Richard Adams’ Friday the 13th Spectacular
The Richard Adams Variety Show for April lands on Friday the 13th and to keep the evil eye away, Adams has put together spectacular entertainment. Heading the show is Bert Carlson and Ray Cohen. They are joined by Blues musician Lisa Miller and the cast of musical City of Angels. Completing the spectacular will be the dueling Colggers.
Ray Cohen is known for his wailing blues harmonica. He has lived and played music in the Valley most of his life, performing with a variety of area blues/rock bands including The Rainmakers and Loose Change. He was last seen at WTA’s Gateway as part of Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs. Read more
The Easter Bunny and Magic at WTA’s Gateway
There will be a day of magic and whimsy at WTA’s Gateway on April 7 when the Easter Bunny joins magician Peter Monticup for two performances. WTA promises an hour of magic and comedy for the whole family. The performances are at 4 pm and 6 pm at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro. Reservations are suggested.
Peter Monticup is a professional magician who began his career in magic at the age of seven, when he became an apprentice to Professor Henry Bessette, part of the famous Miracle Team. By age seventeen, Monticup had developed a full stage show, and was the featured act at a number of magic conventions. A few years later, he purchased the House of Magic in upstate New York. Read more
Faithful Praise showcased at WTA’s Gateway
WTA’s Gateway will showcase Faithful Praise, a unique group of musicans who bring a fresh energy to gospel music on Friday, April 6. Based out of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, LaDena Knott, Tommy Fortune, and Shari DeLange have joined together as Faithful Praise to create a sound that one would expect to hear from a family that has sung together for years. The April 6th performance is at 7:30 pm at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro. Read more
Southern gospel music at WTA’s Gateway
WTA will present its first Gospel Music Concert on Friday, March 30 at its Gateway in Downtown Waynesboro. The group, Calvary’s Mercy Quartet, is recognized throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast for traditional Southern Gospel Music at its finest.
“We are so pleased to have Calvary’s Mercy at the Gateway,” said Tracy Straight, WTA’s programming chair. “This is our first gospel performance and the Quartet is an ideal way for us to initiate this new venture.” The concert at WTA’s Gateway will be one of the few given in a theatre setting. The concert is at 7:30 at 329 West Main Street, Waynesboro. Read more
Kevin Chisnell: The man with the mojo
Music, particularly blues, has been with musician and Mojo Saturday Night producer Kevin Chisnell since childhood.
“I heard a guy playing a harmonica, and I made my sister go to the music store with me, and we bought one. And I drove everybody nuts for quite some time trying to blow and learn on that thing,” said Chisnell, who after high school joined a band and went on the road for two years to give a career in music a go. Read more
RCC and Broken Monocle at WTA’s Gateway
Two of Central Virginia comedy groups will bring their talents to WTA’s Gateway for the Gateway’s Comedy Night. Performing on Saturday March 24 will be the Richmond Comedy Coalition and Broken Monocle Improv Group. Hosted by Jim Zarling, the comedians will share the stage beginning at 8 pm at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro.
The Richmond Comedy Coalition is RVA’s premier improvisational comedy theater and training center. Founded in 2009, the RCC houses several improv teams that can be seen performing on rotation in their monthly mainstage shows at Gallery5 along with local stand-up comics and sketch groups. Improv group combines experience, training, excitement and good-lookingness to bombard their audiences with professional and diverse performances that showcase improvisation in its truest form. Many of the RCC’s core teams can be seen performing in improv festivals along the east coast and since Canada is another country, internationally. Read more
Old-time Virginia Roots music at WTA’s Gateway
Mark Campbell and the Campbell Family Band will perform early Southern Highland music at WTA’s Gateway on Friday, March 23 at 8:00 pm. The band specializes in string band music of an earlier era along with solo fiddle playing, singing with banjo and fiddle/banjo duets. The performance is supported by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. WTA’s Gateway is located at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro.
Mark Campbell is a traditional musician who is dedicated to preserving and passing down old Appalachian region fiddle and banjo styles. A Waynesboro native, Mark has traveled around the region, collecting and playing the old style of music. He learned bowing and picking styles from some of the giants of the last generation of great musicians of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Read more
