Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, December 31, 1993 TAG: 9401050175
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
As usual, music, games, fireworks, a candlelight processional, carriage rides, noisemakers and other things will be featured at 12 locations. Hands-on activities will number 35, stage performances 75. It is really fun.
You need to buy a button to get in. In advance they cost $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 2-12. Tonight the prices rise to $7 and $5. Information is at 342-2640.
ARTIST WITH A MESSAGE: That's Kiya Heartwood. The singer-songwriter specializes in acoustic folk, country and rock 'n' roll. She will perform tonight from 9 to 11 at the Third Street Coffeehouse in Roanoke. It's in the basement of Trinity United Methodist Church in Old Southwest Roanoke. Doors will open at 7:30. Call 342-4268.
LADY SOUL: Jaisun will sing Saturday night at Lowell's Restaurant and Lounge on Melrose Avenue in Roanoke. Reservations are $7. The doors will open at 9, and the show will start at 10:30. Jaisun used to be with Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. Call 344-4884.
TOY TREASURES: The Museum of American Frontier Culture in Staunton is showing ``Treasures from Toyland'' through the end of January. It's an exhibit of hundreds of toys manufactured between 1875 and 1950. They come from Germany, England, Japan and China as well as the United States.
The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's closed Saturday, New Year's Day. To reach it, take I-81 north from Roanoke to U.S. 250 west. That's exit 222. Then take the side entrance off Frontier Drive (Virginia 644) rather than the main entrance on Richmond Road.
Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12. Seniors pay $6.50.
PICKING AWAY: The Roanoke Fiddle and Banjo Club will present a concert Saturday night from 7 to 11 at the Roanoke Civic Center auditorium. Guests will include the Highland Gospel Singers and the High Mountain Steppers. Admission is free, donations are accepted.
SAILIN' AWAY: The Travel and Adventure Film Series of the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke continues Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Roanoke Civic Center auditorium. Willis Moore will present live narration to his color film ``Japan: The Bamboo Bends.'' Tickets at the door will be $4 for adults and $2 for students. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Call 857-3109.
BLUEGRASS AND PLENTY OF IT: The Fox Creek Ramblers, the Alleghany Clans, the Blue Sky Ramblers and the Silver Spur Cloggers will perform Saturday night starting at 7 at the New River Wildlife Building west of Galax. It's sponsored by the Blue Ridge Music Association. Admission is free, donations are accepted. Info is at 473-2370.
SPEAKING OF STRINGS: No Strings Attached, the hammer dulcimer band, will perform Wednesday night at 7:30 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Fincastle. The admission is $4. The occasion is the church's sixth annual Twelfth Night Concert. Tickets will be sold at the door. Call 992-1959.
RIDE, SALLY, RIDE: Two events of night for bicycling enthusiasts. The Big Lick Hillbillies will have their annual first ride of the new year Saturday afternoon at 12:30, leaving from the Carvins Cove boat deck. It's for mountain bikers. Trails will be up to 23 miles long, and all skill levels are invited. Call Kyle Inman at 981-1034.
Or you can join the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club for a ride Saturday morning at 9 leaving from the Hollins Kroger. It's a 20-mile ride out to the Greenwood Restaurant in Botetourt County for breakfast and back. Helmets are required. Call Mark Deardorff at 562-2740.
by CNB