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Show February 28, 1995 The Dixie Sun Accent Editor: Christian Hoopes Students find fun on rocks Mountain climbers aim By Christian Hoopes high How did they do it yet again? CHRISTIAN HOOPES THE DIXIE SUN temperature is steadilstudents are college y rising, taking to the rocks for recreAs the ation. Each year, more people are finding and more that Southern Utah's geography is perfectly suited to the needs of the average outdoorsman or woman. Rock climbing is becoming increasingly popular for its availability, easy access and It also lends itself to fitness. One of the most popular climbing areas in Southern formations, cliffs and the like make for the ideal climbing experience. In addition to this, the park has several camping and picnic grounds that allow rock enthusiasts to take a break from climbing and to have lunch, or any other meal they would it's just that versatile. Snow Canyon caters to virtually every climber's need, as it provides a rock surface for a wide range of climbing skill levels. Novices and advanced climbers can st peacefully Snow Canyon. Another popular climbing area, though one that isn't as large as Snow Canyon, is Pioneer Park on the Red Hill. This area is probably most popular for the famous "Dixie" m afterPark in St. at Sophomore Brian Mortenson strains for the next hand hold Pioneerto build rockGeorge Thursday climbing skills without noon. Pioneer Park, which overlooks St. George, is a popular place is open to the public. taking risks associated with full face climbs. The park boulder, which is also a popular rappelling site. The boulder attracts all types, as it is equipped with stairs, railing, a bridge and a dear trail. As at Snow Canyon, there are picnic areas available to visitors. Visitors will be overjoyed to find that the hand holds are easily identifiable by numerous chalk marks left by previous climbers. In addition, there are all sorts of nooks and crannies on the Red Hill that climbing enthusiasts can conceivably spend hours just exploring, provided they don't fall down something deep. As with all outdoor activities, remember to bring a hat, good shoes, lots of water and a reliable map and compass. Art show continues through March 18 SUN NEWS SERVICES Dixie College opened its eigth annual Dixie Invitational Art Show Feb. 17 in the Graff Fine Arts Center. The month-lon- g art display will run through March 18, and is open from 10 a.m. p.m. Monday through Saturday and p.m. Sundays. Each work exhibited is for sale to the public. The show features some of the top artists from the Intermountain West and portrays a variety of representational art including landscape, portrait and western with a few contemporary pieces. Following seven successful exhibits, the to 8 from 2 to 6 Dixie College Theatre has pulled it off again. I don't know how it's possible that every quarter, Dixie Theatre is able to put on a play with not even two months to prepare. This includes designing and building the set and costumes, casting, rehearsing and so on. Given this, one tends to be less critical of any shortcomings the play might have had and will concentrate more on what the play delivered, entertainment wise, which was quite a bit. However, Paint Your, Wagon has its good points and its points. For example, Paint Your Wagon has a lot of songs. I know this will sound crazy, given that this is a musical, but there are too many songs.. Paint Your Wagon has songs about everything.. A girl's confused; there's a song. She's doing laundry; there's a song. They wer egood songs, and they were all well done, but full-sca- Utah is found in Snow Canyon. The availability of its rock want; Bn tlEUIELV invitational has established a reputation as one of the finest yearly shows in the state of Utah. Nearly 8,000 patrons attended the Art Show last winter, and 35 percent of the art was sold. Participation in the show is by invitation only, according to Robert N. Sears, exhibit chairman who helped start the show eight years ago. "We have been very fortunate in the high our quality of artists who have accepted for this work newest their to show requests show," he said. of more Along with exhibiting the works than 75 artists, the school actively encour ages the purchase of the works, noted Sears. On every painting sold, the artist receives 70 percent of the price and the purchaser makes a 30 percent contribution to Dixie College. Sears explained that all of the funds from the sale of the art works exhibited are applied toward the eventual construction of an art museum on the college campus. A "Best of Show" first place purchase prize will be awarded again this year. Ribbons will also be given for paintings in various categories. Last year's $3,000 purchase prize recipient Kimball Warren will serve as juror for the upcoming art show. still... In addition to this, either the acoustics weren't very good or the actors weren't loud enough. I was sitting about 15 rows back and I couldn't hear many things they were saying. Apart from these things, and the fact that the orchestra is a bunch of cowards, hiding themselves in the pit so we couldn't see them if they messed up,Paint Your Wagon was well done. The acting was the set and the costumes really were quite good, and Russ Sumens stole the show. The actors all seemed to be having a good time with each other and it shows. Everyone seemed comfortable on stage and the play benefitted from it. Christian Hoopes is accent tor of The Dixie Sun. edi- |
