacted the AfricanAmerican community and Greater Cincinnati as a whole. 8 p.m. Monday. $20435. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Eden Park. 421-3888.
Sandy Suskind will provide the entertainment. 7-10 p.m. Wednesday. Rookwood Pavilion, Madison and Edwards roads, Norwood. 396-8960.
THANK VAN GOGH IT’S FRIDAY - The art museum’s bash starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park. 721-5204.
6TH ANNUAL MISS BLACK
TEEN CINCINNATI The annual pageant takes place 6 p.m. Sunday. $6. Taft High School, 420 Ezzard Charles Drive, West End. 557-2158.
CINCINNATI TRAVEL, SPORT AND BOAT SHOW Takes place Friday-Jan. 22. 6-10:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday and 5-10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. $6.50. 525 Elm St., Downtown. 352-3750.
10TH ANNUAL BLACK MAN
THINK TANK Black Men: Let the Healing Begin takes place Friday and Saturday. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, former president of the NAACP will be among the speakers. 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 7-midnight Friday, 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday. Sold out. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. 556-3800.
GREATER CINCINNATI CONVENTION CENTER Hosts the Longaberber Baskets Convention. Estimated attendance is 900. 525 Elm St., Downtown. 621-2142.
KAHN’S AFRICAN CULTURE FEST 10th anniversary of African Culture Fest begins Saturday at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History. Featured performers include the Khamisi Drum Ensemble, Afrikan Drum and Dance Ensemble, Essence of Africa, Overithe-Rhine Steel Drum Band, Sister Friends, Queen City Dance Theater, Drums for Peace; storytellers Geralding Robinson, Julane Yancy and Larry Joiner; and artists Shelley Lindsay, Victor Siffel, Mariella Owens and Robert Davies. Through Monday Events in the rotunda are free, all other events are included in the price of museum admission. Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MondaySaturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
AIDS VOLUNTEERS OF CINCINNATI AVOC offers support groups for persons living with HIV, as well as their families, friends and loved ones. All services are free and confidential. 2183 Central Parkway, West End. 421-2437. Bereavement Support Group For people who have expert-
enced loss related to HIV. Meets at 7 p.m. every other Wednesday. Common Bonds For individuals living with HIV. Meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday.
Family, Friends & Loved Ones For loved ones of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Room With A View An AAbased group for individuals who are HIV+ and in recovery from chemical and/or alcohol dependency. Meets at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Womancare For women who are living with HIV. Meets at 7 p.m. every other Wednesday.
THE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING OPTIONS An agency that works with people with disabilities to achieve goals of independence. 23 E. Seventh St., Suite 601, Downtown. 241-2600.
ENJOY THE ARTS Offers substantial discounts to various arts organizations. Only full-time students are eligible. $24.50 for one year, $39 for two years. 751-2700.
GAY AND LESBIAN SWITCHBOARD Open 6-11 p.m. daily. 651-0070.
LAVENDER LIGHTS Gays and lesbians helping the hungry and homeless in Cincinnati. To volunteer or get information, call 793-7937.
MIDWEST ANTI-FASCIST NET-
WORK Expanding pro-active organization fighting racism and racists in the Midwest. Currently seeking donations for the legal defense fund of the six people arrested Dec. 17 in connection with the pulling down of the KKK cross on Fountain Square. RO. 19614, Cincinnati, OH 45219. 852-9332.
NAAMEN'S RETREAT AfricanAmerican community-based support group for HIV-challenged individuals. 559-2933.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF CINCINNATI 2314 Auburn Ave., Mount Auburn. 721-7635.
TRI-STATE HARVEST A volunteer organization whose sole purpose is to transport surplus food to those who need it in the community. To donate food or become a volunteer, call 281-FOOD.
UNITED WAY HELPLINE Provides counseling, supportgroup information, crisis intervention and assistance 24 hours a day. 721-7900.
YWCA PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PROGRAMS Alice Paul House and House of Peace are emergency shelters providing housing, advocacy and support to battered women and their children. 241-2757.
CINCINNATI OPERA Accepting applications for internships during the 1995 Summer Festival Season.
Interns must be available from late May through July. To apply, contact Thomas Bankston, Director of Operations, Cincinnati Opera, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45210; before March 1. 621-1919, Ext. 226.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER
Seeks volunteers to become museum tour guides, or docents. Training sessions for the Gallery Assistant Program will be held Tuesdays beginning Jan. 17 and ending March 21. Call Sambi at 345-8400.
ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI Will be accepting one-act and full-length plays until Saturday. Local playwrights may send their work to David A. White III, Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45210. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want your work returned.
INDIAN HILL FLAG DESIGN CONTEST In celebration of the bicentennial year, Indian Hill residents are invited to enter the Village Flag contest. Entries should be in color, paper smaller than 8 1/2 x 11”. One entry per person. Mail entries before March 31 to Indian Hill Historical Society, 8100 Given Road, Cincinnati, OH 45243.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANT PROGRAM Starting Monday, applications will be available for the City of Cincinnati’s 1995-96 Individual Artist Grant Program at the following locations: Room 158 City Hall, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Arts Consortium, Cincinnati Artists’ Group Effort (C.A.G.E.), Gabriel’s Comer, Hasselle Pottery/Design Arts Gallery, UC School of Art and the Urban Appalachian Council. Application deadline is Feb. 15. 352-1595.
MARIEMONT PLAYERS Holds auditions for March production of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata. 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Walton Creek Theatre, 4101 Walton Creek Road, Mariemont. 684-1236.
MASTERWORKS 53 A juried exhibit for artists or sculptors 53 years of age or older. Up to five works may be submitted by eligible artists, but no more than two will be accepted for show. Deliver each work to the Cincinnati Art Club, 1021 Parkside Place, Mount Adams between 3 and 7 p.m. Feb. 1. Don’t forget to label your work with the name, title, dimensions, medium and price. First prize wins $600, second prize $350, third prize $250, honorable mention $50. For further information, call Bonnie Myers at 721-4330.
OHIO ARTS COUNCIL
Provides matching money grants to artists, arts programs and major institutions. Call for applications. Summer fellowships for teachers of the arts also are available. Contact Christy Fambauch. Nominations for the Ohio Arts Council’s 1995 Governor’s Awards for the Arts are being accepted. Contact Bill Nordquist, Ohio Arts Council; 727 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43205-1796. 614^166-2613.
$4.95 adults; $2.95 children 3-12; members free. Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. 287-7020.
KING DAY BREAKFAST The Arts Consortium of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Historical Society present the Fifth Annual King Day Breakfast Celebration at the Hyatt Hotel Regency Ballroom, 9 a.m. Monday at the Hyatt Regency, 151 W. Fifth St., Downtown. This
SAVE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE (SOS) A public/private initiative designed to document and increase public awareness of outdoor sculpture. Workshops are being planned for early 1995 in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton. People interested in participating should contact Patricia Henahan at the Ohio Arts Council. 727 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43205-1796. 614-466-2613.
BROADWAY SERIES Jelly’s Last Jam starring Hines and featuring sation Savion Glover. Thursday and Friday, Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m.
$28.50438.50 for matinees, $42 for evening performances. Theatre, Fifth and Sycamore, Downtown. 749-4949.
★ CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE THE PARK —Jar The Cheryl L. West’s hit bittersweet nature of opens Thursday. The audio described for impaired on Saturday for the hearing impaired Sunday. Meet The Artists place after Sunday’s allows audience members act with the cast and the production staff. is free and attendance is not required. 8 p.m. Friday and Wednesday, p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Through Feb. 'ommended for children. adults. Roberts. Marx Instill your child with theater and bring them Folktales From the part of the Rosenthal Generation Theatre a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Jan. 21. $3.50 adults; Playhouse Plaza. Eden Tickets to all shows when purchased noon-2 day of the show. 421-3888.
ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI Joanie children’s play, On Poets told in the voices and classic American poets Emily Dickinson, Edgar and H.W. Longfellow. Saturday and Sunday. Wine St., Over-the-Rhine. 421-3555.
FIFTH THIRD VOICES MONY— A seven-week celebrating ethnic and diversity in the arts Saturday with Voices School for the Creative Performing Arts Theatre, Sycamore
RAY COMBS CINCINNATI COMEDY CONNECTION Boasts a new emcee, Todd Lynn, who hails from the Queen City and has appeared on DefComedy Jam. Jeff Wayne headlines. SaturdayWednesday. 8 p.m. Thursday and Sunday, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday. Over 21. $6.50 weekdays; $8.50 weekends. Carew Tower, 441 Vine St., Downtown. 241-8088.
LAP STORYTIME Cathy Fasano and Diane Volk host stories and songs about penguins. 10:3011 a.m. Tuesday. Registration required. $1. The Children’s Bookery, 1169 Cobblewood Plaza, Forest Park. 742-8822.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY 1995 NIEHOFF SERIES Jonathan Kamholtz, associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at UC, presents the second of five informal lectures: Stephen King’s The Shining Tuesday. The lecture starts at 12:45 p.m., with dessert and coffee served at 12:15 p.m. Members pay $40 for the series, non-members $45. 414 Walnut St., Downtown. 621-0717.
DORIS MORTMAN —Signing and champagne reception for the author of True Colors a novel set against the glamorous backdrop of the international art world. 7-8:30 p.m. Friday. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Madison and Edwards roads, Norwood. 396-8960.
* DAVID MASON AND YIORGOS CHOULIARAS UC’s Elliston Foundation presents David Mason, author of Buried Houses, and Greek poet Yiorgos Chouliaras. They will read from their work. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. Elliston Room in Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. 556-1570.
SANDRA MURPHY The author of Reckoning The Earth, a collection of essays, returns to her alma mater to sign copies. Noon-1 p.m. Thursday. Thursday. UC bookstore, 123 W. University Ave., Clifton. 556-1336.
SCIENCE-FICTION/FANTASY WRITERS WORKSHOP The folks from Writer’s Digest will give a talk on how to get published. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Borders Books and Music, 11711 Princeton Road, Springdale. 671-5852.
FACE PAINTING Children of all ages can enjoy face painting. 11 a.m. Saturday. Borders Books and Music, 11711 Princeton Road, Springdale. 671-5852.
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JANE HEIMLICH Discusses and signs copies of What Your Doctor Won't Tell You. 7 p.m. Monday. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, Madison and Edwards roads, Norwood. 396-8960.
★ KIRSTEN HOLM The assistant editor of Writer’s Market and editor of The Guide Tb Literary Agents will suggest ways writers can fatten their moneybags in the coming months. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Carnegie Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. 689-5283.
n India, where Wendy’s drive-through has not yet captured a large share of the takeout crowd, people who work in offices have their lunches brought from home. There are delivery people who pick up a lunch at home, carry it, along with 50 to 100 others in stainless steel trays on a bicycle or by public transportation to where people work. An Indian friend says the lunches never get mixed up, and they always arrive hot.
Might be a nice change from bologna in a brown bag. But if you don’t happen to have an Indian cook back at the house, try takeout. Indian food makes an especially nice change from pizza or Chinese for friend- or family-style dinners.
If you’re ordering over the phone, it helps to know your way around an Indian menu. So pick up a menu from the takeout closest to you. Of course, each restaurant’s menu is different, but here’s a guide to some of the standard dishes.
For the most timid, tandoori chicken is the best place to start. It’s skinned, marinated in yogurt, mildly spiced and cooked, traditionally, in a clay oven it’s low in fat and tender. With some plain rice, or a simple pilaf, it makes a meal that nobody could be scared of. Add one of the wonderful Indian breads. Chapatis are almost like a whole-wheat tortilla, while Paratha are whole-wheat, layered with butter. Poori and Bhatura are the puffy fried versions of these, and Nan are whiteflour breads made in a tandoori oven. Generally, one order of bread is enough for two people. The breads aren’t good when served cold, though, and they’ll just get tough in the microwave unless you’re eating right away, you might want to wait for a restaurant visit to indulge in them.
Ambar India, 350 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 281-7000. The newest Indian restaurant in town opened last summer. It is open every day except Monday for lunch and dinner. There is a large dining room, but also a big takeout business. Call ahead and allow about 15 minutes. There are 12 lunch specials, most around $5. Mayura, 3201 Jefferson Ave.,
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Jagdev Singh, owner of Ambar India in Clifton, recommends not turning down the heat on Vindaloo.
Order one or two of the subtly sauced lamb, chicken or fish dishes. (You are not, obviously, going to get beef or pork from a cuisine created by Hindus and Moslems.) The chicken and lamb curry are a far cry from the boxed spice mix most Cincinnatians call “curry.” On an Indian menu, it means a mildly sauced home-style dish. Other menu descriptions for home-style dishes are saag (which means spinach), dal (indicating lentils) and mater (meaning peas). These all display the Indian mastery of spices and usually include onions, tomato and ginger.
Masala: ma-SAH-la.
Mater: MA-tehr. Pronunciations to common terms on Indian menus. (Since Pakora: pah-KOOH-ra. they are transliterated
More elaborate are the chicken or lamb masala, kufta and korma, which are dishes of the Moghuls the ancient and cultured royalty of Northern India. These are enriched with cream, raisins and/or cashews and CONTINUES ON PAGE 30
Raita: RIE-ta.
Bhatura: bhe-TOO-rah.
Chapati: cha-PAH-tee.
Chat: CHAHT.
Dal: DAHL.
Papadum: Pa-pa-rahm. from Hindi, the Paratha: pa-RAHT-ha. spellings differ among Poori: POOH-ree. books and menus.)
Samosa: sa-MO-sah.
Tandoori: tan-DOO-ree.
Korma: KOOR-ma. Vindaloo: VEN-deh-loo.
Clifton. 221-7125. In the same place for 15 years. Mayura features Northern and Southern Indian specialties. Open every day except Monday. On Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. there is a $7.99 vegetarian brunch featuring masala dosa, a potato-filled crepe. The daily lunch buffet, with changing offerings including three vegetarian, is $6.95. Dinner can be delivered through Dashing Diner service, 474-6244.
Tandoor India, 8702 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. 7937484. Open every day but Sunday. Tandoor has a daily changing lunch buffet for $6.50. Dinner can be ordered to go.
Vindu Indian, 313 Calhoun, Clifton. 961-6224. This tiny place has just a few small tables, but reasonable prices. They mostly do takeout from steam tables, so no need to call ahead. Open daily.
STORYTIME Children can meet Cudley, Dudley, Tacky and Pete and other ice-loving creatures during storytime. 10 a.m. Thursday. Free. Oakley Blue Marble, 3054 Madison Road, Oakley. 731-2665.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the May Sarton Room. Crazy Ladies Center, 4039 Hamilton Ave., Northside. 541-4198.
BOOKED ON THURSDAY The general interest reading group will discuss the Newberry-winning novel Bastard Out ofCarolina by Dorothy Allison. Meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. Thursday. Little Professor Book Center, 814 Main St., Milford. 248-BOOK.
CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ FELLOWSHIP Critique group meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at Vineyard Community Church, 1391 E. Crescentville Road, Springdale. 521-1913.
CINCINNATI PLAYWRIGHTS Critique group for playwrights meets at 7 p.m. every Monday at the Carnegie Arts Center, Robbins and Scott streets, Covington. 556-3914.
CINCINNATI WRITERS PROJECT Support group for writers of every genre offers monthly meetings. 689-5283.
CINCINNATI WRITERS PROJECT FICTION CRITIQUE GROUP Meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown..771-6899.
GATHERING HOUSE Founded in 1993 by journalist, author and community activist Susan Kammeraad-Campbell to offer a safe environment for women to gather, write and work creatively, it now offers classes and workshops designed to help both men and women discover their inflate ereativity. 100 S. College Drive, Oxford. 513-523-1284.
GREATER CINCINNATI WRITERS LEAGUE Critique group meets at 8 p.m. on the second Friday of every month at the Regency, 2444 Madison Road, Hyde Park. x
753-5697.
MYSTERY AND MAYHEM The mystery book group is currently reading Minette Walters’ The Sculptress. It meets at 7:30 on the first Tuesday of every month. Little Professor Book Center, 814 Main St, Milford. 248-2665.
OHIO VALLEY ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA Local chapter of the national organization meets at 1 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month in the community room in Forest Fair Mall. This Saturday, there will be a special presentation: Time Managementfor Writers. $3 meeting fee. 1047 Forest Fair Drive, Fairfield. 863-6053.
QUEEN CITY WRITERS CLUB
Critique group meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month. Northside Bank and Trust, 9135 Colerain Ave., Colerain Township. First meeting free. 522-0108.
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL
JOURNALISTS Organization of workingjournalists and writers offers monthly programs, monthly newsletter and subscription to national Quill magazine. Local and/or national dues. 665-4700.
WRITING LIVES WRITING WORKSHOP Workshop for women writers. 871-8702.
Rachmaninoffs Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mahler’s Symphonie No. 1, The Titan. 8 p.m. Jan. 28. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. $15 adults; $6 seniors and students. 381-3300.
SLAYER WITH BIOHAZARD AND MACHINE HEAD
Hardcore/Thrash music’s finest invade Dayton with such classics as “Angel of Death,” “Die By the Sword,” and the tender, sweet Frank Sinatra-esque ballad “Mandatory Suicide.” Feb. 11. $20.50/$22 day of show. Hara Arena, 1001 Shiloh Springs Road, Dayton, Ohio. 749-4949.
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Dancers and drummers are needed for a show in mid-April. 1 p.m. Jan. 21. The Dance Hall, Vine and East Daniels, Corryville. Call Banjo at 681-8929.
C.I.C. PERCUSSIONS Classes begin Jan. 21 and run through March 25. Adult drum classes in Djembe and Conga, 3:30-6 p.m. Saturdays; children’s class in Nigerian Drum and Dance, 10 a.m.noon Saturdays. The Miller Gardette Loft, 2401 Concord, Walnut Hills. 221-2222.
the Chinese American Business Association, the Cincinnati Chinese Culture Learning Association, the Chinese American Association of Cincinnati and the Chinese Association of Science and Technology. 3 p.m. Jan. 22. $15 adults; $10 seniors and students; $40 students. Memorial Hall, 225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. 792-9288 or 556-7392.
THE BALTIMORE WALTZ— Paula Vogel’s play, which won the Obie for Best Play of 1991-92, premieres in Cincinnati featuring Poor Superman’s David Schaplowsky. All proceeds go to AVOC via The Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire of All Ohio Inc. Jan. 19-21 and 26-28. 1425 Sycamore, Over-the-Rhine. 921-1168.
BY JULIE LARSON
ALAN JACKSON WITH THE MAVERICKS Country superstar
Jackson pulls his big tour bus into the Queen City for a show openned by the best band in country music, the Mavericks. Jan. 28. $21/$24. Riverfront Coliseum, Pete Rose Way, Downtown. 721-1000.
CCM PHILHARMONIA Gerhard
Samuel conducts the CCM Philharmonia with solo pianist Anton Nel. Program includes Schuman’s Geneva Overture,
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CLERMONT THEATER Clermont Theater Works has created original work entitled Gateways to the Fourth Dimension. The work, created under the direction of Patty Friel and Shawn Womack, explores myth, legends and ghost tales. Clermont College, 4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia. 732-5200.
BOONE COUNTY COMMUNITY THEATRE GROUP Presents Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians. 8 p.m. Jan .20-21 and Jan. 26-28. $5 adults; $4 seniors; $3 children 12 and under. Ryle High School Auditorium, 10379 Highway 42, Union. 525-6397 or 689-4766.
★ CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER Two Near The Edge, a duo from Durham, N.C., energetically blends modem, jazz and African dance styles. 8 p.m. Jan.27-28, 3 p.m. Jan. 29. Dance Hall, Vine Street and East Daniels. $12 adults; $8 students and seniors. 751-2800. Select-A-Seat: 721-1000.
CINCINNATI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Celebrate the new year with a Chinese New Year Concert, presented by members of
★ DENNIS BANKS Dermis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and director of the Sacred Run, returns to the Carnegie Theater for a four-day drum-making workshop. 7-9 p.m.
the best way to cool off your mouth. Most of these dishes meet modern standards for healthiness with a lot of grains and vegetables and ungreasy cooking methods.
Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Class space is limited to 15. Registration deadline is Sunday. $125. He will also appear for a single concert of Native American Drums and Songs. 8 p.m. Feb. 4. $6.50 adults; $5 seniors and students; $3 children under 12. 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. 221-8777, Ext. 1. MURPHY THEATRE The National Theatre of the Deaf takes a trip to France at its vaudevillian, farcical best in An Italian Straw Hat. 7 p.m. Jan. 24. 50 W. Main St. Wilmington. $8 - $12. 1-382-3643.
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have a thick, simmered sauce. Most dishes can be ordered at any level of hotness from mild to fiery. But Vindaloo, from Goa in southwest India where they like their spices hotter, doesn’t taste good if you turn down the heat, says Jagdev Singh, owner of Ambar India in Clifton. If there is a hot-pepper showoff in your group, he can order it is a he, right?
Appetizers, though, such as pakoras and samosas, are mostly fried. If you’re not watching fat, a sampler is a good way to find out what you like. Some that are not fried are called Chat,
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