ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, October 4, 1996 TAG: 9610040013
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: the tipoff
SOURCE: ALMENA HUGHES
PONY TIME: High-scoring professional players representing England, Italy, South America and the United States and comprising Team Michelob and Team Grand Interiors will fight to the finish in the ninth annual Roanoke Symphony Polo Cup. This year's event will also display great and seldom-seen works by artists George and Inga Solonevich. Fair weather or foul, the field at Green Hill Park in Roanoke County will open Saturday at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. The match begins at 2 p.m. A $10 general admission fee includes parking. Proceeds will support the Youth Symphony and the educational programs of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Call 343-6221.
TINY VROOMS: The Roanoke Valley Stock Car Model Builders, which is the Roanoke area chapter of the Model Car Collectors Association, will hold its second annual show, swap meet and contest Saturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Vinton Baptist Church in Vinton. Models, kits, promos, diecasts and NASCAR memorabilia will be among the big pickings for minicar buffs. Admission costs $1; children under 12 get in for free. Call 774-8109.
TINY ROOMS: Years of research have resulted in a 60-foot, 1/2-inch scale replica of the White House, with exacting attention to tiny details like televisions that work and phones that ring. The exhibit in the old Brendle's store at Tanglewood mall will be open Saturday-Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students and $1.50 for children ages 3-12. Proceeds benefit Center in the Square and Greenvale Nursery. Call 345-0152 or 342-5700.
SWISS MOVEMENT is expected from the Peacocks, a band from Switzerland that will be among the acts at the Saturday Night Jam on Saturday 7-10:30 p.m. at the Brambleton Teen Center in Roanoke County. Local favorite Kid Braxton, The Classified and Archie Crisis also will perform for kids in grades 9-12 only. Admission costs $5 at the door or $2 for center members with ID cards. Call 772-2058.
LEVIN WOULD'VE LOVED IT: Right up until his death last May at age 82, Artie Levin remained an avid, active and inspiring sports enthusiast. On Saturday and Sunday, the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club will host three rides in his memory. Saturday's rides, leaving from Burlington Elementary School on Peters Creek Road, will offer a slow-paced 10-miler for beginner and an intermediate 35-miler. Sunday's challenging 100-mile main event (with a 62-mile option) will leave from Longwood Park in Salem and traverse the scenic countryside of Roanoke, Montgomery, Craig and Botetourt counties, with special tributes to Artie along the way. Rain will cancel Saturday's rides, but Sunday's is on whatever the weather. Participation costs $5 for club members and $7 for nonmembers. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.; the rides start at 8 a.m. For information, call 776-7884 or 772-3343.
SUPREME BEING: Mary Wilson will once again display the sass and style that made her a stellar and stable member of her famous former singing group, the Supremes. Admission costs $15 for the show 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Virginia Tech's Burruss Hall. Call 231-5615 or (800) 843-0332.
FRONT AND CENTERPIECE: Mill Mountain Theatre resumes its free lunchtime series with "One for the Road," a comic one-act about a fortune teller studying to become a medical secretary and her customer, an executive facing downsizing, who may not want to know what's ahead after all. Bring your lunch, if you'd like, to eat during the 12:15 p.m. performance on the main stage at Center in the Square, downtown Roanoke. Call 342-5740.
BIG TIME BIG TOP: The Carson and Barnes 5-Ring Wild Animal Circus, at Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., will include international artists from the United States, Mexico, China, Peru, Argentina, Italy and elsewhere; exotic and domestic animals, including 20 elephants that will help raise the show's enormous tent; and fun and attractions for the entire family. Admission to the event, sponsored by the Wytheville Ladies Ruritan Club, will cost $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 2 to 11. Call 637-6150.
MASKED MIME: Commedia Dell'Arte artist Doug Berky gives mime new meaning with his one-man, many-faced, multifaceted performance. The Roanoke College Copenhaver Scholar-In-Residence will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at the college's Olin Theater in Salem. Tickets are free but must be picked up in advance. Call the Olin box office weekdays from 1-4 p.m. at 375-2333.
STRING THING: The Arianna String Quartet will open the season for the Roanoke Valley Chamber Music Society with selections by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schumann. A reception following the concert, Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Roanoke College's Olin Theater, Salem, will give the audience a chance to meet the foursome of 1994 prize winners in the Fischoff, Coleman and Carmel competitions. Tickets cost $15; $7.50 for people under age 21. Call 774-2899.
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER: Center in the Square's annual fund-raiser, at the Center in downtown Roanoke on Oct. 12 8 p.m.-midnight, will transport attendees to a night in Europe and feature an eclectic mix of fine food, decor, music and entertainment. Tickets to the black-tie-optional gathering cost $40 per person. Call 342-5740.
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