Wayne Theatre Alliance to celebrate grand opening of new Gateway

Chris Graham

The Wayne Theatre Alliance announced the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new entertainment center, The Gateway, at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro on Friday, August 5 at 10 a.m. The public is invited for a first look at the new venue. The ribbon-cutting will include the members of the Wayne Theatre Alliance, Waynesboro Downtown Development,…

Wayne Theatre Alliance announces plans for grand opening at Gateway

Chris Graham

Waynesboro’s new entertainment center, the Wayne Theatre Alliance’s Gateway, will open on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7 pm with a Grand Opening Celebration. “We are really excited to be able to show our audiences the possibilities for entertainment in our new space. We’ve lined up a great group of performers to delight our first Gateway…

Wayne Theatre Alliance sponsors home tour

Chris Graham

The Wayne Theatre Alliance welcomes the holiday season with its traditional Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 4. Featuring eight sites, the Christmas Tour showcases the wide variety of architectural types reflected in the Tree Streets, Waynesboro’s oldest residential neighborhood. The one-day tour begins at 10 a.m. and continues to 4 p.m. Included on the tour…

Wayne Theatre Alliance home tour set for Saturday

Chris Graham

   Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Begin the Holiday season with a tour of some of Waynesboro’s oldest and newest homes. Wayne Theatre Alliance has organized a one-day tour of a variety of homes and inns decorated for Christmas. The tour begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, and continues to 4 p.m. The…

Wayne Theatre Alliance presents another I’m a Star

Chris Graham

The Wayne Theatre Alliance I’m a Star contest for May-June is on through Wednesday, June 17. I’m a Star tests your movie trivia expertise. This month each quote is from a movie that was made from a play. Some were musicals, some not, and some were made more than once. These are not made-for-television movies…

Waynesboro: Alliance moving ahead with Wayne Theatre project

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Wayne Theatre Alliance is moving forward with plans to begin the restoration of the 82-year-old downtown theatre. Work on the project will begin within days, Alliance executive director Clair Myers reported in an e-mail to current and past board members that was sent out this morning. The front half…

It’s all in the detail: Banjo part of fundraising efforts for Wayne Theatre

Chris Graham

Item by Crystal Graham [email protected] It’s not your everyday banjo. With musical instruments being cranked out of big factories every day, Geoff Stelling’s handmade banjos are a true rarity. The Afton-based business produces just 200 or so banjos annually. Geoff’s son, Jimmy, who works with his dad in the business, is a banjo player who…

Wayne Theatre Alliance announces public campaign, ’09 opening date

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham The light is at the end of the tunnel for the Wayne Theatre Alliance. “This is a celebration. I kept saying, We ought to have champagne today,” said Clair Myers, the executive director of the alliance, announcing that the nonprofit is about to take two significant steps toward putting the final…