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Page 6C Kerrville Daily Times Sunday, October 24, 1993 Texas music plays well in international circles Entertainment Peter, Paul and Mary reminded me last week that The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind." They reminded me to "Carry on, sweet survivor, carry on." And they reminded me that "We are one." I laughed and cried through those reminders at a sold-out show at Trinity University. Richard Pobson Just called me and reminded me why I keep doing "this." His trio, State of the Heart, pounds the pavement in Nashville, Texas and Europe. His newsletter, "Don Ricardo's Life and Times," is a collector's item each time it arrives, a statement of self-worth, evidence that it is important to keep believing in ourselves. State of the Heart plays at the Leon Springs Cafe (45 minutes up I-10 this Saturday and at the Chicago House in Austin on Sunday. These guys are a long way from home (Nashville) just singing their nongs and telling their stories.

And do they have some stories! Richard is a true blue fan of Townes Van Zandt, and he envisioned an album of Townes' songs interpreted by Richard Dobson That album, "Amigos," is now available by writing Box 12004, Nashville, TN, 3712. It's a keeper. Of course, I start out listening already loving Townes. I also love the tribute album. Richard's latest album is "Blue Collar Blues." That title should tell you something about the music.

These folks play for the people. phone rang while I was working on this column, anc 1 Richard gave me an update. go to Europe for about six each year. I wish it were This last time we played Jiy, Italy, Switzerland, Kathleen Hudson Texas Heritage Music Series Slovenia and Croatia. We were 60km from the war.

Lots of UN troops around for our wait at the border. A bit tense. We played in Zagreb at a rock club. Imagine about 1500 young people at a disco, flashing lights and all, looking up to this trio of folk musicians! It seemed to go over, though. "Hey, I forgot to ask him if they danced to it." Susi, one member of the trio, bought an accordion in Italy, thus opening up an Italian audience.

The man who sold it to her was connected well with the Italian folk scene. Aschi Maurer, the Swiss festival producer, saw Richard at La Zona Rosa in Austin this week. Those European connections run through the entire Texas music I've said in this column many times. Afew more reminders: A new venue for songwriters in San Antonio at the Blue Bonnet Palace. Ron Young (journalist and songwriter) and D.J.

Stone are producing the event which is free to the public-. "Songs of the Southwest" showcased Dan McCoy, Geronimo Trevinio, David Allen and others on October 13. The Lillie Mae Restaurant is now open. Bookings can be obtained through Young at 210-821-5514. A regular Wednesday event.

With this list of reminders, ni head down the road. Happy trails. Top 10 Books Best-selling books as they appear in next week's issue of blishers Weekly. Reprinted with permission. HARDCOVER FICTION 1.

The Bridges of Madison County," Robert James Waller (Warner) 2. "Lasher," Anne Rice, (Knopf) 3. "Nightmares and Dreams- capes," Stephen King (Viking) 4. "Like Water for Chocolate," Laura Esquivel (Doubleday) 5. "Sacred Clowns," Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins) 6.

The Golden Mean," Nick Bantock (Chronicle Books) 7. "Without Remorse," Tom Clancy (Putnam) 8. "Dangerous Fortune," Ken Follett (Delacorte) 9. "The Client," John Grisham (Doubleday) 10. "Decider," Dick Francis (Putnam) HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1.

"Private Parts," Howard Stern (Simon Schuster) 2. "Sein Language," Jerry Seinfeld (Bantam) 3. "Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now," Maya Angelou (Random House) 4. "Stop the Insanity," Susan Powter (Simon Schuster) 5. "The Hidden life of Dogs," Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Houghton Mifflin) 6.

"Embraced by the Light," Betty J. Eadie (Gold Leaf Press) 7. "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," John Gray (HarperCollins) 8. "Eat More, Weigh Less," Dean Ornish, M.D.(HarperCollins) 9. The Fountain of Age," Betty Friedan (Simon Schuster) 10.

"Ageless Body, Timeless Mind," Deepak Chopra, M.D. (Harmony) Video rentals Day," (Columbia TriStar) of No Return," (Warner) (Disney) Down," (Warner) (Touchstone) Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1," (Columbia TriStar) of a Woman," (MCA- Universal) (Live) in the Sky," (Paramount) (Warner) Top singles Mariah 6a- rey (Columbia) 2.Td Do Anything for Love," Meat Loaf (MCA) that She Wants," Ace of Base (Arista) 4 "Just Kickin' It," Xscape (So So Def) 5.The River of Dreams," Billy Joel (Columbia) Mr. Zhane (Flavor Unit) There It Is," Tag Team (Life) (Platinum) Here(Human Nature)-Downtown," SWV (RCA) (Gold) Janet Jackson (Virgin) Tony! Toni! Tone! (Wing) Country singles Come, Easy Go," George Strait (MCA) He Love You," Reba McEntire with Linda Davis (MCA) Time to Kill," Clint Black (RCA) Used to be Mine," Brooks Dunn (Arista) Goodbye," Mark Chesnutt (MCA) Like the Weather," Suzy Bogguss (Liberty) 7 "One More Last Chance," Vince Gill (MCA) Ain't Worth Missing," Toby Keith (Mercury) Alabama (RCA) lO.Trashy Women," Confederate Railroad (Atlantic) Top Albums Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell," Meat Loaf (MCA) Pieces," Garth Brooks (Liberty) Utero," Nirvana (DGC) of Dreams," Billy Joel (Columbia) (Platinum) Box," Mariah Carey (Columbia) Janet Jackson (Virgin) (Platinum) Hits Volume Two," Reba McEntire (MCA) Come, Easy Go," George Strait (MCA) Melon Blind Melon (Capitol) (Platinum) Thread: The Songs of the Eagles," Various Artists (Giant) Copyright 1993, Billboard- Broadcast Data Systems Schreiner students appearing in the joint production of 'Spoon River Anthology" include: top row, CWf McLean, Laurie Wilson, Klrsten Lobstein and Mike Simmons. Bottom row, Brian Scardino, Anne Comegys-Vaught, and Buck Burdette. Point regulars and college drama students unite in fall production fictitious residents of Spoon River, Illinois will awaken from their "slumber" in the cemetery outside of town to deliver their own epitaphs during a production of "Spoon River Anthology" beginning Oct.

28. The first of four 1993-94 winter season H.C.A.F. indoor productions, the show is being co-produced by Schreiner College and the Hill Country Arts Foundation. Performances will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

for two weeks, October 28-31 and Nov.4-7. Reservations can be made by calling 367-5122 during office hours. Tickets are $8 ($6 for H.CAF. members) and $5 for children age 12 and under. Whiter season tickets also are available at the box office.

"Spoon River Anthology" is a set of readings adapted for the Broadway stage by Charles Aidman from a collection of freeform verse by the same title, written by poet and novelist Ed- gar Lee' Masters. It is tied together by musical interludes of folk songs. Schreiner professor of theatre and communications Dr. Claudia Sullivan directs the play and its cast looks bigger than it is. The characters which inhabit the play are being performed by Schreiner College students and veteran actors from the community.

Each actor plays multiple characters and each character delivers an epigram that reveals things that his fellow townspeople never would have suspected. "This is an interesting show, particularly good for inexperienced actors," says Dr. Sullivan who is grading her acting students. "Each actor presents a quick three to five minute vignette of his character in a monologue. That gives the actor and audience a great 'bite' or 'handle', and neither jgets bogged down in a lot of text." "On the t)ther hand," she continues, "the piece is challenging because actors are playing as many as seven characters, they must switch-roles and costumes within seconds, and never leave the stage." This play has no It is more h'ke a 'one-man for each of the actors.

When he or she has the spotlight, all attention is focused on that actor." Music for the show is provided by Douglas Balentine, guitar; Schreiner student Cliff McLean, guitar; Demi Prentiss, guitar; and Schreiner student Gypsy Crane, vocals. The Schreiner actors are: Buck Burdette, Dana Burks, Ashley Crosby, Mike Dilks, Jason Elliott, Becca Hatch, Ben Koster, and Kristen Lobstein. Completing the Schreiner cast list are: Brian Scardino, Mike Simmons, Anne Comegys- Vaught, Anne Wilson, Laurie Wilson, and Robbie Womble. Veteran actors from the community include: Mardi Ashley, Johathan Hiebert, Margaret Reynolds, and Andy Willard. HCAF names winners in art competitions from the Friends of the Art Department Fourth Relief Print Competition and the Fall Marketing Exhibition are currently on exhibit in the Duncan-McAshan Gallery at the Hill Country Arts Foundation.

Both were judged by Schreiner College art faculty member Carolyn Quinn- Hensley. In the Print Competition, De- Idon of Ingram won the first place cash award for his linocut print "Blue Day." Robert Meyer of Comfort won second place for "Artist Brushes" Pat Hutchins of Kerrville won third for "Carp." Judy Schultz of Ingram received Honorable Mention for her linocut of "Willie." Awards were made possible by Mary and Edd Turner. In the Fall Marketing Exhibition, Anita Rollo of Kerrville was awarded the Best of Show- ribbon for her watercolor of a rooster titled "Arrogance." She also received honorable mention for "Mission Window." Charles Schuburt of Boerne won second place for a three- dimensional piece made from hydrocal called "A Very Nearly Perfect Belly." Third placement to Cody Thomas of Kerrville for a handcoated silver gelatin print from his Relics Collection, "Hope of a Dream." Ten other honorable mention ribbons were awarded to Dale Cade, Joe David Fanner of Center Point, Lillian Fowler of Llano, W. David Gunn of San Antonio, Pat Hutchins of Kerrville, Jackson of Ingram, Karen McCauley of Pleasanton, Ruby Rizzo of San Antonio, and Agnes Simmons of Boerne. Both exhibits will be on display through Nov.

14. The HCAF gallery is located on Highway 39 West outside Ingram. Fiesta Texas and Opryland look for talent SAN Texas and Opryland theme parks will hold auditions for instrumentalists, singers, dancers and actors in San Antonio Oct. 26 28 in the Zaragoza Theater at Fiesta Texas. The auditions are part of the 41-city "Auditions USA" tour, a massive talent search for more than 800 performers, musicians, stage managers and technicians to work at the two parks each season.

Both parks are operated by subsidiaries of Gaylord Broadcasting's Opryland USA Inc. The San Antonio schedule is as follows: Instrumentalists p.m. 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25; All p.m. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct 26; 4 p.m.

7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct 27; 3 p.m. 7 p.m., Thursday, October 28. No appointments are necessary for the open-call auditions, and talent scouts will look for a variety of performers for both parks, according to Fiesta Texas Entertainment Director Ed Snell. Singers should bring three vocal selections, as well as sheet music in the proper key or a cassette tape for accompaniment Singers also should bring appropriate clothingfor a possible dance callback. Dancers should prepare a 1-minute routine.

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