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Arts & Entertainment

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

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Calendar Of Events
Calendar Of Events
Wednesday, Sept. 20 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
‘Yo-ho-ho, And A Bottle Of Rum’
‘Yo-ho-ho, And A Bottle Of Rum’
SVU Bringing ‘Treasure Island’ To Its Performing Arts Center 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
Falls Prevention Program At Kendal This Friday
Falls Prevention Program At Kendal This Friday
Kendal at Lexington will host a Falls Prevention Awareness Day event this Friday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. in Kendal Hall. 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
Rockbridge Chorus Announces Season
Rockbridge Chorus Announces Season
The Rockbridge Chorus, directed by William McCorkle, will hold its opening rehearsal for the 2023-24 season on Monday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Lexington Presbyterian Church. 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
Art Expert To Speak On Michelangelo
Art Expert To Speak On Michelangelo
Dr. Anne E. Proctor, associate dean for the School of Humanities, Arts and Education at Roger Wi l l i ams University in Bristol, R.I., will present “Dearly Beloved? Michelangelo’s Funeral and the First Arts Academy in Europe,” at Virginia Military Institute on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7:45 p.m. in the Nichols Engineering Building auditorium on post. The event is free and open to the public. 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
Run The Chessie Returns In November
Run The Chessie Returns In November
10K Selected As Part Of Va. Grand Prix 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
Attendance Up At This Year’s Fair
Attendance Up At This Year’s Fair
This month’s Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo was a success, according to Thomas Smalls, director of the fair. 09/20/2023 12:00 AM
Jackson House Welcomes Back Apple Day
Jackson House Welcomes Back Apple Day
09/19/2023 12:34 PM
Book Launch For Radulescu Book Saturday
Book Launch For Radulescu Book Saturday
09/13/2023 01:12 PM
Vesuvius
Vesuvius
Carolyn Terrell, (540) 430-4915/[email protected] Happy birthday wishes are being sent to Euley Phillips, Laikyn Willow Terrell, Warren Bradley, Darrell Poole, Conner Robertson, Tommy Groah, Curtis Cash, Kevin Phillips, Michelle Robertson, Kanon Richardson, Mickey Berry, Carol St. Clair, Jerrad Terrell and Morgan Groah. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Glasgow
Glasgow
Carolyn Bradley, 258-2720 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Collierstown
Collierstown
Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Kerrs Creek
Kerrs Creek
Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected] 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Full Days At The Fair
Full Days At The Fair
Area residents could participate in and enjoy a wide range of activities at last week’s Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo in Glasgow. There were rides, farm animals, a watermelon eating contest, music by such acts as The Pickup Band (second row from bottom, left) and Luke Whittaker (bottom left), a Farm Critter Scramble (at top, center), and art, flower and many other expo exhibits. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Memorial Goes Up
Memorial Goes Up
The Gold Star Memorial was installed in Jordans Point Park last week. ABOVE, a member of the installation team from the Woody Williams Foundation, which installs Gold Star Memorials across the country, stands with the completed memorial. AT LEFT, the front of the monument contains images representing the four pillars of the Woody Williams Foundation: Homeland, Family, Patriot, and Sacrifice. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
For Those With Big Appetites
For Those With Big Appetites
The watermelon and pie eating contests were a big hit at the Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo this year. Among the scenes were (clockwise from above left) Aaliyan Marshall and Addie Mines competing in the children’s watermelon eating contest, which Addie won and in which Aaliyan placed second (Aaliyan also won the children’s pie eating contest); children competing in the pie eating contest; Sammy Reesor being congratulated for winning the adult pie eating contest; other adults competing in the pie eating contest; adults tackling the watermelon eating contest; and Thomas Smals (left) and Megan Sheets supervising the children’s watermelon eating contest. Smals is the fair board president and Sheets is the 4-H youth development Extension agent for Rockbridge County. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Library To Host Medicare Program
Library To Host Medicare Program
The Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington will host Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistive Program (VICAP) certified counselor Kathie Bare on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. for an informational session to help Medicare enrollees understand the differences between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Grace Offers Look At Global Missions
Grace Offers Look At Global Missions
Grace Presbyterian Church will explore how “God’s Grace Saves and Sends” on a global scale, equipping people to share the good news of Gospel throughout the world, in two events on Saturday, Sept. 23. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Comfort Care Women’sHealth Presentation At Mt. Carmel
Comfort Care Women’sHealth Presentation At Mt. Carmel
Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church will continue its program, Mondays at Mt. Carmel, on Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation by representatives of Comfort Care Women’s Health, which has clinics in both Lexington and Staunton. 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
Not As Easy As It Looks
Not As Easy As It Looks
Saturday’s activities at the Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo featured some really fun events for children. The Farm Critter Scramble (seen in the photos on this side of the page) allowed children the opportunity to try to corral baby goats, piglets and chickens. The Farm Kid Contest (seen in the three photos at far right), meanwhile, included hay bale and feed sack carrying competitions. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 09/13/2023 12:00 AM
All About Animals
All About Animals
All About Animals 09/13/2023 12:00 AM

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