Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, November 17, 1995 TAG: 9511170030
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS BANKS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Well, now's your chance to meet Lloyd the barber.
Jim Lloyd is the best (not to mention the only) barber in Rural Retreat.
He's also a fourth-generation musician and storyteller who plays guitar for the award-winning Grayson County band, The Konnarock Critters.
The Critters - former champions at the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention - will play for a benefit square dance Saturday.
You'll get to meet Lloyd the barber in (where else?) Floyd.
The dance starts at 7 p.m. in the Floyd County High School cafeteria. Admission is $5 with proceeds going to the Old Church Gallery and Floyd County History Museum. Children and seniors over 65 get a $1 discount off the admission price.
In addition to Lloyd and his finger-picking guitar playing, the Konnarock Critters features fiddler Brian Grim (a sheep farmer and part-time mail carrier), clawhammer banjo player Debbie Grim (a potter and Brian's sister) and Al Firth, a left-handed bass player from Charlottesville.
"The Critters have a really solid sound that's great for dancing," noted Kathleen Ingoldsby, dance organizer.
Ingoldsby said Saturday's dance will start with music by the Southern Mountain Melody Makers, a husband-and-wife duo specializing in harmony singing with lead and rhythm acoustic guitar accompaniment.
Mac and Jenny Traynham of Willis perform in the style of some of the great country groups of the 1930s and '40s: The Original Carter Family, The Delmore Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys.
The Southern Mountain Melody Makers entertain with a variety of tunes, including railroad ballads, sweetheart songs, western and gospel numbers. The couple began singing together in 1979 and they're still in perfect harmony.
For more information about the benefit dance, call 763-2338.
'TIS THE SEASON: We'll be stuffing ourselves with turkey this week and gearing up for the hustle and bustle of the days ahead.
New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg will get the season going with all kinds of holiday activities this weekend.
The Montgomery County chapter of the American Red Cross will kick off its third annual "Festival of Trees" today at the mall. Tonight, join the folks from Kool Country radio for the Salvation Army's "Angel Tree" program, a gift collection for local children.
Kids are invited to tiptoe to the mall Saturday morning and help wake up the big fat man with the long white beard. Santa won't be snoring when all that squealing commences at 10.
For these and other upcoming celebrations, check out the "Holidays" listings in today's calendar.
DON'T READ THIS... if you're one of those disgusting people who's already wrapped up the holiday shopping!
If you're just getting started on your gift list, you're in luck. Lots of bazaars and sales are planned this weekend around the New River Valley. Arts, crafts, homemade foods and one-of-a-kind gift items are just around the corner.
You can start with the "Antiques and Uniques" sale Saturday at the Christiansburg National Guard Armory. It runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is sponsored by the Christiansburg Parks and Recreation Department.
The Eastern Giles Arts and Crafts Festival is Saturday, too. You'll find handmade crafts and plenty of good food at Eastern Elementary and Middle School in Pembroke. The festival starts at 10 a.m. and continues until 6 p.m.
If you're looking for bazaar (not bizarre) fun, you'll find it at a nearby church. The Ellett Valley's Trinity United Methodist Church, Blacksburg's Slusser's Chapel, Christiansburg's Lafayette United Methodist Church and the New Hope United Methodist Church in New River are some of the sites for the weekend sales.
For details, see "Etc." in today's calendar.
LYRICAL LADY: Shawsville's Susan Creasey, a voice major at Radford University, will present her senior recital tonight at 8 in Preston Auditorium. The mezzo-soprano will sing a complete song cycle, "Poems of Love and the Rain," by Ned Rorem.
Other works include French art songs by Faure and German songs by Brahms, Franz and Wolf. An aria from Gluck's opera, "Orfeo ed Euridice," is part of the free recital.
Pianist Court Stewart of Christiansburg will accompany Creasey. Stewart is also a senior in Radford University's music program.
WHOOP IT UP: Tina Liza Jones will entertain you with her mountain humor and her mountain music tonight at Eastern Elementary and Middle School in Giles County.
Jones' appearance, sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, starts at 6:30.
Jones will bring her band, The Flying Cowboys, and invites all old-time musicians to join in a jam session. Dancers are welcome to do some clogging and flat-footing, too.
If you work up an appetite, you can chow down at the barbecue dinner served by Steve Williams Catering.
Admission to the concert is free.
DR. LENS: Dr. Mack Hilton is a Radford dentist who likes to shoot everything in sight - with his camera, that is.
Hilton's landscape photographs will be on display in a special exhibit Sunday during downtown Radford's Holiday Open House. The gallery at 1125 Norwood St. will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.
Hilton's photos are for sale with part of the proceeds benefiting the Philanthropic Educational Organization. Admission to the exhibit is free.
by CNB