Hometown favorites to play Lime Kiln
Many Rockbridge-area performers consider Theater at Lime Kiln their home. On Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, Lime Kiln hosts two events featuring artists who can make that claim.
James Leva and Purgatory Mountain perform Old Time and original music in The Bowl on Saturday, and Lexington native, award-winning author and actor Peter Neofotis performs his one-man show, Concord, Virginia, on Sunday. Read more
Good Ol’ Girls at Lime Kiln
Good Ol’ Girls, a musical revue by Paul Ferguson, with music and Lyrics by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, runs Friday, June 12 through Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Theater at Lime Kiln.
“This is our second in-house production since we resumed last season,” said executive director Kim Renz. “The Ghosts of Music City, USA was a great success for us in many ways. It showed that we could present viable community theatre here. This is one more step forward.” Read more
Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs return to Lime Kiln
On Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m., friends of Theater at Lime Kiln Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs return to Lexington to perform classic rock and roll. The band, once a local favorite, reunited last year to open for Rolling Stones cover band Satisfaction.
Fatty Lumpkin is excited to be playing on the Lime Kiln stage once again. Many will recall this local band opening the Lime Kiln summer concert series for several years in the mid-1990s with their tight versions of well-known rock, blues and soul numbers. The band broke up several years ago after its lead singer and guitar player, Michael George, moved to South Carolina. However, the band reunited to play Lime Kiln two years ago. Read more
Lime Kiln announces ’09 schedule, including the return of Stonewall Country
Theater at Lime on Thursday released information about its 2009 season, stocked full of music, Shakespeare, juggling and STONEWALL COUNTRY! Executive Director Kim Renz says this should be a really successful year for the 26-year-old arts presenting organization. “Lexington will be an exciting place this summer, thanks in no small part to the return of Lime Kiln’s signature piece, Stonewall Country, on July 10 through 12. But I hope area residents and visitors will look over the whole season when they want something to do.” Read more
Good news about fundraiser, concerns for future at Lime Kiln
Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington netted more than $20,000 from its Monte Carlo River Queen fundraiser last month.
“Given the direction the economy has headed over the last several months, we are very happy with the outcome,” executive director Kim Renz said. “Thanks go out to the work of our Monte Carlo committee, led by outgoing Board Chair Joanne Peretti and by Kay Lera. Because of our sponsors, donors, attendees and volunteers we netted over $20,000 this year, which is 86 percent of last year’s figure. We had over 240 attend, with increased ticket sales of 83 percent.” Read more
Lexington: Celebrating 60 years of WREL
WREL and Theater at Lime Kiln are hosting a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the debut of the Lexington radio station on Saturday night at the Virginia Horse Center.
The 5:30-10:30 p.m. gala will be a benefit for Lime Kiln. Read more
Lexington: ‘Lost in the Woods’ this weekend at Lime Kiln
Staff Report
A Golden Duck Productions presentation of Lost in the Woods, featuring Red Riding Hood and Hanzel and Gretel, will begin at Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington tonight and run this weekend and next weekend.
The staging of the show will feature the artistic stylings of legendary Shenandoah Valley artist Mark Cline, who is creating an Enchanted Kiln to bring Lost in the Woods to life.
