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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 25, 1993 - Focus on Naure_ Finding A Role for All Life FormsM Claude Mayers Reads His Poetry at the To Be Shown on Riverhead Ch. 27 TV 4J,,, hou0,' e 11 /23 7:00 PM, 11130 9:30 AM, 12/28:00 PM, 12/45:00 PM Sag Harbor An Evening Dedicated To Maudie Mayers, Surfing, Passion, Adaptation, Mr. Blake Gary Knoebel and 00z - z '," Charles Knoebel Licensed Electrical Contractors Residential and Commercial Office and Shop 283.0337 • 283.0338 16 Mary's Lane • Southampton BUSINESS COMPUTERS Sales, Installation, Training Ci_ Since 1976 JOHN ROSE 516) 7264711 IP HYDRO TECH water filtration sy5tem.5 725 -2884- water Softeners • Serving the South Fork Iron filters • Punctual, Courteous Service Always Acid Neutralizers • Free Estimates Reverse Osmosis • Service ON All Brands Except Culligan THANKSGIVING WEEKEND ONLY! Hold on to your hats, kids. This place is gonna blow!" 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For further information, call exhibition is on gifts "handcrafted with We are licensed to test and /or repair your system. Please call care and priced to answer everyone's Benton Gallery ESSAY PLUMBING & HEATING Wall to Wall: 85 + Artists" is the ti- cording to gallery owner Gayle Willson. LivenLicense# 283 -0956 0033d Pat Kochie of Southampton is exhib- ember 27 with a reception from 5 to 7 iting original dolls; Claudia Kuehl of THANKSGIVING WEEKEND ONLY! Hold on to your hats, kids. This place is gonna blow!" DV FULL GALLOP: An Evening with Diana Vreeland by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson Starring Mary Louise Wilson Directed by Daniel Fish November 26, 27, 28 MAINSTAGE HOLIDAY PRODUCTION A 1940's "Canteen" Musical by Linda Thorsen Bond and William Repicci Directed by Kenneth Elliott December 15 - January 2 A toe - tapping, exuberant, song - filled evening! Special New Year's Eve Benefit for Bay Street - call for details BOX OFFICE: 725 -1108 THEATRE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY FESTlVAL OPEN 12 NOON -8 PM, FRI & SAT 12 NOON - A PM, SUN THE SOUTHAMPTON PRESS I NOVEMBER 25, 1993 At the Galleries Gayle Willson Gallery recent works have used antique mirrors In the Spirit" is the title of a new ex- and their frames. hibition at the Gayle Willson Gallery at The exhibition will run through De- 43 Jobs Lane in Southampton that op. cember 19. Gallery hours are Saturday ened with a reception at the gallery on and Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. or by ap- Saturday, November 20. The focus of the pointment. For further information, call exhibition is on gifts "handcrafted with the gallery at 537 -0136. care and priced to answer everyone's Benton Gallery desire for that'something special, "' ac- Wall to Wall: 85 + Artists" is the ti- cording to gallery owner Gayle Willson. tle of the new exhibition opening on Nov - Pat Kochie of Southampton is exhib- ember 27 with a reception from 5 to 7 iting original dolls; Claudia Kuehl of p.m. at the Benton Gallery at 365 County Quogue is showing sculpted gold jew- Road 39 in Southampton. elry,. According to gallery director Arlene Gallery owner Gayle Willson has also Bujese, "the walls will be filled" with scheduled a special holiday fete on De- mostly small works — paintings, draw - cember 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. The public ings, prints and sculpture —in what Ms. is invited to enjoy holiday refreshments Bujese is calling the "season finale" at along with the show. For further infor- the Benton. The finale may be for more mation, call the gallery at 2g3 -7430. than the current season for the gallery's Ars Cratia Artis Southampton location: According to re- An exhibition of original objets d'art cently published reports, the Benton of special interest to holiday shoppers Gallery is moving to East Hampton fo- is currently on view at the Ars Grata the 1994 season. Artist gallery on Montauk Highway in Goodman Design Gallery Water Mill Square. Thanks at Thanksgiving," the third Gallery hours for the holiday season annual exhibition to benefit the Com- are Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. munity Food Pantry in Southampton, to 5 p.m., or by appointment. opens with a reception at the Goodman Southwest Studio Connection Design Gallery at 53 North Sea Road on A reception for Navajo jewelry artist Saturday, November 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. Leo Yazzie and sculptor Alice Warder Admission to the reception and to the Seely from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, show is by a donation at the door of non- November 27 will kick off a new exhi- perishable foods. In addition, 25 percent bition of work by the two artists at of sales of paintings and sculptures dur- Southwest Studio Connection on Main ing the exhibition will be a tax - Street in Southampton that will run deductible donation to the Food Pantry through December. Also featured in the name of the purchasers. through the holiday season will be col - The Community Food Pantry makes lections of Native American jewelry, food available on an emergency basis to masks, furniture, prints, fetishes, weav- those without the means to feed them - ings, art to wear and ornaments. selves or their children. All food comes Southwest Studio Connection will be from donations within the community. open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thanks at Thanksgiving" will run through January 3. Gallery hours areSaturdaysfrom10a.m. to 6 p.m. For further information, call the gallery at from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 2y64y through Monday. For further informa- Giraftics Gallery tion, call the gallery at 283 -8&50. Original drawings and paintings by Renee Folouhi Fine Art East Hilary Knight and Michael Paraskevas, Ten artists who "look at our world two artists who are well -known in the With a new light" will be featured in the world of children's book illustrations, go new show at Renee Fotouhl Fine Art on view in a new exhibition at Giraffics East ng flits Weekend with a recep- Gallery at 79A Newtown Lane in East tion on Saturday, November 27 from 6 Hampton that opens this weekend. An opening reception is scheduled at the to 8 p.m. The artists represented are Jeffrey gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Blondes, Jennifer Cross, Betsy Cunning- November 27; both artists will be sign- ham, Ellen Frank, Dixie Friend Gay, ing books at the reception. Stephanie Brody Lederman, Lindsay Best known at the illustrator of Elo- McCrum, Denise Regan, John Welling - ise, the precocious little girl at the Plaza ton and Mark Wilson. Hotel, Mr. Knight will be showing wa- According to Renee Fotouhi, these ar- tercolors, pen and ink and pencil draw- tists' `explorations, in turn, allow us to ings highlighting 35 years of work. look at our world with new eyes ... They Michael Paraskevas will show origi- renew the appreciation of life, thought, spirituality, and ultimately, nature." nal paintings and drawings from his For further information on the "Other three latest books, all written by his Worldly" exhibition, call the gallery atmother, Betty Paraskevas: Junior Kroll, Junior Kroll Esquire, and Sham- 324 -8939. tonders Morgan Rank Gallery For further information on the Knight Paintings by Mahvash will be on view and Paraskevas show, call the gallery in a new exhibition opening this week - at 3294803. end at the Morgan Rank Gallery at 4 Muriel Karasik Newtown Lane in East Hampton. An exhibition of rare vintage Chaael Gallery owner Morgan Rank has said costume jewelry opens on November 27 of the exhibition that it' `might be called at Muriel Karasik at 2 Jobs Lane in Romantic, primitive, or Naive," with Southampton. Peche Imperiale cham- paintings "which bear a resemblance to pagne and truffles from Sweet Inspira- Rousseau and Botero" that are an bons in Sag Harbor will be served at a autobiographical narrative of the reception from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Nov- artist's life here in America with her ember 27. For further information, call family." The "Sweet Life" exhibition tuns the gallery at 2871629. through December 31; for further infor- Clayton- Liberatore Gallery mation, call the gallery at 324 -7615. Recent work by Rosemary Hornak Vered Gallery will be featured in a new exhibition op- A reception on Saturday, November ening at the Clayton- Liberatore Gallery 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Vered Gallery on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton at 66.68 Park Place Passage in East on November 27. An opening reception Hampton will mark the opening of four will be held at the gallery on Saturday, separate exhibitions: Commissioned November 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. Portraiture by Betsy Cameron, Phyllis According to a release from the gal- Herfield and Fred Gutzeit; Meereat lery, one important element of Ms. Fantasy —Raku Sculpture by Diane Hornak's paintings is light, which the Mayo; a rotating winter exhibition of artist uses to portray the conflict be- gallery artists; and Menorahs. tween opposing powers orforces—both For further information on the cur - visible and invisible -- creating an air of rent exhibitions at the Vered Gallery, mystery. 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We will totally blowout your irrigation systems sprinkler system For a free estimate call 283 -1155 324 -0042 Fully insured • Quality Work • Fully licensed Paraskevas will be on view in a new show at Giraflics Gallery in East Hampton opening this weekend Focus on Nature: Finding A Role for All Life Forms By Paul Stoulenburgh Those who have followed my articles through the years know I'm pretty de- dicated and excited about the world around us. I've photographed it, I've written about it, I've lectured and taught about it and studied it through- out my whole life. Still, every once in a while I encounter a skeptic, or nonbel- iever, who after a bit of superficial chat- ter will remark, "But what good is that little insect or that roadside flower ?" or some other element of the biosphere that they consider an insignificant part of our world. Every organism on the face of the earth is part of the diversity of life that can help man in his struggle to survive. Many forms of life are still to be discovered —who knows what part they will play in our future? This is why there is so much concern about the loss of tropical rain forests that we are just now starting to understand. Just last year Dr. Todd Gusek, a food specialist from Cornell, discovered an enzyme that can withstand tempera- tures of 175 degrees and still function. Through studies he found that this en- zyme can work 13 times better than the current enzymes used in detergents to- day. But guess what, the only place this enzyme has been found is in the man- grove swamps of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Already companies from all over the world are trying to learn more about this new discovery. Down in Sarasota, Florida, a worm has been found in a local pond that se- cretes a toxin that will help control the mosquito population. Some might say we already have methods of controlling mosquitoes. The thing they don't know is that there are many kinds of mosquit- oes and the one named planaria gets its oxygen from the roots of plants —and therefore escapes conventional methods of control at the water's surface. Such promise does this new worm hold that mosquito control experts are making a: special study to see how this toxin can. be used in mosquito control programs.: Let's look at the work of Dr. Michael Zasloff, Chief of Genetics at the National:: Institute of Child Health and Human De-' velopment in Washington, D.C. He was' working with an African frog on which', he had done some surgery, and he no-; ticed that the incision had healed, quickly and dramatically, even though; the animal was put back in muddy,; bacteria -laden water. He had done hun -. dreds of similar operations without re- alizing the implications of the frogs': healing power. After a great deal of re-; search and study, he found a powerful, antibiotic produced in the frogs' skin: that can kill a wide variety of bacteria, fungus and parasites, such as those that cause malaria. The material found is called magainins (from the Hebrew word for shield) and it may hold pro-; mise for the treatment of cancer. Here is an example that strikes closer, to home: It has to do with ticks; any -? thing we can do to prevent tick bites would be welcome. There is a chemical': gum that repels ticks which comes from: an African sweet - smelling plant called, commiphora erythraea. Tested by the, U.S. Department of Agriculture and set-" entists in Tanzania, this plant may bey' the source of a new repellant. All these examples are given so that, those who question the right of differ -, ent plants and animals to share space: on our planet might start to realize how; important all the aspects of our natural: world are. Often, to make those who, question the rights of plants and ani- mals see the light, there must be a dol. lar sign attached. For me, this: characteristic may be important, but it: should not be the only consideration.• The wonder of form, function, variety,- beauty and the mere fact of their being: part of our world are equally important: and reason enough to protect them. ; BMW • MERCEDES • AUDI • JEEP Holiday Shopping At CORWITH'S AUTO BODY 40 Willow Road, Water Mill 4:1111AN HALL 726 -2776 Member's Discount Day i:IPINAN HALL Sunday, November 28th • Noon to 5 P.M. This Friday, November 26 at 8 P.M.: A Special Day For Guild Hall Members* Manhattan Tap Hot cider and a cool 25% off all merchandise in our Museum Shop and the Hardbop Trio x Puzzles • Toys • Frames • Vases Note Cards • Playing Cards An exhilarating evening of Watering Cans • Albums • Books Jewelry • Art Books tap and jazz with the group Unusual Greeting Cards Address Books • Catalogues Posters • T- Shirts • Post Cards Paperweights • And More! Dance Magazine says is If you are not currently a Guild hall member, the best advertisement tap come. in and join at a 25% discount on your membership can have." Paraskevas will be on view in a new show at Giraflics Gallery in East Hampton opening this weekend Focus on Nature: Finding A Role for All Life Forms By Paul Stoulenburgh Those who have followed my articles through the years know I'm pretty de- dicated and excited about the world around us. I've photographed it, I've written about it, I've lectured and taught about it and studied it through- out my whole life. Still, every once in a while I encounter a skeptic, or nonbel- iever, who after a bit of superficial chat- ter will remark, "But what good is that little insect or that roadside flower ?" or some other element of the biosphere that they consider an insignificant part of our world. Every organism on the face of the earth is part of the diversity of life that can help man in his struggle to survive. Many forms of life are still to be discovered —who knows what part they will play in our future? This is why there is so much concern about the loss of tropical rain forests that we are just now starting to understand. Just last year Dr. Todd Gusek, a food specialist from Cornell, discovered an enzyme that can withstand tempera- tures of 175 degrees and still function. Through studies he found that this en- zyme can work 13 times better than the current enzymes used in detergents to- day. But guess what, the only place this enzyme has been found is in the man- grove swamps of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Already companies from all over the world are trying to learn more about this new discovery. Down in Sarasota, Florida, a worm has been found in a local pond that se- cretes a toxin that will help control the mosquito population. Some might say we already have methods of controlling mosquitoes. The thing they don't know is that there are many kinds of mosquit- oes and the one named planaria gets its oxygen from the roots of plants —and therefore escapes conventional methods of control at the water's surface. Such promise does this new worm hold that mosquito control experts are making a: special study to see how this toxin can. be used in mosquito control programs.: Let's look at the work of Dr. Michael Zasloff, Chief of Genetics at the National:: Institute of Child Health and Human De-' velopment in Washington, D.C. He was' working with an African frog on which', he had done some surgery, and he no-; ticed that the incision had healed, quickly and dramatically, even though; the animal was put back in muddy,; bacteria -laden water. He had done hun -. dreds of similar operations without re- alizing the implications of the frogs': healing power. After a great deal of re-; search and study, he found a powerful, antibiotic produced in the frogs' skin: that can kill a wide variety of bacteria, fungus and parasites, such as those that cause malaria. The material found is called magainins (from the Hebrew word for shield) and it may hold pro-; mise for the treatment of cancer. Here is an example that strikes closer, to home: It has to do with ticks; any -? thing we can do to prevent tick bites would be welcome. There is a chemical': gum that repels ticks which comes from: an African sweet - smelling plant called, commiphora erythraea. Tested by the, U.S. Department of Agriculture and set-" entists in Tanzania, this plant may bey' the source of a new repellant. All these examples are given so that, those who question the right of differ -, ent plants and animals to share space: on our planet might start to realize how; important all the aspects of our natural: world are. Often, to make those who, question the rights of plants and ani- mals see the light, there must be a dol. lar sign attached. For me, this: characteristic may be important, but it: should not be the only consideration.• The wonder of form, function, variety,- beauty and the mere fact of their being: part of our world are equally important: and reason enough to protect them. ; BMW • MERCEDES • AUDI • JEEP Collision Repairs CORWITH'S AUTO BODY 40 Willow Road, Water Mill Just East of Amoco Station 726 -2776 i:IPINAN HALL This Friday, November 26 at 8 P.M.: Manhattan Tap and the Hardbop Trio x An exhilarating evening of tap and jazz with the group Dance Magazine says is the best advertisement tap can have." This Saturda , November 27 at 3 P.M.: NperThe Bag Players Americas most celebrated children's theater group returns with a brand new show, The Paper Bag Players, a ° Rain Or Shine." tr a o To reserve tickets, i call 324 -4051 or come to the box office at: Guild Hall 158 Main Street S East Hampton