Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, May 19, 1995 TAG: 9505190059
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS-BANKS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Great football players hail from schools such as Notre Dame, Nebraska, Penn State ...and Virginia Tech.
Great musicians hail from schools such as Oberlin College, the Julliard School, the Eastman School of Music ...and (where else?) Virginia Tech!
The Audubon Quartet, Virginia Tech's own distinguished resident quartet, will bring 20 of the best young musicians from schools around the country to Blacksburg next week.
The draw is a seminar featuring 10 days of intensive study and performance.
"We will be doing everything from Haydn to Berg," noted Doris Lederer, violist for the Audubon Quartet. "The focus will be mostly on traditional music."
The Audubon Quartet will launch the seminar with a performance Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the recital salon at Squires Student Center. In addition to Lederer, the foursome includes violinists David Ehrlich and David Salness and cellist Clyde Shaw.
The concert is open to the public and so are several master classes with the student musicians. The first is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the recital salon. Other open classes are May 26 and May 28, followed by a final concert on May 31.
Admission to all performances is by donation. For more information, call the box office in Squires Student Center, 231-5685, or the Audubon Quartet, 231-7742.
FILL EVERY GLASS: "For wine inspires us, and fires us with courage, love and joy." -John Gay
You'll find the fruit of the grape at Mountain Lake Resort in Giles County this weekend.
The fourth annual wine tasting to benefit the arts is Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Six Virginia wineries will have their latest vintage for you to swish and sniff.
Chateau Morrisette, Barboursville, Rapidan River, Prince Michel, Rock Bridge and Oasis will be represented at the event. The Blacksburg Community Band will serve the musical refreshment.
The cost is $10 and includes the wine tasting, cheese and crackers and a complimentary Mountain Lake wine glass. All proceeds benefit community arts projects sponsored by the New River Arts Council and Progress in Narrows Now.
The wine tasting will be held in the open air. Don't let a little rain keep you away, though. If the drops start dropping, the event will move inside.
To reserve tickets or for more information, call 381-1430.
HOW ABOUT A NICE DINO BURGER? Maybe you'll prefer the taco burgers, fish sticks or egg rolls. Or you might tickle your taste buds with a cold Vita Pup or a refreshing Snapple.
Those are just a few of the offerings at the second annual "We Serve Smiles" food fair and taste test put on by Montgomery County Public Schools. Michael Marcenelle, supervisor of nutrition programs, is inviting everyone to partake.
Cooks will prepare more than 50 foods for you to sample. They're hoping students and parents will help select the foods they'll serve in the school cafeterias next fall.
The food fair is happening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Blacksburg High School. In addition to the free food, there will be information booths and door prizes.
CALLING ALL TEENS: Straight Street Youth Center is having its "Youth Rally of the Valley" tonight from 6 to 10 at Auburn High School in Riner. Young people from all over the New River Valley are welcome to come out for the basketball, volleyball, music, food and fun.
Reality Check, a rap trio with a jazzy accent, will perform. This is the same group that played last July for the Christiansburg-based youth center's third anniversary party. This time, the music makers will entertain with songs from their latest release, "Soul Food."
Free food and drinks will be available while supplies last and there will be several giveaways throughout the evening.
Straight Street leaders will conduct a meeting at 7 p.m. for youths and adults who have ideas for the future of the center's outreach. They're looking for good suggestions and good helpers to make good things happen for local teens.
For more information, call Straight Street at 381-1006.
WESTWARD, HO! Three West Virginia bands will cross the line Saturday. They will be performing for the Fiddle & Banjo Festival at the Old Narrows High School in Narrows.
Ike Southern & The Country Siders from Princeton will be joined by the Accord Family of Jesse and the West Virginia Bluegrass Connection of Ronceverte.
The music starts at 7 p.m. Admission at the door is free but donations won't be refused.
In addition to the live music, the festival features dancing, crafts displays and food concessions.
It's sponsored by Progress in Narrows Now.
Questions? Call 726-3499.
CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD: Zion Lutheran Church is Floyd is offering some spiritual revival this summer that doesn't involve hard pews.
The church is putting on several concerts at the Oak Grove Pavilion. The first is a performance tonight by Laurel Bliss & Cliff Perry, an old-time music duet from Seattle, Wash. The two will stop in Floyd as part of a national tour.
Tina Liza Jones and the Flying Cowboys and The Reed Island Rounders will perform, too, starting at 7:30.
Upcoming shows include Gracenote on June 2, No Strings Attached on June 17, a Christian Clown worship service on July 30 and a French boys' choir, Les Petits Chanteurs du Comte' de Flandre, on Aug. 3.
Admission is by donation and kids are free.
To get to the Oak Grove Pavilion from the traffic light in Floyd, go east on U.S. 221 and turn left across from Harris Baker Furniture on Virginia 615 to Virginia 693.
by CNB