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(Tl|p Sailg (Tar Heel Orange County tour gives public glimpse into area artists’ studios ■ The Arts Center will sponsor the Open Studio Tour this weekend. BY CHRIS BARGE STAFF WRITER Broken wrists can be blessings in dis guise. Monnda Welch, a local jeweler, discovered that fact firsthand when an injury took her away from her craft one year ago and gave her time to focus on a project she had wanted to start for some time. Welch rounded up a group of artists from Orange County and organized them into the first Orange County Open Stu dio Tour. Art enthusiasts from all over the Triangle jumped at the chance to invade the artists’ studios. “I had a won derful, wonderful turnout,” she said of the fall 1995 event. Saturday and Sunday, those of us who may have missed the first year’s tour will have a chance to join in the adventure, when 36 local artists will open their stu dios to the public for the second annual Orange County Open Studio Tour. A spectra of media, colors and forms currently litter the walls and floor of Center Gallery at the Arts Center in Canboro where many of this weekend’s artists have their pieces on display. Ev erything from quilts to photography, to quilted photography, to oils and water colors hang from the walls of the gallery. HN®t hbs Ht*!% m YOU -OV...Giv PUstrvik! inity. It's sharing in a very special way. It's ery time you donate, another life is saved. out our products, local hospitals and clinics Tarry of their services. tUs u/k! returning Donotv _ . those vw have not rkyWht! donated in fte past 60 (fays) OR STOP 8Y... EG BIOLOGICALS Power Macintosh* 5400 120 MHZ/16MB tm/1.6C,8/8X CD-ROM 15” built-in display/keyboard Now $1,750 (or $32/mo(* Communicate to the world with it. Have tun with it. ram Sj4QP Only currently enrolled students, faculty and staff may purchase from the RAM Shop of the Student Stares. and is subject to credit approval. 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While none of the art on display at the Arts Center through Nov. 19 ties into a common theme, some of the pieces de serve mentioning here because they are simply wacky and neat. Francine Blouin’s “Memories,” a quilted photography scrapbook, is a gal lant experiment in picture framing and screen printing. I did wonder, however, whether Uncle Bill knew that his bare chested mug shot on the beach would end up one day in an art gallery. Cely Chicurel’s “Dragon on a Hill” reminds me of those clay dragons I tried to build in my fourth-grade art class but never managed to pull off. In stark con trast to my preadolescent attempts, Chicurel’s sculpture does not look like a nondescript animal atop a lump of clay. It stays true to its title. In the vein of more abstract art, Guy Wilken’s “Morning on the Other Side of Work faster with it. 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There is, however, one stipulation where standards are concerned. “No painting by numbers,” shesaid. “Ithasto be from the spirit.” But not all of the participating artists are represented at the Arts Center. The best way to map out your own personal ized Studio Tour this weekend is to pick up a brochure listing the artists’ names, media, phone numbers and addresses and call the artists directly. Brochures can be obtained from the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors’ Bureau, Manires Goldsmiths in Carr Mill Mall, the Skylight Exchange and from the participating artists. They are also available from the Arts Center itself, lo cated on Main Street in Canboro. SUMMER cs* £ l' o —* CL i m \MI UK \\ l \l\ I KM I Y Ol PARIS Accredited by the Middle Slates Association Get $l5O back with it. NEWS Officials say liquor ads hard to swallow BY JEFF YOUNG STAFF WRITER Not since the infancy of broadcast media has hard liquor advertising been seen or heard, but liquor ads may soon be visiting a television or radio near you. Officials from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States announced last week that their self-imposed bans on television and radio advertising, which had been in effect since 1948 and 1936, respectively, were hindering competition with the beer and wine industries. Sales of distilled spirits dropped 27 percent between 1980 and 1995. Beer producers, who spent most of $720 mil lion in advertising on television spots in 1995, saw their sales increase 5 percent over the same period, according to the New York Times. While DISCUS cited the fact that no study has ever correlated alcohol adver tising with alcohol usage, Sarah Kayson, director of public policy for the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Depen dency, said she was concerned. “There are also no studies that con firm the opposite either," she said. “It’s common sense to know there must be a relationship; why would the liquor com panies be willing to spend millions in advertising in an effort to gain more cus STUDENT ADVISORY FROM PAGE 1 Mclntyre said. “It will allow students to bring needs to the BOT,” she said. “(Also), it will give the BOT consistent access to student concerns.” Four graduate students and six to eight students affiliated with specific organiza ■ Two 5-week sessions ■ More than 75 quality education courses " French Immersion 3-week Program * College Preview High School Program ■ Pont-Aven Art Program For information: The American University of Paris Summer Programs, Box S-4, 60 East 42nd St., Suite 1463 New York, New York 10165 Tel, (2121983-1414 Fax (212)983-0444 Web site - http://www.aup.fr Ema ,| _ Summer@aup.fr Check out Apple’s Holiday Savings. 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Additionally, all four major networks said they will not run liquor advertising. “We understand and share the same concerns as the president and others,” said Mark Schuermann, assistant direc tor of the public issues division of DIS CUS. Schuermann saidDISCUS isaware ofthe reasons people fear the advertising. “We take the issues of alcohol abuse and teenage drinking very seriously,” he said. “Our advertising will continue to be guided by the 26 provisions of our code; these ensure responsible content and placement of spirit advertising." tions will constitute the committee, Mclntyre said. Any students not affili ated with an organization can nominate themselves for an at-large position. BOT member Angela Bryant said she was pleased with the idea.“ Any way we can keep the students in the forefronts of our minds is good,” she said. 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It appears doubtful that Triangle area television viewers will be privy to liquor advertising. Television stations WTVD, WLFL and TimeWamer Cable have said they will not air liquor advertising. Officials from WRAL-TV reviewed their policy of not accepting advertising for liquor companies and said they will maintain it. Quinn Koonpz, general sales man ager for WRAL, who had already viewed tapes sent by some liquor television ads, expressed a common sentiment felt by local broadcasters. “Our reputation and position in the community are more important than any potential revenue (from liquor advertis ing).” retary, questioned the role of the pro posed committee when student govern ments Student Affairs Committee already advised the BOT. In the first year, committee members would be selected by student leaders, Mclntyre said. For following years out going committee members would select incoming committee members. is<n Copies Must present coupon. 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