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Show Times Ne Page A12 Thursday, April 17, 2003 Latino exhibit at UVSC gallery The traveling Smithsonian art exhibit "Americanos: Latino Life in the United States" came to the Woodbury Art Gallery for Utah Valley State College Friday, April 11. The exhibition presents 120 photographs depicting the Latino experience in America. The pictures are a collection of works from 30 Latino photographers who set out across America to capture the personal stories of a diverse and unique Latino community. "To often are Latinos seen as strangers in the land," said James Edward Olmos, Emmy-winning actor and director of the exhibit. "We wanted to illustrate illus-trate that, much like a quilt intricately woven with many beautiful fibers, Latinos are a proud and diverse people woven from indigenous Spanish, European, African and Asian roots." According to the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Latinos are the fastest growing segment seg-ment of the country's population. popu-lation. Utah is no exception as nearly one in every 10 Utahns are Hispanic. "We feel that this exhibit is especially important to unifying our community," said Diana Hunter, coordi nator of community education educa-tion at UVSC. "I think these photographs will provide perspective to a people who are deeply ingrained in our American history and culture." cul-ture." Some of the subjects of the photographs are known to many people in and out of the United States, including singer Gloria Estefan, designer Oscar de la Renta, actress Rita Moreno and athlete Sammy Sosa. However, much of the focus of the exhibits is to portray life through the eyes of the local Latino working in communities across America. '"Americanos' tells the stories of Latinos, and in so doing, it tells the story of America," Olmos said. The wide array of images are organized by a set of themes focusing on work, family, spirituality, community commu-nity and sports, as well as culture and the arts. All panels describing the photos pho-tos will be in both Spanish and English to allow for a bilingual audience. Some of them introduce themes written by prominent Latinos including Carlos Fuentes, Celia Cruz, Julia Alvarez and Sandy Alomar. To complement the "Americanos" exhibit, the Woodbury Art Gallery also features one of the top Latino artists in the United States: Luis Jimenez from New Mexico. Jimenez, whose 16-foot fiberglass monument of a Mexican-American cowboy stands in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is known for his vibrantly colored, revolutionary revolu-tionary and sometimes controversial con-troversial art. One of his most familiar works, "Vaquero," depicts a gun-slinging gun-slinging Mexican cowboy, which some consider to be violent. "No one would dream of taking away Robert E. Lee's gun or George Washington's sword," Jimenez said. "But somehow, the thought of a Mexican with a gun is seen as a big threat." He attended the opening of the exhibit April 11. The exhibit is free to the public due to the local sponsorship spon-sorship of the UVSC School of Continuing and Distance Education, the UVSC Woodbury Art Gallery and a few national sponsors. The exhibit will go through Sunday, June 15. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Wednesday, which has extended hours until 8 p.m. SCERA PRESIDENT Continued from front Nielsen was active with the Miss Utah Pageant, co-directing co-directing the event for more than 20 years and serving as president of the board of the Miss America Pageant. Although he said he'll stay near to SCERA and keep up his fund-raising efforts, Nielsen, a former state legislator, won't have any trouble replacing the time he spent with the organization. He said he may return to politics or become a substitute teacher or Junior Jazz basketball coach. He really wants to support his wife in whatever venture she wants to undergo under-go including a mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "I want to be in a role where I'm supporting her in things she wants to do," Nielsen said. "Because it's my turn." Utah Valley Symphony to present "The Canterville Ghost" next wee A musical comedy by two Brigham Young University graduates, based on Oscar Wilde's popular novella, "The Canterville Ghost," will highlight the Utah Valley Symphony's pops concert April 23 and 24 in the Provo Tabernacle. Under the baton of Bryce Rytting, the 80-member orchestra will also perform Johann Strauss' Oveture to Die Fledermaus, a medley from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, and Aram Khatchaturian's Gayneh Ballet Suite No. 3. Joshua T. Williams, composer com-poser and lyricist of "Canterville Ghost," won the top national award for excellence in the arts, presented pre-sented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. in 1993. He collaborated with fellow fel-low BYU grad Ryan Hamilton, a self-described "writer, humorist and stand-up comedian," who wrote the book for the new musical which has played off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theater in New York City, where Williams resides. Tom Jensen did arrangements and orchestrations. orches-trations. The updated musical versions ver-sions of Wilde's 1887 story tells of a young American family in the 1920s who move into a medieval English manor which is haunted by a fine, respectable ghost whose skills thev don't Vocal soloist is Sir 5; Ranee Wright as? Amanda Schroefe ' Virginia Otis, Joh as Washington a Spencer Williams as Lee Ragsdale and F Wilson as Mr. and Mrs a Deborah Bounous as v Umney, James B Lewis Otis, 2 Williams as Clark Oti? Kim Nelson as a f soloist. ct Performances begj, 7:30 each evening are $5 at the door 0 Provo Tabernacle University Ave. Arnple; parking is available door at the NuSkin terra OREM CHURCHES Continued from front Campbell, president; Dorothy Campbell, secretary; secre-tary; Ralph Stalker, treasurer; treasur-er; and Louis Elvick, Robert Evans, Charles McClure, Allen Bailey, T.R. Barnett, Ed C. Voelker, and William I. Baker, trustees. For a time, the congregation congrega-tion held worship services in the Orem Veterans Memorial Building and the Sharon School. Paul Placek served as acting minister. On June 1, 1956, Rev. Verne A. Robinson became the church's first full-time minister. During his tenure, a parsonage was constructed construct-ed at 140 North 400 East. On Nov. 29, 1959, a new $40,000 chapel was dedicat ed at 110 North 400 East. Robinson's term ended in August 1960, when he was called to serve in another church in Oregon. A number of pastors have served the Orem Community Church since. Today, the Orem church has about 50 members, and Charles Hines is serving as its pastor. Doug Affleck, Jack Hunden, Bud Mikesell, Rudy Rackele, John Tingley and Shelba Tingley serve as trustees of the church. Hines said Monday that his congregation is focused on community service projects, proj-ects, such as helping as volunteers vol-unteers at the Food and Care Agency. The church also takes Sunday worship services to local nursing homes. "We take Commit once a month, and we tab' to members who are to attend services," he & "We currently have a-' firmation class under; and several people will be baptized into church." This Easter Sun: Hines said, his sen-would sen-would be directed tov the scripture concerning resurrection of Jesus Or. in which the women? came with him from G visited the tomb anib; afraid to find two t standing by them in sfc garments, saying: "He is : here, but is risen." The Easter worship -ices will be at 10:30 a April 20. VINEYARD SCHOOL Continued from front Although UVSC's decision deci-sion must still be approved by the State Board of Regents, Alpine School District officials have proceeded pro-ceeded with plans. A design for the new Vineyard Elementary School was chosen from Sandstrom Architects. Board President JoDee Sundberg said that although other architectural architectur-al designs were also desirable, desir-able, she felt the Sandstrom model was more appropri ate for Vineyard. The design will be similar simi-lar to that of Forbes Elementary in American Fork, Mortensen said. Superintendent Vernon Henshaw explained that it is important to move quickly quick-ly with plans to build the new school and move out of the old one. "We need to be out of (the old) school by fall of 2004," he said. The plan is to begin construction con-struction on the new school this July. The school should open in fall 2004, Mortensen said. 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