Tickets available for historical society’s gala
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Tickets are now being sold for the Franklin County Historical Society’s Barbecue Gala, which will be held Aug. 24 from 2 until 8 p.m. at the Jubal Early Homeplace in Franklin County.
Visitors will be able to tour the birthplace of Early, a Confederate general, with guides in period dress , and enjoy a meal, which will begin at 6 p.m.; a period band; and period dancing. The Lone Ivy String Band will provide music, and a caller will offer dance instructions. Living-history exhibits will include infantry and cavalry, weapons, camp life and more.
There also will be an art show by Bald Knob Artists, and live and silent auctions featuring history-themed items.
Tickets are $30 each and $50 for two. For more information, call 483-1890.
1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day
3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys
4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping
5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football
6. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen
7. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust
8. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli
9. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area
10. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible
THE ROANOKE TIMES
