Vol. 19, No. 36

July 20, 2000

Arts Festival in Lewes now under way The University of Delaware's annual Summer Arts Festival continues under the stars through Saturday evening in Lewes on the grounds of UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus on Pilottown Road. All main events begin at 8 p.m. and those attending are urged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Tonight's Rock, Roll 'n' Remember concert will feature Otis Day & the Knights, whose renditions of "Shout" and "Louie, Louie" in the movie Animal House garnered the group instant fame. The opening act, Peaches & Herb, the sweethearts of soul, is known for such classics as "Reunited" and "Let's Fall In Love Again." Sponsors for this event include Conectiv and Bell Atlantic. The annual Country Music Fest, sponsored in cooperation with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware, is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 11. It features Bryan White, whose hits include "Someone Else's Star" and "Love Is the Right Place" and The Kinleys, twin sisters with irresistible harmonies. The concert also is sponsored by Great American Country, Pepsi, CAT Country, Comcast, Jimmy's Grill Inc. and the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. The Summer Arts Festival will close with the annual Cape Concert, featuring the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and the Lancaster Cannon Company on Saturday, Aug. 12. The group 5/3 Woodland will provide picnic time entertainment beginning at 5:30 p.m. The symphony performance begins at 8 p.m., and fireworks will conclude the show. Special patron seating is available by ?????calling (302) 855-1620. This event is sponsored by PNC Bank. Ticket prices for regular seating at all events, except the symphony, are $7.50 in advance for children ages 12 and under and $12.50 in advance for adults. Tickets purchased on the day of the event are $10 for children and $15 for adults. Prices for the symphony are $7.50 in advance for children and $15 in advance for adults. Symphony tickets purchased on the day of the concert are $10 for children and $17.50 for adults. Tickets may be purchased in advance at UD offices at 69 Transportation Circle in Dover and the Carter Partnership Building in Georgetown. Tickets also are on sale at the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, 120 Kings Highway, and at the Bob Carpenter Center box office in Newark. In the event of inclement weather, concertgoers should call the weather advisory line at (302) 645-4100. Ticket refunds will be made only if an event is canceled. There is a raindate of Sunday, Aug. 13, for the symphony program. For more information, call (302) 855-1620. Gypsy children's art exhibit scheduled in Recitation Hall "The Roma Children of Jarovnice: An Exhibit of Eastern European Gypsy Art" will be on view from Aug.14-18, at the Department of Art Gallery in Room 102 Recitation Hall. A free, public opening reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 14. Daily gallery hours are from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. daily. The exhibit will feature lively, colorful artwork depicting the Roma or gypsy culture, created by children in Slovokia, and by children from the Boys' and Girls' Clubs of New Castle County, according to Janell Binder, who with Pawel Bakowski of Delaware Technical and Community College, organized the project and exhibition. Jan Sajko, an elementary school art teacher who has taught the Roma children in Slovakia for the past 15 years, was a guest instructor at the Boys and Girls Club for two weeks where he taught the children about the Roma culture and encouraged them to paint pictures depicting Roma life. He was invited to give a lecture at UD's School of Education, and through the efforts of Eugene Matusov and Elizabeth Pemberton, both education, and Martha Carothers, art, the exhibition was arranged. The Roma children's artwork has been shown and won awards in Europe, and plans are now under way to show the artwork from both the Slovokian and Delaware children in other exhibits in Delaware and Washington, D.C. Women's health issues topic of Aug. 16 noon program Kevin Kelley, Christiana Care's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will be the featured speaker on "Women's Health Issues" at the Employee Wellness Center's August lecture, scheduled from noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 16, in 116 Gore Hall. Kelley will address medical issues that are of common concern to women, such as menopause and osteoporosis. Time for questions will be included after his presentation. Participants are invited to bring lunch to the lecture. (A door prize will be awarded for a haircut at Bilcyn Hair Co. in Newark). The cost is $10 Wellness Dollars or $10 cash. Space is limited, and preregistration is required. To register, call 831-8388 or visit the web site at [http://www/udel/wellness].