Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 28, 1990 TAG: 9003280250
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Art exhibit
"Get the Picture," a show of work by artist Annie Waldrop of Roanoke, is at the Grandin Theatre Gallery through April 6.
Waldrop formerly lived in New York, where she was a hat designer. She is a member of the artists' group, Name Pending, in Roanoke.
Her work at the Grandin consists of paintings, assemblages and box constructions.
Arts series schedule set
The five-part 1990-91 Greene Memorial Fine Arts Series will begin with a concert by organist Joan Lippincott.
She will perform on Oct. 7 in Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, site of all events in the annual Sunday-afternoon concert series.
Lippincott is head of the organ department at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J.
She will be followed on Nov. 18 by Nelson Padgett, a young American pianist whose credits include appearances with the Philip Glass Ensemble and numerous prizes.
On Feb. 3, 1991, the series will continue with a concert by cello, an all-female quartet of cellists from New York. Its members include former Roanoke Symphony Orchestra members Stephanie Cummins and Saachi McHenry.
Mozart's "Great Mass" in C Minor, K. 427, will be performed next March 10 by chorus, soloists and orchestra under the direction of Richard Cummins, head of the series and director of music at Greene Memorial.
The series will conclude on April 7, 1991, with an appearance by the Westminster Cathedral Choir of London.
Poplar Forest sets hours
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest will open for an expanded touring season Sunday. The home will be open Wednesdays through Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Visitors to the Bedford County retreat will be able to watch archaeological excavations as preparations continue for the restoration of Poplar Forest. Visitors also will be able to see part of the archaeological laboratory where the artifacts are being conserved.
The entrance to the property is on Virginia 661, one mile from U.S. 221 in Forest. Admission fees are $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students age 19 and older and $1 for children over 6. The admission fee includes a guided tour of Jefferson's octagonal house.
For more information, call (804) 525-1806.
by CNB