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The Virginia Quilt Museum will feature an exhibit of quilts from the 1860s to honor the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The wives, mothers and daughters who watched their men leave to fight stayed at home to carry on daily life. In addition, they sewed for the army, cared for the wounded and protected…
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Creating a shared, unified vision for the future of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County has been an on-going process for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce and hundreds of community leaders. Since 2009, three leadership workshops or forums have been held every six months, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce members have been surveyed to collect the business community’s…
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Yes, Virginia, there will be a fall cruise of area Mazda Miata mavens (that’s you!). The date: Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25 (sorry if you already have a conflict). Once again, participants will assemble at the lonely Waterman Square Shopping Center parking lot, corner of W. Market Street – Rt. 33 west – and Waterman Drive….
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New Dance Festival – Friday-Saturday, September 9-10 @ 8 p.m., Mainstage Theatre, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts The Forbes Center’s first performance of the year features Dance Alloy Theater, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s top performance ensembles, plus new works from award-winning JMU faculty. Forbes Center 1st Anniversary Open House – Saturday, September 10, 10…
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A business expo designed to help connect Bridgewater College students with local businesses and residents will be held Sept. 14 from 3-7 p.m. at the Funkhouser Center on the college campus. The event, which is sponsored by the BC student chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization and the Greater Ashby Business Council of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham…
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James M. “Jerry” John will sign copies of his first book, Grandpa’s Little White Truck, on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 1-3 p.m. at Bookworks in Downtown Staunton. Grandpa’s Little White Truck is a touching story for children about learning to look past the surface to see what lies underneath, related through the ‘character’ of the…
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James Madison football spotted North Carolina an early 21-0 lead, and eventually fell to the hosts 42-10 in the season opener for both squads, Sept. 3. Madison falls to 0-2 all-time against the Tar Heels. JMU began the game slowly, allowing UNC to score on three of its first four possessions. UNC sophomore quarterback Bryn…
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The Shenandoah Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic is offering free spay/neuter surgeries to dogs and cats adopted from the new Shenandoah Valley Animal Control Facility. The Clinic would like to encourage Shenandoah Valley residents to adopt their next pet from the Animal Control Facility. “We hope that offering a free spay/neuter surgery will be an incentive for…
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In the fast moving world of the Internet and social media, quilters are gathering in bees and guilds as they did more than two hundred years ago to stitch, chat, be inspired by one another’s work. Oh, they also gather on the Internet, sharing information in blogs and social websites. “Unity in Diversity – A…
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VirtualWaynesboro.com relaunched Augusta Free Press LLC is partnering with Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. on the relaunch of www.VirtualWaynesboro.com. The website provides news, blogs and videos highlighting goings on in Downtown Waynesboro. The site was originally launched in March 2011 as a video-only site. Content from Augusta Free Press and from blogger Kathy Johnson will be…
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