Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, January 1, 1993 TAG: 9212310049
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: HOLIDAY
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
THE TIPOFF
AMERICAN CLASSIC: John McCutcheon, the multi-instrumentalist, storyteller and folksinger, will present a concert Saturday night at 7 at Covington High School.McCutcheon is a master of the hammer dulcimer, banjo, fiddle, guitar and other tools. He tells a vivid story, and his voice makes for a warm delivery of his Appalachian folk songs.
He is nationally known and a Virginia resident, and his programs appeal to all ages.
Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12. Call 962-2181 for more information.\ R&B: Eight to the Bar, a traveling band, returns to the Coffee Pot in Roanoke tonight for more of its blend of swing and rhythm-and-blues.
The group will play tonight and Saturday night. The venerable night spot and restaurant can be reached at 774-8256.\ TAKE A TRIP: Prince Kolani and the Ishangi Family Dancers will present "A Journey to Africa" on Thursday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. at E.C. Glass High School auditorium in Lynchburg.
The tour aims to promote world peace. Donations to the Health Clinic Project in Togo, West Africa, will be accepted.\ STARTING LINEUP: Hank Aaron, baseball's home-run king, will appear in Richmond on Jan. 9 and 10 at the Winter Sportscard Classic at the exhibition hall of the Virginia State Fairgrounds.
He'll be one of several sports stars signing autographs for a fee at the event. The Jan. 9 schedule:
Hank Aaron, 1-4 p.m.
Darryl Strawberry, 1-4 p.m.
Tom Glavine, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Tony Gwynn, noon-3 p.m.
Billy Williams, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Phil Niekro, 1-4 p.m.
The Jan. 10 schedule:
Hank Aaron, noon-3 p.m.
Roberto Alomar, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Johnny Unitas, 1-4 p.m.
Walt Frazier, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Admission to the show is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12. The autographs cost extra. Call (800) 899-8833 for more details.\ LOOK AHEAD: The Norfolk Southern Festival of New Works will take place between Jan. 15 and Feb. 7 at Theatre B of Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke.
The productions will be "In the Presence" by Sallie Bingham and "Partial Objects" by Sherry Kramer. Tickets will run $8 to $11.
Information is at 342-5740.\ HAVE TIGHTS, WILL FLY: "Peter Pan" will come to Virginia Techs' Burruss Hall Auditorium as a road show on Jan. 21. Curtain rises at 7:30. Tickets are at the Arts at Tech box office in Squires Student Center, or you can call 231-5615. For the general public they are $16, or $8 for children 12 and under.