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Show Entertainment Calendar Arts The Par! WEDTHURSFRI, DECEMBER 3-5, 2003 Events Calendar C-2 Crossword C-4 Scene & Heard C-9 TY Listings Classifieds C-12 C-13 SCENE EDITOR: Casey R. Busden 649-9014 ext.104 artsparkrecord.com k Record '''''' ' ''' ' Exhibit The Kimball Art Center will host "Artists Without Borders," the Park City Professional Artists Association's annual juried art exhibition. exhi-bition. An opening reception will be held Friday, Dec. 5 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit continues through Jan. 9 at the Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave. Eighty-eight pieces from more than 35 Park City-based artists will be featured. All work is for sale and can be purchased through the Kimaball Art Center. Admission is free. Candlelighters The Heber Valley Railroad will provide pro-vide children from Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer and their families fam-ilies with tickets to "The Polar Express" Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. When the train leaves, hot cocoa and cookies will be served by elves as the story of "The Polar Express" is read. A surprise visitor will also make an appearance spreading Christmas joy. For tickets, call Smith's Tix at (800) 888-8499 or (435)654-5601. Fines The Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave., will accept food in lieu of fines through December. The library will forgive $1 or less for each non-perishable item. All food will be donated donat-ed to Par City's Daily Bread for distribution. dis-tribution. Call 615-5600 for more information. Auditions The Egyptian Theatre Company announces auditions for the musical comedy revue "Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know." Parts are available for two men and two women. Auditions will be held Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Utah Symphony & Opera, 336 N. 400 West in Salt Lake City from 10 a.m.-noon. a.m.-noon. Auditions will be held Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. in Park City from 3-5 p.m. Those auditioning should come prepared pre-pared to sing a musical comedy song and to dance. An accompanist will be provided. The show will run from Feb. 13 to April 3. For more information, call 645-0671 . T:. 1 1 V A Survivor - v . f l I I , t PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHAWN COHEN Top: Shawn Cohen holds Sean Garvey, son of former Major-League Major-League Baseball player Steve Garvey. Right: Cohen in a freeze frame from "Survivor's" opening. 'Oliver!' celebrates opening night in Park City The Egyptian presents kid-friendly production By CASEY R. BASDEN Of the Record staff There was not a full house opening night at the Egyptian Theatre's production of "Oliver!" However, plenty of people made an appearance - enough to make it difficult to maneuver through a sea of people enjoying enjoy-ing themselves in the theatre's lobby. It was like social hour prior to Friday night's performance. Ticket holders were in good cheer exchanging hugs, smiles and laughs. As show time approached, crowds began making their way to the theatre, seating seat-ing themselves accordingly. "Oliver!" has been a highly anticipated event. It is the first production under new Managing Director Bob Steere and Artistic Director Dana Keiter, who also served as the musical's director. As the clock struck 8 p.m., show time, rather that seeing the cast of "Oliver!," it was Steere and Keiter taking center stage. It appeared to be their duty to announce the talks about the real "la R a -d ;a r- A.' theatre's upcoming productions and encourage encour-age patrons to purchase season tickets. Not to mention the perks that come with doing such. Despite the Egyptian struggling financially financial-ly for the past several years, it was not the appropriate lime to solicit support from theatregoers. the-atregoers. Fortunately, after five minutes of business talk, the performance began. "Oliver!" recounts author Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist." the story of a orphan boy in England struggling with life's predicaments predica-ments in the 1830s. Three performers stand out in the musical: 11 -year-old Kooper Campbell stars as Oliver. Jeni Carver plays tough-as-nails Nancy and Steve Phillips portrays por-trays sympathetic Mr. Brownlow. Each of the respective roles was peppered pep-pered with energy, enthusiasm and great artistry. For a child. Campbell has an extensive exten-sive history in the theatre and his experience has paid off. 'Hie young actor has been in 13 theatre productions. Although Campbell has taken voice lessons since he was five years old, an immature voice is still apparent. However, his overall talent makes up for an undevel- Please see Oliver, C-6 BRING SOMEONE SPECIAL TO DINNER... ONUS! mvfftnonsf o a 540 Main Street 649-3536 for reservations VI.. IMI.II H" )i i I'W iTT MMW 1 ? A J iS -V PHOTO COURTESY OF BRENT SCHNEIDER Oliver and the Artful Dodger find common ground in the Egyptian's "Oliver!" experience Voted out and enjoying the ride, Shawn Cohen returns to a normal life By CASEY R. BASDEN Of the Record staff Oct. 30, 2(X)3 brought about mixed emotions emo-tions from "Survivor" contestant Shawn Cohen. In an unprecedented twist of the game. ( ohen, a member of the Drake tribe, was voted out of the game. At the same time, rival Osten Taylor of the Morgan Tribe quit. "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett has been known to mix tilings up as the series has progressed. Panama, however, was a real shocker. Contestants had no idea what was to come. To recap. Survivor works likes this: Two tribes, each composed of eight members, compete for the title of soul "Survivor." Teams are dropped of in various locations around the world - the Aussie outback, Amazon jungle or, in this case, the I'earl Islands in Panama. Participants are expected to survive on menial rations, basic tools and their own survival skills. Reward challenges allow teams to compete for fxd. blankets and other perks. Immunity challenges allow tribal members to compete for another three days in the game. If immunity is won. tribal council is avoided and a team member is saved from being voted out. Once the halfway point is reached, tribes merge and it becomes every man for himself. The winner walks away with $1 million. Panama started out differently than in past seasons. Contestants, dressed for a photo shoot, were told that the game was on. They would be left with the clothes on their backs - lube-top dresses. Boy Scout uniforms or Armani suits - it did not matter. 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