The document is a newspaper article that discusses several topics: 1) An art exhibit at the New Arts Gallery in Litchfield features a variety of contemporary drawing styles from 24 artists, ranging from suggestive cattle drawings to hyper-realistic suburban landscapes. 2) A commentary discusses low expectations for Christina Applegate's new sitcom "Samantha Who?", but says the show is surprisingly good, with Applegate shining in the lead role as a woman with amnesia. 3) AAA has released "Ten Things Parents Can Do To Keep Their Teen Driver Safe" with tips like understanding their teen's maturity level before allowing driving, and establishing driving agreements to promote safety.

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REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007
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Bill Dunn dons his historian cap Joel Osteen cultivates a feel-good
to talk about Halloween. 2D message at NYC’s Garden. 4D
Samantha The face
of today
who? Contemporary art
takes the spotlight
Who knew it’d
be so good? NEW ARTS GALLERY
Mark Gerard McKee, ‘Vanga’s
Well.’
BY TRACEY O’SHAUGHNESSY
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Drawing is undergoing a minor
renaissance. Long the stepchild of
painting and sculptures, the medi-
um has reasserted itself as a pre-
eminent expressive art form. Next
COMMENTARY month, the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, will hold a large exhibition
of drawing today, and earlier this
summer, the Sterling and Francine
Clark Museum held a major retro-
spective of Claude Monet’s draw-
CARRIE ings.
MACMILLAN New Arts Gallery in Litchfield is
currently exhibiting a sampling of
the multifarious styles of drawing
now electrifying contemporary art.
had low expecta- The exhibit of 24 artists runs the
I
gamut from the suggestive, vital
tions for Christina elements of Bernard Chaet’s
“Cows;” through the balletic, fo-
Applegate’s new sit-
cused splendor of Pamela Stock-
com “Samantha amore’s Irisis; to the highly
finished, hyper-realistic drawings
Who?”
of Karl Hartman’s wry suburban
Her last attempt to carry landscapes.
a show (“Jesse,” 1998-2000) See EXHIBIT, Page 2D
was a disappointment. Plus,
the premise of “Samantha
Who?”, in which Apple-
gate’s character awakes
10 things parents
from an 8-day coma with
amnesia, sounded too for-
can do to keep their
mulaic.
teen drivers safe
I grew up watching Apple-
gate shine as the dim-wit-
ted, trashy Kelly Bundy on REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Parents of teenage drivers and
“Married with Children,”
would-be drivers can improve
which aired on Fox from their teens’ safety by heeding tips
from AAA’s new list of “Ten
1987-1997. Kelly’s charac-
Things Parents Can Do To Keep
ter was the only one who Their Teen Driver Safe.” Automo-
bile crashes are the leading cause
could hold a candle to the of death for teens.
“Parents can have a tremendous
effervescent, red-bouffant-
impact on their teens’ safety,” said
wearing Peggy Bundy Susan Pikrallidas, AAA, Vice Pres-
ident of Public Affairs. In conjunc-
(Katey Sagal).
tion with our efforts to strengthen
graduated driver licensing efforts
See APPLEGATE, Page 2D across the country and educate
teenagers on driver safety, AAA
created a list of 10 things parents
can do to help keep their teen driv-
ers safe all year long.”
Know and understand their
teens – Not all teens are ready to
drive at the same age. Teenagers
mature, develop emotionally, and
become responsible at varying
Christina Applegate stars as Samantha on ‘Samantha Who?’
rates, which parents need to gauge
The show airs Monday nights at 9:30 on ABC.
as they permit their teens to drive.
ABC/BOB D'AMICO
See TIPS, Page 2D