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Orchestra Plays FirstCellist Lisa Lancaster will join The Brooklyn Heights Orchestra in its first concert of the 1986/87 season on October 27 at 8pm, in St. Ann%u2019s Church, Montague & Clinton Streets. Arturo Delmoni, celebrating his fourth year as conductor of the orchestra, will be on the podium. The program will include Haydn%u2019s %u201cClock%u201d Symphony,Brahms%u2019s Serenade No. 1, and Saint-Saens%u2019s Concerto for Cello & Orchestra in which Ms. Lancaster will be the featured soloist.Lisa Lancaster, currently a member of Alexander Schneider%u2019s Brandenburg Ensemble, has appeared as the group%u2019s featured soloist at Avery Fisher Hall in New York and Symphony Hall in Boston.She also performs frequently with the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and for the past four years has appeared on the Great Performers at Lincoln Center series, at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, and at Carnegie Hall.Admission to the concert is free, with contributions welcome. For more information, call 875-7520.Jumbo At UndercroftThe Jumbo String Band, one of the hottest Bluegrass bands in New York, will play the Undercroft Coffee House at Assumption Church, 61 Cranberry St., October 24 at 8pm. The Jumbo band, due to release their third album soon, specializes in %u201cbanjo breakdowns, fiddle tunes, old mountain ballads and gospel quartets,%u201d according to banjo man Jim Coleman.This concert will continue the Undercroft%u2019s dedication to %u201cshowcasing quality acoustic and traditional music in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere,%u201d explains the Coffee House%u2019s Joel Ponzman. Tickets are $4, $3 for seniors and $2 for kids under 12. For information call 834-0176.Paris Is In BrooklynThe Humanities Institute of Brooklyn College will host an all-day conference, %u201cParis: Yesterday and Today,%u201d on October 29 from 9:30am-5pm. The seminars will explore the artistic, cultural and political happenings that made Paris a city of unparalleled sophistication and excitement.Morning seminars will include %u201cParis Between the Wars,%u201d %u201cThe End of an Era: Paris, June 1940,%u201d %u201cParis and Photography%u201d and %u201cParis and Film.%u201d Afternoon discussions will look at %u201cThe Director%u2019s Empire,%u201d %u201cParis and Politics,%u201d %u201cParis in the 1980s: The Spectacle of (Ex)Change%u201d and %u2018%u201cSeuils de tolerance%u2019 in Paris Now.%u201dThe conference is free, and interested members of the public are welcome. It will take place in the Student Center Occidental Lounge, Brooklyn College, Campus Rd. and East 27th St. For more information call 780-5847.College 'Tames Shrew'William Shakespeare%u2019s %u201cThe Taming of the Shrew,%u201d with its two temperamental lovers, Kate and Petruchio, will open the Brooklyn College Theater Department%u2019s Mainstage Productions 1986-87 series at 8pm, October 23,1986, in Gershwin Theater on the Brooklyn College campus.William Prosser, who directed last season%u2019s %u201cFifth of July%u201d and %u201cThe Caucasian Chalk Circle,%u201d has set Shakespeare%u2019s play in the 19th century. He says, %u201c Although Kate and Petruchio are attracted to each other at first sight, they must engage in a battle. They are both rebels and well matched, but Kate is not really a shrew nor is Petruchio as confident as he must pretend to be. They must both act out these roles before their struggle can be resolved. This will be a colorful and entertaining production.%u201dMonique Sacay plays Kate and Gino Delorio is Petruchio. The ornate period sets are designed by John Scheffler and the lighting by Cliff Farkouh. The costumes, designed by Edmond Felix under the supervision of Rebecca Cunningham, are lavish and beautiful.%u201cThe Taming of the Shrew%u201d runs throughNov. 2. Performances are ThursdaySaturday, at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Gershwin Theater is located in the Brooklyn Center for iiie Performing Aris ai Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Tickets are $4 for Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday matinees; $5 for Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. For information call 434-1900.Grace Celebrates 10thThe Grace Choral Society of Brooklyn will hold its Tenth Anniversary Fall Festival Gala at Gage & Tollner, 374 Fulton St., on October 28 from 6-8pm. During the festivities, the Choral Society will be presented with a citation from the Brooklyn Borough President%u2019s office in honor of its tenth anniversary and in recognition of its contribution to Brooklyn.Proceeds from the Gala will benefit the Society and underwrite an expanded performance schedule, with concerts throughout the borough. Tickets for the Gala are $35 per person, and include champagne and an old-fashioned hot hors d%u2019oeuvres buffet. For reservations or information, call 624-7765 before October 26.Glamour At BACABACA Downtown%u2019s gallery season continues with %u201cGlamour and Drama,%u201d an exhibit of theatrical, documentary and interpretive photographs of the performing arts. The show will open with a free artists%u2019 reception on October 24, from 6-8pm.%u201cGlamour and Drama%u201d will present the work of four photographers. Ruby Levesque, in her second season as BACA Downtown%u2019s resident photographer, will bring back some of the memorable moments of BACA theater and gallery performances. John Schlesinger%u2019s large, black and white photo-murals juxtapose images taken from the cinema to uncover new and unexpected meanings. Keri Pickett%u2019s work captures many of the most outrageous New York City performance artists as they give new meaning to the idea of performance. Daniel Falgerho%u2019s color and black and white portraits both record and personalize the clubs, cabarets and performance spaces of the city%u2019s night life.The BACA Downtown Gallery, at 111 Willoughby St., is open l-6pm and during weekend performances. For information call 596-2222.Weston Debuts HereRandy Weston will give his first solo jazz piano concert in New York City on November 1, at 8pm, at the First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry St. Mr. Weston%u2019s music has a strong melodic sense, inspired chiefly by Thelonius Monk and Duke Ellington, but he has used his deep knowledge of Aifrican music to create melodic-harmonic-rhythmic structures instantly recognizable as his original creation.A native Brooklynite, Randy Weston will also receive a citation from the Brooklyn Borough President%u2019s office commending him for his service to the Brooklyn community. Tickets are $5 or TDF vouchers. Each ticket holder will receive a glass of champagne after the concert. For reservations and information, call 858-3208.'Rites' At Play worksBrooklyn Playworks opens its 1986-87 season with David Ravel%u2019s %u201cRites of North American Homo Sapiens in Captivity,%u201d premiering October 29. Directed by Phyllis Ward Fox, %u201cRites%u201d is about the collision of ancient tribal myths with contemporary American values. A group of young men discovers that in order to hold onto the past, they must eliminate a destructive part of the present. Bracing language and rock %u2019n roll make for a provocative evening of theater.%u201cRites%u201d runs Wednesday-Saturday evenings, at 8pm, through November 22 at the Brooklyn Playworks Performance Loft, 4th Ave. and 20th St. Tickets are $6 Wednesday and Thursday, $7 Friday and Saturday, or TDF and BPI vouchers. For reservations and information call 499-2293.Helen Cohen Says,%u2018 ' H o w n i c e t o h a v e d i n n e r a t L i s a n n ea n d t h e n w a l k o v e r t o B A M %u201d%u2014 W h a t D o Y o u S a y ?R E ST A U R A N TDinner Tuesday-Sat urdayBrunch All Day Sunday448 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N Y 11217 237-2271Su-Su%u2019s S p ecia ls of th eCold Noodles in Hot Sesame S a u c e .....................................$3.95Su Su%u2019s Hard Shell Crab ....................................................$8.95General Tso%u2019s Spicy Chicken..............................................$8.95Moo Shu Fantasia.................................................. $9.50RESTAURANT %u2022 BAR %u2022 CATERERS60 HENRY STREET (cor. CRANBERRY) BROOKLYN, N Y.ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTEDD e liv e ry to : P ark S lo p e %u2022 B o eru m H ill %u2022 B ro o k ly n Hts. %u2022 C o b b le Hilli %u2022 C a rro ll G a rd e n s %u2022Quick Delivery Cocktailsfajj Take Out Service J Sunday BrunchYou 7/ see m e a tB ro o k ly n C en ter fo rthe P erfo rm in g A rtsat B ro o k ly n C ollegeFriday, October 3 1 ,8 pmSaturday, November 1,8 pmTHE TEMPTATIONS&T hey w ill lig h t u p the stage w ith su ch all tim e h its as %u201cM y G irl\T ickets a t Box O ffice a nd T ick e tro n O u tle ts or C harge T ickets b y Phone.C all (718) 4 3 4 -BCBCT ick ets: F riday: $ 2 2 , $ 16, $ 14;S a tu rd a y (Balcony only): $14Keep Up With the Best in Brooklyn's Arts Every Week inSection Two o f The A ward- Winning Brooklyn Phoenix NewspaperO ctober 23, 1986, T H F P H O E N IX , Page 17