University of Delaware
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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 24, March 20

                                   
                                   
                             Up and coming
     
Mystery writer to speak April 17
     John Dunning, antiquarian book dealer and best-selling
mystery author, will speak on "Writing Mysteries and Selling
Rare Books-A Dual Life" at the annual dinner of the UD
Library Associates on Thursday, April 17. The event begins
at 6 p.m. at Arsht Hall on the Wilmington campus.
     Dunning was the proprietor of a bookstore for many
years before recently opening an appointment-only, first-
edition business. His best-selling bibliomystery, Booked To
Die, published in 1992, won the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award
and was voted "Favorite Book to Sell in 1992" by the
independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
     Copies from the first printing of that book are now
selling for more than $700.
     The event is open to the public by reservation. Tickets
are $65 for non-members and $50 for members. Reservations
are encouraged by Friday, April 11. Non-members may request
invitations by contacting the library director's office,
telephone 831-2231 or via e-mail at UDLA@mvs.udel.edu
     
Annual plant sale set April 18-19
     The fifth annual UD Botanic Gardens plant sale will be
held from 2-8 p.m., Friday, April 18, for presale pickup
only, and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 19, for on-site
purchases, in the Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory.
     Trees, conifers, ferns and perennials are for sale. The
pre-order deadline is April 4. For a plant catalog and sale
information, call 831-2531.
     The plant sale is organized by the Department of Plant
and Soil Sciences faculty, staff and students, in
conjunction with the UDBG Friends. Proceeds are used to fund
horticultural internships and other horticultural education
and research programs at the University.
     
Tax policy topic of tonight's talk
     Sheldon D. Pollack, accounting, will speak on "The
Failure of U.S. Tax Policy," based on his recent book with
the same title, from 4-5:15 this afternoon in the Collins
Room of the Perkins Student Center.
     He will discuss why U.S. tax policy is so complicated,
partisan and erratic and also will talk about proposals to
replace the federal income tax with a flat tax, consumption
tax and national sales tax.
     A practicing tax lawyer with a law degree from the
University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Pollack has a
doctorate in political science from Cornell University.
     The colloquium, free and open to the public, is
sponsored by the Legal Studies Program and the Department of
Political Science and International Relations. Refreshments
will be served after Pollock's talk.

Deltones to host weekend concerts
     The Deltones, a campus a cappella singing group, will
host two concerts in March.
     "Del-A-Cappella," to be held at 8 p.m., Friday, March
21, in Mitchell Hall, will feature performances by four
campus singing groups-the Deltones, Y-Chromes, Golden Blues
and D# Sharps.
     "A Night of A Cappella," an invitational concert
featuring guest a cappella groups from area schools, will be
held at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 22, in Mitchell Hall.
     The cost is $5 for students and $7 for the general
public for each concert, and $7 for students and $10 for the
general public for both concerts.
     For information, contact Cheryl Deeter at 837-8401.

Drummer Louie Bellson in concert
     Drummer Louie Bellson brings his quartet to campus for
an evening of acclaimed jazz on Saturday, April 5, beginning
at 8 p.m. in Mitchell Hall.
     An internationally acclaimed percussionist, Bellson has
played on more than 200 albums.
     He is a prolific composer, with works encompassing
jazz, jazz-rock fusion, romantic orchestral suites,
symphonic works and ballet. He has been voted into the Halls
of Fame of both Modern Drummer Magazine and the Percussive
Arts Society. Bellson's Newark appearance is sponsored by
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the music fraternity.
     Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.
     For more information, call UD1-HENS.