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Our Community Place in Harrisonburg has released its second fund-raising Christmas CD, just in time for the holidays. Officially debuted at the OCP Christmas concert, with record artists performing live, this latest fund-raising album, “Our Christmas Present: Volume II,” features some of the finest musical talent in the area—as well as nationally-known acts. Artists returning…
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“Mom, Dad, all I want for Christmas is . . .” I didn’t need to finish the sentence. My parents knew what was coming next because they’d already heard it one too many times. And the exasperating answer is: a Remco transistor radio and broadcasting system. I don’t recall where I first saw this “electronic…
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Emily Henline could very well be the next Taylor Swift. But first things first – she has to do her homework.
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Destination weddings are so trendy that TLC, the cable channel that airs several popular shows for brides, has published a list of ‘Ten Beautiful Destination Wedding Locales.’ Luray, Virginia, is number two, just behind Jackson Hole, Wyoming. According to the TLC website, “a lot of the places on this list were chosen for their scenic…
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The November River City Radio Hour is guaranteed to chase November’s shadows away. The Marvelous Murphy Sisters, the Dreaded Blues Lady and Dr. Levine, and the Boogie Kings will pack the Nov. 19 Radio Hour with a jumpin’ menu of music and Marsha Howard will add a scoop of laughter. The Marvelous Murphy Sisters are…
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“Don’t know much about technology, Don’t know much about a Blackberry . . .” – from “Wonderful World,” (1960), with apologies to the late Sam Cooke It appears to be a phenomenon emerging at more and more meetings, conferences and other group proceedings. I gaze around the room, and virtually every participant is staring into…
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The Stuarts Draft High School Drama Team is headed for Scotland. The team has been selected as one of only 50 high schools across the entire United States and Canada to receive an invitation to perform at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, the world’s largest performing arts festival. Students will spend two days exploring London…
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“While listening to the radio just now I heard an instrumental rendition of ‘This is My Father’s World,’ and, when I hear that song, I picture our (late) mother standing up front, leading rows of children in singing that particular song when she was in charge of music during Vacation Bible School at the Doylestown…
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On Oct. 15, 2007, the Waynesboro Cultural Commission’s monthly concerts made the transition to the newly coined River City Radio Hour. Featured on the first Radio Hour was the newly minted studio band The Boogie Kings under the leadership of Richard AdamsThey were joined by jazz singer Llyn Walker, Elvis impersonator Bob Lunger and comedienne…
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ShenanArts invites the community to audition for their holiday show The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut & The Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree: A Christmas Entertainment better known as The Butterfingers Angel. Created by William Gibson, one of America’s major dramatists (The Miracle Worker, Two for the Seesaw),…
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