The Talk of the Town Rounds by Mindy Aloff. Talk story about the restoration of the 1912 carrousel at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Zoo, and of the gazebo that holds it. The restoration is the first capital project of a citizens' fund-raising group called the Prospect Park Alliance. It is being overseen by Will Morton VIII, of Lakewood, Colorado...

Fiction Sweet Memories by Huguette Martel. Spread consisting of six panels, the first five depicting people, the last a chimpanzee: "Voting for F.D.R.," "Going to a Double Feature for 25 cents," "Fishing with Dad," "Twirling a Baton," "Watching 'Howdy Doody,'" "Hanging Out with Jane Goodall...

Profiles HARP LADY by Whitney Balliett. PROFILE of harpist Daphne Shih. She has a trio, Hellman's Angels(Eddie Berg on guitar, Lyn Christie on bass). She has appeared every Tuesday(when she is in town) for 28 years at the Village Gate. It may be the longest night-club gig running in the history of NYC...

Fiction Another Short Day in La Luz by Harriet Doerr. Ursula Bowles, an elderly woman living in Amapolas, Mexco, goes into the town of La Luz, with her 17-year-old driver, Patricio Gomez. She has several errands. During the long drive over rough roads, Patricio is surprised to learn that Ursula, so old and frail, has a driver's license...

The Talk of the Town Dental Work by Mark Singer. Talk story about the 66th Annual Greater New York Dental Meeting, which just ran for six days at the Javits Convention Center. The writer tours the booths and exhibits with Dr. Garnett and two other 1973 graduates of the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Garnett devotes his spare...

Books by Frances FitzGerald.

Musical Events by Andrew Porter.

Annals of Place GEORGE & EDDIE'S by Verlyn Klinkenborg. ANNALS OF PLACE about a Buffalo tavern owned and operated by a Polish family. It was located at 722 Sycamore Street, on Buffalo's East Side. It was bought in 1922 by Thomas Wenzek. He arrived in the U.S. in 1906 from the province of Galicia in Austria. Between 1871 &...

The Theatre THE BIG TEASE by Mimi Kramer.

Letter from Jerusalem by Amos Elon. Under Saddam Hussein's threats to exterminate Israel with chemical & biological weapons, everyday life is grim. The Palestinian uprising on the West Bank & Gaza Strip-now entering its 4th bloody year-seems to be controlled more & more by Muslim fanatics. Arab moderates have now allied themslves with Saddam...

Comment by George W. S. Trow. Comment about department stores in New York. The windows at Lord & Taylor are very good this year, but they seem to be headed out of town. Describes the windows, themed 'Train Trip up the Hudson." In writer's opinion you need four things in order to have New York City...

The Sky Line WORLD WIDE PLAZA by Brendan Gill.

Poetry Greetings, Friends! by Roger Angell. Honk-honk! Boop-boop! Stand back there, friend...

Poetry At Muker, Upper Swaledale by Amy Clampitt. The farmer with his milk pail...

Poetry A Christmas Song by Norman Williams. Tonight the wide, wet flakes of snow...