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Park City 1615 Park Avenue 649-4806 "Sxfiect t&t 'Unexpected" Deer Valley Silver Lake Village 649-4601 Park City Resort Center 649-4600 Mil' ! v -V ) DEERVALLEY 649-1000 Peter Cameron's Weekend a study of subtle violence by CHERYL FOX Record guest writer The Weekend by Peter Cameron Farrar Strains Giroux hardcover $17 T)e Weekend is a small book that looks like it ought to be a journal. jour-nal. In fact, it is such a reflective, intimate story that in some ways it resembles a journal written by an anonymous observer. Peter Cameron is that observer, and with this novel -he has created a quiet masterpiece. It isn't big, it isn't even about big things. Instead, it's about the small places and brief moments where life really takes place, where we see at last, or feel at last, or finally arrive at understanding. Cameron's descriptions are stunningly stun-ningly accurate. His sentences aren't complicated, and his images aren't mythic, but they nail the experience every time. I kept thinking that yes, words can describe our feelings; yes, words can evoke the exact picture pic-ture of a summer evening. But these revelations don't come crashing down on us, instead, Cameron massages mas-sages them into his text. They are short, smooth, fabulous. Book Review Sometimes I'll come across a phrase in a book that is so unique or wonderful, that I stop to consider and savor it. But Cameron's revelations revela-tions are so perfectly worded and so acute that they don't disrupt the reading. His phrasing is seamless and natural so that we don't have to come to a stop in order to admire the beauty. His details fit; his metaphors hold. All the details develop a sort of holistic unity with their context. Part of Cameron's effectiveness stems from the graspable nature of his subject. Basically, the novel is about three old friends who get together for a weekend on the anniversary of another friend's death. Two newcomers join their group alldwing for new insights, but also causing several painful disruptions. disrup-tions. These five or six characters dance slowly through a weekend in the country, confronting themselves and each other, and the death of a loved one. Related mostly in dialogue, the story emerges through the conversa tions of the characters. Again, Cameron's ear is so precise pre-cise that he captures the way we talk, what we imply and what we say with our silences. Like an eager eavesdropper, I kept turning pages long after I should have turned out the lights. Interspersed among these conversations conver-sations are quiet moments as a character char-acter looks at an old photo, or sits alone in a lawn chair, or hoes viciously in the garden: simple, minute scenes that glow with the power of epiphany. Cameron presents us with two epigrams for this book. The one that seems the most potent, and seems to , best encapsulate Cameron's theme, , comes from James Schuyler's "The , Infant Jesus of Prague:" i "Violence gathers in a small place: a room, a bed, a glove." The Weekend is just such a small place. It gathers quietly to its subtle violence, but along the way we are treated to a beautiful journey, fully rendered in small and evocative detail. Park City Performances presents its annual holiday melodrama Grab your partner and all those little 'uns, too! It's time for Park City Performances' annual holiday holi-day melodrama! Grabnet: the Western opens Dec. 9 and runs through Jan. 7, with performances at 7:30 p.m. on selected nights. Written by the Wasatch front's "King of Melodrama" Eric Jensen, Grabnet is a rip-roaring melodrama in classic western style that also pokes fun at another classic, the eminently spoofable TV show, Dragnet. Imagine Joe Friday (or Thursday, as the case may be) rescuing sweet young ladies in distress and rounding up miscellaneous bad guys in "old" Park City. Nightly audience participation will add to the fun (Boo! Hiss! Cheer! Groan!). Each evening a member of the audience will be chosen to become part of the cast, which should make for some inter-1 esting surprises. Grabnet is directed by PCP's Producing Director Richard Scott, and will star Rebecca Borash, Neil Garrett, Stephen Williams, Danielle Gutierrez Matheson, Bus Riley and Ryan Bowen. Michael Johnson will again be manning the piano; Marnie Sears has designed the set; Nancy Durrant is cos- tume designer; Brian Jurena is Lighting Director, and; Richard Jewkes has taken a break from rehearsals for PCP's next production, Song of Singapore, to provide musical direction for this production. All performances of Grabnet will be at the historic his-toric Egyptian Theatre at 328 Main St. in Park City. . PCP's holiday production schedule includes performances perfor-mances on Dec. 9,10,15,16,17, 21, 22, 23, 26 through 31, and Jan. 5-7. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices for this production are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $8 for children under 16. For this production, PCP is offering a special price of $35 for a family of four, plus $5 for each additional child from the same family. All seating is reserved. ... ( Call 649-9371 for reservations and information. . PCP's box office is open from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and until 9 p.m. on show nights. Authorized Cellular One Dealer 0 Expanded Park City Coverage Motorola Model 550 Flip Phone Motorola Brand Express Only $15.95 per month The stocking stuffer for the person hard to reach Buy now and we will double your First month's rate plan absolutely free! 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