what it all meant" to be on
such a hit show.
Having graduated to
"Class of '96," Ms. Ryan has
a grasp on Jessica. "She's
been a little too good," says
Ryan with a laugh.
"Just recently, they've
added more human quali-
ties to her. Originally, I was
supposed to play her very po-
litically correct, being nice
to everyone. Well, that's not
the way life is. It got bor-
ing."
Lisa Ryan is far from dull
offscreen, devoting her spare
time to "riding horses, being
at the beach, taking trips."
She is not merely along for
the ride in "Class of '96,"
taking an active interest in
developing Cohen even fur-
ther, including focusing
more on the character's Jew-
ish heritage. "I hope they
get more into that. It's an
important issue," says the
actress.
At issue right now is
whether the show will sur-
vive the season. Its low
ratings may never allow
Jessica and company to
become upperclassmen.
Lisa Ryan, meanwhile, is a
student of the entertainment
industry, learning quite a
bit about the business end of
the profession.
She also knows that a good
character allows room for
growth. "I think Jessica has
a lot of growing up to do,"
says Ms. Ryan.
Does Lisa Dean Ryan
share that trait? The actress
thinks for a moment.
"Yeah," she says, "I hope I'll
also be growing."

Borders Novi
Hosts Events

Readers of Pigs in Heaven by
Barbara Kingsolver are wel-
come to join in a discussion of
the novel at a book group meet-
ing 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Borders
Book and Music in the Novi
Town Center. For registration,
call 347-0780. The book group,
formed recently by Borders cus-
tomers, will meet monthly in
the store's espresso bar.
The folowing events will be
held at Borders Novi: Jazz pi-
anist Dale Grisa and bassist
Keith Malinowski will perform
music to browse by 7 p.m. Sept.
10. Children's poet Jack Pre-
lutsky will autograph The Drag-
ons Are Singing Tonight 7:30
p.m. Sept. 22. Harpist Suzanne
Mead will perform Medieval
music in honor ofJ.R.R. Tolkien
noon Sept. 19. A reading and
presentation of passages from
censored works, in honor of
Banned Books Week, will be 7
p.m. Oct. 1. Register for seating
by calling 347-0780.

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