
Lime Kiln Theater presents Acoustic Syndicate in concert
The Lime Kiln Theater Summer 2018 concert series will continue on Saturday, May 19, as Acoustic Syndicate takes the stage. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8.

The Lime Kiln Theater Summer 2018 concert series will continue on Saturday, May 19, as Acoustic Syndicate takes the stage. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8.

The Charlottesville Reading Series will host a prose reading and musical performance on Friday, June 15, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at New Dominion Bookshop (404 East Main St).

Joan Griffing became department chair of the Eastern Mennonite University music department not long after she joined the faculty. Twenty-two years later, she has left an indelible mark on the campus, the local and regional arts community, and many, many students.

From Bach to Bernstein, the 26th Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores a wide array of classical music this June.

Shenandoah University’s Office of Academic Affairs announced that music education major Drake Stoughton ’18, of Manassas, Virginia, and global studies and Spanish alumna Niulka Franco Marin ’17, of Winchester, have received prestigious Fulbright Awards.

ShenanArts presents We Will Rock You, a musical based on the songs of the band Queen and written by Ben Elton. Performances for We Will Rock You are May 4th, 5th, 6th, and 11th, 12th and 13th. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7pm and the Sunday shows are at 3pm.

Pine Bluff Pool will host Parkerfest, a May 20 event promising to draw hundreds with its line-up of popular food trucks, bands, vendors, and support of Parker Staples, a Pine Bluff Pool member and the 9-year old son of Jamie and Jessica Staples of Waynesboro recently diagnosed with lymphoma.

Lime Kiln Theater has received a $7,000 grant through the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Musical Festival Sponsorship Program for its 2018 Summer Concert Series.

The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities announces the 2018-2019 class of Master Artists in the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Master artists are selected through a competitive process in all forms of Virginia’s expressive cultures.

Shenandoah University music education major Drake Stoughton ’18, of Manassas, Virginia, and global studies and Spanish alumna Niulka Franco Marin ‘17, of Winchester, have received prestigious Fulbright Awards.
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