THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, January 24, 1997 TAG: 9701240756
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Eric Feber
LENGTH: 60 lines
Diva among the books - The Barnes & Noble book store at 1212 Greenbrier Parkway will present mezzo-soprano Ginger Inabinet in recital at 1 p.m., Feb. 2.
The opera singer will perform selections from Handel's high baroque opera masterpiece ``Julius Caesar,'' which will be produced locally by Virginia Opera at the end of the month/beginning of February. Accompanied by a pianist, she will also perform other opera selections.
During the recital two tickets to ``Julius Caesar'' will be given away, courtesy of the Virginia Opera.
Call the store at 382-0220 for more information.
Sundaes on Monday - The Therapeutic Division of the Chesapeake Parks and Recreation will hold an Ice Cream Sundae Party for disabled citizens and their families on Monday at the Indian River Community Center, 2250 Old Greenbrier Road. The registration fee is $2 per person.
For more information, call Judy Kelly at 382-2332.
Little Miss applications - Applications are now being accepted for the 1997 Little Miss Chesapeake Pageant to take place in the spring at a venue to be announced.
The event is open to ages 5-8 and all contestants will be judged on poise, personality and stage appearance.
Part of the pageant's proceeds will be used to benefit a community help project. In the past, the pageant has benefited the Ronald McDonald House, the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters and needy Chesapeake families.
For more information or an application, call 485-3636 or 482-7713.
Mahler himself - Want to hear how Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) actually sounded when he performed on the piano? You can hear it Friday at 12:05 p.m. on the weekly WFOS-FM 88.7 series, ``Katherine Kerr's Keyboard Klassiks.''
Kerr will play selections from the Conifer Classics disc, ``The Kaplan Mahler Edition.'' This recording features Mahler at the keyboard thanks to piano rolls of his performances made in 1905.
The program will include the first movement of the Fifth Symphony and the last movement of the Fourth Symphony which incorporates the song ``Das himmlische Leben.''
For more information on this program or any other on WFOS, call the station at 547-1036.
Free movies for kids - Monday is a teachers' work day, so what do you do with the kids out of school?
Send them to the Major Hillard Library, 949 N. George Washington Highway for an afternoon of free children's films with popcorn. The event is open to ages 5-12 and takes place from noon until 2 p.m. on Monday.
Call the library at 485-1543 for more information.
Senior art - Don't forget the month-long Parks and Recreation Department/Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission sponsored Third Annual Chesapeake Senior Citizens' Art Exhibit.
This free showing of art work created by Chesapeake senior citizens incorporates a variety of styles, subjects and points of view. You'll be amazed at the creativity and innovation.
The show will be on view at the Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, during normal library business hours.
Call Martha Vann at the Chesapeake Senior Citizens' Center at 382-2335 for more information.