Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, April 21, 1994 TAG: 9404210194
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Jonathan Y. Richmond, director of the Office of Health and Safety Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, will speak about AIDS education on Friday at 4 p.m. at Radford University.
Richmond has been a community educator since 1983, presenting ``45 Minutes That Could Save Your Life'' at colleges and universities across the nation. He is the chairman of the National Biosafety Symposium and a former member of the American Biological Safety Association.
The program will be held on Heth Lawn. For more information, call 831-5464.
Chamber concert
The Roanoke Valley Chamber Music Society will present Hesperus, a Smithsonian ensemble-in-residence group who synthesizes medieval European music and American blues, on Saturday.
The concert of ``classical blues'' will be at 8 p.m. in Roanoke College's Olin Theater. Tickets are $11 for adults and $7 for students. Call the box office at 375-2333 to reserve seats.
Fiddle day May 7
Appalshop of Whitesburg, Ky., will hold Old Time Fiddle Day on May 7. The event features mountain music and storytelling and offers workshops and jam sessions with four master fiddlers.
The workshops cost $6, and pre-registration is recommended. The evening concert costs $6 or $5 for senior citizens and students. For more information, call Appalshop at (606) 633-0108.
Gospel music award
Roanoke gospel singer Joani Tabor received the top award at the International Country Gospel Music Association's 38th annual Gold Cross Music Awards held in Texas.
Tabor, the only Virginian to compete, brought home the Gold Cross Award for her gospel performance.
Exhibit area renamed
The Art Museum of Western Virginia has renamed its sculpture exhibition area The Crestar Sculpture Court. The renaming is the result of Crestar's funding of the annual operating costs of the area for 1994.
In conjunction with the naming of the court, a new sculpture installation was opened. The sculptures include some made by Southern artists James Surls and Richard Lew, as well as Roanoke artist Bill Rutherfoord's ``Lawnmower Man.''
Week of Young Child
Roanoke, Vinton and Salem child-care centers are celebrating the National Week of the Young Child through Saturday. Art work by preschoolers will be on display at Valley View Mall throughout the week.
Activities will include a visit from Mary Sue Terry, former Virginia attorney general, at a dinner for parents and child-care staff members tonight at the Airport Holiday Inn. Call Annette Blackwell at 981-7360 for more information.
Centenarians sought
Calling all centenarians to celebrate their hundredth (or better) birthdays.
On May 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m., Friendship Manor and LOA Area Agency on Aging will sponsor a complimentary luncheon at Friendship Manor's Residents' Center to wish older citizens many, many, many, many happy returns.
If you know someone who will be 100 years old or older during 1994, give the person's name, birth date, address and telephone number to LOA at 345-0451 by May 10.
Spring cleaning
Spring spruce-ups are available to Roanoke Valley homeowners age 60 and older on limited incomes who need noncosmetic, structural repairs done to their homes. Leaky roofs, porch and step, flooring, electrical, plumbing and heating repairs are typical among those offered under LOA Area Agency on Aging's repair-assistance programs. For information or help, call 345-0451.
Pick the right cane
Choosing the correct cane is simplified in a new product report from the American Association of Retired Persons.
AARP estimates that there are about 41/2 million older people using canes in the United States, and that about 85 percent of cane users their canes without consulting a professional about proper fit, which could ultimately lead to further injury.
AARP's report provides helpful guidelines for selection but does not recommend or endorse any specific cane from among the 59 from 14 manufacturers that were evaluated. For a free copy, send a postcard to Product Report: Canes (D14916), AARP (EEO562), P. O. Box 22796, Long Beach, Calif. 90801-5796.
by CNB