Wed., April 11 — 7:30 p.m. at Doukhobor Village EVERYONE WELCOME Royal Canadian Legion | , Branch No. 170 Saturday pancidg p.m.-1:30 a.m OPEN AT 12 NOON SIX DAYS A WEEK. Proper Dress Fri. & Sat. after 9 p.m. jaying Fri. & Sat. LONDON (AP) — From Bible stories and Eva Peron to Paganini and furry felines, Andrew Lloyd Webber's mu- sical sources defy expec- tation. But Starlight Express, his new show which opened Tuesday, must be the most defiant of all. It is the first musical in which all the characters are railway trains, with men playing locomot- ives, women playing railroad cars and the whole cast performing on roller skates. The 35-year-old composer of the Broadway hits Jesus Guests Must Be SIGNED In “ AMBER" L Thursday and Sunday Bingo _, Christ Superstar, Evita and Cats couldn't be more ex- cited. {WED THU) (FRI) [SAT] (SUN) MON TUE) ic: Ne ARROCL BAL rita RTIN SMITH = DENNEN) “I think Starlight Express shows signs of breaking quite considerable new ground in staging terms,” Webber said in an interview. “It goes beyond Cats to bring a totally involving type of musical theatre to an gudi- Cheque out a crippled child today See what your dollars can do. Support Easter Seals Compliments of CASTLEGAR NEWS luncheon to... Monte Carlo Motor inn FAMILY RESTAURANT We offer Children’s Menu and Senior Citizen Discount. Bring a Senior Citizen and everyone in the party receives the discount. 1935 eenls Ave., 365-217; Webber with his Cats col- laborators, director Trevor Nunn and designer John Napier. At a cost of $2.9 mil- lion, it is the most expensive show yet staged in London, a theatre town where produc- tion costs are far lower than in New York. Like Cats, for which Web- ber won a Grammy, the physical production will re- quire extensive alteration to the Apollo Victoria Theatre, which is just across the street from all the train traf- fie of Victoria Station. While the lyrics of Cats came from poems by T.S. Eliot, Webber feels more freedom in the new show's text, written by Richard Stilgoe: “The songs themselves have a greater chance of coming out of the context of the show,” he said. “If you're writing about cats or J@us Christ or Eva Peron, you're obviously limited by the source material as to how far you can go.” The 26-member cast is headed by Stephanie Law- rence, who played Marilyn Monroe in the short-lived London production of the musical Marilyn! last season. Webber says the cast will skate at maximum speeds of 64 kilometres an hour. Webber has other irons in the fire. He recently purchased the 93-year-old Palace Theatre, an imposing building domin- ating Cambridge Circus, for DRAMA WINNERS . . . From left: principal Lach Farrell, A! director of the award-winning The Pushcart Peddlers, Eva Varabioff, winner of an outstanding acting cer- Play wins top honors By CasNews Staff award, and Lauren ding acting certificate. tificate, Tony Crosfield, winner of the best actor Dewar, winner of an outstan- The Pushcart Peddlers — a one-act play performed by students from Stanley Humphries Secondary School — was judged the best out of 26 competing plays in the 33rd Okanagan Drama Festival, held March 6-10 in Oliver. Stanley Humphries student Tony Crosfield won the best actor award for his portrayal of Cornelius J. Hollings- worth, Laurence Dewar as Shimmel Shitzman, and Eva Varabioff as Maggie Cutwell both won outstanding acting eligible to participate in the Provincial Drama Festival, held in Penticton May 16-17. The other one-act play entered by the school, The Salvation of Lonny McCain, won Peter Zarikoff an out- standing acting award as Donald Young, and both Barb Cheveldave and Sian Landis received excellent characteri- zation awards. The play was directed by Maureen Fisher-Flemming. certificates. The play, directed by principal Loch Farrell, is now DTUC features David Thompson Univer. sity Centre is pr His four brothers are pro- speciale concert>-9f; banger: Dining Exp: Tight “fj chord-and -pianio-music fee full course meals .. . at these fine restaurants toring British pakoener on Sat- Hi ARROW ARMS MOTOR HOTEL The Place Where Things Happen WE SPECIALIZE IN CATERING urday in the DTUC Chapel. Skeaping will also be giv- ing a Creative Process Sem- inar on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Skeaping was born in Eng- land in 1944 into a well- known musical family. His He took up piano at the age of five, *studying ~with Iris Dupre, Ronald Biggs and Gordon McLean. On leaving school in 1960 he went to the University of Saskatchewan's Regina cam- pus to ii his studies Plays from secondary schools in Armstrong, Rutland, Westbank, Summerland, Penticton, Osoyoos, and Keremeos, Oliver, part harpsichordist serious study of the harp- sichord, making his solo de- but in London in 1971. Since then he has given’ frequent concerts in London and other parts of Great Britain, Can- ada and the United States. He has also appeared on radio and television on both with Gordon McLean. He obtained his LMUS in piano performance in 1964, returning to England in that his stud- LARGE OR SMALL. Mon., Mar. 26 — Sat., Mar. 31 SEAFOOD B BASKET $495 * Assorted s FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 365-7282 * French fries, salad bar We Are Proud Te Be The Only Full Service Union Hotel in Costlegor Fireside Dining Room & Cocktail Lounge Open 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. For a scrumptious dinner. Mon. to Sat. DINNER SPECIALS Our specials incl Salad Bor, Dessert, Tea 4 collbe. “A FAMILY PLACE” WED., MARCH 28 TO SAT., MARCH 31 THE NEW FAMILY BUFFET OUR GIANT SALAD BAR. ITALIAN SAUSAGES ™ VEGETABLES. CABBAGE ROLLS. PETITE FLLET OF SOLE. DESSERT $7.50 The Smorg House Of The Kootenay's! WED. THURS.. FRI., SAT. $7.M. TO PM. SUN., MON. TUES Y RESERVATION ONLY Semi.private areas available tor group dinners. ‘Also open tor private luncheons Phone 364-2616 for Reservations Next deor to Konkin's Irty Bird Store on the Watertront Esplanade. Reservations appreciated 365-6000 CARRIAGE CHOUSE _ RESTAURANT PRIME RIB DINNER SPECIAL Sunday and Wednesday *g5° * Prime Ribs Seatood » Chorbroiled techs * Seid Bor = Speci Open for bunch & dinner =) (WE ACCEPT COMMNCO MEAL TICKETS. 646 Baker Street, Nelson 352-5358) LUNCH IN THE 1884 RESTAURANT Open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. LUNCHEON SPECIAL $3.50 y and . a.m. -2p.m. cob Shy ae MEALS TO BE REMEMBERED That's what you'll experience while dining in one of these fine restaurants. the new iT Lowry “| row Te] Peele hed Hotes trail b.c. father was a professional vi- olinist and a pioneer of the ies with Brigitte Wilde. early music revival. In 1967 Skeaping began -ARTS— Calendar currently on view at the National Exhibition Centre in Castlegor is the Nuclear Energy & Exhibit. On Saturday. year and His concert appearances include performances on spi- net, virginals and fortepiano, as well as harpsichord and the modern concert piano. Skeaping recently com- pleted a six-week stage ap- pearance at the Lyric The- atre, London, England, in “The Relapse” by Vanburgh, in which he played virginals on stage in period costume. As well as a concert per- former, Skeaping is founder and chairman of Keyboard Hire Ltd., a company spec- ializing in the rental of all types of musical instruments, with particular emphasis on keyboards ranging from rep- reduction harpsichord and virginals to the latest digital computer synthesizer sys- tems. ‘The company is the leader in its field in Great Britain and his clients’ list reads like a Who's Who of British clas- sical and pop music. He is also one of London's leading piano and harpsi- chord tuners. 10 TV March 31 at 7 p.m. there will panel Nuclear Energy with panelists Dr. Wayne Green, head of the Radiation Protection Services of the Ministry of Health, Dr. lan Trevene, Manager of Cyclotron Isotope Production of Trium# at UBC, Dr. Brion Wilkins, White Shall Nuclear Research Establishment, Tom McKenzie of China. Creek and Dr. David Bullock of | Castlegor's Soc ning con- currently prt the Nuclear Enerpy Ext Exhibit isa selection of Ar- noud Maggs “ Merch 31... Sandy Donohue Yarn Structure Workshop to be held at the NEC trom 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pre. registration is required April 2 to 28... Annual Community Art Exhibit spons. by the National Exhibition Centre and the Community Arts Council, featuring the work of local artists. This popular show will begin withran informal opening on April 2 at 7 p.m. April 3... “Lost Call” is the final concert in the Pertor: mance ‘83 Series, to be staged in the Trail Jr. Secondary School Auditorium, at 8 p.m. April 6... Holly Arntzen, West Coast jazz-tolk singer returns by popular demand, appearing here at the Kin- noird Hall at 8 p.m. Don't miss this return engagement of @ great entertainer! Kootenay Boundary 5th Juried Exhibition, on view at the Grand Forks Arts Centre. Paintings by local artist Hope Whittaker currently on view at the Kinnaird Library April 11 - . Shakespeare's “Taming of the Shrew performed Oy ‘the DTUC Theatre Dept. at the Nelson Civic Centre at 8 p.m. each evening April 23. . . regular meeting of the Castlegar & District Community Ante Council to be held in the Kinnaird Library ot 7:30 p.m 20... author Geritude ery will read her work at 7:30 p.m. in the re Castlegar Library as port of the Library's National Book W. ation. Paintings by local ortisht Hope Whittaker currently on view at the Kinnaird Library Items for this bi-monthly feature should be telephoned to Mrs. D. Miller-Tait of the Castlegar and District Community Arts Council at 365-7850. Sponsored by Castlegar Savings Credit Union & ‘Thursday, March 29 5:30—Sign-on and program information. 5:35— Costleger brary “Maki e Connec- tions” — information Our A Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 -ZevTl - Be SG on this important ed- ucational conference for parents. 6:30—Pee Wee Hockey Tournament in Ross- land — featuring the opening ceremonies and a game between Rossland and Nelson. 8:00—Export “A” Cup Part 2 — featuring inter- views with racers and race results. 8:45—Court Procedures — investigation, court appearances, victim's legal rights and what to expect as an ac- cused, will all be cov- ered by Terry Skarbo of the RCMP. 9:30—Castlegar city council meeting of Tuesday, March 27, gavel-to- gavel coverage. 11:00—Sign-off. theatre unlimited PRESENTS Rodgers and Hommerstein's PRONE ic Trail Junior Secondary Auditorium THURSDAY, MARCH 29 — 8 P.i ALL SEATS RESERVED WANETA PLAZA Al TICKET (WEST KOOTENAY AQUATIC SOCIETY) PHONE 364-2331 What does an old-fashioned pinbali machine, complete with flashing lights and clanging sounds, have in common with a modern home computer? Absolutely nothing. But in a strange instance of the new reviving the old, several companies are selling programs that make computer screens and their attached keyboards imitate those mechanical monsters of the He éven looks sincere when he says it, same as when he says he's shy. all his working lif Pinball Construction Set‘is the name of one such program which has received a lot of attention. The game ‘But neither illness nor shyness, real or imagined, will keep him from donning his new “dust jacket,” bells and riding trolley ears and rickshaws as he tours Canada in his latest publicity outing. He'll be promoting books and authors, as he has been and at 61 he still thrives on it. On his tour from Toronto to Kingston, Ont., Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and, finally, Winnipeg on March 15, he'll be promoting McClelland and Stewart's 8-for-2 sale, whereby bookworms may select two volumes from the company’s inventory of close to 400 quality paperbacks and get a third free. — Most prices range from $2.95 to about $6.95, although there are more expensive volumes, such as one by artist Alex Colville at $24.95 or Snake’ of Capada at $12.95. The only restriction is that the free book may not clanging Layton, to name a few. Over coming his alleged shyness, he has orches- trated a water-divining contest to promote Laurence's The Diviners, ridden a gold chariot down Toronto's Yonge Street wearing a toga — that was for Sylvia Fraser's The Emperor's Virgin — and staged the Night of One Hundred Authors to aid the Writers’ Development Trust. exéeed the minimum cost of either of the two purchased. books. JOINS FIRM McClelland, who joined his father's firm after university, firmly believes that if a company is going to publish a book, it should be prepared to promote it. “To sell a book, you have to get people talking about that book. If you haven't got money for promotion, you have to be inventive, creative.” ‘With a combination of hoopla and hype, his creativity has made McClelland and Stewart the leading Canadian publisher and has helped make celebrities of many authors — Farley Mowat, Mordecai Richler, Margaret Laurence, Margaret Atwood, Brian Moore and Irving has a suggested list price of $60 and is on floppy disk for Commodore, Apple and Atari computers. Like the other games, this one lets you knock a white blip around a pinball-type layout displayed on the sereen. Two buttons on a joy stick — an accessory that plugs into the computer — activate the flippers. The simulation is remarkably effective. REDESIGN GAME But unlike the other programs, Pinball Construction Set lets you redesign the game. It takes advantage of the fact that a computer doesn’t care how often or in what manner you rearrange the electronic pulses it generates. On the right side of the screen various pinball parts are shown: flippers, bumpbers, kickers, launchers, drop targets, ball hoppers, spinners, lanes, gates, rollovers and ts. On the left side is the actual! pinball layout, or board. Using the joystick, any of the parts can be brought over to the board and placed where desired. Any part can also be removed from the board. You can experiment with the design as you go along, sending balls through the layout until it meets your satis- faction. If the creative possibilities ended there, the game would still be fun. But hold on. ALTER ‘GRAVITY After adjusting the physical layout, you can change 2 the way the ball acts. Increasing the “gravity” variable 5 makes the ball fall faster, as if the board had a harper = slope. Decreasing it makes the ball float. Other variables affect the ball's speed and how 2 sharply it bounces off targets. Set these at their 3 maximum and the ball shoots crazily around the board in a game that's impossible to play. Sound effects can also be altered, as well-as the eclere ofthe partevend all-epents:of how: pointe|are nat coretically you need never get bored, because once a particular layout if mastered it can be made more difficult. Computer pinball is oddly different from the real thing. A white blip darting back and forth across a screen is far removed from a bouncing steel ball that crashes into solid obstacles. But the computer allows a certain sleight of hand that is unknown to non-electronic hardware. & ADD ringed “Unpi like” in be |. Two balls (or more) can be played at cach turn. Targets can be made invisible and visible targets can be turned into mirages, with the ball falling through them. You can make an endless number of games and record them on floppy disks. You can also give these games to people with the same brand of computer, anE unusual example of purchased software begetting fr software. The disk comes with five demonstration pinbal games, so you don’t have to create a game unless yo wish. But after the considerable novelty of playing pinball = ‘on a computer wears off, the fun is definitely more in the creating, less in the playing. : Pinball Construction Set is produced by a California 3 software company, Electronic Arts, and distributed in 3 (Canada by Citation Software of Winnipeg. 5 OMMUNI Bulletin Board ATTENTION UBRARY USERS Last day for loans March 30. After May 1 Selkirk College (Costlegar) will be responsible tor receiving/retrieving 4/ outstanding DTUC Library materials. CAMP KOOLAREE A general meeting for anyone interested in learning about Camp Kooloree, a United Church camping facility ‘on Kootenay Loke, will be held on Secentoy.ee 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar United Church. eas Y SCOUT BOTTLE DRIVE North Castlegar, sonedey, March 31, starting at 9:30 a.m. 4s HOLLY ARNTZEN CONCERT Friday, April 6, 8:00 p.m. Kinnaird Hall. Tickets $6.00 Adults, $5.00 for mer $2.00 — 6 and under sored by Castlegar Arts Council. sTLEGAR WOMEN'S April 4, 10:30 a.m. Hi Arrow Arms. ‘ Smith. Babysitting provided at Apos' ‘Church. 2/26 ED-D. 338 (1.5 units) Microcomputers in Education ry 2, ‘Mary Hall, 212, Organi: Monday, April at 4 p.m. Limited Jenrckeant Registration First- ome-fi Basis. Coming events of Cast ergonizations may be listed onal words ore ie and 5 pir. beorices, should be bought. 19 HreiRantegan tows Bulletin Board REPAIRS PUT OFF Service stations squeezed EDMONTON (CP) — The penny-pinching habits of mo- torists who scrimp on car re- pairs are putting the financial squeeze on service stations, but industry spokesmen fear automobile drivers will suffer in the end. Motorists who put off needed repairs are “creating a potentially lethal safety problem,” Art Price, spokes- man for the Alberta Motor Association, said in an inter- view. Through its vehicle-check shop, the association is see- ing more cars that need re- pairs, Price said. But the owners do not have the re- pairs made. The association is also see- & ing an increase in the number 5 of cars that no longer run after a breakdown but are not fixed right away, he said. SPRING 1S COMING SPECIALS SPECIAL NOTE 15% Off PARTS ON THESE SPECIALS SPECIAL Lube, Oil Filter $24.95 incl. tax MOST CARS.& LIGHT TRUCKS NO DIESELS CREDIT AVAILABLE The owner asks to have the vehicle towed to his home where it is parked until he can afford to repair it. Although the recession has left some motorists short of cash, the association advises that repairs be made if there is a possibility of re-arrang- ing the family budget to pay for the work. Among the most common problems spotted by the association are worn steering and suspension _parts, brakes and bald tires. CAN PROVE COSTLY In addition to potential in- jury in an accident resulting from néglecting repairs, a motorist could also face finan- cial hardship by putting off the work. “If you let a small problem go, it will become a major problem,” Price said. The owner of a neglected vehicle could face major re- pair bills or might have to buy a new car to replace one neglected beyond repair. Although most garages re- port an increase in the num- ber of vehicles -which need repairs but don't get them, Edmonton and th provincial Transportation Department have yet to see the situation reflected in in- creased accidents caused by mechanical defects. However, Insp. Ken Kavy- anaugh of Calgary Police traffic division said there has been a noticeable increase in the number of damaged ve- hicles on the road in recent months, increasing the poten- tial for accidents. FREQUENTLY SPOTTED He said burnt-out tail and brake lights and cracked windshields are among the most frequent problems seen by police. Hank Isaak, manager of Kingsboro Texaco in south- west Calgary, said he has “shuddered once or twice in the last year or so” when a driver has left his lot after deciding some badly needed repairs, especially to brakes, were too expensive. Repair shop operators can report such vehicles to police, but are reluctant to do so when a longtime customer cannot afford repairs because of financial difficulty. Ohama of Brooks, Alta., suf: focated when the balloon Scott inserted to expand her under-sized skull exploded and lodged in her throat. The treatment was intended to give her small brain room to grow. Some witnesses at the first trial said the technique, known as a bilateral nasal specific, is common among naturopaths. Qlson, @ naturopath or one who relies on natural cures for haman ailments, was first tried last December. After two weeks of testimony and three days’ deliberations. that hearing ended in a hung Wizard's Palace. This time, only a judge will be asked to hear the evidence beginning today. A week has been set aside for the trial on the court calendar. 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