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Patterns of Paradise 
An exhibition containing more than 
150 examples of tapa from the Pacific 
and Caribbean islands. Southeast Asia, 
Africa, and South America will open in 
Gallery 77 of the American Museum on 
Wednesday, November 1 8. See article on 
page 104. 
Patterns of Paradise will be free to all 
Museum visitors. 
Dance Premiere 
Hurakan ( Heart of Heaven), a full- 
length modern dance piece by the 
Sundance Company, will have its New 
York premiere in the Museum’s Audito- 
rium on Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 
p.m. The Sundance Company spent two 
years conducting research on the ancient 
Maya before the piece began to take its 
final form. Based on Maya myths and 
symbolism, Hurakan is not a re-creation 
of ancient dances but an impressionistic 
dance, created to give the viewer a sense 
of the Maya culture. 
The program is free to all Museum 
visitors. 
Glories from the Sea 
On the weekend of November 21 and 
22, Education Hall will turn into a verita- 
ble paradise for people intrigued and 
awed by the beauty of shells. For this 
Member’s Shell Weekend , samples from 
the Museum’s collection of more than 
two million specimens, and from the col- 
lections of the New York Shell Club, will 
be on display; scientists from the Muse- 
um’s Department of Invertebrates will be 
on hand to discuss mollusks and their life 
styles; and a Mollusk Film Festival will 
be screened in the Auditorium. Many 
more activities are planned for this two- 
day look at some of the world’s most 
beautiful creatures. The program is free 
for members, $2.00 for nonmembers. No 
reservations are necessary. 
John Burroughs: Poet-Naturalist 
How Far Are We from Home: John 
Burroughs, a film portrait of the Ameri- 
can poet-naturalist, will be shown in the 
Auditorium on Wednesday, November 
18, at 7:00 p.m. 
Through his books and articles. Bur- 
roughs (1837-1921) probably did more 
than any other writer to create an interest 
in the natural sciences and outdoor life. 
His essays were used as the basis for the 
first nature studies in American schools. 
The program will be free to all Mu- 
seum visitors. 
Ghost Stories 
All manner of spooks and spirits will 
haunt the Museum on Sunday, Novem- 
ber 1. Still reveling from Halloween the 
night before, they will join Laura Simms 
and other storytellers for sessions of 
Ghost Stories from Around the World. 
There will be three sessions: at 1 1:00 a.m. 
and at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. The morning 
session, with slightly friendlier ghosts, is 
especially geared for children up to age 
seven. The two afternoon sessions are for 
all ages. Tickets are $1.00 for members, 
Tapa headbands (deep orange ) and loincloths from 
the Solomon Islands derive their color from turmeric. 
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