The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, April 28, 1996                 TAG: 9604270198
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 25   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

UNROLLING SOME GRASS

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by DAVID B. HOLLINGSWORTH

They're not rolling out the red carpet, they're rolling out the

green carpet at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater, scheduled to open

May 15. Workers are busy now laying sod on the amphitheater site.

Here, Vincent Burke, left, and Kenneth Murphy of United Turf lay out

the sod in 41-inch by 50-foot rolls. In less than a month, musicians

will be entertaining crowds in the new $17.5 million, 20,000 seat

outdoor facility next to Princess Anne Park. Bruce Hornsby is the

opening act.

by CNB