TL20071022-16 "Blake Savadow/The Towerlight Li Hong, with book, performs �The Pledge� with the Towson University Cello Ensemble during the International Cello Festival in the Center for the Arts on Sunday, Oct. 21. The ensemble is made up of Cecylia Barczyk, Julia Kisielewska, Bart Dunn and Frances Borowsky. Towson Cello Ensemble performs Alex Plimack Arts Editor Towson alumnus Chris LaMartina will be premiering his new feature-length horror film �Book of Lore� Tuesday at the Charles Theatre. The script of the film was com-pleted when LaMartina was a junior and production was completed as part of an independent study pro-gram. Working closely with his advisor and professor Greg Faller, LaMartina was able to receive three academic credits. �The time I could have spent in class, I used working on the movie,� LaMartina said. The film features a small town that is plagued by weird folk tales and local leg-ends. When Rick Adam�s girlfriend is murdered, he discovers that the book he has on local murderers may hold the clues to solving her slay-ing. LaMartina has already had suc-cess with the film as it won Best Horror Feature at the ShockerFest International Film Festival. �That was the world premiere of the film, and I couldn�t go because I couldn�t afford a plane ticket,� LaMartina said. The film, which was made for $8,000, beat out other films in the festival that had budgets ranging as high as $2 million. LaMartina financed the film by selling his entire video collection on eBay and by having his friend�s band playing benefit shows. �As we were raising money, we were writing the script,� he said, noting that they went through three drafts of the screenplay. �Book of Lore� has its Baltimore premiere Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Charles Theatre. Tickets are $12. 16The Towerlight October 22, 2007 ARTS Kaitlyn Hart Contributing Writer Beyond the chemistry labs in Smith Hall and the dance studios in the Center for the Arts, students can find dance classes in the Towson Center. Carolyn Walter, a faculty mem-ber in the kinesiology department, teaches the lessons, but not for class credit. Walter said that her passion for dance keeps her motivated to share and teach others. �When you love something, you want to share it and hope other people will love it too,� she said. Walter said she�s also offering dance lessons for the community because they interest a wide range of ages, as young as 17 and as old as 60. Many students bring their fianc�s to learn as well. �Spring-time classes bring a lot of wedding couples,� Walter said. Ballroom has both beginner and intermediate levels of dance. It includes such dances as the Foxtrot, the Waltz, the oldest classic form of ballroom, and Swing, an upbeat favorite characterized by jumps and throws. Ballroom also includes Latin danc-es such as the cha-cha-cha and the Rumba. Ann Woyer, 49, and her husband Bob, 52, have been to four of Walter�s classes and said they love it. �We wanted to learn how to dance because we heard it was good for your mental health, and it was something we could do together,� Ann said. In class, students learn some steps and then try them to the beat of music. Walter and her partner walk around to help people with form and posture. They also use microphones so that everyone can hear clearly while they move back and forth. Jan and Dave Lockwood started dancing five years ago when they were convinced to go to a class by some friends. The couple said they like Walter�s class because she always reviews the steps and is very willing to help. �It�s really great fun,� Dave said. �We�ve been through our bowling phase, our golf phase, and our rac-quet ball phase. Now, we�re in our dancing phase.� The lessons cost $140 per couple for 10 weeks. Beginner classes are on Monday nights and start at 6:45 p.m. Intermediate classes begin at 8 p.m. For more information about upcoming lessons, call 410-252-9922 or e-mail cwdances@bcpl.net. Thinking outside the boxstep in dance class Towson alum premieres film Courtesy Chris LaMartina Dan Vidor, D. Patrick Bauer and Aj Hyde, star in �Book of Lore.� Chris LaMartina debuts film �Book of Lore,� made during independent study The time I could have class, I used the movie. As we were raising money, we were writing the script. Chris LaMartina Film director and alumnus �c spent in cla working on t "
