ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, December 5, 1996 TAG: 9612100156
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-11 EDITION: METRO
Harrison museum holds holiday bazaar
The Harrison Museum of African American Culture will hold its sixth annual Holiday Shopping Bazaar Friday through Sunday. On Friday, shoppers will receive a 15 percent discount from the museum store from 5 to 9 p.m., and Stowe & Lowe Productions will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, door prizes will be awarded hourly from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., and Santa Claus will visit from 3 to 6 p.m. The bazaar opens Sunday at 1 p.m. with gospel singing from 3 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
VWCC sponsors holiday show
Virginia Western Community College Student Activities will sponsor performances of "An Old-Fashioned Christmas," written and directed by Bart McGullion, today, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the school's Whitman Auditorium. Performances will also be held Dec. 12, 13, 14 and 15.
Tickets can be purchased in the lobby of the auditorium from noon to 3 p.m. and the night of the performance. General admission is $8 and student tickets are $4.
Tour Salem homes, church Sunday
The Salem Museum will hold its 1996 Holiday Homes Tour on Sunday. The event, which runs from 2 to 5 p.m., will feature five historic homes on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The tour will also include a tour of College Lutheran Church, live holiday music, and an old-fashioned tea party sponsored by the Herb Society of Southwestern Virginia. The museum, located in the historic Williams-Brown House in Longwood Park, will be decorated with greenery by Lake Spring Garden Club.
The museum's seasonal exhibit, "Dressing Up: Fancy Fashions of Years Gone By," showcases vintage clothing and unique papier-mache "fashion dolls" in costumes from the 1760s to the 1930s. An authentically gowned Scarlett O'Hara doll designed and handcrafted by Pete Ballard, a nationally renowned costume historian, will also make her debut in the exhibit during the homes tour.
"This year's tour is truly a special event," said Mary Hill, the museum director. "We're very fortunate to be able to feature such a lovely American neighborhood. So many people seem to have pleasant memories of growing up on a quiet little street like Pennsylvania Avenue."
All homes and the church in the self-guided Holiday Homes Tour are within walking distance of each other.
No spike-heel shoes, smoking or cameras will be permitted.
Tickets are on sale at the Salem Museum, Brooks-Byrd Pharmacy, Grandma's Attic and Gallery 3 in Roanoke. Cost per ticket is $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
For more information, call the Salem Museum at 389-6760.
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