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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us June 1, 2006 LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Jazz trio to serenade at the Siskiyou Barn The Glen Moore Trio plays at the Old Siskiyou Barn Friday, June 1, at 8 p.m. Acoustic bass player and composer Glen Moore performs with his Portland-based trio featuring pianist Dan Gaynor and drummer Tyson Stubelck. Moore is well known as the bassist and co-founder of the group Oregon along with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless and Collin Walcott. The group’s most recent recording, “Prime” is a celebration of 35 years of performing and recording together. Moore has worked with many great jazz artists including pianists Paul Bley, Larry Karush, Jan Hammer, Bill Evans and John Taylor; saxophonists, Zoot Sims, Benny Wallace, Lew Tabakin, Sonny Fortune, Nick Brignola, Rob Scheps, Charlie Mariano and Michael Brecker; flutist Jeremy Steig; violinists Stuff Smith, Zbigniew Seifert, Rob Thomas, Hollis Taylor and Jim Nolet; vibraphonists Gary Burton and Michael Mainieri; drummers Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Beaver Harris, Peter LaRoca and Jimmy Cobb; bassists Anthony Cox, Charlie Haden, Gary Peacock, Dave Holland, Jamie Faunt, Steve Swallow, David Friesen, Mark Dresser and Barre Phillips; and tap dancer Peg Leg Bates. His compositional flair for romantic piano songs, flamboyant and robust bass songs is well known to his audience. In the last ten years, he has co-authored 15 songs with lyrics by his wife, Samantha Moore. Glen has a studio in Portland, Oregon where he gives private lessons to musicians from many stylistic backgrounds. He participates extensively as an instructor and as a student in bass conferences (Hawaii, Brazil, Minneapolis and Iowa), and is active in the International String Bass Institute. Glen is the father of three sons and is living and teaching in Portland, Oregon For the past 30 years, Glen has played a Klotz bass fiddle crafted in the Tyrol circa 1715 on which he has made extensive use of a unique tuning with both a low and high C string. The cost is $20, with student discounts available For reservations and more information please call 488-3869 or e-mail [email protected]. For more information on the Siskiyou Institute, visit www.siskiyouinstitute.com. Concerts at the Old Siskiyou Barn sell out quickly and seating and parking are limited. There will be a workshop on Saturday morning that is open to students, teachers and the general public from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost is $5 for students and teachers, $10 otherwise. This informal workshop will focus on several topics including, techniques for improvising and composing as well as learning more about Glen’s unique tuning for the bass. SOU’s ‘Forum’ delivers non-stop laughs By Donald Lind For the Tidings Southern Oregon University’s spring production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is many things, sometimes several things at once. Throughout the performance, the one thing it remains is funny. The cast outright said it would bring the laughs in the rousing opening musical number, “Comedy Tonight.” The show is literally almost non-stop laughs, from chuckles for the smallest gag to full-on belly laughs for the big punchlines. The actors in the show clearly have a blast delivering shameless one-liners and launching into musical numbers at the drop of a hat. This is a show worthy of the standing ovation it received. Many musicals tend to be rather irreverent and exaggerated in their presentation. On a scale of one to 10 on going over the top, the show cheerfully tap dances to a 12. “Forum” is set 200 years before the common era on a Roman street. Young Hero (Jon-Erik Hegstad) is left alone at home when his parents, Senex (Doug Reynolds) and Domina (Lucinda Bedell), set off to tend to Domina’s ailing mother. Meanwhile, Hero enlists the aid of his slave Pseudolus (Jimmy Garcia) to woo a young woman in the forbidden house next to his own. The house belongs to Lycus (John R. Lewis), a buyer and seller of courtesans (female “companions”). Unfortunately the woman he loves, Philia (Heather Lane) has been sold to Captain Miles Gloriosis (Samuel D. Dinkowitz). In order to help true love prevail — and to gain his freedom — Pseudolus plots a scheme to help Hero and Philia elope, which sets off a hilarious chain of events, mishaps and musical numbers. Some of the better gags involve a Three Stooges bit with the proteans and a running gag where a character is asked to go on a walk through the mountains “seven times,” and he passes by in the middle of the scene to remind the audience of his progress. Garcia as Pseudolus drives the play as the opening narrator and main force behind the chaos. His desire for freedom is what causes the grief for the other characters. Dinkowitz as Captain Gloriosis is in fine form. He blatantly goes over the top, to the audience’s delight. Everything about “Forum” is a delight, from the live music and scenic design to the choreography by Jim Giancarlo. The musical numbers, written by Stephen Sondheim were catchy, while the dialogue, from the book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbert was full of wit and deliberately bad puns. Guest director Pat Patton did an amazing job of keeping the actors on their feet and the pacing rapid-fire. “Forum” is a knockout for anyone in the mood for a funny, irreverent and overall good time. It runs June 1-4, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 general admission, $14 for seniors and $5 for students. Call the box office at 552-6348. Politics and family collide in Camelot production By Donald Lind for the Tidings Camelot Theatre’s production of “An American Daughter” takes a funny look back at the mid-1990s where the most heated discussions in the media about politics involved, not a war, but a politician’s social life. “American Daughter” is funny and pointed and takes a few jabs at the media who spin simple things out of control and looks into the personal lives of public figures and how they deal with public pressure. The play stars Priscilla Quinby as Lyssa Dent Hughes. Lyssa has it all: a loving husband, two sons, a beautiful home in Georgetown and a rich family pedigree. She has been offered the job as surgeon general by the president. Lyssa is thrust into the public limelight a little too much for her comfort, however. During a post-brunch interview at her home, a discussion on abortion leads to her friend Morrow (Larry Parker) slipping a bit about her never answering a jury duty letter. The media jumps on this and it becomes the scandal of the moment. The media soon attacks her character and position from every angle; some question her stance on abortion, which collides with the ideals of her senator father (David Rees); others believe she is too aloof and too stuck up for never answering the letter; others think she is too distinguished to represent the “housewives of Indiana.” “American Daughter” is consistently funny throughout the two-and-a-half-hour running time. It is funniest when it looks at the media as hungry for attention, who will turn any little thing into the next hot story. One up-and-comer named Quincy Quince (Jazzmin Parker) intrudes on the Hughes household and makes life miserable for Lyssa and her husband Walter (Bruce Lorange). She is hilarious as a snotty reporter turning Lyssa’s scandal into a debate on women’s rights, Lyssa’s lack of being hip and modern and makes it a plug for her new book. It is also very pointed and thoughtful when dealing with Lyssa’s crisis of whether or not to pursue the job in light of the scandal. She receives a lot of help and support from Walter, her father and her best friend Judith (Arlene Horowitz Warner), a doctor specializing in women’s cancer, who has her own problems to face. The play moves fast under Bob Herried’s direction. The show makes a funny gag out of the actors inserting themselves onto major network news programs in between scenes on the set’s television. Everyone gets their share of laughs, including Morrow, Doug Warner as television newsman Timber Tucker and Kristie Abart as Sen. Hughes’s fourth wife Charlotte, AKA, “Chubby.” The set design is magnificent and looks like the comfortable home of a senator’s daughter. It also boasts a good sound system and a nice collection of music from the Beach Boys and Mozart. This play is dedicated to the memory of its author, Wendy Wasserstein, who died of cancer this past Jan. 31. Wasserstein previously wrote “The Sisters Rosenweig” and ‘The Heidi Chronicles.” The theatre’s artistic director Livia Genise said Wasserstein was the voice of women of her generation. “An American Daughter” works well as satire and drama. It looks harshly at the media for spinning things into scandal and into the personal life of a public woman and how she manages the two lives. “American Daughter” will run until June 11, with a final performance at 2 p.m. that day. The theatre’s 2006 season will also include productions of “1776,” “The Beard of Avon,” “Fahrenheit 451” and “Into the Woods,” along with spotlights on Bing Crosby and the Andrews sisters. The Camelot Theatre has 100 seats for performances are $17 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. The theatre also offers a “Pay What You Can Night” on the second Wednesday of each show. The Camelot Theatre is located at the corner of Talent Avenue and Main Street in Talent. For tickets, call 535-5250. For more information, please visit www.camelottheatre.org . Mobius features faraway photos Local photographer David Sherman will be exhibiting images from Bali, Greece, and the Rogue Valley, at the Mobius Gallery located at 281 Fourth Street on June 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. Sherman’s passion for nature was inspired by his boyhood travels through Europe, Israel and the United States. His mother and father would photograph beautiful countrysides, spectacular mountains and, most importantly, memories. During his first few years in the Rogue Valley more than 20 years ago, Sherman began exploring photography with his father’s Kodak Rettinette II camera, capturing landscapes and human interest images. Becoming a professional gardener in 1990 provided Sherman with an outlet to connect with nature. He began recording the flowers blooming in his garden, and in those he tended. Traveling to the island of Bali and the islands of Greece in 2004, Sherman added a new dimension to his photography. Award-winning folk musicians will perform Renowned for her world-class alto voice with its dusky tones and depth of emotion, Alisa Fineman is perfectly complemented by multi-instrumentalist Kimball Hurd. Fineman was voted “Best Folk Musician” four years running by the Monterey Bay’s Coast Weekly and won top honors at the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk Showcase for her songs, “One Lone Bird and I Could Not Ask For More,” both of which were included on her 1993 release, “Better With Time.” Hurd, a Bammie (Bay Area Music Association) Award winner, adds dimension to the duo’s performances with vocal harmonies and an array of tasteful musical accents with guitar, mandolin, mandola, dobro, banjo and slide guitar. Fineman has appeared at festivals like California’s Strawberry Festival, the Napa Valley Festival and the Kate Wolf Memorial Festival, Austin’s South-By-Southwest, The Kerrville Folk Festival, The Connecticut Family Folk Festival, and Spokane’s Columbia River Festival. Fineman has performed at the National Songwriter’s Academy showcase at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and in the Treestar Concert Series in New York. Fineman has been the Artist-In-Residence at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, NY. In addition to her solo work and work with her partner and fellow musician Hurd, Fineman is also a former member of guitarist Martin Simpson’s highly acclaimed Band Of Angels, and a frequent guest-artist at performances by Trapezoid founder Paul Reisler. In addition to performing, Fineman has been on KAZU in Pacific Grove, Calif., showcasing fellow singer/songwriters from around the country, and is the Cantorial Soloist with Congregation Beth Israel in Carmel, Calif. She is often showcased on JPR’s One World program with Eric Alan. Fineman also is an active member of the vocal and instrumental ensemble, Ya Elah!, a spiritual and interfaith ensemble “endeavoring to inspire unity.” Now, Fineman’s new CD, “Closing the Distance: Poems, Prayers and Love Songs,” featuring contemporary arrangements of traditional and original songs from the Jewish Diaspora, marks a radical but natural departure from Alisa’s previous recordings, and a new direction for her musical and humanitarian sensibilities. Her longtime love of Jewish and world music began at the summer camp she attended through her teens and a work/study experience on a kibbutz in Israel. The album, produced and co-arranged by Alex de Grassi, features Fineman singing in Hebrew, Ladino, and English with two guest vocalists, Elias Lammam and Shabda Kahn, singing in Arabic. Set against a mixture of Middle Eastern and Western instrumentation, the arrangements draw from a broad base of traditions that explore the roots of Fineman’s cultural heritage. Samples of Fineman’s music can be heard at www.alisafineman.com. Alisa will be participating throughout the “Summer of Music” weekend at Temple Emek Shalom, June 9 and 10. She will help to lead services at the temple’s monthly all-live music Sabbath service, Shabbat Shirah, on Friday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday morning services on Saturday, June 10 at 10 a.m. The weekend will conclude with Fineman and Hurd in concert on Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets prices are $15 for adult and $10 for children 12 and under, and are available at the Music Coop in the A Street Marketplace or at Temple Emek Shalom. Tickets are $3 more at the door. For tickets and information, call 488-2909. The performance takes place at Temple Emek Shalom, 1800 East Main Street. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. ScienceWorks offers hands-on camps ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum lets children dig in and uncover their inner scientist with a full schedule of Summer Science Camps. This summer, scholarships are available with support from the Ashland Community Food Coop Community Grants program and private donations. Summer Science Camps kick off on June 19 with an exploration of plants in “Let’s Grow” for 4- to 6-year-olds and a down and dirty celebration of dirt with “Dig It” for ages seven to 10. The half-day weeklong camps for kids four to 14 continue into August with topics such as “Magic Mixtures,” “Speed Racer,” “Water World,” and “Crazy Chemistry.” Camps throughout the summer feature topics on forensic science, water, animals, chemistry, animation, rockets, race cars and nature. All camps are taught by qualified educators who bring expertise, experience and enthusiasm into a wide range of science explorations. With class sizes limited to 12 for younger students and 20 for older students, the camps create a warm, personal setting in which each child can learn more about their world. Classes include indoor and outdoor activities, craft projects, lab experiments and fun investigations. ScienceWorks Summer Camps also work in partnership with some of the Ashland Family YMCA morning sports camps. Children that are signed up for morning sports camps and afternoon science camps will be transported from the YMCA to ScienceWorks. The child must be registered in both programs. Each weeklong Summer Science Camp is $112 for ScienceWorks Members and $125 for non-members. For a full description of the camps and teachers, as well as online registration information, visit <www.scienceworksmuseum.org>. Tuition assistance information can be obtained by calling ScienceWorks at (541) 482-6767, extension 10. ScienceWorks is located at 1500 East Main. Current hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 to 4 p.m. and Sundays 12 to 4 p.m. In the summer, ScienceWorks closes at 5 p.m. Summer hours begin June 14. 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