ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, January 31, 1997 TAG: 9701310015
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: The Tipoff
SOURCE: ALMENA HUGHES
OF TRIOS AND TALES: Special guest artist storyteller Connie Regan-Blake will join popular chamber ensemble the Kandinsky Trio Saturday in performing "Tales of Appalachia."
The 8 p.m. performance in Roanoke College's Olin Hall will be a combination of music and classic Appalachian folk stories by Grammy-winning composer and former All-Pro Cincinnati Bengal tackle Mike Reid. The Trio also will perform Dvorak's Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, the "Dumky."
Admission will cost $9. For information or reservations, call 375-2333.
LIFE COMES ON: Kirk Franklin & The Family's Tour of Life concert, postponed in November after Franklin was injured in a fall, will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Roanoke Civic Center auditorium.
Fred Hammond, RFC and Yolanda Adams also will perform with multiple music award-winning Franklin & The Family.
Tickets purchased for November's show will be honored, or additional reserved-seat tickets may be purchased for $21.50, with discounts for groups of 10 or more. Call 981-1201.
BOWLED OVER: David Hines, a pastor of Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C., will perform a Gospel Concert with Conversation on Wednesday. The 7:30 p.m. performance will be held in Roanoke College's Antrim Chapel. At 11:20 a.m. Thursday in the Sutton Student Center Ballroom, Hines - a singer, preacher and advocate for his city's destitute - will speak on the topic, "We Need Some New Bowls." Both events are free. Call 375-2300.
BLACKS AND BOXCARS: Theodore Kornweibel of the Department of African Studies at San Diego State University will speak on Thursday about the black community's role in America's rail industry.
Kornweibel, who also is superintendent of restoration at the San Diego Railroad Museum, is considered an authority on black American railroad history. His lecture, at 7 p.m. at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, is sponsored by the museum and by the Harrison Museum of African-American Culture. Admission will be free. However, because of limited space, reservations by Wednesday are encouraged.
Kornweibel also will lecture Thursday morning at William Fleming High School and Friday morning at Northside High School. For times and reservations, call 342-5670.
SPINNING WHEELS: There will be plenty of them Saturday on the stationary bikes used at the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club's Annual Indoor Ride. The free event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Roanoke County Library headquarters, will feature various types of cycling exercise equipment and used bike parts for sale or trade. Advice on nutrition and bicycle maintenance also will be covered. For information, call Hank Ebert, 772-3343.
SPIRITED SKATING: Spirit FM radio will host a contemporary Christian music skate night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Skate Center in Roanoke. The $3 per person admission price will include contests and chances for several door prizes. For information, call 774-9798; 989-2000; or (800) 774-9798.
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