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Arts & Entertainment

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

Collierstown

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Arts On The Hill

Arts On The Hill

The first Hilltop Arts Festival sponsored by the music, art and theater programs at Southern Virginia University featured a wide range of activities on the campus last Friday and Saturday. Among the activities were kite flying, making printing blocks, Tshirt painting, reverse printing, and pre-digital age photography. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Wildcat Inspiration Award Winners

Wildcat Inspiration Award Winners

Members of the RCHS community gathered at The Seclusion April 19 to honor educators at the 2023 RCHS PTSA Wildcat Inspiration Awards. Each year the PTSA invites senior students to nominate an adult in the RCPS/LCPS community who has inspired, challenged or encouraged them during their school career, and this year six educators were honored: David Miller, teacher and coach at RCHS; Katelyn Nicely, fifth grade teacher at Fairfield Elementary; Jessika Crance, special education teacher at RCHS; Heather Kilgore, former English teacher at LDMS; Ariadne Paxton, environmental science teacher at RCHS; and Robyn Sherman, CTE supervisor at RCHS. Pictured are (from left) Paxton, RCHS senior Destiny Breeden, Kilgore, RCHS senior Meg Liwag, Miller, RCHS senior Sofia Vargas, Nicely, Crance, and RCHS senior Anna Rhodenizer. “The PTSA extends its sincere gratitude to Brian Daniel at The Seclusion for hosting the event, as well as members of the RCPS and LCPS school boards for joining us for this special evening,” said a spokeswoman. (photo courtesy of Lexington Superintendent Rebecca Walters) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Getting Ready For Kindergarten

Getting Ready For Kindergarten

The annual “Day In K” event brought out families with rising kindergartners to Maury River Middle School last Thursday evening. Children were able to meet their teachers for next year, visit with local law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel, and talk with other community partners. Among the scenes were (clockwise from top left) students getting “framed” at the Lexington City Schools station, families picking up hotdogs and other food items, a child getting his face painted, Buena Vista police officers handing out sno-cones, and a youngster checking out a Lexington firetruck. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

LLL Meeting Next Tuesday

LLL Meeting Next Tuesday

Breast milk as the perfect food for infants will be discussed at the Tuesday, May 9, La Leche League meeting to be held at 10 a.m. in the classrooms of the Grace Presbyterian Church at 40 Village Way north of Lexington. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Marriages

Bunce, Denham Wedding 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Nicely To Speak At MGCC Graduation

Nicely To Speak At MGCC Graduation

Dr. Devan Nicely, principal at Enderly Heights Elementary School, will be the featured speaker at commencement exercises for Mountain Gateway Community College on Friday, May 12, beginning at 7 p.m., in the Armory on the Clifton Forge campus. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

VMI Professors Discussing Retirement On Radio Show

VMI Professors Discussing Retirement On Radio Show

Col. Barry Cobb and Col. Jeff Smith, professors in the Department of Economics and Business at Virginia Military Institute, are discussing ways to pay for retirement and the best age to start drawing Social Security on the public radio program “With Good Reason” this week, April 29–May 5. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

‘A Romantic Bouquet’

‘A Romantic Bouquet’

The Washington and Lee Music Department will present a faculty recital, “Anima E Grazia, A Romantic Bouquet,” featuring Julia Goudimova, cello, and Anna Billias, piano, on Sunday, May 14, at 3 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall. No tickets are required. The performance will be streamed. livestream.com/wlu. The members of the local duet, Anima e Grazia, are hard at work preparing for this Mother’s Day gift, a bouquet featuring romantic composers of the world. “Goudimova and Billias will weave their grace and passion into both the famous and the undiscovered gems of international music literature,” said a spokeswoman. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Glasgow

Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Calendar Of Events

Calendar Of Events

Wednesday, May 3 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Summertime Fun In Rockbridge

Summertime Fun In Rockbridge

Check Out This Year’s Camps 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Josie

Josie is an adorable Airedaleredtick. She is super sweet and outgoing, good with other dogs and children. Josie is approximately 1-2 years old and weighs 45 pounds and is already spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and heartworm negative. She will be microchipped when adopted. You can visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Conservation Field Day

Conservation Field Day

Timely Topics 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Kerrs Creek

Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected] 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

Preserving Historic Cemeteries

Paxton House Society, ‘Keep’ Owners Honored

HLF Presents Founders Awards At Annual Meeting 04/26/2023 12:00 AM

Preserving Historic Cemeteries

Preserving Historic Cemeteries

HLF Plans Workshop At Church 04/26/2023 12:00 AM

Admiring Historic Homes

Admiring Historic Homes

Attendees of Lexington’s Historic Garden Week tour Saturday check out the dining room at Stonegate, one of the four Lexington properties on this year’s tour sponsored by the Blue Ridge Garden Club. Despite the off-and-on rain that day, approximately 400 people toured the homes and gardens. (Mary Woodson photo) 04/26/2023 12:00 AM

Wildcat Inspiration Award Winners

Wildcat Inspiration Award Winners

Members of the RCHS community gathered at The Seclusion April 19 to honor educators at the 2023 RCHS PTSA Wildcat Inspiration Awards. Each year the PTSA invites senior students to nominate an adult in the RCPS/LCPS community who has inspired, challenged or encouraged them during their school career, and this year six educators were honored: David Miller, teacher and coach at RCHS; Katelyn Nicely, fifth grade teacher at Fairfield Elementary; Jessika Crance, special education teacher at RCHS; Heather Kilgore, former English teacher at LDMS; Ariadne Paxton, environmental science teacher at RCHS; and Robyn Sherman, CTE supervisor at RCHS. Pictured are (from left) Paxton, RCHS senior Destiny Breeden, Kilgore, RCHS senior Meg Liwag, Miller, RCHS senior Sofia Vargas, Nicely, Crance, and RCHS senior Anna Rhodenizer. “The PTSA extends its sincere gratitude to Brian Daniel at The Seclusion for hosting the event, as well as members of the RCPS and LCPS school boards for joining us for this special evening,” said a spokeswoman. (photo courtesy of Lexington Superintendent Rebecca Walters) 04/26/2023 12:00 AM

Kerrs Creek

Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected] 04/26/2023 12:00 AM

Work At GMP Causing Delay

Work At GMP Causing Delay

Lower Campsites To Open In July 04/26/2023 12:00 AM

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