Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 20, 1992 TAG: 9203200076
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: E-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Tickets are $1 for children and $2 for adults. The box office number is 342-5740.
Shows will be today at 4:30 and 7:30, Saturday and 10 a.m., noon and 3, 5 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30.
Today's 4:30 performance will be signed for the hearing impaired.\ \ FANTASTIC: "The Fantasticks," the world's longest-running musical, will be presented by the Barter Theatre on Thursday night at 7:30 at the Galax High School auditorium.
Tickets are $8. The number to call is 236-0510, and the sponsor is the Galax Foundation for Excellence in Education.
The production will travel to Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, W.Va., for an 8 o'clock performance March 27. Wednesday's performance at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke is sold out.\ \ DIET STARTS MONDAY: "Tasting and Toasting," the annual fund-raiser for Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge, will be Sunday from 5 to 7 at Hollins College.
Traditionally, hundreds of people sample the offerings of regional restaurants, caterers and vintners. Tickets are $30. The number to call is 362-3968.\ \ HARMONIOUS: The Seldom Scene, with John Starling, will play a bluegrass concert tonight at 8 at Appomattox County High School auditorium. The school's Band Boosters are sponsors of the event. Tickets are $15 and information is at (804) 352-7171 or, after 5 o'clock, (804) 352-7933.\ \ MUSIC FUR STRINGS: The Humane Society of Montgomery County's animal shelter will benefit from Saturday night's concert by No Strings Attached. It's at 7:30 at the Wesley Foundation Auditorium in Blacksburg.
Tickets are available at the Record Exchange in Blacksburg, and they'll be sold at the door for $4.\ \ A LITTLE ROMANCE: The Audubon Quartet and guest artists David Oei and Timothy Carter will present the music of Franz Schubert on Saturday night at 8 and Sunday afternoon at 3 in Squires Recital Salon on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg.
Oei plays the piano, Carter the double bass.
Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for students and senior citizens. Reservations are required. Call 231-5615.\ \ MASS TRANSIT: "Bus Stop," the William Inge comedy, will be presented tonight and Saturday night and March 27 and 28 at 8 o'clock at the Elks National Home Theatre in Bedford.
A 2 p.m. performance will be presented March 29.
The production is from the Little Town Players of Bedford.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Call 586-5881.\ \ ON THE ROAD: The Botetourt County Chorus will present "All Aboard, America: A Musical Tour of the USA" tonight and Saturday night at 8 at Lord Botetourt High School in Daleville.
Tickets to the musical variety show are $3 for adults, $1 for children under age 13. Call 254-1879.\ \ VIRGINIA'S FINEST: The Great American Music Ensemble, a group of musicians from Virginia and beyond, will perform the music of Duke Ellington and others tonight at 8 at the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center.
The show is a sneak preview of the big band's sold-out debut, on Saturday, at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
Doug Richards directs the group. He says his mission is not to present a museum or an exercise in nostalgia, but a band you'll want to dance to.
Tickets are $15. Call (804) 846-8451.
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