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I just received a brochure about the Dallas Video Festival '90, being held this week at the Dallas Museum of Art. This is a four-day event, with an admission charge of $18 for the full four days, though single day tickets are available for less. The first event on the program, tonight, (Thurs., Nov. 15) is called "Eine Kleine Nacht Vid", and was done by Jim Pomeroy. (Jim teaches video production at the University of Texas at Arlington, and uses Amigas for his classes.) It says this particular production is "A recital for chamber video ensemble, Jim Pomeroy, concertmaster. This 45-minute interactive performance includes computer-processed video projection and pre-recorded and improvisational pieces authored by members of the ensemble." I take this to mean that it is a group of pieces done by Jim and his students. I've seen some of their work, and it is excellent. While most of the presentations in this show are purely video, there is one section entitled: THE AMIGA SHOW "The advent of Commodore's Amiga computer has put graphic and animation possibilities into the hands of the independent. This show reflects recent work produced by artists around the country who use the Amiga as a creative tool." The presentations at this show come from all over the world, and the Amiga is the only computer I saw even mentioned by name in the brochure. They gave 1 1/2 hours to the all-Amiga presentations, and five minutes of that time will be filled by an animation by a member of our computer club, Marily Caughran. She did an animation about fish, incorporating some of her hand-drawn fish of various types with real footage taken by another of our members who is a scuba diver. The hand drawn fish and the fish on the film are all combined in her video, and the piece has a complete plot. The Dallas Museum of Art has a number of Amigas, which they use regularly in their work. Betty