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University Press • Friday, October 29,1999 • Page 4
Davis to accompany silent horror thriller at Jefferson today
Shontta Stevens
UP editor
On Friday evening, special for Halloween
weekend, at the Jefferson Theatre, Lamar
graduate Seth Davis will be in concert at the
mighty Robert Morton pipe organ, accompa-
nying the classic 1919 silent horror film, “The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligar.
The organ, which has more than 600 pipes
and many percussion effects, was built in the
theatre while it was being constructed from
1925 until its opening in 1927. The organ
accompanied silent films until “talkies”
replaced the silents in the late 1920s and the
early ’30s. During the years that the Jefferson
was open as a theatre, organists continued
playing the instrument during intermissions.”
The film is the story of an evil hypnotist
and his subject who is a sleepwalker. The doc-
tor takes control of the sleepwalker and causes
him to become a murderer.
Davis said this film has rare cinematog-
raphy and provides quality visual experiences.
He said that his music has a complex
sound that will underscore the mystery and
suspense of the film.
“Sometimes people say that my music is
scary,” he said. “And I didn’t necessarily agree
with that.”
“But I decided to do something like this —
something that would present it (my music) in
a way that people would relate to it.”
He said the sounds produced by the
organ’s pipes will heighten the effect of the
film. Also assisting the sounds will be the
acoustics of the theatre — which was designed
for the organ.
The Jefferson has two second floor rooms
opening directly into the auditorium and hous-
ing almost 400 pipes each. The organ contains
several special effects and sounds not found in
a regular church pipe organ.
The Robert Morton Qrgan Co. was locat-
ed in California, and along with Wurlitzer,
was one of the largest builders of theatre
organs during the silent film era.
Davis will be lecturing at 7 p.m. before
his performance. And each performance will
include movie shorts before the feature.
Audience members are encouraged to
attend in costume.
The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. and
admission for students is $5. General admis-
sion is $10.
The theatre is located at 345 Fannin St. in
downtown Beaumont.
“My music has the quality of opera and
ballet because it is interesting to look at (a
movie that it accompanies),” Davis said.
At Beaumont Civic Center
Nutcracker Holiday Market
to be held for seventh season
Natasha Dailey
. UP. staff
The seventh annual Nutcracker
Holiday Market will start today and
last through Saturday at the
Beaumont Civic Center.
The market* will- be open for
shopping* from To”a!m!* to o p.m.
today and from 10 am. to 5 p.m. on
Saturday. The admission, for only
shopping is $3,” and children (urfder
12) are admitted free.
This year’s market consists of 38
vendors. These include businesses
such as Beauti Control Cosmetics,
the Beaumont Civic Ballet Bazaar,
Child’s Play, Custom Furs and
-Fashions, Discovery Toys; Friend-
ship Gifts, Granny’s Collectibles,
Gem Gb, Heirlooms Antiques and
Gifts, Howell’s Furniture’ Galleries,
-Katie's Kreations;’ Two Friends
jewelry and Gifts, PageParks Center
of Modeling and Acting, and many
more.
During the two-day event, door
prizes will be given away to both
adults and children.
Adult raffle tickets are available
for $10, with prizes such as two
Continental Airlines -tickets to any-
where in the United States., a piece
of David Yurman jewelry donated
by Alter’s Gem Jewelry, a winged-
back recliner donated by Howell’s
Furniture Galleries, a “Day of
Bq&uty.” ..and „ gift basket from
TiZfcy’s,' aTcrystal vSse from Charles
S. Nacol’s Jewelry, a professional
pprfrait, by, John Fulbright, and a
yfcaf lof"da'riCe'TeSsohS' from Marsha
Woody Academy of Dance. Other
door prizes include A “Dining with
Your Neighbors” package" that is a
dinner for two at Carlo’s, Carraba’s
Don’s Seafood, Elena’s, and the
Outback, and “An Evening at the
Post Oak Grill” which includes din-
ner for four and theatre tickets for
the Beaumont Civic Ballet’s “Nutty
Nutcracker.” •
The Home Builders Association
of Southeast Texas will be donating
a life-size dollhouse-built by a team
of local-builders/
Children’s - raffle tickets are
available — three for $5. The prizes
include a Pokemon Nintendo Game,
an “On-Stage” make-up lesson, a
$50 gift certificate from Old Navy, a
$50 gift certificate from Pappagallo,
and movie passes from Tinseltown.
Children may also have their
pictures taken with the Nutcracker
or the Mouse King m the Sugar Plum
Fairy’s very own life-sized doll-
house.
There will be a buffet today
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., which will
cost $7. Door prizes will be awarded
every hour.
On Saturday, the “Harvest
Nutcracker Luncheon and Style
Show” will be held at 11 a.m., and
will cost $25. While dining, giiesis^
will be able to watch a style show
consisting of fashions for young and
old.
Casuals, ski wear, holiday wear,
and furs will be modeled by the
danpers of the. Beaumont Civic
Ballet, as well as professional mod-
els. Fashions to be displayed are
from such stores as Genie’s Bridals
and Formats Boutique, Gus Mayer
Furs, Kids Korner, LuLu’s, Ski
Skuba, Torchy’s, and Two and Co.
Door prizes will also be awarded
every hour during this day.
All proceeds from the market help
support BCB’s scholarship programs
for summer study, arts-related curricu-
lum performances, and help this local
civic ballet company purchase cos-
tumes and sets for its performances.
For more information or to make
reservations for the luncheon, call 838-
4397.
Pop goes the art!
‘Live,’ ‘fun’ group shows
opening today on campus
A pair of interactive exhibitions
opening today at Lamar University’s
Dishman Art Gallery will give visi-
tors and artists alike the experience of
being kids in a candy store as they
shop for and create works of art.
The two group exhibitions —
"Art Supermarket” and “Daily
Entry” — will begin with a multi-
faceted opening reception from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. The Lamar Dance
Company will perform at 8 p.m.
Participating artists also will be
present for the event. The exhibitions
will continue through Nov. 24.
The collaborative installations
represent,the,work of separate groups
of artists, said gallery curator Karen
Schmitendorf.
“Art Supermarket,” in the lower
gallery, showcases a group of artists
from Madison, Wis., and Kansas City,
Mo., who banded together to form
“slopart,” a brand name. Their works
incorporate reproducible fine “pop-
art” objects that are for sale.
“Believing art is for everyone,
‘slopart’ encourages the purchase of
art,” Schmitendorf said. “They make
art out of everyday objects and make
it accessible to everyone. In a show-
room atmosphere, artists will present
their work and talk about each art
object.”
The “Art Supermarket” will
stock artistic wares ranging from
cookies with images printed on them
to handmade books to inflatable
objects to plastic bags full of art-relat-
ed items.
“It will be fun because it won’t be
a situation of static, two-dimensional
art that hangs on the wall,”
Schmitendorf said. “And most works
will be, domain multiples so anyone
can have one.”
Upstairs, the very different col-
laborative work titled “Daily Entry”
will come alive with
works in progress.
“This represents personal explo-
ration for the artists...,” she said.
A group of artists from Atlanta is
bringing “Daily Entry” to Lamar,
with local artists and school groups
also contributing to tlie once-a-day
creations.
Steve Hodges, assistant professor
of art,"will participate in “Daily
Entry,” as will the students in
Schmitendorf s printmaking class and
art students from Odom Academy.
She anticipates others will join in as
the exhibition progresses.
In conjunction with the exhibi-
tion, a group of video shorts will
explore collaborative efforts by
artists.
The Dishman Art Gallery is at
the comer of Martin Luther King Jr.
Parkway and East Lavaca. The
gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. The gallery
and today’s reception are open to the
public without charge. For additional
information, phone (409) 880-8141.
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