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BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, Oct 29, 1992 DM9 Pqilrj Press Idngdom tells story i miLiiw ft Rev. James Lavender will bring his animals and magic show, Thank God for Kids" to the Peninsula at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the parking lot at First United Methodist Church of Fox Hill, comer of Old Buckroe and Fox Hill roads, Hampton. For more information, call the church, 851-6302. It is suggested people bring lawn chairs for the rz-hour program.

Parking will be available at the nearby Masonic Lodge and in the front lot of the church. Minister's Animal act attracts children to church By Virginia Biggins Daily Press HAMPTON The lion lies beside the Iamb and camels roam at will when the Rev. James E. Lavender brings his special ministry for kids to town. Called "Thank God for Kids," the live animal act is designed to create permanent mental impressions about biblical literature and theological truths in the minds of children, says Lavender.

Touted as the largest living Christian children's event in the world, the show involves 49 animals, and the support equipment is valued at $350,000. Lavender, founder of the Discovery United Methodist Church in Richmond, says he has the best of both worlds with his exotic zoo-on-wheels, which can be geared for indoor or outdoor shows. He'll bring 20 animals to the show on the Peninsula. He got involved in the traveling show to answer a need to reach the children of "baby boomers," he says. "I love children and animals.

I love traveling around the country sharing Bible stories and theological lessons with kids," he says. "It is easy to tell the story of God's love and our need to love one another when there are animals to use as examples." None of the animals can be termed as "wild," because all were born in captivity and most have been raised together since birth, says the minister. He learned how to handle exotic livestock when he was a member of a circus. "That was before I answered the call to preach the gospel. I felt that something was missing in my life," explains Lavender, who is originally from Mississippi.

"My family owned a candy story and the family always had a connection with the local fair grounds. I developed an early love for circuses and carnivals and all the things that do with them. I worked as a circus ring master and was an announcer for concert singers." As a young adult, the 37-year-old minister performed as Li'l Abner, Al Capp's comic strip character, in a musical for Capp Enterprises. The overriding purpose of his animal show is to attract children and their families to church and get them to want to come back again. He started his show a decade ago with a suitcase full of magic tricks and a pair of white doves.

Now he travels about the country in a 60-foot, air-conditioned, tractor-trailer filled with animals of all kinds, from monkeys, camels, zebras, lions and leopards to tiny white lambs. He also has a veterinarian on his staff to make sure the animals stay healthy and happy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture licenses Lavender to take his animals on tour. He is required to obtain permits for each of the states he visits with his animal kingdom.

"My labor force on travel and at home are primarily boys and girls of middle-school age. They are part of the ministry for small children. They do a lot of the work and travel with us in the summer and on weekends," he says. "When not on travel, we keep the animals at our zoological farm in Gum Springs, just west of Richmond. As their after-school program, the middle-school youngsters come to my home and we drive out to the farm to feed and groom the animals.

It takes about three hours, but there is never any problems in finding enough youngsters, including my own children, to help out." Lavender and his wife, Avis, have two children, Amy, 12, and Jim, 7. The minister holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Mississippi, a divinity degree from Duke University Divinity School and a doctorate Rev. James E. Lavender will bring 20 animals to the Peninsula for "Thank God for Kids," a live animal program that teaches kids about biblical literature. mals can live as one so can the races of the only program I know of anywhere that has a lamb-friendly lion, but it proves that such things are possible," he says.

degree in futurist ministry, where students look at ways ministry might be adopted to the changing world. One of the lessons Lavender teaches the children is that if different species of ani uates and staff. Information: Edna Roberts, 229-3041, or Florence "Dolly" Stephens, 253-2539. Events Continued from DN8 explanatory sessions. Information: 886-6400.

TACT Sponsors HIVAIDS Workshops-Positive Options. 7 p.m. Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24 and Dec. 1 Portsmouth Red Cross, 700 London Portsmouth.

To provide information about the virus. Sessions run about 2 hours. Sponsored by Tidewater AIDS Crisis Taskforce. Information: 626-0127. a.m.-noon Nov.

21 The Friendly Stars. For grade one. Registration, information, cost: 595-1900. Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa. 11 a.m-12:30 p.m.

Saturdays beginning Oct. 31-Nov. 21; Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 101 Museum Drive, Newport News. Cost: $36 for center members, $30 for children of Young-At-Art members, and $45 for non-members. Preregistration required.

Information: 596-8175. Kids' Craft Class. Two classes: p.m. for grades 3-5; p.m. for grades 1-2; Poquoson Elementary School, Poquoson.

Sponsored by Poquoson Parks and Recreation, classes begin Nov. 12. Bus transportation provided from Primary School to elementary school. Fee: $20, $10 for supplies. Paint shirt needed.

Registration deadline Nov. 5. Information: 868-7641. Huntington High School Last Sophomore Class of 1971. Twenty-year Reunion for 1993.

Seeking members of class of Vikings. Information: 826-7659 or 722-9098. Hampton Crabbers Class of 1974. Reunion planning trip to the Bahamas. Information: JoAnn Reeves, 323 Pennsylvania Hampton 23661 or call, 244-1733.

Smlthfield High School Class of 1977. Fifteen-year reunion. All interested in attending, send self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Class of 1977, 468-C Thorncliff Drive, Newport News 23602. Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1977. Fifteen-year reunion.

Nov. 27-29. Information: Denise Hunt McClure, 487-6804 or Jean Thompson, 484-2741 Association, Box 37257, Washington, D.C. 20013. National Pharmacy Week.

On Oct. 28, consumers can call the American Pharmaceutical Association's nationwide one-day toll-free information line at 1-800-OTC-21 10 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. and speak to a pharmacist about over-the-counter medications. Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Week.

This special week has been officially recognized as Oct. 24-31 by Gov. Doug Wilder. This year's observance takes place as America celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. At the first of the year, President Bush and Congress re-emphasized concern for water resources that began 20 years ago by proclaiming October 1992 as Clean Water Month.

Call the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District at 1-564-1870 for more information and to get involved in Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Week. ernment. He was founder and president of the College of William and Mary, rector of Bruton Parish Church and a member of the Governor's Council which met at the Capitol. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Gallery serves light lunch from 1 1 :30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Gallery ticket: $8.50 or admission by Colonial Williamsburg Resident Pass, Patriot's Pass, Royal Governor's Pass or museum tickets. Information: 220-7724. Muscarelle Museum of Art Exhibits. Through Nov.

29; The College of William and Mary, Jamestown Road, Williamsburg. New exhibitions: "Spirit of the South The Sculpture of Alexander Gait." "Alexander Gait The Man Revealed." "A 19th-century Album American Portraits from the Museum Collection." Exhibitions opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Gallery Information: 221-2700. The Puppetry Series. Through Nov.

21 The Twentieth Century Gallery, 219 N. Boundary, Williamsburg. Paintings by Ralph Gilbert, assistant professor of art at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Free. Information: 229-4949.

Catholic Charities of Hampton Roads Presents Series. p.m. Mondays; St. Bede's Catholic Church, Parish Center, Williamsburg. Theme: Relationships.

Dates and topics are: Nov. Building A Relationship and Handling Conflict. Information: 229-6472. How to Make Money at Home with Computers. Nov.

7-8; College of William and Mary, Williamsburg. Dr. Daniel Tompkins gives start up information on turning a home computer hobby into a business venture. Cost: $98. Two eight-hour sessions.

Information: 221-3777. i Travel Writing and Photography. Nov. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg. For beginning and intermediate writers and photographers.

Conducted by Hal Giesek-ing, president of the Society of American Travel Writers. Cost: 76, which includes a one-day pass to Colonial Williamsburg. Information: 221-3777. mis A Commonwealth of Nations: 1607-1992. Lecture series.

Christopher Newport University, Anderson Auditorium A-105, Administration Building, 50 Shoe Lane, Newport News. Sponsored by Captain John Smith Library of Christopher Newport University and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy. Dates and books to be discussed: Nov. "Brown Girl, Brownstone." Nov. 16; "Hunger of Memory." Nov.

30; "Ceremony." Dec. 14; "Lost in Translation." All programs begin at 7:30 p.m. Copies of each book available for reading prior to the sessions. To check them out contact: Cathy Doyle, 594-7134 or Wendell Barbour, 594-7130. Writer's Reading Poetry and Prose.

6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. reading Nov. Christopher Newport University Terrace Room, Shoe Lane, Newport News. Cost: $2.

Information: 594-7158. Annual Celebration Banquet of the Southeastern Correctional Ministry. 6 p.m. Nov. Family Life Center of Liberty Baptist Church, 1228 Todds Lane, Hampton.

Speaker: Dr. John M. Perkins, Christian leader, pastor and author, who serves on the board of Prison Fellowship and is founder of the Voice of Calvary Ministries. Tickets for dinner and program: $8, may be purchased by mail or at the office, located 40 Kings Way, Hampton. Deadline: Nov.

1. Information: 723-5626. Ascension Parish Dinners. 5-8 p.m. Nov.

13; Ascension of Our lord Byzantine Catholic Church, 114 Palace Lane, Williamsburg. Homemade pirohi, kielbasa sandwiches, halupki, hamburgers and hot dogs and 1992 Community Christmas Parade. 9:30 am. Dec. 5.

Sponsored by the Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce. Theme: Christmas A Wonderland of Dreams. Firms and organizations encouraged to enter a float or unit. Floats judged on adherence to theme, imagination, attractiveness and overall quality. All units receive certificate of participation.

Trophies awarded for first-, second- and third-place categories are: floats, general; floats, commercial for Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce member firms only; middle school bands; intermediate and junior high school bands and auxiliary units; high school bands and auxiliary units fa ages 13 and younger; other marching units including drum and bugle corps. Applications received no later than Nov. 6. Information: Lynda Good, 229-651 1 us Adulthood: Talks About Emotional Health In Adult Life. Clinical Associates of Tidewater, 12725 McManus Newport News.

Seminars are: p.m. Nov. Marriage in Midlife: The Uncharted Course. p.m. Nov.

11; Survival Skills for Fathers of Twins. Free. Information and reservations: 877-7700. Family Insights Fall 1992 Communl-ty Education Series. Riverside Conference Center, 12420 Warwick Newport News.

Sponsored by Riverside Psychiatric Institute. Seminars: Nov. Adult Children of Alcoholics It's Never Enough. Nov. 24; Women in the 90's Balancing Self, Family and Employment.

All seminars held p.m. Information and preregistration: 595-6363. Photographing People. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Nov.

21; 101 Museum Drive, Newport News. Photographer Ed Tilles will teach class. Participants must be of high school age or older and bring own 35mm camera and color film. Cost: $30 for members, $40 for nonmem-bers. Limited space.

Information: 596-8175. Six Ways to Earn Six Percent Or More. 7:30 p.m. Nov. office of Wheat First Securities, 11817 Canon Newport News.

First in a series of free investment seminars. Speaker: McKim Williams Jr. Information and reservations: 873-4694. Tidewater Genealogical Society's Computer Interest Group. 9 a.m.

Nov. Hampton Public Ubrary, Virginia Room, 4207 Victoria Hampton. Topic: "Utilities for PAF." Information: Dave Johnston, fffffMk mm Ostomy Association of the Peninsula. Meeting; 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Virginia Extension Service Building, courthouse room, 108 Main Newport News. Entrance located at front of building. Dan Verostko, convatec representative, will present program. Information: 826-2894. Peninsula Chapter of Compassionate Friends for Bereaved Parents.

Meeting; 7:30 p.m. Nov. St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 300 Ella Taylor Road, Grafton, York County. Peninsula Epilepsy Support Group.

7 p.m. Nov. 3 and every first Tuesday of the month; Mary Immaculate Hospital Conference Center, Newport News. Information: 886-6400. Peninsula Widowed Persons Service.

7 p.m. Nov. Temple Baptist Church, 235 Harpersville Road, Newport News. Information: 591-0868. Riverside Center for Psychological Services.

J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News. Groups now forming: p.m. Mondays; Women Overcoming Depression, led by Dr. Ronni Matteson; call 594-2067.

Overcoming the Past: A Group for Women Wanting to Change Their Outlook, led by Tasha Decker, LCSW. p.m. Wednesdays; Interpersonal Effectiveness Group, led by Dr. Bruce Colburn, and Bonnie Kelly, LCSW; call 594-2067 or 594-3100. Moving on: A Group for Separated or Divorced Men and Women Seeking a new Beginning, let by Nancy Gillette, LCSW.

Older Adolescent Therapy Group, led by Tasha Decker, LCSW, and Dr. Bill Whelan. Helping Adult Children of Alcoholics Cope, led by Meg Lockwood, LCWS. Fees vary. Fees are due and payable each day the group meets.

MasterCard and Visa accepted. Information: 594-3100. We Care Discussion Group. Oct. 28; sponsored by Parents Without Partners, Peninsula Chapter 275; chapter house, 642 79th Newport News.

Information: Transition Assistance Program. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 3-6; Newport News Shipbuilding, Huntington Hall dining room, 3100 Huntington Newport News. Presented by Navy Family Services Center, Yorktown.

Open to all separatingretiring military sonnel and their spouses. Registration: Social Ballroom Dancing. p.m. Nov. 7.

Free dance lesson, 1 :30 p.m. dancing; and first Saturday of each month; VFW Hall, Jesters Lane, Williamsburg. Sponsored by Williamsburg Chapter, U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Cost: $5 for members; $8 for nonmembers; college students with ID, $3.

Couples and singles. Information: Evelyn, 566-0334. Two-For-One October Aerobic Special. Williamsburg Recreation and Sports Complex, Williamsburg. Sponsored by Williamsburg Department of Recreation.

Two for the price of one. Bring a friend and get a month of aerobics for half price. Classes held 9-10 a.m. Monday-Saturday. Class options: Monday-Wednesday-Friday for $25 per month; Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday for $25 per month; or a choice to attend any of the six days for $30 per month.

Fees are prorated so an individual may join at any time. No initiation fee. Child care available for $1 per child. Facility has neo-shock flooring. Mats, steps and dyna-bands provided.

Information: 220-6170. homemade desserts. Available for eat-in or takeout. Dinners held second Friday each month. Information: 253-5641.

Celebrating Colors, Cultivars, Church and College. 1-6 p.m. March 27, 1993; Hall of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road, Williamsburg. Sponsored by Williamsburg Area Council of Garden Clubs. Information: Gene Chis, 229-6997.

Chambrel Seeks Craft Show Participants. Chambrel at Williamsburg, 3800 Treyburn, Williamsburg. Need participants for annual craft show and sale to be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 14.

Show is free. No registration fee. Information: Brenda Perkins, 220-1839. Craft Show. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Nov. 21 Norge Elementary School. Entry fee: $20 per 10-by-10 feet space due by Nov. 14. Sponsored by WilliamsburgJames City County School Bus Driver Association.

Information: Lisa, 258-51 14 or Caroline, 566-1706. Christmas on the Square Bazaar. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. Bruton Parish Church, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg.

Hand-crafted items, children's clothes, antiques, books, baked goods, raffle. Cost: $1 at the door, refundable with first purchase. Information: 229-2891 or 565-1284. Country Swan Arts and Crafts. Looking for craftsmen for its Christmas show in Richmond on Nov.

20-22. All work must be original and hand-made. Send pictures of work to: Nancy Kilgore, 103 Charles River Landing Road, Williamsburg 23185. Information: 229-3065. I MMfflfe 1 Healthy Holiday Habits: Diabetes Meal Planning for the Holidays.

6 p.m. Nov. 12; diabetes dinner and cooking demonstration; Williamsburg Community Hospital, 1238 Mount Vernon Williamsburg. Space is limited. Cost: $5.

Information and reservation: 229-4636 by Oct. 29. Programs at Riverside Healthcare Center. 1-3 p.m. every Wednesday; free blood pressure checks; Riverside Dialysis Center, 314 Second Williamsburg.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 29 and Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Dec.

17; Mammograms. Fee: $60. Appointment needed. 2-4 p.m. Oct.

28; cataract and glaucoma screenings. No appointment needed. Information: 220-3578. Smoking Cessation Classes. Williamsburg Community Hospital, 1238 Mount Vernon Williamsburg.

Classes begin Nov. 3. Cost: $125. Registration by Oct. 30.

Information: 253-6164. Walking Club. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Fri-day; Williamsburg Recreation and Sports Complex, Williamsburg. Earn certificates and awards by walking.

Walk inside on neo-shock floor designed to reduce injuries. Walking course with exercise stations available. Record number of laps walked each day. No fees. Information: 220-6170.

mmtimm Art Exhibit and Auction. Preview 7 p.m., auction 8 p.m. Nov. Holiday-Inn Conference Center, Mercury Boulevard and Coliseum Drive, Hampton. Sponsored by St.

Augustine's Episcopal Church. Furnished by Marlin Art Inc. Works of Alaniz, Wooster Scott, Delacroix, Rockwell, Moses, Boulanger, Tanner, Wyeth, Chagall and others. Admission: $5 per person. Information and tickets: 827-7302.

Crafters Needed for Santa's Attic. 9 a.m-2 p.m. Dec. 11; Hampton City Hall, lobby. Sponsored by Hampton Recreation Department Senior Recreation Services.

Space is free. Information and reservations: Beverly Thomas, 727-1601. Singles Class: Flirting 101. 7-10 p.m. Nov.

12; Garden of the Heart Restaurant, 49 W. Queens Way, Hampton. In-depth look at process of meeting and getting to know opposite sex. Cost: $18. Send fee to: P.O.

Box 69151, Hampton 23669. Information and registration: 723-8080. Call for Entries: In the Spirit of Jefferson: A Photographic Essay Competition. May 29-Aug. 8, 1993.

Open to all artists. All work submitted must be an original photograph or photo-derived image. Cost: $5 per entry. Deadline: Feb. 1 1993.

For entry form, call 221-2700 or write: In the Spirit of Jefferson, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg 23185. Bus Trio to Washlnaton. D.C. Nov. 12: Beyond the Delivery.

Family Focus Center, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1 1 8 Old York Hampton Highway, Grafton, York County. Six-week ongoing class for infants 6 weeks to 6 months old and their parents. Co-sponsored by Mary Immaculate Hospital and Colonial Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services. Free.

Information and registration: 898-2945. Child Playgroups. Family Focus, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 118 Old York Hampton Highway, Grafton, York County. Groups: 9:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays; ParentInfant Playgroup for children ages 6 months-18 months.

9:30 a.m.-noon Mondays and Wednesdays; ParentToddler Playgroup for 1 children ages 18 months-3-years-old. 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays; ParentPreschool Age Playgroup for children ages 3-6-years-old. p.m. daily; evening play group for children ages 1-6-years old designed for working parents and especially dads.

Information: 898-2945. Obstetrical Orientation and Tour and Sibling Program. 7:30 p.m. Nov. Mary Immaculate Hospital Medical Pavilion, Suite 303, Newport News.

Movie on childbirth, tour of the birthplace, orientation on admission procedures and insurance. Special program for big brothers and sister, 3 years old find older, held during parents' orientation. Information: 886-6400. Parents Day Out 9-1 1 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; Noland Memorial United Methodist Church, 5501 Huntington Newport News.

Christian care for children ages 2-5. Information: 245-3990. Jones Cup Father-and-Son Amateur Golf Tournament. Nov. 6-8; Colonial The Single Gourmet Nov.

Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg. Cocktails at 7:30 p.m. in Regency Lounge. Cost: $42. Payment due by Oct.

30. Information: 623-0687. Williamsburg, Golden Horseshoe, Williams- burg. Eligible teams must be father and son, liHji li Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Head Injury Foundation. Meeting potluck dinner; bring a dish; 6 p.m.

Oct. 28; Coliseum Mall Community meeting room, near Entrance between Penney's and Montgomery Ward, Hampton. sponsored by Tidewater Genealogical Society. Visit National Archives, the Library of Congress and Daughters of the American Revolution Library. Cost: $22 per person, payable to T.G.S., to be mailed to Virginia Junkins, Trip Coordinator, HRC 75, Box 306, Mobjack 23118.

Nonmembers welcome, space permitting. Information: Virginia Junkins, 725-7045. Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club Spon-sors Weekend Backpacking Trip. Nov. 13-15; Appalachian Trail.

Terrain: moderate difficulty. Open to public. Information: 481-6962 or 428-781 1 Oct. 31 day hike at York River State Park Meet 8:30 am. at the Route 17 Burger King, Newport News, for car pooling.

Free and open to public. Information: 898-2856 or 723-1760. Nov. bike hike in the Dismal Swamp. Meet 8:30 a.m.

at the Hampton Golf Course and at 9:30 a.m. at Greenbriar Mall in Chesapeake. Free. Information: 898-2856 or 723-1760. father-in-law and son-in-law or grandfather and grandson.

Teams compete for low gross and low net scores during two-day, 36-hole, best-ball tournament. Gift certificates and golf vacation prizes go to top three teams in each category. Names of winning teams engraved on permanent Jones Cup trophy displayed at the Gold Course clubhouse. Entry fee: $130 per person. Several two-night lodging package plans including entry fees available starting at $1 79 per person, based on double occupancy.

Information and registration: October Recitals at Bruton Parish Church and Wren Chapel. Williamsburg. 11 am. Oct. 31 Wren Chapel Historic Organ Recital, James Darling.

8 p.m. Oct. 31 Bruton Church Organ Recital, James Darling. 8 p.m. Nov.

Bruton Church Organ Recital, Frank Lendrim. 11am. Nov. Wren Chapel Organ Recital, Frank Lendrim. 8 p.m.

Nov. Bruton Church Choral Program, St. John the Baptist Church Choir, Silver Spring, Md. Information: 229-2891. The Jabberwock.

Talent exhibition; 7 p.m. Nov. Bruton High School auditorium, 185 Rochambeau Drive, Williamsburg. Sponsored by Williamsburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Admission: $5 per person.

Proceeds to sorority's scholarship fund. Tickets: Rondolyn Evans, 888-6607; Stephanie Roy, 249-1413. Child Health Month. Sentara Hampton General Hospital, in collaboration with the American Association of Pediatrics, is sponsoring a speaker's bureau to address all interested PTA and other school and community groups to alert them to the declining health of American children and to discuss the importance of timely immunization. The 20-minute, slide-supported presentation, delivered by local Sentara Hampton General pediatricians, will lopk at national picture, discuss how children are faring locally, and answer questions.

To schedule this presentation or for more information, call 1-800-736-8272. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Through October. Information: Rape Crisis Program, CONTACT Peninsula, 245-0041. National Physical Therapy Month.

October. For free information on back pain prevention, send self-addressed, stamped business envelope to the American Therapy HI Nutcracker Performances for School Children. 10 a.m. Dec. 16-18; the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, Williamsburg.

Performed by The Chamber Ballet of Williamsburg. Grants from the Williamsburg and York County arts commissions, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and donations from organizations and individuals make it possible for students to attend performances at reduced prices. Information and reservations: Heidi Robit-shek, director of The Chamber Ballet, Opera Lite. 8 p.m. Nov.

20; Trinity Luther Unity of Religion and Government In 1 8th-Century Virginia Is Subject of New Wallace Gallery Exhibition. Through April 30; DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery, Francis Street near Merchants Square, Williamsburg. Exhibition follows the career of the Rev. James Blair who, from 1689-1743 personified the union of religion and gov- an Church, Newport News; p.m. inov.

i Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, Tabb. Three Rivers Men's Chorus performs selections from Broadway. Featured soloist will be Lisa Messick Ryan. Tickets: available at the door. Information: 599-3646.

Children's Nature Programs at the Virginia Living Museum. J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News. 9:30 a.m.-noon Nov. Mammals The Warm Fuzzies.

For grade K. See and touch live mammals. 9:30 Bruton Heights School Reunion Dinner and Dance. Nov. 28; Williamsburg Williamsburg.

All high school students, grad-.