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Thursday, October 4, 2001
Outside the box

St. James

QUICK CHAT
   Who: Rebecca St. James
   Claim to fame: Contemporary Christian musician St. James will be performing this evening at the Texas Sky Festival Park. Call 887-6465 for more information.
   Favorite CD of the moment: It would probably be Tree63's new album. I'm on tour with them now. I was a big fan before, though. I like the style of music, the passionate rock, and the lyrics because they're very real and God-focused.
   Rockin' reads: Of course the Bible is a staple, but I just finished "Forever Liesl: A Memoir of 'The Sound of Music'" by Charmian Carr. The author played Liesl in the movie.
   Marrying movie: I really enjoyed "The Wedding Planner," but that was a while back. I don't get the chance to see many movies.
   Best food pitstop while touring: My ideal would be Thai food, but we don't often come across those while we're traveling. That restaurant with the green sign - what is it ... Perkins - is probably my favorite.

   APPOINTMENTS SOON
   The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra should announce within the next two weeks who will be the new director of the youth symphony. The orchestra is currently in negotiations with a candidate who would also take a teaching job with one of the area school districts, according to symphony president Charles Doraine.
   Soon after, the orchestra hopes to announce the appointment of its new executive director. That person will be replacing Lee Gwozdz, who resigned in August to pursue other opportunities.
   "I would expect within four weeks to have just a terrific team in place to take the symphony to the next level of the next few years," Doraine said.

   FEATURED ARTISTS

Contributed photo

Ardean Heil (from left) Maggie Guscott and Audrey Bennett.

   Ardean Heil, Maggie Guscott and Audrey Bennett will be the featured artists at tomorrow's First Friday Reception at the Art Center for the Islands.
   Heil is a native Texan and accomplished wedding cake designer, having shipped them as far as New York and Paris. Her artwork relates to nautical themes and the beach, an environment that has always felt like home.
   Guscott is on the Art Center for the Islands board of directors and lives in Port Aransas. In assembling her multimedia art, she uses papercut and collage techniques.
   Bennett, a North Dakota native, moved to Padre Island in 1994 and began taking art classes. Her drawings, watercolors and acrylic paintings can be found in homes throughout the Coastal Bend.
   The reception gets going at about 5 p.m. and lasts until 8 p.m. Information: (361) 749-7334.

   DEBUT AS DIRECTOR
   Dr. John Wojcik, the new director of bands at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, will make his directorial debut tonight on campus at the Warren Theatre. A graduate of Michigan State University, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Kansas, Wojcik has served as a state chair of the College Band Directors National Association, and co-founded the Iowa All-Star College Band. At this evening's concert, 40 students in the concert band will perform pieces by Stamp, Jacob, Ticheli and Sousa. The concert is free and begins at 8 p.m. Information: (361) 825-5523.
   Staff writer Brendan Walsh

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