August 5, 1998

NYS Attorney General's office, stepping up its investigation of Apollo Theater's tangled finances, issues subpoena to Percy E Sutton, former Manhattan Borough President, whose business relationship with foundation that manages theater is focus of inquiry; Sutton's company, Inner City Broadcasting, has been accused by African Heritage Network of striking illicit deal to retain syndication rights to television show It's Showtime at the Apollo (M)

Exotic tropical fruits and spices are being incorporated into ice cream as new flavors; most unlikely recruits, include wine, tea, herbs and flowers; photos; recipes (M)

Urbanworld International Film Festival, currrently in second year, has become biggest competitive black film festival in US, and forum for segment of film industry whose voice remains largely unheard; begins on August 5 and runs through August 9 in Manhattan; founder Stacy Spikes comments; photo (M)

Interview with A Scott Berg, author of Lindbergh, exhaustive new biography of Charles Lindbergh, who says subject was first modern media superstar; photos (M)

Arts in America column on Life Performs Art exhibit at Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, which is essentially retrospective of work of dance-based performance artists, Bill T Jones, Meredith Monk and Merce Cunningham; photos (M)