Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 9, 1994 TAG: 9403140028
SECTION: AMERICAN WOMEN'S SHOW PAGE: 3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ANNE PIEDMONT
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Liles, the show's coordinator, has put together a seminar schedule that includes health issues, finances, beauty care and self-defense.
Vista Eye Care offers seminars on radial keratotomy, pediatric eye care, and cataracts and glaucoma for seniors. Dr. Diane DeReu-Foley will speak on pregnancy and child birth; osteoporosis, and PMS. Dr. Enrique Silverblatt discusses some alternatives to cosmetic surgery in "Beauty Is Skin Deep."
Representatives of NationsBank discuss women and mortgage loans and "Investments for the '90s Woman" in two seminars Saturday.
Victoria Bond of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, who will help cut the ribbon Friday at noon, sticks around to teach "Symphony 101" at 1 p.m.
The seminar stage will also feature self-defense lectures on Friday and Sunday and a 911 seminar on Saturday by Roanoke City Communications Director Robert Agnor.
On the Entertainment Stage, the weekend is filled with American freestyle Karate fitness demonstrations by New Fitness and Lancerlot Fitness Center and The Ageless Wonders. The latter is a traveling troupe of seniors based in Lynchburg, who sing and dance their way around the world while promoting a high quality of life for senior citizens. Liles calls their performance "inspiring."
Lyn St. James, consumer adviser for Ford Motor Company and a professional race car driver, will take to the stage Saturday afternoon for her "Pursuit of Excellence" presentation. She won the Rookie-of-the-Year award at the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and finished 11th overall. She has been a consumer adviser and spokesperson for Ford since 1981, where she consults on product design and the needs and expectations of new-car buyers. St. James is an advocate of driver education and sound vehicle maintenance.
Jazzercise demonstrations on Saturday and "Women and Country Music" by Robin James of WYYD round out the weekend's entertainment.
And then, there's the Bridal Show, one of the Women's Show's most popular venues. This year it features a bridal fashion show of new designs by Lady L and replicas of gowns worn in White House weddings, provided by the Roanoke Valley History Museum. It begins Sunday at 2 p.m.
by CNB