~ Abrams blends puppets and culture BY BOB YATES ECREditor In an on-going effort to blend culture and entertainment, the Noon Hour Concert Series tomorrow will present "Folk Heroes of the Puppet Stage." The performance will be given by professional puppeteer Steven Abrams and his associates from Philadelphia. Abrams has been presenting puppet shows for over 15 years all across the nation. In 1972 and again in 1974 he performed at the Library and Museum ofthe Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Abrams has displayed his talent in numerous parks, libraries, and has even performed on Indian reservations. The show while amusing and entertaining, is actually a history of the puppet stage. Abrams traces the long tradition of puppetering from the sketch "Shiva and the Toy-maker," an Indian marionette act from the fifth century B.C., to . "Guignol" a French hand puppet that first appeared in 1815. Some ofthe other sketches to be performed include "Dance of Four" and act by Japanese Bunraku puppets, an appearance by th~ Russian puppets "Ivan and Petrushka," and a performance of the traditional "Punch and Judy" skit. AJ:>rams and his associates will give their show tomorrow at noon III the Jefferson Hall auditorium_ Admission is free. BY CHARLES HAGEE compositions in an atmosphere of total ECR Staff enthusiasm. From the opening chords of It's amazing how something of quality "Mrs. Robinson" all the way through to the doesn't tarnish with the passing of time. final sigh of the "Sounds of Silence" you can't Moreover, quality is a trait that is seemingly help but feel that the performers are enjoying lacking in much of today's music. You need the show as much as the approximately half a only look past the sugar-coated cliches of The million people in attendence. Go-Gas or the heavy metal bop of AC-DC in The songs selected for the package are a order to see that the airwaves are nice cross-section of the duo's more famous experiencing a serious dearth ofcreativity. tunes and much of Paul Simon's solo work. Perhaps this lack of musical imagination is Throughout the set, the emphasis is on why the quality ofSimon and Garfunkel harmony. Together, the two old partners shines through so readily today. make cuts like "Late In The Evening" and Simon and Garfunkel's The Concert In "Kodachrome" sound much fuller than the CentralPark (Warner Bros.) serves as a original versions. Not only are each man's gentle reminder of the duo's genius during solo efforts enhanced by their chemistry the late sixties and early seventies, when they together, the old Simon and Garfunkel Abrams and friends... went separate ways in search ofsolo careers. classics still sound timeless and wonderful. This concert is their first recorded reunion "Homeward Bound," "The Boxer," "Bridge . -- --~ since the release of the brilliant "My Little Over Troubled Water" and the other classics Town" in 1975 and the event was greeted included are all performed almost flawlessly. with a great deal of fanfare. Not only was it The tone of the show is vibrant and alive, yet put to vinyl for this two-record set, but it was true to the original Simon and Garfunkel also filmed for posterity as well as cable sound ofa decade past. television. The Concert In CentralPark is a As live albums go, The Concert In worthwhile, not to mention delightful, CTDN PLASMA· caRp, CentralPark is a thoroughly satisfying recording. As Simon notes towards the finale, experience, showcasing Art Garfunkel's still "Tonight we made our own fireworks!" perfect vocals and some of Paul Simon's best They certainly did. SCRANTON PLASMA Classes for LSA1 ARA 310 Adams Ave. will begin in Scranton Scranton, Pa. on March 28 Service 344-9822 - the DELIfor lunch! Mane NEED EXTRA CASH? II ' eatured carved sandwiches: Tamers ~ LSAT. MCAT· GRE Mon-carved ham GRE PSYCH • GRE BID Tues-carved beef GMAT· DAT • DCAT • PCAT earn $80 VAT" MAT • SAT • TOEFL VVed-carvedturkey Unisex Hair Salon NAT'L MEO BOS Thurs-carved corn beef Rico & Marc Monacelli ECFMG • FLEX • VQE Fri-carved beef&pastrami invite you to stop in a month NOB. NPB I• NLE or I for 2 or 3 hours a week of your spare time. ~·H.MPlAN ~I phon<' 34(i·~1~1 for appt. , EDUCATIONAL CENTER Test Preparaloon SpeCialists University students: donate plasma Since 1938 Bring ID, 10 percent off I For Informallon. Please Call. I You may save a life! I Hours:Tue & Thurs 9-9 collect Weti Fri, Sat 9-5 I this ad worth $2 extra 1·607-797·2302 I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----~ 120/ Mulberry Street.