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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1980)
Painter enjoys nature scenes II eba Owens’ wàitértolors,- which exemplify her love ___ for nature, are currently ón display at the College Priced as low as $5, the reproductions of birds, flowers, NATURE —Reba Owens’ paintings are displayed in the landscapes, and seascapes are College library. Photos by Elena Vancil. on display for three more Wings’ displayed victims feelings |By Elena Vancil lOfThe Print I The campus performance of [Wings,” last weekend, which pofiled the feelings of a stroke victim, snatched the audience’s [motions during its intense Beginning and did not let go. [The play centered on one paracter, a woman in her 70s lamed Emily Stilson. Barbara Bragg, who portrayed Stilson, [maintained a feeling for the Broke victim, as she enabled Be audience to see inside the Bind of this fictional character. I Arthur Kopit wrote “Wings” Ker three years of medical «search. Bragg, director Jack Shields, and the rest of the cast [so did research. As a lesult, the College’s cast Banaged to convey the [message of this highly dramatic [lay, realistically. I The performance induced various audience emotions. Regarding actual stroke vic- jiins, viewers were faced with fit uncomfortable possibility: Is Ibis what they actually ex perience? Because Bragg conveyed However, the activities of doc- Lvio ui id twkzR common stroke symptoms from the victim’s perspective, this is possible. shadowy form in the background. Gayle Taylor provided splendid support to Bragg as a caring, compassionate,, yet crisply professional therapist. The script of “Wings” is not typical, because the cast does not take the main emphasis, but shares it with the set and special effects. The climax of the perfor mance came at the end. The focus remained inside Stilson’s head, as. she accepted her death with relief and gratitude. Uniquely written and "Uniquely presented, last weekend’s performance boosted a new play which has a long future. This Friday, the College cast will perform “Wings” once again at the Oregon Com-, munity College Theater- Festival. This performance will take place at 8:15 p.m. in Tacena Hall at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. Stilson’s brain catastrophe was conveyed with the help of impressive special effects. Sound engineer Chris Hartman concocted a tape of distorted sounds, such as a siren and Regarding actual stroke victims, viewers were faced with an uncomfor table possibility: Is this what they actually ex perience? voices, the way that they could sound to a semi-conscious stroke victim. The set design lent itself to the overall effect, also.. After the stroke, Stilson was enveloped in a gauzy gray pocket of eerie lights. Inside this pocket, the main focus was inside of.Stilson’s mind. Craftsmen will be on campus IA series of three presen tations by master craftspersons I®pottery, weaving and stained Ijlass will be held at the College lune 9-11. The series is offered on both I credit and non-credit basis. |The presentations will include [lectures and demonstrations. I. Wally Schwab will present Pottery techniques on June 9, Wednesday, May 21,1980 followed by master weaver Dodie Gannett on June 10 and stained glass craftsman Dave Schlicker on June 11. The presentations will be in the Community Center from 8 a.m. to noon. There is no ad mission charge for persons taking the series on a noh- credit basis. Those wishing credit will continue the sessions in the Art Center from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. For more information about the series contact the Com munity Services Office, 656- 2631, ext. 208. Persons wishing to register for the class should cohtact the counseling department at ext. 266. weeks in the entrance of the College library. Owens resides on a farm south of Oregon City with her husband, two teenagers and an assortment of. animals. Daily she works for the state as a counselor for children’s ser vices . She regards painting, not as a hobby, but as “my moonlighting job.” Owens paints bright miniatures of birds and flowers, as well as larger landscapes, such as Mount St. Helens, in its previous form. Owens’ paintings are regularly displayed at local galleries. Slick distorts her ‘Dreams’ By Mike Koller Of The Print Jefferson Starship has been racking up enor mous sales with its “Freedom at Point Zero” album, Grace Slick, once the soaring voice behind the Jefferson Air- plane/St arsh i p has released, “Dreams,” her first solo album since leaving the Starship. “Dreams” carries a sound that is more closely related to the old Jefferson Airplane’s high-flying vocal acrobatics and dense instrumentation than to the new Jefferson Star ship’s third-rate Journey imitations. In fact “Dreams” would be a beautiful album except for the simple fact that Slick just can’t cut it as a lyricist or song arranger. in the Jefferson Air- plane/Starship, Slick’s unlimited vocal talents complemented the sci-fi visions incorporated into Paul Kanter’s songs and the bittersweet love songs written by Marty Balin, but now Slick is left on her own and the images she is trying to create end up confused and distorted when tran sferred to vinyl. “Seasons,” the first single released off of the album, failed to garner any attention because it is inaccessible to the general record buying public. Slick’s jumbled lyrics about the changing of the seasons set to music that sounds like a hiah schnnl mar- ching band is just not most people’s idea of a hit single. Several of the songs carry lush orchestration which fights against rather than comple ments Slick’s voice. “Face to the Wind” and the title track, “Dreams,” both lose whatever original feel and impact they may have carried because of over powering orchestration. “Angel of the Night” uses a much simpler format with amazing results. Styled after old Jefferson Airplane rockers like “Somebody to Love” and “Volun teers,” “Angel of the Night” utilizes pounding bass guitar and inspired lead guitar work to drive the song along at a siz zling pace. Slick’s voice howls and whines above the music, instead of getting bogged down and muddled behind the orchestration. But “Angel of the Night” is an exception to the rule as the rest of “Dreams” gets lost behind Slick’s cloud of surrealistic writing. Despite being disap pointed with “Dreams,” there’s no doubt that sometime in the future Slick’s beautiful voice will be used to her ad vantage,. instead of her disadvantage.