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Show p p w P 9 ii IN SECTION C Events Calendar C-2 Crossword C-4 Scene & Heard C-5 Restaurant Guide C-6 Travel C-7 TV Listings C-10 Classifieds C-12 The Park RecxSL www.parkrecord.com SATURDAY, APRIL 15,2000 SCENE EDITOR: Jane Southey 649-9014 ext. 1 04 fefl an mm mm & m to r'- " .. - PHOTO COURTESY OF TODO PAULSMEYER Contact improvisation dancers fly. Fly, roll, slide into contact improvisation by Jane Southey OF THE RECORD STAFF Contact improvisation is a form of movement, which does not translate easily into the written word. It's a ' loose and yet skilled dance form, ; hich. according to former dance teacher Marianne Cedarleaf. must be experienced to be understood. On Sunday. April 16, area residents will have a chance to take a stab at this unique and free dance form. A one-day one-day contact improvisation workshop will be held at Park City Dance Academy from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., featuring fea-turing instructors Todd Paulsmeyer and Ed Groff. Paulsmeyer. who leads workshops in Salt Lake City and an annual Moab Jam in southern Utah, became involved in contact improvisation eight years ago. "Contact improvisation improvisa-tion is tw o people moving together in unison and it is improvisation-based." improvisation-based." he explained. "The movement move-ment is generated by each person s impulse and involves a dynamic exchange of following and leading," he said. According to Paulsmeyer. the movement happens so quickly that often neither dancer really knows which one is leading the dance. "The movement seems to have a life of its own." Paulsmeyer and Groff, a University of Utah Dance Department teacher, begin the workshop work-shop by building trust. The class then progresses to basic moving patterns, such as "rolling and sliding." Since contact improvisation involves a great deal of weight exchange between the two dancers, the workshop work-shop also focuses on giving weight to another person and vice versa. According to Paulsmeyer, many dance choreographers like to use contact improvisation as a way of discovering movement that they want to incorporate into a piece. However, one need not be a professional dancer - or even a dancer at all - to participate in this type of dance. Cedarleaf, who is coordinating the workshop, enjoys exploring new and different types of movement. Currently she teaches NI A (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) Technique, a "mind, body and spirit cardio respiratory session," and is a local massage therapist. While Cedarleaf has performed w ith professional profes-sional dance companies and taught at Park City Dance, she explained that anyone coutd participate in contact improvisation. "Its not like you have Please see Free, C-3 "V" 1 Community Nursing Services to hold annual fundraiser for home health care programs by Jane Southey OF THE RECORD STAFF Since 1929. Community Nursing Services (CNS) has reached out to people peo-ple in need of comfort and medical attention by offering them care at home. This non-profit company incorporates several programs into its services, ranging rang-ing from "Kaleidoscope Kids" (for children chil-dren with life-threatening diseases) to immunization vans and hospice care. From Monday, April 24 to Wednesday, April 26, CNS will hold its annual fundraiser "Art and Soup," featuring works by area artists as well as an array of soups concocted by local restaurants. The main portion of the event will take place in lunch and dinner sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. A special black tie preview and art auction will also be held on Monday evening. April 24. "Its been shown, not just with children, chil-dren, but that all patients really do do better at home," commented Dale Snyder, development coordinator of CNS. According to Snyder the extent of CNS' services never cease to amaze ber. The programs help not just terminally ill people, but those who need assistance with every day liv ing. For example, someone some-one may be released from a hospital, but still need an IV or help getting into the shower. Covering the front lines of the care-at-home crusade are teams of doctors. ROGER GLAZIER flWK RE COPO Local Dick Fontaine volunteers with CNS' "Kaleidoscope Kids" program. GED classes . .' i P ' - . I I s ( J, r Adults interested in learning English can register for classes on the first Monday of each month. ESL classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at McPotm Elementary School. There is a $10 registration fee. Anyone over the age of 18 (whose hjh school class has already graduated) can work toward a Park Dry School District diploma. PCS0 also offers a G.E.D. preparation program. Register any night h room 132 for this program (the tee is $35). The classes take place on Mondays and Wednesdays at Park City High School from 5 pm. to 8 p.m. CaJ Judy at 645-5600 ext 1 47 for information. nurses, social workers, pharmacists and volunteers. CNS has reached families in Salt Lake City. Payson. Ogden, Tooele, Park City and Heber City. Two of the approximately 80 volunteers contributing contribut-ing their time tc patients and families are Park City residents Joyce Brown and Dick Fontaine. Brown works specifically with the hospice side of CNS. A retired registered nurse. Brown first began volunteering with hospices in Hawaii in 1988 and then continued her care giving when she moved to Park City in 1990. In describing describ-ing w hat the hospice program does for Area artists' works will be on display people who are in the last stages of terminal ter-minal illness. Brown quoted a CNS brochure, "Hospice adds life to days w hen cays can no longer be added to life." ; According to Brown, the work of a volunteer can range from sitting and talking to a patient to doing a lirtle weeding in the garden. "I've really enjoyed it." commented Brown. "Not the part that the new person you're going to meet won't be there very long." she said adding that families really need that "extra set of hands" when dealing with a member who is very ill. Patients included in the hospice program pro-gram are individuals who have less than six months left to live. Patients, families izz2 The Park City Fire Service District is offering free fire extinguisher classes to alt citizens of Summit County. Classes consist of a brief classroom introduction intro-duction followed by a hands-on skills session using a fire extinguisher to put out a liquid fuel fire. Classes will be held on Aprfl 26 and May 31 at the Bums Fire Station (730 West Bitner Road). Each class begins at 6:30 p.m. and lasts for 45 minutes. Class size is limited to 30 people. To reserve a place a! the class, call Shawn Winder at 649-3706 ext 4. BRING SOMEONE SPECIAL TO DINNER... ON US !!! and their physicians come to an agreement agree-ment to design a plan of palliative treatment, treat-ment, which is designed Jo comfort rather than cure. "We try to preserve the dignity and quality qual-ity of life." said Brown. According to Brown, hospice care is becoming increasingly popular. "It's a wonderful program and I think it's the way things should be done." she said. "Most people, if given the choice, would rather be at home as long as the health care is provided." In spending time with a patient or their family members. Brown tries to fit in and offer help and companionship. "Some of the gentlemen arc great teases they continue that to the very end." she said with a laugh. Volunteers mav be GRAPHIC 8Y ROB AOAMSO at the "Art and Soup" benefit tor CNS. authorized by the family to give a patient a painkiller or event tart lemon sherbet H no one else is around; however a registered nurse is always on call for the patktit as wett. "Dying is a part of life and it happens to everyone," she said. "It's an accomplishment accom-plishment if a person can die peacefully." she added. Fontaine's experience with CNS differs dif-fers from Browns in the sense that he works primarily with children in the "Kaleidoscope Kids program. A retired businessman who currently serves on the boards of four health care companies and teaches business classes at Westminster College. Fontjane started working with CNS'in 1998 "I was looking around for some way extinguishers E Err? Scsecae I - - i . . roger glazier pus fcoo Joyce Brown volunteers for hospice. that I could make a contribution and give back." he said. Before committing to the program, he participaied in the eight-week training session, which involved learning about even thine from reflective listening to AIDS. "I did the training with the understanding that I wasn't sure that I was cut out for this.' he said. Nevertheless. Fontaine discovered that indeed he and the program made a good match. Since he likes working with children. Fontaine found his niche in the "Kaleidoscope Kids program, which works with young patients from birth to 18 years-old and their families Unlike the hopice program. Kaleidoscope Kids are not neccssanlv terminally ill; however, they do suffer from life threatening diseases. Fontaine works not only with the patients themselves them-selves but also with their siblings and parents. "These families are typically under tremendous pressure," commented Fontaine who explained that many par cnts are forced to juggle a job. childcare and dealing with a sick child all at once "Our role is providing whatever support the family needs at a time." commented Fontaine. Volunteer help mieht mean taking siblings or patients to the park to toss around a loot ball or to a movie to give parents a little respite or simply going to the grocery store Fontaine finds the team approach to a situation to be highly effective. Not only does such an approach cover all the bases as far as patient and family needs, but it provides the caregivers with their own support "We keep each other Please see CNS. C-4 iir-cd the Egyptian The Egyptian Theatre Company mU hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday, April 29. The event (named "Guys and Dolls after the popular musical) win feature show tunes performed by Vbutheatre and Mary Beth Maziarz as weR as catering by BJsnd Dog Gnli and "games, games, games. Tickets are $50 per person and include points tor gaming The ntght also includes a range of prizes. The event win be held at the Mary G. Sterner Egyptian Theatre (328 Mam Street). Can 649-9371 tor tickets and information. FIRST RESTALRANT IN UTAH TO RECEIVE fOlI STAR AWARD IATTD 0VI Of TKl TOr 33 KSTAIUNTS IN THE CfX'STKi Spcdal to Dianer-OX lSV.f memm oomanmin am r-m km uMMt MpnavtguN.oatMiiiau OFFtK VALID SUNDAY TMURSOAY ONLY Ewotts hu Mi 200 llltlllll! J Copy! J |