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NEWS I) Thursday, February 29, 1.996 - Page 7 Free ,tax help offered Peabody pianist to perform at ,~t" " .. to ~area residents Western Maryland College Western Maryland College stu- eral and state lax offices. The Yale Gordon Sundays of the Washington Chamber Sym- the Marlboro Music Festival in dents and others trained by IRS The VITA office at WMC will Note series at Western Maryland phony at the Kennedy Center, the Vermont, the Grand Teton Music agents will offer free tax help from be open to the public Tuesday, College will feature pianist Marian Cleveland Orchestra, the Jackson- Festival in Wyoming, the Grand February to early April through the Thursday and Saturday beginning Hahn on Sunday, March 10, at 2 ville Symphony, the North Carolina Canyon Chamber Music Festival, federal Volunteer Income Tax As- Thursday, February. 15 through p.m., in McDaniel Lounge. Symphony, the Orchestra of New the Castle Hill Festival and the sistance (VITA) program. Saturday, April 13, in Gold Room The recital, made possible by a York, the Westchester Philhar- Mohawk Trail Concerts in Massa- The program, open to students B in Decker College Center. The grant from the Peggy and Yale Gor- monic, the Worcester Symphony, chusetts, and the Music Mountain and others who cannot afford pro- office hours are: Tuesday and don Trust, includes selections by and numerous regional and com- Chamber Music Festival in Con- fessional preparation services, es- Thursday, 7-9 p.m., and Saturday, Mozart, Chopin and Schubert. Ad- munity orchestras. She is a frequent necticut. pecially older, handicapped and II a.m.-2 p.m. However, the VITA mission is $5 for adults, $4 for se- performer at the Phillips Collection A graduate of Oberlin College non-English speaking taxpayers, program will nOI operate during niors over 65 and free for members in Washington, D.C., and the and the Juilliard School, her teach- emphasizes self-help assistance to WMC's spring break from March of the WMC community. Gardner Museum in Boston. ers have included John Perry, Ilona those who can help with the prepa- 15-25. Ms. Hahn, a faculty member at She has won top prizes in the Kabos, Leon Fleisher, and Ben- ration of their own taxes. But the Walk-in service is available the Peabody Conservatory of Mu- Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin jamin Kaplan. Ms. Hahn, who now students will provide complete tax from Feb. 15-29, but appointments sic, has performed worldwide, in- Competition, the North Carolina lives in Baltimore, joined the fac- preparation if needed, according to are required after Thursday, Feb- cluding the Metropolitan Museum Symphony Competition, and the ulty at Peabody in 1987. Susan Milstein, associate professor ruary 29. Those seeking help of Art, Carnegie Recital Hall and Simone Belsky Music Award Com- Sundays of Note is an afternoon of economics and business and co- should bring last year's federal and Merkin Concert Hall, all in New petition, and major awards in the series that brings outstanding ordinator of the WMC program. state tax returns and all of the nec- York, and three tours of Europe Leventritt, Busoni International, young instrumentalists and vocal- The student volunteers earn essary 1995 income verification with recitals in Frankfurt, London, University of Maryland and Louise ists to the college three times a year. academic credit for their work in forms. For more information call Milan, Paris, and The Hague. She D. McMahon International compe- The 1996 series concludes April 21 VITA. All returns are checked by Karen Beamer at 751-8261 or Su- has performed on series in Chi- titions. with a recital featuring violin Ms. Milstein, also a certified pub- san Milstein at 857-2456. cago, Washington, D.C., and other She is a founding member of the prodigy Hilary Hahn. lic accountant, and other volunteer Courtesy of Public Information major cities, and made concert ap- Wave Hill Trio and the Amabile Pi- Courtesy of Public Information CPAs before being sent to the fed- pearances with the Boston Pops, ano Quartet and has participated in Smithsonian exhibit to visit campus LOSE 20 POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS A popular, traveling photogra- him arguing before Congress ap- Famous U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team Diet phy exhibit on the history of Afri- pears in the exhibit, his election 1-------- '-, can Americans in Congress will be was contested and he was never During the non-snow off season the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team on display in Western Maryland allowed to take his seat. 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