THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, March 29, 1996 TAG: 9603280123
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
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WEEKEND
AFRICAN ART is a living art. All those gorgeous staffs and masks and power figures have a function in the life of the community.
That's the perspective of the exhibit ``Spirit of the Motherland: African Art,'' on view through May 5 at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center. The 50 or so masks, sculpture, jewelry and textiles, some of which date back 600 years, are on loan from The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.
Public programs have been scheduled to further bring these objects to life. At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, professional storyteller Rex Ellis will engage visitors with African-American cultural tales. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, a gallery tour takes place, followed by a 3 p.m. performance by Christopher Newport University's gospel group Chosen.
All events are free. The center is at 101 Museum Dr., Newport News. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 596-8175.
Teresa Annas
TODAY
TODAY IS THE DAY for noontime nonsense at the 5th Occasional Downtown Doo Dah Parade. Norfolk gets goofy as more than 50 units march down Main Street and compete for the coveted Fools Cup trophy. Dr. Duane Harding leads the crazy procession, which includes the City of Norfolk Waste Management's ``Nasty Boys,'' a Baby Bear Buggie Brigade and Killer Blues Bees. The free fun begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 441-2345.
Roy Bahls
MONDAY
FREE-FLYING EAGLES, hawks and vultures show off their aerial acrobatics beginning Monday at Norfolk's Virginia Zoological Park. No foolin'. It's all part of the ``Birds in Flight'' exhibition from the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, Mo. Daily showtimes Monday through May 15 are 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Zoo admission: $2, $1 for seniors and ages 2 to 11. For reservations, call 626-0803.
Roy Bahls ILLUSTRATION: Color photos
Steve Martin as Sgt. Bilko
FILE COLOR PHOTO
ROY BAHLS
GARY C. KNAPP/The Virginian-Pilot
The Virgin Mary, played by Jackie Chaplin, upper left, lifts the
Christ child up to God. The angels in the foreground are played by
Jennie Morken, Cindy Marshall and Jennifer Dantonio.
by CNB