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February 24, 1994 - Focus on Nature: Our Best Friend18 Previews & Gallery Talk Modern art of the early 20th century presented in the exhibition "Modern Meets the Masses: 1910 - 1920" will be the subject of a gallery talk by art histor- ian Elizabeth Milroy, at The Parrish Art Museum on Saturday, February 26, at 4 p.m. Admission is free with admission to the museum. Dr. Milroy is an assistant professor at Wesleyan University and is employed as a consultant to the Parrish for this ex- hibition which is a collaboration be- tween the museum and the Southampton Union Free School Dis- trict. She assisted the 45 Southampton High School students who helped to cur- ate the exhibition, and museum staff, in researching early 20th - century history, artists and objects. The museum can be reached for ad- ditional information at 283 -2118. MacWhinnie to Speak John MacWhinnie, who made his com- mitment to art as a teenager and has never wavered, will be the guest lec- turer at the next meeting of the South- ampton Artists Association on Friday, February 25, at The Southampton Cut- 0 tural ul- tural Center on Pond Lane. Mr. MacWhinnie will talk about his art and how it has evolved from the fi- gurative work that earned him fame in the '60s to its present minimalist /con- ceptualist mode. Mr. MacWhinnie will begin his short lecture at 8 p.m. Free and open to the public, the lecture will be followed by a poetry reading featur- ing Sandy McIntosh and Jacki Moss and an open discussion. As a young painter, Mr. MacWhinnie was encouraged by such art world giants as Willem DeKooning, Larry Riv- ers and Fairfield Porter. His paintings are in major collections, including those of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, The Brooklyn Museum of Art and The Phillips Collection, among others. An exhibition of Mr. MacWhinnie's most current works was held recently at The Parrish Art Mus- eum. He has also shown in the Grace Borgenicht, Andre Emmerich and Marlboro Galleries in New York City. East End Celebration Riverhead High School will be the site for an "East End Community Celebra- tion" on Sunday, February 27. The event, an afternoon of theater, music, Art Show Benefits Pantry (Continued from Page 16) the list, Ling Helphand's "Gorilla -My- Dreams" also takes up a lot of room. A mixed -media sculpture of a big black rather friendly looking gorilla, it won an "Excellence in Sculpture" citation from the judges, whose picks were marked not by garish ribbons but small, discreet paper certificates, befitting the inclu- sive, non - judgmental spirit of the show. Among other winners were the Paul- sons, Lucille and David, indisputable stars in the Southampton Artists firma- ment, each of whom comes out of the show with a little white badge of honor to add to the family collection of awards and citations. Louise Berrill Paulsen took an "Excellence in Oil" award for her masterful still life, "Chinese Vase with Earrings," with its bright palette and bold lines. In an entirely opposite spirit, the moody little etching by Da- vid Paulsen, "Loper's Treestand," with its deep shadows and hint of golden light, was cited for "Excellence in Print- making." Another still life, Audrey Krois's "Blue Grapes" was cited for "Excel- lence in Watercolor," as was Mary Louise Ringers' "Hide and Seek," in which the artist uses the advantages of the medium to catch her subjects —fish darting through lily pads —in motion. Also in contrasting moods were two win- ners of photographic excellence awards: Diane Vahradian's abstracted art photo "Nude II" and Bev Cardo's "Beach Closed," which captures the uninhibited glee of children swarming over an unattended lifeguard tower. A large painting showing an unpeop- led corner of a Spanish cafe by Andre Orol de La Vina was also cited for ex- cellence. It is untitled but full of omi- nous clues (blood stains on the wall and "Viva Franco" graffiti with the "Franco" crossed out) and mysterious incongruities (a pristine white table- cloth on the small cafe table where someone has set a glass of red wine). The mind behind this haunting image also created the oil titled "Clitoris," an exotic composition of which the main el- ement is a woman's torso on an appliance -like pedestal equipped with an "On -Off' switch. More familiar to faithful fans of South- ampton Artists' shows will be Helen Muller's distinctively simplified images, Dinah Maxwell- Smith's evoc- ative portraits achieved with bold brushstrokes and an adventurous use of color. David Bunn Martine's romantic- ized multicultural portraits, Andrea Shine's exquisite renderings of weather - worn structures haunted by their pasts and Christine Chew - Smith's barns —to mention only a few of the regulars. clowns, ,jugglers and informative dis- plays on community services, is co- sponsored by Alternatives Counseling Center, the East End Arts Council and the Riverhead Clergy Council. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children; chil- dren under five will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the East End Arts Council at 133 East Main Street in Riverhead, or by calling 727 - 09W. Organizers note that the goal of the event, called "Family and Friends," is to inform East End residents about available human services while provid- ing a day of family- oriented fun and en- tertainment. Representatives of local agencies have been invited to set up booths to describe their services and dis- tribute information. The doors will open at 2 p.m. and the show will begin at 3 p.m. Because tick- ets will be limited, organizers advise early reservations. Additional informa- tion can be obtained from Pat Berman at East End Arts Council (727 -0900) or Michelle at 369 -1200. 'Love Letters' The Wild Thyme Players will perform A. R. Gurney's Broadway hit, "Love Letters," on Saturday, February 26, at 8 p.m. The play, which traces the rela- tionship between its two characters over many years, via their letters will be per- formed at Sag Harbor's Old Whalers Church as a benefit for the church. Wild Thyme Players' Diana Feingold and Peter Berger star in the perform- ance, which will be followed by a recep- tion. Tickets are $15 per person. Additional information can be obtained from the church office at 725-0894. 'Passion' Show Opens "Passion," the Peconic Gallery's fourth annual national juried poetry and visual arts exhibition, will open with a reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Suffolk Community College's Eastern Campus in Riverhead on Monday, February 28. There is no admission fee for the recep- tion or the exhibition, which will run through April 1. Ann Philbin, director of the Drawing Center in New York City, selected the work of 38 artists from the United States, Canada, Spain and England for inclusion in the show, out of a field of 1,200 visual art entries. The pieces se- lected by Ms. Philbin "deal with the ex- perience of love and loss, birth and death, captured in compelling and ex- pressive imagery," according to exhi- bition organizers. The literary component of the show was coordinated by Dana Gioia, the au- Weekly Crossword Puzzle Edited by James C. 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It NUNN will be given six performances on are Thomas Nigh and Katie Meckert. February 25 -27 and March 4 -6. The Serena Seacat directs with sets by MMEN John Zaleski, lighting by Steve Es- day nights at 8 p.m.; Sunday matt- pach and costumes by Christianne nees are at 2:30 p.m. Berndt. MONO A dinner- theater package will be throw an opening -night party to which available with the Maidstone Arms the first -night audience is invited. The NONE party will be held at Il Mon on prix Hampton. rix fixe dinner will p North Main Street after the final cur- screed before r- re the Friday and 95 and day night performances and ®MME® a price $29.95 respectively. The price in- hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. eludes athree- course dinner and a a Cynthia Breining has been cast as ®NI■EME■EM■® an ex- schoolteacher and children's be made by calling 324 -5006. 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Mr. Gioia selected 19 poems for inclusion in the exhibit, in- cluding two by Long Island poets Lois Walker and Laurie Sinclair Williams. The Peconic Gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. For further information, call Dan Gilhooley at 548 -2562. Deadline for Artists Artists of the area are reminded that March 1 is the deadline for submitting materials to be considered by The Par- rish Art Museum for its annual juricd exhibition to be held April 17 through May 8 at the museum. Artists are re- quested to submit up to four works to be considered. Details on entering can be obtained from the curatorial depart- ment at 283 -2118. Jurors for the show are Elisabeth Sussman, curator, Whitney Museum of American Art; Holly Solomon, owner, Holly Solomon Gallery; and Raphael Rubinstein, critic and independent cur- ator. A total of $500 in prize money will be awarded at the discretion of the jur- ors. Murder and Mayhem The Palm Restaurant and the Hunt - ting Inn in East Hampton will present "a weekend of murder and mayhem" on February 25, 26 and 27. The package is offered to weekend guests but the pub- lic is invited to join guests for an eve- ning of cabaret on Friday and a performance of "Broadway Babylon" by East End Caper Crew, accompanied by a four- course dinner, on Saturday. Friday's cabaret evening at The Palm will include wine, cider and hors d'oeuvres. Admission is $20 per person. Saturday night's performance and the dinner will take place at the James Lane Cafe. Guests will be encouraged to come dressed as Broadway character. The cost is $60 per person. Judy Neilsen, at 324 -0410, is accepting reservations. 'Watts Up' Campaign "Watts Up" is the title of a new fund- raising campaign currently being con- ducted by Guild Hall and the Commun- ity Theater Company aimed at upgrading and updating the lighting equipment at the John Drew Theater. Guild Hall and the CTC are encourag- ing everyone in the community to join in the effort by contributing $25 or more. Contributors of $100 and more will re- ceive two complimentary tickets to the CTC production of "Finian's Rainbow" (opening April 29) and an invitation to a special pre - performance cocktail re- ception. Contributors of $500 and up will receive these benefits and two compli- mentary tickets to a summer production Tim Gleason, Cynthia Breining and Thomas Nigh in a scene from the upcoming Community Theater Company production of "Any Wednesday" at Guild Hall in East Hampton. — GJMPhoto Comedy Opens on Friday "Any Wednesday," the Muriel Re- book author who has succumbed to snick comedy that spent two and a the attractions of an older man; she half years on Broadway, will open at permits him to pay for her apartment East Hampton's John Drew Theater in return for visits on Wednesdays. on Friday, February 25, presented by Tim Gleason plays the part of the the Community Theater Company. It older man. Also featured in the cast will be given six performances on are Thomas Nigh and Katie Meckert. February 25 -27 and March 4 -6. The Serena Seacat directs with sets by curtain goes up on Friday and Satur- John Zaleski, lighting by Steve Es- day nights at 8 p.m.; Sunday matt- pach and costumes by Christianne nees are at 2:30 p.m. Berndt. True to custom, the company will A dinner- theater package will be throw an opening -night party to which available with the Maidstone Arms the first -night audience is invited. The Restaurant Main Street in East party will be held at Il Mon on prix Hampton. rix fixe dinner will p North Main Street after the final cur- screed before r- re the Friday and 95 and day night performances and tain on Friday and will feature free a price $29.95 respectively. The price in- hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. eludes athree- course dinner and a a Cynthia Breining has been cast as ticket to the show. Reservations can an ex- schoolteacher and children's be made by calling 324 -5006. at the John Drew. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. For further information on the "Watts Up" cam- paign, call Guild Hall at 324 -0806. ArtLunch Series The Parrish Art Museum has issued an invitation to members of the com- munity to eat lunch while savoring art at the museum's continuing ArtLunch series on the first Thursday of each month, March 3 and April 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The work of American and European artists who exhibited in the Armory Show in 1913 will be explored. Classes are conducted by museum staff. Participants are asked to bring a bag lunch —the museum will supply the coffee. The fee for two sessions is $10 for members and $20 for others. Public relations authority John Scanlon will be the guest speaker at the next in- stallment of the Winter Dialogues series at the John Jermain Library in Sag Har- bor on Saturday, February 26 from 4 to 5 p.m. Focus on Nature: Our Best Friend By Paul Stoutenburgh At age 15 our dog Hickory had to be put to sleep. Anyone who has gone through this traumatic experience can understand our anguish and loss. The house seems empty now, for part of our family is gone. It all started years ago when my father -in -law gave us a golden retriever puppy to take the place of a dog we had lost. What joy that pup gave us. We named him after all the hickory trees around our house that he soon got to know so well. In time his name was shortened to "Hick" and everyone knew him by that. The first pictures we have of Hick were taken when he was just a pup walking through snow up to his belly. I unconsciously look around when I put my coat and boots on now, for Hick was always there. No matter how sound asleep he might appear, when he heard the coat or boots go on, he was up and ready to go. He'd stand by the door, head cocked to one side, waiting for his chance to move. Most of the time he was welcome to travel along while I worked outside or fed the animals. When I didn't want him along, I'd try to sneak out of the house without him knowing it. That usually failed. Somewhere along the way a sound or movement would alert him and he'd be up standing by the door. It will be a long time before I stop looking over my shoulder for my cheerful and always ready -to-go companion. Hick loved to ride in our car or truck and he had an uncanny sense of know- ing when he would be invited to go along. All you'd have to say was, "Let's go, Hick," and he'd be off and running to the car, wagging his tail in great en- thusiasm. He had to be the first to get in. His holidays were like our own, times when beautiful dinners and desserts pro- vided scraps that he eagerly awaited. Yet his dried dog food was his staple and Last Week's Solution T 0 S C A C O A X R A P S W A Y N E 0 D E 0 N A L T A E D I T I N 0 1 T R I C H A fl O L 0 V E L ACE E T U 0 E I N T O N E A M I N a T W O S -6 M E S ONNR V 0 L T I M A A I fl S E E G A fl E 0 L S 0 N C E A L N A I D A I S 0 S T Y L I LEVEL S U E D E C A V o S ABLE D E M U R S M OR A G E N A N A O M I F O R U M E R A R E SE N E S Y I R G 0 E N I S L E D A N L A A L D S Y S T E M L M E E A T R S 0 I N L T T O A V E S R I B SEAMY S T A R R S I E V E C L O T D R A W N O L E I C 0 Y A X N OURS P L I E fl E DGE s D N A T S A R E S A L T E D M 0 S I N E O F E S T E N T T A L I NUS O I S N S T A P R I H U A S T M M E D A L D I N L O V E A T F I R S T B I T E M I S S A M U I II E I X E C L E 0 N P A T E R A L M S S I C E N N Y The joys of owning a pet like Hickory, above, make it all the more difficult to say good -bye after 15 years. —PS. Photo it was always found with his water by the old wood stove in the kitchen. He never gobbled or rushed eating. Rather he'd stand over his food, looking about as if to say, "Is this all there is ?" before slowly eating it. He had the uncanny ability to detect raccoons even while sleeping. We would all be busy doing something at night when all of a sudden he'd be up stand- ing by the door, wanting to go out. We'd let him out and he'd bolt into the dark- ness. Nine times out of 10 he'd soon have Mr. Raccoon up a tree. I trained him (to a certain extent) to heel, for when we'd walk along a busy highway I'd want him right at my side for his safety. This training came in handy when we'd go down our long driveway to get the mail. The road was heavily traveled and I was always afraid of him getting hit. All I'd have to say was, "Heel!" and he'd stay at my side while I gathered the mail from the box. Hick always wanted to be part of what was going on, so I would give him a piece of mail to carry back up to the house. How proud he seemed carrying his prize. The reward was a biscuit from Barbara at the back door that always brought renewed tail wagging when the gift was given. Each night most of us have certain . routines that seem to put an official end to the day. Ours was when we went to bed and waited for Hick to come down the hall and flop on his rug at the foot of our bed, where he would stay until '. dawn. It was a comforting thing for it meant all was well and now we could go to sleep in peace. How we miss those padded footsteps that we looked forward to hearing each night. For a while he did not come until half the night was over and then toward the end he didn't come at all. We knew then that Hickory's days were numbered. Those of you who have had pets close to you know how devastating it can be when that part of your family is gone. For those who have never had a pet to pamper and take care of, you have missed one of the great joys animals can bring. There is no truer friend than a dog. They ask nothing but a little love and an occasional pat and they give a lifetime of enjoyment. ThePARRISH ART MUSEUM xr fat lunch while savoring art at The Parrish as our ArtLunch series continues on the first Thursday of each month. x We will explore the work of American and European artists who exhibited at the Armory Show of 1913. Classes led by Museum staff. m Bring your bag lunch - we supply the coffee. � Thursday, March 3, April 7 012:30 -1:30 pm ,$) Two sessions: $10 1 $20 non - members. Advance registration necessary. Please contact The Parrish Art Museum Education. Dept. at 516- 283 -2118 A r t L u n e h