ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, May 4, 1996 TAG: 9605070033
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Pets in the Park
Help save 96 lives and add a furry new member to your family.
The Roanoke Valley SPCA will have 96 cats, kittens, puppies and dogs available for adoption today in Roanoke's Elmwood Park from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Counselors will be available to help screen potential ``parents.'' A $50 fee is required, which includes $20 toward mandatory spaying or neutering of the pet at a veterinarian of your choice (most vets give an additional 25 percent off), the first set of shots, deworming and a free health check up.
The event is part of a national Adoptathon '96, with 500 shelters participating throughout the country, and is sponsored by Iams Pet Food Co., the North Shore Animal League and the Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Star City Obedience Club will give demonstrations from 9:30-11 a.m.; the Therapeutic Horse Riding demonstration will be held from 10 a.m.-noon and a pet contest with prizes will take place from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The annual Walk for the Animals will start at 1 p.m. with registration open until the time of the walk. A proof of rabies vaccination is required
The SPCA shelter is closed for adoption today, but is open for pound releases.
For more information, 344-4840.
Arts camps for kids
ArtVenture: A Children's Center at the Art Museum of Western Virginia is offering the following summer camps:
``Animals, Art and Science,'' June 24-28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., for ages 9-12. Tuition of $110 includes materials. Provides materials and techniques to create scientific drawings. Enrollment limited to 15. After-camp care available.
``Animalia,'' July 8-12, 9 a.m.-noon, for ages 5-8. Tuition of $60 includes materials. Create sculpture and drawings, using Mill Mountain Zoo's animals for inspiration. Enrollment limited to 20. Meeting places rotate.
``Art for Homeschooler,'' July 29-Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-noon. $70 tuition includes materials. Explore the art museum galleries, learn about the artists and their techniques and then create your own drawings and paintings.
``Dance the Drawing,'' Aug. 5-9, 9 a.m.-noon, for ages 10-14. Tuition, $100. Jenefer Davies of the Roanoke Ballet leads an exploration of rhythm, gesture and movement in dance and art. Meeting places rotate.
ArtVenture will be presenting summer workshops for ages 6-11. Call for a schedule and pre-registration, 364-5768 or 342-5760.
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