A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Artist Series sets sparkling season By Ann Freeman From the fairytale enchantment of “Into the Woods” to the sparkling spin of Dorothy Hamill’s skates in “Broad— way on Ice,” the Artist Series’ 24th season will keep Jacksonville audiences glued to their seats from early October through May 1990. Artist Series Director Milton A. Russos and his staff were busy long before the first show of the season opened, helping previous subscribers renew their seats and new subscribers secure theirs, answering questions about upcoming shows, and filling ticket orders by phone. Russos has continued to expand the series year after year, keeping the Artist Series Jacksonville’s leading presenter of top—quality BrOad— way and international entertainment. This year the Artist Series schedule consists of five Broadway musicals at the Civic Auditorium, comprising the Broadway season; five theatrical perfor- mances at the Florida Theatre, compris- ing the American Theatre season; the International season, which has expand— ed from three performances to four; and the return of three Special Events. The Broadway lineup includes the Tony Award-winning family musical“Int to the Woods” (Dec. 8, 9 Sr 10), the Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Wrillcn and Din-cred by JAMES LAPINE hilarious “Nunsense” starring Dody Goodman (Feb. 10 Si. 11), the timeless classic “West Side Story” (Feb. 16, 17 & 18), the world-class “Broadway on Ice” starring Dorothy Hamill (March 30 Sr 31, April 1), and the Lincoln Center revival of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” with Mitzi Gaynor (May 9, 10, 11 & 12). The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Driving Miss Daisy” (Jan. 13), starring Rosemary Prinz and “Love Boat’s” Ted Lange, headlines the American Theatre season, which also includes the delightful new Broadway version of “The Pirates of Penzance” (Nov. 18), Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” (Jan. 24), “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (March 14), and the show-stopping Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Jan. 26), straight from New Orleans. The first International season show of the year is the exciting “Ballet Hispanico ” (Oct. 4), followed this month with “Her Majesty’s Black Watch ” (Oct. 10), the most recorded British Army regimental band. Two operas, Bizet’s “Carmen” (Nov. 13), presented in English by the San Fran— ciSco Opera Center, and Puccini’s “La Boheme” (March 23), performed in Italian with English supertitles by the New York City Opera National Com— pany, complete this year’s International offerings. Three of Jacksonville’s favorites will return to the Civic Auditorium stage this season — “The Magic of David Copperfield” (Jan. 19 Sr 20), “CATS” (Feb. 2, 3 8L 4), and the revolutionary “Les Miserables” (March 6 - 11) as Special Events. Season subscribers may purchase tickets to the special events when they buy a subscription, before these events go on individual sale to the general public. David Copperfield, in town for the sixth consecutive year, will give four performances over two days. The February performances of “CATS,” here for the fourth year, may be the last chance to see this wonderful musical in Jacksonville. And back for a full week, by popular demand, the fabulous and emotional “Les Miserables” will be here in March. New game plan for United Way Is your son, relative or neighbor a boy scout? Maybe your daughter belongs to the girl scouts. Perhaps your family uses the services of the YMCA. These organizations are just a few of the 55 member agencies supporting nearly 100 programs in northeast Florida that benefit from United Way. The 1989 United Way of Northeast Florida campaign, which kicked off Sept. I, officially comes to a close Oct. 31. The northeast Florida goal is a 15 percent increase above last year’s amount of $11.2 million. FCCJ continues to be an avid sup— porter of the cause and has set a goal of raising $48,000, which is 15 percent more than last year’s contribution of $41,000. The College is asking all employees to consider investing 1 per— cent of their income in United Way. “Various campuses and the College Administration Building are developing strategies for campaign rallies centered around a football theme,” said Jack Spears, collegewide chairman of the 1989 campaign. “The emphasis at our College will be on continuing the high percentage of participation, but, in ad dition, will be directed toward each giver giving a larger amount.” Employees and students will again be competing for awards. Last year, the College introduced a new aspect of the campaign by holding events and activi ties to involve employees on each cam- pus. From a fall carnival at Downtown Campus and an Olympic-style torch run at Kent, to a canoe race at North Campus and a hot air balloon ride as a prize at South, employees had a lot of fun in the process of bringing in money. Students were involved in their own form of fund raising. United Way created a citywide campaign among all college students and treated FCCJ’s campuses as four separate colleges. President Charles Spence recognized the Downtown Campus students, who rais— ed more money on behalf of United Way than any other educational institu— tion in the city participating in the stu— dent campaign. They brought in $1,033 through a variety of projects, including “jail and bail,” in which the students created the idea of Spence raising his own bail among employees. For information about this year’s campaign, contact your campus coordinator. The Artist Series continues to grow, not only in the number of perfor— mances offered each year, but also in opportunities for community involve— ment. Last month the Artist Series hosted its first volunteer orientation reception. With more than 40 volun- teers assigned to various tasks, this group of Artist Series ambassadors will assist in the growth and development of the program. As always, FCCJ students and employ— ees will receive special discounts on most SeaSOn subscriptiOns and indivi— dual, tickets (some restrictions apply). Full'time employees may purchase tickets through payroll deduction plans (contact your campus Student Activities Office for more details). For more information on any Artist Series event or to purchase tickets, call the Box Office at 632-3373 or stop by the office located on the first floor of the College Administration Building between 10 a.m. and 4 pm. Students and employees on various campuses may also get information or place orders at campus Student Activities offices. Ann Freeman is group sales and volunteer coordinator for the Artist Series. Her Majesty’s Black Watch is coming to the Coliseum Tuesday, Oct. 10, as part of the Internav tional season INSIDE “Prime” show time. . . . .2 Student Activities creates Project Development Office ........2 Food for thought. . . . . . .3 Retirees honored for years of service Jeanne Jones bid a fond farewell after 17 years of service to FCCJ during the College’s annual Retiree Banquet Aug. 17. Jeanne worked most recently as administrative assistant to the president and, during her tenure, has worked with 27 of the College’s 31 board members. President Charles Spence (center) and board member Don Zell joined in the tribute to six retirees at Harbormasters restaurant. In all, 14 retirees will each receive a resolution from the Board of Trustees honoring their service to the College. , OCR Text: A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Artist Series sets sparkling season By Ann Freeman From the fairytale enchantment of “Into the Woods” to the sparkling spin of Dorothy Hamill’s skates in “Broad— way on Ice,” the Artist Series’ 24th season will keep Jacksonville audiences glued to their seats from early October through May 1990. Artist Series Director Milton A. Russos and his staff were busy long before the first show of the season opened, helping previous subscribers renew their seats and new subscribers secure theirs, answering questions about upcoming shows, and filling ticket orders by phone. Russos has continued to expand the series year after year, keeping the Artist Series Jacksonville’s leading presenter of top—quality BrOad— way and international entertainment. This year the Artist Series schedule consists of five Broadway musicals at the Civic Auditorium, comprising the Broadway season; five theatrical perfor- mances at the Florida Theatre, compris- ing the American Theatre season; the International season, which has expand— ed from three performances to four; and the return of three Special Events. The Broadway lineup includes the Tony Award-winning family musical“Int to the Woods” (Dec. 8, 9 Sr 10), the Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Wrillcn and Din-cred by JAMES LAPINE hilarious “Nunsense” starring Dody Goodman (Feb. 10 Si. 11), the timeless classic “West Side Story” (Feb. 16, 17 & 18), the world-class “Broadway on Ice” starring Dorothy Hamill (March 30 Sr 31, April 1), and the Lincoln Center revival of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” with Mitzi Gaynor (May 9, 10, 11 & 12). The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Driving Miss Daisy” (Jan. 13), starring Rosemary Prinz and “Love Boat’s” Ted Lange, headlines the American Theatre season, which also includes the delightful new Broadway version of “The Pirates of Penzance” (Nov. 18), Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” (Jan. 24), “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (March 14), and the show-stopping Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Jan. 26), straight from New Orleans. The first International season show of the year is the exciting “Ballet Hispanico ” (Oct. 4), followed this month with “Her Majesty’s Black Watch ” (Oct. 10), the most recorded British Army regimental band. Two operas, Bizet’s “Carmen” (Nov. 13), presented in English by the San Fran— ciSco Opera Center, and Puccini’s “La Boheme” (March 23), performed in Italian with English supertitles by the New York City Opera National Com— pany, complete this year’s International offerings. Three of Jacksonville’s favorites will return to the Civic Auditorium stage this season — “The Magic of David Copperfield” (Jan. 19 Sr 20), “CATS” (Feb. 2, 3 8L 4), and the revolutionary “Les Miserables” (March 6 - 11) as Special Events. Season subscribers may purchase tickets to the special events when they buy a subscription, before these events go on individual sale to the general public. David Copperfield, in town for the sixth consecutive year, will give four performances over two days. The February performances of “CATS,” here for the fourth year, may be the last chance to see this wonderful musical in Jacksonville. And back for a full week, by popular demand, the fabulous and emotional “Les Miserables” will be here in March. New game plan for United Way Is your son, relative or neighbor a boy scout? Maybe your daughter belongs to the girl scouts. Perhaps your family uses the services of the YMCA. These organizations are just a few of the 55 member agencies supporting nearly 100 programs in northeast Florida that benefit from United Way. The 1989 United Way of Northeast Florida campaign, which kicked off Sept. I, officially comes to a close Oct. 31. The northeast Florida goal is a 15 percent increase above last year’s amount of $11.2 million. FCCJ continues to be an avid sup— porter of the cause and has set a goal of raising $48,000, which is 15 percent more than last year’s contribution of $41,000. The College is asking all employees to consider investing 1 per— cent of their income in United Way. “Various campuses and the College Administration Building are developing strategies for campaign rallies centered around a football theme,” said Jack Spears, collegewide chairman of the 1989 campaign. “The emphasis at our College will be on continuing the high percentage of participation, but, in ad dition, will be directed toward each giver giving a larger amount.” Employees and students will again be competing for awards. Last year, the College introduced a new aspect of the campaign by holding events and activi ties to involve employees on each cam- pus. From a fall carnival at Downtown Campus and an Olympic-style torch run at Kent, to a canoe race at North Campus and a hot air balloon ride as a prize at South, employees had a lot of fun in the process of bringing in money. Students were involved in their own form of fund raising. United Way created a citywide campaign among all college students and treated FCCJ’s campuses as four separate colleges. President Charles Spence recognized the Downtown Campus students, who rais— ed more money on behalf of United Way than any other educational institu— tion in the city participating in the stu— dent campaign. They brought in $1,033 through a variety of projects, including “jail and bail,” in which the students created the idea of Spence raising his own bail among employees. For information about this year’s campaign, contact your campus coordinator. The Artist Series continues to grow, not only in the number of perfor— mances offered each year, but also in opportunities for community involve— ment. Last month the Artist Series hosted its first volunteer orientation reception. With more than 40 volun- teers assigned to various tasks, this group of Artist Series ambassadors will assist in the growth and development of the program. As always, FCCJ students and employ— ees will receive special discounts on most SeaSOn subscriptiOns and indivi— dual, tickets (some restrictions apply). Full'time employees may purchase tickets through payroll deduction plans (contact your campus Student Activities Office for more details). For more information on any Artist Series event or to purchase tickets, call the Box Office at 632-3373 or stop by the office located on the first floor of the College Administration Building between 10 a.m. and 4 pm. Students and employees on various campuses may also get information or place orders at campus Student Activities offices. Ann Freeman is group sales and volunteer coordinator for the Artist Series. Her Majesty’s Black Watch is coming to the Coliseum Tuesday, Oct. 10, as part of the Internav tional season INSIDE “Prime” show time. . . . .2 Student Activities creates Project Development Office ........2 Food for thought. . . . . . .3 Retirees honored for years of service Jeanne Jones bid a fond farewell after 17 years of service to FCCJ during the College’s annual Retiree Banquet Aug. 17. Jeanne worked most recently as administrative assistant to the president and, during her tenure, has worked with 27 of the College’s 31 board members. President Charles Spence (center) and board member Don Zell joined in the tribute to six retirees at Harbormasters restaurant. In all, 14 retirees will each receive a resolution from the Board of Trustees honoring their service to the College. , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter Resorted,1989,October 1989,October 1989 1, October 1989 1