Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, October 14, 1994 TAG: 9410150027
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ALMENA HUGHES
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Thursday at 7 p.m., they'll bring their unique combination of "part jazz, part street-corner doo-wop, part praise and worship" to Vinton Baptist Church. Tickets, $7, are available at the church, Washington Avenue at Maple Street, Vinton, and at Christian bookstores. Call 343-7685.
MENAGERIE A TROIS: Author Beatrix Potter's beloved animal friends, Hunca Munca, Mopsy the Rabbit, the reclusive Tiggy Winkle and others are aptly animated by actress Holly Stevenson's artful use of puppets, songs and storytelling styles.
During its run from Tuesday through Oct. 30 in Mill Mountain Theatre B, the 40-minute long "Over the Garden Wall: Beatrix Potter & Friends" will be presented on various days at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Check the theater for exact schedules. General admission seating for adults is $6; children under 12, $3. Call 342-5740.
AW, SHUCKS: Take part in a typical 19th-century harvest celebration, share seasonal folklore and old-fashioned family fun at a traditional corn husking bee and barn dance Sunday, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., at the Museum of American Frontier Culture in Staunton.
Neither husking nor dancing experience will be required as visitors and staff work side by side clearing the corn piled high on the museum's barn's floor. The finder of the coveted "red ear" may opt for a kiss or choice of partner for the barn dance that starts when the shucking is done.
Back at the farmhouse, staff will be busy preparing over an open fire typical foods of the time, including fresh apple and pumpkin pies, as well as dried vegetables and fruits in preparation for impending winter. Admission is $7 adults, $3 children. Call 332-7850.
ASSEMBLY OF `SISTERS': The "Sister to Sister" conference for African-American women, Thursday through Sunday at the Richmond Centre, Richmond, will cross age, economic and social boundaries to examine crucial areas of the black experience, particularly as they affect black women and their families. Seminars will cover health and beauty; family relations and personal well-being; economics and employment; and historical, political and philosophical issues. Actress Ruby Dee, Essence magazine Editor-In-Chief/author, Susan L. Taylor, and Linda C. Byrd-Harden of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will be featured speakers.
The conference is presented in cooperation with the Richmond Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. Registration prices, starting at approximately $80 for Friday and Saturday seminars and opening-night reception, vary according to events attended. For schedules and exact fees, call (804) 644-8515.
CLASSICAL KICKOFF: The Kandinsky Trio will present the first concert of its 1994-95 series at 8 p.m. Saturday in Roanoke College's Olin Theater. Cellist Steven Doane will be featured in the program, which will include the Sonata in C Major for two cellos by Luigi Boccherini, Beethoven's Seven Variations for cello and piano in E-flat Major, Zoltan Kodaly's Duo, Op. 7, for violin and cello and the G Minor Piano Trio of Bedrich Smetana.
Individual tickets are $9; season tickets are $27. For information and reservations, call the Olin Box Office, Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., 375-2333.
FANCY FOOTWORK: The Hollins College dance troupe, Moveri, will be joined by internationally known artists in performances tonight and Saturday at 8:15 p.m. in the Hollins College Theatre. General seating is $5, $3 for students, faculty and senior citizens. For reservations, call 362-6517.
Today from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the college will sponsor open master classes in contemporary dance at the Botetourt Dance Studio, taught by Lynn Jackson, rehearsal director for The Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble; Jack Arnold, former member of Pilobolous Dance Theatre, New York; and Gerri Houlihan from Miami, Fla., New World School for the Arts. For information and reservations, call 362-6596.
SPACE MAN: Former astronaut Jon McBride, pilot of the first Challenger space shuttle mission, will be at the Science Museum of Western Virginia on Saturday. McBride will be in the Hopkins Planetarium from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., talking about his experiences training for and flying the Challenger. From noon to1 p.m., McBride will be in the atrium to sign copies of Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.'s book "Before Lift-Off: The Making of a Shuttle Crew," written about McBride and his crew.
by CNB