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PHOENIX, Page FiveJay Julian Will Direct'A n n eTo O p e n F rid ayFriday, January 12, marks the opening of The Heights Players%u2019 production of %u201cThe Diary of Anne Frank.%u201d This ever memorable true life drama will be directed by Heights Player veteran Jay Julian.Mr. Julian, a well-known local photographer, has been associated with the Players since their 1959 production of %u201cThe Rainmaker.%u201d Most currently he has directed %u201con the Town%u201d and last seasons Childrens%u2019 Theater %u201c Paul Bunyan.%u201d He is also involved in many other aspects of the group, such as choreography, publicity and all-around general handy man.Heading Mr. Julian%u2019s cast will be Julie Kestyn, as Anne Frank, a newcomer to the Heights Players%u2019 fine roster of talent. Joining her will be such familiar faces as Marilyn Beck, Greg Fucci, James Howard Laurence, Ann Mathews, Barbara Selis, Arlene Tucillo, Wally Wallace and CharlesWantman. Another newcomer, Ron Lawrence, will round out the cast.Sets and costumes will be executed by the ever present Carlos Delgado.The performances will be staged at the Alfred T. White Community Center, 26 Willow PI. at 8:30 on the evenings of January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27. Reservations can be secured at Womrath%u2019s Book Store on Montague St. or by calling the theater, 625 8875. Tickets will also be available at the door on the evening of the performance. Donations are $2.50.The Heights Players will be presenting Noel Coward%u2019s %u201cBlithe Spirit%u201d in March and the musical %u201cAnyone Can Whistle%u201d in May. These productions will bring to a close their current season which has previously brought us %u201cThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs%u201d and %u201cGuys and Dolls.%u201dChrist Church HighlightsWomen's Culture & ArtsChrist Church and HolyFamily, on the corner ofClinton and Kane Sts., isemerging as a most important South Brooklyncultural center. The fivemonth Women's InterestSymposium is set to beginon January 16 with aconsciousness raisingsession and will continueevery Tuesday eveningthrough May withworkshops on women%u2019shealth, home repair and cartechnology, career planningand divorce.In addition, a week longfestival of the arts will belocated at the Cobble Hillchurch, beginning February18. With painting andsculpture scheduled to fillth e ha Ik fnr tho Ion erf h nfthe festival, other plans stillin the formative stage include a Mass to the Artswith Roberta Laval le asfeatured soloist, a programof films assembled by PaulGlickman, and a party in the\with live music by localplayers.The art exhibit, a yearlytradition in Cobble Hill, wasonce a weekend affair.However this year, inrecognition of theburgeoning cultural community, it will continuethroughout the festivalweek. All painters, sculptors,photographers and craftsmen in the South Brooklynarea are invited to participate. For additionalinformation phone 625-1135- C O R R fN E C O LE M A NSIM A FELSEINEETCHINGS and SCULPTURE JANUARY 15th THRU 27thFirst 100 A d m itte dFree To P hilharm oniaSimone StarsBY CORRINE COLEMANThe early concert goer and perhaps the secret singer will be treated to a double bonus by the Brooklyn Philharmonia on Sun., Jan. 14. Free admission to the Brooklyn Academy of Music is guaranteed on that date to the first 100 people to arrive before 2 p.m. for the Philharmonia presentation of an all-Brecht program. In addition, the pre-showtime audience will be able to rehearse and thus participate in the BrechtHindemith opera, %u201cLehrstuck%u201d or %u201cLearning Piece,%u201d which calls for responses by a spectator chorus to the choral group on stage.The presentation which begins at 3 p.m. on the 14th, will be led by Philharmonia conductor and musical director Lucas Foss, and will feature singer Nina Simone in Brecht song settings by Paul Dessau, Hans Eisler and Kurt Weill. A concert version of Kurt Weill%u2019s opera %u201cJasager%u201d or %u201cHe Who Says Yes%u201d is scheduled along with the Hindemith opera.Singer Don Yule, a Cobble Hill resident, will perform atthe Brooklyn Academy on Sun., Jan. 14, in the two operaswith Brecht librettos %u2014 Hindemith%u2019s %u201cLehrstuck%u201d andWeill's \Philharmonia at 3 p.m.Sima Felson At Summa EastAn exhibition of recent etchings and sculpture by Sima Felson will open at the Summa Gallery East in Brooklyn Heights with a champagne reception on Monday evening, January 15, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The public is invited to the reception and to the showings which extend through January 27. Summa Gallery East is located at 131 Pierrepont St. at the corner of Clinton St. in Brooklyn Heights.This is Sima Felson%u2019s first onewoman show in the United States following her recent solo bow at agallery in London, England. Sima was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and came to this country in 1937, residing in New York most of the time. She studied painting with Percy Leason, ceramic sculpture with Harold Castor and attended the New York Crafts Students League. In November, 1972, Sima was awarded the Purchase Prize from the Nassau Community College and has won numerous awards in art shows and exhibitions. Her work has been exhibited and sold at the NationalAcademy of Art, Audubon Show; Community Art Center, Great Neck; Eclectic Gallery, Plainview; Robley Gallery, Roslyn; Leonard Gallery, Woodstock and for the past two years she has been a permanent artist at the Summa Gallery.In fo rm a tio n co n cern in g viewings by appointment and for gallery hours may be obtained by calling 875-1647 or 643-9855. The gallery will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays.Films To StartThe Film and Photography Department of The Berkeley Institute, 181 Lincoln PI. announces its forthcoming %u201c Thursday Matinee Film Festival.%u201d The department has arranged to bring a selection of fine, dramatic, humorous, and horrifying films for its series.The following films have been scheduled for 3:30 p.m.: January 18: \Tars%u201d with Laurel and Hardy, plus two Road Runner cartoons; February 22: %u201cThe Left-Handed Gun%u201d with Paul Newman and a cartoon; March 1: %u201cA Raisin in the Sun%u201d with Sidney Poitier, plus a cartoon; March 8: %u201cA Night at the Opera%u201d with the Marx Brothers and two Road Runner cartoons; March 15: %u201cSympathy for the Devil%u201d with The Rolling Stones, and %u201cThe Golden Fish;%u201d and lastly, %u201cWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?%u201d (parental consent), plus one cartoon, which is set for April 19th. Refreshments will be on sale and the cost for the series is $5 per person.18%u00a3 Bilingual Play SetThe Brooklyn Academy of Music will present both English and Spanish performances of the Theater of New Faces (Teatro en Caras Nuevas) production of %u201cIn God%u2019s Right Hand%u201d (%u201cA La Diestra De Dios Padre%u201d). On Sunday, Jan. 7 and Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.Dancers SetSpanish music will come to New York City Community College in Downtown Brooklyn Jan. 14 when Madrid-born Jose Molina and his youthful company of dancers and musicians open the annual Festival of the Arts winter series. Lavish costuming, vibrant choreography, and the inimitable gaiety that bursts into a special life in the treasured dances and music of Iberia will unfold starting at 3 p.m. in the college%u2019s Klitgord Auditorium, Jay and Tillary Streets, Brooklyn. For ticket information call 643-5618 or 7595.ONE DAY SKI TOURS,SAT, SUN.Direct from the HeightsVILLAGE SKI and BIKE SHOP7 b Henry Sr. Near Si George Hotel 643-0275performances will be in English and in Spanish at 3:30 p.m.%u201cIn God%u2019s Right Hand%u201d is a Latin American fantasy by Enrique Buenventura, a playwright of Columbian origin. The producers, David Zuniga and Manuel Yesckas, hail from MexicoTicket prices range from 75 cents to $1.25. For reservations, call 783- 2434. For group sales, call 783-6700, extension 13.w m mI %u2022u n HEIGHTSPLAYERSDirected by Jfflf JULIANJANUARY1 2 1 3 -1 9 -2 0 -2 6 -2 7g>30S250it 26WifcwRK%u00abltes(r%u00a5aliBw625IS75