JUNE EVENTS OPENERS

MUSIC



In the Heat of The Classical Night



Summer used to be a desert in Dallas for classical music lovers. Now June is busier than almost any other month, thanks to a number of new series, but most of all to the public performances of the SMU Summer Conservatory. The conservatory brings together musicians of all ages, from children to famous soloists, for classes, rehearsals, and performances. Hardly a day goes by in June without a notable concert in Caruth Auditorium, the magnificently lively and intimate recital hall in the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU. The conceits have focused more on top-rank local musicians than on nationally known, visiting guests during the last couple of seasons, but musical accomplishment remains excellent. The majority of the twenty-seven programs are free; the others cost $5 to $8.

Among the highlights of the summer series are two programs by the newly formed Dallas String Quartet at 8: 15 pm on June 17 and 27. The famous virtuoso of double bass Eugene Levinson will play with members of his musical family and other colleagues on June 24 at 8: 15 pm. There will also be recitals by the Young Artists in Residence at the Conservatory-Jennifer Eley (June 3), Ben Loeb and Daniel Laufer (June 7), and Regina Helcher (June 14). The roster of events is completed by various chamber groupings and several orchestras composed of faculty and students. For more information, call 692-3680.

-Bill Jungman

ART



Spirits of New Ireland



The Melanesian people who inhabit the remote South Pacific island of New Ireland live in what might seem

A New Ireland totem pole.



idyllic simplicity, fishing and hunting and growing taro roots. But the people of New Ireland are far from simple. They have a complex and highly sophisticated religious life, celebrated mainly in the elaborate, weeks-long ceremonies, called malagan, of feasting, dancing, and dispute-settling. On the final day of these rituals, in a grand, culminating event, dramatic wooden sculptures specially commissioned for the occasion are revealed.

Portraying human and animal spirits and mythological beasts, these works not only have tales to tell of clan history and spiritual power, but they are rich with symbols and visual puns. It is part of the malagan ritual that once these objects have done their work they are discarded. But fortunately for us, over the last two centuries numerous works have been saved by acquisitive Westerners and have found their way into museum collections. “An Assemblage of Spirits” at the Kimbell Art Museum brings together fifty of these rare objects-masks, heads, totems, and dance ornaments, all intricately carved and decorated. Viewers may find them still animated by a mysterious power. June 11-Sept 4 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 11-5 pm. (817) 332-8451.

-Ken Barrow



THEATER



Shakespeare and the Shrew in the Park



“The Taming of the Shrew” lost ground as one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies during the height of women’s liberation in the last couple of decades. The sight of a woman-even a shrewish one-being overpowered by an insensitive, dominating, physically abusive male somehow just didn’t seem very funny in the consciousnessraising context of the Sixties and Seventies, even though in the end the two seem an ideally matched and equal couple. Perhaps the liberation of women has progressed to the point that it is once again permissible to enjoy one of the Bard’s strongest constructions of plot and character, even if it does seem to advertise the exploitation of the “weaker” sex. In any case, “The Taming of the Shrew” is making something of a comeback and will open the 1988 Shakespeare Festival of Dallas in June. The guest director, David McClen-don, is from The Old Globe Theatre’s Shakespeare Festival in San Diego and is an old master director of Shakespeare from the West Coast.

The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas has been reaching new heights under the regime of artistic director Dale AJ Rose. Productions during (he last couple of seasons have been more imaginative and better acted than ever before. As always, the Band Shell in Fair Park can be a wonderfully seductive environment-if thunderstorms, mosquitoes, sirens, and airplanes don’t maliciously interfere.

Performances run Tues-Sun evenings, June 14-26. The theater’s gates open at 7: 15, and the show begins at 8: 15. Admission is free. The Band Shell is a great place for a picnic. Baskets full of designer food are everywhere, and concession stands provide provender for those impulsive souls who do not plan ahead. -Bill Jungman

ART



Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. From Lugano, Switzerland, this is a king’s ransom of 121 gold and silver objects, including enameled and jeweled snuff boxes, tableware, cups, and tureens. June 25-Aug 21 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie. Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 11-5 pm. (817) 332-8451.

Bert Long. Long, a Texas original who finds and incorporates ordinary objects such as gloves or tree limbs into strangely expressive mixed-media works, at last gets his due in this, his first one-man museum show. Through June 12 at the Dallas Museum of Art. 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5 pm; Thur 10-9 pm; Sun noon-5 pm. 922-0220.

Charies Sheeler. As American an artist who ever touched a brush to canvas, Sheeler painted forms, factories, and fumiture with equal directness, simplicity, and eloquence. Through July 10 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5 pm; Thur 10-9 pm; Sun noon-5 pm. 922-0220.

Alan Siegel. A chair may be a swaying willow tree or a scated woman or a bit of a Van Gogh painting in this artist’s whimsical but functional furniture-sculpture. Through July 2 at Adams-Middleton Gallery, 3000 Maple. Tue-Fri 10-6 pm, Sat 11-5 pm. 871-7080.

American Collection. Time to get out the permanent collection-abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, pop, contemporary art-and see how it stacks up. And it docs so very well indeed. Through July 3 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1309 Montgomery. Fort Worth. Tue 10-9 pm. Wed-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm. (817) 738-9215.

Pamela Bradford. Working with colored pencil over watercolor wash, Bradford creates pictures of ordinary people and objects that are marked by an extraordinary sense of light and space. June 25-July 18 at Adelle M, 3317 McKinney, Mon-Fri 9-5: 30 pm, Sat 10-2. 220-0300.



DANCE



Ballet Concerto. This Port Worth group headed by Martha Dean will be hosting its fifth annual summer dance concert and workshop. Spanish dancer/choreographer Luis Montero will present his version of the Falla ballet El Amor Brujo, and there will be a new work by Thomas Enckell. The guest soloist will be Letitia Hernandez, former principal dancer of Ballet West. June 22 & 23 at dusk on stage on the lawn of the Modem Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1309 Montgomery, Fort Worth. Free (817) 738-7915.



MUSIC



Dallas Bach Soclety. The last performance of the spring season presents two of Bach’s secular works for voices and orchestra, the “Coffee” and “Wedding” cantatas. June 3 at 8 pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 6306 Kenwood at Abrams. Tickets $12. 50. 827-8886.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra begins its summer Discovery Season with Owen, Vivaldi, Chausson, and Kalinnikov performed by violinist Emanuel Borok and. conductor Kirk Trevor on June 23. On June 30, pianist Moura Lympany and conductor Richard Dufallo will perform pieces by Christopher Rouse, Mendelssohn, Mahler, and Dvorak. Both performances at 8 pm at the Majestic Theatre, 1923 Elm. Tickets $10-$20. 692-0203.

Lyric Opera of Dallas. For the second event of its all-Gilbert-and-Sullivan 1988 season. Lyric Opera is presenting “The Yeomen of the Guard, ” a love story set in the Tower of London in Tudor England. The stars include Paul Hudson of Britain’s Royal Opera and Dallas favorites James Ren-sink and Louisa Jonason. June 1, 3, & 4 at 8: 15 pm and June 5 at 2: 30 pm at the Majestic Theatre, 1923 Elm. Tickets $10-$34. 50. 522-5653.



THEATER



Big River Casa Manana is presenting the national touring company of Roger Millers Tony Award-winning music al based on The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. June 7-12 (Tues-Sat 8: 15, Sun 7 pm, and Sat & Sun 2 pm) at the Tarrant County Convention Center Theatre, U0I Houston, Fort Worth. Tickets $10-$35. Later entries in the Case Summer series are the musical based on the career of the Supremes. “Dream Girls, ” June 13-25 (Mon-Sat 8: 15, and Sat 2 pm), and “The Debbie Reynolds Show, ” June 27-July 9 (Mon-Sat 8: 15. and Sat 2 pm), at the Casa Manana Playhouse. 3101 W Lancaster. Fort Worth. Tickets $13-$17. (817) 332-6221.

Can-Can. Cole Porter’s musical features Donna Norton. Granbury Opera House, 116 E. Pearl on the square, Gran-bury. June 2-26. Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sal & Sun at 2 pm. Tickets $9-$11. (817) 573-9191 or metro 572-0881.

Charlotte’s Web. The adventures of Wilbur the pig and Charlotte (be spider come to the stage. Dallas Theater Center Teen/Children’s Theater, Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek. June 25-July 9; Sat 10: 30 am & 1: 30 pm. Sun 2 pm, Tue-Thur 10 am, Fri 7: 30 pm. no shows July 1-4. Tickets $5. 526-2610.

For Me and My Girl. The hit musical revival starring Tim Curry (who was nominated for an Oscar for playing Mozart in Amadeus) is the first production in the Dallas Summer Musicals 1988 series. June 7-19. The second offering. June 21-July 5, is a production of “The Sound of Music” starring Debby Boone. Ail performance times: Tues-Sun 8: 15 pm. Sat & Sun 2: 30 pm. State Fair Musk Hall, Parr, and Second Ave, Fair Park. Tickets $5-$35. 691-7200.

Negroea In Space. A revival of the hit science-fiction musicai-comedy spoof. Jubilee Theatre. 3114 E Rosedale, Fort Worth June 3-July 9. Fri & Sat at 8: 15 pm. Sun at 3: 15 Tickets $10 for adults, $8 students and senior citizens, and $5 for kids under ten. (817) 535-0168.

Tarzan of the Apes. One of the Hip Pocket’s earliest hits, more than a decade ago. was its lyrical version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s novel Johnny Simons and Douglas Balentine’s adaptation returns to the outdoor stage. Hip Pocket Theatre, Oak Acres Amphitheatre, 1620 Las Vegas Trail N, one block north of Hwy 820, Fort Worth. June 10-July 10, Fri-Sun 9 pm. Tickets $4-$10 at (817) 927-2833.

Them Next Door. The comedy-drama about getting along in a racially mixed neighborhood by G. L. Wallace is produced by the Minority Actors Guild. Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake, 521 E Lawtber. June 10-25, Thur-Sat 8 pm. Tickets $8. 328-8428.

Tom Sawyer, Frank Luther has adapted the children’s classic by Mark Twain as a musical, Dallas Children’s Theater. Jure 17-July 3; Fri 7: 30 pm, Sat 10: 30 am & 1: 30 and Sun 1: 30 & 4 pm, no shows during the week. El Centro College Theater, Main & Market. Tickets $8 for adults, $6 for children three to eighteen. 956-9022.



ENLIGHTENMENT



Superconductivity and Cryogenies. Come explore what has become a hot science topic: the effects of extreme cold on electricity. Through Nov 30, at Science Place II in Fair Park, Robert B Cullum Blvd and Pennsylvania, Tickets $1 for adults, 50 cents for children seven to sixteen, free under seven. Tue-Sat 9: 30-5: 30 pm. Sun noon-5: 30, closed Mon. 428-8352.

Heard Museum Camps and Classes. For one-year-old kids to fifth-graders there are camps and classes about woodlands, prairies, ponds, and creeks and all the plants and animals that live there. The staff is experienced with children and very knowledgeable about their subjects. The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is one mile east of Highway 5 in McKinney on FM 1378. Call for information and registration information. (214) 542-5566.

The Changing Shapes of Rsllgion In Polltics. A roundtable discussion moderated by Hodding Carter III. June 8, 7: 30 pm. Hughes-Trigg Student Center, SMU campus. Tickets $10 387-2943.



DIVERSIONS



Scarborough Falrs. For the eighth year, a 16th-century English village of entertainment will be constructed near Waxahachie. Every weekend through June 5, 10 am-7 pm, rain or shine. Thirty minutes south of Dallas on I-35E. exit 399B. Tickets $9. 50 for adults. $4. 25 for children under twelve, and free for children under five, at all Rainbow-Ticketmaster outlets, 787-2000, or at the gate. (214) 957-6130.

The Gingerbread Trall. This is the twentieth year that beautifully restored Victorian homes have been shown to the public in Waxahachie. June 4 & 5, 10-6 pm. rain or shine. There will also be a guided tour of some of the sites used for recent movies, such as Places in The Heart, A Trip to Bountiful, and Tender Mercies. Thirty miles south of Dallas, exit 401-B off of 1-35E. Free parking and shuttle buses near downtown. Tickets $10 for the adult tour, $4 for kids under twelve; $3 per individual home, S2 for kids; the movie tour is $3 for adults, $1 for children. (214) 937-0681.

Chisolm Trail Round-Up. The stockyards area of Fort Worth will erupt into celebration to honor the Texas end of the Chisolm Trail to Abilene, Kansas. There will be a trail ride (a cowboy parade), an Indian powwow and dance, street dances, concerts, artists’ shows, armadillo races, a Texas old-time fiddlers’ contest, and all the chuck wagon food a bowlegged feller could stuff down his gullet. June 10-12; Fri 5 pm-l an, Sat l0 am-l am, Sun 10 am-9 pm. The stockyards are at N Main and Exchange, Fort Worth. Tickets $2, free for children under twelve. (817) 625-7005.

Scottish Highland Games. Everything Scottish is here: games and athletics including the famous caber toss (that’s telephone-pole throwing to you, Texan); bagpipe music by some of the best pipers in the world; dancing; clan gatherings in colorful clan tents; children’s events; and, of course, food, beer, and ale. June 4 & 5, 10-6 pm. Ceaelum Moor Park in The Highlands of Arlington, Matlock Rd and I-20, Arlington. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for children six to twelve, free for children five and under. (817) 467-3031.

Dairy Day at Old City Park. Learn how milk is processed-from the cow to your glass. Free samples of ice cream, yogurt, frozen yogurt, milk, and cheese will be given away. June 4, 10 am-3 pm. Old City Park, 1717 Gano St. Free. 421-5141.



SPORTS



Texas Rangers. June is a pivotal month for the Rangers (but aren’t they all, with these guys?). With a month of games vs. the less formidable AL West teams, our heroes had better make hay while they can. Arlington Stadium, I-30 and Stadium Dr, Arlington. General admission tickets $4, $2 for kids thirteen and under. (817) 273-5000.

June 6-8 California 7: 35

9-12 Oakland 7: 35

20-22 Seattle 7: 35

24-26 Chicago 7: 35 (8: 05 the 25th)