A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, Januray 20, 2000 Page 21 Arts & Entertainment

Friends of Westfield Symphony The Dining Table Post Winter Schedule of Events

WESTFIELD – A membership Tickets for the event are $35 per coffee and progressive dinner will person and all proceeds from the be part of the schedule of upcoming dinner will benefit the Symphony’s WINDOWS ON THE BAY events sponsored by the Friends of Community Outreach Program, in- the Westfield Symphony Orchestra cluding its music education “cara- 699 BAY BOULEVARD, BAYVILLE, N.J., (732) 269-6161 this winter. The events will be held van” program. to support the Symphony. For more information, please call DR. JOSEPH P. DeALESSANDRO Windows on the Bay offers a Prospective members and to learn (908) 654-8329. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times more about the Symphony Friends In addition to the social activities, \ broiled 20-ounce Rib Eye Steak can attend a morning coffee on planning meetings will commence Bay Boulevard in Bayville, an with Porcini Mushrooms and Gar- Wednesday, January 26, from 9:30 to on Wednesday, February 9, for the almost New England looking at- lic Mashed Potatoes. This was de- 11 a.m. at a member’s home in Friends’ largest fundraising event of mosphere, has tucked away in a lightful. Westfield. the year, the Annual Tour of Notable little corner on a knoll overlook- A Dijon Crusted Rack of New th For more information, please call Homes. The 16 annual tour, which ing a bay, a most delightful restau- Zealand Lamb with Roasted Shal- (908) 789-0979. was attended last year by over 1,500 rant called Valentine’s Day will arrive early as people, will be held on Saturday, lot Port the Friends’ plan their annual pro- May 6. “Windows on Wine Demi gressive dinner, “The Many Ways to The goal of the Westfield Sym- the Bay.” RATING: Glace Say I Love You,” on Saturday, Febru- phony Orchestra is to promote com- PUTTING PLANS TOGETHER...Members of the Board of Directors It is large, served with ary 5. munity interest in the Orchestra, and Gala Committee of the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts crisp, clean and Garlic Cocktails, dinner and dessert will which is comprised of professional (NJWA) have been preparing a Gala Celebration, “A Moveable very inviting. Mashed Po- be held at a variety of homes through- musicians and has been recognized Feast,” which will be held on Sunday, March 26, from 4 to 9 p.m. Ample parking tatoes out the Westfield area beginning at as one of New Jersey’s leading or- Highest Possible Rating: 4 chef hats at The Grand Summit Hotel. Pictured, left to right, are: Ron is provided and looked tre- 6:30 p.m. chestras. Jacobson, Robert Newell, NJWA Founder and Executive Director ™ auxiliary ramps mendous. POPCORN Theodore K. Schlosberg, seated, Kitty Schlosberg, and Michele are in place to assist the handi- Picou. If there is any possible room in capped. your tummy, you could make a The Hurricane As you enter the restaurant, you special effort to indulge in one of ‘A Moveable Feast’ Prepared are greeted with beautifully deco- the desserts. Just thinking about Turbulent, But Cloudy rated, tastefully appointed rooms them is tempting. that have magnificent views of the By Michael S. Goldberger Windows on the Bay offers By Workshop for the Arts bay. The large, immaculately Tiramisu Torte which is very un- One Popcorn, Poor • Two Popcorns, Fair • Three Popcorns, Good • Four Popcorns, Excellent washed windows enable the din- usual and very tastefully presented. 2 & 1/2 popcorns aging convict with notable aplomb. WESTFIELD – The Board of Di- visit each of the Grand Summit’s ers to have tranquil views in every They have a Snicker Truffle Torte, Insert martyred African-American Making like Lon Chaney, Sr., he does rectors and Gala Committee of the atriums, lobbies and ballrooms. direction. Cappuccino Torte, a Double man “A” into standard saga of racial the makeup folks proud, and adeptly New Jersey Workshop for the Arts Robert Newell, Gala Chairman, The wait staff were very vibrant, matches each different era’s Rubin Chocolate Fudge Torte and a Deep injustice plot “B.” have slated Sunday, March 26, from 4 stated, “Because the Workshop has attentive, quick, pleasant and so- Follow those simple instructions and, Hurricane Carter with a correspond- to 9 p.m. as the date for its first Gala provided multi-cultural education in Dish Cherry Pie a la Mode. I en- voila! Director Norman Jewison (The ing attitude. Celebration, “A Moveable Feast.” music and the arts to thousands of cially concerned. However, they joyed, with great relish, their Mac- Thomas Crown Affair, Moonstruck) Problem is, save for young Mr. Sh- The Grand Summit Hotel will host students during the last 29 years, we were not overpowering. adamia Nut Cheesecake, and fi- provides cookie cutter vindication for annon, there really isn’t anyone to act wanted our Gala premiere to be a The owner, Charles L. Turro, a with. Mr. Hedaya’s zealot cop is a this non-traditional event, which will nally a Jamaican Strawberry Torte. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the welter- feature individual cuisine and cul- reflection of that diversity. And our young gentleman who had taken Coffees, teas and liquors follow. weight boxing champion from Pater- caricature at best, the nondescript Canadians are about as complicated as tural settings from all over the world. Founder and Executive Director, Dr. over the restaurant in 1997, has It is evident from the quality of son, who spent nearly two decades in The event will also feature music, Theodore K. Schlosberg will gather prison for the 1966 murder of three bar Danish furniture, and everyone else in done remarkable things to the the food that the motivation of the the cast is barely one step up from dance and drama, as well as cham- the finest available musical and artis- patrons in that city’s Lafayette Grill. pagne. A silent auction and 50/50 tic talent for our mutual enjoyment.” physical atmosphere and the effi- menu and the tactful display clearly Although Mr. Carter and his friend being scenery. ciency of Windows on the Bay. But back to those Canadians for a cash raffle will also be featured. Tickets for “A Moveable Feast and shows the fine training that Mr. John Artis were eventually exoner- 50/50 raffle tickets are available by Mr. Turro is a graduate of the ated, with this Hollywoodization it bit. Did they know something (or Guest will be invited to sample Turro received at the Culinary In- appears that the justice of a complete someone) besides the facts? In the and dine on gourmet specialties from visiting or calling the office of the Culinary Institute of America and stitute of America. and objective chronicle remains an movie these latter day Peaceniks de- the Mediterranean, Asia, Vienna, the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts at his talents reflect his fine exper- Recapping the event: the mag- elusive commodity. The only certain scribe themselves as being in the house Old South and the Southwest as they (908) 789-9696. tise. nificent restaurant overlooking the thing in The Hurricane is an excep- rehabilitation business, but we have to figure them for much more than that The menus are very extensive peaceful water expanse is tionally fine title role performance by Calvary Chorale in Summit and strongly geared toward sea- Denzel Washington. when they overturn one of the most complimented by the dedicated However well-intentioned, the ironclad legal decisions in recent food. Yet, there are many fine attention of the wait staff, food director’s sentimental treatment pro- memory. entrees other than seafood. that is presented picture perfect Consider that previously a veritable vides a disservice to all those con- Preps Trumpet, Organ Recital The starters include Fried and quiet music. When dining at cerned. Pumped up with dramatic stable of high profile stars made Hur- ricane their cause-celebre. He became Calamari, Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Windows on the Bay, you are in a indignation, the screenplay by Armyan SUMMIT – Summit’s popular performs frequently with the Metro- Nan’s Baked Stuffed Clams, Clams Bernstein and Dan Gordon (based on a symbol of racial prejudice. Kent monthly concert series will continue politan Opera, the New York City little piece of heaven. Mr. Carter’s “The 16th Round” and State, Woodstock, Vietnam and Rubin its 26th season with a performance of Opera, the American Symphony and on the Half Shell and New Zealand As Mr. Turro says, “The only “Lazarus and the Hurricane” by Sam Hurricane Carter were commonly Steamed Mussels. mentioned in the same breath. Bob music for trumpet and organ, as the Brooklyn Philharmonic. thing that we overlook is the bay.” Chaiton and Terry Swinton) takes Calvary Chorale Director James S. Other Calvary Chorale perfor- The Fried Calamari was cooked broad literary license. Dylan even wrote an anthem for the cause. Not a terribly great song, but a Little is joined by trumpeteer Donald mances this season will include re- to perfection – very tender, tasty Replete with an Italian-American Batchelder in a concert featuring the turning favorites Dual Keyboards version of Les Miserables’ Inspector rousingly effective call to action all the and delicious. The Steamed New Editorial same, it has since come to be synony- music of Sampson, Haydn, Bach and and Madjazz in February and Duruflés Zealand Mussels were large, super Javert (Dan Hedaya as Detective Schmidt. Requiem in March. Vincent Della Pesca) obsessively de- mous with the socially conscious times. clean and swimming in a broth of Continued from Page 22 Yet the best that all the king’s horses The concert, which will occur on Calvary Chorale T-shirts will be on voting his entire life to keep the prize- Chardonnay, Basil and Tomato fighter behind bars, The Hurricane and all the king’s men could do was Sunday, January 23, at 4 p.m. at sale as a fundraiser for the Chorale’s plays like an American ghetto version win Carter a second state trial, but not Calvary Church, 31 Woodland Av- trip to Europe next summer. Broth, served with Garlic Toast. been billed as top actresses in the of Les Miserables. an acquittal. And now, lo and behold, enue, Summit. The facility is handi- For a season brochure, please This is a dish one cannot pass up. these unknown house builders part capped accessible. A free-will offer- call (908) 277-1547. Funding for Hollywood industry. Sorvino, The humanitarian in you wants so The New England Clam Chow- who received rave reviews for her much to take the David and Goliath the Red Sea. ing will be taken and child care is the Calvary Chorale has been made der happens to be a favorite of Witnessing the legal miracle wrought available. tale on face value and thus celebrate possible in part by the New Jersey mine and I experiment with it at performance in Woody Allen’s Mr. Carter’s ultimate triumph against in Federal Court before Judge H. Lee A member of the New Jersey Council on the Arts, Department Mighty Aphrodite and the HBO bigotry, but there’s a gnawing feeling Sorokin (Rod Steiger), the thought of Chamber Music Society and princi- of State, through a grant adminis- every new restaurant when I see it that there’s more to this story than replacing all our lawyers and judges pal trumpet with the Stamford, Conn. tered by the Union County Divi- on the menu. The ideal New En- special Norma Jean and Marilyn, we’re being told. While fictionaliza- with Canadian contractors is momen- Symphony and the Westfield Sym- sion of Cultural and Heritage Af- gland Clam Chowder is thicker became regarded as a worthy com- tarily tempting. tion in the name of artistic effect is an phony Orchestra, Mr. Batchelder fairs. than a broth, but half-way be- modity for directors when con- acceptable necessity in most biopics, Though some black-and-white neo- too often in Mr. Jewison’s flashback, Raging Bull footage identifies the era tween a very thick soup. It should sidering young actresses for their flash-forward narrative, shadows of and a passel of popular legalese is Nature-Inspired Paintings not be a product that is as thick as productions. Streep, who has uncertainty fill the spaces between bandied about, The Hurricane is nei- wallpaper paste in which a spoon served as a veteran actress after concrete facts. ther a boxing film nor a courtroom drama. Instead, it inadvertently comes could stand up. performances in Silkwood, You can’t help but wonder: Why On Display at Kent Place This New England Clam Chow- can’t the whole thing be finally told? If across like a glossy apologia hyped by Kramer vs. Kramer and Sophie’s background music and a vastly com- der at Windows on the Bay wins the pugilist was indeed framed, is it SUMMIT — “Visual Connec- gardenscapes, landscapes, the Choice, is considered a treasure pelling actor at its core. my prize for the best that I have possible his persecutors were also tions,” a collection of nature-in- ocean and mountains. involved in some other skullduggery? Mr. Jewison’s cleanly edited thesis ever tasted. P.S. There are no in Hollywood’s bag of tricks. reminds of an elaborate geometry prob- Perhaps there’s another wrinkle to spired paintings by New Jersey Ms. Baragona uses acrylic, pas- potatoes and lots of clams – a We would be remiss if we failed this.....something politically far-reach- lem that a student has solved without artist Rita Baragona, will be on tels and ink to create her images, to mention actresses Jane ing and even more heinous than racial showing the work. While we may bonanza! concur with his conclusion, we can’t display until Friday, February 4, at which are rendered in a wide range The entrees feature a medley Krakowski (Montville) as “Ally hatred. the Kent Place School Gallery in of sizes. She said she draws inspi- Oddly enough, though, the boxer’s give him a good grade until he ex- of fish, seafood offerings and McBeal’s” nosy-but-means-well deliverance is directly linked to a plains how he arrived at the answer. Summit. ration from a variety of locations, Though you can’t disagree with The meats. I am just going to discuss receptionist or Kirsten Dunst series of true circumstances — a bona Ms. Bargona said her work re- including Long Beach Island, the the ones that are truly sensa- fide long shot that is indeed stranger Hurricane’s big budget diatribe against sults from an attempt to visually Delaware Water Gap and her own (Point Pleasant) from Little racial discrimination, one suspects we tional. than fiction. understand the philosophical backyard in Warren County. Women, Interview With the Vam- Lesra (Vicellous Reon Shannon), a still haven’t been taken to the real eye Stuffed Veal Cutlet filled with of this controversial storm. paradigm shifts brought about by The Kent Place School Gallery pire, and Jumanji. Both black teenager from Brooklyn, is be- Asparagus, Lobster Meat and Brie Krakowski and Dunst, who have friended by three Canadians who, * * * * * 20th century discoveries in phys- offers students an opportunity to Cheese in a Champagne Mush- ics, particularly Einstein’s theo- view regional artists’ work close been worthy of their respective having gained his parents’ permission, The Hurricane, rated R, is a Uni- room Sauce served with Wild Rice whisk him up to Toronto for the versal Pictures release directed by ries pertaining to energy and up and to discuss technique and features a very ample portion. The spotlights, are multi-talented. purpose of receiving a proper educa- Norman Jewison and stars Denzel matter. other art-related issues, includ- tion. His big wish is to attend college, presentation of the veal was Krakowski kicks it up a notch as Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, The exhibition’s subject matter ing the viability of art as a profes- even though he’s illiterate. But his self- and Deborah Unger. Running time: scrumptious, nestled around wild a dancer and Dunst turns up the appointed teachers resolve that soon 128 minutes. encompasses flowers in still life, sion. rice. volume as a musician. enough. And when he’s ready for his The Gallery is located in the Seafood Key West, a challeng- And what Jersey girl would not first major read, Lesra purchases a Hyde and Watson Theater, 42 ing dish to a hungry man, high- be beaming with pride after see- tome at a book sale for 25 cents. Norwood Avenue in Summit, and It is Rubin Hurricane Carter’s “The lights Lobster, Calamari, Shrimp, ing Bebe Neuwirth (Newark) in 16th Round,” a work he penned in is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. Scallops, New Zealand Mussels prison. Now it serves like a note in a to 4 p.m., or by appointment with Chicago, Sweet Charity, or as bottle from a shipwrecked sailor. and Clams in a fine Herb Pink nagging Lilith Crane in NBC’s the director. Tomato Sauce over Linguine. It Hurricane’s message of transcending For more information, please “Cheers?” Her streetwise sass has one’s circumstances speaks to the was unbelievable. hopeful youth. He is moved like never call the Gallery at (908) 273-0900. kept audiences crackling with before. laughter and tuning in time and “Sometimes books pick us,” notes again. one of Lesra’s guardians. Male Chamber Choir of Moscow The transplanted Brooklynite, por- Producing some of the choicest trayed well enough by Vicellous Reon vegetables and crops, (let’s not Shannon, writes to his incarcerated To Perform Russian Folk Songs even think about those nasty emis- idol and a touching pen pal relation- sions or toxic waste!) is not the ship ensues. Then the teenager visits WESTFIELD – AKAFIST, the stitutions. only thing that should come to the fighter in prison. And soon there- Male Chamber Choir from Mos- The vocalists possess the vocal after he begins to champion Carter’s mind when thinking about innocence, eventually convincing the cow, Russia will present the tradi- qualities of operatic virtuosos. Canadians to go the full crusade route tions of Russian folk songs with Their repertoire spans the music “Joisey” or “Jersey.” When to overturn the Hurricane’s convic- the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox tradition of the Russian Orthodox watching our award shows, lis- tion. Church of Westfield accompany- Church from the 16th to 20th centu- tening to our CDs and radios or Lisa, Sam, and Terry, played with no ing on Saturday, February 12, at 8 special verve by Deborah Unger, Liev ries and all the popular Russian chomping on popcorn at the mov- Schreiber and John Hannah, respec- p.m. folk songs. Other songs and spiri- ies, we should be proud that New tively, roll up their legal sleeves and A reception will follow the per- tuals familiar to Americans will be Jersey has also produced some of begin their work. Finding new evi- WORKS OF ART FROM THE HEART…Student artists from Roosevelt formance at the church, which is performed. the brightest stars in the enter- dence, they set about to prove that Intermediate School in Westfield handpainted furniture pieces they are located at 250 Gallows Hill Road Carter was a victim of racial prejudice. donating to the annual auction of the AIDS Benefit Committee of New The AKAFIST appearance at the tainment constellation. in Westfield. church will debut their third North The rest is history, with the final scene Jersey. Displaying her “Cat in the Hat” stool is Amanda Reider, while * * * * * predictably taking place in a court Rebecca Shotland and Theresa Nowicki show the kitchen workstation Organized in 1990 by artistic American tour. Their recorded room. The closing credits inform that which they designed together. Their teacher, Anne Cohen, holds a chair director and conductor Andrei V. tapes and CDs will be available for Editor’s Note: This editorial the real killers were never found. painted by Roosevelt graduate Jihai Park, currently a ninth grader at Malyutin, AKAFIST is composed purchase. was written prior to the news Imbuing the film with its greatest Westfield High School. The auction will be held Saturday, February 26, of highly trained musicians who that Whitney Houston was al- power, Denzel Washington inge- at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield for the benefit of people afflicted with Tickets are $15 and may be pur- niously takes his character from youth- AIDS. This is the third year in a row that Ms. Cohen’s students have are graduates of the Moscow Con- chased in advance by calling the legedly busted for possession of ful paratrooper to champion boxer to participated. Last year’s furniture donations yielded $600 for the cause. servatory and other renowned in- church office at (908) 233-8533. marijuana at a Hawaii airport. CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK