Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 29, 1995 TAG: 9509290041
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS BANKS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
They'll be making toast.
Lots of toast.
In fact, they'll be browning bread till they're blue in the face.
Members of Virginia Tech's Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club are set to turn out about 400 slices of toast tonight for Saturday night's showing of the (in)famous cult film.
Club members are planning a big event for the 20th anniversary of the release of the movie.
Don't look now, Ethel, but these guys and gals are wired.
"What other movie can you run around in your underwear while everyone's throwing rice and toast at you?" notes club president Becca Cardo. "Since this year's the 20th anniversary of the release of the film, the cast is going all out."
The club has put together a complete cast who will act out each scene from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" as it is projected behind them in Squires Student Center's Commonwealth Ballroom. The movie starts at 11 p.m. Saturday.
The club even recruited chemistry professor James Glanville (a "closet Rocky fan") to play the part of the narrator.
Admission is only $2, but you'll also want to buy your own "Rocky Horror Picture Show" survival kit at the door. It contains everything you need for the blowout: rice, cards, forks, toilet paper and (of course!) toast. The standard kit is $1. A deluxe kit (water pistol included) is $2.
If you've never been to a showing, club advisor Robert Sebek advises you come early.
"People who have never seen the film before - virgins - will be encouraged to participate in a ceremony before the film and will receive a certificate proving their participation in the greatest cult movie of all time," Sebek explained.
MOUNTAIN GROWN: If your roots are in the mountains, you'll want to plant yourself at the Pembroke Heritage Festival Saturday. The Giles County community will celebrate mountain life with entertainment, demonstrations, contests, crafts and lots of home cooked food.
The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You'll see how your ancestors made soap, pieced quilts and cooked apple butter. You can shop at the farmer's market, get your portrait painted and ogle the participants in the beard contest. You'll even hear some fine old-time guitar playing at this festival.
Historical re-enactments are part of the day's activities. Scenes from "The Long Way Home" will be presented, along with depictions by Revolutionary War soldiers, sons of Confederate veterans and Native American dancers.
Admission to the festival is free. For $4, you can buy a hearty country breakfast at the Pembroke Christian Church. Volunteers will be dishing it out from 7 to 10 a.m.
For more information, call Brenda Williams at 626-7772.
"FIRE!": That's not the word Gottleib Beitterman wants to hear.
"The Firebugs," a comical satire now showing in Radford University's Black Box Theatre, is the story of Gottleib Beitterman, a cautious German businessman who finds that his two uninvited house guests are the arsonists who have already burned down much of the town.
Student director Daniel Lane thinks the funniest part of this play is the hero's "sheer unwillingness to accept that his house is going to burn."
Lane, a junior from Haymarket, spent this past summer working as an intern for the Santa Fe Opera. He also assisted Roberto Pomo, chairman of Radford University's theater department, in creating last year's multimedia show, "Galileo."
In "The Firebugs," Lane directs actors Marc Rutt, Karen Van Helden, Dave Burns and James Nocito.
The play shows tonight and Saturday at 8 in Porterfield Hall. Admission is free.
CAN THESE GUYS COUNT? The fact that the Dixie Power Trio has four musicians isn't the only thing wacky about this group.
There's the cornet player who also plays washboard, harmonica and zydeco accordion.
It's not unusual for these bandsmen to follow Louis Armstrong's theme song with a Led Zeppelin tune.
And they even claim they'll burn the banjo on stage...for a small extra charge.
Following the recent release of their second album, "Greetings from Gumboville," the Dixie Power Trio will visit Blacksburg tonight for a show at the Cafe at Champs, a new jazz and blues club on North Main Street. You're in for a New Orleans evening, starting at 9.
The band features a funky combination of instruments, including cornet, accordion, banjo, tuba, harmonica and drums. Original music, as well as popular covers, are part of the act.
The cover charge tonight is $5.
HAPPY 100! Virginia Tech's music department celebrates the 100th anniversary of composer Paul Hindemith's birth with a concert Monday night at 8 in Squires Recital Salon.
Hindemith was born in Germany in 1895 and became a United States citizen in 1946. His compositions - including operas, symphonies, ballets and lots of chamber music works - brought neoclassical structure to contemporary music. Hindemith used many 16th century techniques in his composing.
In Monday's concert, you'll hear several chamber works performed by Virginia Tech faculty musicians. The program includes pieces for strings, woodwinds and brass instruments.
Admission is $3 for everyone. You may pick up tickets at the box office in Squires Student Center Monday evening before the concert.
YOU ARE GETTING SLEEPY... Not!
If there's one thing hypnotist Tom Deluca won't do, it's put you to sleep.
The former therapist with a master's degree in psychology has been wowing audiences for over a decade. Twice, Deluca was named "College Entertainer of the Year" by the National Association for Campus Activities.
Deluca's blend of humor and hypnotism makes him a big draw with kids of all ages.
Deluca will perform Saturday as part of Radford University's homecoming festivities. His show starts at 8 p.m. in the Dedmon Center.
Public admission is $5. Admission with Radford University identification is $3. For ticket information, call 831-5420.
by CNB