The record, 30 novembre 1990, Supplément 1

TOWNSHIPS WEEK arts and entertainment magazine NOVEMBER 30.1990 s MÉ, • Enigmatic TV host Jean-Luc Mongrain eyes Montreal after almost 20 years in Sherbrooke.RECORD/GRANT SIMEON 2—TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990 Whither away the Christmas pageant “Our revels now are ended.These our actors.As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air.And, like this insubstantial pageant faded.Leave not a rack behind.” Prospère Miss Castle was a great believer in modern education.She maintained most fervently to all who’d listen that children were not, as commonly supposed, unfinished adults, lumps of clay to be modelled, moulded, twisted into human form, but free spirits with an inviolable individuality and certain inalienable rights.Not least among these rights was that boys could cry and girls play football.If a child wanted to color his sky yellow, his grass blue, and stripe his cows like barber poles.Miss Castle declared, then he or she should not only be allowed but actively encouraged to do so.Education, she believed, true education, lay in liberating the inate creativity of her charges.In her first year of teaching, therefore, she actually asked to be assigned the Christmas Pageant.Who’s Who By Tadeusz Letarte This pageant was to be written, performed, produced and directed entirely by Grades 3 and 4 with Miss Castle offering only minimal advice and technical assistance behind the scenes.Like all great creations, it quickly took on a life all its own as it grew and ended up a long way from where it had begun.Motivation was murky, character development thin at best, action chaotic and confused but the troupe more than made up in nerve whatever they may have lacked in polish.If there had been a synopsis (which of course there wasn't), it might have gone something like this: Act One opens with Napoleon Bonaparte and his band of Merry Men sailing off to discover America.They brandish wooden swords and pistols with alarming recklessness while singing at the tops of their voices A Life on the Bounding Main’.An unseen lookout in an unseen crow’s-nest somewhere in the flies shouts down, “Land ho!” “Whither away?” replies Napoleon as he snatches up his telescope and peers around.“Off the larboard quarter, Cap’n!” This turns out to be stage right where Napoleon turns his telescope, gasps, gapes and announces : “That’s not America.That’s a desert island and there’s a ragged man upon the beach.” No sooner has he finished speaking than Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday enter behind him, introduce themselves to the audience and explain to Napoleon that they had been marooned by the wicked Bluebeard the Pirate.They are so pleased to be rescued that they begin a rousing rendition of ‘Roll Out the Barrel' and Napoleon joins in with his crew.“Sail ho!” shouts the invisible lookout in the main topmast crosstrees and Napoleon no sooner gets his telescope to his eye than he announces, “Well, shiver me timbers! They’re flying the Jolly Roger! It must be Bluebeard the Pirate ! ” Sure enough, Bluebeard and his pirate crew (all four of them and what a peg-legged, one-eyed, hookhanded and bloodthirsty crew they are) enter on cue waving cutlasses and shouting “Avast, ye lubbers ! ” (The pirate captain’s beard is as blue as a robin’s egg although her nose is freckled and her hair is red.) A spectacular and chaotic battle breaks out but ends suddenly when Man Friday gets his knuckles bruised, bursts into tears and has to be carried off-stage and comforted by an apologetic Miss Castle.Bluebeard and all four of his pirates resume the battle but are captured, tied up and made to walk the plank.Off we sail again singing ‘God Bless America' until the lookout yells “Land ho!” once more.This time, Napoleon recogizes it as America.Curtain ?Act Two opens up Plymouth Rock (identified by a misspelled sign painted on its flank) and the singing of ‘America the Beautiful’ by Chief Sitting Bull, Pocohontas, his lovely daughter, and a band of Indians in war paint waiting to be discovered.Somebody shouts “Sail ho!” and they all stare out to sea (stage left) while singing T Saw Three Ships’.Napoleon and his men enter, followed by Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday with his tears dried and a band-aid on his wounded hand (thus proving to anxious parents and a disappointed sister that his wound had not been fatal).Pocohontas immediately falls in love with Napoleon (her affection expressed by giggles of confusion and excruciating bouts of shyness which made her whip up her skirt to cover her face while exposing frilly underpinnings).Chief Sitting Bull, however, objects to this marriage and orders Napoleon and his crew to be burned at the stake.Napoleon is no sonner wrapped round with rope than Bluebeard and his pirates make an unexpected entrance, pause to explain they had been washed ashore on the tide, and begin a furious battle with the Indians.During the melee, Pocohontas unwraps Napoleon and they flee to the forest hand-in-hand.?Act Three opens upon Pochontas who has just given birth to a baby and must lay it in a manger because there is no room at the inn.Napoleon enters with some of his crew and the pirates disguised as shepherds, angles, kings and assorted animals.They sing ‘The First Noel’.But none of them thought to bring any food for Christmas Dinner and they are all about to starve to death when Chief Sitting Bull appears with roast turkey, pumpkin pie and the rest of his tribe.He explains he has forgiven his wayward daughter and has followed a star to see his grandson.Bluebeard, Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday show up and, forgetting the baby entirely, they join in the finale; ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ Reviews were mixed.Miss Castle was seen soon afterwards leaving the principal’s office in tears and before the year began anew, she had run away with an undertaker’s assistant who gambled.Moral: Never volunteer for nothing.Book looks at Western separatism By Larry Johnsrude The Canadian Press Some three decades after Prime Minister John Diefenbaker mused, “What does Quebec want?” the same question is being aimed at the region where Dief the Chief grew up.What does the West want?Don Braid and Sydney Sharpe take 215 pages to try to answer that question in their book Breakup: Why the West Feels Left out of Canada.With Canadians recovering from the failed negotiations over the Meech Lake accord, and with the western-rights Reform party rising in popularity, their effort is timely.Aimed primarily at an audience in Central Canada, the book argues — as many westerners have done over the years — that the West was settled solely for the benefit of Ontario and little has changed since then.Sharpe, a former member of the ’parliamentary press gallery, was born in Redcliff, Alta.Braid, Sharpe's husband and a political columnist with the Calgary Herald, was born in southern Ontario and moved to the West in 1978.NOT SAME SAY Braid believes he typifies the easterner who heads west and becomes outraged at the shabby treatment the region receives from the establishment in Central Canada.“People in southern Ontario grow up with the notion that the West isn’t any different than the rest of Canada and isn’t treated any differently,” he said in an interview.“When I came to Western Canada, I discovered things were not quite the same.I didn’t have the same say in the way the country is being run as I had living in Burlington.” Breakup cites a string of federal policies which the authors see as deliberate attempts to keep the West down.These range from transportation rates that inhibit western development to the CF-18 maintenance contract going to a Quebec firm despite a superior and Diamond Sweets.Satisfying a womans craving for eleqance.in 1/ iurture that consuming passion.Diamonds.Gome in to savour many other tempting designs in the Diamond Sweets Gollection.Sweet Dreams.fl diamond is forever.Consult îRondà «JbrHcr Inc.certified gemologist Downtown Sherbrooke, 43 Wellington, N.Where you will find a wide selection, knowledgeable advice and super service.See WEST, page 6 WELCOME TO Victoria Antiques Gifts for all ages, large selection of toys, Christmas ornaments, jewellery, china, lamps, clocks and furniture.Ideal place to find old time quality at affordable prices.241 Queen St.Lennoxville, Que.JIM 1K5 819/567-9715 TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990—3 Lennox ville throws its weight behind artist’s talent By Roger Pollard LENNOXVILLE — Kay Kinsman could never be described as just a little old lady.She’s too energetic.involved and witty for such a diminutive label.And besides, who could ever prove she was old?Ap parently she never reveals her age to those brazen enough to inquire.What is certain abom this endearing artist from Lenno (ville is that she has a vitality of .pirit that spills generously into her art.Her art is pure, simple tale: it enriched by a lifetime of learning and observation.Kinsman’s spirit and art have also spilled into her community.In recent years she witnessed the destruction of beautiful old Lennox ville homes by developers.Appalled, she began sketching and painting these buildings so that they would at least be preserved on paper.“There are houses here with oer-sonality,” Kinsman said in a telephone interview.“Some are dignified, some are Dracula-esque, some are frightfully Victorian.” “I thought I would go around and catch them with my pen while they still existed,'' she added.But Kinsman's keen eye was too easily distracted by the beauty and intrigue in scenes of daily life in Lennoxville to keep her project focussed on buildings alone.She began sketching people in the community too “I’ve sketched the barber, Terry Beattie; the barber’s a very important person, you know.” she said.“I sketched children in a playground, students necking at Bishop’s, people sleeping through a Bach concert—little did they know I was sitting behind them with a pen and paper.” “The more I did the funnier it got,” Kinsman said.She spent two years putting together this collection of sketches, drawings and paintings which add up to a panorama of life in Lennoxville.Kinsman said the former librarian at Bishop’s University, Germain Belisle, encouraged her to compile her work into a book.Belisle told Kinsman, who had already produced two books of her art, that a nice hard case had been commissioned to fit three books and that he wanted it filled.This weekend Kinsman will have her trilogy — and the library will be able to fill that space.One thousand copies of Lennoxville Sketchbook Sur le vit were printed.The book will be formally launched Saturday at 5 at at Uplands Museum.Kinsman's friends and all those involved in the development and production of Lennoxville Sketchbook Sur le vif, including Mayor Duncan Bruce, have been invited.And “there will be good eats,” Kinsman promised.The president of the Lennoxville and Ascot Historical and Museum Society, Dick Evans, will be on hand, and may sneak a carrot stick or two for himself.The historical society, whose members will also be there, was able to publish Kinsman’s book thanks to a grant provided by the provincial Ministry of Cultural Affairs to support the town’s cultural programs.The Uplands event will also be opening day for an exhibition of 20 Kinsman originals, many of which appear in the book.These will be on display throughout December.In presenting Lennoxville s ec- iiiwi Sketchbook / Sur le inf Kay Kinsman’s third book of sketches will be officially launched Saturday.“Rural beauty always stands in the way of ‘progress’ and development reaps dividends, ” Kinsman wrote in a passage next to this sketch.“In one hour a bulldozer destroyed 125 years of history.’’ Dirmtd bv Until on iht iovtl bv krrtnpliy bv ROB REINER STEPHEN RING WILLIAM GOLDMAN 1 ME S C A A Ü ¦ K AT H ï BATES LA MAISON DU CINEMA KING QUEST 566-8782 clectic architecture and human and loving people." face.Kinsman's book conveys her Lennoxville Sketches Sur le vit leelings about her home.costs $29.95 and will be available at "I like it here,” she said.“It's a local bookstores in time for Chris-serene little town filled with kindly tmas.Artist Kay Kinsman has been a familiar face around Lennoxville for nine years.I CINÉMA MAGOG DOLBY STHREO Monday »o Friday Saturday Sunday 8 p.nv.7 and 9:15 p.m.1:30 and 8 p.m.Iengush *¦/ '¦ • ’ , tBBEBSSBSBBM ii 4-TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY.NOVEMBER 30, 1990 One less hunter on the prowl DANVILLE — As I strolled along the permimeter of our softwood bush stalking the perfect spruce for a Christmas tree — before deep snow makes the job a major task — I came across what must have been a resting place for more than a few deer.Could it have been our deer, I wondered?Every morning all summer, without fail, a doe and her two fawns could be seen in our orchard nibbling at windfalls or even feeding on our lawn when it needed mowing.Watching them at such close range for a little while each day became a ritual.About a week before hunting season opened we saw them for the last time.In our backyard, not more than 20 feet from the house, one of the “children” rubbed his neck on the post of the bird-feeder while the other sniffed its contents.We saw them no more.Did instinct tell that mother to leave civilization with her young, or did a hunter open the season a little early?My choice is made so I tie a red rag as high as I can reach on a beauty of a tree near the fence.“I’ll be back in a couple of Whatever By Myrtle Gallup weeks,” I tell the spruce.“You are invited to our house for Christmas this year.” As I turn toward home, a neighbor appears from nowhere carrying his rifle.“Not a very smart thing to do,” he scolds me as we lean on the weathered rail fence.“Even if it is your own property and deer season is over, a walk in the woods is damn foolishness.Some hunters will shoot at anything that moves, you know.” As if to prove his point a partridge flutters up from his hiding place alarmed no doubt at the content of our conversation.Partridge pie may not be his idea of a good way to end the season.Although he’s an avid hunter, my neighbour makes no moves to raise his rifle.“Pretty aren’t they,” he says as he jerks his head in the direction of the bird.“I don’t believe I could kill a patridge now.much less a deer.Besides, I’d have to pluck the darn thing.Why I ever wanted to kill a helpless animal I can’t for the life of me remember now.We didn’t need the meat; ur freezer was always full.And these days with the cost of rifles and ammunition and a license its not the guys in need that are hunting.It is just a darn poor sport and always was.No, I guess I’ll just clean up my guns and leave them on the wall-rack for show." I’m thinking: Why would anyone want to look at a display of ugly old rifles?But to be fair, perhaps he thinks my collection of old earthenware jugs on top of my cupboards is pretty weird too.In my wildest dreams this would be the last die-hard hunter I’d expect to hang up his gloves.Surely there will be others who will feel the same way.He picks up his gun and strikes up the Pinacle Road.Maybe, just maybe, my deer are resting peacefully in the tall dead grass beside a brook somewhere.One less hunter was on the prowl this year.“Safe home,” I tell the partridge as I head back across the field.Christmas film season bodes well Taxes to force movie ticket prices to $8.50 By Bob Thomas LOS ANGELES (AP) — The film crowd expects The Godfather III to climax a near-record year in a holiday season without the usual glut of big-budget and possible Academy Award movies.Francis Ford Coppola’s continuation of the bloody Corleone saga arrives on Christmas Day, giving it only one week to augment the 1990 box-office total.“If Godfather III had been released on Nov.21 as scheduled, it might have contributed to another record year,” says Daily Variety’s Art Murphy.“Barring a miracle, the year’s total will be $4.9 billion, only $100 million behind 1989’s record.The spring was sensational, with three $100 million-films.The summer was the second-best ever, and so was the fall.It has been a good year.” This holiday season will bring only 12 films in wide release, compared with 20-25 in the early 1980s.About 10 others will receive boutique SHETLAND SHOP invites you to our Early Shopper Special Wednesday, Nov.28 to Sunday, Dec.8,1990 '^10% Reduction on everything #120% off one item with this ad # 30% off selected items Gift wrapping available 330 River St.North Hatley 842-4260 Open 7 days a week limited releases to enhance their prestige and Oscar chances.Some of the movies will remain in the marketplace through New Year’s.Dances With Wolves will certainly be among them.Other possibilities: Rocky V, The Rescuers Down Under, Three Men and a Little Lady, Predator II.Here are the attractions seeking big audiences in December: • Kindergarten Cop features Arnold Schwarzenegger returning with his Twins director Ivan Reit-man in a comedy with kids and action.• The Bonfire of the Vanities stars Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffth and Bruce Willis in Tom Wolfe’s novel of urban corruption, directed by Brian DePalma (The Untouchables).By Jay Schmidt SHERBROOKE — The price of movie tickets in Quebec will go up to $8.50 Jan.1,1991, because of the GST and its proposed provincial equivalent, the QST, says a recent report by the Association of Cinema Owners of Quebec.Although the new 7 per cent QST will replace the existing provincial sales tax, it will not replace the 10 per cent amusement tax added to tickets for movies, performing arts, and sports events.The three taxes consumers would pay when they buy a movie ticket amount to almost 25 per cent of the total price.Even university cinemas such as Bishop's Centennial Theatre will not be exempt from the price increases.Cinema owners are worried because the new triple tax would place them in unfair competition with video stores and pay TV companies who are not subject to the 10 per cent amusement tax.The association believes that the percentage of tax in a ticket directly affects attendance rates; the higher the proportion of tax, the less often people go to the movies.Theis report notes that in Great Britain where the tax rate is 15 per cent, the attendance rate is four times lower than in the United States where movies are tax-exempt.Cinema owners fear a 40 per cent drop in attendance because of the three taxes, and say that the timing for this price increase WEST:- Continued from page 2 cheaper Manitoba bid.Programs like the Western Diversification Office, which offers money to help western businesses develop, are seen as sops.Although there’s another side to such arguments, it’s not presented in Breakup.Prime ministers don’t listen to the West because they think Que- couldn’t be worse because of Quebec’s weak economy.According to the association, the new taxes will force consumers to cut back on cultural activities.Cinema, once the cheapest form of entertainment, will become a luxury unaffordable to low-income earners.The Association of Cinema Owners also fears that ticket price increases will force the closing of several movie houses around the province.If the government implements the triple tax, the owners maintain, then profitable theatres will be forced to show only popular movies, neglecting local productions and art films.The cinema owners’ report also stated that the proposed price increases would hurt not only theatre owners, but would also have an impact on producers, distributors, artists and others involved in the film industry.If the triple tax system comes into effect, the association says, Quebec will become the place with the highest tax on culture in the western world.They say it would also make cultural goods and services in French more expensive in Quebec that in neighboring provinces, at a time when Quebec is fighting to protect its culture.The cinema owners want to see ammendments to the QST that would make cinemas exempt from the tax.They are asking the Quebec government to join the cultural sector in demanding an exemption from the federal GST.bee voters are more important, say Braid and Sharpe.And when they do listen to western views, as with the free-trade agreement, it’s because Quebec agrees.SEEN AS COLONY The book argues that this second-class status arises out of the West’s history as a colony of Central Canada rather than being an equal partner.Ici mcii/on du cadre • L«* f»fu* grand tmntr» d’art au Ouabac PLANNING TO REDECORATE?Bring us your frame and we will disassemble it tel FREE > OIL PAINTING > FRAMED REPRODUCTION • ARTIST SUPPLIES • LAMINATION • MADE TO MEASURE FRAMES • NEEDLEPOINT 2626 King St.West (across from Nanking Rest.) Sherbrooke • 822-3651 TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30.1990-5 Mongrain takes his successful show to Montreal By Avril Benoit SHERBROOKE — The eyes ha ve it.They reflect the charm, the intellect and the wit that fired a doomed TV proposition into roaring success.Six years ago.Jean-Luc Mongrain.then co-founder and editor of the tabloid La Nouvelle de Sherbrooke, started a television program that defied all the rules of the medium The current affairs show featured Mongrain talking and listening, provoking and cajoling.The lone image was of Mongrain himself—because more often than not, his guests would join him by phone.His province-wide program L Heure juste now draws a stunning 1.5 million viewers every Wednesday night.A spin-off talk show called Mongrain de sel, taped for re-broadcast after midnight, draws some 800,000 viewers weekday mornings between 8 and 9.“This is anti-TV,” Mongrain says.“An open line show on television.it's not obvious.But it works.” The show works so well that Télé-7 and TVA network owners gave in to a request Mongrain made recently.He asked that the show move from Sherbrooke to Montreal so he could be with his spouse, whose career has taken her to the big city.THEOLOGY TRAINING Mongrain, 39, first came to the Eastern Townships as a theology student at University of Sherbrooke; he graduated with a BA in 1974.Shortly thereafter, he started working at Sherbrooke radio station CJRS and rose through the ranks : from reporter to associate station manager.He founded La Nouvelle in 1982.Some topics inspire Mongrain more than others; he says he finds it hard to get excited about road work and transportation problems, but he knows that they’re important to a lot of people.He maintains that his own likes and dislikes don’t dictate the show’s topics.“The show is not for my personal pleasure,” he asserts.“It’s not an ego trip because when you’re a host and you start doing subjects for yourself, you’re finished with the public.” A couple of hours before the weekday morning broadcasts Mongrain and researcher Marie-Claire Vaillancourt plow through about seven newspapers at the King Street West studios.They draw between 80 and 90 per cent of their topics from the top headlines.On Thursday, for example, they chose to focus on Canada’s United Nations vote on military intervention in the Gulf War.They called a Chicoutimi woman who is the wife of a Canadian hostage in Iraq.She agreed to a telephone interview and the show was set.except for listeners calling in.THE HAM After the live broadcast.Mongrain taped a brief preview for the nightly repeat.Standing before a camera and speaking without notes—or a precise idea of what he was about to say — he uttered a 1 1 KfcCORD PHOTOS/OR ANT SIMtON Jean-Luc Mongrain will soon say goodbye to CHLT’s Sherbrooke studios and make himself at home in Montreal.concise summary of what nighttime viewers could look forward to.“Do you agree that the world should engage in a military option in the Gulf?” he demanded.Then, as if listening for the answer, he craned his neck and glared at the camera with his trademark goggle-eyes.The camera crew cracked up.The tightly-knit Mongrain de sel team has been together from the start, and researcher Vaillancourt and producer Steven Talbot will join Mongrain in Montreal when the show starts broadcasting from there Jan.6."The homogeneity of the team is complete,” Mongrain says.“There’s freshness among us that won’t change no matter where we are.” Mongrain seems glad of it.Although the first program came about as a result of CHLT-TV’s commitment to the CRTC to provide local current affairs programming, the show’s content never clung to an Eastern Townships identity.“I don’t believe in boundaries.” Mongrain says.“The only difference in Montreal is that somebody like Brian Mulroney is in Montreal more often than he is in Sherbrooke, so we may have more guests in studio.” CONTROVERSY He often expresses his own views bosses, the station management, have never uttered a peep of protest — even when he slammed the station’s commercial sponsors.Last week he attacked beer manu- on the headlines of the day, but his facturers by name, like Molson and Labatt.for providing free beer to junior league hockey teams.“Never has station management censored me.” he vows emphatically.“Never, never, never, never.” “I just say what I think," he says.“I don’t insist that I’m right, and I’m prepared to change my mind." The key to his success is that he frequently says aloud what many of his viewers are thinking.In a word: he’s skeptical.And he shows it.His facial expressions and hand gestures keep viewers entertained; his commentaries keep callers in line.Jean-Luc Mongrain, ever the polite gentlemen.invalidates weak arguments from callers with the deftness and assurance of the best of talk show hosts.“I didn’t study theology with this sort of career in mind.” Mongrain says."Yet I suppose it helped give me a different way of looking at things.” For starters, he says he doesn't believe there's an answer to everything.But he likes the idea of creating morning television that's the talk of the town for the rest of the day.STILL DISMAYED "Five years ago I’d never have dreamed I'd be in this métier," he says.“I like it but 1 keep my distance from the hype.” That may be harder to do in media-frenzied Montreal.He hasn't decided whether to keep his North Hatley home as a weekend retreat.“Now they’ve signed me to a three-year contract as opposed the the usual one year,” he says, seeming somewhat amazed.“Now it’s as if too much security is not enough.” Jean-Luc Mongrain says he’s still not sure what makes his shows so popular.The morning programming slot — let alone the all-talk format — never drew such massive audiences in Quebec until Mongrain de sel came along.“Perhaps it’s just my nature that clicks with them,” he says.“I’m lively.Not always brilliant, but always lively.” L k Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau went head-to-head with Mongrain during last year's provincial election campaign. 6—TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990 Album revives classics of Canadian pop music Dig out those dog-eared copies of Beetle magazine, pull on your faded Crowbar T-shirt—the one with that goofy beaver logo — and fire up the stereo.Made in Canada, a 54-song compilation, is here.For anyone who grew up during the golden age of Canadian pop music, Made in Canada (RCA-BMG) is a treasury of memories.And for anyone seeking a historical perspective on this country’s contribution to popular culture in the rock 'n' roll era, this set (three cassettes, albums or compact discs) contains a few revelations.Sure, you've heard One Fine Morning so often you could play the trombone chart in your sleep.OK, so you’ve sung along in falsetto with Sweet City Woman about a million times since it was released 19 years ago.But how often have you heard Thundermug’s Africa lately?When was the last time you thought about Gary and Dave, those two hunks who crooned Could You Ever Love Me Again back in the days when good-looking male duos actually sang on their own records?You’ll find all four songs on Made in Canada, which is subtitled Our Rock n' Roll History.GIANTS ABSENT As history lessons go, this one falls into the revisionist category.The true giants — Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot and Rush, not to mention the entire post-1974 Canadian pop hierarchy — are all absent from the collection.The Guess Who’s three contributions predate the group’s heyday as North America's top-selling band.Also overlooked are important but lesser-known artists such as Pagliaro and Mahogany Rush.And in a collection so heavily centred on early ’70s radio hits, couldn’t room have been found for Manda- la’s Opportunity, Major Hoople’s I’m Running After You, orevenLo-rence Hud’s Sign of the Gypsy Queen?But that’s quibbling.If it’s not exactly a hinterland who’s who, Made in Canada is an intriguing mix of curios, classics and crud.The highlights : CURIOS • Any Other Way (Jackie Shane).A Curtis Mayfield-influenced soul ballad by an androgynous Little Richard lookalike who disappeared shortly after this 1964 release.• Brainwashed (David Clayton-Thomas and the Bossmen).An anti-Vietnam War diatribe from 1966.Censors bleeped the word “damn.” • Somebody Help Me (the British Modbeats).The crassest example of how Canadian groups jumped on the British Invasion bandwagon.• Cornflakes and Ice Cream (the Lords of London) ; Communication (Nucleus); Make Me Do Anything You Want (a Foot in Cold Water).Five guys go from bubblegum tee-nypop to heavy prog-rock to power ballad in five short years.Is this Spinal Tap?CLASSICS • If You’re Lookin’ (Tranquillity Base).Mamas and Papas meet the Cowsills in 2'/2-minute suite.What AM radio used to be all about.• When I Die ( Motherlode).R n’ B band from London, Ont., paved the way for Tower of Power and the early ’70s explosion of horn bands.• Sitting on a Poor Man’s Throne (Copper Penny).Entirely derivative of the Temptations’ Papa Was a Rolling Stone, which is a good part of its charm.• Jodie (Joey Gregorash).Archetypal flower folk.Dig it: ‘‘Jodie may have long hair, diff’rent color skin, yeah.But these things don’t mean nothin’ when freedom’s happenin'.” Now Open Factory Outlet The largest selection of gloves in Quebec for the whole family (possibly in the world) • Discount Coupon [ • 10% on presentation ‘ • of this ad < •Valid til December 31st,1990] service #9 t #6 z: iw tnrni - ¦ r (|) I 569-2531 GANTERIE AUSTIN PANNETON, SheZEr Sherbrooke Regular Store Hours Moa.-Tves.-Wed.TWs.-H.Saturday 9:30 ojv.- 5:30 pja.9:30 oja.- 9:00 pjv.10 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.Montreal singles hone their mating skills By Roger Pollard SHERBROOKE — Sex sells.This may not be the intended message of an exhibition for singles-only this weekend in Montreal, but ultimately, it’s what the event is all about.The four-day Quebec Singles’ Exhibition, which runs until Sunday at the Palais des Congrès, is a trade fair, workshop and party all wrapped in one.It is intended to attract curious members of that huge segment of the population: singles.Married couples aren’t invited and Lambada competitions will be held, which suggests organizers are hoping participants will find more to attract them than kiosk displays.But organizers don’t want Even in Renoir’s day, flirting and rituals required know-how people to get too distracted.They've set up booths for more than 100 organizations to display a multitude of wares and services.These include: exercise equipment, adventure rafting tours, astrology sessions, travel packages, fashion clothing, hostels, dating agents, mountain climbing excursions, and so on.For those who need a reprieve from walking and pamphletgathering around the convention centre, there are informative alternatives.For example, medical experts and health professionals will give lectures and conduct workshops.Some of the subjects to be discussed are: single parenthood, attracting a partner and managing stress.People will have an opportunity to apply some of their newly acquired knowledge at the Lambada contest to be held at 9 tonight.No dance could be more appropriate for shattering natural inhibitions.And if participants need to know the precise order of movements involved, they can watch closely as 20 professional dancing couples vye for the championship.Tomorrow evening the Quebec Singles’ Exhibition will hold a bachelor party, while on Sunday it will throw a 1930’ style ballroom dance.Twenty members of the Canadian Forces' Maisoneuve Regiment band will strike up a decade’s worth of favorite tunes.The Quebec Singles’ Exhibition is meant for people of all ages.The main exhibition hall will be open from 10 until 10 and admission costs $8.Tickets for the special evening events cost $5.back with Crazy Horse Neil Young By John Horn MALIBU, Calif.(AP) — Neil Young had just seen the movie Spinal Tap for the first time.And his life took on new meaning.“That’s my life.My life is Spinal Tap,” said Young, reaching for the morning’s first cup of coffee.The 1984 mock documentary follows hapless rockers on tour, their future imperiled by a rift with the band’s co-founder.Young, who turned 45 on Nov.12.doesn’t struggle like those low-rent musicians.He was, though, estranged, saying a few years ago he never would play again with longtime companions, the legendary bar band Crazy Horse.But now Young has recorded another album.Ragged Glory, with Crazy Horse.Critics say the album resurrects Young’s spontaneous, hard- driving rock ’n’ roll.That freewheeling sound was shelved at times in favor of Young’s acoustic ballads and country rock on solo albums and collaborations with Mynah Birds, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash.Young said the time was right to reunite with Crazy Horse.Any bad blood between him and the band is forgotten.PART OF IT “Crazy Horse is a band that I’m a part of.” said the Canadian-born Young, wearing his standard uniform: jeans, T-shirt, tennis shoes, Ray Bans and stubble.“I lead the band, yeah.But I’m just a member.It’s like returning to your roots.It brings me back to where I started." Two of Young’s most popular and acclaimed albums — 1975’s Tonight’s the Night and 1979’s Rust Never Sleeps — were recorded with Crazy Horse.Their first effort together was 1969’s Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.Their last was 1986’s Life.Crazy Horse’s own new album is titled Left for Dead in part, the band members say, because Young and others in the business abandoned them.In Ragged Glory, Young is joined by Crazy Horse’s guitarist Frank Sampe-dro, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina.des lys Residence for retired people rooms — suites apartments (2'A, 3Vi, 4Vi) We can accommodate convalescent people and those requiring a short stay.• dining room • central elevator • beauty salon • community center • laundry room • interior dépanneur • chapel • banking service • bus service • maid service • parking • garden path 1150 Quatre-Saisons (near Galeries Quatre-Saisons) 822-1039 TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990—7 Author lays bare a horrid descent into depression DARKNESS VISIBLE A M E M () I R O f M A D N L S S WILLIAM STY RON Darkness Visible by William Sty-ron (RANDOM HOUSE): $20.95, 84 PP- As readers we often delight in observing notable figures from the world of literature shedding light on contemporary events and cultural landmarks: Norman Mailer describing a heavyweight prizefight; Truman Capote following the raucous Rolling Stones on tour, or assessing the psychopathology of two evil murderers: Jan Morris guiding us through the arcane wonders of any metropolitan setting.These and many other authors have presented us with books that reveal the writer’s singular insight into events or places that we lesser mortals can only hope to under Kaleidoscope By Richard Loney stand.Why then would we want to read about the descent into madness of one of America's most celebrated authors?Ostensibly, most of us would expect from William Styron a writer's insight into the horrible grip of brain-numbing depression.Styron, however, is unable to reveal but scant proof of his impressive credentials as a first class writer — so devastating were the effects and aftershocks of his sinking into an almost terminal depression.Darkness Visibleis a confessional memoir that deals with the events in his life that began in the city of Paris in October of 1985.Styron was in the City of Light to receive the Prix Mondial Cino del Duca, ‘given annually to an artist or scientist whose work reflects themes or principles of a certain humanism ".When the writer had to announce to his hostess that he would not be attending the lavish luncheon in his honor, due to a hastily arranged alternate appointment with his French publisher, he discovered that the slowly developing miasma of depression had begun to affect his understanding.Previous to this moment of devastating awareness of his plight, Styron had been noticing that his daily schedule had become subject to lapses into symptoms that in earlier centuries would have been labelled “melancholia”.In straightforward, non-clinical terms, Styron sets out to detail the events that led to his being hospitalized, and eventually overcoming the depression that brought him to the brink of suicide.Only a few flashes of his brilliance as a writer are allowed to intrude into what is basically a rather morbid account of a man’s brush with temporary insanity.At one point Styron is discussing how his Dr.Gold (a fictitious name) has recommended that he change hs medication from Halcion to Nardil, an antidepressant without the serious side-effects of the former medicine.Dr.Gold cautions that “the pill at optimum dosage could have the side effect of impotence’’.Styron counters by claiming.“Putting myself in Dr Gold’s shoes, I wondered if he seriously thought that this juiceless and ravaged semi-invalid with the shuffle and the ancient wheeze woke up each morning from his Halcion sleep eager for carnal fun.” There is no question that a writer of Styron’s stature lending his descriptive powers to an analysis of something as puzzling (even to the psychiatric community ) as depression and its causes makes for interesting reading.Author of the Pulitzer Prize winning The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's Choice (the American Book Award), he confesses that three of his characters have been plagued with the condition he attempts to explain in Darkness Visible.Subsequent fiction from this recovered writer that deals with characters going through despondency or mental anguish will certainly have the ring of authenticity following William Styron's own chilling view of “darkness”.The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm (Vintage): $14.95.163 pp.With recent television coverage on ABC-TVs 20/20 continuing to drag out the long and worrisome case of convicted murderer Jeffrey Macdonald, the subject of Joe McGinniss’s bestseller Fatal Vision.this book offers an interesting sub-text to the whole sordid mess.What author Janet Malcolm does in this slender volume is examine what she calls the “psychopathology of journalism ”.She interviews the major participants in a court case that saw murderer MacDonald win a settlement of some $325,000 against the journalist who turned the army medical officer’s brutal killing of his wife and two infant daughters into a runaway bestseller.Along the way, Malcolm wonders how jurors could balance their revulsion against MacDonald’s murderous past with their distaste for author McGinniss’s use of questionable ethics in researching his book.McGinniss, as much court testi- mony and many exhibits displayed.convinced the egotistical MacDonald that he was befriending him.and hoped to “set the record straight ", vindicating the accused murderer with an exhaustively researched book.McGinniss, however, maintained at his trial that he soon became painfully aware that the man he continued to befriend as part of his journalist's task, was unquestionably guilty of murder most foul.As it turned out, murderer MacDonald’s first inkling that McGinniss had betrayed him came when Mike Wallace read portions of Fatal Vision to him during an interview for 60 Minutes.High-profile writers Joseph Wambaugh and William F.Buckley Jr., were brought in by McGinniss’s defence to testify that they believed a journalist could prevaricate or even outright lie, provided that the “story " remained the ultimate goal.Malcolm explores the troublesome journalist-subject encounter as it developed and was revealed through the duration of the MacDonald/McGin-niss trial, but also cannot refrain from delving into the sordid details of MacDonald's original murder trial and its aftermath.The Journalist And The Murderer asks some very pertinent questions about the ethics of journalists, writers, trial lawyers, and publishers in this book version of a two-part article originally appearing in The New Yorker.Windham Windham Hill Artists A Winter’s Soltice III (WINDAM HILL — A&M) One of the most pleasant aspects of the approaching winter season is the releace of the third New Age collection of music in the Winter’s Soltice series.As produced by Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman, this time assisted by Dawn Atkinson, these gems are packed with obscure seasonal favorites and original compositions from such Windham regulars as Michael Hedges, Philip Aaberg and Nightnoise.This third volume is especially listenable due to the presence of a song from John Gorka, “Christmas Bells”, which features Gorka’s original guitar music set to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with some added topical lyrics that perfectly fit with the spirit of the 19th century reflections.Steve Erquiaga’s guitar interpretation of Mel Torme & Robert Wells’ perennial favorite, “The Christmas Song”, and the Modern Mandolin Quartet’s reading of “Trepak” from Tchaikovsky’s "The Nutcracker Suite”, are wonderfully rich deviations from the flood of banal holiday fare that begins to be sampled as soon as the American Thanksgiving passes.Pierce Pattis’s rendition of the traditional “In The Bleak Midwin- Hill soars with New Age seasonal favorites ter” is typical of the Windham Hill approach to the seasonal celebration.Pettis and Gorka have similar rough-timbred vocal deliveries, but their folkish guitar stylings are the perfect complement to their song choices.The guitar backings on Pettis, Gorka and Erquiaga’s selections, and on Michael Hedges’ “In Dulcio Jibilo” (Good Christian Men Rejoice), are easily balanced by the piano composition by Philip Aaberg, “Earth Abides”, and Liz Story’s duet with Dickran Atamian on “Pavanne", from “The Capriol Suites”.“Veni Emmanuel”, as performed by the Turtle Island String Quartet, is yet another example of Windham Hill’s consistent policy of choosing leading solo artists, ensemble players, and talent from their Jazz label to put together memorable musical statements.Whether they celebrate the winter solstice or the approaching holidays, the Windham Hill compilations are eagerly awaited by those familiar with the label’s excellence.Tommy Conwell $ The Young Rumblers Guitar Trouble (Columbia) The blues can never become truly outdated as long as a fresh crop of young players keeps coming along with the kind of talents manifested by such guitar hands as Robert Cray, Canada’s Colin James, and the exciting young Tommy Conwell.Conwell and the four-piece backing band he calls The Young Rumblers have conspired to produce the kind of album that helps assuage the recent loss of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan.Conwell has written the majority of the best tunes on Guitar Trouble, including the title track which announces from the earliest notes that this will be a pumping, driving, guitar album celebrating the blues.“I’m Seventeen” offers a definitive statement along the lines of Pete Townsend’s anthemic declaration in "My Generation”, while “Nice ’N Naughty” reveals Conwell putting on his snottiest Mick Jagger snarl for one of the best parodies of British rockers straining for the elusive Delta blues sound.Z Z z rri ~ y ~~ s '> Q ’w* A -z x ^ “I’m Seventeen" is reprised as a “Part II” at the close of the album, with Bruce Hornsby phasing in some of his distinctive piano figures that blend surprisingly well with this bluesy guitar album.The presence of Hornsby, in addition to Little Feat’s Billy Payne guesting on keyboards, may be some indication of the hopes Conwell’s record company has for his debut being auspicious. A Winters Solstice If I Iavindham hill artists 8—TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990 TRAVEL Few fare discounts but wide choice in cruises Windjammers, updated versions of the tall ships of yesteryear, are a more intimate alternative to typical cruise liners.ü’C.w- V* H"' z:t - * -v STANDUY Quebec Permit PARIS: *589 LEAVES: 18 DEC.Tax RETURNS: 2 JAN.Included What is the Club?• Advance reservations, with discounts of 5% to 8%.• Last minute specials every week with discounts from 10% to 50% of regular prices listed in brochures.• Seat and Hotel reservations only.No waiting at airport on "stand by".• Complete car rental service, train tickets, hotel reservations, cruise rescvations and guided tours around the world.• Competent councillors who will aid you with a courteous service in planning your voyage.SERVING THE TOWNSHIPS FOR 5 YEARS WITH SATISFIED CLIENTS 219 WELLINGTON ST.S„ SHERBROOKE 566-5595 By Felicity Munn CP Travel Writer Logically, a shrinking economy plus an expanding cruise industry ought to mean one thing: bargains.But cruise specialists say the reduced fares some people have been predicting may not materialize.For one thing, cruising, because of its cost, tends to attract people who have a certain amount of discretionary income.For another, bookings aren’t down, at least not enough to spur the cruise lines to offer more specials than usual.“As a matterof fact,” said Linda Beatty of Cruise Holidays in Toronto, “I know that a lot of the minimum-category cabins for February and March are sold out, because I’ve been trying to book them.” There are plenty of special rates available for sailings until Christmas — but that happens every year, since autumn is low season.WAIT AND WATCH Only a handful of lines, including Royal Viking and Princess Cruises, are offering specials through the traditionally busy Ja-nuary-to-spring period.“After Christmas there’s not that much wheeling and dealing,” said John Lang, president of the Cruise People in Toronto.“Everybody else is hanging in there to see what’s going to happen to the market” before deciding whether to offer discounts.But even without major bargains, this may be the year to take a cruise.About a dozen new ships have been launched in the last year, from a passenger-carrying ice- New cruise (FM) — The cruise industry keeps expanding — and this year it has been launching glittering new ships as if there were no tomorrow, or certainly no recession.Here’s a sampling of new entrants on the high seas, from 100-passenger yacht-style ships to what are aptly described as megaliners.• From Carnival Cruise Lines comes the Fantasy — floating proof, if anyone needed it, of the democratization of the once-exclusive pastime of cruising.The huge vessel, with a capacity of 2,634 passengers, features a massive atrium and the largest casino afloat.One of the dining rooms seats 1,300.The decor includes black marble with luminous trim, gilt-trimmed columns and, in the disco, copper tubing, neon arc lights and gold mirrors.Next year, the Fantasy, which motors out of Miami on three- and four-night cruises to the Bahamas, will be joined by a sister megaship, the Ecstasy.Contract negotiations are under way for a third breaker to mega-liners that can carry upwards of 2,000 travellers.And with cruise lines increasingly offering theme cruises, pre-and post-cruise land packages, exotic itineraries and other enticements to attract customers, there is more to choose from than ever.“I think clients are looking for interesting, exciting itineraries,” said Clare Walker of the Cruise Centre in Sarnia, Ont.ALL SOLD OUT Forexample, Walkersaid, Pearl Cruises’ Passage to Africa voyages, slated for next March, sold out quickly.“Now we’re taking registrations for 1992 on that one.” The Bombay-to-Mombasa trip lasts 23 days — including about a week in India, 13 days cruising the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean and several safari days in Kenya — and costs about $3,225 a person, return air fare included.As for theme cruises, everything from sports to dance to music to film is available.Royal Viking is planning “soap opera fantasy” cruises, where soap stars will be on board to create “make-believe” episodes, with passengers playing some of the roles.At the other end of the cultural scale, Cunard’s Vistafjord will have actors like Eli Wallach, Patricia Neal and Anne Jackson on board to take part in plays, sketches and informal talks during a 13-day Los Angeles-to-Tahiti cruise in January.Canadian performers are featured on the Pegasus, Epirotiki Line's flagship chartered by Toronto tour operator Regent Holi- days for Caribbean cruises.Among others, Quebec pop singer Véronique Beliveau, classical guitarist Liona Boyd and country music star Carroll Baker will headline different cruises.FARE RANGE Just as there is a wide variety of ships and itineraries, there is a wide range of fares.The cheapest published fares begin at $900 to $1.000 for a week-long Caribbean cruise, including return air fare from Central Canada.But that would be for an inside cabin on a cruise before mid-December.From there fares rise to dizzying heights, depending on the ship, the itinerary, the type of cabin and the time and length of the cruise.To the uninitiated, even $900 may seem steep.But it covers virtually all costs except shopping, sightseeing tours and liquor.Major tour operators and large travel agencies specializing in cruises usually offer discounts on published fares, and the cruise lines themselves can offer specials if they choose.The question for the coming season is whether they will choose to do so.Cruise-only agencies say business is good — so far.“We sure have not seen a slowdown,” said Beatty of Toronto’s Cruise Holidays."Maybe people are interested in getting more value, now that money’s maybe a little tighter.And a cruise really is a good value.” “Personally, we’re busier than ever,” added Cruise People's Lang.“It may stop at any time, but that’s how it is now.” ships vie for passengers monster liner, Sensation.• The Nordic Empress, another new entry in the short-cruise market, boasts a nine-storey atrium, carries 2,000 passengers and has seven nightclubs, four whirlpools and a 1,000-seat dining room.Operated by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, the Nordic Empress was designed for three- and four-night cruises, sailing out of Miami to the Bahamas.Next May another behemoth is scheduled to join the Royal Caribbean fleet — the Monarch of the Seas.With hectares of deck space and the requisite multi-deck atrium, it will offer week-long cruises in the southern Caribbean out of San Juan.TRY CAVIAR • The decor aboard the Princess Cruises' new Crown Princess, which can hold 1,590 passengers, is a muted coral, blue and aqua, complemented with light woods.It, too, features an atrium, this one dominated by a grand staircase and fountain sculpture, as well as a wine and champagne bar offering six different kinds of caviar.The Crown Princess sails the Caribbean out of Fort Lauderdale.Fla.• Costa Cruises’ new CostaMari-na has abundant glass throughout — “glass with class,” Costa calls it.Staff arc clad in Pucci-designed uniforms and one of the bars is modelled on Harry's Bar, the well-known watering hole in Venice, Italy.The CostaMarina.which will operate out of Fort Lauderdale in winter, carries 770.• “A cruise ship should overwhelm you with the grandeur of a sunrise, not the number of storeys in its atrium,” snipes some publicity material from Club Med.The French-based chain of all-inclusive resorts launched the Club Med 1, a five-masted, computer-controlled sailing ship, last January.Like Club Med resorts, the ship’s focus is on sports.Sailboards, scuba gear, sailboats, snorkel fins and masks and instructors are all provided. WHAT’S ON TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990-9 WHAT’S ON WHAT’S ON notes Allow me to crib from theatre critic Pat Donnelly’s review in The Gazette: “Having seen this Run For Your Wife at The Piggery last summer, I expected it to be a bit of a yawn the second time around.It wasn’t.The production is now tighter, smoother and funnier.Tuesday night’s audience was a sea of smiling faces and howling laughter.” The British farce that delighted North Hatley audiences this past summer is doing it again at The Centaur in Montreal.Our inside scoop on such matters is real-life photographer Perry Beaton of Lennoxville.In the play he plays the role of — you guessed it — a photographer.He reports that the cast and crew of the newly formed touring company Performance Factory are confident they’ve got a hit.Congrats to all involved.?It may be a touch early to be decorating the Christmas tree and kissing under the mistletoe, but it’s not too soon to write to Santa — especially if you’re counting on a reply before Dec.25.Canada Post, so often the beleaguered whipping boy when it closes down a rural post office or loses a cheque-is-in-the-mail, plays the hero this time of year by taking care of Santa’s correspondence.Last year, Canadian kids wrote Father Christmas some 735.000 letters, and of those, 100,000 were sent from Quebec.Santa’s kinda busy these days just tallying up who’s been naughty and who's been nice, so he relies on helpers to answer all the letters he receives.That’s where Canada Post comes in.“The program owes its success to dedicated Canada Post employees and retirees who, each year, volunteer their spare time to help me answer the enormous amount of mail I receive,” said Santa Claus at a Quebec City press conference last week (there were witnesses).All letters and wish lists should be postmarked by Dec.17 and sent to this address: Santa Claus North Pole Canada H0H 0H0 PHOTO/PERRY BEATON 1 Harry Standjofsky and Aidan Devine yuk it up in Run For Your Wife, a play produced at The Piggery and now playing in Montreal.By AVRIL BENOIT events CHRISTMAS TEA: The Beaulne Museum in Coaticook invites you to share in the spirit of Christmas by attending a fundraiser Sunday, starting at 4.Organizers have promised to serve up delicious pastries and snacks for your enjoyment.Money raised will go toward acquiring artifacts and special equipment for the museum.Admission $6; for information, call (819) 849-6560.PYJAMA PARTY : Put on your slippers because the Quartier-Centre community centre at 400 Galt W.in Sherbrooke is throwing two pyjama parties this weekend.The first, tonight 7-9 is for kids from age 8 to 11.Saturday night, the community centre welcomes those 12 to 16.There’ll be so many hoots of laughter that the kids jaws may become disconnected, organizers warn.For details, call Odile Couture at (819) 564-7485.GENEALOGY MEETING : The Eastern Townships Genealogical Society welcomes members and potential members to its monthly meeting Sunday at 6:30 at Saint-Jean de Bré-beuf Church, 1811 King W.in Sherbrooke.(819) 562-7741.v/ «ass THIS WEEK # TITLE 1- SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN 2- I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT 3- STRANDED 4- SO CLOSE 5- GROOVE IS IN THE HEART 6- WORLD JUST KEEPS ON TURNING 7- IMPULSIVE 8- MIRACLE 9- ICE ICE BABY 10- FREEDOM ’90 11- LOVE TAKES TIME 12- HIPPY CHICK 13- MY LOVE IS A FIRE 14- WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW 15- STILL BEATING 16- ONE AND ONLY MAN 17- PRAY 18- BECAUSE I LOVE YOU 19- TOM’S DINER 20- SO HARD 21- HEART LIKE A WHEEL 22- HANG IN LONG ENOUGH 23- LETTER BACK 24- JUSTIFY MY LOVE 25- LYIN’ TO MYSELF 26- HIGH ENOUGH 27- MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY 28- BLACK CAT 29- I DON’T HAVE THE HEART 30- THE TIME OF DAY 31- FROM A DISTANCE 32- CAROLINE 33- THINK 34- LIBERTY 35- 000PS UP 36- SO LISTEN 37- DISAPPEAR 38- YOU’RE AMAZING 39- B.B.D.(I THOUGH IT WAS ME)?40- D0NIN’ THE DO Poison Whitney Houston Heart Hall and Oates Deee-Lite Candi/Backbeat Wilson/Phillips Jon Bon Jovi Vanilla Ice George Michael Mariah Carey Soho Donny Osmond Celine Dion World on Edge Steve Winwood MC Hammer Stevie B.DNA/Suzanne Vega Pet Shop Boys Human League Phil Collins Zappacosta Madonna David Cassidy Damn Yankees Alias Janet Jackson James Ingram Gino Vannelli Bette Midler Concrete Blonde Information Society Kon Kan Snap MCJ and Cool G.INKS Robert Palmer Bell Biv Devoe Betty Boo 10—TOWNSHIPS WEEK-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990 WHAT’S ON WHAT’S ON WHAT’S ON WOMEN’S LUNCHEON: The Women’s Canadian Club of the Eastern Townships is having a luncheon and sing-a-long at Le Président Hotel in Sherbrooke Tuesday, starting at noon.The Snowshoe Club Choir, directed by Irving Richards.will lead the carols.SINGLES FAIR : The Salon des Gens Libres du Quebec is coming.There will be about 100 booths, 6 workshops, a bachelor party, a Lambada contest, a 1930’s ball, and many other activities for singles.Married people are prohibited.The basic admission price is $8.See story, page 6.exhibitions UPLANDS MUSEUM 50 Park.Lennoxville : Sketches from Kay Kinsman's new book Lennoxville Sketchbook.Also, Christmas postcards from collector Henri Malenfant and ceramics by Lucy Doheny.The From Rails to Trails?exhibit featuring historical photographs of the rail line through the Massawippi Valley and artifacts from the Eustis and Capelton mines continues until Christmas.The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 1 to 5.BISHOP'S ART GALLERY Marjorie Donald House, Bishop's University: Belgian-born Montreal artist Marcel Braitstein, director of Université du Québec a Montreal’s Fine Arts department, displays his sculptures.Until Sunday.MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE SHERBROOKE 174 Pa lais: From 1 to 5 on Sunday, the museum presents its third annual Goûter-Art, featuring a cultural menu of art, music and food.Admission is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers, free for children under 12.This is your last chance to see a retrospective of ceramic sculptures by Louise Doucet-Saito and Satoshi Saito of Way's Mills, going as far back as 1963.The work of the husband and wife team has evolved over the years from functional pottery to artistic sculptures.Open Tuesday to Sunday, 1 to 5.mstsmm .JANUARY A 1912 postcard with a one cent stamp, part of a Christmas postcard collection at Beaulne Museum in Coaticook.A blue-tinted spot of sand in front of an Ariane Thézé photograph, showing at Horace Gallery in Sherbrooke.HORACE GALLERY 906 King O.(corner Queen), Sherbrooke : Photographer Ariane Thézé presents provocative images of the “body under wraps.” Her photographs play with our impressions of classical silhouettes in modern times.Also at Horace, sculpture by Yvon Proulx.Proulx uses recycled materials such as wood blocks, metal pieces and tubes.Both exhibits on display until Dec.22.Gallery hours: Wednes-day-Friday noon to 5; weekends 1 to 5.SALON DE NOËL Hotel Le Baron, 3200 King W., Sherbrooke : Next weekend, Dec.8-9, 20 artists from the Eastern Townships present a wide variety of work, from leather crafts to stained glass and from jewelery to wooden toys.The perfect Christmas gift awaits you! The artists are: Sharon Cole, Guido Daza, Marie-Andrée Dubois, Antoinette Dugal.Richard Foss, François Fournier, Manon Lareau, Mimi Outras, Margaret Littler, Thérèse Maguire, Michel Martin, Manuel Mayoral, Hughes Mercier, Réjane McDonald.Werner Miller, Madelaine Pellerin, René Pouliot, Fernand Prince, Marusha Taylor, and Larissa Wheeler.Entrance is free.DOMAINE HOWARD Pavilion 3, 1304 Portland.Sherbrooke: The Sherbrooke Historical Society presents an exhibit entitled 1940 Au Féminin, which highlights the lives of Québécoises during World War 2.It portrays marriage, maternity, work, sports, culture and religion.Group tours for students are available.Until Feb.12; open weekdays 9 to noon and 1 to 5; weekends 1 to 5.For group reservations, call (819) 562-0616.CENTRE LÉON MARCOTTE 222 Frontenac, Sherbrooke: Art auction at 7:30 on Wednesday, Dec.5, featuring both traditional and contemporary works.The sculptures, paintings, and engravings will be on display Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.For information, call Bertrand La Palme at Consultait, (819) 567-9052.CENTRE D’OPTOMETRIE DE L’ESTRIE King Shopping Centre, 2283 King W.: The Sherbrooke Aquarelle Society (SASi, a newly formed group of watercolor artists from the Townships, presents an exhibition until Dec.21.The ten artists showing their work are: Pauline Boudreau, Denise Breton.Pierre Casey.Joyce Schweitzer Cochrane, Donald Côté, Pierre Jeanson.Josée Perreault, Johanne Talbot, Linda Thériault and Julie Vanasse.Most of them have exhibited individually: this is the first time they’ve shown collectively.Open all day Monday-Wednesday 8:30 to 5; Thur-sday-Friday 8:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 to 3.COLLÈGE DU SACRÉ COEUR in the library at 155 Belvedere N., Sherbrooke: Creative photography by Daniel Phil-lion, until Dec.13.Open 8:30 to 4 CAISSE POPULAIRE DE SHERBROOKE-EST 2 Bowen S.: Andrée Chaput shows about 30 of her immpressionistic paintings.Chaput, a graduate of University of Sherbrooke’s visual arts program, also studied art under Ophra Benazon and Roger Lamoureux.This is her fourth exhibition at the bank’s gallery.Starts Monday and continues until Jan.4; open Monday, Tuesday and Friday 10-3, Wednesday 10-5:45, Thurday 10-8.RAYMOND, CHABOT, MARTIN, PARÉ Chartered ac countants’ office at 455 King West, Sherbrooke: Watercolors by Carole Lafontaine.Until Dec.7.COLBY CURTIS MUSEUM 9 Dufferin, Stanstead: Entymo-logy show featuring bronze sculptures by George Foster and pieces from the Lyman Museum collection.Open Tuesday to Friday 10 to 5, until Dec.12.EQUIPAX GALLERY 30 Coventry, next to U S.Post Office, Newport: International Christmas-Epiphany show starting today and running until Feb.2.Oils, watercolors, inks, pencils and sculpture by Vermont and Quebec artists, including Jean Massey.Open Thursday-Friday 10 to 6; Saturday 10 to 3; Sunday through Wednesday by appointment (802) 334-8054.STEPHANIE ART GALLERY 22 College, Danville: Georges Olney, Raynald Gauthier, Raymonde Labelle and Thérèse P.Labelle show their works.Open Sunday 11 to 5.BEAULNE MUSEUM % Union, Coaticook: Starting Wednesday and running until Jan.13, a display of antique Christmas postcards sent to Anna Samson of Stanhope The postcards all date from around the turn of the century, and visitors are welcome to read the messages inscribed on them from Samson’s pen pals.Open 1-4, Wednesday to Sunday.HAUT IMPERIAL 164 Cowie.Granby: Céline Goudreau shows her work, which combines the primitive with the avant-garde.Show continues until Dec.9.Open Wednesday to Sunday, 1-5.ARTS SUTTON GALLERY 7 Aacademy, Sutton: A show entitled “Works on paper — works of paper” starts tomorrow and continues until the end of December.The vernissage is Saturday from 2 to 5.Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday 1-5; with extended hours during the holidays, 11-5 as of Dec.15.CHATEAU BROMONT 90 Stanstead, Bromont: A miniexhibit featuring a dozen selected works by eleven craftspeople: Stanley Lake, Maya Lightbody, Hughes Mercier, Fernand Prince, Jeannine Bourret, Lise Garant, André Godbout, Grimelle, Anne Huet, Jean-Marc Tétreault, and Philipe Tessier.The display includes ceramics, wood carvings.paintings, sculptures and engravings.It is sponsored by Employment and Immigration Canada and assembled through the auspices of Estrie en métiers d'art.On until Jan.6.LE STUDIO4889 Principale(Rte 213S), Dunham: Watercolorist Tiziana Tabbia Plomteux exhibits a series of paintings, until Dec.21.Glass creations by Christian Poupart will also be on display.Open Thursday and Friday, 2 to 9; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to 5.LAURIER MUSEUM 16 Laurier, Arthabaska : Painter Réal Gauthier from the Bois-Francs region presents his country landscapes.Continues until Dec.9. WHAT’S ON TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990—11 WHAT’S ON WHAT’S ON music ROCK: Centennial Theatre in Lennoxville presents Johnny Clegg and Savuka tonight.This South African band fuses western and African musical styles, and their show is sure to be a highlight of the concert season.Clegg was born near Manchester, England, and emmigrated with his mother to South Africa when he was six.There, he learned to appreciate native Zulu music : his interest in the Zulu culture even led him to be arrested several times for entering black areas without the necessary permit.He is noted for his active role in the struggle against apartheid and his efforts to promote South African music Clegg first earned an international reputation with the band Juluka which released seven albums, including the hit Scatterlings of Africa.He is now on a five-continent tour to promote his third album with Savuka : Cruel, Crazy.Beautiful World.Show starts at 8:30.Tickets are sold out.COUNTRY: Hotel d’en Haut in Cookshire presents Little Foot whose successful first month onstage together was extended through to New Year’s Eve.Friday and Saturday nights from 10 to 2:30.La Ronde Country Bar in Rock Forest presents the band Country Fever Friday and Saturday night, 9:30-2:30.Bar Racinois in Racine presents Tom Wheeler and the Country Gentlemen Saturday night from 9:30 to 2:30.The Hut (the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada) in Lennoxville presents The Longhorn Orchestra, starring Ronnie Hasleton Saturday from 9 to 1.After this weekend, it’s The Dion Country Band for the month of December.Bar Wildwood on Belvedere Heights in Lennoxville presents The Good Old Boys, Ray and Danny tonight and Saturday night.Admission is free.Don’t forget the dart tournament every Sunday afternoon at 2, and Amateur Night on Thursdays.At The Maples near the U.S.border in Stanstead, it’s a good times band called Impact.Tonight and Saturday from 9:30 to 2:30.The Dunham Hotel presents The Suttonaires.CLASSICAL: The Sherbrooke Symphony Youth Orchestra with conductor Marc David marks the beginning of the festive season Saturday night with a performance in the University of Sherbrooke’s Salle Maurice O'Bready.For the first time in the orchestra’s 17 year history, it has become the largest musical ensemble in the region, counting 74 musicians in its ranks.French horn player Marie-Claude Breton of Sherbrooke is the featured soloist and will lead a performance of Mozart’s Concerto No.1.The orchestra will also interpret compositions by Franz Von Suppé.Jean Sibé-lius and César Franck.In the second portion of the program, it will play a number of Christmas favorites such as Let It Snow and Petit Papa Noël.Tickets $10 for adults, $7 for students: show starts at 8.theatre MURDER MYSTERY: Sunset View Bed and Breakfast in North Hatley presents the first of what it hopes will be a series of murder-mystery evenings this Saturday night.Bishop’s Drama Department graduate Bruce Spinney masterminded the script for the evening, which will revolve around a make-believe class reunion.Co-organizer Lisa Grant of Lennoxville.who worked with Spinney this past summer at The Piggery Theatre, says if the evening goes well Sunset View owner Antonia Winn may install murder-mystery nights as a monthly happening at the B & B.Tickets are $35, and include a hearty roast beef supper.At dinnertime, guests will all be given characters, such as pro football player, stewardess, magazine editor, North Hatley police officers, etc., and be told they might be the killer.As the mystery unfolds, the characters will learn more and more about their character and about their role in the murder, if any."The script isn’t word for word," Grant says.“But just enough so they get the basic idea of what to do and what to say — then they just let their imaginations take care of the rest.” This past summer, Grant and Spinney collaborated on a successful murder-mystery night for friends and family on Lake Massawippi.When Winn heard about what a success it had been, she asked them to produce one ai Sunset View.There is space for no more than 25 participants; to reserve, call (819) 842-2560.For those who wish to stay overnight at the B & B.rooms and Sunday breakfast are $55-65.FAMILY COMEDY Sunday at 2 Centennial Theatre presents a crazy and adorable clown.Bob Berky.Berky is said to be the only clown who can carry on a perfectly intelligible conversation with a kazoo.His performances have delighted audiences across North America.Europe, Isreal, Australia and Asia.He is also a television performer, having appeared on PBS, Disney Television, and on French and South American programs.Berky’s shows feature an array of adorable characters, and he has a flair for turning audience members into part of his routines.Ticket are $8 and $5 and can be purchased by calling the box office at (819) 822-9692.MUSICAL: Theatre Lac Brome in Knowlton presents What the Dickens, a musical parody of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol next weekend, Dec.7-8.It will be performed by the Yamaska Valley Barber Shop Chorus and Pro Stage Ser vices.For ticket reservations, call (514) 243-0361.movies MAISON DU CINEMA 63 King W.downtown Sherbrooke: • Misery, based on the Stephen King novel.Weekdays 3:15 and 9:30; Saturday and Sunday 1:15, 3:30, 7:15, 9:30.• La Gloire de mon père, based on a novel by acclaimed French author Marcel Pagnol.This film is the biggest rage in France these days.Nightly at 7:10 and 9:15; Saturday and Sunday matinées at 1:10 and 3:15.• Exorciste, the French version of The Exorcist starring Linda Blair.Nightly 7:05 and 9:20: weekend matinées 1:05 and 3:20.• Sailor et Lula, the French version of David Lynch’s Wild at Heart.Nightly 7 and 9:25.• Le prince Casse-Noisette, a Canadian-made cartoon of the children's classic Nutcracker Suite featuring the music of Tchaikovsky.Saturday and Sunday 1, 2:30 and 4.CARREFOUR DE L’ESTRIE 3050 Portland, Sherbrooke: • Rocky V, starring Sylvester Stallone.Nightly at 7:15 and 9:30; weekend matinées 12:30, 2:45 and 5.• Trois hommes et une jolie demoiselle, the French version of Three Men and a Little Lady.It stars Ted Danson, Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg.Nightly 7:10 and 9:20; weekend matinées 12:40 and 2:50.• Il y a des jours et des lunes, nightly 7:15 and 9:30; weekend matinées 12:30, 2:45 and 5.CINÉMA BELVEDERE 517 Galt W.Sherbrooke • Moody Beach, a Quebec film shot in Florida and marking the big screen debut for Sherbrooke actor Michel Coté.English version.Nightly 7 and 9; Sunday matinées 1, 3 and 5.CINEMA CAPITOL 59 King E, Sherbrooke.: • Les Sorcières a horror movie.Nightly 7 and 9.Sunday matinées 2.CINÉMA MAGOG 12 Principale E.Magog: • Rocky V, starring Sylvester Stallone.Weeknights 8:15; Saturday 7:15 and 9:30; Sunday 1:30 and 8:15.• Le Roi du kickboxing, weeknights 8; Saturday 7 and 9:15; Sunday 1:30 and 8.PRINCESS THEATRE 141 Principale, Cowansville: • Misery (PG 14), a suspense thriller by Stephen King.Nightly at 7:15.• Rocky V, starring Sylvester Stallone.Nightly 9:15.MERRILL'S SHOWPLACE Waterfront Plaza, Newport, VT: • Jacob's Ladder.Friday and Saturday 6:50 and 9:25; weekend matinées 1:50; Sunday 6:50; Monday to Thursday 7:20.• Quigley Down Under, starring Tom Selleck as a Yankee in the Australian outback.Nightly 7; Friday-Saturday 9:15.• Prancer (G).Weekend matinées 1:40.• Predator//.a science fiction thriller.Nightly 7:10; Friday-Saturday 9:20: weekend matinées 1:30.• Home Alone, coming Dec.14.CENTENNIAL THEATRE Bishop’s University, Lennoxville: • The Princess Bride by Rob Reiner, director of When Harry Met Sally and Stand By Me.Thrilling, exciting entertainment for the whole family.Dec.8 at 2.CINÉ CAMPUS University of Sherbrooke’s Centre Culturel : • Crimes et délits, the French version of Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors.Tonight 7.Tickets $3 for adults, $2 for students.• Voyageur malgré lui, starring William Hurt and Geena Davis.Tonight 9.Johnny Clegg and Savuka, performing tonight in Lennoxville. 12—TOWNSHIPS WEEK—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1990 r n .' .This week's TV Listings for this week's television programs as supplied by | UiimMÉsMMflîtMüttLl While we make every effort to ensure their y accuracy, they are subject to change without notice.STATIONS LISTED Channel Station CD CFTM e CBFT CD CFCF o WCAX © WVNY o WPTZ © ETV o CBMT MM o CHLT FC o WMTW TSN o CKSH PC Saturday MORNING 5:00 Q FAMILY TIES g (MM) VJ DAN GALLAGHER (1 hr.) (FC) MOVIE*** “Missing Link” (1988.Adventure) Peter Elliott.(1 hr., 32 min.) (TSN) MOTORCYCLE RACING Hungarian Grand Prix.From Budapest.Hungary (R) (1 hr ) (PC) MOVIE ** "TOO MUCH!!!” (1987.Drame) Emily Lloyd.Tom Bell.Dans les années 50, dans une petite ville de la cote anglaise, une jeune fille vit ses 16 ans de façon exubérante.( 1 hr, 40 mm.) 5:30 e WEBSTER 5:40 IB VIDEO GOLD 6:00 O RICHIE RICH O SAMEDI DE CONGE O WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus After running away from home, an orphan gets the chance to realize his dream of becoming a circus performer.A 1960 movie starring Kevin Corcoran and Henry Calvin.(Part 2 of 2) (1 hr.) IQ HERCULES (MM) BLUE SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL Duran Duran (TSN) HARNESS RACING Breeders Crown From Pompano Beach.Fla.(R) (1 hr.) 6:30 B (MM) TEST PATTERN Host: Dan Gallagher B FANTASTIC MAX IS TALE SPIN @ GHOSTBUSTERS 6:40 (PC) MOVIE "LE PIRATE DES MERS DU SUD” (1954.Drame) Robert Newton, Kit Taylor Le pirate Long John Silver apprend que son ennemi garde prisonnier le jeune homme qui raccompagna dans son expedition vers File au trésor de meme que la Fille du gouverneur.(1 hr.30 min.) 6:45 (FC) MOVIE** "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde” (1953.Comedy) Bud Abbott.Lou Costello.(1 hr.17 mm.) 7:00 B TINY TOON ADVENTURES B ADVENTURES OF DON COYOTE AND SANCHO PANDA B PEPPERMINT PLACE IB ROCKETS A strange creature appears in the studio, g © GHOSTBUSTERS (MM) FAX (TSN) SPORTSDESK g 7:15 B MIRE ET MUSIQUE 7:30 B B GABBY ET LES PETITS MALINS B TINY TOON ADVENTURES 8 MIDNIGHT PATROL Q CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLA-NETEERS IB WONDER WHY?The wonders of the past, g © DRAGON WARRIOR © LONG AGO ft FAR AWAY Hungarian Folk Tales Animated Johnny Raven , The Hedgehog : Pinko.