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•v, • ' '* The world-famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band will bring a bit of New Orleans to the Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet on Sunday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. These are musicians who not only made musical history with New Orleans Jazz, but are perpetuating it as well! This classic form of American music is alive and bouncing at Preservation Hall, located at 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where the band performs when it is not on tour. Preservation Hall was founded in 1961 to give audiences a chance to rediscover the vitality and charm of this unique Jazz form, played live by the dwindling ranks of its originators, all con­ temporaries of Louis Armstrong, Bunk Johnson, King Oliver, Bessie Smith and Jelly Roll Mor­ ton. Hie small hall is a plain, dingy room with wooden benches, loose cushions and odd kitchen chairs. A wicker basket collects donations, Just as the practice has been since the earliest days. Today, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band line-up consists of Per­ cy G. Humphrey, Jr. on clarinet, James Edward "Sing" Miller on piano, Narvin Henry Kimball on banjo and bass, Frank Parker, on drums, Frank Demond on trom­ bone and banjo, and Alan Jaffe on tuba. Tickets for Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Rialto are $8.50, $10.50 and $12.50, on sale at Ticketron or the Rialto Box Office, 102 N. Chicago St., Joliet; 815/726- 6600 or 312/242-7171. Group dis­ counts are available. For group information, please call 815/726- 7171. INDEX/SECTION B Griswalds trash Eur As many may remember, the last time Mom and Dad Griswald and their two bratty kids attempted to conquer the American landscape in "National Lampoon's Vacation," the results were very funny and sometimes grotesque as they trashed their way westward to "Wally World." Fortunately for us -- but unfortunately for those in the "old country" -- this nuclear family has returned to trash Britain, France, Germany and Italy in their newest venture "National Lampoon's European Vacation." Although this "Vacation," maybe won't have you chortling and rolling in the aisles like its predecessor (remember when their obnoxious dead aunt dies and they end up strapping her corpse to the car rack?), there are enough gags in this sequel to keep you entertained throughout. This movie actually deserves more credit for finally "lampooning" a subject that social critics have been bemoaning for years: How ridicu- Joe Agnew Herald staff writer lous the average American looks and acts when they travel to foreign countries. "European Vacation" takes on and exploits almost every cliche you've ever heard about overseas travel, including: how strange (and awful) the food is; how boring the museums become after a few visits, and how the wear and tear of keeping with the travel itinerary soon has good friends and family members clawing at each other's throats. The movie begins with Gark and Ellen Griswald (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo) and their now-older children Rusty and Audrey (John Lively and Dana Hill), as contestants in a hilarious parody of game shows entitled "Pig in the Poke." Instead of keeping the prizes they have already assembled in their "poke," the Griswalds elect to "pig out," and end up winning a two- ope in latest outing week, all-expense paid vacation to Europe. „ Although dad and mom are thrilled at the idea, son and daughter would rather stay home. The son has already decided the Journey would be boring, and his plump sister can't stand the thought of leaving her dopey boyfriend for two weeks. The Griswalds are soon airbound, however, and each fantasize their expectations of the upcoming holiday. The best fantasy is Dad Gris- wald's, who imagines himself embodying Julie Andrews' famous role as he cavorts on the highlands of Austria. After landing at Heathrow, the culture shock sets in. While the parents deal with cramped accommodations and communal bathrooms, the kids are disapponted at the fact that Britain has only four channels and no MTV. Things get even more complicated when Pop Griswald attempts to drive the English way -- on the wrong side of the road and the wrong side of the passenger seat. Pretty soon, the kids are homesick and try to combat it by singing American commercial jingles. Audrey calls her boyfriend and rings up a $250 phone bill. The only inspiration Rusty gets in London is new ideas for a haircut. When they cross the English Channel, things get only more ridiculous. The Griswalds think they're getting first-class treatment while waiters and hotel clerks insult them in French. When Mom Griswald asks her husband for a romantic evening in Paris, he ends up taking her to a seedy strip joint. * Other highlights include Dad turning a German beer festival upside- down. Mom also gets a nice taste of Italy when she accidentally gets kidnapped. As was the case with it's predecessor, it's the lead performance by Chevy Chase that makes the goings-on in this movie so funny. He's the only actor around who can be absolutely charming as he wrecks historic monuments and creates havoc out of normal situations. There is an incredible enlightening truth when he informs other family members early on that "We're not normal people -- we're the Griswalds." Again, "European Vacation" won't inspire the belly laughs of a movie like "Animal House" or "Ghostbusters," but it will^dafihitely do the trick for those out for an evening or afternoon of silly ertertainijient. If this movie can pull in the same money as "Summer Vacation," it's anyone's guess where producers will elect to send the Griswalds on their next trip. How about Russia or the Middle East? ENTERTAINMENT Friday, August 9,1985 Section B Gold Coast Art Fair also Preservation Jazz Band brings music to Rialto Cary artist Tony Reinwald Crystal Lake artist Janet Samaras features local 'veterans' By Joe Agnew Herald staff writer This weekend, over 600 artists from 28 states will display their wares on Chicago streets for an estimated 800,000-plus buyers, people gawkers and other eccentrics in what is now known as "the world's biggest art extravaganza" -- The Gold Coast Art Fair. Beginning at noon today and continuing through Sunday evening, the artists will be occupying assigned spots along both sides of Rush Street, Wabash Avenue, and adjacent streets between Chicago Avenue and Cedar Street on the city's near north side. Those artists include painters, sculptors and craftmakers who, year after year, have braved the immense crowds, the hot sun, strong winds, rainstorms, and the city's other "indeterminate factors" to sell a few (or all) of their works. Also included in their number are several McHenry County artists, who'll be leaving their sedate country sur­ roundings for the sometimes bizarre but always interesting milieu of the city: Tony Reinwald of Cary; Bonnie Salvesen and Janet Samaras of Crystal Lake; John Burr and Gloria Yeater of McHenry, and Woodstock residents Lynn Krause, Elvi Mikk and Thomas Trausch. Practically all of them will talk about the 12-hour days they'll have to put in, how the crowd sizes sometimes dwarf their displays, and the difficulty of "getting in." But these same artists will also discuss the show's pres­ tige; the friends and contacts they've made over the years, and how the large turnout translates into large sales. Says Bonnie Salvesen, who is entering her fifth year and who also does shows in Florida and Michigan: "The Gold Coast (Art Fair) is 'the' major show. It's prestigious and difficult at the same time. The sheer numbers of people who turn out make it a success in terms of a show and sales." Salvesen's space HO will be located in the grassy park at Rush and Delaware Streets. She will be selling oil paintings of mythological characters, as well as photographs of her work. Tony Reinwald, whose space 870 is on Pearson between Rush and Michigan, also commented on the drawing capacity of the fair. "Sometimes there are so many people you can't even see my display, but with all those people comes a lot of coverage. Local galleries will pick up on many of the artists too." Reinwald's work features life-like pastel renditions of mostly country settings, which he said are well-accepted despite the typically avant-garde desires of the city crowds. He noted that one of his customers last year was a Texas businessman. One artist who was picked up by a gallery during last year's show was Tom Trausch, who'll be entering his sixth year at the fair. He describes the atmosphere of the fair as "fascinating and strange," and recalls competing one year with an organ grinder and his monkey, who were pulling away potential customers. ***r3fTa shows up." Trausch will be selling his watercolor portraits and still-life figures at space 158, at the corner of Rush and Pearson. He added that art on display runs the gamut from "good" to "trash," and that sales can fluctuate from year to year. "It's wild, and it's three deep for three days," is the way John Burr described the art fair. Times have also changed for eight-year veteran Burr, who can remember painting surreal -- he called them "Burreal" -- works, and selling all of them to a wealthy, near-north resident shortly after setting up shop. He said the man used them to illustrate his wife's collection of poetry. These days Burr does watercolors of rural scenes and landscapes. He will be displaying his work at space 244 on Wabash, between Chestnut and Pearson. Gloria Yeater also said she's never had trouble selling at the Gold Coast Art Fair. This will be Yeater's seventh year selling her wildlife drawings. She will be at space 835 on Pearson, between Wabash and Rush. Unlike the other artists, Yeater does her drawings as a hobby, which she describes as "one that pays for itself." And although most of the artists will be staying downtown, Yeater said she doesn't mind making the hour and 20 minute drive to her rural McHenry home each day. GOLD COAST- Page 3B Woodstock artist Elvi Mikk McHenry artist Gloria Yeater i