Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, August 2, 1994 TAG: 9408260001
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Lone cooks can vacation in Florida while studying the dynamics of making meals for one diner. Jane Doerfer, longtime cooking instructor, cookbook author and publisher of "Going Solo," a five-year-old newsletter for people traveling alone, has combined her experiences into a school.
In intimate 4 1/2-day participatory sessions aimed at the average cook, students prepare and sample a blend of healthful, quick-to-fix recipes and learn about planning, storage, shopping and recycling meals for one. The study is in is a renovated 19th century plantation house.
The fee of $875 per person includes instruction and printed materials, five nights' lodging and meals. Air fare is additional. Openings remain for Oct. 23-28 and Dec. 22-28 ($100 holiday suuplement). Request details and reservations for the "Going Solo In The Kitchen" package from Regatta Travel (800) 445-7685.
"Lancelot" auditions Saturday
Auditions will be held Saturday for parts in Joyce G. Kernodle's play ``Looking for Lancelot,'' Sept. 23-25 at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke.
Two girls, ages 16-17, two women in their mid-thirties and one woman in her late 50s or early 60s are needed. Auditions will be from 1-6 p.m. in VWCC's Whitman Auditorium. For more information, call Joyce Kernodle at 343-6221 or 776-8617.
\ "A Few Good Men' opening Thursday
Mill Mountain Theatre will stage ``A Few Good Men'' Thursday through Aug. 28 on its Main Stage in Roanoke's Center in the Square.
The contemporary courtroom drama by Aaron Sorkin opened on Broadway in 1989. It was made into the feature-length movie starring Tom Cruise. For ticket information, call the box office at 342-5740.
LaLeche League celebration Saturday
The La Leche League of Roanoke will celebrate ``the art of breastfeeding'' and ``the art of parenting'' Saturday from noon to 3 at ArtVenture in Center in the Square. ArtVenture is on the second floor of the Art Museum of Western Virginia, on the Church Avenue side, in Roanoke.
There will be door prizes, music, refreshments and art projects. For more information, call 989-9821.
Mamet dram at Barter Playhouse
ABINGDON - A controversial play about a college student who accuses her professor of sexual harassment is playing at the Barter Playhouse through Aug. 28.
``Oleanna,'' by David Mamet, was first produced in 1992 in the wake of Anita Hill's sexual harassment claims concerning Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
In the play, a failing student requests a conference with her middle-aged professor and later charges him with sexual harassment. ``Oleanna'' contains adult situations and explicit language and is recommended for adult audiences.
Reservations and information are available by calling 628-3991 or toll-free 1-800-368-3240.
Exhibit features 1800s paintings
The Art Museum of Western Virginia will hold an opening reception for its newest exhibit ``The American Spirit: 19th-Century Masterpieces From the Masco Collection'' on Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The reception will be in the museum's first floor gallery in Roanoke's Center in the Square.
In the collection are classic paintings from the 1800s, including one of the best-known historical images in American art, Archibald Willard's ``The Spirit of '76.'' This painting shows the Revolutionary War fife and drummers. The exhibit will hang through Oct. 16.
An exhibit lecture series has also been scheduled. The two lectures, both at 11 a.m., will be in the first floor gallery. On Sept. 13, William Whitwell, a professor at Hollins College, will present ``Themes and Ideas in Landscape Painting.'' On Oct. 5, Virginia Tech assistant professor Bailey Van Hook will discuss ``Women in 19th-Century American Art.''
For more information, call the museum at 342-5760.
Art museum has new endowment
The Art Museum of Western Virginia has established an endowment in the name of the late Roanoke artist John Will Creasy. The endowment will fund art education, programs and activities promoting the arts.
For more information, call museum administrative director Jeff Roberts at 342-5760. Contributions are being accepted at the museum, One Market Square, Roanoke, VA 24011-1436.
by CNB