POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL. COMEDY
'Maior Barbara' opens Thursday George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara will be presented Aprill3-15 and April2022 in the drama lab, P-33. Curtain time for all performances will be 7:30 p.m. Besides Major Barbara, Shaw is known for Man and Superman, especially the Don Juan in Hell sequence, and for Pygmalion, which later became the musical My Fair Lady. A revival of interest in Shaw's works is marked by a current New York stage production entitled An Evening With G.B.S. Major Barbara is a politicalphilosophical comedy, set in the early 1900's. The principal characters are Andrew U ndershaft, owner of a munitions factory , his wife Lady Britomart, and their daughter, Barbara, who is a major in the Salvation Army. Barbara does not approve of her
father's striving for money, nor of the way he makes his money, which is by manufacturing weapons. Her father is cynical about Barbara's enthusiasm for G~d. and Salvation. . They agree to v1s1t each other at theu places of work, but this only deepens the conflict, and theplaytakesofffrom there. Meanwhile, Lady Britomart is trying to get more money from her husband for household expenses, various love interests are brewing, and Lady Britomart is attempting to convince Undershaft to change his family tradition oflea ving the Undershaft business to a foundling. Bill Sulick plays Andrew Undershaft. He also appeared in the recent production here of The Grass Harp. Lynn V enkus, his step-daughter, also appears in the production.
Lady Britomart is played by Claudia Keithley. In addition to much drama experience, Keithley was the musical director for many summer theatre workshops at Palomar. She recently played the lead in The Grass Harp. Kathi Rodgers is playing Barbara. She appeared as t he female lead in t he Palomar production of Candide. Rodgers is a lso a member of th e vocal gro ups at Palom ar, and dances with th e North County Ballet Company. Also a ppearing in Majo r Barbara are Julie King, Richard Medugno John Lombard, Michael Frederiksen: Dave Carroll. Barry Brent. John Mensching. Barbara Leal, Dave Carpender, and Chrissy Driggs. Buddy Ashbrook directs the play. Ash brook has had extensive professional
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ASG eledion Bruce Robbins was elected ASG president over his opponent Rachel Meltzer, this week in a special run-off election. Last week's election results are: VICE-PRESIDENT- Leonard Schnedar, TREASURERJudy Cook, LEGISLATORS Terry Bowman, Ignacio Del Real, Ed Estes (replacing Kerin Essex), Grace Chela Francisco, Rosie Gonzales, Kathy Martin, Dave Sherman, Walter Taylor, Cecilia Vega and Shirley
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Registrar Herman Lee has announced that priority registration will be used for summer school enrollment. In the past priority registration has been used only for fall-spring semesters. "Intent to register" cards have been mailed to all students and must be returned no later than May 12 to insure priority. Students who have not received cards should contact the admissions office. Registration for the summer session will begin May 30, with classes beginning June 19. Students not currently in attendance may apply for enrollment beginning April 10. The summer program will include two five-week sessions, one eightweek session, and a series of shortterm workshops. Charles Coutts, dean of science, business, and technology and director of the summer session, advises students to make counseling appointments now if they need help planning their summer programs. Lee also announces that a new method of priority assignments will be in effect this fall . Under the new system students will automatically be assigned a priority number, and returning the card to the admissions office will no longer be required. Students who have changed their address should notify the Admissions Office at once, to avoid delay in receiving their priority number. Questions regarding registration may be directed to Lee's office while those with questions regarding summer session to Coutts' office.
technical director David Boyd. He has been involved in theater work for 20 years. Boyd teaches theater history, along with all the technical theater co urses. Completing the production staff are Michael FredP::.-iksen and John Mensching, set design and construction; Stacy Burnham , light design; and Suzanne Brent (the daughter of actor George Brent), costume design. Tickets are $1.50 for students and Gold Card holders , and $2.50 for general admission. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling 744-1150.
'Big Band' will play in Dome Tuesday Presenting the sounds of jazz, the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Big Band will appear in concert in the Dome, Tuesday at 8 p.m. Before forming their band, Jones played both cornet and fluegelhorn with the Count Basie and Gerry Mulligan bands. Drummer Lewis was in the rhythm sections of the musical groups of Boyd Raeburn, Alvino Rey, Ray Anthony, Tex Beneke and Gerry Mulligan. He toured Europe with the Benny Goodman and Dizzy Gillespie bands. Forming a band of their own had been conceived on a hot Detroit night in July, 1955, when both men were playing in a "Battle of the Bands,"- Jones with Stan Kenton and Lewis with Count Basie. Working closely with Lewis, Jones dedicated himself to making that concept a reality. Jones became the arranger for the
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experience, and has appeared in many plays, and several movies. He teaches all the acting and direction courses here. All the production work is handled by
band, making the integrated, full sound for which the band is known. He says, "What I strive for is uniformity in sound, and I think of the musicians personally. You have to gear your writing to two different people and still retain your overall technical sound." Jones is also a song-writer for the group. Featuring a variety of jazz, the concert is open to all community members. General admission tickets are $3, while student and Gold Card holder tickets are $2. Arranging and performing techniques of the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Big Band will be discussed and demonstrated in an open clinic to be held in Room C-6 of the music complex at 3 p.m. Tuesday. There is no admission charge for this clinic. For further information and advance tickets, contact the Music Department, 744-1150 or 727-'}529.
Art series features famed artist Christo Famed for his spectacular achievement, "Running Fence," the artist Christo will appear as a special speaker for the spring art and artists series next Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Bulgarian artist, who has sparked the imagination of the p ublic and achieved world prominence with his major works, will discuss his development, his packaged and wr apped works, and his current projects. A deviation of his wrappings was the launching of the "Running Fence," a 24 m ile long, 18 foot high RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY- Damage scenes like this are the result nylon fence erected in 1976 north of of the recent rains . Weathermen say there is no immediate end in San Francisco. It emerged 600 feet out into the Pacific Ocean between sight. (Photo by Jackie King) Marin Co unty's Bodega Bay and Dillon Beach, and stretched across
WORKSHOPS, SPEA KERS FEATURED
Women 's Day is tomorrow Women who participated in the will lead the minority women Houston International Women 's workshop. Women in th e law will Year Conference will present a slide feature attorneys Marge Wagner, show with tape narration and a Janet Lacy, Suzanne Knauf, Mae discussion as part of Women 's Day Fenton and law student Colleen tomorrow in the Student Union from Richardson who works at the 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Women's Resource Center in OceanThere is no admission charge, and side. free child care will be provided with General practitioner and homeoadvance reservations at 724-5521. pathologistJ acquelyn Wilson, M.D., A variety of workshops will be will provide direction for H discusoffered. Topics include minority sion on women a nd health. women , effective self-defense for women , health , re-entry women, Students from the co ll ege alternative life-styles and women in American Indi an Organization and the law. MEChA wi ll sell lun ch eon items a nd Palomar instructors Luz Garcon, entertai nm ent wi ll be provided durStarla Hollins and Linda Locklear ing the break between morning and
afternoon sessions. In addition to the scheduled program , representatives and information from community organizations will be available in the Student Union. Participating organizations include Casa de Ampa~a, American Cancer Society, Chlld Guidance Clinic, Escondido Girls Club, Palomar Family YMCA , Planned Parenthood, Chicano Federation , Project OZ, League of Women Voters, Girl Scouts and Nationa l Organization for Women . For further information on Women 's Day, call Co nni e All en Pa lomar Co ll ege, 744-1150 or 7277529, extension 244.
the California coastline to Sonoma County. The project, funded by the sale of Christo's drawings of it, cost $3 million, took three years to plan and five months to build. It remained part of the landscape for only two weeks. Hailed by some as perhaps Christo's most meaningful and imaginative project, in which he enhances natural phenomena and invites new perception by the viewer, the "Running Fence" evoked a reaction ofthe public ranging from ecstasy to outrage. According to the project director for the "Running Fence," Jan van der Marek, "Working on the project resulted in a great feeling of exhilaration. Christo created a sense of community among the local people." Van der Marek explains that performing art such as Christo's is an attempt to break through the barriers of a medium- "not to care whether it is a painting or sculpt4re, or neon tubes, a performance which will end, or an undertaking such as the VaHey Curtain, which will be dismantled, or fall down as it happened." He goes on to say that 10 years ago people would become incensed and morally outraged because something they saw was so far from the preconceptions of what art should be. Now they are trying to open new styles. "They have become sophisticated and knowledgeable and are not afraid to walk out on something if it is boring, so phonies no longer get the a udience." Christo's lecture in room P-32 is open to the public.