Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 30, 1995 TAG: 9506300032
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS BANKS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
It's the time for savory barbecue, fresh potato salad and spicy baked beans.
That's part of the spread at Montgomery Museum's table Sunday. You'll also find homemade breads and sweet desserts.
Dinner will be served from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the museum, 300 S. Pepper St. in Christiansburg. You may eat there or order take-out plates ahead of time by calling 382-5644. The cost for the meal is $10.
The vittles are part of the museum's annual heritage day celebration. Sunday's activities also include live entertainment, a silent auction and free walking tours of downtown Christiansburg. Museum volunteers will point out historic sites and offer some insight into Christiansburg's past.
Craftsmen will demonstrate a variety of skills on the museum grounds. You may watch Bob Salo do basket weaving and examine Betty Rice's delicate pillow lace needlework.
While you're at the museum, check out the Lewis Miller Regional Art Center's latest exhibit, a show by artist Kate Courtney Anderson. She has a series of oil paintings, "Landscapes of Virginia," that she says she "pieced together from sketches, slides and recollection."
Admission to the festival and the museum is free.
READ TO ME: Chelsea Adams and Rita Riddle invite you to sit a spell on the front porch while they read to you.
The local writers will share their original poetry and fiction Saturday evening, starting at 7:30, at Claytor Lake State Park. The readings will be held on the front porch of the Howe House.
Guitarist Bill Adams will accompany Riddle and Adams while they read.
You're welcome to bring a blanket or lawn chair for the outdoor seating. If it rains, the event will move inside the Howe House.
WITTY IS THE WORD: Sir Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" is the latest Summer Arts Festival production at Virginia Tech. In this one, the British wit tells the story of a writer who accidentally summons the ghost of his dead wife while doing research for a work of fiction.
The farcical plot develops as complications arise from the haunting. The dialogue in the play - sprinkled with Coward's dry humor and cynical observances of romance - is an audience charmer.
Greg Justice and Jack Dudley of Virginia Tech's faculty are the directors. The cast features the university's talented comic actors: Emily Berger, James Dale, Jennifer Jurlando, Charles Lattimer, Helen R.M. Pafumi, Kelly Shoger and Eric Wolfrey.
"Blithe Spirit" shows tonight and Saturday at 8 in the studio theater at Squires Student Center. It re-opens July 11 for a second run through July 15.
Admission is free. For information on this or any of the Summer Arts Festival shows, call the performing arts information line at 231-5200.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: Artistic talent runs in the Brouwer family.
Charlie Brouwer, an art professor at Radford University, and his daughter, Jennifer, have put together a father-daughter art exhibition of two- and three-dimensional works. The pieces, inspired by childhood memories and travels throughout the western United States, are on display at the Norwood Gallery in downtown Radford.
The gallery in the Norwood Center is open weekdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
The exhibition will show through mid-July.
FLIPPERS AND PHOTOS: Bob Abraham enjoys nothing more than splashing around in the ocean with dolphins.
The amateur photographer from Christiansburg is an award-winning underwater photographer. Recently, he captured first place in a photography contest sponsored by Diving Enterprises. A few years ago, he placed fifth in a pool of more than 40,000 entrants in a contest sponsored by Ritz Photo.
Abraham's photo of his dolphin friends was published in the 1993 edition of Virginia Tech's Electrical Engineering magazine. His pictures are on display at several locations in the area. You'll find them at the New River Valley Scuba Center on Roanoke Street in Christiansburg and at two Blacksburg sites, Foto-Expo on South Main Street and Artist's Choice on University City Boulevard.
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