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p 8 the tribune thursday november 13 1997 st arts the tribune ntertainmen art on the block at latcham the latcham gallerys annual art auction which takes place saturday at the gallery offers a wealth of unique and beautiful work from some of our finest artists guests also have the opportunity to bid on some fabulous items including a luxury sailing holiday tickets to the toronto symphony 30 bottles of wine from wine art a massive tub of ice cream from heritage ice cream par lour and tickets to markham theatre i think were going to have some thing for everyone this year said directorcurator christopher jackson we were lucky enough to get five souvenirs from the blue jays organiza tion we have autographed pho tographs of juan guzman and joe carter as well as two baseballs signed by shawn green and ed sprague and a bat autographed by jose cruz more items are always welcome he added its a chance for local business es to show their support for the gallery and its programs bids can be made before the event as well as during the evening and items are on show at the gallery now saturdays event begins at 730 pm when hors doeuvres and desserts will be served while guests place their bids on silent auction items the art auc tion starts at 9 pm and a cash bar will operate during the evening participat ing artists include james bessey pat barber sally wildman judith liv ingston pat wheeler and john roberts francis muscat whose exhibition of glass sculptures was recently on dis play at the gallery has created a beauti ful candle holder and ceramic jew ellery by marcela lukavsky is featured in the auction stoneware by josie schwarzli and jewellery by lynne mcllvride evans are also on the block and all items can be previewed at the gallery tickets for the event are 15 each and are available from the gallery or by calling 6402395 beyond craft the popular sale of oneofakind pieces including pottery glass jewellery and dried flowers returns to the gallery nov 20 with a special preview night from 7 to 930 pm tickets for the preview are 4 at the door and include refreshments the sale continues until nov 30 and hours are 10 am to 8 pm monday to friday 10 am to 5 pm saturday and noon to 4 pm sunday admission is free kate gildevdale this is it joanne alexandrowich left loves this glass sculpture by francis muscat called diving in and out one of the pieces in this satur days silent auction at the latcham gallery librarygallery employee gayle dunford describes the piece for her photo by steve somerville starship troopers a campy entertaining trip its nice tosee that director paul verhoeven has returned to the terri tory where he seems most comfort able having temporarily abandoned the scifi genre after the brilliant robocop and the interesting total recall to make the two appalling sexually charged dramas basic instinct and showgirls verhoeven is back to spaceics with starship troopers based on robert heinleins novel starship troopers is a 100 million effectsfilled extravaganza that is a hit and miss affair after a distant planet of bugs fires a giant asteroid at earth killing millions of people the planet decides to retaliate in typical macho military fashion by sending a squadron of gungho guerrillas off to the attackers planet to kill them but the attack doesnt go as smoothly as planned and the troops are forced to rethink their strategy after discovering the hard way that the creatures are more intelligent than the earthlings first thought they return to fight another day and guess who wins this time not a real tough one to figure out in terms of pure entertainment casper van dien is overshadowed by killer bugs in starship troopers value starship troopers deserves full marks the effects are as daz zling and spectacular as they are gruesome and the script is punctu ated with a dark sense of humor but the film is also conflicted and that conflict tends to bog it down occasionally despite its campy 50s feel verhoeven and screen writer ed neumeier feel it neces sary to introduce a romance angle that is corny without being so corny its funny it seems that the film is also miss ing a punch line over the course of two hours were led to believe that its casting a negative light on the killemall military mantra that the american approach to fighting battles that is eliminate the enemy on their own turf before they become a threat on yours is wrong yet when the film ends we arent left with that feeling screen scene stuart green neumeier who scripted the dark and eerily satirical robocop has created a future where only soldiers are citizens and where interactive television spews out promilitary propaganda in the form of 40s- style draft films 24 hours a day those flaws and the fact that the cast of relative unknowns seems to be oblivious to the humor and irony that gives the script its edge detracts from what could have oth erwise been an excellent total pack age as it is starship troopers is reduced to slightly above average status that despite its shortcomings is still entertaining grant fullerton recording live on saturday fullertons tonight all the hits with tony and pierre friday live recording with grant fullerton saturday hiway 61 rhythm and blues sunday the eclectic danny marks from 6 to 10 pm bethlehem live 97 a guided outdoor walk back in time to first century bethlehem at christian blind mission 3844 stouffville rd 6 to 9 pm nov 20 to nov 23 and nov 27 to 30 for details call 6406464 town crier restaurant pub live entertainment every friday and sat urday top class food prepared by chefs george and james with daily specials tuesdays at 8 pm linda kropn hosts the new pub quiz english breakfasts served friday saturday and sunday 812 6298 main st stouffville 6426937 eric andersen plays greenback hall presented by greenbank folk music soci ety with guest jason fowler this saturday tickets 16 at blue heron books call 852- 7578 cachet choral group happy holidays an evening of familiar melodies and christmas songs sunday nov 23 730 pm at browns corners united church hwy 7 west k of woodbine ave markham tickets 8 call 64011 17 or 642- 3268 to promote your event in spotlight fax the details to 905 2941538 mail to 9 heritage rd markham l3p 1m3 or email to econsunistarca chapters invites you to enjoy tkese exciting november events thursday nov 13th 730 830 pm iarge humourist at large join gordon kirkland humour columnist as he makes his readers laugh with him at him and hopefully at themselves as they look at life in the 90s saturday nov 15th 100 200 pm the mortgage magician author alan silvcrstcin is here to share his expertise and answer all your questions about mortgages but were to afraid to ask sunday nov 16th 200 300 pm bread wine angels follow author anna p zurzolo as she takes us on a culinary journey to a small village in italy as seen through the eyes of a young girl sunday nov 16th 330 430 pm how not to take it personally vera n held will share with us her 10 action 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