ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, April 22, 1996                 TAG: 9604230055
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: A-1  EDITION: METRO 

SHARING CULTURAL TREASURES

LENGTH: Short :   19 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY/Staff. In the audience for Roanoke's Local 
          Colors festival are Raghu Gill of Roanoke, formerly of India, and 
          Maria Tlsetraut of Roanoke, formerly of Germany. The festival 
          celebrates the region's cultural diversity and promotes 
          cross-cultural connections. People from 36 nations were represented 
          Sunday at the historic City Market area in downtown. Story on C1. 
          color.