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Show ILnnriDelln Page B2 Thursday, April 30, 1987 Park Record Theatre changes guard 1 1 x vVy cr "r, ' . " ' L "' ' rf V V' ' - '1 ' At the annual meeting of Park City Performances Norman Weiss, left, incoming president talks with Susan Glasmann, outgoing president. Utah is highlighted in outdoor literature on the West by JEFFREY WEISE Editor's note: Weise is a poet, who has worked at Dolly's Bookstore for the last two years. Last week, I started this review by taking a look at some of the new books available in the more general outdoor writing field. This week I propose to bring it a little closer to home, and take a look at a few of the new books that help us to understand the West a little better. As promised last week, all are available in paperback editions, and all are well written and worth reading. Words for the Wild edited by Ann Ronald, 10.95, Sierra Club Boolcs. ; , This is the kind of book I have long hoped someone would publish, and it is a far better book than I could have hoped for. This is another in the continuing con-tinuing Sierra Club "Totebook" series, and is very compact and light for a book of almost 400 pages. Designed to be portable and taken along in pack or duffle, this book fits the bill perfectly. As an anthology and a reader, this book is meant to be both contemplative con-templative and thought-provoking. It succeeds on both counts, and will provide hours of inspiration for any back-country wanderings. It provides pro-vides a generous selection of pieces ranging from the 19th century transcendentalists and nature writers to more recent attempts to explain and exalt our remaining wilderness. There are familiar names here, names you would expect ex-pect to find in a book like, this: Emerson, Thoreau, Burroughs", Muir, Powell, Leopold, Krutch, Stegner, Abbey, Dillard, and McPhee. There are names that may not be as familiar, but are well worth reading, and it is a pleasant surprise to see the choices made by the author. As with any anthology, MUSIC and DANCING Baja Cantina Wednesdays: Local musicians JAM NIGHT, 9 p.m. The Columbine A private club with piano music 7 nights a week. Located at the Resort Center. Spike's Dance to Rock n' Roll Records of the 50's, 60's and more. 7 nights a week beginning at 8 p.m. Main Street Mall (third level). The Pub at the Yarrow Park City's favorite, Kat James at 6-10 Wed. thru Sat. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres from 5-6 p.m. "'CD m fw '-r v vi v there are always writers you wish were here, or names you don't think should be included, but overall, I think Ann Ronald has one and exceptional excep-tional job with this book. To my mind, this book serves two purposes extremely well. It is the perfect book to be taken along on the any kind of trip, from an afternoon to a month. It is an excellent reference book on the subject of nature writing in America. This book would serve as an excellent jumping-off point in a search for further fur-ther writings by the authors collected col-lected here. For me, the search for the exotic , has changed. I am less inclined to be 'drawn . tQ foreign countrie and strange locales. I am content) like Abbey, like Thoreau, to search through and marvel at the wonders of this place I call home. I want to know more about the West, and about Utah, and I am always looking for new books on the subject. Ghosts of Glen Canyon by C. Gregory Crampton, $14.95, Publishers Place. During the years between 1957 an 1963, when the dam was finished, Dr. C. Gregory Crampton, a University of Utah history professor, made 13 trips through Glen Canyon. He was in charge of a project to identify, document and photograph all the evidence of man's presence in the canyon. This book is a record of what he found. He provides a short introductory history of the canyon, from the Anasazi to the dam. He then covers the canyon section by section, detailing detail-ing what was found and where. He has keyed his maps so that you might know a little of the history beneath you when you are on the surface sur-face of Lake Powell. Especially fascinating are the many black and white photographs that accompany the text. They provide a perspective xv y-S, AN v -4 to many of Dr. Crampton's descriptions descrip-tions that could only be hinted at otherwise. Man was involved with Glen Canyon Ca-nyon intimately for hundreds of years. Indians, Spanish friars, mountain men, Mormon pioneers, gold miners, uranium miners, cattle ranchers, scientists, and explorers have all known Glen Canyon as it was. Many people passed through or lived in Glen Canyon, and this book is a unique record of a significant piece of Utah history. "In gaining the lovely and the usable, we have given up the incomparable." incom-parable." That is what Wallace Stegner said about the difference between Lake Ppweir and Glen Canyon, Ca-nyon, f here is something'sad in the fact that it is all covered over now by water, but, thankfully someone took the time to inventory what was there and save something of it for those of us who never saw it or have only memories. Utah Mountaineering Guide, 2nd Edition by Michael R. Kelsey, $7.95, Kelsey Publishing. This is not a new book, but a revised revis-ed and expanded edition of a book originally published in 1983. Michael Kelsey has enlarged this book by 32 pages and has included 18 additional areas for hiking in the state of Utah. The new edition of this guide book confirms this book's place as the single best reference for hiking in Utah. Michael Kelsey obviously works hard on the research for his books, and it is evident in the final product. For each specific area that he covers he gives information on location loca-tion and access, trail and campground cam-pground information, and the best time of the year and the time necessary to do the climb or hike. His maps, though tricky to read at first, are by far the most detailed and informative of any Utah hiking guide. Park City Entertainment Complex Disco with Willett of the Wasatch. Largest dance floor and video disco in Park City. Grubsteak Live entertainment Wednesday through Saturday 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Sneakers "Saturday night live" features live entertainment and dancing 9 to 1 a.m. Claimjumper Live weekend entertainment. MOVIES HV Cinemas Lethal Weapon, R; The Secret Blind Date, PG-1 3. See display at Holiday Village next to Alpha by JOHN KINCH Record staff writer "We have a job to do and that's provide entertainment. And we've been doing it very, very well," said outgoing Park City Performances President Susan Glasmann at the annual meeting last Monday night. "We've had a good year. And I pleased to report the debt is gone it's all gone," she told a group of board members and actors at the Egyptian Theatre. Several years ago PCP had a deficit of nearly $60,000, which has been eliminated due to intense fund-raising fund-raising and a successful 1986-87 season, according to vice-president of finance Frank Harris. Besides disclosing the budget, the PCP Board of Directors elected new executive officers, announced the hiring of a new artistic consultant and plans to hire a technical director in the future. Norman Weiss, who was executive vice-president last season, succeeded succeed-ed Glasmann as president. Last year the board set it up so the executive vice-president would become president presi-dent to insure consistency in management. Other executive officers for the 1987-88 season are Lenore Brady, executive ex-ecutive vice-president; Ann Mac-Quoid, Mac-Quoid, vice-president of develop Kelsey also gives good supplementary supplemen-tary information such as the location of bristlecone pines and heliograph stations. He gives excellent meterological comparisons across the state, and some of the best and most accessible general geological information available. His bibliography includes information and sources for maps, and addresses for all Geological Survey, Forest Service, BLM, and National Park offices. of-fices. He includes a list of books for further reading which includes almost all other books and guides available on the subject. If you plan to do any hiking .anywhere in the state, this is the best 3ook to start with. i 'i Lost Treasures on the Old Spanish Trail by George A. Thompson, $9.95, Western Epics. George Thompson, a Park City native, will be familiar to all who live in Park City now as the coauthor co-author (with Fraser Buck) of the book Treasure Mountain Home). He also wrote Some Dreams Die, a guide to ghost towns in Utah. This newest book is a history and guide to the Spanish presence in the Southwest over the last 400 years. I must confess that I am drawn to books like this. One of the things that fascinates me about the West is the combination of expansive, wide-open wide-open land combined with a rich and complex history. This book, and others like it, are perfect for armchair arm-chair and open-road exploring of this land. You never know what you will find out there, but with books like this, you will have many clues. More interesting to me than buried or undiscovered treasure is the history of the explorations and presence of Spanish priests and soldiers hundreds of years ago. Imagine Im-agine what this land must have been like then. That is what Thompson has tried to give us a glimpse of in of My Success, PG-13; ad for times. Located Beta. ment; Ruth Ann Fitzgerald, vice-president vice-president production; John Keahey, vice-president marketing and communication; com-munication; Frank Harris, vice-president vice-president finance and secretary; and Susan Glasmann, ex-officio. Glasmann announced the board had recently hired an artistic consultant, consul-tant, replacing Richard Jewkes, who will be leaving his position as technical director this summer. Jewkes at one time was the artistic director, but his title was changed last December to technical director. Regardless of the nomenclature, Jewkes was the "one man expert" at the theatre, according to Glasmann. "As we mourn Richard Jewkes' leaving.. .the executive board has been looking at a number of options. How do we get through the next year? We've come up with a solution.. solu-tion.. .we've found someone with great expertise in the theatre," Glasmann said. Glassman introduced Ed Gryska, founder and artistic director of the Salt Lake Acting Company, as PCP's artistic consultant a paid position with a one year contract. Gryska founded the Salt Lake Acting Ac-ting Company 17 years ago and most recently directed a critically-acclaimed critically-acclaimed production of "Little Shop of Horrors" in Salt Lake City. "I'm very happy to be asked to work with Park City Perfor I ' -. ' . M r - . Jeffrey Weise is a prolific reader and an outdoorsman. this book, and he succeeeds very well. From Columbus to the Dominguez-Escalante expedition, he gives us a portrait of the Spanish expeditions, missions, and set HOME VIDEOS Alpha Beta Featuring hundreds of movies from 6 a.m. to midnight. TNT Music Park City's only record store featuring cassettes, albums, compact discs, plus movies and accessories. Located on the 2nd level of the Main St. Mall. 649-9577. BOWLING The Park Lanes Soon to be expanded to 10 lanes! 4 lanes open daily 12 noon - Midnight. Located in Park City Entertainment Complex, center of Main Street. mances," Gryska said. "I hope I can give and do for you what you want me to." Gryska went on to say the success at the Salt Lake Acting Company has been due to a group effort, not one person. He said he was en-couraged en-couraged by the recent developments at the Egyptian Theatre with no debt, attendance climbing and high artistic goals. Before Glasmann introduced Gryska, Jewkes was asked to comment com-ment on working for the theatre. He said he has enjoyed working there and would welcome an opportunity to return as a "guest anything." He reiterated what he has said before that the theatre needs a full-time artistic ar-tistic director to continue the quality of productions. Gryska said he would welcome Jewkes back as a guest director. Gryska said he would also like to direct a production this season. Although the theatre is technically out of debt, board members said it does not mean there is a surplus of money. Ticket sales accounted for $60,000 this season, 60 percent of the theatre's income. The "First-nighters" "First-nighters" Club, a newly-founded "Producers Club" and fund-raisers accounted for the remaining percent. per-cent. continued on B4 6 ' u i i v John Klnch tlements. George Thompson shows us just how rich our history is, and as an added bonus, also tells you where you might begin your search for lost and buried treasure. FT1 for rent in VHS open |