THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, February 17, 1997 TAG: 9702150058
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Best Bets
LENGTH: 85 lines
TELEVISION
Back to the future. TV today celebrates the 1960s (when boys had hair as long as the girls' and VW minivans were cool) with a reunion (``Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees'') on ABC at 8 p.m., and a study of perhaps the decade's most controversial politician. A&E at 8 p.m. premieres ``Lyndon B. Johnson: Triumph and Tragedy'' as part of its ``Biography'' series.
Will humankind survive? That noisy ``Asteroid'' miniseries winds up on NBC at 9 p.m. As we tune in tonight, Kansas City, Mo., has been spared a direct hit by the asteroid, but other places on Earth are still in the bulls-eye. Believe it when Annabella Sciorra says the asteroid might hit ``with the force of 1,000 Hiroshimas, and the human race will be lucky to survive.'' Asteroids kick up a lot of dust when they land. Lots.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Pachyderms on parade. With Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus pulling into town today, the elephants take to the streets for the Circus Walk. The big animals will walk between 7 and 8 tonight from Lamberts Point Railyard, heading up Redgate Avenue across Hampton Boulevard, with a quick right on Colley Avenue and a left onto Olney Road. From there it's a right on Monticello Avenue, across Brambleton Avenue into Scope. The walk is subject to change at the discretion of the animal trainers, who may decide to walk earlier or later. The show opens Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. For ticket info, call 671-8100.
FILM
Debbie Reynolds and Albert Brooks in ``Mother.''
Show ``Mother'' a little respect. Pay no attention to those Oscar voters who ruined Debbie Reynolds' fabulous comeback by ignoring her in the ``best actress'' category when nominations were announced last week. Reynolds gives a quirky and tough edge to a Mom who is NOT delighted when her adult son (Albert Brooks) returns home after all these years. While Reynolds was snubbed by Oscar, ``Mother'' continues to run at local theaters. Check it out. (Deb does receive something of a consolation prize tonight when she and Walter Matthau receive lifetime achievement honors on ``American Comedy Awards'' at 9 on ABC.)
An Oscar for IMAX? Plenty of pix at the multi-plexes have been nominated for Academy Awards, but if you want a truly BIG-screen experience, check out ``Cosmic Voyage.'' The IMAX film has been nominated for an Oscar in the ``best documentary short subjects'' category. It's showing on a five-story-high screen at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton. Tickets: $5.50 and $4.50 for NASA, military, seniors and kids. ``Cosmic'' show times: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays. Call 727-0900.
MUSIC
String-along: What's in a name? The Colorado String Quartet is based in New York and its members hail from L.A. and the Big Apple. That hasn't stopped them from winning big awards and worldwide praise. They'll play Haydn, Brahms and Schubert at the Chrysler Museum of Art theater. 8 p.m. Tickets: $15 and $5. Call 623-6959. Dwight Davis of WHRO-FM leads a preview at 6:30. Sponsored by the Feldman Chamber Music Society.
ART
Small stuff. Regional artists kept it nice and tight, as usual, for the Tidewater Artists Association's 1997 Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition, on view through March 9 at the Hermitage Foundation Museum. Picture the juror, William and Mary art prof William D. Barnes, arriving with a monocle in hand to eye the tiny gems. The art isn't really that small; eligible works can measure up to 20 square inches. The free exhibit is at 7637 N. Shore Road, Norfolk. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 423-2052. MEMO: Compiled by the Virginian-Pilot Culture Team. Fax us at 446-2963,
or write us at 150 W. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, 23510. ILLUSTRATION: Photos
Photo by Peter Schaaf
The Colorado String Quartet, from left, Diane Chaplin, Francesca
martin Silos, Deborah Redding and Julie Rosenfeld.
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Elephant Walk
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