
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 29, 1995                   TAG: 9501310098
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BLACK HISTORY CALENDAR

``WORKS BY ALLEN STRINGFELLOW'': Harrison Museum of African American Culture, through April 21. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 523 Harrison Ave. N.W., Roanoke. 345-4818.

``MOSE TOLLIVER: PAINTINGS'': Through Feb. 11, Virginia Tech's Armory Art Gallery, 201 Draper Road, Blacksburg. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 231-4859.

``ROOTS AND CULTURE'': Through March 18, Black History and Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond. Exhibit by Lynn Diana Wilder. $2, $1 senior citizens and 12 and under. 00 Clay Street. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (804) 780-9093.

``AFRICAN ART: SPIRIT OF THE MOTHERLAND'': Through March, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. 300-object African collection of the museum. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays till 8 p.m. 2800 Grove Ave., Richmond. (804) 367-0852.

``PIECES OF AFRICA'': Through Feb. 28, Reynolds Homestead, Critz. Exhibit of traditional textiles by Zaire's Kuba people. 694-7181.

``AFRICAN AMERICAN TRADITIONS IN DOLL MAKING'': Through April 9, Emory and Henry College, Emory. Tuesday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.; Friday, 6- p.m. 944-4121, ext. 3130.

``AFRICAN AMERICAN YARDS AND GARDENS OF THE RURAL SOUTH'': Through March 11, Virginia Tech's Black Cultural Center, Squires Student Center, Blacksburg. 231-7500.

``COUNTDOWN TO ETERNITY: PHOTOGRAPHS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. IN THE 1960S'': Through Feb. 20, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. By Ben Fernandez. Daily except Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday until 9 p.m. 17th Street and New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. (202) 638-3211.

``CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS'': Today-Friday, 251 Lane Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Display of African artifacts and designs. Sponsored by Black Studies Program and St. Paul AME Church. 231-7500.

TALK BY PATRICE GAINES: 7 p.m., Randolph-Macon Woman's College's Smith Auditorium, Lynchburg. Washington Post reporter and author of ``Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color - Journey from Prison to Power.'' (804) 947-8142.

``FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD'': 1 and 3 p.m.; Feb. 5, 3 p.m.; Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 1 and 3 p.m.; Feb. 12, 19, and 26, 3 p.m., Science Museum of Western Virginia's Hopkins Planetarium, Center in the Square, Roanoke. Star show and story and artwork from Jeanette Winter's book, ``Follow the Drinking Gourd,'' a family's escape from the South. ``Rainbow War/Flower Planet,'' film, 2 p.m.; Feb. 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and 26. $2.50. 372-5710.

7TH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION: 1:30-5 p.m., Postal Employee's Development Center Conference Room, Main Post Office, 419 Rutherford Ave., Roanoke. ``Buffalo Soldiers - Unsung Heroes.'' Crafts, fashion show, ethnic foods, music by J. ``Plunky'' Branch. 985-8752.

MUSIC AND ART BY CANDLELIGHT: 5 p.m., Williams Memorial Baptist Church, 2105 Carroll Ave. N.W., Roanoke. Music by Lapsly Run Baptist Church Men's Chorus, Fincastle. Art by Jesse Muchia, Blacksburg, and Harold Cannaday, Roanoke. 366-5260.

``PLANTATION COMMUNITY'' TOUR: 2 p.m., Monticello, Charlottesville. Tour ``street'' where slaves lived and labored. (804) 984-9822.

``AN EVENING OF MOTOWN WITH THE DRIFTERS AND SHIRELLES'': 7:30 p.m., Burruss Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. $14, $7 12 and under. 231-5615.

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``TIME IS SINGING'': 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Feb. 9, 10 a.m., Hollins College Theatre. Musical performance by the Freedom Theatre of Philadelphia. 362-6452.

``JUST SPEAK'': 7:30 p.m., Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center, rooms 341/345. Forum sponsored by Black Student Alliance. 231-7500.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR ARTIST JENNIFER VICKERS: 7 p.m., Black Cultural Center, Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center. 231-7500.

THE FODDRELLS: 7:30 p.m., Averett College's Frith Chapel, Danville. Father and son play blues of the African-American folk tradition. (804) 791-5620.

GOSPEL MUSIC FEST: 7 p.m., Randolph-Macon Woman's College's Smith Auditorium, Lynchburg. (804) 947-8142.

``BLACK HISTORY MUSICALE'': 4 p.m., Price Memorial AME Zion Church, 506 15th St. N.W., Roanoke. Sponsored by the Woman's Home and Overseas Missionary Society. 366-1986.

``FIFTH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM'': 3 p.m., Washington Street Baptist Church, 218 Washington St., Bedford. 586-2674.

``DIFFERENT VOICES OF FAITH: CELEBRATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES IN WORD, DANCE AND SONG'': 4 p.m., Randolph-Macon Woman's College's Houston Chapel, Lynchburg. (804) 947-8142.

CHORAL PERFORMANCE: 3:30 p.m., Lynchburg College in Virginia's Snidow Chapel. The African-American Heritage Singers, singing historians. 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg. (804) 522-8325.

``A CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL MUSIC'': 3 p.m., Reynolds Homestead, Critz. Area choirs in concert. 694-7181.

``THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES OF MONTICELLO'': 2 p.m., Monticello Visitors Center, Charlottesville. Slide lecture by Monticello's director of research. (804) 984-9822.

``AFRICAN SANCTUS'': Feb. 13, 8 p.m., Roanoke Civic Center Auditorium. Latin Mass harmonized with traditional African music. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and The Roanoke Valley Choral Society. $12-$20, students half price. 343-9127.

TALK BY MELODY STOVALL: 3:30 p.m., Harrison Museum of African American Culture. Stovall is executive director of Harrison Museum. Sponsored by Roanoke Valley Historical Society. 523 Harrison Ave. N.E., Roanoke. 342-5770.

``AFRICAN AMERICAN CREATIVE GENIUS: A SAMPLE OF INVENTIONS WITH IMPACT'': Today through March 31, Harrison Museum of African American Culture, 523 Harrison Ave. N.W., Roanoke. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 345-4818.

PATRICIA RUSSELL-MCCLOUD: 7:30 p.m., Hollins College's Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science Building. Russell-McCloud's speech, ``Vision 2000: Celebrate the Differences,'' will address the advantage of a world of multicultural and multiethnic diversity. 362-6452.

``BLACK CELEBRATION IN SONG'': 7:30 p.m., Virginia Western Community College's Whitman Auditorium, Roanoke. Local choirs including The Disciples in Song, The J.C. English Ensemble and the VWCC Choral Ensemble.

``FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF'': Tonight and Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Randolph-Macon Woman's College's Student Center, Lynchburg. College theater production. (804) 947-8142.

``PLANTATION COMMUNITY'' TOUR: 2 p.m., Monticello, Charlottesville. Tour ``street'' where slaves lived and labored. (804) 984-9822.

DANCE PERFORMANCE: 7:30 p.m., Lynchburg College in Virginia's Dillard Theatre. The Detroit-Windsor Dance Co. 1501 Lakeside Drive. (804) 522-8325.

DRAMATIC PRESENTATION BY JOSEPH BUNDY: 6:30 p.m., Lynchburg College in Virginia's Snidow Chapel. Portrayal of Booker T. Washington. 1501 Lakeside Drive. (804) 522-8325.

``THE MEN, THE MUSIC, THE MYTHS AND ME'': 8 p.m., Hollins Theatre, Hollins College. Performance by Byron Motley. 362-6452.

AN EVENING OF BLUES, GOSPEL AND JAZZ: 8 p.m., Randolph-Macon Woman's College's Smith Auditorium, Lynchburg. With Katherine Davis and Sidney James Wingfield. (804) 947-8142.

MULTICULTURAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE: 3-5 p.m., Emory and Henry College's Kelly Library, Lyceum Room, Emory. Guest speaker, Dr. Dorothy Drinkard-Hawkshawe, associate dean of graduate studies, East Tennessee State University. 944-4121, ext. 3872.

AFRICAN DRUM FESTIVAL: 8 p.m., Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center, Colonial Hall. Sponsored by University Unions and Student Activities. $7, $5 advance. 231-5615.

``KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE PLOW AND HOLD ON'': 4 p.m., West Creek Apartments, Community Room, 302 Westside Boulevard, Roanoke. Presented by West Creek Community Group and Christ Crusaders Outreach Ministry. 342-9814.

AN EVENING OF BLUES, R&B, GOSPEL AND JAZZ: 8 p.m., Lynchburg College in Virginia's Burton Student Center. Katherine Davis and Sidney James Wingfield. 1501 Lakeside Drive. (804) 522-8325.

FIFTH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MUSICAL: 4 p.m., First Baptist Church, 310 N. Jefferson St., Roanoke. Music by The New Life Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church Choir, Bent Mountain Baptist Church Choir, High Street Baptist Church Male Chorus and The Echoes of Joy. Presented by Christian Praise Ensemble. 982-1241.

SOUL FOOD DINNER: 2 p.m., Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church, High Street, Christiansburg. Sponsored by Montgomery County NAACP. $10. 231-7500.

EZIBU MUNTU DANCE COMPANY: 4 p.m., Virginia Tech's Squires Commonwealth Ballroom, Blacksburg. 231-5615.

RECITAL BY TENOR MICHAEL FOREST: 4 p.m., Lynchburg College of Virginia's Snidow Chapel, 1501 Lakeside Drive. (804) 522-8325.

``GETTING WORD: THE ORAL HISTORY OF MONTICELLO'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY'': 2 p.m., Monticello Visitors Center, Charlottesville. Presentation by project historians. (804) 984-9822.

``A LIVING LEGACY: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF LYNCHBURG'S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT'': 7 p.m., Maier Museum of Art, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg. Local civil rights leaders share their memories of the '60s and '70s. (804) 947-8142.

``ABC'S: AMERICAN BLACK' CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR MUSICAL VOCABULARY: 11 a.m., Virginia Western Community College's Whitman Auditorium, Roanoke. Performance by the Virginia Opera Association.

PERFORMANCE OF AFRICAN CULTURE, MUSIC AND DANCE: Feb. 28, 8 p.m., Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon. Donna Graham-Dacosta and Mohamed Dacosta. $5. 628-6094 or 466-3444.

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