THE MICHIGAN DAIY SUNDAY, SEPTE

Arts and Letters
By CAROL LEVENTON since the war; and regionalism has
"To propagandize painting done been killed."
outside of the metropolitan re- "Can you tell the difference" is
gions, and to reflect the work done the keynote of the show, he said,
in this area" is the rationale be- because the Group believes that a
hind the formation of the Ann painting done in Ann Arbor is es-
Arbor Group. sentially no different than one
Composed of 13 artists, half fac- created in New York, San Fran-
ulty members and half University cisco, Texas or even Iowa. All 13
alumni, the group organized last members, well - known artists in
winter to prepare a show of their their own right, have shown con-
paintings for a tour of New York tinuously in a constant flow of
and the East. work around the country.
TherEntries Vary Widely
Thiswasintended to destroy the Theentries in the national show
cliche of regionalism in art by are "fantastically spread;" the
demonstrating to established art group is made up of people from
centers that a significant contribu- varied backgrounds, some of whom
tion is being made by artists in are now teaching in the East. The
he outposts of the metropolitan Group started, Prof. Lewis ex-
communities which is neither imi- plained, with a general invitation
tative nor regional in its emphasis. to possibly-interested people, and
Regional Art Gone resulted in an effort to put an ex-
Rather, according to Prof. Wil- hibition on the road, its major
liam Lewis of the architecture col- function.
lege and a member of the Ann For, unlike .other local art
Arbor Group, regional art as such groups, it does not anticipate any
no longer exists, permanency in the Ann Arbor
. "Twenty years ago, Midwestern area: it simply wishes to prove
painters painted the midwest and the end of regionalism and the
all that sort of nonsense. Now, with vigor of painting done in, smaller
so much communication #nd communities.
bravel, there is a great deal of The core of the business is in
nterchange in the art business New York because 40% of the
major galleries are there, as well
as the critics, museums, art publi-
N- 2 NIGHTS ONLY cations and artists themselves,
hilarious long run at Prof. Lewis decided.
Cites 'Active' Center
is first Theatre Engagement Reflecting upon the preoccupa-
HWI - Lion with the San Francisco center,
he rejected the notion that paint-
ings emanating from Telegraph
Eu II ISHill are in any way unique. "Well,
again it's the same question-I'm
really not sure whether you'd be
r, Red Skelton, ob Hope, imyry able to differentiate." Its signifi-
hor of the current best-seller rock- cance lies in that it's a very active
rHER WAS AN ONLYCHILD.' district, with an equally active and
OCT. 3 at 8:40 P.M. ALL SEATS responsive public, he declared.
AlLABLE. MAIL ORDERS NOW- "The Ann Arbor Group is a geo-
ope: Phone Reservations accepted, graphic accident; we all just hap-
pen to be in the same place bu
3.85 - 3.30 - 2.75 (inc. tax) represent no school of art," he in-
sisted. And, "neither is there any
Mile Road, Clawson, Mich, need for a permanent group of our
ost of Woodward Avenue) type in town, nor do we pretend to
represent the people here."
__Most of the members also belong
to the Ann Arbor Art Association,
which is sponsoring the tour and
IAL the preview showing here, Prof;
NO A -6416 'Lewis explained.
Predicts 'New Stability
Digressing, he discussed the fu-
7AGEMENT ! ture of American Art, which is "ob-
viously going somewhere and at a
ECHARL rapid pace." The revolution of the
lasthundred years, which curiously
CHAP l tion, "has altered painting and art
in a vast fashion and with con-
siderable turmoil. Considering his-
torical precedent, this will result
perhaps in a new stability, some-
thing like the change in European
axt.,during the Renissance, and
It looks like Ameican painters
l imay be out in front.".
"The balance is tilting slowly--
not to say European painting is
BALLOON decadent but that there is more
activity in this hemisphere than
ever before," Prof. Lewis said, add-
ing that France is no longer ac-
kowledged as the center of West-
ern painting.
Still, Europe remains the core of
our culture: "It would be difficult
to see a cathedral-and complete
one's art education-elsewhere."
N.I A preview exhibition of the
group's paintings will be shown at
the Rackham Galleries, opening
tomorrow and running through
Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.n. The
paintings will then be shown at the
Riverside Museum in New York,
followed by atour of the east.

Seasonwein
Tells Plans
For Groups
By KENNETH McELDOWNEY
In the last week letters were
sent to faculty members in most
University departments informing
them of the Student Government
Council Reading and Discussion
seminars which will be held this
week.
In the letter which was sent by
Roger Seasonwein, '61, chairman
of the Reading and Discussion pro-
gram it was requested that the
professors announce in their
classes seminar dates which would
be of interest to the class.
Asks Cooperation
He asked the professors to co-
operate with him because, "We
are trying to take the raccoon coat
off of student. activities, and to
extend the atmosphere of intellec-
tual curiosity beyond the confines
of the classroom."
Seasonwein emphasized that stu-
dents who joined In the spring but
didn't finish the reading should
come to the first seminar anyway
and finish the' reading during the
semester.
Plans Seminar
The first seminar will be "A Dis-
cussion of Dr. Zhivago," to be held
at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Multi-
Purpose Room of the UGLI. Fac-
ulty leaders for this discussion will
be Profs. Marvin Felheim and
Robert Magidoff of the English de-
partment.
"Social Security and Its Relation
to a Free Economy" will be the
topic of the seminar to be held at
4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Honors
Study Lounge of the UGLI. Prof.
William Haber of the economics
department will lead the discus-
.sion.
0 rgwiza tin
I Notices
(Use of this. column for an-
nouncements is available to offi-
cially recognized and registered or-
ganizations only. Organizations
planning to be active for the fall
semester should register by Oct. 10.
Forms available, 2011 Student Ac-.
tivities Bldg.)
Congregational Disciples & Student
Guild, Bob Marshall: "Personal Ap-
proach to Methods of Inquiry," Sunday,
September 27, 1959, 7:00 P.M. Mayflower
Room, First Congregational Church.
University of Michigan Skating Club,
Organizational meeting, October 27,
7:30, Mqhigan Union, Room 30, for Men
and Women.
Unitarian Student Group, 7:00 P.M.,
Unitarian Church, Speaker: Dr. Chev-
arria Aguilar on "Scope & Area of Lan-
guage Studies." Rides to church at 6:45
from Angel, Vaughn,. Stockwell South
Quad, Martha Cooke, and East Quad.
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Michigan Christian Fellowship, Lec-
ture-'Who Is A Christian?", Rev.
Brooks Saunders, Pinckney People's
Church, Sunday, September 27, 4:00
Lane Hall.
American Chemical Society, Lunch-
eon and report on National Convention,
Tuesday, September 29, 12:00. 3003
Chemistry Bldg.
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Graduate outing club, Hiking, Sun-
day, September 27, 2:00 P.M. Meet in
back of Raokham Bldg.
Hillel Foundation, Coop Planning
Meeting Dinner, Monday, September 28,
8:00 P.M.
Hillel Foundation, Folkdance Group,
first meeting, Tuesday, September 29,
8:00 P.M.

GLENN GOULD - The Canadian pianist will present the first
Choral Union concert in Hill Add., Oct. 12. Single tickets for the
University Musical Society-sponsored Choral Union and Extra
Concert Series will go on sale today at the Musical Society box
office In Burton Memorial Tower.

Program Notes

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(EDITOR'S NOTE: Never a dull,
moment in Ann Arbor and Daily
coming plays, concerts, lectures,
and other relatedeitems each week
readers will find a -preview of the
in this column.)
By MILDA GINGELL
"Fabulous...sensational... the
latest in jazz," the Ahmad Jamal
Trio comes to the Ann Arbor High
School at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, com-
pliments of the Ann Arbor Folk
and Jazz Society. This is the group
which brought Mahalia Jackson to
town last night.
Ahmad Jamal has emerged as
the nation's best selling jazz pian-
ist. He has enchanted audiences
everywhere from his home towl,
Pittsburgh, to Carnegie Hall. His
1958 recordings, "But Not For Me"
and "Ahmad Jamal" have multi-
plied his fan following to such an
extent that hundreds of people
are turned away where ever he ap-
pears.
* * *.
"The best play of the year,"
Diary of Anne Frank, will be per-
formed at Lydia Mendelssohn
Theatre. The' Ann Arbor Civic
Theatre will give only three per-
formances of this unique produc-
tion, on Oct. 1, 2, 3.
This is the touching story of a,
persecuted Jewish family seeking
refuge from the Nazis during
World War II.
S* *
For those interested in old and
mostly foreign movies, subscrip-
tions are still available for the
Gothic Film Society. A season sub-
scription is the only means of ad-
mission to these movies.
"The Emperor's Nightingale," a
Czechoslovakian movie produced in
1949 will be shown Oct. 5 along
with "Le Chien Andalow," pro-
duced in France in 1929.
Tickets for Choral Union and
Extra Concert Series go on sale at
Hill Aud. tomorrow.
A Drama Workshop and Play-
reading Course willb be conducted
beginning this week by the Drama-
tic Arts Center.
Philip Diskin. directs the work-'
shop, at Lane Hall 'from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays for students seeking to
develop and improve their theatre
arts and skills. The playreading
group is directed by Marvin Diskin
at Lane Hall at,7 pm. Wednes-
days,
* :
The Ann Arbor Art Group, an
organization of 13 local artists,
will present it's first exhibition
starting tomorrow in the Rackham
Gallaries.
This group of artists displays
their*works'to demonstrate'that
artistic activity does :exist in a'
place like Ann Arbor, which is re-
mote from the metropolitan ar,
centers.
Budget minded, theatre - going
Michigan students can save money
by buying lower - priced season

tickets to the Department of
Speech's Playbill Series.
"Horse Eats Hat" ("An Itntlan
Straw Hat") is the opening pro-
duction of the 1959-60 season,
Reading Class
Sign -Up open
Registration for a seven-week
fall reading class will be held today
at the office of Reading Improve-
ment Services.
Students can sign up in Rm. 524
of University Elementary School
during the hours of 8 a.m.-noon
and 1-5 p.m.
'7 DIAL NO 2-3136
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