College for Bears and Broken Monocle at WTA’s Gateway
Two of Central Virginia comedy improve groups will be featured at WTA’s Gateway on Saturday, May 26. The College for Bears will lead off the evening with Broken Monocle following.
The second half of the evening will be an improv challenge between the two with audience participation. Comedy Night begins at 8 p.m. at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. Read more
AFP creates new TV ads for WTA’s Gateway
Augusta Free Press has created a series of TV spots for the Wayne Theatre Alliance’s Gateway Theatre that will begin running next week locally on Comcast.
The spots promote upcoming shows at the Gateway. The first three spots in the series promote shows for the weeks of May 14, May 21 and May 28.
More information on programming at the Gateway Theatre is online at www.WTAGateway.com.
New Night Hawk adventure at the Radio Hour
The Popular Night Hawk Mysteries return to May’s River City Radio Hour.
This time the would-be private eye takes on a homicide at the local amusement park. Cora the owner of Cors’ Big Cups Restaurant is to be married to her childhood sweetheart. Before the big day, a killer strikes. Night Hawk and Murder at the Wedding was written by Bob Crawford and stars Bob Lunger as Night Hawk with Richards Anderson, Clair Myers, Boomie Pedersen, and Llyn Walker. The shows are at 6:30 and 8:00 pm at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. Read more
Ravs calls goes to the cats
The Richard Adams Variety Show will give cat lovers a turn on the Friday, May 11th performance.
Besides a full list of musicians, Richard will hold his first “You Can Sound Like a Cat” competition. Like his “You Can Sound Like a Dog” competition, contestants will mount the WTA’s Gateway stage and mew, purr, or howl to the scrutiny of the audience. The winner will take home a valuable prize.
Also appearing on the Variety Show will be a solo turn by the keyboard wonder William Hayes. Rhythm Road will perform songs from their repertory and the Bame Duo will bring their joint talents to the event. Read more
Nationally-known comic to appear at Gateway
WTA’s Gateway is proud to announce the engagement of Comic Brett Leake for a performance of his new show “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to ‘The Tonight Show.’”
Leake who has performed at the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center and Wolftrap will add the Gateway to his list of venues. The Saurday, May 12 performance will be at 8 p.m. at WTA’s Gateway, 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. Read more
Keeping it primitive at WTA’s Gateway
WTA brings Rootstone Jug Band for an evening of American roots music to the Gateway on April 27. Five guys will gather around a single microphone and summon up the rich strains of traditional jug band. It will be “Primitive Roots Music” at its unique best. The performance is at 8 pm at WTA’s Gateway at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro.
Founded in 2008, Rootstone Jug Band is comprised of five versatile young musicians who perform Early American Roots Music from across the American south. Their performances preserve the regional accents of America’s pioneer rural recording artists, with material from Virginia string bands, Piedmont blues artists from North Carolina, Jug Bands and songsters from Memphis, Delta Blues singers from Mississippi, and more. All of this is presented along with a handful of original compositions and retrofitted popular songs, performed with a reverence and enthusiasm that shows the durability of America’s roots music. Read more
Liz Barnes and Barbara Martin dish up unique musical synergy
What happens when you put two spunky and accomplished female blues/jazz musicians together on the same stage? When it’s jazz pianist Liz Barnes and vocalist Barbara Martin, you get an exciting musical synergy that lovers of blues and jazz won’t want to miss. Whether in an intimate musical setting or on a larger stage, Barnes & Martin are known for engaging the audience with skillful, entertaining and emotionally-charged performances.
Barnes and Martin have each made significant names for themselves in more than 20 years of composing, touring, recording and teaching, and in 2012 they are melding their considerable talents to partner as Barnes & Martin. Read more
