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What’s Going on Today: Friday, July 17

Chris Graham

2015What’s Going on Today. From the Augusta Free Press Calendar.

Casks for a Cause at Brothers Brewing supports Wild Virginia’s “No Pipeline!” Campaign. Brothers Craft Brewing, 800 N Main St, Harrisonburg, 5-10 p.m. For one night only, Brothers Brewing will be offering a special cask of “Bee Wild Brew” as a fundraiser for Wild Virginia.  This refreshing brew has been blended especially for summer featuring ginger, lime and local honey.

Snowshoe Mountain (www.snowshoemtn.com), the #1 year-round resort in the Mid-Atlantic, announced that country music artist Josh Thompson, known for hit songs “Turn it Up”, “A Cold Beer with Your Name on It” and “Wanted Me Gone” will headline the upcoming Rise & Shine Festival. The festival is new this summer and will offer several free concerts over the weekend of July 17-19. In addition to Josh Thompson, free concerts will be performed by: Waterloo Revival, Paul Gold Band, The Joseph Sisters, Steele Country, Jimmy Nelson and The Cimarron Outlaw Country Band.

Broadway Classics: A Musical Theatre Revue, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mainstage Theatre, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts: Summer in the Shenandoah Valley just got better! The Forbes Center and JMU’s School of Theatre and Dance host musical theater performances in the summer. This musical celebration features both Golden Age and contemporary classics, from “Oklahoma!” to “Les Miserables” and “Cats” to current Broadway hits. Features JMU musical theater students. For details, including ticket information, check  www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/events/2015/07/17-broadway-classics.shtml.

Delbert McClinton with Jon Spear Band at The Jefferson in Charlottesville. Info: www.jeffersontheater.com

Family Nite Flix at the Bandstand: Dirty Dancing, 9 p.m., Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton Parks and Recreation Throwback Weekend.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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