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Schoenberger to play violin at Carnegie Hall

Cape Girardeau violinist Liesl Schoenberger, a recent graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School, will perform at Carnegie Hall June 18 with a group of violinists from the Indiana University String Academy in Bloomington.

The pre-college string group Violin Virtuosi will play at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in a benefit for Opus 118 -- Harlem Center for Strings. Opus 118 provides string instrument instruction in public schools and five music classes during non-school hours at the center in East Harlem.

The Violin Virtuosi consists of 13 violinists between the ages of 13 and 17 who perform both as soloists and as an ensemble.

The program is titled "Kids Play for Kids." They will perform works by Kreisler, Sarasate, Brahms, Dvorak, Ravel, Shostakovich and Saint-Saens.

Schoenberger will solo on Ravel's "Tzigane."

Her teacher, Mimi Zweig, scheduled the concert after the group decided against touring Europe this summer for the third time in the wake of Sept. 11.

Schoenberger will begin attending Indiana University in the fall.

Autoharp artist of note to perform at park, mill

Folk musician Bryan Bowers will perform on the autoharp in concerts Saturday and Sunday.

Bowers, a member of the Autoharp Hall of Fame, will play at 8 p.m. Saturday at the amphitheater in Trail of Tears State Park. He will perform at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the picnic area at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site. Both concerts are free and presented by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Bowers also will play tonight at 8:30 at Sam A. Baker State Park in Patterson, Mo.

'Hello, Dolly!' in Paducah

PADUCAH, Ky. -- "Hello, Dolly!" is now playing Thursdays through Sundays at the Market House Theatre through June 23.

Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12 for Thursday and Sunday shows and $14 for other shows. Senior and student discounts are available.

Phone (888) MHT-PLAY for information or to reserve tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets also can be reserved at the Web site, www.mhtplay.com.

Arts Council holds shows over

"The Sun Does Not Move," a retrospective of artwork by the late John Boardman, and "Concurrent Reliquaries," an exhibit of collages by Joseph Ostraff, will remain at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri through June.

The exhibitions originally were scheduled to close today.

The galleries are at 119 Independence St.

Superman Celebration to cost Batman

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- This weekend's annual Superman Celebration will be augmented by the appearance of Batman -- or at least the actor who played the super hero.

Television Batman Adam West will be in town along with the Batmobile. He will be joined by Julie Newmar, who played the villainous Catwoman.

Noel Neil, who played Lois Lane in the original Superman TV series, also will be on hand.

Several opportunities will be provided for getting autographs and taking photos with the stars.

Tonight's entertainment will be by The Cruisers, performing classic rock on the main stage beginning at 6:30. They will be followed by the country music group Fletcher.

The Paducah Jazz Ensemble will play on the main stage at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Also planned are a Superman Auction and Superman Film Festival.

From Russia with ballet

The Moscow Ballet, which will perform "The Great Russian Nutcracker" at the Show Me Center Nov. 18, is seeking ballet schools with an interest in coordinating the participation of local children in the production.

The company will audition and work with local children in the fall. As many as 60 children, age 8 through early teens, will be chosen for roles as party children, mice, angels, snowflakes and pages.

Interested schools are asked to contact the ballet at (413) 499-1733 or by e-mail at smi@nutcracker.com.

For more information about the company, go to the Web site at www.nutcracker.com.

Openings remain for art classes

A few openings remain in the Take Aim on Target's Summer Arts Classes, sponsored by Target Stores and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.

The following classes have a few openings left:

Watercolor Basics for Young Adults (ages 13-18) -- June 10-14

Watercolor Painting for Adults (ages 18 up) -- June 10-14

Charcoal Drawing (ages 12-18) -- June 17-21

Kindermusik: Creatures in My Backyard (ages 1 1/2- 4) -- June 17-21

Kindermusik: Around the World (ages 4-7) -- June 17-21

Hand Built Clay Modeling (ages 12-18) -- June 17-21

Clay Modeling (ages 8-11) -- June 24-28

The registration deadline for enrollment has been extended to Monday. For information, call 334-9233.

-- From staff reports