Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 6, 1995 TAG: 9509070032
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A World War II Boeing B-17 flying fortress, ``The Aluminum Overcast,'' will be displayed at the Roanoke Regional Airport on Sept. 11-12.
The aircraft will be parked adjacent to the old terminal. Tours are available for a $4 donation to cover the cost of fuel and maintenance.
The plane is on a national tour in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
A membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association B-17 Historical Society is offered for a donation of $475. This entitles the member to a one-hour flight in the airplane with 10 minutes in the pilot's seat, flying the aircraft. Also included is a B-17 leather flight jacket and a photograph of the pilot flying the plane.
Funds generated from the tour will help finance EAA's future restoration projects.
For more information, call 343-6769.
Book signing
C.S. Friedman will sign copies of her new book, ``Crown of Shadows,'' at University Volume Two Bookstore on Saturday from 2-5 p.m.
``Crown of Shadows'' is the final volume of the ``Coldfire'' trilogy, which includes ``Black Sun Rising'' and ``When True Night Falls.''
The store is in the University Mall, Blacksburg.
For more information, call 231-5213.
Explore events
September is musical heritage month at Virginia's Explore Park. Dozens of performers will present a variety of music that reflects the ethnic history of the Roanoke Valley, including old-time, gospel, bluegrass, storytelling and dancing, presented by local musicians and friends.
The month's activity schedule includes:
``Ring the Banjo - Rosin The Bow,'' hosted by musician Curley Ennis, Sept. 23-24; includes performances, demonstrations and informances throughout the weekend. Call for a schedule.
``Dueling Dulcimers,'' hosted by Ennis, Sept. 30-Oct. 1; includes hammered (Sept. 30) and mountain dulcimer (Oct. 1) contests with cash awards. Registration is from 9 a.m.-noon; competitions begin at noon. There will be performances, demonstrations and instrument makers present all weekend.
Musicians will be playing throughout the park during these weekends.
Explore Park is located at milepost 115 on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Monday through the end of October. Admission prices are $4 for adults, $2.50 for students 6-18, children under 6 are free when accompanied by an adult. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more and must be pre-arranged.
For more information, call 427-1800.
Kemper Dobbins show
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is accepting applications for the Kemper Dobbins Transportation Art Exposition to be held Oct. 6-28 at Roanoke's Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Original art work with a transportation theme, suitable for hanging, are eligible. This includes forms of transportation as well as scenes depicting transportation facilities and landscapes and abstracts of a transportation nature.
Prizes totalling $500 will be awarded, including a People's Choice Award, voted on by the public.
The show is made possible, in part, through the support of the Kemper A. Dobbins family. Dobbins, a commerce attorney for the Nickel Plate and Norfolk & Western Railroads for 35 years, was well-known for his watercolors and pen and ink drawings of historic rail stations and engines.
Applications are available at The Arts Council, 20 E. Church Ave., Roanoke, or by calling 342-5790. Registration deadline is Sept. 15.
20th Rising Star 4
Rising Star 4, the annual Roanoke Valley sci-fi gathering, will hold its 20th convention Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Glenvar High School, Salem.
``It will be the largest film- and TV-star filled program ever held in this part of the nation,'' said Marcie Kelso, Virginia Film Office's acting director. There will also be guests from the fields of literature, art and science.
``Star Trek's'' Grace Lee Whitney, ``The Next Generation'' star Patti Yasutake and stunt woman/actress Spice Williams from Trek films and ``Deep Space 9'' will make appearances. Richard Biggs from ``Babylon 5,'' actress/author Brinke Stevens and ``Land of the Giants'' actress/author Deanna Lund will also be on hand.
Award-winning casting director Beverly McDermott will lead the drama workshop. Terry Moore, actress, producer and author, and actress Joyce Meadows will also be guests.
Also joining the cast will be Fred Pohl and Hal Clement, award-winning authors, artists Ted Nomura and Mary Hanson-Roberts, who will conduct the art workshop, as well as ``Star Trek'' consultants, reviewers and local authors.
The celebration will include guest rap and autograph sessions, workshops, panel discussions, films, art shows, contests, a celebrity and art auction, a banquet and other activities.
Doors will open Sept. 29 at 5 p.m., Sept. 30 at 9 a.m., and Oct. 1 at 10 a.m.
Rising Star, a nonprofit program, benefits academic scholarships and the Victims of Violence programs.
For more information, call 389-9400.
Sidewalk Art Show
Roanoke Festival in the Park has announced that the Sidewalk Art Show, held in conjunction with the festival, will move from Elmwood Park to Salem Avenue next year.
``While we've enjoyed our association with the Sidewalk Art Show, we've also begun to burst our boundaries,'' said Wendi Schulz, Festival's executive director. ``This move will provide the space for us to expand, as well as enhance other Festival activities.''
``We think this step will be beneficial for everyone involved with these two events,'' said Joanne Kuebler, Art Museum of Western Virginia's executive director. ``The move to Salem Avenue will allow for its [Sidewalk Art Show] own expansion.''
The two events will occur simultaneously on the second weekend of Festival.
by CNB