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The Waynesboro Tourism Office and the Tourism Association of Greater Waynesboro have commissioned photographer Mark Miller to photograph the city’s attractions to be used for advertising.
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Waynesboro Public Library (WPL) is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to receive the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.
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Celicity McLain is learning how to play the guitar by practicing on “Ode to Joy” at the Valley Music Academy through a program sponsored by the Waynesboro YMCA and the Waynesboro Rotary Club. The guitars are provided courtesy of the Fender Foundation, which has supplied instruments for children enrolled in the YMCA’s childcare program to use in classes at the Valley Music Academy in Waynesboro.
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The Waynesboro Cultural Commission is pleased to announce that unprecedented support by three of Waynesboro’s civic organizations to fund the publication of Waynesboro Writes. The Waynesboro and the Waynesboro- East Augusta Rotary Clubs and the Waynesboro Kiwanis have provided financial resources for the annual publication. “We are grateful to the three clubs for their aid. Without their support, the Commission could not have published the fourth in the series,” said Dr. Clair Myers, chair of the Waynesboro Cultural Commission.
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Former James Madison University pitcher Larry Mitchell has been named pitching coach for the Waynesboro Generals for the upcoming 2013 season, head coach Mike Bocock has announced.
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Jeff Conley from Alderson Broaddus College will return to the Generals this summer. Conley is a junior plays outfield and pitches for the Battlers program.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., was in Waynesboro on Thursday to meet with city leaders to discuss economic development in Waynesboro. Kaine met with City Councilman Tim Williams, City Manager Mike Hamp and Assistant City Manager Jim Shaw to discuss several ongoing development projects in the River City. Kaine then toured Downtown Waynesboro to learn more about the work on the Center for Coldwaters Restoration and to meet with several owntown business owners.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine made stops in the Shenandoah Valley today including a roundtable with women business leaders at James Madison University in Harrisonburg and a downtown tour of Waynesboro to learn more about growing the economy in the region.
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The Waynesboro Senior Center has partnered with the News Virginian on a public forum program called “Let’s Talk”. The next one is going to be Friday, May 10 at 12:30p.m. and will cover the topic of emergency preparedness. The panel consists of these leaders from the community representing various aspects of emergency response:
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As part of its mission to serve area writers, filmmakers, artists and performers, the Waynesboro Cultural Commission announces the second in its series of informal workshops. The romance writers’ workshops, scheduled for the first two Tuesdays in May, will introduce the genre and give aspiring authors the skills to understand the expectations of this popular fictional form.
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