—JOHN METELSKY

"The arts mean business," declared Wolf Trap President Terrence Jones at the Mar. 26 Luncheon. Jones said the "not-for-profit arts industry in metropolitan Washington plays a key role in the regional economy, generating almost $1.4 billion in direct expenditures, and nearly 29,000 full time jobs." He said Wolf Trap, America's only national park for the performing arts, has been a leader in education for decades and has "directly served more than two million children by using the arts to teach early learning skills." Jones said Wolf Trap's schedule this season includes, "Some Like It Hot", featuring veteran actor Tony Curtis, who also starred in the movie version in 1957 with Jack Lemon and Marilyn Monroe. In the movie, Curtis said, he and Lemon "were dressed up as girls." Curtis claims a famous dress designer who measured the three stars told Marilyn, "You know, Tony Curtis has a better looking 'posterior' than you."

Actor Tony Curtis, center, receives the NPC "Oscar Equivalent"—the traditional coffee mug—as featured speaker Terrence Jones, left, President and CEO of Wolf Trap, and NPC President John Aubuchon join a large audience in applause.
PHOTO BY MARSHALL H. COHEN