Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 28, 1990 TAG: 9007280126
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-4 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE:
DATELINE: ABINGDON LENGTH: Medium
While that may be the centerpiece of the three-week festival, its activities will be spread throughout Abingdon from the Town Hall to Virginia Highlands Community College.
Other locations include the Washington County Library, Courthouse and Chamber of Commerce; William King Arts Center; Guild Gallery; Cave House; Southwest Virginia 4-H Center; Main Street Books; Abingdon High and E.B. Stanley Elementary schools; Penn House; Virginia Creeper Trail; Latture Field; Martha Washington Inn; Central Fidelity Bank; Abingdon Rug Outlet; and the Abingdon United Methodist, St. John's Lutheran, St. Thomas and Sinking Springs Presbyterian churches.
There will be plenty going on every day through Aug. 12.
Barter Theatre will be performing the musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" at its main theater and the comedy revue "Good Evening" at the Barter Playhouse throughout the festival, along with Children's Theatre productions of "Rapunzel" and "Rumpelstiltskin" and a free Lunchtime Theatre on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 12:15 p.m. featuring "Spoon River Anthology Part I."
Barter also will have John Chappell in "Benjamin Franklin: recently reissued" Monday at 8 p.m. on its main stage. Barter activities are appropriate during the festival, because both the theater and festival were started by the late Robert Porterfield.
The popular antique market show and sale will be set up daily at Virginia Highlands Community College. Art and photo exhibits, films, lectures and crafts demonstrations will be among the festival attractions.
Other highlights include:
Concerts Sunday by Tina Liza Jones, Sanctuary Choir and pianist Eugenie Russo.
Creative writing lectures Monday by poet William Stafford and poet-fiction writer Peter Meinke.
Performance Tuesday by opera soprano Alteouise DeVaughn.
Stafford's first poetry workshop and a harp, flute and cello performance by Farr Horizons Wednesday.
A senior citizens' band and a wine-tasting courtesy of Barboursville Vineyards (admission $4) Thursday.
Scottish fiddler John Turner Friday.
Antique car show, Stewart Family Band, livestock display, quilt lecture, early American music and a midnight adult dance next Saturday.
The next two weeks offer similar fare and more. Complete information is available from the festival information booth on the front lawn of the Penn House, or from the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
by CNB