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| daybreak @ MOVE REVIEWS, B-3 M ANNLANDERS, B-S Mf LISTINGS, B-7-9 Mf CLUBS, B-10 Ty FEBRUARY 1, 2002 @ OLYMPIC DINING,B-11 > CALENDAR On ‘SesameStreet,’ TV Changes With the Times BYMARTIN RENZHOFER help children,” said Michael Loman, Emmy-winning executive producer. Hesaid experts suggested not deal- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Cc E Vou ET URE Elmois more than nervous. He's downrightscared. A grease fire in Hooper’s Store left the furry little monsterunsure of the world. But thanks to a fewspecial New YorkCity firefighters who in- BY DAN NAILEN So They Say darn bright. CNN hada lengthy-for- vite Elmo and Maria (Sonia Manzano)to the firehouse for a special tour — and a scrumptious lunch — Elmo'sfears fade. Fear, as well as loss, bullies and TV story on Salt Lake security, NBC hadits NBA talking heads holed up inclusion, is a special subject that “Sesame Street” will explore this in its Salt Lake Olympicstudio, and BobCostas has already delivered at season, the show’s 33rd, when it premieres Mondayat7:30 a.m. on Ch. 7 If you channel-surfed atall this week, you may havenoticed the Olympicspotlightis already pretty leastone ofthose patented “inspira- (KUED). Notto be outdone, the publishing worldis far from ignoring the Winter Games. A perusal of one Barnes and Noble magazinerack yielded no less than 14 periodicals with Olym- in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist tional”athlete profiles. These subjects and storylines are Richard Termine/Sesame Workshop attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. “We wanted to do something to New York City firefighters comfort a frightened Elmo after he witnessesa fire in Hooper's Store. ing with the attacks directly. “What they suggested was thatit would be too frightening to alude to Sept. 11. We don't know how many children would be watching the show alone, withoutan adult to help explain.” Loman andhis team of writers, producers and researchers found four areas that are problems for youngchildren. Loss is explored when Big Bird finds a wild turtle and makes it a pet. Butsince the turtle is wild, it wanders away. Thestoryof inclusion again fea- tures Big Bird. This time,a penpal, a bird, visits Sesame Street and is shocked to find that Big Bird has See SESAME STREET,Page B-4 pic previews and/orSalt Lake City profiles. Because it’s alwaysfun to read whatthe national media has to say aboutour pretty greatstate, The Vulture boughta stack o’ mags and hit the glossy books. Here aresome of the highlights, and lowlights. Details The Good: Onestory, “A Bridge Too Far,” reveals the startling news that bridge, the four-person card gamemostpopular in the country’s retirement communities, “will debut as a demoeventat the Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, with the hope of maturinginto an official sport at Torino,Italy, in 2006.” We're guessingthattickets are still available for the bridge showdown. Anotherstory, “Salt Lake Sin,” offers a brief guideto activities more nefarious than bridge. Included are directions to the closest Nevada brothels, Salt Lake strip clubs and spots to score crystal meth or anony- mousgay sex. The Bad: The mapof Salt Lake City includes a campus labeled “BYU,”though it’s known locally as the University of Utah,so the Details mightnotbe crystal clear. Maxim The Good: Its story, “And The WinterIs. . . ,” notes how much betterit will be watching the Games in almost-real time, rather than with the tape-delayed anti-climaxes common with Nagano,andoffers a viewers guide for someof the moreexciting events. The Bad: The story begins with the query, “Whydo these 17 daysof sports always suck harderthan a collapsing star? Let us count the ways.Brian Boitano skipping across theice to strains of ‘Wind Beneath MyWings.’ Eastern Bloc shemales cross-country skiing. Big-head Bob Costas waxing poetic abouta day-old curling match. For the love of God, can’t anything be done?” Freeskier ‘The Good:The essay “Do the Olympics Really Matter?” argues that despite all the scandal and commercialization, the Olympics are still serious businessfor the athletes, “so bring on the Games. And let’s puta lid on the cynical talk. At leastfor a while. It spoils the celebration.” And the magazine’s guide How the West Was: A Navajo Vision of Utah BY HILARY GROUTAGESMITH THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Most Olympicvisitors won't be able to tour Utah’s red rock country and experience first-hand the can makeit as far as the Gateway, just south of the Medals Plaza near downtown Salt Lake City, field, Ariz. “We all have a rich heritage with storiestotell.” they’ll have an idea of what Mon- the Navajo Na- tion, worked And because ontheproject it is winter, they for more than will be able to hear the Navajo stories, too. (Ac- three years. The exhibit has two objec- cordingto tradition, the stories can only be told in the cold sea- tives, he said: raising awareness as to who the Navajo peo- son.) “Discover Na- ple are and promoting vajo: People of the Fourth World” is part of the 2002 Cultural Olympiad. For$10, visitors their homeland as a tourism destination. “There are 560 tribes gain entry to across Ameri- 11,000 square feet of authentic Ce tee photo. “Dineh,” an Allan Hauser ibit visitors. visi sculpture, greets exhibit graphic murals, displays of plants used for healing andlife-size replicas of a Navajo sheep campand hogan,thetradi- tional log-and-mud dwelling that is still built for familiesto live in. There will be weavers,jewelry- makers and storytellers, anda trading post where artists will sell their wares. Aspart of the historical por- sures anddetours, Salt Lake’s highways are finally free and clear, so traffic shouldn'tbe too bad.”If traf: fic turning the 40-minute drive to Park City into a four-hour ordeal isn’t “too bad,” whatis? Essence The Good: Writer Elaine Lee raves about Utah’s powder,“the fluffiest, softest and lightest snow I’ve glided down in my23 years of skiing,” andhails Utah hospitality as “genuine and congenial.” The story ends: “I must admit my surprise that a jive Afrocentric sister can travelto Utah fora ski vacation, have a fabulous time and stand readyto try it again. The thrills ofUtah's winter wonderland ps and exceeded my every expecta- unidentifiable by the enemy. Of the original 29 codetalkers,five are still living and will speak about their experiences. “Their story is about the importance of their language,” said Discover Navajo spokeswoman Marilyn Ellingson. Playboy | dor ty! ts, ‘The Bad: Possible obscenity pros- ecution for in public, “Olympic Highs” White, director of tourism for umentValley tive language, which was Good; The one-page “Olympic kless rector Frederick White of Corn- hastooffer. ter five years of constructionclo- eae to venues from a:plane, considering it’s roughly 200 miles from Salt Lake City. world.” “Tt is the story of our creation andour history,” said projectdi- tion of the exhibit, Navajo codetalkers will be on handevery day. Codetalkers served as U.S. Marines during World War II and transmitted messagesin their na- fon.” til today, which is the “fourth waysof the Navajo. Butif they to attending the Gamesraves about the quality of Utah snow. The Bad: The same “Guideto the Salt Lake City Olympics”notes: “Af- TheBad: The first line of Lee's story, “Rocky Mountain High,”is: “At first I was a bit wary of traveling to Utah —a state whose mainreligion, Mormonism, once taughtthat The tour begins with creation stories of the Navajo in thespirit, or“first” world through time un- ca. All of us have a rich pee oe rich stories tell,” he said.to “We're a large community with a land base of 17 million acres. We have land and wehave beautiful scenic areas full of history and culture. We want to share that.” Indeed, the Discover Navajo project is only one of a long list of improvements — ata cost of $100 million — being launched by the Navajo Nation, Others include three new visitor centers, developmentof scenic byways, improvementof RV parks, a new marina at Lake Powell andrebuilding a historic trading post to function as a newcultural center in Tuba City, Ariz. Fornow, theefforts of the Navajo Nation are concentrated on the massive, temporary structure at Gateway, where volunteers, from the guides to the codetalkers, artists and workers at the trading post, will comeinshifts Photos by Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune Nanaba Aragon, a Navajo from Prescott, Ariz., demonstrates weaving at the Discover Navajo Exhibit, which opens aot at the Gatewayas part of the Cultural Olympiad. from their homesin the Four Corners area throughoutthe month. HIF YOU GO ries a pricetag of $1.7 million. Af- The Discover Navajo 2002: People of the Fourth World The exhibit was years in the making, Ellingsonsaid, and car- ter the conclusion of the 2002 Winter Games, the exhibitwill be stored until organizers nail down a date to take it to Europe sometime in the comingyear. “This is unique,It will Be peoplea taste of the place. We want them to comeandvisit and understand the beauty of the land and thepeople,” Ellingsonsaid. pavilionis on the northwest cornerof the Gateway, 500 W. 50 North, Salt Lake City. The exhibit opens today and runs through Feb.24, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, (Closed Mondays.) Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors,$6 for children. Music, Dance and Artwork Welcome Chinese Year of Horse BY JESUS LOPEZ JR. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah’s Asian community is Suiting to provide a world-class celebration throughout the month for the Year of the Horse. ‘The new year officially begins Feb.12. “T thinkit's very importantto let other people know the existence of the Chinese and ethnic community [in Utah],” event organizer Gene Fan said. “There will be a Jot of people and tourists that will see that we are a part of this community's mainstream,” On Saturday, a concert of traditional Chinese music will be presented Libby GardnerHall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle at 7 p.m.Pianist Ning Lu, a University of Utah music professor,also will perform. The Year of the Horse celebration includes an exhibit of work by 25 artists in the Zions Bank building, 102 S, Main St., opening Feb. 9. Each artwork — whether painting, sculpture, embroidery or other medium — features an image of ahorse. (The pieces will also be shown at the 25th Asian Pacific Festival on June15.) ‘The celebration goes into full swing on Feb, 12 — New Year's Day — at Washing: ton Square, 500 §. State St. Revelers can watch'dragon and boat dances as well as demonstrations of animal carving, noodlemaking,ice carving and calligraphy. Because of Olympicsecurity concerns, coordinator Jo-Ann Wong Kilpatrick said, this year’s celebration will not include traditionalfirecrackers. In the past, Utah's Asian community celebrated the New Yearin smaller groups, ‘This is the first year 16 Asian organizations, ae non-Chinese, worked togetherfor a larger event. Even somevisiting delegations from Asian countries — it is also the New Year in the Koreas and Southeast Asia — plan to participate, |
