Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, April 8, 1994                   TAG: 9404080201
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
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THE TIPOFF

The 80-voice chorale and chamber orchestra will sing Gabriel Faure's ``Requiem,'' Opus 48, and Leonard Bernstein's ``Chichester Psalms,'' which they'll perform in Hebrew.

Ticklets to the Blacksburg concert are $7, or $5 for students and senior citizens. In Roanoke, the tickets are $10, or $8 for students and seniors. The tickets will be sold at the door, but early arrival is recommended.

NEVER SAY WHY: Branislav Tomich will take over Theatre B of Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke to perform his one-man, existential comedy called ``Cafe God.'' It will run Thursday through April 17. Tickets are $10. Performances are at 7:30 Thursday and April 17 and at 8 on April 15 and 16. Tomich portrays 11 characters in the work. He also was in Mill Mountain's productions of ``All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.''

'HOOS SINGING: The Men's Glee Club of the University of Virginia will sing at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Roanoke Sunday night at 7:30. Admission is free.

MEETING TWAIN: Ken Richters will present his one-man touring show about Mark Twain, which bills him as ``America's First Stand-Up Comedian,'' tonight at 8 at Curfman Hall at Covington High School. Tcikets are $12 and $10. Call 962-6220.

NOTES: The New River Community Chorus will present the Easter portion of Handel's ``The Messiah'' on Sunday afternoon at 3 at First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski and Monday night at 8 at Central United Methodist Church in Radford. Call 639-2671.

WOLFGANG: Mozart's ``Grand Mass in C Minor'' will be presented by the Rockbridge Chorus on Saturday night at 8 at the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts in Lexington. Nick Leitch of Roanoke and Amy Cochrane of Waynesboro are among the soloists. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for students. Call 291-1881.

WASN'T THAT A TIME: ``The Heidi Chronicles,'' a celebrated comedy tracing the progress of a generation from the 1960s to the 1980s, will open Wednesday and run through April 16 at Olin Theater in Salem. It's from Theatre Roanoke College, and admission is $5. Call 375-2333. The play is not recommended for anyone under high school age.

HANDY: The Virginia Mountain Crafts Guild will present an arts and crafts show today through Sunday at the Salem Civic Center. Admission is $1.50. Parking is free.

WILD KINGDOM: Zoobilation, an annual event at Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke, will be Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4. Activities will include live animal presentations at 1 and 2, a magic show at 3 and lots of live music. For info, call 343-3241.

WILD KINGDOM II: Smashing Pumpkins will bring its ``Rock Invasion '94'' tour, with special guest Red Red Meat, to the Salem Civic Center Thursday night at 7:30. Tickets are $15.50.

TELLING TALES: Dylan Pritchett of Williamsburg will visit Whitman Auditorium of Virginia Western Community College and tell stories Monday morning at 10 and 11 o'clock. He has served as African American Programs Specialist at Williamsburg. His presentation is titled ``Scraps of History.''

Admission is free. Call 857-7583.