
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, January 7, 1994                   TAG: 9401280287
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GARRISON KEILLOR IS COMING TO ROANOKE

Garrison Keillor and ``A Prairie Home Companion'' will come to the Roanoke Civic Center Auditorium for shows Feb. 8 and 9 at 8 p.m.

Keillor is the creator of the award-winning public radio show and is the best-selling author of ``Lake Wobegon Days'' and other books. His most recent work is ``The Book of Guys.''

The shows will be the first in a brief tour of the southeastern United States, said Steve Mills, manager of WVTF-FM in Roanoke, which airs Keillor's programs on Saturday nights and rebroadcasts them on Sunday afternoons.

The Roanoke programs will be taped for national broadcast at a later date.

Guests will include Robin and Linda Williams and their band. Keillor's troupe, including sound-effects man Tom Keith and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, also will perform.

Tickets to each show are $24 and $21. They go on sale today for public radio contributors and to the general public on Monday. They are available at the Roanoke Civic Center box office and at Ticketmaster locations.

by CNB