Shenandoah Pizza owners branch out into concert promotion
Edited by Chris Graham
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When Shenandoah Pizza owners Cheryl and John Huggins started following one of their favorite bands the Allman Brothers around from concert-to-concert years ago, they never imagined that a few years hence they would be hosting musicians associated with the band in their very own concert series.
“We just loved that music scene and wanted to be a part of it all back then,” said John Huggins. “Now we want to bring some of that same excitement and enjoyment to the local music scene.”
The Bruce Katz Band will headline the Shenandoah Summer Blues Fest Aug. 21 at the Steve B. Dod Amphitheater located at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton. Katz has toured with the Allman Brothers and still plays with Gregg Allman regularly, who says about Bruce, “He can play jazz, blues, Bach, anything. Man, he’s a heavy!”
A deep well of local blues musicians will round out the schedule, with a variety of food, drink, vendors and other special activities on tap. Read more
Guild raises startup funds
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A wide range of music was served up with the pizza at Shenandoah Pizza on Tuesday night as musicians and music lovers of all types gathered to support the startup of a new music organization in Staunton.
Professional and amateur musicians, business owners and fans mingled and networked as the Staunton Music Guild and Shenandoah Pizza owners John and Cheryl Huggins hosted the Guild’s first membership event. Attendees had the chance to sign up as a founding member of the Guild for $10 and catch a myriad of talented local musicians. Read more
Staunton Music Guild to launch Dec. 1
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Following a three-month series of exploratory and organizational meetings, a group of Staunton musicians, music-venue owners and music lovers will officially launch the Staunton Music Guild at a fundraising gala and membership drive, Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Shenandoah Pizza, 19 E. Beverley, Staunton.
The event will feature a number of the Valley’s most gifted musicians performing from 7-10 p.m. and give the public an opportunity to hear more about the guild’s mission. Read more
A Saturday night in Downtown Staunton: You don’t have to search high and low for something fun to do
I’m sitting in Shenandoah Pizza with a group of friends on a Saturday night. We’re there to hear a friend’s band play a gig, and after their first set we got antsy to see what else might be going on in Downtown Staunton.
I was appointed tour guide, and set out to see what was going on at Baja Bean up Beverley Street, what was playing at The Visulite around the corner and then doubled back to The Dixie to check out the playbill there. Read more
