ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, May 10, 1996 TAG: 9605100026
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY OUT &
SOURCE: DONNA ALVIS BANKS
MEMO: ***CORRECTION***
Published correction ran on May 11, 1996.
An item in Friday's New River Current listed the wrong time for
today's Mount Tabor Ruritan Club fish fry. Food will be served from 5-7
p.m.
Feet, don't fail us now.
We've gotta do some dancing this weekend.
If swing dancing is your style, make tracks for Blacksburg High School Saturday. The school's jazz band will play Big Band tunes by the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie from 8 to 11 p.m. Student admission is $3 for couples or $2 for singles. Adult admission is $5 for couples or $3 for singles.
Square dancers will find Saturday night shindigs all over the valley.
Check out the sashaying at the Floyd County Rescue Squad. The Orchard Grass Band will play from 7:30 to 11:30 in this dance sponsored by the squad's auxiliary. Admission is $4 for adults and free for kids under 10.
In Blacksburg, it's the monthly mountain square dance put on by the Blacksburg Old-Time Music and Dance Group. Greg Hooven, a champion fiddler from Galax, will bring his Sons of the South to Gilbert Linkous Elementary School for the foot-stompin' fun at 8. The band plays old-time folk dance music.
Hooven's playing was influenced by the instrumental music he heard while growing up around Grayson and Carroll counties. He started playing the guitar at 10 and was an accomplished fiddler by the time he turned 12. He also learned to sing Southern ballads along the way.
Bill Wellington will call the dances Saturday. Admission is $5 and everyone is asked to wear shoes that won't damage the tile floor.
Last, but not least, don't forget about the Saturday night jamboree put on by New River Community College's Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club. This one promises a cash prize to winners of the dance contest.
The jamboree gets under way with jam sessions and recorded music from 5 to 7 in Edwards Hall. The Konnarock Critters and the Mark V Bluegrass Band will play from 7 to 10. Admission is free but donations are appreciated to help pay the bands' traveling expenses.
BACK RUB, BUBBLE BATH AND BRUNCH: It's what Mom REALLY wants for Mother's Day this year.
Montgomery Museum's annual Mother's Day brunch is Saturday. The 11 a.m. meal features homemade casseroles, muffins and fresh fruit - all that good stuff that mothers love. If the weather's nice, the goodies will be served on the Victorian porch at the museum on Pepper Street.
Mom can also feast her eyes on fashions from the Treasure Chest. The Christiansburg clothing shop will present a fashion show featuring spring finery.
Door prizes will be awarded at Saturday's event, and an art exhibit by Betty Moore will be on display.
Even if you don't have much money to spend, you can treat Mom to a great Mother's Day surprise. The cost for the whole shebang is only $4.
Reservations are requested and may be made by calling Linda Martin, museum director, at 381-3628.
SOMETHING FISHY'S GOING ON HERE: 'Tis the season for the monthly fish fries put on by the Mount Tabor Ruritan Club. The first is this Saturday at the Mount Tabor Nursery School picnic shelter on Mount Tabor Road.
Tender, flaky fish and all the fixings are what you'll find on the table. The all-you-can-eat meal includes fries, coleslaw, cake and beverages. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for kids under 12.
Upcoming fish fries are scheduled June 8, July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 14. They all start at 7 p.m. at the picnic shelter.
Money raised from the events goes directly into service projects for the Blacksburg community. The Mount Tabor Ruritans provide support for three college scholarships, sponsor the Fourth of July parade in Blacksburg, give monthly donations to the Blacksburg Food Pantry and do lots of other good deeds.
SEE YOU AT THE BALL: The Radford Heritage Foundation hopes to see you at the ball.
The foundation, an organization that works to identify, document and preserve the city's history, will present the "Heritage Ball" May 18 at Radford University's Heth Ballroom. Tickets, $25, are available now at the Main Street Radford and Radford Chamber of Commerce offices on Norwood Street.
The gala is black tie optional. The Old Pros will play the dancing music. Admission includes light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.
The people responsible for putting the event together include Vicki Williams, Bobby Nicholson, Ann Craig, Ruth Yadlowsky, Beth Dalton, Jennie Simmerman and Andrea Neighbors. For more information, call Bud Jeffries, foundation chairman, at 731-3656.
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