Friday, February 17, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Snowstorm sends skiers to slopes of Mont Bleu
Recent heavy snowfalls have sent many area residents to the slopes—which is just what Walter Klammer wants.
Klammer is the owner of Mont Bleu, Kansas' only ski slope. After experiencing financial difficulties that kept him from opening earlier in the season, Klammer open the slope for business Feb. 4. Klammer and of Lawrence off Highway K-10.
Mont Bleu is east of Lawrence on the west. He said that, barring warm weather, Mont Bleu would be open through March. However, Klammer said, "it could get awfully warm in a hurry, and wipe it out."
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He said the recent snowfall had attracted skiers to Mont Bleu.
Weather forecasters are predicting cold weather for at least another month which would insure Klammer's business for at least that long.
"People don't show up in rain, but there's a real snow on the ground. It gets them emotionally prepared," he said. "The case of 1928 was the biggest."
to 12 inches, it goes even higher previously. Proof that a snowbowl had a snow base of 18-20 inches, according to Klammer. Most of that snow was made by a
He said the recent snowfall added several inches of fresh snow to the base, and as soon as the roads cleared, skiers began to arrive.
"Everybody wants to get on a sled, toboggan or cafeteria truss. It puts it in the mood to come out and ski," he said.
machine that combines water and compressed air to form droplets that are distributed on the slope as snow.
trays. It puts the people in the mood to come out and say, "he said,
"I've noticed that before. When there's a greater snow on the ground there is a greater tendency for people to come out on a weekend."
Klammer said snow on the ground in town wasn't a requirement for having snow on the slopes. As long as nighttime temperatures stayed below 35 or 36 degrees, Klammer said, he could make snow to keep the slope in operation.
to Rea, I said that only about 25 percent of his skiing business was from Lawrence. More than half of the skiers came from Kansas City, about 10 percent were from Topeka and the rest came from all over, he said.
Contemporary music symposium to feature new musical trends
Taped music, electronic synthesizers microphones attached to acoustic instruments and irregularities in harmony, rhythm and meter are among new music that will be featured at the 19th annual Symposium of Contemporary Music Monday through Thursday in Murphy Hall. Composer Milton Babbitt and the Da Capo Chamber Players will be featured at the symposium.
symposium sessions during the three-day symposium will include lectures, discussions and master classes. New music concerts will be presented each evening in Swarthout Recital Hall. All symposium are open to the public without charge.
charge. In 1969, the symposium has attracted many well-known artists and composers to the KU campus, including Aaron Cropland, Elliott Carter, Norman Dello Joie, the Fine Arts Quartet and critic Paul Hume.
CHARLES HOAG, professor of music theory and composition, and chairman of this year's symposium, said Bobhatt was one of the best modern composers. His studies of the 12
tone serial technique have made him a pioneer in that compositional form.
panel. The serial technique is a method by which the composer selects a 12-tone pattern and repeats the tones throughout the composition, varying the length of the notes, the rhythm and other aspects of the composition.
Paubert is currently a professor of music composition and also a faculty member of the University.
His honors include membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Joseph Beekman Citation and the 1976 National Music Award.
THE DA CAPO Chamber Players, organized in 1970, specialize in contemporary music. The title "Da Capo" refers to the group's frequent practice of playing the same piece twice in the same performance. Da capo is a musical term that instructs the performer to return to the beginning of the piece and play it again.
The ensemble will use this technique in its Monday concert, when a composition by Babbitt will be performed before and after intermission.
Members of the group are: Andre Emilianoff, cello; Laura Flax, clarinet; Joel Lester, violin; Patricia Spencer, flute; and Joan Tower, piano. They are members of the music faculties at Bard, Wagner and City colleges in New York.
THE NEW MUSIC concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday will include compositions written by KU faculty and students. Local composers are: Leon Burke, St. Louis graduate student; Xochitl Stein, St. Joseph senior; Edward Toniolo, music of musicien; Ernesto Priolo, Santa Barbara, Calif., graduate student; Cheryl Tongier, Coffeville graduate student; and Hoag.
The symposium schedule is:
Monday: Reception for Babbitt at 10:30 a.m. in the Murphy Lounge, and a performance by the Da Capo Chamber Players at 8:30, in Swarthout Recital Hall.
Tuesday; Lectures on Babbitt's compositions at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and a new music concert at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
Wednesday: A lecture by Babbit at 2:30 p.m. and a concert music at 8 p.m. in
the auditorium.
Energy flows in tube sculptures
Reviewer
By SARAH ILES
The 717 Gallery, 7 East 7th St. almost overtones Saturday with large windows.
The sculptures, which range from two feet square to 20 feet in length, reflect Crist's interest in the human body.
The tubes, along with sheets of steel and aluminum, are the components of five sculptures by William Crist, assistant professor of art at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. His shown will run until March 8.
'Battleships, airplanes, autmobiles;
these are the myths of my past that influence my work," Crist said.
"Tube Alloy Two" is a construction of seven aluminum tubes, each about four inches in diameter, which reminds the viewer of the exhaust pipes on a hot-rod.
"TWIN MUSTANG" consists of a four-by- six foot aluminum sheet that is supported diagonally by aluminium tubes and topped by two aluminium arches.
"Jack's Fork" is a sprawling set of inter-
taching tubes that cover 20 feet of fluid.
Staff Photo by DONALD WALLER
The sculptures are large and bulky for a gallery as small as 747. It is difficult to step
Aluminum art
Judi Kellas, co-owner of the 7E? Gallery, 7 East 7th St., examines a collection of aluminum sheets and tubing called "Jack's Fork." The sculpture, by William Crist, is one of several pieces that will be on display through March.
back far enough to get a view of the entire sculpture. At close range the compositions appear to be randomly constructed, and the viewer is inescapably confronted by the element which influenced Crist—the shiny expanses of metal often seen in industry.
The randomly constructed nature of Crist's sculptures, however, is somewhat intentional. Crist said that he does his work in a small basement studio, where it is impossible to step back and study the sculpture while working on it.
CRIST SAID that he feels this situation is an advantage.
He said that he really wasn't concerned with the appearance of the finished product. Since aluminum is expensive and the sculptures are difficult to store, he often recycles the materials after he has finished a piece.
"You can't carry on preconceived ideas if you can't get back to study the piece. This way of working makes for a lot of surprises," Crist said.
The sculptures are austere, due in part to the extreme uniformity of the materials. Three of the five pieces are constructed solely of aluminium tubes and a few aluminum sheets. The diameter of the tubes and the thickness of the sheets never vary.
CRIST GAVE reasons for this uniformity.
He said aluminum was almost always chosen because it was fairly lightweight and weather resistant. The size and thickness of the pieces were uniform because they were easier to weld together that way.
*"It is the experience of creation, not the by-product of sculpture that I am concerned with."*
The austerity is partially relieved by the burnished, scratched finish that Crist gives to the metal. The tiny engraved scribbles on the surface break the monotonous shine of the aluminum. The hand of the artist is evident in this finish, and the human element prevents the works from being totally severe.
"Tubing is a strong symbol for me, in that all means of energy are carried in tubes. The Alaskan Pipeline, water pipes, heat ducts all are tubes," Crisd said.
Crust's art is worth a visit by anyone who is interested in abstract, conceptual sculpture. Crist said that he was influenced by American sculptor David Smith.
easter to work together He uses tubes for conceptual reasons.
Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN
Flying high
Although financial problems threatened to close Mont Blair as late as three weeks ago, the recent heavy snowfall Lawrence received has given the resort new life. Bob Ruziy, Nursing graduate student, took advantage of the recent opening along with 75 other persons. The lodge opened February 4, and should remain open until early March.
For few who watch, 'Telefon' rewards
Rv. JERRY JONES
Associate Entertainment Editor
Did you ever sit back to enjoy a movie, then look around at the empty seats and wonder, "Why am I the only one here?" (If you ever figure it out, by the way, you can name your price to any producer in Hollywood).
that was my reaction while watching "Telefon." Here was a taut piece of suspense fiction with a good cast—Charles Brisonon, Donald Pleasure and Lee Hernick—a master craftsman for a direst novel one of Hollywood's premier screenwriters. Stirling Siliphant.
Mix these folks together and you should have a topnotch thriller that causes lines at the Bijon on Saturday nights.
tertainment.
*MAYBEHE* THE political suspense movie reached its pinnacle with *AIDS of the Condor*, boosted into the profit margin by star power-Robert Redford and Faye Dunay. Subsequent political filmers such as "Black Sunday" and "Twilight's Last Gleaming," despite glittering advance promises, will primarily be remembered as unwanted tax shelters by their various investors.
Well, the thriller's there, all right, but the lines aren't. The really sad part of it all is that people are standing in line for far less entertainment.
Perhaps such a fate is in store for "Telefon," but it deserves more. Siegel, a veteran director of the suspense-action drama, with films like "Madigan," "Coogan's Bluff" and the original "Dirty Harry" to his credit, digs into the world of America and painted in the United States, prognounced in Russia and planted in the United States, are triggered by post-hypnotic suggestion over the telephone.
Star power is there; excitement, tension and humor are there. Siegel gives a mix of these elements that keeps the audience intrigued and entertained, never bored. There is action throughout but it complements the story line, rather than subjugating it into
"Telefon" certainly isn't 'Academy Award material, but it is one of those good, entertaining movies that seem to come and go every once in a while without anyone paying any attention. Those few who do pay attention will be rewarded.
BRONSON IS the crack KGB agent assigned to track down the renegade agent responsible for triggering the human bombs, which are programmed to destroy military and energy installations throughout the countries. Remedy a counter-agent in charge of the combat force around the country.
Scottish culture is highlighted in exhibit
Re JERRY JONES
By JEREMY BORGEWORT
Associate Entertainment Editor
To many of us, "Soci" is a word either preceded by "Dred" or "great" or followed by "free" or "Tissue." "Aud Ways and New: Aspects of Scottish Culture," an exhibit in the Archives Galleries, at Oxford University, is an attempt to enlighten the casual observer as to the history and culture of the Scottish people.
The exhibit is a collection of hand-written and printed artifacts on display now through mid-May. The collection is designed to reflect the artistic culture, offered for the first time by the
The exhibit, housed in three brightly-illuminated glass cases, offers a small but significant collection of historical notes, documents and rare first editions. Noteworthy are the accounts of marriage among documents associated attributed to Edward Stuart—the famed "Bonnie Prince Charlie"—who led a revolt of the Highlanders against the English in 1745.
University of Kansas and, according to curator of graphics L.E.J. Hesley, perhaps the first course of its kind offered at any American university.
Scottish literature highlights an entire display case, backdropped with a black and red tartan for added flavor. Among the
Before attending the exhibit, however, the interested visitor should be forewarned that it offers inadequate explanatory information to properly guide him through. The library offers no guidebook and the identification card with each item sometimes fails to adequately explain the importance of the item.
selections found here are first editions and personal notes by such esteemed writers as Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Still, the exhibit has value, and a visitor should not hesitate to spend a few minutes surveying Scottish history and literature to understand enjoyment of the "Aud Ways and New."
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Highlights
Exhibits
The HELEN FORESMAN SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART is featuring Artists Look at Art on the fourth floor and Prints from the Inlay in the Raymond White Print Gallery.
The 7E7 GALLERY is featuring the sculpture of William Crist.
The LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY is featuring four exhibits throughout the month of February: batiks by Lubica March, watercolors and silk screen by Joyce Schild, metal
smithing by Grace Carmody and weaving by Diane Emond.
THE GALLERY, 745 New Hampshire St., is featuring three exhibits through March 1; jewelry by Jayni Amati Naas, water colors by Martin Fan Cheng and blown glass by James
THE KANSAS UNION GALLEY has Native American Costume Art on display through October.
Concerts
GARY WRIGHT and STARCASTLE will per
WAYLON JENNINGS will appear in concert
Sunday at the Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita.
form tonight at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.
THE LAWRENCE CHAMBER PLAYERS will perform their annual Bach Concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, in the Heien Foresman Spencer Museum of Art.
Sulley:
DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS,
specializing in contemporary music, will perform at 8 p.m. Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall.
NEW MUSIC CONCERTS, including compositions by KU faculty and students will be performed Tuesday and Wednesday in Swarthout Recital Hall.
THE LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL CHORI
will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Harmony Hall.
EMANUEL AX, pianist, will perform at 8 p.m. tuesday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, in the Music Hall, Kansas City. He will also perform at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Plaza theater, Kansas City.