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

DATE: FRIDAY, July 21, 1995                   TAG: 9507210017
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THE TIPOFF

PARTY ANIMALS: There's no better way to get money for a good cause than to throw a shindig with all the trimmings, and the Blue Ridge Zoological Society of Virginia must know it. Tonight from 6:30-9:30 it is hosting ``Zoo Do,'' an annual fund-raiser to benefit Mill Mountain Zoo. Enticements include exotic dishes prepared by Seasons & Occasions, Carlos Brazilian Cuisine, Victoria Longley and others. The Key West Band will entertain. Donated items and vacation retreats will be offered during silent and live auctions. The fund-raiser will be held at the zoo - rain or shine. Dress is casual. Tickets are $25 per person/$30 at the door and $45/$55 per couple. Call 343-3241.

DON'T FENCE ME IN: People like to use labels so they think they know what to expect. In the case of self-taught guitarist Leo Kottke, one would be better served to resist labeling and just go with the flow. Sometimes he leans toward the folk-artist label, sometimes he becomes a jazz man. His sound is dependably captivating. Kottke will play at Theatre at Lime Kiln on Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 and $16. Call 463-3074.

VALLEY VIBRATIONS: Now that Mother Nature has given us a respite from the heat, it is again possible to enjoy the area's outdoor attractions. A good one to put on your list is the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, which runs this weekend and next at Orkney Springs near Winchester. The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra will perform ``Music of the War Years'' tonight; ``An Evening of Tchaikovsky'' will be Saturday's offering. Next Friday and Saturday the Symphony salutes Hollywood and Brahms. The concerts will be presented at 8 p.m. in an open-air pavilion. Admission is $9-$15. Senior citizen and student discounts are available. Call 459-3396.

VIRGINIA IN BLACK AND WHITE: A musical comedy about race relations? Yep. Is that possible? Don't know, but Lexington playwright Tom Zeigler describes his newest production as such. ``Glory Bound,'' opening at Theatre at Lime Kiln on Saturday, examines racial tensions between members of two churches - one black, one white - in New Jordan, Va., circa 1963. The story focuses on the interracial friendship of a couple and how they struggle to maintain it in their polarized town. The show runs through Aug. 12. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 on the weekend, $10 on weekdays. Call 463-3074.

A PRINCIPLE A DAY: Kwanzaa, the African American holiday, is traditionally celebrated in December. Charlottesville's 6th Annual African American Cultural Arts Festival - Kwanzaa in July - allows for a mid-year reaffirmation of the principles the holiday is based on: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. The festival begins Monday with each day's activities devoted to one of the seven principles. Poetry, dance, lectures, music and art are all a part of the celebration. Events will take place at various locations throughout the city. Call (804) 980-8986.

by CNB