Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, February 25, 1994 TAG: 9402250352
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
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It tells the story of Atticus Finch, a small town lawyer in Alabama in the 1930s, as he tries to defend a black man wrongfully accused of a serious crime.
The production will continue through March 13. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 on Sunday afternoons. Admission is $12 and $18.
Call 342-5740.
NIGHT AT A ROUND TABLE: Mill Mountain Theatre and Olin Gallery of Roanoke College will present ``Welcome to Four Way: The Town that Time Forget,'' by Kent R. Brown, in a Reading Room production Monday night at 7:30. Admission is free. It will be in Olin Gallery.
The Reading Room is a series of roundtable readings of new plays by established and emerging playwrights.
MEANWHILE: Theatre Roanoke College will present ``Philemon'' tonight and Saturday night at 8 in Olin Theater. A matinee has been added, as well, on Saturday afternoon at 2. By the composers of ``The Fantasticks,'' ``Philemon'' is a musical drama in the tradition of ``Jesus Christ, Superstar'' and ``Godspell.'' It's set is in the second century A.D., and it deals with Roman attempts to stamp out the Christian underground. Bruce Partin directs. Tickets are $7, or $5 for senior citizens and students.
WINTER WARMTH: The New River Valley Symphony will present works by von Weber, Haydn and Samuel Barber on Saturday night at 8 in Burruss Auditorium at Virginia Tech. Violinist Daniel Mason will be the guest artist.
Mason is professor of music at the University of Kentucky.
Admission is $5, or $3 for students and senior citizens. Call 231-5200.
And the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra will perform Saturday night at 8:15 and Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12 to $15. The program will feature works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens and Massenet. Call (804) 924-3984.
MAJOR PLAYER: Frederick Swann will present an organ recital tonight at 8 at South Roanoke United Methodist Church. Admission is free.
Swann is director of music and organist for The Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., where he heads a music program of 16 performing groups. The Cathedral Choir, which he directs, is seen on the Robert Schuller television services.
RELEVANCE: ``Scalding Steam and Lonesome Rails,'' a musical comedy of 50 minutes, will be presented Saturday night at 7:30 at the Virginia Opry in Stonewall Theatre in Clifton Forge. Lime Kiln Arts has produced the show, which will be followed by a mix of old-time country tunes and current hits from the Opry's performers.
Tickets are $6 in advance for adults, and $3 for children under 12 in advance or at the door.
On the day of the show adult tickets are $8. Call 862-7407.
f\ GOLDEN OLDIES: Music from five centuries will be presented Monday night at 8 during the University Choral Ensembles Concert at Preston Auditorium of Radford University. The Radford Singers and the Madrigal Singers will perform. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children.
f\ TWO MORE: The Roanoke Civic Center will be the site of the annual Car Show that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association today through Sunday. Many kinds of cars and trucks will be displayed. Admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 6 to 12. Younger children get in for free. Hours are today from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5.
The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke will present Willis Butler and a live narration of his color film, ``The Spirit of New England,'' Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Roanoke Civic Center auditorium. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students age 18 and younger. Kids under 12 get in free.
by CNB