44B - The Michigan Daily Weeke Magaziie -Thursday, January 29, 1998 The Michigan Daily Weekend .E IST A weekly guide to who's where, what's happening and why you need to be there ... MONET BEHIND THE SCENES After two years of plan Monet works reunited ., a!,,. # <"r..S . . ,x .:." ufrv... .. , x y. ,+r " ... .. -!n. < " ".. _. k .,. :Y ,X a k ra.ix y " 4°^-v " z.' x: .. ";r . ! . ,.." " .°: 'Yx .. ,,S . F "~.+...: ." L ,. .&' kK .. .. "_. . }, ,,r. , "} " . :;,f a« ' ,], . a . t. -.t °: =1 L. : :Y thursday CAMPUS CINEMA 4orillas in the Mist Sigourney Weaver stars in this film biography of Dian Fossey, who made the study of African mountain gorillas her life's work. Nat. Sci. 7 p.m. Free. Sunday The Jonathan Nossiter-directed film about an unemployed tax accountant who is mistaken for a famous director by an out-of- luck British actress. Mich. 7 p.m. The Myth of Fingerprints Noah Wyle stars as one of three siblings returning to their childhood home. Mich. 9 p.m. MUSIC American String Quartet Performing music by Beethoven, for University Hospitals patients. University Hospital Courtyard. 12:10 p.m. Free. Al Hill and the Love Butlers This band serves up more than just coffee and scones. Arbor Brewing Company, 116 E. Washington. 9 p.m. Free. 213-1393. AWARE Records Showcase Highlights from the thriving East Lansing music scene, including Dorothy, Scott Fab and Fat Amy. Blind Pig. 9:30 p.m. $4. 662-8310. Kathleen Battle with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra The famed opera diva visits Detroit. Orchestra Hall, Detroit. 8 p.m. (313) 833-3700. Rollie Tussling lii A delightful mix of tradi- tional and original solo acoustic blues. Tap Room, 201 W. Michigan, Ypsilanti. 9:30 p.m. Free. 482-5320. Ron Brooks Trio Jazz band performs. Bird of Paradise. 662-8310. THEATER As Fish Out of Water Original piece show- casing traditional South African music and dance. Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. 8 p.m. Pay-what-you-can. 663-0981. ALTERNATIVES .Laurence Goldstein Reading by poet and University English professor. Rackham Amphitheatre. 5 p.m. Free. Chris Triola: "Living the Dream" Local designer discusses her career as an artist. Power Center. 7 p.m. Free (reservations. ~ required). 996-9955. friday CAMPUS CINEMA The Wedding Banquet Part of the sixth annu- al College of Engineering MLK Film Series. Directed by Ang Lee. Engin. 5:30 p.m. Free. Sunday See Thursday. 7 p.m. The Myth of Fingerprints See Thursday. 9 p.m. MUSIC American String Quartet Continuing the UMS "Beethoven the Contemporary" Series. Rackham. 8 p.m. $16-30. 764-2538. SafeHaven University music student Ben Yonas and his Minneapolis-based rock band bring sweet sounds from a place colder than Ann Arbor. The Michigan League Under- ground. 8 p.m. Botfly Rock band plays some good tunes. Rick's. 996-2747. Blue Son The latest work of expressionis- tic blues guitar by Pablo Picasso and Laith AI-Saadi. Gypsy Cafe. 9:30 p.m. $3. 994-3940. David Mosher This vocalist will put the "mo" in your "joe." Espresso Royale, 214 S. Main St. 9 p.m. Free. 668-1838. Cary Kocher & Paul Keller Quartet Another groovy jazz group plays some tunes. Bird of Paradise Jazz Hall. 662-8310. Church of the Open Bottle Look out minors! This contemporary-rock band will get you a mad citation. Theo-Door's, 705 Cross St., Ypsilanti. 10:30 p.m. Free. 485-6720. Danny Cox Never trust a man with an "x" in his name. Never. Cafe Zola, 112 W. Washington Ave. 9 p.m. Free. 769-2020. Morsel The band performs in honor of its new album,"I'm A Wreck." Blind Pig. 996-8555. Mt. Tal with Superdot & Clampdown A witty little combination of some good music, including hard-core rock, punk (eek!) and ska. Heidelberg. 663-7758. Paul Klinger's E-Z Street Sextet Six men get down and dirty with some jazz instru- ments, playing Dixieland and swing. Bird of Paradise. 662-8310. Pulsations Blues band. Tap Room, Ypsilanti. 482-5320. REO Speedwagon Scary ... very scary ..- State Theatre, Detroit. 961-5450. Workhorse Rock music all the way around the block and back ... what a workout. Cross Street Station, Ypsilanti. 485-5050. THEATER Comedy Company: Boogie Laughs Sketch and stand-up comedy written and performed by University students. U-Club. 8 p.m. $5. As Fish Out of Water See Thursday. 8 p.m. saturday . w a... Photo courtesy "Monet's Years at Giverny about when this photo was taken. Monet's career ended with his death in 1926, CAMPUS CINEMA Madame Bovary The story of Emma Bovary, an adulteress sacrificing security for pas- sion. French with English subtitles. Nat. Sci. 4 p.m. Price TBA. The Exterminating Angel Luis Buiuel's black comedy about a high-society gathering trapped in the dining hall. Angell Aud. A. 7 and 10:15 p.m. $4. Three Men and a Cradle French precursor to "Three Men and a Baby." Nat. Sci. 7 p.m. Price TBA. Los Olvidados Luis Buhuel's view of poverty, juvenile delinquency and crime in Mexico City in the '50s. Angell Aud. A. 8:40 p.m. $4. La Femme Nikita French film about a woman forced to become an assassin by the French government. Nat. Sci. 9:30 p.m. Price TBA. MUSIC Ann Arbor Folk Festival Paula Cole leads the list of string-pickin'-fools and singer- songwriters in this Ann Arbor exclusive. Hill Auditorium. 6 p.m. $25. Ursula Oppens Pianist continuing the UMS Beethoven series. Rackham. 8 p.m. $16-30. 764-2538. Twistin' Tarantulas These rockin' arachnids remind you why two legs are better than eight. Blind Pig. 9:30 p.m. $6. 996-8555. Wild Birds John James Audubon protected these guys, so go hear their songs. Sweetwaters Cafe, 123 W. Washington Ave. 9 p.m. Free. 769-2331. Blackwell with Lantern Jack Kiss tribute band plays the 'Berg. Heidelberg. 663-7758. Boogie Chillens Another blues band. Tap Room, Ypsilanti. 482-5320. Kathleep Battle with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra See Thugrsday. 8 p m. France family influenced Monet's artistic output By Kerd1A. Muhy Daiy Ants Writer Monet is one of the best-known and most popular artists in the world. HIls work appears everywhere from museum walls to bookstore posters. But as the University Museum of Art's "Monet at Vtheuil" exhibit kicks off, spectators may be led to wonder about the lesser-known creator of these paintings. "Monet's Years at Givemy," published by The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, states that Claude Monet was born in Paris, France on Nov. 14, 1840. He spent his adolescence in Le Havre, where he won early recognition for his car- icatures of leading citizens. In 1858, he met marine painter Eugene Boudin, who taught Monet to work with oil paints. Monet had an early taste of success in 1866, when he exhibited a portrait of Camille Duncieux, who would later become his first wife. They had a son named Jean in 1861, but Camille died in 1879, shortly after a second child, Michel, was born. Monet faced much adversity -- death, poverty and harsh criticism of his works - for a good part of his early years. As time went on, Monet lived and worked at Lelavre,sSainte-Adresse, Agrentenil. Paris, Louveciennes and Wtheuil --- all places synonu-mous with the history of Impressionism. None of these places held his attention as did Giverny, where he settled in 1883 and eventually died in 1926. Monet also traveled from Normandy to the French Riviera, Rouen, London and Venice in search of new and more challenging subjects. The paintings were often begun in other locations, then reworked and finished at home in the con- trolled environment of his studio. Monet's life was always influenced by his family circle, and at Giverny this connection was particularly intimate. Since \vetheuil and the death of his first wife. Monet had been hving with Alice, the estranged wife of his former bene- factor, Ernest Hoschede. Alice supervised the education -of her own six chil- dren and Monet's two sons, Jean (1869-1914) and Michel (1878-1966). while a financial urgency drove Monet to produce and sell his paintings. The last survivor of the Impressionist painters, Monet was a phenomenal realist. He was a versatile painter, inspired by both the urban settings of city life and the broad landscapes of nature. His primary instrument was the eye, guided by a mind that reached out, probed, questioned and tested what he saw. "Monet wished he had been born blind and then suddenly gained his sight so that he could have begun to paint in this way without knowing what the See MONET, Page 168 Vlkekeitl M A G A Z I N E . . . . . . . . . . .- By Anitha Chalam and Anna Kovalszki Daily Arts Writers Claude Monet, largely known to col- lege students through calendars and dorm-room posters, is considered the founder of Impressionism and still looms large in the art world today. Last week, his work became the focus of one the biggest exhibitions ever at the University's Museum of Art: "Monet at Vtheuil: The Turning Point" finally hit Ann Arbor after years of planning and preparation. The show, the Museum's first-ever ticketed exhibition, is unprecedented in the Museum's history and expected to draw fans of the artist from around the country. The Monet show is small, featuring only 12 works. But the show is of great importance as it brings these pieces together for the first time since they left the artist's studio. "Monet at Vetheuil" not only highlights a turning point in the artist's career but also features some works that have never before left their respective galleries. "Monet at Vetheuil: The Turning Point" is the third exhibit in a series of shows known as the "In Focus" exhibits, which were originally planned by former Museum director Bill Hennessey. The "In Focus" series takes a single work in the Museum collection and places it at the center of a display featuring related works. When the idea for this exhibit was first conceived nearly three years ago, Museum personnel began making phone calls around the world to museums with paintings in the Vetheuil series. While a few institutions turned down the invita- tion to participate inthis show, western art curator Annette Dixon said most muse- ums were happy to lend their works. "It was really quite surprising how lit- tle trouble we had in getting these pic- tures," Dixon said. Because of Monet's high profile as an artist, security had to be increased for this exhibition. Approximately one year ago, changes were made in the Museum's security policies in order to more closely monitor who entered and left the build- ing. Extra guards were hired, and all Museum personnel, even volunteers, are required to wear badges. The policies also require Museum visitors to check all belongings at the front desk or in the free lockers located in the stairwell. The Museum's insurance was also increased because of Monet's popularity; officials believed there was great risk that a work could be stolen. Fortuna Museum, the National Endov the Arts granted the Museum ai ty. After these preliminary p were complete, the real reseat exhibition finally began. No j critical reviews were overlookec to learn everything possible artist and his work during h Vetheuil. This research, aide efforts of volunteers and int completed over two years, I Dixon and Museum Interin Carole McNamara. "We wanted to take all of tt research and then take a ste from there' Dixon said. "Wer to show how important thisV6t od was, to put it on the level of and Giverny (other locatic famous by Monet)" The ability to speak and re fluently became a must. Becau: of the information necessary 1 plete understanding of the arti his letters, is untranslated, no French would have severely research. Fortunately, McNan fluent French, as did Dixon, w. degree in the language. As part of their extensive re two Museum officials traveke during the summer and drove Vetheuil to see the views that seen and to retreive firsthand ir Annette Dixon and Carole Mc Vetheuil" exhibit, of which thi Weekend Magazine Editors: Emily Lamb Weekend Magazine Associate Editor: Christopher Tkaczyk. Writers: Caryn Burtt, Anitha Chalam, Brian Cohen, Chris Farah, Cait Lowe, Kerri A. Murphy and Joshua Pedersen. Photographers: John Kraft, Margaret Myers, Emily Nathan and Sara S Cover photo by Emily Nathan: Students from Ann Arbor's Wines Elemn Arts Editors: Bryan Lark and Kristin Long.