ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, May 3, 1996 TAG: 9605030031
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: out & about
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS-BANKS
You know it's spring when...
... you detect the fragrance of lilacs in the breeze.
... you're awakened by the robin's serenade.
... you spot YARD SALE signs on every corner!
Lots of local organizations are planning yard sales, bake sales and other fund raisers this weekend. This is your chance to snag a bargain and help out your favorite cause at the same time.
Trinkets and treasures await you at the community sales in Pulaski. Stop by the former People's Drug Store building in Maple Shade Mall today or Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Yard sale items and baked goods will be available both days. Money raised will go to a number of deserving organizations, including the Pulaski Free Clinic, Youth Emergency Shelter and others.
If you want to do something for your four-legged friends, head for the Blacksburg Kroger Saturday. The Humane Society of Montgomery County will be selling crafts and baked goods from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You'll find homemade gifts for pets and people.
Be sure to check out the 12th annual Barter Faire Saturday at Wintergreen Farm in Floyd County. The event to benefit the Blue Mountain School and CERC Museletter, a community journal of local news and views, runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you want to sell your own crafts or attic treasures, you may set up between 8 and 10 a.m. The fee is $10 for the day.
Vendors at the Barter Faire will be selling and trading all kinds of products: fresh garden vegetables, canned goods, perennials, trees, arts and crafts and reusable goods. You'll find people willing to share skills and services, too.
In addition, the event features live music, storytelling, drama, workshops, children's activities and tons of good food.
Wintergreen Farm is on U.S. 221 about 21/2 miles south of the town of Floyd. It's close to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mabry Mill and Chateau Morrisette if you're interested in taking in some of the sights.
For other sales and special events going on around the valley this week, take a gander at "Etc." in today's Arts & Entertainment calendar.
BOWS AND BLACK TIES: The Audubon Quartet is all dressed up and ready to let those bows go. Virginia Tech's quartet-in-residence will bring the violins, the viola and the cello to Squires Recital Salon this weekend.
Musicians David Ehrlich, Doris Lederer, David Salness and Clyde Shaw make up the quartet. They've been performing together since 1974 and have been at Tech since 1981.
This weekend's program features Quartet, a piece by Virginia Tech composer Jon Polifrone. Concerts are Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults or $5 for students and senior citizens.
For ticket reservations, call the box office in Squires Student Center at 231-5615.
KIDS PLAY: Students in the Renaissance Music Academy of Virginia, a Blacksburg-based music school managed by David and Teresa Ehrlich, are presenting a series of spring concerts you won't want to miss.
This Saturday, the spotlight will be on several of the young cellists. They'll present a solos concert at 2 p.m. in Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Upcoming concerts include a piano duet recital on May 11, a faculty recital on May 18 and a violin solos concert on May 19. On June 1, the cello class will give a group performance, and three pianists will perform in recitals on June 2.
The upcoming concerts will be held in Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center. All events are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 552-1383.
ROCK SOLID: Whosoever, a Christian rock group from Martinsville, will play for a Straight Street Outreach program Tuesday. It's part of the "Family Christian Skate" at Christiansburg's Dominion Skate Center.
The rockers play cover tunes by dc Talk, Mike W. Smith, the Newsboys and other contemporary Christian bands. They also play some originals and some secular rock songs with the lyrics modified to fit the group's Christian format.
The young musicians say they're on a mission. Their goal is to preach the Gospel, present an exciting stage show and give youths a quality Christian alternative to today's popular music.
Tuesday's show runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $4.
HERE FISHY, FISHY! Drive around the neighborhood and pick up all your neighbors' kids. They'll want to participate in the fishing day at Pandapas Pond Saturday.
Sponsored by the Blacksburg Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, the event is free and open to all children under 12.
The youngsters will fish for stocked trout from 8 a.m. to noon. An awards ceremony is scheduled at 11:30. After noon, kids over 12 may fish.
The rangers recommend carpooling because parking at Pandapas Pond is limited. For more information, call the Blacksburg Ranger District at 552-4641.
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