Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 2, 1995 TAG: 9508020006
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Romance novelist Leanne Banks has sold a trilogy to Silhouette publishers. All three books open in Roanoke, Banks' hometown.
Banks is the author nine books, including her current offering, ``A Date With Dr. Frankenstein.''
She will sign books at Waldenbooks, Valley View Mall, Roanoke, on Saturday from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Banks now resides in Richmond.
`Dreamweavers'
The Art Museum of Western Virginia will exhibit "Dreamweavers" from Friday-Oct. 15. The exhibit includes 40 illustrations for children's imaginative literature, including "Jack in the Beanstalk" and "The Fate of Dollies Lost in Dreams."
For more information, call 342-5760.
Biathlon championship
The Greater Roanoke Valley Biathlon Championship will be held Aug. 12 at 8 a.m. Same day registration beings at 6:30 a.m.
The competition includes a five-mile run and 20-mile bicycling event.
The event is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club.
For pre-registration and other information, call 343-7632 or write to Billie Abshire, 832 Hamilton Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24015.
by CNB