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Fine Arts Festival Begins

Tomorrow marks the beginning
of the annual Fine Arts Festival
sponsored by the University Union.
With the purpose of coordinating
and supplementing fine arts events
into a concentrated series the
festival will open tomorrow with an
exhibit of prints which will run
through May 8 on Newcomb Hall's
second floor.

Highlighting the festival will be
two Union productions. On April
21 the Broadway hit musical
"Mame" will play in University
Hall.

Richmond Symphony

One week later, on April 28, the
Richmond Symphony will perform
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and
Haydn's Symphony No. 100 in
c-major. The performance gets
under way at 8:30 p.m. in University
Hall, with student tickets on
sale at $2.50.

An Easters Weekend art show on
the portico of the Rotunda promises
to be one of the more unique
events scheduled. The show opens
at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18
and will run until sundown. The
works on display will be for sale.

Local Artists

A number of local artist have
already agreed to show their work
at the exhibition, bringing with
them everything from woodcuts
and jewelry to oils. Union spokesmen
expressed the hope for a large
turnout and said that more artists
are expected to sign up for the
show.

On Monday April 13 to Saturday
April 18 the Virginia Players'
production of "You Know I Can't
Hear You When The Water's Running"
will play in Minor Hall.

Film Competition

The Fine Arts Festival also
features a film contest for the first
time this year. Any University
student is eligible to make entries
with an April 24 deadline. Interested
persons are asked to call the
Union office at 924-3286.

Judges in the competition will
be Ernest Meade, Luther Gore and
Harry Antrim. Mr. Antrim teaches
English 88, a course which deals
with film-making. Winning photographs
will be shown in Newcomb
Hall ballroom on Wednesday, April
29. Prizes include $40 for first
place, $25 for second and several
$10 awards for honorable mention.

Other events are scheduled for
the month of May in what promise,
to be the Union's most ambitious
fine arts effort to date.