THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, February 16, 1996 TAG: 9602150149
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
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Call 'em ``scrunge,'' grunge lite if you want - Spin did recently - but don't deny Bush and Goo Goo Dolls their places in the modern-rock firmament. The groups arrive at Hampton Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday with lengthy Top 10 runs under their respective belts: Bush's ``Sixteen Stone'' album has sold millions, and the Dolls' single ``Name'' is a fixture at radio. The California ska-punk band No Doubt (``Just a Girl'') fills out the bill. Tickets: $17.50; to order, call 671-8100.
Rickey Wright
In the '50s, she was such a big R&B star that Atlantic Records was known as ``The House That Ruth Built.'' In the '60s, she was tossed aside by the record industry. And in the '90s, Ruth Brown is a Grammy- and Tony-winning jazz singer with a fascinating new autobiography, ``Miss Rhythm,'' in stores. The former Portsmouth resident returns to Willett Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $13.50; to order, call 671-8100. For information, call 393-5144. She'll also sign her book at 2 p.m. Sunday in City Council chambers, 801 Crawford St.
Rickey Wright
Airiana the Human Arrow is out front in advertisements for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, but she's far from the only excitement. This year's edition, starting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Norfolk Scope include such luminaries as animal trainer Graham Thomas Chipperfield and the husband-and-wife clown team of Tom and Tammy Parish. The show continues at Scope through Sunday, then moves to Hampton Coliseum next Wednesday through March 3. Tickets are $9.50 to $14.50. For other ticket and time information, including Family Night prices and children discounts, call Scope at 664-6464. For group rates, call 627-7200. To charge, call 671-8100.
Rickey Wright
Bernadette Peters, the songstress with the career that touches all bases, sings with the Virginia Symphony Pops Friday and Saturday at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk. Peters won a Tony for ``Song and Dance'' and a Golden Globe for ``Pennies from Heaven.'' Likewise, her concert will include songs from Broadway and the movies - plus one written by Lyle Lovett. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets range from $17 to $38; order at 671-8100. For more information, call 623-2310.
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