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Something 'N ew ' O pens At The ChameleonThe Charr.clcor. Caller}%u2019 continues its vveer. the niethed e? eieciitier. end the objects represented. The drawings of Bruce W hitaker, mostly black and white with selective coloring, will be exhibited.%u201cAtlanta Sampson%u2019s story is a bit more unusual than most,%u201d says Brys. She left her home in Minnesota 20 years ago to be a painter in New York City. She was 70 years old at the time. Her non-objective collages include oils, twigs, leaves, fabrics and other objects to form a unified work.There will be an opening reception on Aug. 8, 7-9pm, for the artists at the gallery at 420 Seventh Avenue. For information call 9654583.summer season with %u201cThe New Show,%u201d a group exhibition of the work of five local artists. %u201cThis is an eclectic mix, including paintings, drawings, and mixed media constructions,%u201d says director Carol Brys, who adds that the artists involved are new to the Chameleon.Exhibiting are: Joseph Healy, with his stylized figurative m arker drawings and his new assemblage pieces; Elliot Medow%u2019s mysterious pastels, some abstracted figures, some more literal interiors, will also be included. 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C R A N B E R R Y ) B R O O K L Y N , N Y.ALL M AJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTEDDelivery to: Park Slope %u2022 Boerum Hill %u2022 Brooklyn Htr %u2022 Cobble Hill %u2022 Carroll Gardens %u2022ChjickDelivery 4 C 9 4 cocktailsTake Out Service i Sunday BrunchiE JIE fflilJliflj dPark It Here For Unique Video ShowingCelebrate Brooklyn presents the second night of its %u201cVideo in the Park%u201d on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th Street and Prospect Park West. The program, a continuation of screenings on Aug. 6, features a collection of video works and documentaries, music videos, computer animation, and vintage television. The videos will be shown on a 15%u2019 by 20%u2019 screen, with viewing beginning at 7:45pm.Some of the works which will be shown are: %u201cFlying Morning Glory,%u201d made in Thailand by Skip Blumberg, about a street vendor and how he makes his food; %u201cCartes Postales,%u201d video postcards made in Italy; and %u201cSecond Grade Dreams,%u201d by Maxi Cohen, a collection of interviews of second graders.Others are: %u201cElephant Games,%u201d also made in Thailand by Blumberg, about an elephant rodeo; %u201cTurkey Man,%u201d by the Downtown Community T.V. Center, about a man who makes his living off wild turkeys; %u201cSun City,%u201d the music video to the antiapartheid song; and Olympic Fragments, by Kit Fitzgerald and John Sanborn, shotsfrom the Lake Placid Olympic Games.%u201cVideo in the Park%u201d was originally shown in Queens June 29 and next goes to Manhattan%u2019s Art on the Beach, at the Hudson River and Chambers Street on August 11; to the Bronx, at Van Cortlandt Park, August 12; in Queens%u2019 Astoria Park on August 14; and at Staten Island%u2019s Snug Harbor Cultural Center on August 15.B A C A A n n o u n c e s D e a d lin eF o r P ro m e n a d e A rt S h o wThe BACA/The Brooklyn Arts Council annual Juried Promenade Arts Show is set for September 20 and 21 at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Deadline for entries is August 22. All exhibitors are juried before the show, to insure the quality of the exhibit.Approximately 200 spaces are available in the 36th year of the show. Prizes will be awarded for the best-in-the-show ($100), as well as three first prizes ($50) in juryselected categories. To reserve a space, call 783-3077.A r t T a k e sBERGEN STREET THEATER: The Maverick Theatre Company will present its First Annual Bergen Street Theatre Festival on August 16, with a production of Neil Simon%u2019s %u201cPlaza Suite%u201d at 8pm. The festival will close off Bergen Street between Hoyt and Bond Streets, from 10am to 10pm. The play is directed by Roger Lawson. For information, call 858-6014.CARIBBEAN CELEBRATION: Celebrate Brooklyn%u2019s Summer Music Series at the Prospect Park Bandshell continues with a Caribbean Festival. On August 8, Monyaka, and Lady Peachena and Kalahash; ra indate is August 9 ,3pm. On August 9, Shirley Stewart and Triple-Xtra perform in a double bill with Plutopia; raindate August 10, 3pm. On August 10, Carnival Extravaganzas will feature The Baron with Errol Ince and D Foundation, and Alvin Forteau Dancers accompanied by The Golden Star Steel Band; raindate August 11,8pm. All concerts start at 8pm at the Bandshell, inside the Park at Prospect Park West and 9th Street. Admission is free. For information, call 768-0699HEIGHTS ALADDIN AUDITIONS: Heights Players will hold auditions for %u201cAladdin and Company,%u201d a new musical byDavid Jay Bernstein; directed by Robert G. Waring. Six women and seven men, ages 1640, are needed. Bring music in your key, and be prepared to move. Auditions will be held August 12 and 13, at 7:30pm at the theater, 26 Willow Place. For information, call 237-2762.ANNUAL NUDES: The Belanthi Gallery at 142 Court S t will be bolding its Eighth Annual %u201cMostly Nude%u201d Exhibit from August 7-September 15, paying homage to the human figure. Also currently featured are The American Landscape and The Classical Still Life exhibits, with a new collection of landscapes, photographs, still lifes, florals, surreal paintings, sculpture, drawings, and other assorted works. The Gallery hours are from lOam-midnight, closed Tues. For info, 855-2769.OBSESSION DIGRESSION: %u201cFish or Cut Bait%u201d is a zany lode at the art and obsession of fishing being performed by Nancy & Co./Nancy S tan Bain and Dancers on the Coney Island Boardwalk at West 12th S t on August 9th at 11:30am and 12:15pm. The dancers have set the piece to the music of Taj Mahal and Jean-Luc Ponty, and a text they created themselves. Performances are free. For more information call 858-7125.If YouCan W riteAbout TheArts, W e%u2019veGot SpaceFor YouO v e r th e p a s t d e c a d e T h eP h o e n ix h a s w o n m orea w a rd s fo r its a rts re p o rtin g a n d c o v e ra g e thana n y o th e r n e w s p a p e r into w n . 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