June 27, 2008Lord Botetourt student has art displayed at U.S. Capitol Lord Botetourt High School student Nick Weirup has won a district-wide art competition sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke County, and now has his winning painting displayed at the U.S. Capitol. The painting -- "The Girl Behind the Barn Door" -- is the one above Weirup and Goodlatte in this photo. For a close-up, plus a look at artwork from other congressional districts, click here and follow the link to Virginia. The press release from Goodlatte's office on the contest follows: Continue reading "Lord Botetourt student has art displayed at U.S. Capitol" » June 23, 2008Buchanan Theatre has summer movies for kids
 Looking for a fun few hours that's cheap and fun for the kids? How about a Thursday Summer Movie at the Buchanan Theatre? Continue reading "Buchanan Theatre has summer movies for kids" » June 19, 2008James River grad tours with world-beat band Folks with James River High School may remember Debrissa McKinney, who graduated a few years back. Well, now she's joined an Asheville, N.C.-based world-beat band and is touring the country playing saxophone (and sometimes singing) with Laura Reed and Deep Pocket. Even better, the band will be playing up in Floyd County on June 27 at the Sun Music Hall, so any of her friends and fans can say hello there. Showtime is 8 p.m.; other details on the venue's website. That's the band in the picture. Debrissa is on the back right. The band's official website has this to say about its newest member: The Masta Harmoniza brings light, love and a friendly disposition to the Deep Pocket. Hailing from the mountains of Virginia, this creature is quite the versatile musician. She plays the Tenor Sax, and friends can testify that her wackily, extraordinary, “offie-the-wallie” personality will touch the world. For more on the band, a press release from the promoter is below: Continue reading "James River grad tours with world-beat band" » June 17, 2008Cheryl Lunsford and students to play Thursday at Brambleton Blend If you watch to catch Fincastle guitarist Cheryl Lunsford, she'll be playing this Thursday night (June 19) at Brambleton Blend, a new coffee shop on Brambleton Avenue in Roanoke. Bonus: Some of her Botetourt students will be joining her. Cheryl and friends start playing at 7 p.m. June 14, 2008SJ Carter open house continues through Sunday SJ "Jimmy" Carter sold his first piece on Friday night shortly after opening for his photo studio and gallery on the Frontage Road near Exit 168 north of Buchanan. Open House continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Continue reading "SJ Carter open house continues through Sunday" » June 12, 2008Photographer S.J. "Jimmy" Carter opens a studio and gallery this weekend Known for his dynamic and artistic photographs, S.J. "Jimmy" Carter of Buchanan is branching out to open his own photography studio and gallery north of Buchanan. Continue reading "Photographer S.J. "Jimmy" Carter opens a studio and gallery this weekend" » June 11, 2008Buchanan Theatre recognized by conservation groupValley Conservation Council has awarded its Heart of the Community Award to The Buchanan Theatre in Buchanan and honored Standing Room Only, Inc for its commitment to the historic theater.
Continue reading "Buchanan Theatre recognized by conservation group" » June 2, 2008Original Christian Children’s musical to be held June 8 ReachOut Productions will be producing “Our Father’s”, a new musical, at the D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center outside Fincastle on Sunday, June 8th at 2 p.m. and 7p.m. Continue reading "Original Christian Children’s musical to be held June 8" » Art party held near Fincastle on Sunday The guests meandered through the home of Joyce and Andre Hilliou just northwest of Fincastle gazing appreciatively at art prepared by area artists but particularly artists who had spent time as fellows at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst County. Paul Tucker, hostess Joyce Hillou and VCCA executive director Suny Monk discuss the beautiful art at the exhibition at Hillou's house on Sunday, June 1. Continue reading "Art party held near Fincastle on Sunday" » May 29, 2008"The Curious Savage" opens tonight Attic Productions presents the comedy by award-winning playwright John Patrick tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center in Fincastle -- with other shows Friday, Saturday and again next weekend. Adults are $10, seniors and children are $8. Call 473-1001 for reservations. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m. For more photos from the show, see our May 21 post. May 23, 2008Matt Ramsey plays at Buchanan Theatre on Saturday Matt Ramsey, a former Buchanan resident who is now a songwriter in Nashville, returns home this weekend for an acoustic set at The Bucahanan Theatre. He's had a nice run lately, writing songs with Phil Vassar and Maureen McCormick (TV's Marcia Brady) -- the latter for the CMT reality show "Gone Country." Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Buchanan Theatre, 19778 Main St., Buchanan. $10. -- Tad Dickens We had a previous post about Matt Ramsey on April 17 -- and music writer Tad Dickens had stories about him on March 7 and April 18. Photo by Ron Jaffe. May 21, 2008Photos from "The Curious Savage" at Attic Productions Attic Productions, Botetourt's community theater group, sends us three photos from the upcoming show, "The Curious Savage." The show opens Thursday, May 29 and runs May 29-May 31 and June 5-7. For ticket information, see the Attic website. Here we see Keith Muron as Titus, J.W. Rhoades as Samuel, Vickie Haynie (right, in mink) as Lily Belle, and Freda Wood (foreground) as Ethel Savage. Below: Freda Wood, Marsha Campbell, and Stevie Holcomb. Bottom: Kurt Kandy, Marycatherine Cecil, Jayne Brill and Ross Laguzza. Continue reading "Photos from "The Curious Savage" at Attic Productions" » May 9, 2008Horse studies at Gallery by the James Betsy McGinnis is a new artist to the area, but her horse studies are a labor of love. May 8, 2008James River High School stages play Friday-Saturday The James River High School Knightly Players will present their spring play “All Because of Agatha” on Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th in the high school theatre. Two evening performances will begin at 7:30 each day and a 2:30 matinee show will be offered on Saturday. General admission tickets will be available at the door for $3 per person.
Continue reading "James River High School stages play Friday-Saturday" » May 7, 2008"Curious Savage" opens at Attic on May 29 Stage manager Terry Vaughn and Director Kris Laguzza met today to plan the stage logistics of "The Curious Savage," coming soon to Attic Productions and the Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center in Fincastle. Local actors Freda Wood, Ross Laguzza and Marsha Campbell are part of the cast. The show runs May 29-31 and June 5-7. Our most recent posts on Attic Productions were May 2 and April 17. May 2, 2008Attic Productions holds auditions May 10th for summer musicalAttic Productions, Botetourt County's community theater, is holding auditions on May 10th at 10 a.m. for their summer musical, "Annie Get Your Gun." Below, Attic gives details on the parts and how it's looking for volunteers. By the way, we had a previous post about Attic -- with photos of their spring youth show -- on April 17. Continue reading "Attic Productions holds auditions May 10th for summer musical" » April 29, 2008Photos from the Robin and Linda Williams showOur paparazzi photo crew was on hand at The Buchanan Theatre last Friday night for the Robin and Linda Williams show. We have photos of some of the fans who stepped onto our red carpet. We you there? What did you think of the show? Feel free to leave some comments below April 23, 2008Buchanan Theatre sold to SRO At the Jane Powell concert Sunday night at the Buchanan Theatre, Harry Gleason, the chairman of Standing Room Only (SRO) made an announcement that had been months in the making. April 21, 2008Photos from the Jane Powell show in Buchanan Jane Powell delighted the crowd at the Buchanan Theatre on Sunday night. At left, the Roanoke singer encourages Carolyn Austin to help her with "Personality." For more photos from the show, click below. Photos by S.J. Carter. Continue reading "Photos from the Jane Powell show in Buchanan" » April 19, 2008American Folk Tales and Legends completes the season American Folk Tales players dance to "Buffalo Girls" while Carl Bridgman as PT Barnum plays the guitar on Saturday morning. The Children's Theatre group completed the third year of school programs with a free viewing at the D. Geraldine Lawson Center Dancers Marsha Campbell, Dan Naff and Freda Wood cut a rug to Carl Bridgman's tune! April 17, 2008Photos from the Attic youth show "Spy World"
The play, a Youth Ensemble Production, continues April 17 through 19. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 for all adults and $6 for students. Call 473-1001 for information or to make a reservation. Photo by S J Carter: Cast members take a bow at the April 12 matinee of Spy World. All- County Chorus will sing Friday eveningThere's music in the air as fifth grade students selected from each elementary school in the county to be in All-County Chorus will spend Friday afternoon singing together and then perform the songs they have learned for the public at 7 p.m. that evening. Admission is free! Continue reading "All- County Chorus will sing Friday evening" » Former Buchanan songwriter plays in Roanoke SaturdayMatt Ramsey -- a former Buchanan resident who is now a songwriter in Nashville -- is coming home this Saturday to play a gig at 202 Market in downtown Roanoke. Showtime is 9 p.m.; tickets are $5. Music writer Tad Dickens had a story about Ramsey back in March. He most recently was in the news because he wrote a song for former Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick -- aka Marcia Brady -- which she performed on the CMT reality show "Gone Country." FRIDAY'S UPDATE: Tad has a new interview with Matt Ramsey in which he talks about how he got his big break. Photo courtesy of Ron Jaffe. April 9, 2008Fincastle man attends Tarantino and Fergie birthday party in Vegas"I just happened to be in Las Vegas for a vacation a couple of weeks ago," said Tony Georgetti a Fincastle resident, who is part of the directorial crew for Attic Productions children's play "Spy World." The aspiring film maker ended up at the Vegas party of the night: a birthday party for Quentin Tarantino and the pop singer Fergie. Continue reading "Fincastle man attends Tarantino and Fergie birthday party in Vegas" » April 7, 2008Lewis And Clark movie playing at Science Museum Looking at something to do on a rainy day? How about a historical movie and a trip across the United States with Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark started out for the west two hundred years ago at the urging of Thomas Jefferson to map the area of the Louisiana Purchase, but not before William Clark stopped by Fincastle to bid adieu to young Julia (Judith) Hancock at Santillane. After the trip west, Clark would come back and marry her. Continue reading "Lewis And Clark movie playing at Science Museum " » American Folk Tales and Legends free to public on April 19Botetourt Children's Theatre is open to the public on April 19 at 10:00 a.m.and the admission is free at the D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center, said Dan Naff one of the players who volunteer their time and talent to the project. "The whole family will enjoy this and it lasts about an hour." said Naff. Botetourt Children's Theatre is a project of Attic Productions and the Botetourt Chamber of Commerce and underwritten by The Bank of Botetourt. April 2, 2008Attic Productions seeks volunteers for upcoming showAttic Productions, the community theatre in Botetourt County, is looking for volunteers for its upcoming youth production, "Spy World." Volunteer coordinator Kris Laguzza sends word: "We will need volunteers to usher and work concessions. The dates of the show are April 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19. There are two shows on the Saturdays. If you are interested in helping out with one or more of these performances, please let me know as soon as possible and I will get you down on the schedule! As always, our volunteers get to see the show for free! Does life really get any better than that? I don't think so! And, even if you can't volunteer, please check out the show and support our area youth!" For more on the show, we have a story about it. And to volunteer, contact Kris Laguzza. April 1, 2008Buchanan women gather historical garb for Civil War Weekend Sifford arrived with an arm load of antebellum dresses, skirts, tops and hats. Among the other goodies were gloves, hair pieces, Cameos, snoods and hair accessories, undergarments and assortment of shawls. She had patterns, books of period dress and plenty of advice for some local women that included Trish Kidd, Gloria Carter, Peggy Ramsey and Debbie Huff. The dresses were wide assortment of styles-- ball gowns in taffeta and day dresses in cotton. The Civil War Weekend is scheduled for Friday through Sunday April 25-27 and will feature a ball on the carnival grounds on Saturday night. Huff who is past president of the Buchanan United Daughters of the Confederacy also had items of clothing to sell. Continue reading "Buchanan women gather historical garb for Civil War Weekend" » March 24, 2008Spy World opens at Attic Productions April 10 Attic Productions, Botetourt’s Community Theater is proud to present the annual Youth Presentation — "SPY WORLD." Continue reading "Spy World opens at Attic Productions April 10" » March 7, 2008Attic Productions holds auditions April 5Attic Productions sends word that auditions for “The Curious Savage” will be held Saturday, April 5th at 10:00 a.m. at the Fincastle United Methodist Church. Attic will be casting 6 women and 5 men, ages 20 and older: 6 Women: 5 Men: Continue reading "Attic Productions holds auditions April 5" » |
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