Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 9, 1993 TAG: 9309020335
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Saturday night, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim ``Catfish'' Hunter will appear in a game between former professional all-stars and Roanoke Valley Media All-Stars. The action, so to speak, will begin at 5:30. Gates will open at 5.
\ HELPING BANDS:o Fourteen bands from the Roanoke area will perform at the Iroquois Club in Roanoke tonight and Saturday night to raise money for the AIDS Council of Southwest Virginia.
The show starts tonight at 7 with Human and winds up with Grind. On Saturday, the music begins at 5 with Obscure and winds up with Swivel at midnight.
Admission is $5 for those 21 and over, $7 for those younger. Information is at 982-8979.
\ FLYING FIDDLE: Alison Krauss and Union Station will fill the Bowl at Lime Kiln in Lexington on Sunday night; at least, they'd like to. They'll bring their high spirits and fast bluegrass music to everyone who pays the $13 or $15 ticket charge. Call 463-3074 for reservations.
\ BREAK A LEG: ``Mrs. California'' is the title of the latest production under way at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre at Ferrum College in Ferrum. It examines, satirically, the transition American women made between World War II, when they fueled the nation's industries, and the early '50s, when they went back to ironing their husband's shirts.
The Los Angeles Times said the play, written by Doris Baizley, ``deftly strikes the first blow for feminism as comedy - and a welcome step down it is from the soapbox.'' Rex Stephenson directs.
The play will be preceded by a seminar and dinner Saturday night.
Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon at Ferrum will see a preview and production of a home-grown play about the World War II ship, the U.S.S. Franklin. It's called ``O'Callahan, the Man who Saved the Ship that Wouldn't Die.'' The run will continue through the month. Call 365-4335 for details and reservations.
\ DON'T DELAY: Tickets to ``42nd Street,'' the musical at Roanoke's Mill Mountain Theatre, are selling like, I don't know, air conditioners, according to the theater's staff. If you want to go you'd better get on the horn: Call 342-5740. The last performance will be July 18.
\ PORKNIC: ``Pig Pickin' On the Mountain'' will be Saturday at Grayson Highlands State Park in Grayson County. Billy Walker of the Grand Ole Opry, Kelly Lang from Nashville and the Stevens Family will sing. The High Mountain Steppers will clog, and Fescue will play bluegrass. The Grayson Highlands Old Time String Band also will perform.
Entertainment will begin at 10 that morning and conclude around 8 Saturday night. Also featured: pork barbecue meals, hot dogs, drinks and crafts.
Admission to the park will be $6 at the gate or $5 in advance. The park is between Volney and Damascus on U.S. 58.
\ YO! The Miss Virginia Pageant will wind up at the Roanoke Civic Center tonight and Saturday night. Tickets are $5 to $9.50 tonight and $8 to $15 Saturday night. Call 981-1201.
\ JAZZ: Melva Houston, Robert Jospe and Inner Rhythm will perform Saturday during the Black Dog Jazz Concert Series at Chateau Morrisette at Meadows of Dan. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the gate. Call 593-2865.
by CNB