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Item by Jim Bishop It’s been 20 years of making youthful melodies, with no end in sight. The Preparatory Music Program at Eastern Mennonite University will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a group concert 4 p.m. Sunday in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. More than 100 string students, ages 3-18, will perform music from the Suzuki repertoire….
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen As a big fan of TV’s whacky “30 Rock,” I expected great things from Tina Fey in her leading lady debut, “Baby Mama,” now playing at the Staunton Mall Cinemas. I wasn’t disappointed. What last year’s over-ballyhooed “Knocked Up” could have been, “Baby Mama” is. And although…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington has announced its 2008 performance season, which will feature 36 shows ranging from classic theater and music to the world premiere of a musical production inspired by the life of country-music legend Patsy Cline. The ’08 season marks the 25th anniversary of the opening…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Downtown Waynesboro will be rumbling with the sound of muscle cars next month. Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. is hosting the third annual Main Street Muscle Car Show on May 17 from 2-5 p.m. No Boundaries will provide the musical accompaniment to the revving engines, with karaoke on the agenda from…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Four County Players is presenting Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat beginning tonight at 7 p.m. and continuing with performances on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons through March 22. The musical will be presented at the Four County Players Theater in Barboursville. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Fishersville United Methodist Church will be presenting Bow the Knee, an Easter-themed musical drama, March 13, 14 and 15. Tickets are free, but required due to seating limitations at the church. The event has been “sold out” in the past, so it is advised that those wishing to attend get…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen The uncertainly titled “Definitely, Maybe,” currently playing almost everywhere in the universe, has all the makings of a successful 1940s romantic comedy. And even though most of the movie critics loved it, it’s still definitely, maybe, not so hot. You’ve got a cute guy, some cute gals,…
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Column by Crystal Graham [email protected] I just called and voted for local “American Idol” contestant Colton Berry about a half dozen times, and I got through the first time, every time. From past experience, this could be a bad sign for the young talent from Fishersville. I voted for Colton not just because he is…
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Story by Jim Bishop Theater at Eastern Mennonite University is pleased to continue its season with one of the great achievements of the American musical stage, Cabaret. The three-time Broadway smash hit, directed at EMU by Patrick K. Reynolds, theater department chair, will be presented 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16 and the same…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen If the Academy Awards are telecast at all this year, you’re bound to see plenty of “Blood.” “There Will Be Blood,” that is. The film is nominated for eight Oscars, and is one of the frontrunners for Best Picture. Furthermore, star Daniel Day-Lewis seems to be a…
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