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

DATE: FRIDAY, September 8, 1995                   TAG: 9509080021
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: STACY JONES
DATELINE: THE TIPOFF                                 LENGTH: Medium

THE TIPOFF

CHEAP BOOKS: As many a book lover will tell you, the annual American Association of University Women book sale is a great place to get used books at bargain prices. This year's sale is Saturday at 9 a.m. in the usual place - outside the main library on Jefferson Street in downtown Roanoke. One hint: Get there early in order to compete with used-book dealers who, flinging volumes into boxes brought for the purpose, sometimes bull through the sale with more zeal than courtesy.

OLDE SALEM DAYS: It's time for the event that in 15 years has grown into one of the valley's premier late-summer extravaganzas. Saturday's festivities will start at 10 a.m. and will include exhibits by more than 400 artists and craftsmen, entertainment on three stages, international foods, an antique car show and a children's fair. Shuttle buses will run from Salem Memorial Stadium, where there will be free parking, starting at 9:30 a.m. and continuing until 5:30 p.m.

HOCUS POCUS: If someone said, ``Give me $5 and I promise to make a fool of you in front of hundreds of people,'' would you take them up on it? Comedian/hypnotist Tom DeLuca makes a good living because more people say ``yes'' than you think. The man Rolling Stone magazine calls the ``hottest act on college campuses'' will be at Roanoke College's Olin Theatre on Saturday at 8 p.m. His claim to fame is his ability to hypnotize audience members and get them to do goofy things, such as regress to the age of 5 or pretend they are the star of ``Saturday Night Fever.'' Tickets are $5. Call 375-2306.

NOCTURNAL NOTES: To paraphrase Billie Holiday, the stars will be falling on Roanoke on Saturday as the Art Museum of Western Virginia presents its fourth annual Skyline Jazz concert. Performers include Heather Banker and the Lenny Marcus Quartet, Random Acts of Sax and the William Penn Trio. The concert will be held on the top floor of the Center in the Square parking garage. Admission is $10/$8 for Art Museum of Western Virginia members. Call 342-5760.

A WEEKEND OUTING: Literally. The Roanoke Valley's gay community shows its pride and diversity Sunday during ``Pride in the Park VI.'' The celebration, held from noon-6 p.m. in Wasena Park, boasts local and national entertainers, including music/comedy duo Romanovsky & Phillips and San Francisco comedienne Suzy Berger. Keynote speaker will be Mel White, a former speechwriter for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson who gained national attention after admitting he was gay. He will talk about the religious right and his ``coming out'' experience. Vendors, softball, volleyball, service organization displays and a raffle will round out the activities. Call 342-0011.

JUNGLE JACK HANNA: The Columbus Zoo director, famed for his appearances on "Late Night With David Letterman" and other network shows, will be at Mill Mountain Zoo on Tuesday evening along with a Bengal tiger cub and other animal friends. The "Family Night With Jack Hanna" is being sponsored by WDBJ (Channel 7). The zoo will reopen from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for the event, with regular admission charges applying. Call 343-3241.

HE SAID, SHE SAID: Finally, a debate on affirmative action that doesn't involve Pat ``I miss the '50s'' Buchanan or Pete ``There's no racism here'' Wilson. Tuesday, in Radford University's Preston Auditorium, Juan Williams of The Washington Post and Linda Chavez, president and John M. Olin Fellow at the Center for Equal Opportunity in Washington, will present their views on this incendiary topic at 8 p.m. Chavez is known for questioning the orthodoxies of the civil rights establishment. Williams is a supporter of affirmative-action legislation. Call 831-5420.

HISTORIAN ABOUT TOWN: You see her on ``Nightline,'' ``Today,'' ``Good Morning America'' and Ken Burns documentaries. Doris Kearns Goodwin is the historian of choice these days. Not that she doesn't deserve it, having won a Pulitzer Prize. She'll be at Hollins College on Wednesday to lecture on her Pulitzer-winning book, ``No Ordinary Time - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.'' The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in duPont Chapel and will be followed by a book-signing in the Gordh Room. Admission is free. Call 362-6452.

- Jeff DeBell contributed to this column.

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