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man £ged the :inal me îsn't 3 use ined /ery gels ided the iger iree win >ost the > the the mes -vith ana re’s ft/m *¦ Cowansvill Art Centre Page 3 TDK MlhKKRiKiKH RECORD Friday, Ocf&ber 5,19 mm** Cowansville’s Bruck Club, home of the Cowansville Art Centre now-defunct. 2 — TOWNSHIPS WEEK — FRI .OCT 5.It7t Pringle column IT’S NO SECRET TO MOST OF YOU by now that the record business is in a bit of a slump, For one reason or another, we’re just not buying as many albums as we did a year ago.But the music industry is quietly optimistic as the Fall comes around, a time that is traditionally good for record sales because that is when the musical offerings from each label’s superstar acts is generally served up en masse for public consumption.To give you an idea of what to expect in the next few months, here’s a partial list FOREIGNER.Head Games; STEVE MARTIN.Comedy is Not Pretty; CHEAP TRICK, Dream Police; ELTON JOHN, Victims Of Love; THE WHO, Soundtrack From Quadrophenia, BLONDIE, Eat To the Beat; STYX, Corner Stone; KENNY LOGGINS, (as yet untitled), JETHRO TULL.Storm Match; JOAN ARMATRADING, Stepping Out; MEATLOAF, Bad For Good; LEO SAYER, Here; FLEETWOOD MAC, (as yet untitled); ROD STEWART, (as yet untitled); BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, (tentative and as yet untitled); GRAHAM NASH, Earth and Sky; BOB SEGER, (as yet untitled); EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, In Concert; and THE EAGLES, (as yet untitled).Anything there interest you?The industry hopes so! • • • ?• • • As part of his deal with EMI Records in Britain, Paul McCartney has insisted that the band’s new album Back To The Egg sold over there at under four pounds fifty which is about nine dollars in our currency.EMI Records, record retailers and McCartney himself will be taking a cut in their share of the profits to make this possible.Nobody seems to be particularly worried though.McCartney has been known to sell a few records in his time and that should make it a lot easier pill to swallow.• • • Rod Stewart was presented with a Golden ticket Award by Madison Square Gardens in New York after attracting over 100,000 people to his concerts that ran over a four-day period Led Zeppelin WELL HERE’S AN ORIGINAL WAY TO SELL more albums.The innovative folks at Led Zeppelin’s record label Swan Song have found a way of packaging the band’s new LP In Through the Out Door so that maybe, just maybe, if you’re a real Led Zeppelin fanatic you might just buy the album six times or more.Sound unbelievable?The packaging concept was designed bu the British firm Hipgnosis and it includes the production of six different album sleeves that are a variation on a theme which are inserted into a plain brown paper bag As the description of each cover is not on the outside of the paper wrapper, odds makers out there might like to figure out how many Led Zeppelin albums you would have to buy to come up the the set of six different covers.Astronomical?Thank you! If you happened to be passing by the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood recently and read the marquee sign outside, you might have wondered what sort of act “Mark and June Brickman, Private’’ was.That’s how the sign read that day and to most it looked like a pretty unimpressive talent line-up But never believe all you read.Inside, at a wedding reception for light designer Mark Brickman and his wife June, artists like Boz Scag^s, Rickie Lee Jones and Bruce Springsteen and the E.Street Band were performing Not a bad bill after all, eh?• • • FINALLY, NEWS FROM THE FRANK ZAPPA CAMP Frank has cut his hair and fired his band We thought you’d like to know.• • • In a rather bizarre turn of events, Art Garfunkel’s girlfriend Laureen Bird who was only 26 years old was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in the Manhattan apartment that they both shared.One New York paper quoted the girl’s father as saying that Laureen had been upset because Garfunkel had refused to marry her.Her body was found by the building’s superintendent who had come to do some repair work.• • • DICK CLARK HAS REVEALED THAT HE IS WORKING on a film entitled The Birth Of the Beatles which will detail the group’s early days in Liverpool culminating with the band’s 1964 visit to the U.S.It is a made for television movie and will be aired on ABC-TV possibly late in November.Clark was also the executive producer for the Elvis film on ABC.Actors will be used to portray the main characters and the individual Beatles are not involved in any way.Filming for The Birth Of the Beatles is now underway just outside of London with Pete Best, the former Beatle drummer, as a technical adviser.Kaleidoscope by Richard Loney “C it> Of Whispering Stone” by George ( .( heshro (SIGNET): $2.25.217 pp.The event wrinkle in the ongoing pursuit of a hero who is a good detective along with being, like Sherlock Holmes, a trifle eccentric, is George C Chesbro’s Dr Robert Frederickson.When he performed with a large circus, he was known as Mongo the Magnificent; since retirement he has followed the academic pursuit of teaching criminology at New York University.Holmes had his violin and extensive hobbies, while Mongo is surely the first, and most entertaining, dwarf to enliven the pages of detective fiction "City Of Whispering Stone” is the second novel in w hich Mongo has battled evil forces.This time it’s the current favorite of the international atrocities watchers, the Iranian nation, in a bizarre plot involving a former circus strongman, the Shahanshah, the SAVAK ( Iranian version of the CIA, but more diabolical), and the Grouhe Enghe-laby Makhfi (secret revolutionary group).Mongo be comes personally embroiled, along with his brother Garth, a N Y.C Police Dept cop.w hen Garth s girlfriend is spirited away by one of the Iranian groups, and Mongo is hired as a private investigator to learn the w hereabouts of Hassan Khordad.a circus strongman with Ringling Brothers The book ranges over the New York City skyline, all the way to Persepolis, the monstrous ruin in Iran, built by King Xerxes of Persia, where Mongo must sort out a complex string of deceptions, double agents, and trait ors.while suffering the ravages of cholera, which has been induced in him through putrid drinking water Mongo is as indomitable as he is resourceful.his circus tumbling expertise provides him with as formidable a weaponry as James Bond and his British M 1 training Mongo the Magnificent, though diminutive in body proportions, has a mind that is easily the match of his competitors he w ill be around a while “Cape Breton”, photographs by Owen Fitzgerald (OXFORD): $9.95.Owen Fitzgerald is a Cape Bretoner who received his photographic training at the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute' in Toronto He worked for three years on the Cape Breton Post, publishing many of his photos in Maclean’s, Time and the Montreal Star The color shots that are found in his attractive book are more than just interesting examples of the photojournalist s act Even a quick glance through “Cape Breton” is enough to change the reader’s preconceptions about the landscape of the east ern seaboard The beauties of the island are captured so effectively that the book becomes more a travelogue, or tourist brochure, than mere mood pieces on this distinctive bit of Canadian topography.One viewing of the startlingly beautiful vistas such as St Lawrence Bay.on the nor thernmost coast, or of the Cabot Trail w inding around Cap Rouge, and the reader might change his mind about that annual tour of Old Orchard Beach.Maine The range of landscapes on Cape Breton is captured in glorious color by Fitzgerald’s camera, and Robert J Morgan.Director of the Breton Institute Archives, at Sydney, provides a two-page thumbnail sketch of the rich history of the island From the seventeenth century fishermen, who sheltered in the island s Atlantic harbors, to the strongly established Gaelic and Acadian ethnic roots, the people of Cape Breton Island have been a hardy breed Their mixed occupations the steel mills at Sydney, the lobster traps at Pleasant Bay.form the backdrops for some remarkable photography of a land that is as charm ing and enticing as any area in Canada or Quebec OFF THE RECORD Kenny Rogers "Kenny”(l NITED \RT1STS) Kenny Rogers’ rollercoaster ride along the tw isted road of stardom continues w ith another trip to the dizzy heights that he achieved with "Lucille”, and more recently, "The Gambler” On "Kenny”, he packs Jack Clement’s studio in Nashville w ith a notorious ensemble of share-pickers from Jerry Shook and David Briggs, to Shane Keister and Jot' Osborn The result is a sophisticated, busy-sounding recording that even makes a foray into fast disco, on "In And Out Of Your Heart” replete with trendy chorus, hand-clapping and the brassy cymbal sound that ear marks the genre The Nashville touch is felt on “Goodbye Marie” and "Tulsa Turnaround”, with Kenny’s rough velvet voice stretching out on two of the funkier-sounding pieces con tained on this session But in spite of the Nashville venue, the big chorus present here lends the album some of that big vocal feel of the First Edition tunes that brought Rog ers early recognition Nothing fits a simple formula here Kenny Rogers is back at the enviable stage in a career where, tight money notwithstanding, he is able to call his ow n shots and make the kind of album he likes to make Mendelson Joe “Not Homogenized” (LONDON » The Canadian alternative to Frank Zappa’s madness is Mendelson Joe.whose only claim to fame may be that Peter Gzowski took a shine to him.before the CBC axed the late-nite talk show.The lyrics of a Mendelson Joe song are as witty as: “What about nuclear reactors / What about prostitution / What about Prime Minister Who / What about me.you.us them0’’ A typical ditty is called "Bondage Boots”, and while the slow, bluesy guitar accompaniment is laying down a solid tempo, the lyrics are rather infantile and uninspired There was a time, when Canadian Content legislation was a fresh fixture, that this type' of album would be aired by sheer dint of scarcity of suitable material.Thankfully, those days are gone Sty \ “Cornerstone” ( \&M ) When the Chicago-based rock band Styx appears at the Montreal Forum on October 15th, it will be embarking on a long tour that coincidentally will be marked by the release of their ninth album in as many years, “Cornerstone They might be described as the American equivalent of E.L.O., with the cellos and strings being replaced by the banshee-wail of dual-tracked guitars Vocally.though.Styx comes close to the British group’s format On "Babe”, Styx renders the first genuine ballad that has found its way onto an album Political message songs are nothing new to Styx — “Suite Madam Blue’’ was a metaphorical challenge to the United States to return to the days when her foreign policy was respected, and she was not entangled in the Viet Nam disgrace.On “Cornerstone”.the political material may be found in "Eddie”, a thinly-disguised directive to Teddy Kennedy: "First in the eighties but last of the sons.Eddie, now don’t you run”.Ballads and pursuit of the American Dream aside, the Styx trademark is the soaring, loud and proud rock heard on "Borrowed Time” With 100.000 units of this one already on order in Canada it is clear that Styx is as special to northern audiences as Supertramp The Stampeders "Ballsy ” < MCA ) Carrying on the Calgary -export known as the Stampeders is the only surviving original member.Ronnie King, on a Manta Sound production, titled “Ballsy”.King is joined by his younger brother Roy on bass, with Boh Allwood on guitars and Gary Storin on drums As with the Guess Who without Burton Cummings, the Stampeders are try ing to fill the gap in membership with a shift in style They hope, as the title suggests, to move into the heavy, gutsy rock sound once inhabited by Grand Funk and their ilk The most impressive tunes here turn out to be the Chuck Berry song, “Bye Bye Johnny”, and a Muddy Waters staple."Mojo Not likely to be a Top 40 entry from this collection Close.Stampeders.but no cigar! TOWNSHIPS WEEK - KHI .OCT 5.1979 - 3 Brack withdrawal sounds CAC deathknell H **¦ ¦'-*> L ’Em#, « ¦ George I)ver hanging up the new Art Sutton sign.BUCK AND DOE RESTAURANT SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS Superb Food — Impeccable Servie A REALLY NICE PLACE TO EAT”' MODERN 0EC0R- RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED Winter months • Closed Mondays Open 11 30 a m - 9 00 p m and til 10 00 p m on Saturdays WE SERVE COCKTAILS Your Hosts Ronald & Helen Langford 135 Main St.ISLAND POND call (802) 723-4712 Bn MERRITT CLIFTON COWANSVILLE — Paintings and sculptures vorth at least $20.000 are homeless, following the dissolution of the 23-year-old Cowansville .Art Center Among them are works by Andrew Wyeth, ‘Group of Seven’ member AY Jackson, and his mentor, William Brymner ‘instead of charging a commission on works we sold.” explains final CAC president R W Maurer, “we would ask each painter or sculptor who exhibited to donate one work to our permanent collection ” The permanent collection was housed at the Bruck Club on Main Street, CAC headquarters since 1956 It now lies crated and boxed in the Cowansville town hall, pending sale or transfer to another museum The CAC is essentially another victim of Bruck consolidation While Bruck Mills business boomed, the former owners patronized the arts lavishly, not only providing the Bruck Club to the ('AC' as a gallery and office-space, but also paying insurance on the art Arts Sutton ‘trying to keep rolling' Bn MERRITT CLIFTON SUTTON — “Were trying to keep things rolling.” declares Arts Sutton program director Diana Dyer “The Cowansville Art Center going under gave us a big push “ Opened September 15.the Arts Sutton gallery replaces the CAC gallery at the Bruck Club as focal point for art activities in Missisquoi County.It occupies the minigymnasium at the former Ave Maria school on Academy Street in Sutton, half a block off main street The school itself, built in 1886.is now the community library The mini-gym dates only to the late sixties.but compensates for w hat it lacks in history w ith lots of floor space and excellent natural lighting Where the CAC lived and died by Bruck Mills patronage.Arts Sutton operates without major patronage, either from industry or government Instead, some 50 charter members have each contributed $100, enough to underwrite the first few \ears of operation More money will be raised by charging a 25 per cent commission on works sold through the gallery Commercial galleries generally charge 40 per cent, but unknown artists are often charged 50 per cent Unlike the CAC, Arts Sutton will not maintain any permanent collection, so that most works exhibited will lx* for sale It will also levy “a small minimum charge for each artist’s display presen- tation ’ Four exhibits have been scheduled through the remainder of 1979 Weaver Liz Davidson, of Sutton Junction, potter Maya Light body of Knowlton, and sculptor Naomi Kahane of Know lton w ill be on display from 2 to 8 p m on the weekends of October 6-8 and 20-21 Charles Kenneth Day of L.achine will display paintings and drawings during the same hours on the weekends of October 27-28 and November 3-4 On the weekends of November 10-11 and 17-18.Irma Cote of West Bolton and John Hopkins of Montreal will present ceramic sculpture, while Emile Socher of St Armand offers soapstone sculpture Finally, during the week of December 1-8, numerous local artists will display works of all types, and Mrs A Schufel will exhibit her private doll-and-costume collection Dyer is currently compiling programs for early 1980 Animation expert Jean Voyer designed the Arts Sutton gallery, including arranging paneling and lighting Bruck Mills sold the group display fabric at what Dyer says was nominal cost Mona | Bandeen.Suzanne Stairs.Sally Webster.Eve Gossage.Richard Nevin.and George Dyer have formed the organization committee Grant support has been requested of the federal and provincial governments, but as yet has not been forthcoming collection, publicity costs, and chipping in wine and cheese for exhibit openings During the seventies, however.Bruck Mills began losing business, and as of last April 29.the company was sold to Consolidated Textiles (T has closed down the cloth printing plant and transferred nylon -finishing el sew here Employees with 20 years’ tenure will be laid off in some areas, and only the weaving plant will remain in full operation Arts patronage ceased in July, w hen the CAC concluded its last exhibit of 10 held during 1978 1979 Bruck Club has been reclaimed as an executive residence.To have continued the CAC without Bruck sup port, Maurer explains, would have been “Quite difficult Our membership fee would have had to be raised from $5 per year to $25 at least ” The permanent art collection would have required a new gallery costing perhaps more than the collection itself could bring at auc tion, while in Maurer's view, “It wouldn’t be morally right to auction works donated to us for public exhibit.’’ The Cowansville Cultural Center located at Massey -Vanier high school now offers the arts and crafts courses the CAC used to The new Arts Sutton gallery will take over leadership in hosting exhibits and promoting local artists Accordingly, the CAC trustees and executives see no point in even trying to continue, though they will still exist on paper dut* to quirks of corporation law Curator for the past several years was Rita Forcier Perhaps the most distinguished general member w as t ht* late Dr Wilder Penfield, better known as a neurosurgery pioneer than as a pa inter The A Y Jackson painting in the CAC collection comes from the pre World War 1 era.when Jackson lived and worked in Sweetsburg following studies in Montreal Impressionistic, according to CAC memt>er Lawrence Moreau, it features “a spring scene with lots of color and splash William Brymner is generally credited with helping introduce im pressionism and moder tnsm to Canada, importing works by Monet.Renoir, and Cezanne According to Jackson.“Of all the artists I knew as a student, there w as no one I a dm i ml more He was not a very good painter, but he was a great individual *' Both Jackson and Brymner hang in the National Gallery in Ottawa Andrew Wyeth, an American, is t>est known for ‘Christina’s World’, belonging to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.His work tends to be realistic, in muted greys and browns your marketplace WANT ADS r.m laceGj Boulevdrd Portlnml SHERBROOKE Tel 565 0366 W-E 1 00-2 40-4 20- ?” APPLE f - 6 00 7 40 9 20 DUMPLING GANG HffTTTW L tn % _ TOWNSHIPS WEKK — FRI., OCT.5, 1*79 Festival des Couleurs a sensual feast By NELLY YOUNG J I’ve been told by friends who have lived in New York City that seasons come and go in the Big Apple undis cerned hy its dwellers The heat of the city’s constant pulsing energy melts the distinctions between spring, summer and fall The same can be said of Montreal and its residents.There is barely a perceptible whiff of change in the urban smells The colors of a big metropol is remain static drab and dirty or flashing neon bright, like Saturday morning car toons What greenery one sees in Montreal or New York appears as a perverse mutation, out of place, a mere reminder of better things in other places In the northeastern United States, big city dwellers have caught on to what they’re missing In recent years, those who can afford the luxury, make a ritual pilgrimage north each fall to bathe their senses in the splendor of nature’s cyclical consummation Any witness to the incessant stream of cars northward would think a veritable Mecca lay at the journey’s end “The changing foliage season’’ has be come a welcome shot in the arm for the New England Upper New York State tour 1st industry MAGOG'S FESTIV AL DESCOULEURS Some enterprising Magog er must have stumbled onto this remarkable phenomenon and decided there's gold in them thar color -splashed hills ’ For the past three years, the city of Ma gog has been holding a “festival des couleurs” Hailed as a “fete populaire” by town merchants and spon sors, the festival receives support at the municipal level as well as provincially from the Haut Commissariat a la Jeunesse, aux Loisirs et aux Sports.Why, even a song was commissioned locally to glorify the event Floats displayed creativity and fun.and despite scudding cloud, were spared from rain quired to support the five-member band and the weight of their equipment Even so, Gerry (Gerald) Boulet, the lead singer, was hemmed in on our left by his electric piano, keyboards and guitar Barely visible through the maze of cymbals.kettle, snare and bass drums, sat rocker-type Robert Harrison, “a la batterie”.Closing the ranks on the right, a versatile jack-of-all-trades.John McGale on guitar, saxophone and clar met The heart of Offenbach, upfront at stage centre, was Johnny (Jean) Gravel, playing exquisite guitar, and Breen Leboeuf, pounding out on bass.Starting off with a rocker or two.it was not long before an English number.“Come See MAGOG, page 9 4>**^*>