Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 2, 1995 TAG: 9506020062
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS BANKS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Joe Germana likes the heavy texture of colors layered on top of each other, creating intricate geometric patterns.
And Mary Irwin Moore sees with the eye of a bird, peering closely at ordinary things and finding their extraordinary place in the landscape.
Gregg, Germana and Moore are just three of 20 local artists whose work was selected for New River Art '95, a biennial juried exhibition at Radford University's Flossie Martin Gallery. The exhibition, open to artists who live within 100 miles of the New River Valley, also includes works by other regional painters and sculptors.
In all, 38 works were chosen from 218 slides submitted by 111 artists. Phyllis Rosenzweig, associate curator for the Smithsonian Institute's Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was the juror.
Rosenzweig said her selections were based on several criteria: creativity, imagination, point of view, intellectual and conceptual underpinning and skill and sensitivity in the handling of material.
Rosenzweig will give a "Gallery Talk" today at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
As part of the presentation, Rosenzweig also will announce awards, including a purchase award given to a single work that will be displayed at a public place in the New River Valley. Joe Germana's "Tapestries" was last year's winner.
The exhibition remains at Flossie Martin Gallery through June 16, so you can catch it weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.
If you want a sneak preview, check out the exhibition via the Blacksburg Electronic Village. The site is http://crusher.bev.net/community/NRAC.
Other local artists chosen for the show include Nancy Bagato, Robin Boucher, Truman Capone, Tim Herzog, Joanna Sunshine and Lisabeth Weisband of Blacksburg. Aileen Fletcher of Christiansburg and Darcy Meeker of Newport have works on display, too. Radford artists are Jennifer Brouwer, Anna Fariello, Lynn Gordon, Diana Heyne, James Knipe, Dottie Mercer, John G. Pisarek, Mei Shu and Jennifer Spoon.
Following the show at Flossie Martin Gallery, the works will travel to the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center in Clifton Forge.
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY: Spaniels, poodles, collies, terriers - yes, even hound dogs - will have their day Saturday. The seventh annual New River Valley Kennel Club Dog Show is happening at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium.
Nearly 600 purebred dogs and their owners from all over the country will participate. Judging begins at 9 a.m. and continues until around 3 p.m. when awards are given for "Best in Show" and "High in Trial" competitions.
Admission for spectators is free. Vendors will be selling specialty items for pets and lunch and snacks will be available at concession stands.
The show is sanctioned by the American Kennel club and co-sponsored by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Questions? Call 951-8513.
SWING THING: The Southwest Virginia Swing Dance Society says it's time again for that swing thing.
It's happening Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall on Gladewood Drive in Blacksburg. From 8 to 9 p.m., dancers will learn the Lindy Hop at a workshop for beginners. Dancing to recorded music follows from 9 to 11:30 p.m.
The $4 admission includes refreshments. No smoking or alcohol is allowed.
Say you'd like to come but don't have a partner?
Come on! You don't need a partner at these dances.
If you need more information, however, call 381-5028.
IT'S THE GOSPEL: If it's true that gospel music fires the spirit, get ready for a heatwave.
The Primitive and Dominion Trio - two biggies in the gospel music field - perform Thursday at the Christiansburg National Guard Armory. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
Advance discount tickets are $5. You'll find them at McNeil Real Estate, Blue Ridge Heating and Air and First National Bank in downtown Christiansburg.
Admission at the door Thursday is $7. Kids under 12 get in free with a paying adult.
SUMMER'S NO BUMMER: The Summer Arts Festival sponsored by Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg offers lots of laid-back seasonal entertainment. Don't you love the slower pace?
Tonight you can picnic on the lawn at Henderson Hall while you listen to the classical acoustic guitar music of Chris Miller. The outdoor concert starts at 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, you can check out "Blue Sky," one of the Virginia Tech Union's summer films. It starts at 7 p.m. in Squires Student Center.
In addition, the summer festival features gallery shows at Armory Art Gallery on Draper Road and Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center.
"Painting Nature," an exhibit of works by Virginia Tech alumni Greg Bryson, Joe Kelley and Jeff Wilson, remains through June 10 at Armory Art Gallery. It's open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A show by Carole Pappas is up at Perspective Gallery through June 25. You can check it out Tuesday through Friday, noon to 10 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 10 p.m.
Best of all, admission to all the Summer Arts Festival activities is free.
LAST CHANCE: Playmakers & Company's latest production, "The Glass Menagerie," has its final run this weekend at Playmakers' Playhouse in Blacksburg's University Mall.
The classic drama by Tennessee Williams is set in a dingy St. Louis apartment where Amanda Wingfield lives with her two grown children, Tom and Laura.
Because of his mother's incessant nagging, Tom, who narrates the play, seeks escape in alcohol and the fantasy world of movies. His sister, the delicate Laura, finds her escape in her glass menagerie.
Directed by Bonnie Shortt, the Playmakers' cast includes Michael Newnam as Tom, Joy Tucker as Laura and Elsie McCombs as Amanda Wingfield. Doug Chancey plays Jim O'Connor, a guest in the Wingfield home who dashes Amanda's dreams of finding a husband for Laura.
Curtain time tonight and Saturday is at 7:30. Sunday's show is a matinee at 2.
Admission is $6 for adults or $4 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the Weight Club in University Mall.
by CNB