Blackfriars to host City Council forum
Edited by Chris Graham
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Blackfriars Playhouse will serve as the host to a Staunton City Council Candidates Forum on the Arts, Culture, and Tourism on Tuesday, April 13, at 7 p.m.
The four candidates for open seats on Staunton City Council – Carolyn Dull, Bruce Elder, Lacy King and Carl Tate – are all scheduled to be in attendance.
The forum will be moderated by McKinsey Harris of WHSV TV-3.
The event is being sponsored by the Arts and Culture Council of Staunton, the Staunton Tourism Advisory Board and the American Shakespeare Center.
$10 Blackfriars tickets this week
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The American Shakespeare Center announced today that it is offering $10 tickets for every performance this week of the three productions now playing at the Blackfriars Playhouse: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, and The Alchemist by Ben Jonson.
This special promotion is the ASC’s response to the snowy weather that has hit the mid-Atlantic region in the last few weeks and has kept theatre patrons and retail shoppers home.
“For our patrons who can make it safely to the Blackfriars Playhouse, we’re offering a reason to dig out of their snow bunkers and come enjoy a show,” said ASC Artistic Director Jim Warren. “We also want to help boost business for local hotels, restaurants, and shops that count on the Blackfriars to bring folks out to enjoy a night on the town.” Continue reading “$10 Blackfriars tickets this week” »
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- Local News: Stone announces retirement at BC, posted Friday, 5:45 p.m.
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- Capitol Hill: Perriello opposes budget, posted Friday, 11:25 a.m.
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I want to put a positive spin on this story, but I can’t. The American Shakespeare Center has another $100,000 to go to reach its $250,000 goal to cover operating expenses for the month of January, and that Jan. 31 deadline is looming. Continue reading “Shakespeare Center has a ways to go to reach fund goal” »
How would Shakespeare approach this one?
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