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Book AliveIf th e re is a g ro w in g c o n c e rn fo r th e lite ra c y o f N ew Y ork C ity %u2019s p o p u la tio n W a ld e n b o o k s has no t heard o f it. In fa c t th e y ju s t o p e n e d a new b ra n ch at 129 M o n ta g u e (co rn e r o f H enry) and ju d g in g fro m th e n u m b e r o f b ro w s e rs in th e sh o p it w as an fn s ta n t s u c c e s s . T here are s e c tio n s fo r fic tio n and n o n -fic tio n , s c ie n c e , garden and c o o k b o o k s in p a p e rb a ck s and hard co vers. M a nag er S teven D ilea has to keep th e m all in s to c k s in c e th e d e m a n d has been b e tte r th a n he e x p e cte d . A nd so W a ld e n b o o k s is p ro vin g to be a w e lc o m e a d d itio n to B ro o kly n H e ig h ts .Waldenbooks at 129 Montague Street isopen Sunday 12 to 5 pm, Monday 10 am to 9pm, Tues, Wed. Thurs, 10 am to 6 pm, and Friand Sat. from 10 am to 9 pm. 858-2958.Music Tax A BowA ll to o o fte n , the p ro d u c ts and p ro ce e d s o f yo u r hard-sp end tax d o lla rs seem a b s tra c t and a m o rp h o u s . W e 're to ld th a t the ta x e s th a t go to keep b u re a u cra c ie s top -h e a vy and n u c le a r a rm a m e n ts p ro life ra tin g are w o rth w h ile e xp e n se s, bu t it's rare th a t the h u m a n ita ria n s id e of th e fru its o f the IRS are so flo rid ly d is p la y e d .For a b it o f aural, tax-levy e n te rta in m e n t, th o u g h , th e O rc h e s tra of New York w ill be c o m in g to B ro o kly n th is F riday, p la y in g B ra h m s %u2019 S erenade in D M ajor, the O ve rtu re to th e M a rriage of F ig aro by M ozart, and K o ff's LaR oll o ve r H a llm a rk -a rtis ts fro m B ro o klyn are m a k in g th e ir o w n C h ris tm a s cards, so m e o f w h ic h are c u rre n tly on d is p la y in the C orner G a lle ry o f The B ro o klyn M u seu m . A rtis ts lis te d in th e C o m m u n ity G a llery B ro o klyn R e g is try w ere asked th is season to send th e ir ha nd m a d e C h ris tm a s d e s ig n s in to th e M u se u m , and th e ca rd s are now h a n g in g , e n ve lo p e s and a ll. The e x h ib itio n , e n title d , %u2018S e a so n %u2019s G re e tin g s ,%u2019 c o n ta in s p rin ts , o ff-s e t p rin tin g , p h o to g raphy, xe ro xe s, c o lla g e s , w a te rc o lo rs , and o th e r m e dia d e sig n s.Win,PlayAnd ShowThe RSVP R e p e rto ry T h e a tre C o op is ru n n in g a s p e c ia l h o lid a y pla y in o n ly tw o p e rfo rm a n c e s up ahead, a d a p te d by RSVP A rtis tic D ire c to r B e rn a d e tte C a ru so fro m a s h o rt s to ry , %u201c The V e lve te e n R a b b it,%u201d by M a rgery W illia m s . T he s h o w s c o m e rig h t a fte r C h ris tm a s b u t b e fo re N ew Y e a r%u2019s, s m a ck in th e m id d le o f th a t a w kw a rd tim e w here y o u %u2019re ne ver q u ite su re w hen to do w h a t on w h ic h days, m a k in g it an ide al w ay to sp end an a fte rn o o n .%u201c The Velveteen Rabbit%u201dwill be performed by theRSVP Theatre Coop in thePark Slope MethodistChurch. 8th St. and 8thAvenue, on Dec. 29 and 30 at3pm. Admission is $1.50. $1for children. For moreinformation andreservations, call 768-1985.V irg e n De La M arcarena, c o n d u c te d by B rian B rum an and overseen by M u sica l D ire c to r Paul D u n ke l. The o rc h e s tra is an o ffs h o o t o f The B ro o kly n P h ilh a rm o n ia , s u p p o rte d (as is its p a re n t g ro up) by fe d e ra l m o n ie s fro m th e C o m p re h e n s iv e E m p lo y m e n t and T ra in in g A ct (CETA) A rtis t's P ro je ct.The Orchestra of New York willappear at the St. James Cathedral onDec. 22 at 8pm: the performance will befree. The Cathedral is located betweenthe Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges at233 Jay Street. Call 596-2222 for furtherinformation.p h o to g ra p h s o f o rd in a ry o b je c ts , ye t th e y d e liv e r a C h ris tm a s m e ssag e o f w a rm th and fa m ily th ro u g h th e s o ft co zy fo rm s th e y ca p tu re . E !lie B ison s e n t he r ca rd in a d e lig h tfu l c o lla g e e n ve lo p e th a t m ix e s to g e th e r C h ris tm a s , th e p o s ta l s y s te m , and th e h e c tic ru sh th a t a lw a ys tag s a lo n g w ith th e h o lid a y se ason . It%u2019s to o bad w e a ll c a n %u2019t re c e ive p e rso n a lize d C h ris tm a s ca rd s every year like th e M u se u m , b u t th e y are s h a rin g th e ir b o u n ty w ith us u n til Ja n u a ry 13.SEASON'S GREETINGS'- An exhibit ofartist%u2019s Christmas cards is in the CornerGallery of The Brooklyn Museum, 200 EasternParkway, from December 15 through JanuaryThe HeightsOf Winter TheaterS n o w h a s n %u2019t se en it fit to b u ry th e s tre e ts ju s t yet, b u t th e re %u2019s sn o w and c o ld and a d v e n tu re at th e heart o f the H e ig h t%u2019s P la y e rs %u2019 w in te r c h ild re n %u2019s tale, %u201c T h e S n ow Q u e e n .%u201d The s to ry -lin e is p ic k e d up and a d a p te d fro m the o rig in a l by H a ns C h ris tia n A n d e rs o n , d ire c te d by A n n e B u rr S ta n to n , and it p la ys its c lo s in g run th is w e e k e n d , ju s t on the ne ar s id e o f C h ris tm a s .%u201c The Snow Q ueen\the Heights Players, will play Dec. 22,23at 2pm in the Heights Players Theater,26 Willow Place, $2 ($1.50 for children),call 237-2752 for information and reservations.Putting Your Best Foot ForwardW as it %u201c B u b b lin g B row n S u g a r,%u201d th e B ro a d w a y m u s ic a l, th a t ch a n g e d e v e rth in g ? It c e rta in ly pla yed a gre at p a rt in th e p re s e n t p o p u la rity o f tap d a n c in g . In %u201c B u b b lin g B row n S u g a r,%u201d H o n i C o le s d id h is ta p d a n c in g ro u tin e , th e a u d ie n c e w e n t w ild every n ig h t and ta p d a n c in g g ro u p s w e re s u d d e n ly b a ck in d e m a n d as th e y had never been b e fo re .Tap d a n c in g g ro u p s and s o lo is ts in th e 30%u2019s and 4 0 %u2019s ap peared in, it se e m s, every m o vie ever p ro d u c e d in H o lly w o o d d u rin g th a t tim e . T h ey w ere a ls o in th e Z ie g fie ld F o llie s , th e C o tto n C lu b and w ere re g u la rs at th e A p o llo T h e a tre in H a rle m , w h e re H o ni C o le s w a s th e m anager.In th e fo o tw o rk s h o w o f a life tim e , fo u r tap d a n c in g g ro u p s and s o lo is ts fro m th e 3 0 %u2019s and 4 0 %u2019s are a p p e a rin g at T he B ro o k ly n A c a d e m y o f M u sic. H o n i C o le s and The C o p a s e tic s , S a ndm an S im s (the L o c o m o tiv e ) and The H o o fe rs , T h e N ic h o la s B ro th e rs fro m %u201c S to rm y W e a th e r%u201d m o vie fa m e , and Leon C o llin s (th e W h irlw in d ) w h o p e rfo rm e d w ith G ene K ru pa and yo u re m e m b e r w h a t h is b e a t w as lik e .T ru m p e te r D izzy G ille s p ie , w h o a c c o m p a n ie d n u m e ro u s N ic h o la s B ro th e rs p e rfo rm a n c e s w ill rea ppe ar w ith th e m to g e th e r w ith Jazz s in g e r Joe C a rro ll and th e R udy S te ve n so n S e xte t.STEPS IN TIME, a Tap DanceFestival, with The Nicolas Brothers, TheCopasetics, The Hoofers and LeonCollins, music by Dizzy Gillespie. JoeCarroll and the Rudy Stevenson Sextetat The Brooklyn Academy of Music.Dec. 29 at 8pm, Dec. 30 at 2pm. Tickets,$9.50. S7.50 and $5.50. Call 636-4100 formore information. LThere are c h u rc h e s , k itte n s , sa ntas, w a lks, b rid g e s, and lo ts o f d e lic a te flo w e rs . J u d ith C ovle B ush se n t tw o h la ck and w h itel Jin . bail 0J0-3UUU lur m ore iniurinaiiun.Page 28, The PHOENIX, December 20.1979Arts and Crafts And Christmas