Arts & Entertainment

HELPING HANDS

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

Samuel’s Supper, a nonprofit organization that provides short-term financial support to families who have a child facing a lifethreatening medical crisis, would like to thank the community for its continued support.

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Mysteries Abound In One-Act Play

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

The Washington and Lee Department of Theater, Dance, and Film Studies will present the one-act play, “The Dramatic Circle,” opening on Dec. 2 and continuing through Dec. 5 in the Keller Theatre.

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Skateboarder Coalition Thanks Event Supporters

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

Mary Harvey-Halseth, Kim Dorey and Lance Branham, representatives of the Greater Rockbridge County Skateboarder Coalition, wish to thank the following for all of their help at the Oct. 31 SkateJam:

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Santa Visits Natural Bridge

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

Santa made his first trip to the area over the weekend, visiting the Wonderfully Made Christmas Bazaar at Natural Bridge Christian Fellowship Church Saturday. Breakfast with Santa was part of the day’s festivities, the proceeds from which benefited the new Bridge Christian Academy located at the church. Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected back in the area this Friday for the traditional candlelight processional and tree lighting in Lexington, and there will be multiple Breakfast with Santa events the first weekend in December. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

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Who Was The Last Person To Hold This Cup?

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

This teacup was found by an excavating crew during the renovation of the Davidson Tucker House next door to the Jackson House. Maj. Thomas J. Jackson and his wife Mary Anna owned a set of stoneware very similar to the style of this cup. Could it have been one of their tea cups? Or did it belong to a nurse taking a break from her duties when the Jackson House was a hospital? There must be a story behind it!

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Three Receive Walker Program Grants

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

The Harry Lee and Eliza Walker Entrepreneurship Program has awarded three new start-up grants to aspiring Black business owners, bringing the total number of grants awarded this year to seven.

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Riding, Walking Through Fall

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

A horse takes its rider through fallen leaves in this shot by McKenzie Engleman. The photo was among the submissions to The News-Gazette’s annual fall colors photo feature.

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Forest Resource Development

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

These days, there are plenty of disturbing headlines about our climate and how we are impacting our natural resources and planetary systems. But forests in Virginia can be one source for optimism and hope.

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Hodge Named To VDOE Environmental Committee

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

Kim Hodge, director of sustainability initiatives and education at Washington and Lee University, was recently named as a member of the Virginia Department of Education’s Environmental Education Advisory Committee.

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W&L’s Edwards Publishes Paper In Philological Journal

Published on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:00am

Anthony Edwards, assistant professor of Arabic at Washington and Lee University, recently published an article in Philological Encounters titled “An Incomplete Journey Away from the Past: The Life and Ideas of Antonius Ameuney (1821–1881).”