aturday, September 11, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven 2turdy, Setembe 11, 916 TE MiCIGA AL Arts & Entertainment Art exhibit shows fresh directions ,a o L1ELMU ie (4et e/l istf By DEBRA GALE ceptual form is probably Ar- leen's Dance, by Arleen C0 N TEMP'O0R A R Y Schloss. Here we have an un- 4 Reflections 1971-1974", on derlying grid from masking exhibition at the University Mu- tape. Over this are layers of ' seum of Art until Sept. 26, is footprints, the artist stepping > an exciting collection of large into trays of paint and then scale paintings, mostly acry- stepping or dancing over the lic, by artists in and around canvas. The distribution of col- New York - and well worth a ors is quite nice; thin earthy visit colors near the bottom, joined by more opaque pinks and blues Most of the paintings in this near the top right hand corner, show hail the current style of Bright colors are sparse and technique and manipulation of the footsteps fade off very de- ' ;media rather than the long-used licately along the left side. conceptual approach; and the new trend must be appreciated A STRIKING example of oil by artists and viewers alike maninilation is effected by ar- who are tired of the endless tist Norman Askinazi in Ho- search for something profound maqe to a Friend. Brushing r .and shocking in works of art. thick strokes of black over a thin inderlayer of various col- v,. ~One piece with a decided em- ors. he then scrapes away the phasis on technique is Balls by black in curved,short little ;August Goertz. Goertz achieveswve erai heantee a wonderfully defined multi-di- wvs e~aighr n hr AP Photo mensional effect by the use of the colorful background. The 'Q k', 1( Y white stripes of masking tape, colors take on a jeweled, glow- outlining and shaping two ing hue, like stars shining He's got a new album out, called "In the Pocket" spheres. The background is a against a massive darkness. richly swirled cloud of lively colors, a complete contrast to Fire Crystal, by Martin Berk- the empty ghost stripes, which, on, is a classy remake of Max Ann Arbor arts, however, lend control and form. Ernst's surreal landscapes. The ( s id e ) through not too ANOTHER work, Fred Swan- only painter in the show to use jaundiced eyes son's Snowshoe, consists of the ancient art of modeling bright streams of color on un- forms, Berkon also has the 1I C)S 1 0 \'V I C H(_____________ primed canvas, divided by monopoly on landscape there. Jdarker tones giving a draped, His hues are fiery, with full F YOU ARE one of those students who think there's nothing flowing movement. The mood command over layering and IS serene, and the colors blend jgaig iig h isa n ahead for you now but eight months of dreary grinding and smoothly with a velvet tone. glazing, giving the oils an i- tting drunk on weekends, take a friendly hint: you've for ner glow-. tten what you're here for. This is a liberal arts school. In opposition to this gentle ememnber? So a very important part ofyoreuainsul control is a painting across 'There are, of course, many e e rs your education should the room, by Fred Brown - other paintings in the show $ the arts. D nfl nvrainwt 11%^ aren h mrvn D 0 0 d - Pre - NataiCUonversa on which represent the emerging If you have a little spare money and an inclination to avoid Mr. and Mrs. Euphemia and school of the seventies. The leers, Ann Arbor is rife with culture for your spare moments- Albert Laster and Geneva artists seem even more isolated nd, of course, for moments when you should be doing something Brown. This is action painting individuals than before the [se. There are old movies, new movies, rock and classical in the best Pollack tradition. break-u of schools in the late usic concerts, plays and art exhibits, all within walking dis- Bright ,disturbing colors ex-sbreskuThishsmtohave' once from your ugly dormitory room or your cramped apart- plode in chaos with powerful Zent. If you're smart you'll take advantage of them while you energy. One can almost feel brought about more of a de- ~n. he'' thesire for style rather than an. the thrust as the artist splashes shock, for personal excellence As the Daily's Arts Editor, it's up t ne to fulfill the awe- and throws the paint around. rather than for nanular fads i i t 'S C t Despite the presence of this venerable University, Ann Arbor can sometimes be a ruthlessly modern community-one in which few things traditional manage to survive. Blame it on the short memories of the young, maybe. Or on the peculiar mentality of our Age, which exalts the sleek and novel often at the ex- pense of beauty and grace. Whatever the reason, life becomes bleaker when old things wither away. The resturants of Ann Arbor have suffered as much as any other institution from the effects of shifting fashions. Stll, there are one or two places that preserve the atmosphere of hearty goodwill and downright class which is proper to a great university-and the finest of them is the Pretzel Bell at 120 E. Liberty. Founded "the day after Prohibition ended," the Bell has long been a gathering-place for University and townspeople. Three generations of Michigan students have sat beneath its picture-hung walls and carved their initials into the wooden tabletops. Some of the world's great athletes, musicians, artists and lawyers-and a president of the United States-have been denizens of the Bell. Donald Glaser won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1960-for the bubble chamber-an idea he conceived while staring into a beer at the Pretzel Bell. Here, the air is warm, comfortable, and cozy-- the walls and floors alternate between worn brick and smooth wood, there are Tiffany lamps hanging from the ceiling (the Bell is one of those rare restaurants where it's light enough to see what you're eating), and there are fireplaces at each end of the dining area. Everywhere hang mementoes of University life. Everywhere, when the music isn't playing, is the soft hum of conversation. But atmoshpere isn't the only thing the Pretzel Bell offers its customers. The management is proud of its menu, as well. "We buy the best," says Clint Castor, whose family has owned the Bell since the 1940s. "Our meat, our fish; it's all fresh, all the best. We've had the same chef now for 25 years." Lunch, from 11 to 4, is served cafeteria-style for simplicity's sake. Dinner begins at five in the evening ,and can be ordered until midnight. The Bell's food is priced in the middle-to-upper end of the budgetary scale; Castor has tried to en- courage his student clientele by providing medium- cost "student specials," while offering more high- priced cuisine for "those Sunday afternoons when the folks are in town." "I want to keep this the kind of place where you can take a date to dinner and not get clobbered by the bill," he says. On Friday and Saturday nights, the Bell offers the countrified music of "The RFD Boys," and a respectable crowd gathers under those stained-glass lamps for beer and-what else?-pretzels. Whether it's dinner you're looking for, or simply a beer and some converastion, the Pretzel Bell is a must for the student who wants a taste of genuine University nightlife. ome task of-gasp-keeping you informed on the hundreds of ultural events that will be passing through the city this fall. rut, if I get an ulcer instead of you while juggling 15 credits nd my small reportorial staff, it's all for the good of the mmunity-and anyway, I get paid. More seriously, I hope that this page will not only let you ow in advance what will be coming up in the way of artsI campus (by means of Kim Potter's weekly HappeningsI olumn), but also give you good steers on which of them toI ash to and which of them to keep at a safe distance. If the ast is anything to go by, there will be plenty of both. Of course, ere will be those cynics who won't listen to our criticism-c t, as Marie Antoinette once suggested, "Let them eat - cake." A little note to all of the people who will get written about: this page: don't get so upset about a little adverse criticism. t's up to you whether to take it seriously or not; but sometimes ou might get a tip on how to improve yourself. At any rate, nd this is particularly addressed to theater students, now that ou are in college you should act like it (pun intended). However,. will do my utmost, I assure you, to weed out nonconstructive riticism from these columns. For all you bridge fanatics, there will be a weekly bridge olumn by the indomitable and never-erring Ken Parsigian. ead it. In my own column, which will run every Saturday unless I ie suddenly or flunk out, I will give my interpretation of what as happened each week on the arts frontiers of the University. would be especially happy to receive mail from any enraptured r infuriated readers who would like to let me know what they hink of the Arts Page in general or the blither that will affront hem under this headline every Saturday morning. Really. * ~* * And, speaking of blither, I need people who want to write ome. That is, if you're the least tiny bit interested in writing bout theater, music, dance, poetry, films, graphic arts, or idewalk chalk drawings (if you insist), get your little feet and our teeming brain over here immediately and present yourself 0 me. You shouldn't have any trouble finding me, I'm the only rts Editor. Well, that about wraps it up for this week. More next aturday for masochists.{ i I- 12tt11G1 tll[tll 1V1 7V l U1Clt taut. The piece closest to the con- 1 At least for the moment. 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