Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, February 8, 1991 TAG: 9102080023
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: E-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
And Joe Kennedy Jr. and his quartet will pay tribute to African-American composers in their concert Saturday night at 8 at Donaldson Brown Auditorium at Virginia Tech.
Tickets are $5. Information is at 231-5200. \
FAT TUESDAY: The Arts Council of Roanoke Valley is having a Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday fund-raiser on Tuesday, naturally, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Charleys restaurant in downtown Roanoke.
The cost is $25 per person. The attractions will include food, drink and music. Organizers say you may wear a costume if you wish, but you are not to stay home if you don't want to.
For details, call the Arts Council at 342-5790.\
DO LUNCH: Two short monologues will be presented at Mill Mountain's Centerpiece series on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.
They are "Myra" by Lynn Snyder and "My Day" by Jeffery Elwell.
Admission is free, and you're invited to carry your lunch in with you.
Don't forget, "I Don't Want to Die in China" continues through Sunday at Mill Mountain during the Norfolk Southern Festival of New Plays. Call the box office for times and ticket information. The number is 342-5740.\
RHYTHM OF LOVE: Robin and Linda Williams, country folk who sing country-folk, will perform Saturday night at 9 at the Ellington Fellowship Playhouse in Lynchburg.
Tickets are $10 for fellowship members and $12.50 for the public. They should be on sale at the door, but to be sure you may call (804) 845-2162.\ > SOPHISTICATED SOUND: The Duke Ellington Orchestra will swing through Western Virginia for concerts Tuesday night in Covington and Thursday night at Virginia Tech.
The Tuesday concert will be at 8 o'clock at Covington High School under the auspices of the Alleghany Highlands Arts Council. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students age 18 and under.
For reservations, call 962-6220 or 962-4585.
The Thursday show at Burruss Auditorium in Blacksburg begins at 7:30. Tickets are $14 for the general public. Call 231-6865 for details.
The band will play at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. Tickets to that show are $18 and $15. For information, call (804) 296-1900.\
LIKE HOTCAKES: Tickets are going quickly for the Kronos Quartet concert Sunday night at 8 at Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke's Center in the Square.
The concert is part of the Arts Council's "One Night Stands." It will feature contemporary classical music from the post-modern quartet. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $9 for students and senior citizens. Information is at 342-5790.\ ONE MORE THING: Tickets remain available for Paul Simon's "Born at the Right Time" tour stop Sunday night at 8 at the Dean Smith Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
They cost $23.50, and they may be ordered by calling 1-800-543-3041 or by going to a Ticketron location.
Simon will be backed by a 17-piece band including jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker and drummer Steve Gadd, as well as musicians from Africa and South America.
by CNB