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Show OXCiCC Cassavetes Films at USFF By Samantha Dunn It is film festival time again. The eighth annual United States Film Festival, held in Park City, begins Saturday, highlight of the festival: the independent film competition. Awards will be presented for the best Jan. 20 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 29. dramatic and documentaiy films. There More than 70 films are offered at this will be the "Grand Jury" award, the "Film year's festival. As in previous years, the Maker's " award, and the "Audience Choice" films cover a variety of different subjects, award. Nearly 40 films are entered In the and all are Independently produced. competition this year; almost twice as "What we have to offer at this year's many as last year. The Film Festival began as an outlet festival," said USFF program director Tony Stafford, "is a broad range of interesting for the creative expression of independent and diverse films. It is like a mirror for the filmmakers eight years ago through the movie-goin- g community to see whats going influences of Robert Redford. "The United on in art and filmmaking this year." States Film Festival is without peer as the Two world premiers: "Murderers premiere forum for American Independent Among Us." starring Ben Kingsley, and filmmakers. " It provides a vital and "Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven" will be necessary arena for the exchange of brash unveiled at the festival. "The Big Easy, " ideas and unconventional approaches to "Au Revoir Les Enfants," and "Moonstruck" original filmmaking - filmmaking which are among films that have made their must strike a resonant chord as an art debuts in previous festivals. form, while simultaneously avoiding the Sixteen John Cassavetes films will be purgatory of economic inviability, " said offered in a tribute to the actor. Cartoonist Gale Ann Hurd, producer of such films as Jay Ward, creator of "Rocky and "The Terminator," and "Aliens. A USFF film guide is available at Bullwinkle," will also be "saluted" with 14 of his "best loved" cartoons being offered Cosmic Aeroplane, and the box office in for view. Park City. Tickets are $5 for movies, $10 In addition, there will be short films, for premieres, and $15 for seminars. seminars, Charlie Chaplin films, and the -- Muasic News Symphony Season Weird A1 Yankovich new movie "UHF" will probably not appear at the USFF. Say Bye-By- e Opera Finalists Chosen to $100 Bills By SHchad Knight The Omnibus Drug Initiative Act the Drug Act of 1988 includes a directive to the secretary of the Treasury to study the feasibility of either eliminating the $100 bill or printing the $100 bill on tracer By Calvin L. Harrington paper. The secretary has 180 days from The Utah Symphony's Concerts on Feb. chosen have to finalists the date the bill became Public Law 1690 eight Judges 3 and 4 will include Concertato (Moby compete in the 1989 Metropolitan Opera on Nov. 18,1988 to file a report with the Dick) by Menin, Ballade by Faure, Auditions, Utah District. Final competition Congressional Banking Committee. The stated purpose of the study is to Symphony No. 4 by Martinu, and Mozart's will be held Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:45 p.m. at Piano Concerto, No.23. This rich program Assembly Hall, Temple Square. Admission "curtail or monitor the cash transactions in will be conducted by Larence Leighton is free and early attendance is Illegal drug traffic," said Leah Akhbar, of the n Smith. The French Pianist recommended since this is usually a U.S. Department of the Treasury. This is y event. Pommier will be soloist for inconsistent with the findings of the Secret the Mozart concerto. second and third place Service and the Treasury office, said First place, Smith is a native of Portland, Ore. He is winners will be selected. Each contestant Akhbar. Examinations of interrupted drug currently the conductor of the Louisville will sing an aria of their choice and one traffic show the $50 and the $20 bills are Orchestra in Kentucky and Artistic director selected by a panel of Judges (from the chosen for cash transactions. of the Music Academy of the West, Santa contestant's listed repertoire). The eight There are many cash transactions in Barbara, Calif. Smith has taught at Boston singers and their selected arias are: University, the Curtis Institute of Music in Elizabeth Emerson, Soprano ("Juliet's Philadelphia and the California Institute of Waltz", Romeo and Juliet, Gounod), the Arts. He was associate conductor of Stephanie Buckley, Soprano ("The Shadow the Metropolitan Opera from 1964 to Song", Dinorah, Meyerbeer), Martha West, 1967. Pommier was born in Beziers, Mezzo ("Una poco fa", The Barber of Seville, France and became a serious pianist at age Rossini), Julie Reynolds. Mezzo ("O Mio 4. He studied at the Paris Conservatory and Fernando", La Favorita, Donizetti), Carolyn By Jennifer Christensen won first prize at the International Piano Talboys, Soprano ("O luce di quest'anima", Linda di Berlin in as a Debbie Chamounix, Donizetti), Competition teenager. At age Carolyn Tucker, assistant professor of 17, he was the youngest of the finalists at Mitchell, Soprano, ('The Steal Me Aria", at Westminster, is in charge mathematics the Tchaikovsky International Piano The Maid and The Thief, Gian Carlo of this year's annual conference: Menotti), Patricia Farr, Soprano ("Morro Competition held in Moscow In 1962. Your Horizons" in science and "Expanding ma The Utah Masked in concerts are Ball, Many symphony grazia", prima mathematics. beginning to sell out and those wishing to Verdi), and James Miller, Tenor ("Una As head of the conference, Tucker is attend are urged to purchase tickets as furtiva lagrima". The Elixir of Love, responsible for planning all aspects of the soon as possible. The Jan. 13 and 14 Donizetti). concerts featuring classical guitarist Mrs. Warren J. Oestrelcher is the program. This years conference will be Feb. 25 at the University of Utah. Christopher Parkening and the Jan. 28 Utah District Director and her assistant is held on The conference, presented by the Peck. The concert with the King's Singers of England Granger Metropolitan Opera Utah MathScience Network, is available to were sell-ofor District Utah Tickets is supported in Auditions, performances. concerts can be purchased at the Utah part by a grant from the Salt Lake City Arts Junior and senior high school females Interested in career options in the fields Symphony box office at Symphony Hall, Council and Salt Lake City Corporation. 123 West South Temple (student discounts The project is Jointly supported by a grant of science and mathematics. The keynote speaker will be Kathleen are available). For further Information, call from the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Harer, chief of industrial safety at the Last year's Kennedy Space Center. Washington, D.C. Rebecca Reheis was the only speaker, world-reriow- Jean-Bemar- d standing-room-onl- the economy going unreported, therefore untaxed. "It may be equal to 30 percent of gross taxable income," said Ron Paul, former Republican congressman from Texas. "If the government could track those transactions, or account for the cash involved, it could enhance reveriues greatly," said Paul. A recall of larger bills. or putting tracers on larger bills would allow officials to measure and record cash transactions. An official of the Federal Reserve Bank stated that FRB policy is to "move the U.S. toward a cash free economy," said Paul. "This is difficult to do except by increments," said Paul. The directive in the Drug Act is one of the steps if the phase-ou- t of large bills is recommended, said Paul. Women in Sciences, Math To Meet at U. of Utah ut 533-640- 7. female majoring in atmospheric science In her graduating class. She is presently the first on-a- ir female meteorologist in the state of Utah. The purpose of the conference is to take women who have an Interest in math or science and keep them interested by showing them careers that are available to them in those fields. Specific workshops are available from which students can select. Heading the various workshops are career women in the community whose Jobs are associated with math or science. Anyone Interested in volunteering and participating in the conference can contact Carolyn Tucker or her aide, Vicki Rosenhan-Pohlma- n at 488-417- 4. AIDS Complicates Marketing For Diet Candy Co. By Calvin L. Harrington What's in a name? The appetite suppressant "Ayds" was a successful American consumer product for 48 years. But due to public awareness of the fatal disease, AIDS, the "Ayds" manufacturers lost 30 percent of their customers in less ' Issue 14 January SI, 1989 than a month. An extensive study revealed that many people surveyed were uncomfortable with going to a store and asking a sales clerk, "Do you have Ayds?" The manufacturers of "Ayds" are understandably, hesitant about completely changing the name of their product for fear of losing customer Identity and risk even lower drops in sales. What should they do? change the name to something like "thins." The company will announce their They conducted another survey and consumers offered the following decision soon. However, the makers of suggestions: (1) Coerce customers to never this product face another say the name of the diet candy. Since the distasteful situation. For some strange name is short, only say the letters, reason, most stores usually stock this (2) alter the name (take the emphasis off product right beside condoms. "Ayds") and make it "Diet Ayds"; or, (3) ill-fat- ed Forum 3 |