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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, produced by ShenanArts and the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School, is being offered on Dec. 10, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., Dec. 12 and Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. The production is directed by Hannah Woodrum and Matthew Riley, senior theatre students at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School,…
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Pufferbellies, a toy and book store in Downtown Staunton, is promoting area organizations with Shop Sunday for a Cause. This November, 10 percent of the store’s Sunday sales will go to the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education. Susan and Erin Blanton opened their store in July 2006 and have been doing Shop Sunday…
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The Historic Staunton Foundation is gearing up to offer Stauntonians a sneak peek inside the nearly completed rehabilitation of the R. E. Lee High School building, now known as Gypsy Hill Place. On Saturday, the much anticipated “Tours, Tastes & Tunes” will transform the former gymnasium space into a party headquarters, complete with period decorations…
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Staunton Jams are once again about to take over Downtown Staunton. Right outside of the Baja Bean, located at 9 W. Beverley St., on Saturday, Sept. 4, will be a stage with performances beginning with the Steal This Band as the opening act, and ending with the Findells who will begin their performance at 8…
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Joel Salatin, famous for Polyface Farm and being a part of the film “Food Inc.,” is going to be in Staunton on Saturday, Sept. 4, speaking on food issues to Transition Staunton-Augusta. The presentation will take place from 7:30 p.m until 9:00 p.m at Gypsy Hill Place in Staunton. Polyface Farm has been in Salatin’s…
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The River City Radio Hour will return for its fourth season with the second annual outdoor performance and street dance on Friday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The 500 block of West Main will again be closed and the Radio Hour will perform in front of the Wayne Theatre marquee. The 7 p.m. Radio Hour…
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ShenanArts will be hosting the Virginia premiere of the recent Broadway hit musical Hairspray beginning Aug. 12. The local production, based on the film written and directed by John Waters, is being directed by one-time “American Idol” contestant Colon Berry, who also co-stars as Link Larkin, the resident hunk of “The Corny Collins Show.” The…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Staunton Downtown Development Association has been awarded a Main Street Improvement grant valued at $2,500 to fund the extension of Downtown Service District streetscape banners to include Churchville Avenue and North Augusta Street. “I’m sure that the new banners on Churchville Avenue will help bring a more unified…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Gypsy Hill Place has pushed back the scheduled move-ins of its first residents from July to October. Octagon Partners, the Charlottesville-based developer leading the renovation of the former R.E. Lee High School in Staunton, had set for itself an ambitious 10-month construction schedule after breaking ground at the site…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Talk about ambitious. Charlottesville-based Octagon Partners gave itself 10 months to rehab the old R.E. Lee High School on Churchville Avenue into senior housing and new spaces for ShenanArts and the Staunton Senior Center. And Octagon and general contractor Mathers Construction of Waynesboro are coming in a little ahead…
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