ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, April 2, 1997 TAG: 9704020029
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 3 EDITION: METRO
Dinner theater tryouts planned
Auditions for the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre's 18th season will be held 1-3 p.m. Thursday in the Sale Theatre of Schoolfield Hall at Ferrum College.
To audition, actors must have collegiate or professional theater experience. The company is also hiring a technician-stage carpenter.
Benefits include salary, room and board. Actors must be able to work full time during the 11-week season, May 14-July 28.
For more information, call artistic director Rex Stephenson at (540) 365-4335.
Hollins Colloquium on German Film
The Hollins Colloquium on German Film will be held tonight through Saturday at the college. This year's event will examine the interrelationship of music and the moving image, from silent film through the Nazi years up to the new German cinema.
All events are free.
On Thursday, the film "Schlafes Bruder" will be shown at 8 p.m. in Babcock Auditorium.
On Friday, presentations by film scholars will be given in the Ballator Gallery in the Moody Center 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. Friday evening, three more presentations will be given in Babcock Auditorium, 7:30-9 p.m. The film "Die Gross Liebe," or "The Great Love" will be shown afterward.
More presentations will be given Saturday starting at 10 a.m. in the gallery. The film "Keiner Liebt Mich" or "Nobody Loves Me" will be shown at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Two more sessions will be held in the gallery, starting at 3:40 p.m. The last film screening will be of "Der Bewegte Mann" or "The Animated Man" at 8 p.m. in Babcock Auditorium.
`Insects in Human Society'
Dr. Tim Mack of Virginia Tech's entomology department will talk about "Insects in Human Society" from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Roanoke Valley Graduate Center.
Mack will share information from his research on insects, which may be of interest to gardeners.
The luncheon presentation is free. To reserve a seat or for more information, call 857-7900.
`Massive resistance' author to speak
R.C. Smith, author of "They Closed Their Doors: Prince Edward County, Va., 1951-1964," will lecture and sign books at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison Museum for African-American History.
Smith's book, first published in 1965, chronicles the closing of the public schools - called massive resistance - in a rural Southside Virginia community in defiance of the 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education decision. A new edition of the book is available.
Shakespeare Festival audition April 13
The Roanoke Valley Shakespeare Festival will hold auditions for its upcoming season April 13, 1-5 p.m. in the Whitman Auditorium at Virginia Western Community College.
Actors, singers and dancers are needed. Be prepared to to do a short scene, read from the script and learn a simple dance routine. Singers must bring a prepared song. An accompanist is provided.
Productions under consideration are ``Taming of the Shrew,'' ``The Tempest,'' ``Richard III,'' ``Antony and Cleopatra'' and ``The Merchant of Venice''.
For more information, please call 857-7327 or 384-6946.
Prize to be given for oldest phone book
As part of their telephone-book recycling campaign, the Clean Valley Council and Bell Atlantic will offer a prize for the oldest C&P Telephone Book with a date prior to 1970.
Bell Atlantic will keep the winning book for its corporate collection.
Contest participants need to deliver their ``oldest'' books to the Clean Valley Council office at the Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Suite 319.
Bell Atlantic will choose a prize from either a cordless phone, caller ID unit, Mickey Mouse telephone or a year's caller ID service.
If you would like more information, please call 345-5523.
Carilion Hospice Services seeks volunteers
Carilion Hospice Services of Franklin County seeks volunteers. An orientation will be April 7-14. Please call the hospice office at (540) 489-6503 for additional information.
Kendig arts award nominees sought
The Kendig Award Committee of the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is requesting nominations of individuals and businesses who have made outstanding contributions to art and culture in the Roanoke region.
Anyone interested in making a nomination should contact the arts council at 342-5790.
High school art exhibition
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge has announced its high school art exhibition. Students may obtain applications at their high school.
More than $600 will be awarded. The Clean Valley Council also offers a $100 purchase award for a sculpture constructed entirely of recycled materials.
Awards presentations will be on May 9 at 6 p.m. The exhibition will be held at the Olin Hall galleries at Roanoke College May 9 to June 6.
The Arts Council can provide additional information at 342-5790.
Virginia safe boating course
Smith Mountain Lake State Park will offer the 1997 Virginia safe boating course.
It will feature a special segment about operating personal watercraft including choosing the right boat and motors, legal requirements and water sport safety.
Most major insurance companies endorse the course and allow insurance premium discounts for graduates.
The course will be at the Smith Mountain Lake State Park Visitors Center at 6:30 p.m. April 9 and 10.
For additional information call 297-6066.
Laban Johnson Arts Scholarship
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge has announced the Laban Johnson Arts Scholarship for students in grades 9-12. Awards will be based on dedication, interest and need. Students may use the grants to purchase art supplies, attend symphony concerts, take music or art lessons or attend theater workshops.
Students may obtain applications at their high school or at the Arts Council. All applications must be postmarked by May 23.
For additional information, please contact the Arts Council at 342-5700.
Smith Mountain Lake photography contest
The Smith Mountain Lake Arts Council has scheduled the John Faber Memorial Photography Contest and Show for Memorial Day weekend.
Contest categories include landscapes and historical locations, sports, people, pets, wildlife, sunrises and sunsets. Photographs may be taken anywhere in the counties surrounding Smith Mountain Lake.
Amateurs or professionals may enter. There is a youth category for those 18 and under.
Entry forms can be picked up at the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce and Partnership or by calling Ellen Constantine, 297-7386, or Judy Lallmang, 297-7386. You may write Ellen Constantine, 1186 Barn Hill Lane, Moneta, Va. 24121.
Virginia Highlands Festival art show
The Virginia Highlands Festival is accepting entries for its juried arts and crafts show.
To compete for the $1,750 in cash prizes, artists must be 18 years old and work must be original. Most paintings, drawings and photography and a variety of other media are acceptable.
The entry fee is $10 for each item.
To obtain an application or more information, write: Virginia Highlands Festival 97-02, P.O. Box 801, Abingdon, Va. 24212
Macrobiotic food preparation
Macrobiotic food preparation techniques and philosophies will be covered during a class meeting from 10 a.m. to noon April 12 at the YWCA in downtown Roanoke.
Instructor Nancy A. Maurelli is a respected food writer, cook and health educator. Instructor Patrick Branch is a classical artist, organic gardener and successful macrobiotic cook and practitioner.
Maurelli and Branch will also teach:
Gluten-free and allergy cooking, April 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
No time to cook - quickie recipes and time-saving techniques, April 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tempting tempeh and super seitan, May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Totally tofu, May 31, 10 a.m.- noon.
Food samples, liquid refreshment and comprehensive handouts will be included in the fees of $18 per class. A 20 percent five-class discount is offered to students taking the full roster.
Classes will meet at the YWCA at 605 First St. Mail payment in advance to Nancy A. Maurelli, Health Management Systems & Support, 315 King George Ave., Roanoke 24016. For more information, call 345-4090.
Politics expert to speak at Hollins
Comparative politics expert and author Gregory S. Mahler, a professor and chairman of the University of Mississippi's political science department, will speak about "Israel's 1996 Election, the Palestinian 1996 Election and Middle East Peace" at 8 tonight in Babcock Auditorium at Hollins College. Mahler spent his recent sabbatical in Jerusalem doing research on the elections.
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