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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, August 3, 1994 Page 10 Barta Heiner to team with Chris Brower for SCERA's "Hello, Dolly" Director Syd Riggs has a hard time controlling her glee whenever when-ever she describes her leading players in "Hello, Dolly." The lively story of matchmaker Dolly Levi and her exploits in love with clients-both eager and reluctant-will feature Brigham Young University actressprofessor Barta Heiner and Timpview High School teacher Chris Brower. The actors, well-known to Utah Valley audiences, audien-ces, will star together for the first time Aug. 5-13 on the stage of the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. Performances will begin at 8:15 p.m. at the Shell, located at 699 S. State Street in Orem. Tickets Tick-ets at $5 for adults and $3 for children will be available beginning begin-ning at 7:30 p.m. at the new box office and gate on the northwest side of the Shell. "I have wanted Barta Heiner and Chris Brower to perform together for a long time," Riggs said. "This is a challenging musical musi-cal for young artists, and I'm thrilled to have two very capable performers with the maturity and energy to make "Dolly' work." Many supporting players are former, present and some say, future fu-ture students of Heiner and Brower. "They are so cute with the kids; everyone really sparkles," Riggs adds. Riggs effusiveness extends to her other major players, who include in-clude Paul Snyder as Cornelius, Neal Johnson as Barnaby, Cherie Gallian as Mrs. Malloy, Katie Farnsworth as Minnie Fay, Melia Erdmann as Ermangarde and Scott Clark as Ambrose. "I want the major focus of 'Hello, Dolly' to be a happy, dancing danc-ing show that could show off Cathy Black's considerable skills as choreographer." In the musical, Dolly Levi is a survivor who thrives, in large part, to her skills as an eternal optimist. She goes about fixing things, and as she reawakens others to life's better possibilities, she opens herself up to the prospect of love. The signature title song, "Hello, Dolly!" became an enormous hit for horn player Louis Armstrong when the movie starring Barbra Streisand and Walter Mattheu opened in the 1970's. Tm amazed at how Syd Riggs gives us good show after good show," says Norm Nielsen, SCERA President. "Dolly is the funny and fast-paced kind of show Syd excels at directing." Other offering key assistance include Doug Hoyt with light design, Bart Schaerrer with set design, David Skousen as music director and Mary Lynn McCoy with costume design. For more information, contact SCERA at 225-2569 during regular office hours. Utah County Fair dutch oven cook off The County Fair is fortunate to have Virgil Reeves organize a dutch oven cook off. Judging will be on a main dish and dessert dish. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. So throw the grub in the sheepwagon and come on down to the Utah County Fair. Dutch oven grub will also be served at our food concession stand. 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J & A I i I 9 f - if V i' - Eternally optimistic Dolly Levi (Barta Heiner) gives romantic roman-tic advice to Cornelius (Paul Snyder) in "Hello, Dolly" directed by Syd Riggs. It will play Aug. 5-13 at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. Lindon Fair Days to take place August 3-13 Lindon City has all kinds of great family activities planned for its annual Lindon City Fair Days this Wednesday through next Saturday, August the 13th. A Horse Show will kick off the events at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Wednes-day, August 3rd in the Lindon City Park arena. Entrants in the horse show will participate in barrel races, egg and spoon races, musical squares (much like musical musi-cal chairs only with horses!) and many other events. You can register from 4:30 p.m. on the show date if you want to participate, par-ticipate, or bring the entire family and watch for free! If you have a horse, you won't want to miss the trail ride to the back side of Baldy. The group will meet at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, Satur-day, August 6th at the mouth-of Dry Canyon where a complimentary complimen-tary continental breakfast will be served. Light snacks will be provided at the back side of Baldy and the group should return in the early afternoon. If you enjoy singing, don't miss the annual singing contest held in the Lindon City Park. If you want to participate, you can register at Summerhays Music until August 10th. The preliminary prelimi-nary competition will be held the next day, Thursday, August 11th starting at 5:00 p.m. and going until 10:00 p.m. There will be three categories: children ages 3-10, 3-10, teens ages 11-17, and adults 18 and over. Everyone participating par-ticipating will receive a free video rental from Cougar Rental and will be competing for many prizes provided by Summerhays Music, Cougar Rental and cash awards from Walker Oil. The six finalists selected from each category will compete at the Lindon City Park on Saturday, August 13th from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. A Main Street dance (near the Lindon Elementary School) will be held on Friday, August 12th featuring the sounds of the "Shuf-falo "Shuf-falo Bills" a six-member band with a wide variety of country crossover music including Texas Swing and the Eagles. The dance will begin at 8:00 p.m. and end at 11:30 p.m. Admission is $2.50 and those over 12 are welcome. The festivities will conclude Vt f as ii fS U W kr taj wi . ( 'l , ' THE SHOWTIMES: Nightly 7:00 9: 1 5 Mon. Matinee None Tues-Wed. Matinee 3:45 Thurs. Matinee 1:30 3:45 Fri-Sat. Matinees 11:15 am 1 '( on Saturday, August 13th start ing with a 7:00 a.m. flag ceremony and breakfast at Lindon City Park. Cost is $2.00 per person over 12 years of age, $1.00 for those under 12, and $10 for your immediate family. If you're a runner, you will : want to enter the 5K Lindon Days Dash or two-mile walk beginning at 8:00 a.m. A 12 mile children's race will begin at 8:45 a.m. You can pre-register at the Lindon City Office, 383 W. Lakeview Rd., or the Runner's Corner, 2050 N. Canyon Rd. in Provo. There will be medals, ribbons, and great prizes to be won. The annual parade will start at 10:00 a.m. at the east end of Center Street and will travel west until it reaches the Lindon Elementary School. The theme is "Once Upon a Time," and families and groups wanting to participate par-ticipate should call 785-8550. The festivities will then move to Lindon City Park where there will be a food fair, free watermelon, water-melon, Softball tournament (call 785-2266 to enter), arts and crafts, arcade games, pie eating contest sponsored by Frontier Pies, music, entertainment, and the singing contest finals. The final event will take place at the Lindon City Horse Arena at the park beginning at 7:00 p.m. Children will be able to participate par-ticipate in a candy scramble, boot race, sheep ride, and several horse events. VCP to host acting and theater workshop for young people An acting and theater workshop for children and young people will begin soon at Valley Center Playhouse, 780 North 200 East, in Lindon. Classes will be held Tuesday or Thursday from 4-5 p.m. or 5-6 p.m. for ages seven through 16. Sessions are designed to help the students learn, develop their acting ac-ting skills , an d improve their sel f-esteem. f-esteem. At the conclusion of the three-month three-month workshop, a recital will be held to give the participants an opportunity to perform. For further information, call Jody at 224-5310 immediately. I 4 .. 1 lf.4V I Scar LlON KING 1:30 3:45 PM Paixa RMtrtctad Fair program to be a "Family Affair" Everyone is invited to "An Evening with You - Family: A Family Night Affair" which will be the first official event of the 1994 Utah County Fair. Free to the public and held in the historic Provo Tabernacle, the program promises to be a delightful and upbeat presentation for families of all varieties. Hosting the event will be Mike and Cheryl Carson, who themselves themsel-ves are part of a rather unique family profile. Their ten children come from six different sets of parents. Speaking on the subject of "Love at Home Made Easy", Cheryl is the mother of four adopted children, five step-children, and finally a "home-made" baby born when Cheryl was 41 years old! She is a popular speaker to youth as well as adults and has been a regular talk show guest on a local radio station. Also highlighted on the program pro-gram will be Miss JoDee Clark, winner of this year's Rising Star Talent Competition sponsored by the Utah County Fair. JoDee has performed widely and received much recognition and numerous awards for her vocal and acting talents. The vocal duo, "Expressions", will also perform original music by Ron Jones. The grand finale of the evening will be the Robert and LeeAndra Lowe family of Orem which perform per-form classics to bluegrass. They have recently returned from a 17-day 17-day performing tour in China. "The filming of our family singing God Bless the U.S A while standing on the Great Wall has thrilling experience ex-perience that we will never forget. The enthusiastic response of the Chinese people to our own American patriotic songs was incredible, in-credible, related LeeAndra, mother of the seven children. A concert rendition of "Chop-sticks" Auditions to be held this week for VCP's "The Brothers" Auditions for The Brothers" will be held this week at Valley Center Playhouse, 780 North 200 East, Lindon. Two auditions are scheduled: Thursday, August 4, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Satur-day, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. This is a tender story about two brothers and the love and devotion they shared throughout their lives. "The Brothers" is about Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Utah Polynesian Festival slated for Aug. 13 in SLC Authentic Polynesian entertainment, enter-tainment, arts and crafts displays and delicious island foods are planned for this day long event to be held on the grounds of the Salt Lake Community College located at 4600 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City. Activities will commence at 11:00 a.m. and last until 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. Learn the crafts, meet the people and then watch centuries of Polynesian history unfold before you as the entertainment begins. For the agile and quick-minded quick-minded visitor, there is the challenging chal-lenging MAORI (New Zealand) stick game of TnTTOREA, it is used to develop good reflexes and memory. Maori women demonstrate demon-strate skill in twirling POI balls and the men demonstrate the HAKA or war dance. The beautiful friendly people of TAHITI will welcome you with traditional dances to the beat of the haunting PAHU, or skin drum and the stacatto rhythms of the TOERE, or wooden slit drum. Watch the Tahitians describe the lovely flowers and island life with graceful movement of hips and hands. The people of TONGA dance the LAKALAKA and the expres Benner Brothers Glass Cleaning Honest Quality Since 1972 Presents: Blind The gentle alternative to ultrasonics Licensed Bonded f$ nomes Businesses Free Estimates Call: 226 0695 Ask about our frequency and other discounts performed on piano with four violins will be one of the highlights high-lights of their performance. The Lowe children have received national na-tional and international recognition recogni-tion for their musical accomplishments. accomplish-ments. Held on Monday night, August Michael Ballam plans one appearance at SCERA Shell There are many ways describe the successful career of tenor Michael Ballam. He was the exceptional child who made his musical debut at age five. He became the youngest recipient ever of a Doctor of Music-with Distinction-from the prestigious Indiana University Univer-sity Music Department when he turned 24. He is the opera singer whose career spands two decades, three continents and more than 70 major roles. He is the soloist whose range is lauded by major newspaper critics, including one from the Los Angeles Times who applauded him for his "abundance of intensity, inten-sity, intelligence and musicality as well as a personable stage manner and a strong ability to communicate." He is the rising star who returned to his native Logan to help save and restore the dilapidated Capitol Theater and help convert it into the stunning Ellen Eccles Theatre. He is the voice people clamor for during BYU Education Week where more people are disappointed disap-pointed because they could not be squeezed into a performance than those who were thrilled to be there. And he is the performer who will appear at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theater for one show, Aug. 15 at 8:15 p.m. For regular season holders, Ballam's appearance ap-pearance is part of the summer season. Additional tickets are available in advance through the SCERA Showhouse, 225-2569, at $6 for adults and $3 for children. Ballam offers a personal concert con-cert with a message that often reflects his belief that talents are direct gifts from God. He has willingly will-ingly shared that gift on world-class world-class stages, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera. Dal las Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San sive TAU'OLUNGA performed in a style possible seen in the days ot Captain Cook. These dances are reserved for very special oc casions and in honor of your presence. Every activity of early .HAWAIIAN life had its own hula. In ancient days, it was performed only to honor the Hawaiian gods or praise the chiefs; providing entertainment, enter-tainment, keeping the community's imagination in touch with its legendary past and reflecting reflect-ing the islander's awe of all the surrounding natural phenomena. The rhythmic cadence of the LALI arouses the fervor ofFUIAN warriors, who will send the bravest one forth to issue a CIBI, or war cry, to visitors. A dramatic spear dance is also demonstrated to strengthen the resolve of the villagers. vil-lagers. In times of peace, large group dances promoted and strengthened strength-ened the solidarity of the people from SAMOA In times of war, dance was used to heighten the morale of warriors. From the traditional tradi-tional greeting by a Samoan Talking Talk-ing Chief to the more modern dances, dan-ces, you will be moved by the Samoan's deep joy of life and love of their heritage. Gentle-Scnib Cleaning Insured Guaranteed Small Jobs High-Rise 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Provo Taber-nacle, Taber-nacle, 100 South University Avenue, "A Family Affair" promises to be a delightful event that will encourage and inspire members of our community to appreciate ap-preciate and to celebrate the fami- MICHAEL BALLAM Diego Opera and Philadelphia Opera. He has also shared the stage with some of the world's greatest singers, among them Kiri TeKanawa, Birgitt Nilsson, Joan Sutherland, Shirley Verrett unu t lauuu lAJIIUngO. He is just as happy, however, to be performing in elementary school classrooms where he teaches children to love Mozart and Beethoven or giving selfless performances at the bedsides of terminally ill patients in hospitals hospi-tals and rest homes. A noted teacher and speaker, he is a professor at Utah State University. His abilities as a lecturer lec-turer are known to audiences through America and Europe, and his musical skills also include piano and oboe. "Michael Ballam offers a welcome wel-come dimension to what has already al-ready become the most successful Shell season in its 11-year history," his-tory," says Norm Nielsen, SCERA president. "We, too, waited in line for the opportunity to bring him to our stage." I...1A TTKrini'inW OH! n'Qntry ' ' 1 jit' .1V MICROWAVE SERVICE SHAVERS ML SALES & B i SERVICE S f if CLOCK d REPAIR rk vacuum 1 SALES & V ll SERVICE im REPAIRS M |