ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, January 5, 1996 TAG: 9601050020
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: The Tipoff
SIDE SADDLE: Much can be said about the history of women and society through the way a woman rides a horse. On Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Virginia Museum of Transportation conference room, horse woman Elizabeth Bishop Hurd, director of collections and resources for the museum, will say it. In her lecture, "Fair Lady Aside: The History of the Sidesaddle," Hurd will take a whimsical and entertaining look at the social issues of ladies, gentlemen and their mounts throughout European and American history. Members of the museum's resource library and archives will get in for free; admission for others is $5. Refreshments will be served. Call 342-5670.
WILL'S WAY: Had Florenz Ziegfield, in whose famed follies humorist Will Rogers starred for more than 10 years, presented Rogers' extraordinary biography, it undoubtedly would have included bevies of beautiful women, riots of rope tricks and myriad music.
"The Will Rogers Follies," Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in George Washington High School Auditorium, Danville, includes all of these diversions plus, of course, the down-home charm that made Rogers a well-loved national treasure.
Tickets for the Tony Award-winning musical, sponsored by the Danville Area Association for the Arts and Humanities, cost $24 for adults, $10 for students under age 18. Call (804) 792-6965.
SONGS FOR SORE EYES: The Rocky Mount Lions Club will on Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Franklin County High School, for the ninth consecutive year, present the Osborne Brothers/Lewis Family in a fund-raising concert.
Even many people who aren't bluegrass buffs recognize the Osborne Brothers, who joined the Grand Ole Opry more than 30 years ago and have more awards under their belts than you can shake a fiddlestick at, including Best Vocal Group from the Country Music Association and Number One Bluegrass Group in the nation from "Music City News."
The Lewis Family, together since the late '40s and also numerous award winners, still includes in its repertoire performances by its 90-year-old patriarch, "Pop" (Roy) Lewis. Incidentally, if you catch a glimpse of a luxurious motor coach and matching trailer out in the school's parking lot, it's probably the one purchased from the estate of superstar Conway Twitty, now used by the Lewises to log more than 100,000 miles annually covering their tour commitments.
Tickets to the event, which will help fund the Lions' numerous sight-conservation programs, cost $10 in advance; $12 at the door. They are being sold through many outlets in the Rocky Mount area or at Winner's Circle Collectibles, 864 W. Main St., Salem. For information, call 483-0904.
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