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4 A&E J WedwEsdAy, M arc I h 7, 2001 Seattle poet reads at Gregory Forum TI he CÍAckAMAS P rint Lunch and Learn Here's opera to sing about TAM OLIVER MATTSHEMPERT Staff Writer about the kind of people we would evolve into if we had to deal with something completely out of our Clackamas hosted the poetry control everyday. reading of Molly Tenenbaum in Molly Tenenbaum was bom in the Gregory Forum last Thursday Los Angeles in 1957, and received from noon to 1:00 p.m. her M.F.A from the University of She read 10 poems from her Washington. She book, By a Thread, has published two giving explanations books: Blue Willow, of what each was which was the recipi about. The poetry ent of the 1998 Float- was mostly about ing Bridge Press things from every Chapbook Award, day life. and her latest By a Among the po Thread. She has also ems read were Flu been published in a ent', a poem of con number of magazines templation and start and anthologies in ing over, Revenge of cluding Best Ameri the Night People', can Poetry 1991, Po which is written in etry, The Beloit Po Ghazale, a form us Molly Tenenbaum etry Journal, Poetry ing couplets fol lowed by a repeated Northwest, and Prai rie Schooner. rhyme followed by a repeated She currently teaches creative phrase; Orie to the Ugly Colors, writing at Seattle Community Col which is about how and why grown-ups wear ugly and bor lege. Along with writing poetry, she also plays the banjo, and is featured ing co\ors', My Lost Apostrophes, on several recordings, including about forgetting grammatical rules after we get done with And the Hillsides Are All Covered school and the 100- Year Floods with Calces, The Young Fogies II and Race the River Jordan. That Come Every Year, a poem nuns that were put to death by guil lotine during the French Revolu tion. Specifically, it tells the story of Blanche de la Force, a semi-fic tional character who decides to become a nun because of her fear of life. At the Carmelite convent, Blanche talks to the prioress Mme. de Croissy who is dying of a fatal disease. The prioress attempts to make Blanche understand that the convent is a house of prayer in stead of a place to hide from life. As the revolution reaches the convent, the nuns take an oath of martyrdom that frightens Blanche into fleeing the convent and return ing to her family home that is in ruins due to the war. She hides as a servant rather than face death; yet seeing her sisters mounting the scaffold, she decides to join them in their fate. A&E editor Bad Art Show Where: Clackamas Community Col lege, Pauling Gallery Show Dates: April 2-27 How to enter: Drop off your bad art in the Art Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 20 through Friday, March 23. There’s a fee of $2 per piece, which goes towards the prize money for “Worst in Show.” What is bad art? It’s art that’s no good and even tacky. Pull out your old fluorescent “paint by numbers” from sixth grade or the 20 pound ceramic cup you made on your first try at the potter’s wheel. What is die Bad Art Show? Show the world your horrible attempt at art and possibly win some money in the process. The show is open to all willing bad art makers and/or owners. The art judge is Bad Art Specialist Tamsie Ringler who will also participate in a panel discus sion on bad art. For more questions, call Nora Brodnicki at 503/657-6958 x2347 Have you ever thought you’d like opera if you just had the money and time to try it out? Then next week there’s a deal you can’t miss. On Thursday, March 15, from noon until 1 p.m. in the Gregory Forum, room 108 A, Diane Syrcle, the director of edu cation and outreach for the Port land Opera will present background information on Dialogues of the Carmelites. Bring your lunch for this free presentation that prepares you for the dress rehearsal of the opera that takes place Thursday, March 22, in the Keller (Civic) Au ditorium from 6:30-9:30 p.m. There is still time to register for both the free brown bag lunch and tickets to the dress rehearsal which are $13. Fill out an add/drop form for one or both events at the regis tration office in the community center. Registration numbers for both the events are WKS- Latino Music and Dance 001-02 for the 1 unch and WKS- A Presentation by 001-03 for the dress rehearsal. René Nunez <3?- Dialogues of the Carmelites Thursday March 8, Noon- 1p.m. by French composer and pia nist Francis Poulenc is based Skylight Dining Room on the true story of a group of 1 . . By Chris Lundgren Today’s battles will be won with wits, rather than force. Lay down your arms and others will follow suit. Taurus: Your usual ability to charm others with your charisma may be weakened today. 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