Bond to present history of the movement through music
Item by Chris Graham
University of Virginia professor and former national NAACP chairman Julian Bond will present a look at the civil-rights movement through the sounds of music.
“Crossing the Color Line” looks at the movement through a history of American music.
The event is scheduled for Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at Buford Middle School in Charlottesville.
Admission to the event is free.
Leap of faith
Story by Laura Lehman Amstutz
From July 21-Aug. 11, 27 youth explored their sense of call and God’s work in the world through the Learning, Exploring and Participating (LEAP) program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
Now, 10 of these youth will take their exploration farther in a year-long mentoring program called “LEAP 365.”
In the past, LEAP has primarily been a three-week summer program for high-school youth. They come to Eastern Mennonite Seminary for a week of training provided by seminary professors, followed by travel to another country in groups of 9-10. Read more
Time to make a statement, indeed
Op-Ed by Katy Pitcock
Around Virginia, local officials are being swept into the current of trying to “fix” the national immigration situation with hardline local action.
Unfortunately, it’s not the first time Virginia’s local leaders “made a statement.” The last time, the movement was called “Massive Resistance.” Then, the civil rights of African-Americans were targeted. Schools were closed, and pools were bulldozed. It was not Virginia’s finest hour. Read more
Artist exhibition at MBC
Item by Chris Graham
An exhibition of paintings by an acclaimed Richmond artist is on view at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton through Sept. 21.
Live Smoke is a collection of works by Virginia Commonwealth University alum Matthew Lively.
The exhibition opened on Monday. Lively will be in Staunton for a formal reception at Hunt Gallery on the campus of MBC on Sept. 3 at 4:30 p.m.
Hunt Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Church hosting concert, food drive
Item by Chris Graham
A concert at Wayne Hills Baptist Church in Waynesboro this week will benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Young Harmony and Ginger Jarrells will perform live at Wayne Hills – with doors open at 6 p.m. and the concert beginning at 7 p.m.
A freewill offering will be taken – and those attending are also asked to bring canned food for a food drive being conducted by the church.
For more information, call 540.943.2237, 540.280.2070 or access www.redwhiteandbluetalentagency.com on the web.
Brennan challenging in 59th, advocates universal health care
Story by Chris Graham
All politics is local – but to Connie Brennan, it is also true that all Virginia politics emanates out of Richmond.
“I think being on the board of supervisors was sort of a catalyzing event for me – because I now see that everything that happens in Richmond profoundly affects us here at home,” said Brennan, a Nelson County Board of Supervisors member who is challenging incumbent Watkins Abbitt for the 59th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates this fall. Read more
Auditions at MBC
Item by Chris Graham
Auditions for a new translation of Lysistrata are scheduled for today and tomorrow at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton.
Among the roles being filled are that of a George W. Bush impersonator and six to eight men of varying ethnicities, ages and body types for multiple roles.
The auditions are scheduled for 6-8:30 p.m. at Fletcher Collins Theatre on the campus of MBC.
For more information, call 540.887.7130 or 540.255.5333.
