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14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTS
What's on at Link New films for February
Arts in February The Links regular Arts Scene pages is broadening out to carry
reviews of films coming up at the Shaw Ridge Leisure Park
by Studio Manager Clarry Bean
To start our new season at Link Arts MGM Cinema and other entertainments venues further afield
we have a number of excellent mu- 'Little Man Tate' (PG) kicks off the The new found fuilfilment of the
"--i sic events this month. month of new releases - the story of girl's father (Aykroyd) creates a con-
Jazz - Drummer Tommy Chase a seven year old who could read at fusion and jealousy in the girl
CINEMAS brings his exciting new quartet to one, write poetry at four and now (Chulmsky) which Thomas J.
displays artistic and scientific bril- (Culkin) helps to sort out.
Saturday morning Link Arts on Friday 7. liance.
World Music-Infectious,dancuable,
film shows at the The film tells how this extraordin- Father of the Bride (12) from 21
Afro-fusion music from six-piece arily gifted child attempts to fit in February is a 1990s rewrite of 1950s
MGM Cinema band Dunni led by percussionist! and his relationships with his work- film which shows a fatherSteve Mar-
in February vocalist David Oladunni, on Satur- ing class mother and a child psy- tin ,youngat heartand hardly ready
day 15. chologist, both of whom have con- for the parenting part of life to be
8th February, 10am Reggae - Highly entertaining band, flicting ideas of how to raise him. over, struggling to accept that his 22
HOME Charlie and the Massiahs play live Little Man Tate (Adam Hann-Byrd) year old daughter is old enough to
on Friday 28. be with boys, let alone marry one.
Events for kids Once again his comic genius is to
this month: the fore, while allowing him to try
more serious, emotional material.
Children's Workshops
Dance/Mime company, Gambolling Barbara Streisand directs, produces
Guizers are running a workshop for and stars in The Prince of Tides,
7- 11 year olds showing the use of (15) from 28 February. He (Nick
basic mime movements and masks Nolte) is a Southern high school
on Saturday 8th at 11am - 1215pm teacher who travels to New York to
followed by a performance of their work with her (Streisand), a psy-
15th February, 10am latest children's show, Bamboozle chiatrist who is trying to sort out the
at2.3Opm. To book telephone (0793) teachers sister's problems.
611181. He helps her sort out her prob-
Drama, Music, Art and Dance for 11- lems, they find out things about
14 year olds are on offer atour special 'My Girl' (PG) starts on 7 February. themselves and fall in love in the
two day workshop, Ace of Arts, This poignant and often funny process.
during half term on 24 and 25, 10am film charts two levels of relation- Good viewing.
-4pm. Applications forms are avail- ship. One involves a pair of 11 year
able at Link Centre reception. old playmates Home Alone young-
sterMacaulay Culkin and newcomer Great response to
New Comedy - Surreal comedian Anna Chulmsky. The other brings
Alan Davies makes a welcome re- together a lonely, small-town new folk dances
turn to Link Arts accompanied by mortician (Dan Aykmyd) - the girls The organisers of The DanceHouse,
Andy Linden on Saturday 22. Don't
- , , ,, *** , . •1 * Pt t itt St father - and a new, lively and lovely were really impressed by the re-
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telephone 871212. and happiness. at Wroughton in the January Link.
22nd February, 10am They hope that everybody en-
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