Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 20, 1990 TAG: 9007190175
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Donna Alvis
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
He has performed as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He has a doctorate in music from Combs College of Music and an honorary life membership in the National Association of Composers USA.
He has a pile of awards higher than most folks' stacks of old newspapers.
His work as a harpsichordist for Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia has earned him applause under the lights in the U.S., Europe and Israel.
This weekend, Temple Painter is coming home.
He will present a concert Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski to honor the church's first homecoming since its beginnings in Pulaski in 1881.
Painter, a native of Pulaski, will play piano, organ and harpsichord. Featured pieces include classics by Bach and Purcell and Boellmann's "Gothic Suite."
A major portion of the concert will be dedicated to the late Hensel Eckman, a Pulaski County philanthropist. Eckman was an organist at First Presbyterian for 50 years before his death.
The public concert is free.
\ TAKE ME OUT TO THE CARD SHOW: In 1952, you paid 1 red cent for the card. Today, it's worth one grand . . . if it's in mint condition.
It's a 1952 Topps Series Mickey Mantle baseball card.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the New River Valley will sponsor a baseball card show Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Christiansburg's New River Valley Mall. Dealers from Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina will display collections spanning a century.
Organizers are calling the event ". . . the New River Val ley's biggest baseball card show ever." Todd Marcum of Roanoke's Trading Block Roanoke said that everyone is invited to come "buy, sell and trade."
Remember the thrill of trading? No Wall Street transaction could match the excitement of swapping a Wayne Terwilliger for a Ted Williams.
Remember the way your heart pounded when you closed the deal on that treasured Maury Wills for two measly chocolate bars and a half-roll of Bang Caps?
Here's your chance to recapture those wheelin', dealin' times gone by.
Admission is free, but your donation to Big Brothers and Big Sisters is appreciated.
While you're there looking at the legends of our national game, while you're remembering the sights and sounds and smells of the ballpark, maybe you'll remember how dad used to "pitch a few" with you in the back yard.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters would like you to remember the kids who have a pitching partner.
The local organization matches children from single-parent homes with qualified (and caring) volunteers. Unfortunately, the children outnumber the volunteers.
"We have a lot of kids on the waiting list," said Susan Gibas, executive director of the New River Valley agency. "We're always looking for volunteers - males in particular and especially minority male volunteers."
Representatives from Big Brothers and Big Sisters will have a table set up at the card show with information on how you can become a designated hugger.
\ SCIENCE AT WORK: Mountain Lake Biological Station of the University of Virginia will have an open house Sunday, 2-5 p.m.
If you would like to see scientists at work, this is your chance.
"Approximately 60 students, faculty and researchers from throughout the Eastern United States are involved in the educational and research programs at Mountain Lake," said director J.J. Murray. The scientists study bird behavior, plant diseases, ecology, plant and animal interactions and population genetics.
The Mountain Lake location is a gold mine for biologists. The high mountain spruce forest and the low-lying valley of the New River offer opportunities to study a wide variety of natural habitats.
Exhibits and slide presentations are planned for Sunday's open house. Scientists also will be available to answer questions and demonstrate the laboratory facilities.
To get there, turn north onto Virginia 700 from U.S. 460 between Blacksburg and Pembroke. Go past Mountain Lake Hotel for two miles, taking every right-hand fork.
by CNB