Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 3, 1993 TAG: 9303040138
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Donna Alvis-Banks
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
SILVER SCREEN COWBOYS RIDE EACH MONTH
They were the good guys back in the days when it was clear who the good guys were.They fired their six-shooters. They cracked their whips. They made the bad guys disappear in a cloud of gray dust.
They were kind to women, children and horses.
They were handsome and strong and didn't cuss.
Even their names were dashing: Lash La Rue, Sunset Carson, Buster Crabbe, Johnny Mack Brown, Roy Rogers, John Wayne.
They were the heroes of the silver screen.
They were, indeed, heroes to folks like John Rutherford and Edward Wall of Radford.
Rutherford, a Radford University professor, and Wall, a local businessman, collect all kinds of classic films, including the great Westerns.
Each month, the two film buffs share their hobby with us. They're the ones who offer Nickelodeon Films at Radford University.
"We're in our fourteenth year now," Rutherford said.
Rutherford, who says he has 75-plus in his collection of classic films, admits that Gary Cooper is his number one hero among the cowboy superstars.
"But I like them all," he added.
Nickelodeon Films are free and open to the public. Three movies are featured in a showing Saturday at 7 p.m. in 108 Russell Hall on the Radford University campus.
"The Quiet Man," a 1952 action Western starring The Duke himself, is in the lineup. Also showing is "El Paso Kid" with Sunset Carson and "Heart of the Golden West," a Roy Rogers classic with a cast that includes George "Gabby" Hayes and Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers.
\ BAROQUE FOLK: Three talented local musicians will present a recital of music from the Baroque period Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church of Radford.
Soprano Lynn Loftus will be joined by Libby Todd Watts on oboe and Lura Alice Robertson on harpsichord in this concert featuring the elaborate and emotional style of the Baroque composers.
The trio will perform works by J.S. Bach, George F. Handel and Francois Couperin.
The recital is open to the public. The church is at 201 Fourth St. in Radford.
\ OYSTERS ANYONE? Slusser's Chapel on Mount Tabor Road in Blacksburg will have its annual oyster and turkey dinner Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.
The menu includes your choice of fried oysters or turkey with dressing, baked potato, green beans, coleslaw, rolls and beverages. Homemade desserts are part of the deal, too.
Tickets, available at the door, are $6.50 for adults or $3.25 for children 12 and under.
Questions? Call 951-1757 or 552-8737.
\ DINNER WINNER: The Pine Tavern - that charmingly quaint restaurant and inn in Floyd County - is offering a dinner theater each Wednesday in March.
The Floyd Theatre Group will present "An Actor's Nightmare," a zany comedy by Christopher Durang. Laura Byler is the director.
The action works around a character named George, a stranger who finds himself pulled on stage to fill in for an ailing actor. The other actors are not sure what play is being performed. George is caught in the middle of a scene that could be from "Private Lives," "Hamlet," a play by Samuel Beckett or "A Man for All Seasons."
The Pine Tavern opens at 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Reservations for dinner should be made by 7 p.m. The play runs from 8:30 to 9:30. Refreshments will be served after the performance.
The cost is $3, plus dinner. Tickets for the show only are $4.
The inn is on Virginia 221 north of Floyd. Call 745-4482 for reservations.
\ WHAT CAN YOU DO? Can you sing? Act? Dance? Play harp with your toes?
No matter what your talent, you're welcome to the Follies '93 Kickoff Party on Tuesday. It starts at 6:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, Eighth and Wadsworth streets, in Radford.
Sponsored by Radford Community Hospital, the annual variety show is set for March 26 and 27 at Radford High School. Tuesday's party is a casting call for participation from the community.
Those who attend will meet the director from Cargill Producing Organization in New York. Information on auditions will be available and you may sign up for rehearsal times.
This year's show is a benefit for the Emergency Relief Fund which provides help for people who need health care following a discharge from the hospital.
For details about Follies '93, call 731-2558.
\ LOOKING TO BUY OR JUST LOOKING? The Blacksburg Regional Art Association has teamed up with several local businesses to find ways for local artists to display and sell their work.
Works by Pat Bevan, Lyndall Mason and Carole Pappas are showing at three Blacksburg firms.
"Recent Pastels," a collection of paintings by Bevan, are at Dean Witter, 102 Colony Park at 2001 S. Main St. The office is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pappas' "Paintings with a Greek Theme" remain on display at Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea at 700 N. Main St. The pastry shop is open from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Mason's show, "Mixed Media," is the exhibit at See Mark Optical, 2401 S. Main St. Hours there are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
The Blacksburg Regional Art Association is looking for additional exhibition sites. For more information, call Nadine Allen, committee chairwoman, 552-1798.