ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, April 11, 1997 TAG: 9704110032
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: out & about
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS-BANKS
Nationalsozialistiche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei.
It stood for the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
It stood for Nazi.
How - we're asking still - does an apparently respectable, intelligent citizen become a Nazi? What makes a decent man adopt despicable convictions?
These are some of the troubling questions C.P. Taylor addresses in his play, "GOOD." It's the upcoming mainstage production at Radford University.
Robert Pomo is the director, and actor Robert Pine is the guest artist for this thought-provoking play. Each year, a professional actor or actress works closely with Radford University students on a theater production. During his stay on campus, Pine has shared advice on acting careers and techniques.
Best known for his role as Sgt. Joe Getraer on the long-running TV series "CHiPs," Pine most recently appeared in the hit movie "Independence Day." His television credits include "Murder, She Wrote," "Picket Fences," "Renegade" and "Murder One." A versatile actor, Pine's roles range from Tom Selleck's father on "Magnum P.I." to John F. Kennedy in the TV movie "Hoover vs. the Kennedys."
"GOOD" opens Tuesday and continues through April 19 in Porterfield Theatre. Shows are at 8 each evening.
Tickets are on sale at the Porterfield Theatre box office. They're $5 for the public, $4 for RU faculty and staff and free for RU students. For reservations, call 831-5289.
MYSTIFYING:"Gone Missing Near Witching Way" is the nail biter at the Blacksburg Area Library on Saturday. The mystery by Roanoke playwright Anna Bond, a member of the Dramatist Guild, starts at 7:30 p.m.
Organized Crime, a troupe of professional actors, will present the play which mixes the occult with Virginia folklore. The cast features local performers Elsie McCombs, Anna Dalton, Vicky Sumner and Tyler Barden.
"Gone Missing Near Witching Way" does require audience participation, so those attending will get the chance to fill out arrest warrants and help solve the puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to astute sleuths.
Tickets, on sale at the Blacksburg and Christiansburg libraries, are $10. The cost of admission includes refreshments.
The Montgomery County Friends of the Library is the sponsoring organization. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit library programs.
BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS! You'll find paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, nonfiction, magazines, even some old Bugles (the Virginia Tech yearbooks) at Newman Library today. The second annual gift book sale runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the library.
Lon Savage, chairman of Friends of the University Libraries, said the sale offers about 2,500 books.
"The books were donated to the libraries," he noted. "Some are duplicates of books already among the holdings and others are inappropriate for the libraries' collections."
Last year's sale netted $2,762 for the university's libraries. Ralph McCoy, a retired librarian, served as chairman for the event last year and again this year.
"The book sale allows the Friends to provide a beneficial service to the libraries while giving the public an excellent opportunity to acquire books at extremely low prices," Savage said.
Prices start at 50 cents for magazines, $1 for paperbacks and $2 for hardbacks. Some selected titles are higher.
THERE'S A NEW BOOK IN TOWN: It's called "Nobody's Warriors," and it's by someone who has built his life around his dedication to his country and his community.
I.C. Modrick, a Pennsylvania native who now lives in the Hiwassee community of Pulaski County, wrote "Nobody's Warriors" at the urging of his wife, Patty, and his friends, Jim and Shirley Zalar. They wanted Modrick to share his poignant memories of Vietnam. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran came face-to-face with his pain when he made the decision to write the book.
"Some [memories] were so disturbing and painful that I actually spent several days and nights throwing up after recalling and writing about different incidents," Modrick said.
He wrote the book, however, out of a need he felt to restore the honor of the men and women who served in Vietnam.
"Newspaper and television articles on Vietnam vets being crybabies, drunks and freeloaders have always enraged me and many of my Marine comrades," he explained.
"Nobody's Warriors" is a publication of Pentland Press and is available locally at Walden Books. Modrick will be at the store in New River Valley Mall on Saturday to autograph copies from 1 to 3 p.m.
A FAMILY AFFAIR: The Martin Family's 12th Anniversary Sing starts tonight and continues Saturday in the Auburn High School Auditorium. A variety of nationally known Christian music groups will perform both nights, starting at 7.
Tonight's lineup includes the Easter Brothers, the Hylton Family and the Wilburns. Saturday it's Charles Johnson and the Revivers with Willis Canada. The Martin Family of Christiansburg will perform at both shows.
The Southern gospel singing includes old hymns, as well as some of the new songs you hear on the radio waves.
Tickets are $8 per night or $12 in advance for both nights. You can buy the advance tickets at Blue Ridge Heating & Air in Christiansburg or at WBLB in Pulaski. Kids, 4-12, get in for $5 and kids under 4 are free.
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