
Brad Wolf: Stick to your guns? No, stick to your songs
Music is not just the language of the gods but quite possibly the language of peace, healing, and reconciliation.

Music is not just the language of the gods but quite possibly the language of peace, healing, and reconciliation.
His fingers grasped the 3-by-3 iconic cube, and he subconsciously started searching for any of the puzzle-solving algorithms digitally imprinted in his supercomputer of a mind. Twenty seconds later – in the time it takes to tie a shoelace – Simon Shi had solved a Rubik’s Cube.
Virginia’s contribution to music history and innovation around the world is celebrated by declaring September as Virginia Music Heritage Month.

Sixteen Harrisonburg venues plan to offer visual, musical, and/or literary arts experiences during First Fridays of the Valley on Friday.
Author, musician and screenwriter James McBride will speak about his latest novel during an endowed lecture in Cole Hall on the campus of Bridgewater College on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
The Rockbridge Beer & Wine Festival returns for the 28th year on Sat., Sept. 10 at Lime Kiln Theater from noon until 6 p.m.

Shenandoah University’s brand-new marching band will make its official game day debut on Thursday during the women’s field hockey season opener against Gettysburg College at Aikens Stadium.

After a year of planning, the Arcadia Project and Visulite Cinema will present a new season of “Music at the Movies.”

The UVA Football gameday experience is suboptimal, and that’s putting it mildly. The folks at UVA Athletics say they’re listening, and have made a few upgrades for 2022 based on fan input and surveys.

Dr. Larry Taylor, professor of music at Bridgewater College, will give a faculty organ recital at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.
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