Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, May 4, 1990 TAG: 9005040758
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Donna Alvis
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
If you can't tango, you can waltz, swing, cha-cha, polka, jitterbug, rhumba or shag.
If you can't do any of those, you can wing it . . . and still have loads of fun at the Big Band Ballroom Bash Saturday evening at the Christiansburg Moose Lodge.
The Radford-Montgomery County unit of the American Cancer Society is putting on the bash that features the big band sounds of the Old Pros. Conducted by drummer Charlie Davis of Pulaski, the 20-piece band is made up of local musicians - from teen-agers to old-timers.
You'll be dancing down memory lane if you remember "Tangerine," "Sam's Boogie" or "In the Mood."
"The Old Pros are very popular in the area - they play all sorts of different songs," said Shari Stepnick, an organizer of the event. "We've had a really good response. People say, `We love The Old Pros."'
The doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is $20 per couple. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. For reservations, call the ACS office at 382-9384.
\ \ SOMETHING IN THE AIR FEELS LIKE TOMORROW: It's a musical comedy about youth, and the talented youths at Pulaski County High School are performing it for the public Saturday at 7 p.m. in the school's Little Theatre.
The PCHS Players have never tackled a musical before so they are particularly excited about this production. Written by Ann Distler and Melanie Hamnet of Blacksburg and directed by drama teacher Rhonda Welsh, "Something in the Air Feels Like Tomorrow" features performances by 25 teens. It's a play that will make you feel young at heart.
Tickets, available at the door, are $1.50 for students and $2 for adults. \ THE SECOND TIME AROUND: If you missed the Audubon Quartet's first concert in the four-part series the musicians are calling "a gift to the community," you don't want to miss the second . . . or third . . . or fourth.
"This concert series is something that's very special," said Thomas Shaw, cellist for the quartet. "It's sort of a community get-together. The performances themselves have a story - all of the music is that of Mozart and Schumann."
"A Celebration of Mozart and Schumann" will continue on Tuesday with performances of Mozart's Quartet in C Major and Quartet in D Minor. Also featured on the program is Schumann's Quartet in F Major.
Members of the Audubon Quartet are Shaw and his wife, Doris Lederer, on viola, first violinist David Ehrlich and second violinist David Salness.
Tuesday's concert begins at 8 p.m. at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. The quartet will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. before the performance. Admission is free.
\ THEY ARE THE WORLD: They are the children.
Sunday is the day to enjoy the special gifts of some local children.
The Radford University Children's Chorus will present a spring concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in Porterfield Theatre.
Directed by music instructor Betty Turner, the 25 children will perform works by Strauss, Mozart and Mendelssohn, as well as a selection of English and Appalachian folk songs.
Admission to the concert is free.
Also on Sunday is Montgomery County Schools' Festival of the Arts at Auburn High School.
From 2 to 5 p.m. students from all over the county will demonstrate and exhibit their talents. Musical performances, art displays and workshops will be offered and the public is invited to the events.
\ TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT: Many happy graduates at Virginia Tech will spend their last night in town tonight. Tomorrow they will say farewell to Blacksburg.
The New Virginians have planned a rousing send-off.
Commencement Show '90 - featuring a tribute to songwriter Andrew Lloyd Webber - is set for 8 tonight in Burruss Auditorium.
The New Virginians, directed by John Howell and made up of 22 singers and dancers and an 11-piece show band, will perform tunes from some favorite musicals: "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Evita" and "Cats."
They'll throw in a few popular songs by Paula Abdul and Milli Vanilli and a country music medley that includes "Young Love" by the Judds.
Tickets will be available at the door and admission is $4 for senior citizens and Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff. General admission is $7 per person and family tickets are available for $16.
For ticket information, call 231-6456.
by CNB