Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, August 27, 1993 TAG: 9309170422
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
We can't help you with the roses, but Michael Kosztarab and Tom McAvoy from the Virginia Tech entomology department will lead an August butterfly walk Saturday morning at 10 at the Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens in Blacksburg.
They will show young and old how to identify, as well as collect and preserve, butterflies and other insects. The activity is sponsored by the Virginia Museum of Natural History at Tech. It sounds like a peaceful way to spend a morning, so why not check it out?
It carries at $2 fee for adults, $1 for students. Pre-registration is required. Call 231-3001. The rain date is Sept. 4.
\ HAUNTING AND SWEET: Passages, a folk duo that uses hammer dulcimer, flute, tin whistle, wine bottles, guitars and harp, among other instruments and objects, will play tonight at 9 at the Third Street Coffeehouse in Roanoke.
Jem Moore and Ariane Lydon also include vocals in their shows. Their repertoire encompasses Celtic, classical and South American folk music.
The coffeehouse is at Third Street and Mountain Avenue in Old Southwest Roanoke. Doors open at 7:30. Snacks, desserts and soft drinks are sold there. Children are not allowed. Call 342-4268.
Passages also will appear Saturday night at 8 at the Sedalia Center near Big Island.
\ SURF CITY: The Catalinas will play Saturday night during the 12th annual Roanoke Beach Party on the Roanoke City Market. The event will feature family entertainment from 5 to 7 p.m. and live music from 7 to 11. There will be games and contests, including a sea shell hunt for kids. Twenty-five tons of sand will be brought in for the fun, without horseflies, as far as we know. Information is available from 981-2889.
\ WHO'S HERB? The fifth New River Valley Herb Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at the Plant Plant in Christiansburg. Again it will feature period costumes and a re-creation of olden times by the Society for Creative Anachronism. Knights will joust and battle in their armor, lords and ladies will demonstrate dances, and craftsmen will show their work. Plus seminars, folk music and other stuff.
Admission is $4 for adults and $1.50 for children. Call 382-2653 for details.
\ TRAIN WRECK: They're calling it Old 97 Day, and they're using it to recognize the famous train wreck and the ballad that tells its story. It will be Saturday at Auctioneers Park in Danville.
Performers will include Jim and Jesse, Jim Eanes and Larry Sigmon and Barbara Poole. There also will be an amateur musical competition in which everyone will sing the same song: ``The Wreck of the Old 97,'' of course.
Tickets are $6 in advance, $7 at the gate. Children 6 and under get in free. For info, call (804) 793-5422.
\ ROCKBRIDGE PATHS: The Rockbridge Community Festival will feature more than 200 arts and crafts exhibitors during its run Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will cover three blocks of downtown Lexington, and it will also offer music in the country, bluegrass, rock and gospel veins.
Admission is free.
\ LATE INNINGS: The final week of the season is about to begin for the Salem Buccaneers. The team will be at Municipal Field in Salem for games against the Prince William Cannons from Sunday through Tuesday, and three games against the Winston-Salem Spirits from Sept. 2-4.
After that, the boys of summer will return to real life.
Call 389-3333 for ticket information.
by CNB