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Austin MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: The First Annual Record Breaker for Multiple Sclerosis will be held April 28 and 29 in the Austin Municipal Coliseum. Applicants will take pledges for each hour of an activity they will perform (flag pole sitting, bicycling, etc.) and attempt to earn as much as possible to help fight the disease. For more information call 512-458-1361. ICE CAPADES: The famous show will come to the Spe cial Events Center for six performances from April 12 through April 15. Included in the show are such prominent skaters as Olympic silver medalists Gail Hamula and Frank Sweiding, who are making their professional debut. Tickets are $6.50, $5.50 and $4.50. For more information call 477-6060. Dallas POMPEII: The museum staff will be busy in April restoring the eight galleries used to house the Pompeii AD 79 ex hibit, and a permanent collection will be installed by the opening date of May 2. Until then, the pre-Columbian and African Galleries will be open, along with the museum shop. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Monday. For more information call 214-426-2553. Pottery from the Star of the Republic Museum near Navasota. Fort Worth SYMPHONY: The Fort Worth Symphony Pops Concert will take place Saturday at the Kennedy Theater, 1111 Houston, and will feature Doc Severinsen and his trumpet. The show is at 8 p.m., and ticket prices are $4-$10. San Antonio INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES: The institute pres ents the history of the state through oral and visual methods, and brings some historical events to life through special demonstrations. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays for planned or just relaxed tours. Admission is free. The institute is located on the southeast corner of Hemisfair Plaza downtown, at the in tersection of Durango Street and Interstate 37. Elsewhere ROUND TOP: The 12th Annual Winedale Spring Festival and Fourth Texas Crafts Exhibition will be held April 6-8 on the grounds of the Winedale Historical Center, off FM 2714 in Round Top. The festival will include traditional music on the grounds, such as blues, Irish fiddling, gospel singing and bluegrass. The East Texas String Ensemble of Nacogdoches will also perform. There will be demon strations of spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, soapmak ing, fireplace cooking and various crafts. Crafts for sale will include pottery, wood and metal works, silver, stained glass, jewelry and others. A ticket for the entire weekend is $2 for adults and 50 cents for children. For more infor mation call 731-278-3530. ANDERSON: The Anderson Trek will be held April 7 and 8 in and around the town, which is in Grimes County. It will consist of guided tours of homes built during the Republic of Texas days (1836-1845), a street dance, western parade, arts and crafts booths and other displays. The trek will be held from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call John Gudelman at 845-6551. SAN ANGELO: The Second Annual LAMBLAST World Championship Lamb Cook-off will be held April 21 and 22 at San Angelo’s Fairgrounds. There will be three cooking divisions, Media, Collegiate and Open, and teams will be judges on both recipe and showmanship. Activities in clude horseshoe pitching, leg judging, dancing and lots of fun. For more information call 915-653-3162. MAGNOLIA: Auditions for next fall’s Texas Renaissance Festival will be held April 21 and 22 from 2-5 p.m. at the festival site, halfway between Magnolia and Plantersville on FM 1774. Needed are singers, dancers, musicians, jugglers, actors, actresses, wenches, beggars, cut- pockets, thieves and royalty from the Renaissance period. For more information call 713-529-7924. WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS: The Star of the Re public Museum, located in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park near Navasota, is hosting a multi-media exhibi tion of crafts and craftmaking through next September. Included are blacksmithing, quilting, beekeeping, metal work and pottery. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ROBERTSON COUNTY: The Seventh Annual Robertson County Historical Commission Pilgrimage is scheduled for April 7 and 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. It will feature 10 homes in the Calvert, Hearne and Franklin areas that will be open to visitors. Many other turn-of-the-century buildings can be found in the towns. The pilgrimage includes a barbecue, live music, arts and crafts, flower show and bake sale at Virginia Field Park in Calvert, and a walking tour through Calvert. For more information call 713-822-1523. Robertson County Historical Museum BRENHAM: The Washington County Heritage Society Tour and Antique Show will be held Saturday and Sunday in and around Brenham. Nine homes and four churches will be included in the tour to provide examples of the various architectural styles used in the area throughout the 19th century. The homes range from a classic “dog- run” log house built in 1824 to Greek revival and Victorian-style mansions, and have been furnished with standard furniture of the period. Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Adult tickets are $5 for the entire tour or $1.50 for a particular house. Children are admitted free. For more information call 713-836-3695. BOOKS Bestsellers FICTION NONFICTION 1. Overload — Arthur Hailey 2. War and Remembrance — Herman Wouk 3. SS-GB — Len Deighton 4. Chesapeake — James A. Michener 5. Gold as Gold — Joseph Hel ler 6. The Matarese Circle — Robert Ludlum 7. The Stories of John Cheever — John Cheever 8. Evergreen — Belva Plain 9. Hanta Yo — Ruth Beebe Hill 10. Dubin’s Lives — Bernard Malamud 1. The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet — Herman R. Tarnower and Samm Sinclair Baker 2. 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