Reading series presents Halloween program at Shenandoah Valley Art Center

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SWAG writers and the Waynesboro Cultural Commission will present a reading by two fiction writers from North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center in Waynesboro. The featured authors are Val Nieman, author of the novel Blood Clay, and Marjorie Hudson, author of Accidental Birds of the Carolinas…

Gateway’s Top Comic competition back for round two

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Eight of the 16 comics from the first round of Gateway’s Top Comic Competition are ready to take the stage for the second round on Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in Downtown Waynesboro. The comics are among the best new comics in Central Virginia. They call Richmond, Lynchburg, Charlottesville and surrounding areas home. Seeking…

Blues at the Gateway

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Mojo Saturday Nite with Bluesman Kevin Chisnell will return to the Gateway at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. The show is becoming popular for a place to spend the third Saturday of the month. The Gateway provides not only an eclectic range of blues talent, but offers food and beverages that make Mojo Saturday…

AFP offers marketing class through PVCC

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Augusta Free Press is offering a class on public relations and marketing through Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. The Nov. 1 class, PR & Marketing for Artisans, is being offered in conjunction with the Artisans Center of Virginia. Artists, artisans and small-business owners are encouraged to sign up for the class, which will be…

Gateway to offer group-dance lessons

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Steve Shergold of Shergold Studio in Charlottesville will begin dance lessons at the Gateway on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. Shergold taught salsa lessons before the Gateway performance by the Afro-Caribbean band, Orquesta Tropikiimba in August and found the Gateway a perfect venue for teaching dance. “I am looking forward to teaching four-week sessions…

Festival to mark neighborhood improvement

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Join residents of Commerce Avenue in Waynesboro as they celebrate positive choices and the revitalization of their community. The Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 22 from noon-3 p.m. at 280 N. Commerce Ave. in Waynesboro.  Commerce Avenue residents are celebrating the opening of a new Resource Center on the property, sharing multicultural food,…

Cultural Commission announces 2012 Short Film Competition

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The Waynesboro Cultural Commission announed Tuesday that it has released the Call For Entries for its 2012 Waynesboro Short Film Competition. The competition is open to all Virginia residents in two age categories: Youth 20 and under and Adults 21+. Submissions should be no longer than 16 minutes in length (including credits). All genres of…