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Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press, Oct. 29, 1972 lo-B I 1 Rose Kosches: Writes, Lives Beauty By BETSY ZEISS the Cape Coral Public Lf-r- and a poetry reading in the" round session, with her to them the myriad ways in which they can express this feeling. And it is for this reason that she will share some of her thoughts on poetry at a "Meet the Author" party at dents participating, later; mo. i. iiiuuui at one 1 1 rvim vu 1 7-Day Thanksgiving Cruise Escorted by Phillips, News Director of WBBH-TV ABOARD Newt-Press staff Wrlttr Finding beauty in other than the obvious and having the ability to relate this appreciation through a variety of media are two talents which have shaped the personality and character of Rose Kosches, whose latest original work is a small volume of verse, "From the Heart is Heard." Designed and illustrated by sher, the booklet consists of several dozen poems about which she says, "They express a people-to-people thing.

In times of anxiety, frustration and chaos, people need to hold hands to bolster one another. Somehow trials are easier to take if you know someone else is experiencing them. The gifted and impeccably groomed Mrs. Kosches, a resident of Cape Coral, is generally locally as a teacher of creative writing and English literature at Edison Community College, as a former president of the American Association of University Women, and current president of the congregation of Temple Beth-El a first for a woman in the state of Florida. Persons who are less well informed might nonetheless remember that she has enthusiastically guided local students in Europe for five summers or that she sang in the Southwest Florida Opera Association's "Madame Butterfly" last season.

They might even have spotted her in the Fort Myers Symphony chorus. Closer friends are aware that she was trained for the concert stage and today considers the baby grand piano that her late husband gave her as a wedding present her most treasured possession. other as well as with the children in the family. Since French, German and English were spoken in her home, her ear early in life became attuned to the nuances and intonations of several tongues. It is this same feeling for language its rhythm and its melody that she en-, courages her students to grasp as the essence of communication.

"Good grammar can come later," she explains. "The important thing is to keep the ideas flowing." One of her techniques for doing just this is to turn an event Into a happening. How many people besides Rose Kosches have a christening party for a Siamese cat, with invitations sent in three languages? Or pause at the grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning long enough to recall some of the events in her life and to think upon the verse she wrote? How many people number among their good friends the clergy of half a dozen denominations as well as the community's leaders in both education and the arts? In praise of this situation, Mrs. Kosches remarks, "We have a unique community. When we get too large, we lose touch.

The joy of maturing is to know yourself but not at the expense of others. Here the community leaders in the various disciplines support one another." She flashed a smile, "One of the beautiful things about life is that creative expression is a part of everyday living. Your reaction to the sights and sounds, to the people, to the beauty of life. They are fundamental to all living." It is this awareness that Mrs. Kosches seeks in her own zest for living and tries to develop In her students by demonstrating to them the many ways in which they can find loveliness and joy in the most mundane activity, at the same time pointing out The Golden Era of Caribbean Cruising to iisipiteBi 4 tV SAN JUAN ST.

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Incorporating both choral speech and chancel dance, the work is scheduled for production at Temple Beth-El in the spring of 1973. Mrs. Kosches attributes her creative bent and her insatiable joy in living to the fact that she had "good parents," artists both her mother was a pianist and her father a signer who communicated well with each Naples with Bill Wenzel of Lehigh Acres and Fort Myers acting as technical director. Mrs. Andrew Neal, opera association president said season tickets at $6.25 for adults and $3.65 for students are good for the Nov.

18 production and another production March 31, may be purchased at Abbey's Tobacco and News Shop, Edison Mall; Quality Card Shop, Cape Coral Parkway and the Arcade Cigar Store in Fort Myers. Season tickets will also be available at the November 19 opening. Departures Dec. thru April frem SfAC Per feraen LJ Double Occ. 3-DAY CRUISES 4-DAY CRUISES OUR LOW GROUP RATES INCLUDE: Round Trip But Fort Myn to Miami Spacious Cabins 2 Low.r Bsdi Private Bathroom Compter Facilitwt Cocktail Party end All Meals Aboard Ship female lead in both "Madame Butterfly" and "Caval-leria Rusticana" staged by the Southwest Florida Opera Association last season.

She has also appeared in Edison Players shows, Fort Myers Symphony Orchestra concerts and has sung at Temple Beth-El's High Holy Day services. Filling out the "Down In the Valley" cast will be: Ray Wain as the lover who dies in the gallows for his sweetheart; Gregory Zenner as the father who tries unsuccessfully to come between the lovers; and Clark Bell, who steps into the boots of the moneylender. Both Wain and Zenner appeared in last season's presentations. Wain, choirmaster at St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Naples, has also appeared with the Naples Players in "H.M.S.

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Two a operas, "Sister Angelica" by Puccini and Kurt Weill's "Down In the Valley" will be staged-November 18 at the Fort Myers High School auditorium. Although most of the performers appearing in the two operas will be well-known to local audiences for their appearances in last season's presentations by the opera association, two new voices will be heard in the opening production of the 1972-1973 season. Linda McNaughton Thompson of Sarasota and Jerry Casey of Naples will play major roles in the upcoming production. Miss Thompson will play The Princess in "Sister An-g 1 i a A newcomer to Southwest Florida she has studied voice at Peabody Conservatory In Baltimore, and the Mannes College of Music in New York City and has appeared in musical productions In both Baltimore and New York City. a i one of the lovers in "Down In the Valley" will be Miss Casey, organist at the First Baptist Church of Naples who earned her degrees in voice and piano from Golden Gate Baptist Seminary In Mill Bailey, Calif.

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