Show 1 Our c local outlet to all things thought ' KUSU isonce again the hat around and putting its faith in people's good intentions So far so good according to Bryan Earl KUSU's Director of Development As of Thursday afternoon the biannual ir pass- ing of the collection plate has yielded nearly ' $30000 With the weekend still to come Earl anticipates the station’s goal of raising$38000 will be realized and then some Part of my daily ritual is to tune into KUSU for my morning briefing on things afoot at home and abroad National Public Radio's ' morning edition is in my mind the most inclu- sive and thorough news program around in any medium This week however ny morning ritual has been preempted by the annual effort Which oddly enough I enjoy listening ' to anyway In one of the pitches for donations an announcer made the following point: If you like public radio enough to keep tuning in dur- ing die tedious you should feel obligated to donate There is something egali- tarian about public broadcasting in general It belongs to the people and major contributing corporate entities of course But despite that corporate presence there is this sense of sepa-- ration and editorial integrity to public broadcasting news because after all itis brought to us by listeners and viewers like us Earl says that the inherent quality of makes the an easy sell even in a community as fiscally conservative as Cache Valley “The community itself is more giying than you’d think" he said “There is a sense of ownership and we see this community buying into the idea of joining the larger community of public broadcasting” And during the period that KUSU’s airtime is taken up with banter the cen- tral theme of the pitch is public radio’s thought provoking content as a tangible product “The biggest difference between public ' radio and everything else is that public radio stimulates conversations” Earl said “We don't collect food or provide homeless shelters but we provide the dialog that gets people thinking about those issues” The KUSU drive will continue through the weekend If you wish to donate call 7 5 or (800) on-a- :T3 ic 4 — on campus 9 — in the dark Areata is back creative writers set to read and more Michael Flood reviews ‘Brigham City" and speaks with Its director on the film’s PG-1- 3 rating 5 — on stage 10— crossword a) u CM D CD aO fund-raisi- fund-rais- a “Footlight frenzy" a pillow ater and a musical moment New York Times Sunday Crossword if you dare 67 — inside 11 tale of two iales A closer look at the perils of publishing William Moore samples the wines of April It's the- A — er heart-Warming- Cache Wines ng ly ng &— slightly off center fund-rais- er Hinkamp goes to the dogs 191CKOFTHEWEEK fund-raisi- - Can you Canote? The Cache Valley Folk Dancers : are sponsoring their annual contra V dance weekend event featuring ' nationally recognized contra dance caller teacher and fiddler Warren ' Argo from Seattle Washington Also the 'Canote Brothers Greg and Jere Canote from Seattle will pro-vide the fiddle music' ' Contra dances will be held both Friday and Saturday nights April 6 and 7 at 7:30 pm Also there will ' be an afternoon Contra Dance workshop from 2:30 to 4:30 pm oiT Saturday All dance events will be Whittier Community Center 290 N 400 East Logan A donation of $6 per event or $13 for the entire weekend is requested Beginners and dancers of all ages are welcome to all activities Contra dancing or toe-tappi- ng ‘ : : at-th- e New England style country dancing consists of such familiar square dan cep at terns as ladies chain star All dances and d do-si-- do right-han- will be taught are easy to learn and it is not necessary to bring a partner Guest caller Warren Argo brings experience wit and humor to Logan’s growing and enthusiastic dance community Warren has been playing “old time country music “for over 3Q years and calling and ' teaching square and contra dances for more than 15 of those years He truly enjoys introducing new-coers to the old time social country dance styles and is the happiest ' ' when everyone is having a good time He enjoys presenting work- shops in dance calling dance music and dance skills and styles He has been on the staff of many dance ' camps and has called countless numbers of dances all over die " country Warren has worked at dance camps and festivals throughout the Northwest with the talented and versatile Greg and Joe Canote who ng 797-887- 826-149- — Jeremy Pugh Cache Magazine editor ON The Canote Brother : win provide the music for this year's Contra Dance Weekend at the Whittier Community Center: will provide the contra dance music for all events The Canote Brothers have performed on Seattle’s National Public Radio Show” Sandy Bradley’s Potluck a Seattle radio show of old time music and tunes and performed at countless dances concerts and festivals THE COVER: Photo Uluetratloii by Mitch Mascara Herald Journal : i ' |