AROUND TOWN - March 10, 2000

BEST BET: Parents and children can enjoy the musical trio, Parachute

Express, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at The Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand

Blvd. Donny Becker, Janice Hubbard and Stephen Schwartz (pictured) blend

folk, rock, R & B and jazz to entertain and enlighten. They have produced

nine albums, two videos and are celebrating their 15th anniversary.

Tickets are $14 and are on sale at the box office and through Telecharge

at (800) 233-3123.

TODAY

Children 9 to 13 can master math patterns at “Game Math Club Night” at

7 p.m. at Zany Brainy, 201 N. Brand Blvd. For more information, call

243-5077.

Amateur and professional photographers may submit up to five

photographs to the L.A. Zoo’s 15th annual photo contest until March 31.

The categories are humor; primates; art and abstract; flowers and plants;

animals with paws and claws; reptiles and amphibians; ungulates (animals

with hooves); birds; and student. The cost is $12 and winners will be

notified by April 15. Photos must be taken at the zoo. For submission

forms, call (323) 644-4708 or visit the zoo’s Web site at

https://www.lazoo.org.

SATURDAY

Members and friends of the Glendale Branch of the American Assn. of

University Women will have a brunch meeting at 9:30 a.m. at the YWCA, 735

E. Lexington Ave. Genetic research scientist Dr. Lisa Butterfield will

discuss the latest scientific breakthroughs in DNA and cancer research.

The cost is $10 or $2 for the 10 a.m. program only. Reservations due by

Wednesday. For more information, call 773-2227.

The Jewel City Doll Club will hold its 22nd annual Doll Show and Sale

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo

Road. Antique dolls, collectible dolls, Barbies, “Disneyana” and

miniatures will be featured. Author Patricia N. Schoonmaker will identify

your dolls. For more information, call 248-4862 or 248-7041.

The “Music 2000” elementary honors music festival will be held at

12:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Glendale High School, 1440 E. Broadway.

The concert is open to the public and donations will be taken. For more

information, call Glendale High School at 242-3161.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents the world premiere of composer

Libby Larsen’s, “Sea Change,” at the “Madrigal Magic” concert at 2 p.m.

at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., in Los Angeles.

Gregg Smith’s jazz madrigal arrangements and a cappella music from the

past will be performed. Glendale resident Sun Joo Yeo and La Crescenta

residents Holly Ristuccia and Michelle Fournier will perform. Tickets

range from $10 to $52. For more information, call (213) 626-0624 or for

tickets call the TicketMaster Arts Line at (213) 365-3500.

The National Watercolor Society will hold an “Art Talk” at 2 p.m. at

the Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St. The group will

discuss the history of the society, as well as the more than 60 works in

this year’s show which runs through April 8. Admission is free. For more

information, call 548-2051.

For a bit of the Irish, join storyteller Ken Frawley for “Pot O’ Gold”

from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Children’s Room of the Glendale Central Library,

222 E. Harvard St. Admission is free for this St. Patrick’s Day event.

For more information, call 548-2035.

The All-American Boy’s Chorus present a program of traditional and

contemporary songs at 7:30 p.m. at The Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd.

Proceeds from the event will fund local community outreach, educational

and church endeavors. Tickets range from $18 to $35 and may be purchased

through Ticketmaster or The Alex Theatre’s Box Office. For more

information, call 243-2539.

SUNDAY

The Glendale Community College Jazz Band will perform at a big band

swing dance at 2 p.m. in the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo

Road. Admission is $5. For more information, call 240-1000, ext. 5621.

The David Winter Collectors Club, Foothill Chapter, will meet at 2

p.m. in the Community Room of California Federal Bank, 2350 Honolulu

Ave., in Montrose. Artist Bill Younger will speak about the history of

and present the latest releases from Harbour Lights. Admission is free.

For more information, call 954-9262.

The Glendale Community Concert Assn. presents “An Enchanted Evening:

The Music of Broadway” at 2:30 p.m. at Glendale High School, 1440 E.

Broadway. The concert will feature selections spanning six decades of

Broadway favorites. Vocal duo Lee Lessack and Joanne O’ Brien will

perform. For more information, call 248-3133 or 244-3398.

The Patricia Rincon Dance Collective will present three new repertory

works at 3 p.m. at Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St. The

three pieces, “Changing Channels,” “Run In” and “Eleanor’s Ballade,” will

explore adolescence, inner struggle and the search for beauty. Admission

is free. For more information, call 548-2051.

Chamber music ensemble The Pacific Serenades of Glendale will perform

at 7 p.m. at Neighborhood Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., in Pasadena.

The program, “Through Mist and Shadow,” will feature Ravel’s Piano Trio

in A minor, Brahms’ Sonata in F minor and Krouse’s Hommage a Messiaen.

Tickets are $20 and $5 for students. For more information, call (323)

939-9670.

MONDAY

Celebrate an early St. Patrick’s Day at 10:30 a.m. at Zany Brainy, 201

N. Brand Blvd. Create a colorful rainbow that ends in a pot of gold with

Do-A-Dot markers. For more information, call 243-5077.

The American Assn. of Retired Persons, Chapter 1886 will meet at 1

p.m. at the YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Drive. The director of the Glendale

Census Bureau, Roger Chang, will speak about the census count.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 243-0544.

TUESDAY

A free seminar called “Ahchoo...An Allergy Update” will be held from

9:30 to 11 a.m. at Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1420 S. Central Ave.

Allergy and immunology specialist Dr. Kin C. Wong will talk about the

latest treatments and medications. Reservations are required. For more

information, call 502-2396.

Join the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon-cutting at

noon at the William Bodell Agency of Allstate Insurance, 4515 Castle

Road, in La Canada Flintridge. For more information, call 248-4957.

To experience the ups and downs of Hollywood up-close, see “There’s No

Business Like Show Business” at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Glendale

Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St. This classic musical film stars Ethel

Merman, Donald O’Connor and Marilyn Monroe. For more information, call

548-2033.

The Glendale 1 Toastmasters, a public speaking organization, meets at

7 p.m. at Two Guys From Italy, 1114 E. Broadway. There is a $5 minimum

dinner order. For more information, call 549-8262.

Author Patti Paniccia will discuss and sign her new book, “Work Smarts

for Women: The Essential Sex Discrimination Guide,” at 4 p.m. at Borders

Books & Music & Cafe, 100 S. Brand Blvd. For more information, call

241-8099.

An adult book group will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Once Upon A Time, 2284

Honolulu Ave., in Montrose. They will discuss Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked,”

a tale of the Wicked Witch of the West. Call 248-9668 for more

information.

WEDNESDAY

A physical therapist will lead a free discussion on “My Aching Back”

from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the auditorium of Glendale Adventist Medical

Center, 1500 E. Chevy Chase Drive. He will talk about managing discomfort

and give tips on how to increase physical activity. Reservations are

required. For more information, call 409-8100.

The “Luck of the Irish” is the third of five events being held from

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Children’s Room of the Glendale Central Library,

222 E. Harvard St. St. Patrick’s Day stories and crafts will be

presented. Admission is free and all the materials will be provided. For

more information, call 548-2035.

The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce invites the public to a St.

Patrick’s Day mixer and ribbon-cutting at 6 p.m. at Tazza Coffee Stop and

New World Technology, 2777 Foothill Blvd., in La Crescenta. Admission for

members is $3 and $5 for nonmembers. For more information, call 248-4957.

The Glendale Emblem Club, No. 104 will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

with cocktails at 6 p.m. at the Glendale Elks Lodge, No. 1289, 120 E.

Colorado St. An irish stew dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and there will

be a prize drawing. A donation of $8.50 will be taken. For more

information, call 761-5744.

To list an event, send complete information, including any available

photos, to JENNA BORDELON at Around Town, c/o Glendale News--Press, P.O.

Box 991, Glendale, CA 91209, or fax to 241-1975, or by phone at 637-3242.