Candide vies in national contest THE TELESCOPE Palorn~~r
College
Volume31 No.4
A Publlcetlon tor the Aaaoc:latecl Students
Oct. 7,11177
San Marcos, CA
Betye Saar lectures on
Candide will be Palomar's entry in the annual American College Theatre Festival. Performances will be October 11 through October 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the college Drama Lab (P-33).
Winner of five Tony Awards on Broadway, along with the Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, Candide was first presented at Palomar in last summer's musical theatre workshop. The current revival of the Leonard Bernstein musical marks the college's second entry in the ACTF competition.
nostalgic art Artist Betye Saar, nationally recognized for the formal beauty of her art, will discuss her work at noon Tuesday in room C-44 of the Palomar art complex. Saar's presentation is a part of the fall semester Palomar series, "The Art Scene," which brings internationally-known experts to the Palomar campus for an exploration of current directions and con· troversies in the new visual arts. Saar, a Los Angeles native, has had solo exhibitions in New York's Whitney Museum of American Art and at Cal State University in Los Angeles, University of California at Santa Cruz and the Berkeley Art Center. Her work has been included in group shows around the U.S. Her involvement with her work is total. Saar notes that, with the exception of her three daughters, "At this time of my life, my art is the most important thing in my life. Several years ago, I began to open a special inner door on my consciousness and flowing through that door came a special essence, a special energy. Now, as my girls move into their own lives, that special essence and energy is directedtomywork ... "Shegoeson to say that "Sometimes I feel like a medium, like the connection between the material and the message. My current work is involved with nostalgic journeys, with secrets and with mystical powers." Currently on the faculty of the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, Saar has taught drawing and painting at California State Universities in Northridge and Hayward and is in demand as a lecturer at universities and colleges throughout California. She was a free-lance designer for the Napa Valley Theater Company, American Film Institute and Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles for five years.
Film series set The Renaissance is the next part of the How Should We Then Live film series being shown Mondays in P-32 at 1 p.m. This film series hosted by philospher Francis Schaeffer, takes a unique view of history and the achievements of man in various ages, from Roman times to the present. The series will continue every Monday afternoon until November 28.
Second entry in two years
Last year's entry,Jack the Ripper, placed sixth in its region against such schools as UCLA, USD and the University of Nevada. Rebecca Reyes, the play's female lead, won the Best Actress award in the regional competition . Beginning with on-campus or state festival productions , through regional festivals in 13 sections of the country to the final presen· tations at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., ACTFshowcases the quality and diversity of college and university theater , with a view to defining production standards of the highest level through adjudica· tion and workshops .
CONTEMPLATING CONSTRUCTION - Mary Dickinson, Editor of the Telescope, waits for the building that will eventually house the Graphic Arts and Journalism departments. The buildings, along with several labs and classrooms will be completed by January, 1978. (Photo by Derald Leggitt)
Most of the original summer workshop cast is returning for the revival of Candide. New members of the cast include Mary-Lisa Sites, who is also the costume designer for both productions; Barbara Ander· son, Donna Brogna, Harold J . Vandenberg, and Corinne Wilder· man. The production is directed by Buddy Ashbrook. Tickets may be reserved by calling the college. Admission is $2.50 general or $1.50 for students and Gold Card holders.
Legislature approves new ASG cabinet members By Karen Ossenfort Three people were approved to serve in various student government positions at the Legislature's September 29 meeting. Serving will be Judy Cook (Communications), in the ASG president's cabinet, Judy Damon (Publicity), also in the cabinet, and Judith Shumway who will be a member of the Judicial Advocates. Budgets were also discussed at the meeting. It was approved to allot Steve Chappell $1000 for Wild West Week entertainment, and to appropriate $1500 back into the Inter-
Club Council's budget. ICC president Rick Ricard said that guidelines had been set for any clubs wanting to use money from this fund. Clubs wanting more information should see Ricard with the ICC. A representative from the Children's Center at the meeting to ask that safety features be instituted at the Center to protect the children's welfare. She said that car speeds were too fast through the area and the possibilities ofhitting a child were great. Terry Bowman, legislator, motioned to let the Traffic Safety
Committee deal with the problem by enforcing 15 minute parking in front of the Center, allotting more parking spaces, erecting signs warning of young children in the vicinity, and possibly adding speed berms, should the high speeds continue. The Legislature approved the motion . Also brought to the attention of the Legislature was that ARA Vending Service wanted to increase the price of cigarettes 1.7 percent per pack. The increase was endorsed, and according to Chappell it was "due to the price range in merchandise."