For more information, call 1-5547. Arts festival presents Earth, Fire, and Water The Summer Arts Festival presents its first art exhibit of the season, Earth, Fire, and Water , at the Perspective Gallery, located on the second floor of Squires Student Center through June 21. Earth, Fire, and Water features the work of 17 contemporary artists who create objects of hand-forged metal using blacksmithing techniques. Included in the 37 exhibition pieces are utilitarian items, such as furniture, hardware, utensils and vessels, as well as architectural elements, sculpture and objects of adornment. The Perspective Gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 10 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 2-10 p.m. and closed Mondays.
Admission is free.
For more information, please call the Summer Arts Festival at 1-5921. This outdoor concert opens the 1998 Summer Arts Festival in Blacksburg, a festival which combines music, theatre, visual art, film and a dash of square dancing. No Strings Attached is a quartet string band based in Blacksburg and Roanoke. The concert is free. In case of rain, the concert will be held in Squires Student Center.