Virginia Quilt Museum names new executive director
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The Virginia Quilt Museum announced this week that Meegan Carr has been selected as its new executive director.
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Taarka performs from New Disc Adventures in Vagabondia in Waynesboro
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Mandolinist David Pelta-Tiller and violinist Enion Pelta-Tiller enlist a colorful cast of characters for Taarka’s fifth CD, featuring 15 tracks that delve into their deep musical roots—Gypsy jazz, Celtic folk, bluegrass, chamber music, jazz, rock—to create a brave new sonic world.
The River City Boys’ Jamboree opens fall season at WTA’s Gateway
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A new “signature” show takes the stage of WTA’s Gateway on Friday, September 7. The performance is the creation of The River City Boys who have been delighting area audiences with their musical style. The Boys approached the Wayne Theatre Alliance with a proposal to combine their singing with other area talents, not unlike the vaudeville shows the Wayne Theatre was designed to offer. Their proposal was readily accepted.
Arts Council presents new show
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The Arts Council of the Valley presents Veiled: Recent Work by Lisa Tubach, a series of vibrant, paintings and drawings by Lisa Tubach. The show opens on Friday, Sept. 2, with a public reception from 5-7 p.m. at the Smith House, 311 South Main Street. The exhibit will remain on view until Sept. 30. Tubach’s…
A slice of downtown: Inside River City Art and Wine
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Downtown Waynesboro has many cute little shops to offer tourists and locals alike. River City Art and Wine Emporium is in a class all of its own. Opened in 2008, the shop was originally started to fulfill a longtime dream of proprietor Eileen O’Rourke. She hoped to open a shop that would sell her excellent…
New ‘Virginia is for Lovers’ spot unveiled
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Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled a new Virginia is for Lovers television commercial today which is slated to run in eight out-of-state media markets starting in March. Virginia’s new tourism commercial, geared toward family travelers, features experiences found across the state from beaches to history to amusement parks and outdoor recreation. The new commercial is made…
Smith celebrates release of new CD
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Bryan Elijah Smith is a local artist from Dayton who just released a new self-produced CD, “Pour On Me.” The album’s release party was held at Byers Street Bistro in Downtown Staunton this past Saturday evening. The party was to begin at 9 p.m. By 8:30 p.m., there was a 40-minute wait to get into…
City … finally … names economic-development director
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The search for a new economic-development director in Waynesboro that had dragged on for 19 months is over. City Manager Mike Hamp announced in a press release Thursday morning that Greg Hitchin, currently the business development manager in Onondaga County in New York, has taken the job effective April…
New nuclear energy is old news
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And new projects are already under way, benefitting economies and creating jobs Column by Jarret Adams Submit guest columns: [email protected] Right now, nuclear energy is expanding around the world. According to the World Nuclear Association, there are 50 reactors under construction across the globe and another 130 (and counting) scheduled to come online over the…
Shepherd Bliss | Oklahoma City, Columbine, Virginia Tech and now Fort Hood
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Oklahoma City (1995-168 killed), Columbine High (1999-12 killed), Virginia Tech (2007-32 killed), and now Fort Hood (13 killed). What do these memorable places have in common? They are each sites where Americans killed Americans in a culture whose violence extends from here to places like Iraq and Afghanistan. They are symptoms of a deep problem…
