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FurmanShow atGallery 9 1Oil paintings and pastel drawings by Gloria Furman will be on exhibit at Gallery 91, 91 Atlantic Avenue, March 30 through April 11. Ms. Furman who is listed in %u201cWho%u2019s Who in American Art 73%u201d was instrumental in the formation of Gallery 91 and served as its first president. This will be her second one person show in the gallery.The artist, a Heights resident for League in Woodstock N.Y. the past 14 years, received her BA in Fine Arts from Hunter College, prior to attending the Brooklyn Museum School. She there concentrated in painting under Reuben Tam and others. She was also a student of Arnold Blanche, \studying at The Art Students Recent shows in which Ms. Furman has participated are; Tuft%u2019s Alum. Assoc. Art Showgroup 73; 19th Annual Bklyn Heights Show-group 73;Christ Church Annual-group 73; Gallery 91-Paintings and Collages-one person 72.The artist views her latest work as a reaffirm ation of God%u2019s presence in all living things. She describes the %u201c hole%u201d in the cloudlike shapes present in her %u201cEye of God%u201d series, as a %u201crent in the fabric of life, through which God may look down upon all he has created%u201d. Her work has a mystical, dream like quality; the imagery deriving from soft edged organic abstract shapes suspended in space.Gallery 91 at 91 Atlantic Ave. is open Sat. and Sun., Tues, through Thurs. from 12 to 5 p.m.Seeks BanOf FliptopCansState Senator Carol Bellamy has announced the introduction of legislation which would establish a system to facilitate the return of beverage containers and ban the sale of %u201c fliptop%u201d cans. The legislation would require a reund value of not less than five cents on every beverage container sold or offered for sale in New York State. The only exception is on containers certified as reuseable by more than one manufacturer, in which case, the refund shall be two cents or more. The bill would prohibit the sale of fliptop cans.Dealers would be prohibited from refusing to accept or pay a refund to a consumer, as well as the distributor being prohibited from refusing the same to a dealer. Redemption centers would be established under supervision of the New York State Liquor Authority, to facilitate the return of beverage containers.GOP C ountyC om m itteeIf you are a registered Republican, interested in the affairs of both your community and your party, then the Independent Neighbor Republican Club invites you to become a member of the 51st Assembly District, Park Slope County Committee.%u201cBecoming a member of the County Committee is one of the few things Hi hit: uim at e priCcicSS %u00abnd cost nothing,%u201d said Pete McNeill. %u201c Rejuvenation of the Republican Party must start at the local level, at the level of the County Committee.%u201dIf you're interested in becoming a part of the action, whether you%u2019re young or old, or anything else, just call 499-5944 or 979-3232 and leave your name.GrowingThingsBlossomsWithPlants& CraftsPenny Baldinger and Fonda Sara of Growing Things.By Eileen BlairBusinesses have a habit oftaking root in avocations thesedays and that%u2019s just how ParkSlope's GROWING THINGS ANDFRIENDS sprouted. WhenVeronica Prilaux and her familymoved to Prospect Heightsthree years ago, the atar attraction of their big, roomybrownstone was a backyardgreenhouse - needing work andloving care, but nevertheless aninvitation to Veronica to reviveher interest in plants andgreenery.Soon the Prilaux greenhousewas spawning more plants thanher house could host and herfriends could adopt. Veronicarented some window space froma Flatbush Avenue bookstore tosell the overflow. Her successled Veronica to open her ownplant shop, GROWING THINGSat 72-74 Seventh Avenue.Stocking the deep retail store forher clamoring clientele provedtoo big a task for Veronica's owngreenhouse and so she begansupplying the shop fromwholesale greenhouses andnurseries. Her own greenhouseis now reserved as a \for troubled plants.GROWING THING'S clienteleare plant-sophisticates, many ofwhom have mastered thegrowing of usual houseplantsand now seek more exotic fare.Veronica continues to stock oldfavorites, but the shop alsoholds a varied assortment ofunusual flora- rare begonias,okna, a flower and berry bearingplant; rabbit foot ferns, seaonions and glorious bloomingorchids, for example. The brightyellow shop with woodchipcovered floors and trellises ofplants is like a little bit of thecountry, right in Park Slope.%u201c Al + hrwioh fw n in MnvA/ Vnrlt I%u00ab ................................... . w . . .was raised in New Hampshire,\explains Veronica, \took plants and greenery forgranted.\in a stock brokerage house inHawaii, the lush green tropicsstruck her as absolutely natural.Understandably, it was cultureshock for Veronica when shemoved to Paris and settled in acharming flat off a crooked littlecourtyard. \and nothing green at all,%u201dlaments Veronica. \all that gray, I started reading upon plants and began %u201c growingthings\her family next moved it was toDallas where outdoor living andlots of sunshine nurtured herplant habit very nicely. Back inManhattan, it was like Paris allover again for Veronica. %u201c That'swhy, when we came upon thebrownstone with thegreenhouse, I knew it was meantfor me.%u201dGROWING THINGS ismanaged by Fonda Sara, a ParkSloper who shares Veronica'slove of things green andgrowing. Both women enjoybuying inventory and helpingpeople expand their nowiedgeand confidence about growingplant s.GKUWHNG Ti-iiNGSpromises advice that's free andfriendly; if you have the timeand inclination they have theinformation you need to developinto a real plant connisseur.GROWING THINGS itself hasgrown to encompass a craftsshop, too. Most of the items areby neighborhood craftspeoplewith a selection of importeditems as well. The local crafts arehandled on a consignment basisand are selected by PennyBaldinger who manages thecrafts shop. Quilts, pottery,children%u2019s embroidered teeshirts, woven baskets, driedflowers, wall hangings, pincushions and even homebakedgoods are on hand, very much\plants and trees. Penny isalways on the lookout for wellmade, imaginative crafted itemsand invites craftspeople to comein and show her their work forconsignment consideration.Later this Spring, GROWINGTHINGS WILL BE MOVING TOLARGER QUARTERS IN ParkSlope to a place that will enablethem to build a greenhouse forthe shop. But for the next couplenf months vou can findGROWING THINGS ANDFRIENDS at 72-74 SeventhAvenue. The shop is openTuesday through Saturday from10:30 to 6:30; Sundays fromnoon to 6:30.araartWts v /We have art*selection of terra-i( several varietiessmall plants for th