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Arts & Entertainment

Your weekly guide to arts and entertainment in Lexington, VA and Rockbridge County.

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JMU Brass Band At Lenfest
JMU Brass Band At Lenfest
The James Madison University Brass Band will perform in Wilson Concert Hall at Washington and Lee University’s Lenfest Center this Saturday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. as part of Sonoklect series. A highlight of the concert will be Terry Vosbein’s three-movement composition “Pillars of Brass,” composed specifically for this ensemble. Under the direction of professor Kevin Stees, the JMU Brass Band is one of the most successful collegiate brass bands in the world today. Formed by Stees in the fall of 2000, the band was named the North American Brass Band Association 1st Section Champion in 2004 and 2005, and was the 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2019 and 2022 ABBA Championship Section Runner-up. No tickets are required. For more information, visit online at https://my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center/sonoklect-winter-jmu-brass-band. 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Duet Showcases Spanish Composers
Duet Showcases Spanish Composers
Washington and Lee University will present Anima e Grazia, a Spanish-flavored recital, on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall. 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Waddell, PMMS
Waddell, PMMS
Rank High In Listing 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Ongoing Events
Mondays 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Calendar Of Events
Calendar Of Events
Saturday, Feb. 17 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
‘Immortal Valor’ Author Speaking At VMI Monday
‘Immortal Valor’ Author Speaking At VMI Monday
Virginia Military Institute is welcoming guest speaker Robert Child, Emmy nominated writer and director, and author of the book, “Immortal Valor: The Black Medal of Honor Winners of World War II,” on Monday, Feb. 19, at 7:45 p.m. in Gillis Theater in Marshall Hall. 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Women’s, Girls’ Day Tea Slated
Women’s, Girls’ Day Tea Slated
The Chanoyu Tea Society at Washington and Lee University will host a women’s and girls’ day tea on March 9 in the Japanese tea room on W&L’s campus. Sweets and matcha tea will be served, and the students of the Chanoyu Tea Society will perform a special training exercise known as “kagetsu” (“Flower and Moon”). 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Spaghetti Supper At RCA Saturday
Spaghetti Supper At RCA Saturday
The Rockbridge Christian Academy will have its 21st annual spaghetti supper on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
‘Buffalo Bill’ Author To Give Talk Tuesday
‘Buffalo Bill’ Author To Give Talk Tuesday
Wild West Show Toured Here In Fall 1916 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Celebrating The States, W&L Style
Celebrating The States, W&L Style
There was a lot of loud cheering and banter as the delegates’ parade kicked off the 2024 Washington and Lee University Mock Convention Friday morning, with students representing the different states and territories on floats they had created. Temperatures were a bit chilly but not nearly as cold as during some of the previous February mock conventions. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins and Mary Woodson photos) 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Glasgow
Glasgow
Carolyn Bradley, 258-2720 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Louisiana Delegates
Louisiana Delegates
A king and a witch doctor were among the characters aboard the Louisiana delegation’s float in the mock convention parade through downtown Lexington Thursday morning. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo) 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Five-0 Float
Five-0 Float
Washington and Lee University students wear leis on the colorful Polynesian inspired Hawaii float at the Mock Convention Parade, which was held last Friday in downtown Lexington. For other pictures of the parade, see page B1. (Mary Woodson photo) 02/13/2024 11:00 PM
Readying The Floats
Readying The Floats
With help this year from local artist Mark Cline, W&L students last Saturday work on artwork for the floats for Friday’s Mock Convention parade. The parade starts at 9 a.m. 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
Registration Starting For Environment Virginia
Registration Starting For Environment Virginia
Registration is open for Virginia Military Institute’s 34th annual Environment Virginia Symposium, to be held April 9-11 in Marshall Hall. 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
VMI Cadet Excels with Bagpipes
VMI Cadet Excels with Bagpipes
In his poem, “My Heart’s in the Highlands,” Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote, “Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands forever I love.” 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
Sounder Circle To Focus On Charles Jones
Sounder Circle To Focus On Charles Jones
The February meeting of the Sounder Community Circle will take place one week later than usual: Monday, Feb. 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Grace Episcopal Church parish hall in Lexington. 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
Soupy Sales For A Good Cause
Soupy Sales For A Good Cause
Washington and Lee University’s Evans Hall was packed with people sampling a wide variety of delicious soups at the annual Souper Bowl this past Sunday. AT RIGHT, CHEFS catering served up a warm and comforting steak and ale chowder. BELOW LEFT, Pure Eats provided two different vegetable soup options – one with meat and one without. BELOW RIGHT, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity dished out a hot and steamy Mexican style soup. BOTTOM LEFT, W&L Dining Services cooked up four soups for the day, including potato leek, butternut squash bisque, roasted red pepper with crab bisque and pozole. BOTTOM RIGHT, the group Meatpuzzle provided music for the afternoon crowd. All proceeds go towards the W&L’s Campus Kitchen Backpack Program, a partnership between CKWL and local schools. (Joann Ware photos) 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
Improve Pastures in 2024
Improve Pastures in 2024
Our region is entering a time of year ideal for improving our pastures by frost-seeding clover. This is a long-established practice but after 2023’s very dry late summer and fall, many of our pastures have been grazed very closely and could use some help recovering in 2024. February is the ideal time to broadcast clover seed and realize an improvement in pasture yield and quality. 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
VPAS Offering ‘Opening Minds Through Arts’
VPAS Offering ‘Opening Minds Through Arts’
Volunteers Needed For Program 02/06/2024 11:00 PM
Play And Sing At MRSS
Play And Sing At MRSS
If you’re a strummer, a fiddler, a singer, or even a hummer looking for a song, there’s a group of similar souls ready to welcome you at Maury River Senior Services. 02/06/2024 11:00 PM

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