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Show Inside the SUN: Forensics - Page 2 Campus opinion - Page 3 Sports - Pages 4 & 5 Classifieds - Page 6 Faculty page - Page 7 Volume Dixie College, St. George, Utah 9 19-Num- i.t .. .. ... .f February 12, 1988 J iwmi' Art Show Promotes Over One Hundred Launch Play Art Gallery Paintings of all sizes and along with some sculptures are being received at Dixie in large numbers, according to Max Bunnell, curator for the Dixie Invitational Art Show. The art work is arriving exin response to a month-lon- g hibit which will be open in the Dixie College Fine Arts Center on Sunday, February 14. The mediums, show will continue Monday through Friday until March 12, and is open to the public Monday through Friday a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. More than 180 from 10:00 paintings over ninety artists will be on exhibit for the show. All will be for sale, and thirty percent of the cost of each piece sold will be a donation to Dixie College and qualify as a tax deduction. Proceeds from the art show will be used to build an art gallery for the college. Bunnell is almost overwhelmed with the response from the invited artists. I really didnt anticipate that so many artists would respond to our invitation, said Bunnell. This is really going to be a large show! But much of the success has been due to our committee who knows a great many artists. Another drawing factor may be the first place 53,000 purchase prize and then perhaps just the business of art. Artists paint to sell their work, Bunnell remarked. One of the strong selling from points regarding the Invitat- ional is that it was stressed that this should be the first time the Paintings have been shown. Bunnell and his committee hopes that people from all over Utah as well as Las Vegas, Nevada, will come buy one of these new paintings. Bunnell commented that many of the artists submitting work have national, regional and state acclaim. The art pieces have come to us in crates, vans, trucks, the post office and by other means, said a busy Bunnell, who has the responsibility to unpack and hang all of the paintings. Bunnel noted that most people dont think about how much work is required to get an art show ready for viewing. He and Spence Esplin are putting a whole months work into hanging this show. Bunnell has labels prepared as the art work is received. The labels are numbered and then identical labels go on both the painting and the crate to avoid mix-up- s. The paintings are valued between several hundred and several thousand dollars and great care needs to be taken to ensure the safety of each piece of art, said Bunnell. There is some outstanding for work being less some expensive everyone paintings and some very expensive paintings. But there is an excellent variety and I think people will be pleased with the large showing, Bunnell said. The Show is sponsored in part by a grant from the Utah Arts Council. Other benefactors are Hal and Nellie Chesler, Almost one hundred students are involved in various elements of the Dixie production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, according to director C. Paul Andersen. The cast includes approximately forty stu- singers, and dancers. The orchestra also is made up primarily of student dent actors, musicians. In addition, approximately thirty students are involved in various designs and technical areas of production. Even the house management, ushers and box office, are student volunteers. The title role of Molly Brown is played by veteran performer Marydee Potter. The good luck miner Johnny Leadville Brown is played by Phillip Linford. Christmas, owner of the Leadville Saloon, who befriends Molly, is played by Karis Rowley. Monsignor Ryan, head of the church in the Denver area, who defends Molly against the nouveau-rich- e snobbery which she encounters there, is played Matt Rodgers and the sheriff of Leadville is Derek Johnson. Members of the International Set who love Molly for her open and humorous view of life include the Prince De Long, played by Jody Allred, and Princess De Long, his sister, played by Rachelle Seegmiller. Others in the International Set are Heidi Anderson, Kristi Behunin, Tracy Watson, and Lanette Varfuss. The dancing and singing miners are played by Chris Snow, Travis Larkin, Rob Musgrave, and Shawn Sorensen. Dancing saloon girls include Natalie Nielson, Trinilee Stucki, Kerilyn Heaton, Patrice Prince, Jennefer Smith, Becky Jensen, and Laura Deem. Members of the Denver played by Sean Sullivan, and Walter Webb plays Roberts, the butler who transfers his allegiance- - from snooty Mrs. McGlone, leader of Denver Society played by long-sufferi- Annette Minor. The sets have been designed by Brent Hanson and costumes designed by Olive Esplin. Roene DiDiore has been director of vocal music, and Dr. Ronald Gamer conducts the orchestra. Tracy Vernonis Assistant Director. Jennefer Smith is Stage Manager, and Fran E. Stucki has created choreography for the show. Students are admitted to all performances with their student cards, but reservations or advance pick-u- p tickets are advised. Special student performances are scheduled Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17. Other performances are on February 18,19, and Deanne Martin. Mollys 20, and 22, at 8 p.m., in the father, Shamus Tobin, is Fine Arts Center Theatre. society are Tammy Watson, Robyn Rencher, Leslie Shell, Michelle Curtis, Diane Witt, Lachelle Wallace, Stacy Judd, sent-somet- hing John and Daisy Morgan, Robert and Peggy Sears, and Robert and Naomi Wehyer. Further information about the art show may be obtained by calling 673-481- 1. , Gladys McGlone (Annette Miner, L.) expresses dismay uncouth ways Brown (Marydee C.) and Johnny Brown 0f Molly p0tter, (Phillip Linford, R.) in the proFeb. which duction plays 16-2- |
