Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, August 20, 1994                   TAG: 9408220069
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: By STEPHEN FOSTER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

LYRIC REVIVAL GROUP LOOKS FOR BOARD MEMBERS

About 20 people involved with the committee met Thursday and began creating a list of people who could serve as the board of directors for the group, said Lindsay West, one of those spearheading the effort.

The board will include such people as West; Clive Cranwell, who works with HCMF Corp., which manages the theater property; John Kline, owner of Gentry Studio; and Blacksburg Assistant Town Manager Bonnie Svrcek. The organizers plan to ask some individuals who did not attend Thursday's meeting, such as former Virginia Tech President William Lavery, to sit on the 12-15 member board.

When it meets Sept. 1, the board will begin working out the details to apply for nonprofit corporate status, "so we can have a proper organization," West said. The status, which should take four to six months to receive, would make the committee eligible for grants and other monies.

The board also will review the formation of several committees that will target specific aspects of the effort such as publicity, architecture, marketing and the all-important fund raising.

Organizers continue to be optimistic about their chances for success, pointing to HCMF's , and a sizeable turnout at a reception to discuss the venture at The Grove, home of Tech President Paul Torgersen and his wife, Dot, three weeks ago.

"It's going to be a joint effort and everyone is going to pull together," said Jim Dymock, manager of Davidson's on Main Street, and another of the board members.