Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 25, 1994 TAG: 9403250215
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SOURCE: Joe Kennedy
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The Harvard professor has been dubbed the most admired and resented scientist in this country. His talk is titled, ``The Evolutionary Perspective: Charles Darwin's Revolution in Thought.''
Gould rejects creationism and evolution, proposing instead the theory of punctuated equilibrium. It describes a haphazard process of development.
SPLENDID: Guitarist Christopher Parkening will perform tonight at 8 at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center under the sponsorship of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Foundation for the Encouragement of the Arts.
Widely regarded as the reigning guitar virtuoso of the day, the recipient of worldwide acclaim, Parkening is heralded for his musical insight and technical mastery. He studied with Andres Segovia. David Brandon accompanies him on guitar.
Tickets are $20 and $18, and $2 less for children, students and groups of 10 or more. They are available at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center box office, or you may call (804) 296-1900 or (804) 296-9999.
EXUBERANCE: Jane Powell and her band will present three shows to benefit the Roanoke Ballet Theatre starting tonight at 8 and continuing Saturday night at 8 and Sunday night at 7:30. All shows will be in the Hollins College Theatre.
Dancers from across the Roanoke Valley will join Powell for selected numbers in the modern, jazz and ballet idioms.
Powell is known for her sass. The ballet's supporters hope this show will broaden their audience. They promise a full show in the Powell style. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For senior citizens and students, they are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Call 345-6099.
OUTRAGEOUS: Virginia Tech's Black Students Association is presenting ``Def Comedy Night'' tonight at 8 in Burruss Auditorium on the Tech campus in Blacksburg. Chris Tucker of ``Def Comedy Jam'' will open the proceedings and be followed by Bill Bellamy of MTV.
Tickets are $12 for the public. They are at the Squires Ticket Office. Call 231-5615 or 231-5661.
CLASSIC: The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present a chamber tour program Saturday night at 8 at Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, W.Va. Klif Hodgkin, the principal bassoonist, will be the featured soloist, performing Mozart's Concerto in B Flat. Other works are Handel's ``Water Music'' and Bizet's Symphony in C Major.
Tickets are $17, $12 and $11. Call (304) 645-7917.
HIT SHOW: ``Cabaret,'' the musical portrayal of a lively English girl's romance with an American against the backdrop of decadence in Berlin, will be presented Tuesday night at 7:30 at Burruss Auditorium of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. It's a road show. Tickets for the public are $16. For children 12 and under, they are $8. Call 231-5615 or (800) 843-0332.
RHYTHMIC: The Tony Rice Unit, a noted band in the bluegrass, folk and hybrid realms, will perform at Radford University's Preston Auditorium Saturday night at 8. Tickets are $7, or $3.50 for children 10 and under. Call 831-5420.
PLAY TIME: ``Harlots, Hellraisers and Heroines: The Women of George Bernard Shaw'' is an original play on tour that will come to Roanoke College's Olin Theater Tuesday evening at 5:30. Tickets are not required for admittance.
The comic piece examines Shaw's views of women through scenes and monologues from eight of his plays. Kate Norris, a senior theater arts major at Virginia Tech, performs with Patricia Raun, an actress in regional theater who teaches acting at Tech. David Johnson directs. For information, call 375-2333.
GOING ONCE: The Art Auction of the Free Clinic of New River Valley will begin with a reception Saturday night at 6, followed by the start of bidding at 7:30, at the Blacksburg Holiday Inn. The annual fund-raiser will offer paintings, stained glass, baskets, fiber art and photography. Admission is $6 per person or $10 per couple.
For information, call 382-6186 or 231-6997.
MOVABLE FEAST: The Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke will celebrate its new gallery of interactive exhibits Saturday and Sunday. The theme is ``Making it Move: A Hands-On World of Transportation.'' Costumed interpreters will help out each day, and children's activities will be available. Call 342-5670.
GOOD WORK: Charlie King will present a concert of humorous topical songs and stories tonight at 8 at Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke. The proceeds will go to the Roanoke Area Ministries' Emergency Financial Assistance Program, which helps the poor with prescription medications.
Call 345-8850 for information.
by CNB