ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Saturday, September 28, 1996           TAG: 9609300092
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

READY TO PARTY

LENGTH: Short :   16 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  Gene Dalton. Don Bowman, marketing director at Radford 
          University, checks on tents near the Dedmon Center that will be used
          for todays Highlander Festival. The festival will honor Celtic and 
          Appalachian heritage of the region. color.