THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, November 3, 1995 TAG: 9511010150
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 08 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ERIC FEBER, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 83 lines
One Chesapeake community service club will hold a fall festival while several Chesapeake kids and adults help with a regional children's production of a classic fairy tale and a Chesapeake-based instrumental group offers a rare glimpse at little known contemporary American composers.
The Deep Creek Ruritan Fall Festival is an event for lovers of garage sales and bargains.
The event, the first one held by the club since 1992, begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Deep Creek Ruritan Clubhouse on Luray Street at the Deep Creek Locks Park.
``It's fun. It's like a glorified flea market and garage sale all in one,'' said club publicity chairman, Mike Kirsch.
The event will feature an auction facilitated by a licensed auctioneer. The bidding will include donated washers, dryers, television sets, stereo equipment and other big-ticket items.
``We open at 9 and want people to come around and browse and see what we have to offer,'' Kirsch said. ``Then they have to get a bid registration number so they can join the bidding, which begins at 11 a.m.''
In addition, the Fall Festival will include a combination yard sale and flea market, which will include books, toys, lamps, furniture and other items for bargain hunters.
The event also will include the participation of the Deep Creek Lions Club, which will be selling barbecue dinners.
``Hopefully, it will be an advantageous fund raiser for both of us,'' Kirsch said. ``We have fun and we hope to raise enough money to be able to pay for a couple of scholarships next year.''
The club uses much of the funds it earns from its various fund raisers to offer a $500 scholarship to a graduating Deep Creek High School senior.
``It is a renewable scholarship,'' Kirsch said. ``As long as the student stays in college and maintains a decent grade average, he or she will receive the scholarship for all four years.''
The Hardwick Chamber Ensemble, Chesapeake's own serious, award winning, nationally known classical music quartet, will venture from its home base on Hardwick Circle to perform this Sunday at the Unitarian Church of Norfolk, 739 Yarmouth St.
The group is made up of John Winsor on clarinet; his wife, Jeanette, on piano; and Suzanne Schreck on violin. All three are from Chesapeake. The ensemble is rounded out with horn player Marlene Ford of Virginia Beach.
The group, also a Young Audiences of Virginia ensemble, performs classical chamber music and contemporary chamber music, including lauded and award winning compositions penned by John Winsor.
Throughout its regular concerts, the ensemble offers history and musicology along with offering works by women and African-American composers.
Its 3 p.m. Sunday concert will be held in observance of American Music Week.
In addition to the Hardwick's musical work, the afternoon will feature Dr. William Carroll reading Frederick Douglass's ``Bible for the Slaves'' and Adele Lewis will read Louisa May Alcott's ``My Fourth of July.''
There will be no charge for admission, but a voluntary offering will be collected.
For more information, call the Hardwick group at 424-4277.
The Hurrah Players' will end its musical production of the classic fairy tale ``Sleeping Beauty'' this weekend.
The regional family theatrical company opened its 12th season with this lavish production of ``Sleeping Beauty.''
Show times are 3 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday at the Virginia Beach Pavilion Theater.
Over 40 performers will be included in the cast and, as always, several Chesapeake people are involved on stage and behind the scenes.
Courtney Watson, a Hurrah veteran, will play the part of the Royal Jester and Viva Miller will play the Good Fairy Sybil. Newcomers Elizabeth Alford and Ellie Hall will portray children of the court.
The youngest member of the cast, 10-month-old Taylor Trent, will play the part of Princess Briar Rose.
Frankie Sneed, who has appeared in more than 20 Hurrah Players productions since 1984, takes a step back behind the scenes as ``Sleeping Beauty's'' set designer.
This will be your last time to see the Hurrah Players' Chesapeake crew in ``Sleeping Beauty.'' Ticket prices are $11 and $9. Call 623-7418 for more information. by CNB