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Because this year marks the 25th anniversary of the office of the Arts (OFA), this year's festival placed a special emphasis on alums. Director of the OFA Myra A. Mayman--who has served as director since the office's inception--invited back alums who have gone on to artistic careers...
...evolved into a four-day arts festival whose purpose is to galvanize the arts community at Harvard. A grand production that stems from the dedicated efforts of over 2000 people, Arts First is the realized dream of a shared vision for the arts--both on campus and off. Producer Myra A. Mayman views "the power of the arts as bringing people together" and allowing them to "take risks and think creatively." She values the festival not only for embodying these aspects of art, but also for creating a common thread that links the Harvard community together in important ways...
...which humanity is capable. The central character is Tom Wells (Nicolas Cage), a highly trained private investigator who handles the dirt of the rich and famous. At the beginning, we sec Wells working a surveillance case for a senator before he's called to the home of Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter), the well--endowed widow of a recently deceased industrial tycoon. Rich folk always seem to have eccentric little possessions, and Mr. Christian left behind a humdinger in his safe--an eight millimeter film that shows a teenage girl being brutally murdered. Mrs. Christian wants Wells to determine whether...
...earlier work, making its off-Broadway debut, takes a complex premise--twin sisters embody women's changing roles from the 1950s through the '80s--but hammers it with obviousness. Swoosie Kurtz plays both the "good" sister Myrna, who goes from soda-fountain virgin to Republican matron, and the "bad" Myra, who becomes a radical terrorist. The play depends too heavily on easy pop-cultural cliches and the usual hit parade of nostalgic oldies. Forget the play; bring back Teresa Brewer...
...said OFA Director Myra A. Mayman, Eric C. Engel, director of Memorial and Lowell Complex and he have been discussing holding an event in Sanders Theatre for about two years. Goldberg's speech coincides with the 25th anniversary...