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Show Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1976 Page 7 KAC Hankerings Players f By Hank Louis ' Arriving home here via a wine-tasting Air West flight sixteen (this time far from its Worst nickname) finding thexact earthy colors we'd left, spectrum -wise still late fall, like some huge ceramic thrown and glazed. Finding a cold like the dead of winter whipping through our screen door, hot and I sweaty for Phoenix clothes. Finding a lame duck Ford at Vail beating around National Disaster Area bushes. And, of course, finding another weekly miraculous Terrible Tuesday with pens and paper and proofs and pages. And, by the week, these snowless Terrible Tuesdays seem to worsen; for advertising and news have proven tobe indirectly proportional to the number of chicken pot pie in front of the droning tube nights. Ah, but that is our plight, and is no worse than anyone else's. But coming back to this ugly beautiful clear sunny sky made us wonder why this of all winters we chose' for that long-self-promised stay at a ski resort. Too, it made us wonder why we left the T-shirts, short pants and flip-flops of the eighteen hole long roll of Phoenix where there was no snow and shouldn't have been where relatives come for the wedding from Florida asked about any further decided future of the Memorial Building; where the Minesota-bound sister bride and groom expressed, as if they had nothing else to worry about, concern for the Fosters; where it soon became obvious that our work here was being read, and more, appreciated across the country. The realization of which was, and will be, this boy's best Christmas present. , Thank God and the little baby Jesus and mother Mary for this time of year. Thank the writers who wrote the stories. Thank all the red and green, the lantern decor on Main Street, the trees blinking in living windows, 4he gift wrapping. Thank the good tiding cards, the comfort and joy cjtfoX" the Uejtr$ and Happy-even if abstract poetry .'Thank "the, signatures of the senders and the personal notes and the time they took to remind you you're remembered. And when your hand, after having dived deep into a Levi pocket your blood all this time pumping as your mouth drool over some jewel a lover or mother's just dying to receive when your hand comes up with nothing but pennies and dimes: thank the thought for counting. Mental Hoalth Happiness Can Be Improved By Dr.FordMcBride Timpanogos Community Mental Health Center Last week I was in a large university, library. Out of interest, I counted the1 number of books that related to happiness. There were over 200 hundred listed in the card " catalog. Obviously, happiness is important to us. Reading about happiness can no more make us happy: than buying a new pair of: skis will make us an expert: skier. It takes consistent effort and planning, we must actively seek it. , .; . ' I like to think of happiness .; as having three ingredients: : (1) Feeling good ' about oursefves or having aj positive self image, (2) having the capacity to feel well towards others, and (3) successfully handling daily tensions and problems of living. , These three compo-; nents enable us to harmonize our goals and talents in mcuting the demands of life. : Just knowing what happiness happi-ness is does not mean that we can go out and be happy, but knowing can help lis think realistically about it. I received ' a beautiful Christmas card yeaterday and the verse read: "May the coming year be joyous and happy." Wouldn't it be nice if we were told in the card how to achieve happiness. Unfortunately, the answer can't be found in a greeting card. ''!"- Happiness is an ongoing objective that '.must be continually worked toward. By seeking happiness we maintain it. Sometimes we fait to realize that happiness : is our right and a vital part of successful living. . A patient told me recently that she couldn't remember a time when she ' was truly happy. She went on to say that her life style and the lack of meaningful relationships relation-ships made it difficult for her to achieve true happieness. Happiness like physical; health can be improved and maintained by good habits, a positive environment, and, caring relationships. These' qualities were not evident in :, this girl's life. ..... o -'. x , ( Combine Talent and Energy "Diary of Adam and Eve" east mam bars Gary Cola, Julia Bums and Stave Chin. PhOjto: Paul Brown by Meg O'Shaughnessy In the creation and development develop-ment of the Kimball Center Stage Company, the Art Center demonstrates that it is not only itself a resource, ' but an instrument able to tap, to i realize the natural resource of Park City's populace. ;The Kimball Center Stage Company1, iotmed as part, of "the Art Center's Guild, V voluntary arm of the, KAC, is cast and crewed by 'volunteers 'volun-teers joining energy and talent ' towards the production of three one act plays to be performed January Jan-uary 14, 15 , and 16 at the Art Center. : The Diary of Adam and Eve is the. first act of a full length musical. The Apple Tree adapted by Jerome Cooper-smith, Cooper-smith, which opened at the Shubert Theater in New York in 1966. A comedy that carries into song, it plays with the firsts and foibles of the "original" affair. Gary Cole plays an Adam enjoying his illusions of sole domination in the Garden. The inveigling Eve, whose intuition sets her a few paces ahead in this game, will be played by Julie Burns, whose vocal prowess comes to attention as she first extols the wonders of Eden. Steve Chin will play the snake, advocate in the affair. Allison Heyrand lends her . time and talent at the piano helping to sound the lively .tone of discovery in the play. - In Herbert, which just is Park City, will star Mardi Smith and Chuck Folkerth in the character, comedy.. Written as the last act of Robert Anderson's You ' Know I Can't. Hear You When the Water's Running, the play involves an elderly 221 MAIN 10-6 Dally Sun. 12-6 SAVE at QOT Natural Foods CLINTONS HEALTH BREAD .7 5 per loaf BULK HONEY 5R).$4.00 100 STONE GROUND BREAD KEFR SPECIAL JACKSPRATTSPRWHEAT . $1.15ot. PEAK BREAD .40pt. CELESTIAL SEASONINGS HerbalTeaa&Blenda A' couple who have each had so many mates that they can't recall their present partner's : name. . Louise Kutz who . directs both of these one act plays has a handle on where she sees. each of the pieces going and ' seems to be able to reflect the actor's portrayals back to themselves to seeSH Louise reports that rehersals, begun December 2nd after f well attended auditions, are & two to three times a week and have been progressing , : well. She is excited about the presentation of this dedica- tion and ability on stage. " Fingernails Blue as Flowers . by Ronald Ribman, billed as an experimental drama, is directed by Alan ' Crooks whose focus on the play centers on his grasp of the character of the strange Mr. Neville. A vacuum tube monopoly king who exhibits the Topperesque trait of . limited yisibiltiy, Mr. Nevell,: played by Mike Heyrand, is a man in rigid defense of his power and existence in a world that has difficulty ! perceiving him. . i Curtie Graf, Susan Jarman, Tonya Coughlin and Bob, (whose last name is still a mystery at press time) complete the volunteer cast in this unsual audience participatory drama. Larry Elkin, Ken Tedford and Bob Graf make up the set crew and Paulette Ponick serves as technical director for the entire presentation. The production of these three one act plays at the Art Center will be one more, opening to celebrate at the town's newest culture corner. Share in the local wealth, come to the theater. 649-8337 P 3 J! D' 25 426 m Huppv Now jif MINEWs. HOSPITAL fas 8 in the from MONTY GIBSON ALLISON KEYES MARTI EW ART GEORGE METZNER JUDY HILL i&fifijr WILSON TOM DAVIS BILL VOELLM BRAD TA YLOR STAN SMITH DOUG DA VIDSON and ROBIN JACKSON 8: To all the Park City School Children who will be Participating Thursday Ski School Program I ne oki uonnecuon wm rurnisn any available equipment to you FREE OF CHARGE. rr 1 ... - I! :;. ''J f r |