Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 23, 1995 TAG: 9509260105
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``Fashion on the HORIZON'' Traveling Fashion Show, a benefit for the Junior League's Affordable Childcare Program, will appear Sept. 30, at 7 p.m., at the Roanoke Civic Center.
HORIZON is a theatrical runway event that travels with its own staging, sound, lighting and wardrobe. Fall fashions seen in the show will be available at Roanoke Valley Leggett stores.
The event, co-sponsored by the Junior League and Leggett, raises funds for the league's ``Care That Counts'' program, a multifaceted approach to improve the quality, affordability and accessibility of childcare through advocacy, education, fund-raising and partnerships with existing programs and organizations.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $35 for patron admission. Patron admission includes a gala and silent auction at Center in the Square, following the show. Student and group tickets are available.
Tickets may be purchased at Leggett Customer Service, the Roanoke Civic Center box office (981-1201), or through members of the Junior League.
For more information, call 989-0851 or 366-1900.
Polo Cup
The Roanoke Symphony Polo Cup will be held Oct. 7 at Green Hill Park, west of Salem in Roanoke County.
The field opens at 10 a.m. The U.S. Polo Association regulation match begins at 2 p.m. Team Michelob of St. Louis, Mo., will meet Team Michelob Dry of Houston.
Pre-match activities include hunt and dressage exhibitions, the Virginia Highlands Pipe & Drum Corps, a food court and souvenirs.
General admission tickets are $10 per person; children under 6 will be admitted free. Tickets will be available at the park. Tent and tailgate spaces are available by reservation.
Volunteers are needed to work at the polo match.
The event is a benefit for the orchestra's Youth Symphony and its educational programs.
For reservations and more information, call 343-6221.
Children's author
Children's book author and illustrator David Wisniewski, whose work is currently on display at the Art Museum of Western Virginia, will be at the main branch of the Roanoke Public Library today.
Beginning at noon in the library auditorium, he'll discuss the cut-paper illustrations he creates for his books and demonstrate another of his interests, shadow puppetry.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Wisniewski is a former Ringling Brothers circus clown and the author of several children's books, including "Sundiata, Lion King of Mali," "Rain Player," and most recently "The Wave of the Sea-Wolf."
Illustrations from these three books can be seen at the "Dreamweavers" exhibit, a show of 15 children's book illustrators, at the Art Museum of Western Virginia until Oct. 15.
by CNB