Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, August 6, 1993 TAG: 9309100400
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Wendi Gibson Richert
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The festival, sponsored by Downtown Roanoke and Northwest Child Development Center, won't be for your tastebuds only. Musical entertainment fills both days.
For information, call 342-2028.
\ PEACHY WEDNESDAY: All roads meet at the Virginia Peach Festival. At least that's what the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce likes to say. They're presenting this year's festival Wednesday at J.P. Via's Peach Orchard - just follow the smell of peach cobbler to Virginia 697 off U.S. 58, 12 miles east of Stuart. The Entertainers, Foddrells and the Cross Creek Blue Grass Band will kick in the tunes while you munch on barbecued pork, baked beans, cole slaw, rolls. And, oh yeah, peaches.
The fun starts at 4 p.m. and stretches till 8:30. For information, call 694-6012.
\ OEDIPUS REVISITED: The classic gets updated treatment in this new-play workshop at Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington. Bill Goulet penned this interpretation set in the Virginia mountains among the Melungeon people. Original songs and music by Marshal B. McAden accompany the action. When the lights go up at play's end, hold your seats for a moment longer and tell the play's writers, designers and cast what you thought of the production.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students, senior citizens and children. ``Oedipus'' plays at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday. For tickets, call 463-3074.
\ LONG TIME FIDDLES: For the 58th year, the Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax gets under way Wednesday through Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. and at noon on Aug. 14. Come to Felts Park to check out the one of the biggest bluegrass and old-time festivals around. This year folks will compete for $12,500 in cash prizes on the fiddle, autoharp, guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer and dobro, and in folk song, flatfoot dance, band, and best all around performer.
$5 gets you in Wednesday and Thursday, $6 on Aug. 13-14. Or, for 20 bucks, you can take in all four nights. For information, call 236-8541.
\ COMING HOME: In the heart of the central Appalachian coalfields, Jewell Ridge sprang to life as a mining town in the early 1900s. This weekend, the town celebrates its homecoming by inviting folks to come back, or come for a visit. Opening ceremonies are tonight at 6 p.m. Throughout the weekend, tours of the Jewell Ridge Company Store and Early Smith's Coal Miners Museum will complement the oral history interviews, absolute auction, wilderness run, arts and crafts show, music and lots of dancing.
For a schedule, call the Jewell Ridge Recreation and Development Corporation at 964-2366 or 964-9088.
\ MOUNTAIN MUSIC: Every Sunday through September, Roanoke Mountain campsite No. 16 offers music to entertain campers and visitors alike. This Sunday, Randy Walker and Sally Harris offer their folksy talent at 7 p.m. The best part - it's free.
For information, call 982-6490.
\ STARRING RANEY: Clyde Edgerton's ``Raney'' is a novel chronicling the first two years of marriage of small-town, Baptist-raised Raney Bell Shepherd and her liberal husband, Charles from Atlanta. The play version will take center stage when the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre of Mars Hill, N.C., performs tonight-Sunday. Adapted by North Carolina playwright John B. Justice, ``Raney'' will be performed in Owen Theatre on the Mars Hill College campus.
Performances are tonight-Saturday at 8:15 p.m. with 2:30 p.m matinees Saturday-Sunday. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students and senior citizens. For reservations, call (704) 689-1239.
\ SELLING BABE RUTH: Buy, sell or just look during the eighth annual Baseball Card Show and Sale. The Salem Buccaneers Professional Baseball Club presents this card show Sunday from noon-5 p.m. in the white office building next to Salem Municipal Field. Some Bucs players will show for autographs, too.
Bonus points if you're among the first 1,000 fans attending the Bucs game vs. the Durham (N.C.) Bulls at 7 p.m. Sunday. The prize: a Salem Buccaneers Baseball Card Team Set.
Questions? Call 389-3333.
\ HIGHLANDS HIGHLIGHTS: Looking for a place to go? Try the Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon. This weekend marks the second day of the 16-day festival. Check out the many musical performances slated, the workshops and lectures, antique market, juried arts and crafts show, exhibits and performances at the historic Barter Theatre.
Events outnumber our space here, but festival-goers are guaranteed to find something to tickle their fancy.
For more information, call (800) 435-3440.
by CNB