ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, February 14, 1996 TAG: 9602140024
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Poet Elaine Terranova will read from her works this evening at 8 in Sweet Briar College's Wailes Student Center.
Terranova's first book of poems, ``The Cult of the Right Hand,'' won the 1990 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. A second collection will be published this year.
Terranova is the college's Banister Writer-in-Residence.
For more information, (804) 381-6328.
Toys sought
The Blue Ridge Institute and Museum of Ferrum College is seeking older handmade toys from the Blue Ridge, Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia for an upcoming exhibit on traditional playthings.
``Folks Toys and Amusements'' will showcase the variety of handmade toys children and adults have created since the mid-1800s.
In addition to the toys, the exhibit will include an array of small wooden models - tractors, wagons, steam engines, etc. - which were intended to provide amusement while they were being made.
The exhibit will open April 15 in the DuPont Gallery of the museum and will run through Spring 1997.
For more information on the exhibit or for submitting toys, call 365-4416.
Senior volunteers
The Senior Companion Program needs senior citizens, 60 or older, in a limited income, who are willing to give four hours per day to help another senior who may be lonely or depressed.
In return, you'll receive a non-taxed allowance of up to $200 per month, gas money, insurance while volunteering and other benefits.
Isolated seniors need companions in Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke counties and the Alleghany Highlands.
If you live in one of these areas are interested, call 345-0451 (Roanoke County), 884-2892 (Botetourt County), 864-2031 (Craig County) or 962-0465 (Alleghany Highlands).
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