What happened on March 17, 1989

ENTERTAINMENT

RESTAURANT REVIEW : Mexican Standards With a Little More at Poquito Mas By Michelle Huneven
Bugs at CSUN Have a Little Something Extra--Lure Allure By Rich Tosches, Times Staff Writer
State of the Art Two-Stepping : Longhorn's Ed and Dianna Teach Latest In Country-Western Dance By Jim Schmaltz, \o7 Schmaltz is a Los Angeles free-lance writer. \f7
PREVIEW : Khadra Brings Its 'Showy' Folk Dances to University of Judaism By Laurie Ochoa
A Saga of the Poor and the Female By Howard Rosenberg
MOVIE REVIEW : Comic Quest on 'Powwow Highway' By Sheila Benson, Times Film Critic
Union Gap Just a Memory : Paul Wheatbread Works 2 Jobs to Get By : San Diego County By Thomas K. Arnold
Veterans Give Play on War a Realistic Touch : San Diego County By Nancy Churnin
STAGE REVIEW : Second City Storms West By Sylvie Drake, Times Theater Writer
A Cultural Revolutionary By Judith Michaelson, Times Staff Writer
POP MUSIC REVIEW : R.E.M. Takes On Challenge of the Big Arena By Robert Hilburn, Times Pop Music Critic
Movies By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
San Diego Entertainment Briefs
Tv & Video By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
First Off . . . By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Tv & Video By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Stage By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Coming Attractions By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Tv & Video By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
San Diego Entertainment Briefs
Pop/rock By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Music By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Legal File By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Kinder, Gentler Funding for Arts World Is Sought By Nancy Churnin
Movies By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
MOVIE REVIEW : 'Leviathan': Fathomable Watered-Down 'Alien' By Kevin Thomas
MOVIE REVIEW : 'Rooftops' Is Ballet of Life in Seamy N.Y. By Kevin Thomas, Times Staff Writer
MOVIE REVIEW : 'Quinn': Island Thriller Ventures Off Beaten Path By Michael Wilmington
MOVIE REVIEW : Intense 'Paperhouse' Haunted by Nightmares By Michael Wilmington
Skid Row Artists Voice Hopes for $20-Million L.A. Endowment By Zan Dubin
MOVIE REVIEW : 'Fletch Lives' Takes Bad Jokes, Bad Taste to Deep South By Chris Willman
DANCE REVIEW : Harvey, Collins in 'Swan Lake' By Lewis Segal
Pop Reviews : Das Psycho Rangers Open Up a Mixed Bag By Janiss Garza
Pop Reviews : Chanteuse O'Connor Offers Kitschy Charm By Connie Johnson
MUSIC REVIEW : Mahler Fifth by Tilson Thomas By Albert Goldberg
'Balm in Gilead' by Friends and Artists; 'Richard III' at Actors Alley 'Mayhem at Mayfield Mall III' at Al's Bar; 'Gameface' at the Flight By Ray Loynd
Audiocassette Review By Charles Champlin
Stage Reviews : In a Class by Itself: the Wicked Comedy of 'F.M.' By Ray Loynd
Stage Reviews : Uneven, Unlikely Sequel in 'Heart Outright' By Don Shirley
Stage Reviews : 'North Star' Doesn't Shine for Company of Angels By Robert Koehler
DANCE REVIEW : Ailey's 'Opus McShann' Given Its L.A. Premiere at Wiltern By Cathy Curtis, Times Staff Writer
Bowie's LPs Return on Rykodisc By Robert Hilburn, Times Pop Music Critic
'Reporters' Segment on Gang Violence to Air By John M. Wilson
Wilshire Center By Cathy Curtis
Wilshire Center By Marlena Donohue
Hollywood By Cathy Curtis
La Cienega Area By Marlena Donohue
La Cienega Area By Cathy Curtis
Wilshire Center By Cathy Curtis
CABARET REVIEW : The Yacht Club Gives Nostalgia a Fresh Sound By Don Heckman
Video . . . What's New : MOVIES By Terry Atkinson
Why B-Movies Are Harder to Find at Your Video Store By Dennis Hunt, Times Staff Writer
Reviews By \o7 Videos Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (A Loser) To Five Stars (A Classic). \f7 and Robert Hilburn
RESTAURANT REVIEW : Giorgio's Place Serves Nearly Flawless Italian in Long Beach By Charles Perry
TV REVIEWS : 'Vintage Getz' and an Unforgettable Nat Cole By Leonard Feather
Food, Food, Food at Cabo Cabo Cabo By Ruth Reichl
Gallery Strikes Animated Pose for Charity
Exhibit Highlights Theater Designer's Career By David Lewinson
POP LP CHART : Abdul's 'Girl' Shoots Up Chart By Dennis Hunt, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Actor Brings Bit o' Ireland to St. Pat's Celebration By Rick Vanderknyff, Times Staff Writer
Chorales to Sing Berlioz's Requiem at Center : Music for 1837 Funeral Chosen as 200th Anniversary Salute to the French Revolution By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer
Pacific Symphony Maps Its First Season Without Keith Clark By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer
RESTAURANTS / Max Jacobson : Spices Are the Breath of Life to This Indian Fare By Max Jacobson
The following are summaries of recent Times restaurant...
Hungarian Sculptor's Work May Grace Irvine By Cathy Curtis, Times Staff Writer
Finalists Announced in Competition for Sculpture at Firm's Headquarters By Cathy Curtis
Music Compiled by Ken Williams

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What happened on March 17, 1989

ENTERTAINMENT

RESTAURANT REVIEW : Mexican Standards With a Little More at Poquito Mas By Michelle Huneven

Bugs at CSUN Have a Little Something Extra--Lure Allure By Rich Tosches, Times Staff Writer

State of the Art Two-Stepping : Longhorn's Ed and Dianna Teach Latest In Country-Western Dance By Jim Schmaltz, \o7 Schmaltz is a Los Angeles free-lance writer. \f7

PREVIEW : Khadra Brings Its 'Showy' Folk Dances to University of Judaism By Laurie Ochoa

A Saga of the Poor and the Female By Howard Rosenberg

MOVIE REVIEW : Comic Quest on 'Powwow Highway' By Sheila Benson, Times Film Critic

Union Gap Just a Memory : Paul Wheatbread Works 2 Jobs to Get By : San Diego County By Thomas K. Arnold

Veterans Give Play on War a Realistic Touch : San Diego County By Nancy Churnin

STAGE REVIEW : Second City Storms West By Sylvie Drake, Times Theater Writer

A Cultural Revolutionary By Judith Michaelson, Times Staff Writer

POP MUSIC REVIEW : R.E.M. Takes On Challenge of the Big Arena By Robert Hilburn, Times Pop Music Critic

Movies By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Tv & Video By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

First Off . . . By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Tv & Video By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Stage By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Coming Attractions By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Tv & Video By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Pop/rock By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Music By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Legal File By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Kinder, Gentler Funding for Arts World Is Sought By Nancy Churnin

Movies By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

MOVIE REVIEW : 'Leviathan': Fathomable Watered-Down 'Alien' By Kevin Thomas

MOVIE REVIEW : 'Rooftops' Is Ballet of Life in Seamy N.Y. By Kevin Thomas, Times Staff Writer

MOVIE REVIEW : 'Quinn': Island Thriller Ventures Off Beaten Path By Michael Wilmington

MOVIE REVIEW : Intense 'Paperhouse' Haunted by Nightmares By Michael Wilmington

Skid Row Artists Voice Hopes for $20-Million L.A. Endowment By Zan Dubin

MOVIE REVIEW : 'Fletch Lives' Takes Bad Jokes, Bad Taste to Deep South By Chris Willman

DANCE REVIEW : Harvey, Collins in 'Swan Lake' By Lewis Segal

Pop Reviews : Das Psycho Rangers Open Up a Mixed Bag By Janiss Garza

Pop Reviews : Chanteuse O'Connor Offers Kitschy Charm By Connie Johnson

MUSIC REVIEW : Mahler Fifth by Tilson Thomas By Albert Goldberg

'Balm in Gilead' by Friends and Artists; 'Richard III' at Actors Alley 'Mayhem at Mayfield Mall III' at Al's Bar; 'Gameface' at the Flight By Ray Loynd

Audiocassette Review By Charles Champlin

Stage Reviews : In a Class by Itself: the Wicked Comedy of 'F.M.' By Ray Loynd

Stage Reviews : Uneven, Unlikely Sequel in 'Heart Outright' By Don Shirley

Stage Reviews : 'North Star' Doesn't Shine for Company of Angels By Robert Koehler

DANCE REVIEW : Ailey's 'Opus McShann' Given Its L.A. Premiere at Wiltern By Cathy Curtis, Times Staff Writer

Bowie's LPs Return on Rykodisc By Robert Hilburn, Times Pop Music Critic

'Reporters' Segment on Gang Violence to Air By John M. Wilson

Wilshire Center By Cathy Curtis

Wilshire Center By Marlena Donohue

Hollywood By Cathy Curtis

La Cienega Area By Marlena Donohue

La Cienega Area By Cathy Curtis

Wilshire Center By Cathy Curtis

CABARET REVIEW : The Yacht Club Gives Nostalgia a Fresh Sound By Don Heckman

Video . . . What's New : MOVIES By Terry Atkinson

Why B-Movies Are Harder to Find at Your Video Store By Dennis Hunt, Times Staff Writer

Reviews By \o7 Videos Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (A Loser) To Five Stars (A Classic). \f7 and Robert Hilburn

RESTAURANT REVIEW : Giorgio's Place Serves Nearly Flawless Italian in Long Beach By Charles Perry

TV REVIEWS : 'Vintage Getz' and an Unforgettable Nat Cole By Leonard Feather

Food, Food, Food at Cabo Cabo Cabo By Ruth Reichl

Exhibit Highlights Theater Designer's Career By David Lewinson

POP LP CHART : Abdul's 'Girl' Shoots Up Chart By Dennis Hunt, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Actor Brings Bit o' Ireland to St. Pat's Celebration By Rick Vanderknyff, Times Staff Writer

Chorales to Sing Berlioz's Requiem at Center : Music for 1837 Funeral Chosen as 200th Anniversary Salute to the French Revolution By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer

Pacific Symphony Maps Its First Season Without Keith Clark By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer

RESTAURANTS / Max Jacobson : Spices Are the Breath of Life to This Indian Fare By Max Jacobson

Hungarian Sculptor's Work May Grace Irvine By Cathy Curtis, Times Staff Writer

Finalists Announced in Competition for Sculpture at Firm's Headquarters By Cathy Curtis

Music Compiled by Ken Williams

NEWS

KEEPER OF THE FLAME : Rober Ida's Life and His People's Culture Are Centered in 75-Year-Old Japanese School By Herman Wong, Times Staff Writer

Orange County's Breeding Birds Clipboard researched by Rick VanderKnyff / Graphics by Doris Shields / Los Angeles Times

Design Dynasty Began With Twist of Yarn By Karen Newell Young, Karen Newell Young is a regular contributor to Orange County Life

With Jackie Mason on Hand, Benefit Could Be a Laugher By Ann Conway

Regrouping for Return to Dating Pool By Susan Christian, Susan Christian is a regular contributor to Orange County Life

Teacher Quits La Jolla School Over Bombing : Wife of Vincennes Skipper Agrees to Leave Amid Concern for Safety and Tranquility of Campus By Richard A. Serrano and Ralph Frammolino, Times Staff Writer

First Lady's Top Priority Is Litter Around White House By Ann Connors

Vote on Wide-Ranging Pollution Controls Set : Air Quality Officials to Decide Today on Plan to Clean Up Southland Skies Within 20 Years By Larry B. Stammer, Times Environmental Writer

Bush Favors FSX Deal, May Seek Changes By James Gerstenzang and Art Pine, Times Staff Writers

Operation Rescue : Soldier in a 'Holy War' on Abortion By Lynn Smith and Karen Tumulty, Times Staff Writers

Apples Safe, U.S. Says; to Return to L.A. School Menus : 'Absolutely' OK, District Aide Says By Elaine Woo, Times Education Writer

FCC to Ease Curbs on AT&T Rates, Expects Big Savings By Bruce Keppel, Times Staff Writer

Orange County GI Is Charged With Spying By Richard Beene, Times Staff Writer

Apples Safe, U.S. Says; to Return to L.A. School Menus : Agencies Reject Report on Alar By Douglas Jehl, Times Staff Writer