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TV and MOVIES

Humanitas Nominees: Roseanne--usually known for her acting--ended her sitcom reign with recognition Thursday for her writing skills. She was among 26 writers nominated for the 1997 Humanitas Prizes for television programs and theatrical films “that most fully communicate human values to their audiences.” Roseanne was cited with co-writer Drew Ogier for an episode of her ABC sitcom called “The Miracle,” which will compete for a $10,000 prize in the 30-minute TV category with episodes of ABC’s “Grace Under Fire” (by Stevie Ray Fromstein) and the canceled NBC series “Something So Right” (Bob Tischler). Finalists in the 60-minute category are ABC’s “NYPD Blue” and two episodes of CBS’ “Chicago Hope.” TV network movie nominees are “First Do No Harm” (ABC), “The Summer of Ben Tyler” (CBS) and “William Faulkner’s Old Man” (CBS). Vying for the $25,000 prize for best feature film are “Secrets & Lies” (written by Mike Leigh), “Shine” (Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks) and “Jerry Maguire” (Cameron Crowe). The Pacific Palisades-based Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute will announce the winners July 9.

RADIO

Talkin’ It Up: Several recording artists whose music is played regularly on KKBT-FM (92.3 The Beat) will take a turn as deejays on the radio station Saturday. The group Immature will handle the 10 a.m. to noon slot, Heavy D will pull his weight from noon to 2 p.m., Ginuwine will be on from 2-4 p.m., Ice Cube will chill the airwaves from 4-7 p.m. and the Comrads will man the 7-10 p.m. shift. All will introduce songs, tell stories and take listener calls.

KIIS Concert: Radio station KIIS-FM (102.7) will broadcast “KIIS Concert 5,” its sold-out benefit concert featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Erykah Badu, Salt-N-Pepa, Nu Flavor and others, live from Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. Also among the scheduled performers at the show, a benefit for Pediatric AIDS Foundation, are basketball stars Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O’Neal, and singer Bob Carlisle, whose debut album, “Butterfly Kisses,” was the nation’s No. 1 seller last week.

ART

Stolen Klee Returned: A 1922 watercolor by Swiss modernist Paul Klee, stolen 34 years ago from Washington’s Phillips Collection, has found its way home. The sailing scene “Little Regatta” was taken from the wall of the Phillips’ second-floor Klee gallery in early 1963 by an unknown thief. But the painting was quietly returned to Phillips Director Charles S. Moffett last month by retired businessman Edward Puhl, who said he bought the artwork at an outdoor antiques fair in southern Maryland a year or two after the theft. Moffett said that Puhl, who recalls paying “$1,200 or $1,800” for the work, “hoped he’d made a great find but never had time to pursue the matter until recently.” The watercolor, said to be “in excellent condition,” was insured for $20,000 at the time of its theft, and one modern art dealer estimated that it might now be worth in the low- to mid-six-figure range.

OPERA

Restoration Efforts: The Three Tenors--Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras--raised about $1.8 million for the reconstruction fund for Venice’s La Fenice opera house and Barcelona’s Grand Theatre del Liceu during a benefit concert this week in Pavarotti’s hometown of Modena, Italy. Both theaters were badly damaged by fire. Among those who paid $350 for front-row concert seats were pop star Michael Jackson and movie director Franco Zeffirelli.

QUICK TAKES

Former “Baywatch” babe Pamela Anderson Lee and rocker Tommy Lee are expecting their second child, Tommy Lee announced during a New York radio interview Thursday. The couple’s first child, Brandon, is a year old. . . . The first new full-length Winnie the Pooh movie in more than 20 years, “Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin,” will premiere direct-to-video on Aug. 5, with 14-year-old Brady Bluhm (“Dumb and Dumber,” “Alone in the Woods”) as the new voice of Christopher Robin. . . . Universal will release the Jim Carrey box-office hit “Liar Liar” on video Sept. 30. It will be released in both letterbox and pan-and-scan formats. . . . Adam West, the original caped crusader, said in the New York Post Thursday that he’d like to play Batman’s long-lost uncle in a yet-to-be-hatched “Batman 5.” . . . The hit percussion-and-dance show “Stomp” will be turned into a television special on cable’s HBO this fall. The show will be filmed outdoors, using Manhattan’s skyline and the city’s rooftops, billboards, gritty alleys and a Brooklyn warehouse as locations. . . . Actor Michael Keaton will be the keynote speaker at today’s opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics 1997 Summer Games at 7 p.m. at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. . . . A somewhat revised version of “Mendel & Moses,” a new musical in which a contemporary Jew is whisked back to ancient Egypt, will open at the mid-sized Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills on July 21, following a run at the sub-100-seat Century City Playhouse, where it closed Sunday. . . . A performance by recording artist Duncan Sheik (“Barely Breathing”) from the Art Institute of Houston will be broadcast live over the Internet today at 5 p.m. at https://www.audionet.com/concerts/chase/sheik/.