Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, August 1, 1993 TAG: 9308030316
SECTION: DISCOVER PAGE: D-102 EDITION: METRO
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\ ANDREW JOHNSTON HOUSE, MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER: Pearisburg. Free admission. Open every Thursday except holidays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Open certain weekends for special exhibits, which are announced. 208 N. Main St. P.O. Box 404, Pearisburg, 24134. (703) 921-1050.
\ ART MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: Exhibit of 19th- and 20th-century paintings, sculpture, graphic art and Appalachian folk art. Open Sunday 1-5 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., also Fridays 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with First Fridays. Free admission. Suggested donation: $2, adults; $1.50, students and senior citizens; 50 cents children. Galleries on first and second floors of Center in the Square. 342-5760.
\ BEDFORD CITY/COUNTY MUSEUM: Admission, $1 adults, 50 cents students. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 201 E. Main St. (703) 586-4520.
\ BLUE RIDGE INSTITUTE & FARM MUSEUM: Ferrum. Free institute exhibits daily year round. Farm museum open through Aug. 11 on Ferrum College campus. Admission: $3, adults; $2 for children and senior citizens. Open Monday-Friday 8-4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays 1-5 p.m.,or by appointment. (703) 365-4416.
\ BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT: Franklin County. Includes visitors' center, park grounds and costume demonstrations during summer from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $2 per person. Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's days. On Virginia 122 in Franklin County. (703) 721-2094.
\ BOTETOURT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Fincastle. Open Sundays, 2-4 p.m., May through October. Other times by appointment. Courthouse Square. (703) 473-2709.
\ CATHOLIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY: Guided tour and displays of artifacts, information and photographs of local church history. Open Tuesdays,10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Parish Center (former convent) at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 624 N. Jefferson St. 344-2946.
\ FINE ARTS CENTER FOR THE NEW RIVER VALLEY: Pulaski. Monthly gallery exhibits and gift shop. Free admission. Educational program with classes for children and adults. Performances in music, theater and dance. Sponsors of the Annual American Music Fair. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Memberships available. 21 W. Main St. (703) 980-7363.
\ HARRISON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE: Museum researches, preserves and interprets the achievements of African-Americans relative to southwestern Virginia. Free admission. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 523 Harrison Ave. N.W., 24016. 345-4818.
\ HISTORIC AVENEL: Stately mansion built for William M. and Frances Steptoe Burwell circa 1838. Open for tours on the third Sunday afternoons of July, August and September. Group tours by appointment. Admission: $2, adults and $1, students. 413 Avenel Ave., Bedford. 586- 1814.
\ MONTGOMERY MUSEUM AND LEWIS MILLER REGIONAL ART CENTER: Christiansburg. Local artists spotlighted each month; also monthly special events. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m., May-Oct. 300 Pepper St. 382-5644.
\ ROANOKE VALLEY HISTORY MUSEUM: Museum and library collect and preserve Roanoke-area history. Permanent volunteer rescue squad exhibit, "To the Rescue." Admission: $2, adults; $1, senior citizens and children; under 5, free. Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. Third floor, Center in the Square. 342-5770.
\ SALEM MUSEUM: 801 E. Main St., Salem. Exhibits on history of Salem and the Roanoke Valley. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Admission $1 for adults and 50 cents for students and senior citizens. Operated by Salem Historical Society. 389-6760.
\ SCIENCE MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: Chesapeake Bay touch tank with live marine animals, Learning Theatre, science arcade, children's science playground and bubble room, health exhibit, weather station and other traveling exhibits are open. Museum hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 1-5 p.m. On Free Fridays, (second Friday of each month), free admission to exhibit floor only, 3:30-8 p.m. Admission (with one planetarium star show): $4 adults, $2.50 senior citizens and children 3 to 12, free admission to children under 3; planetarium movies $1.75 extra, or $2.25 without admission; free admission to members. Call for planetarium hours. Fourth floor, Center in the Square. 342-5710.
\ SMITHFIELD PLANTATION: Blacksburg. 18th-century house with five furnished period rooms and kitchen, herb garden, museum and gift shop. Admission: adults, $4; children under 12, $1.50. Open April 1-Nov. 1. Hours: 1-5 p.m., Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Off U.S. 460 bypass at intersection of Virginia 314 (Virginia Tech exit.) Follow signs. (703) 951-2060.
\ STONEWALL JACKSON HOUSE: Lexington. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's days. Open year round. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; special summer hours until 6 p.m. Admission: $4 adults; $2 children. 8 E. Washington St. (703) 463-2552.
\ VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE MUSEUM: Lexington. Free admission. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Jackson Memorial Hall, lower level, Virginia Military Institute. (703) 464-7232 or (703) 464-7334.
\ VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION: Largest collection of railroad artifacts in the Southeastern United States. Admission is $4 for adults; $2, students, ages 13-18; $1.75 for children 3-12; under 3, free; and $3 for senior citizens. Group rates available. Open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. 303 Norfolk Ave. 342-5670.
\ VIRGINIA TECH BRANCH OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Blacksburg. Permanent mammal exhibit; also rotating exhibits. Free admission. Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 428 N. Main St. (703) 231-3001.\ \ WILDERNESS ROAD REGIONAL MUSEUM: Newbern. Occasional re-enactments of Civil War events. Free admission. Open 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tuesday though Saturday; Sunday 1:30-4:30 p.m. Take Interstate 81, exit 98 and follow signs or Virginia 611 (Wilderness Road) P.O. Box 373, Newbern, 24216. (703) 674-4835.
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