Arts & Entertainment

LEXINGTON CONNECTION

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Cooper family in the unexpected loss of their son, brother, uncle, and dear friend Cecil “Mann” Garfield Cooper Jr. There was an awesome celebration for his life Friday, Nov. 13, that lasted well into the night. Mann’s sweet spirit will be deeply missed but not forgotten.

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ARNOLDS VALLEY

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

Sending birthday wishes to Sarah Gardner, Lauren Collingwood, Gloria Pugh, Angie Clark, Frau Lois Cornell-Cash, and Lucio Bernardo! Happy birthday to Faith Baptist Church members Melissa Braford, David Johnson and Robert Gibson!

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COLLIERSTOWN

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

The Effinger Volunteer Fire Department’s Auxiliary will be serving hunters dinner beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21. These meals are available on a take-out only basis and will include a meat choice of country style steak with gravy or meatloaf, a choice of two home cooked vegetables, a hot biscuit, applesauce and tea. The cost of each meal is $10. Stop by the fire department to pick up hot meals for the entire family.

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KERRS CREEK

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

We had a chilly, breezy morning for worship on Sunday at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church but we didn’t let that stop us. We plan to have our final outdoor worship service next week at 11 a.m. in the church parking lot.

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MURAT

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

First Fruits and Stewardship Sunday will be celebrated at Oxford Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Nov. 22. It is a day when the congregation pledge their resources, time and talents to God’s church for the coming year. It is also a time to be thankful for the many blessings for the past year.

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Planting Trees And Growing Education

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. The same could also apply to planting a forest, at least a mini-forest now taking root along a previously open stretch of land near Woods Creek.

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Trying To Increase Happiness In A Pandemic

Published on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 12:00am

Editor’s note: The following story was written by Jeff Seymour for Washington and Lee University.

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Kitty-Care Fundraiser This Week

Published on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 2:41pm

The Kitty-Care SpeCATular fall and Christmas fundraiser got underway Thursday at the Ben Salem Community Center on Forge Road. The sale goes through 3 p.m.

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Help Needed For BV Mural

Published on Wed, 11/11/2020 - 12:00am

Artist Benjamin Frey is painting a mural for downtown Buena Vista and he needs help. Children in area school classes and other community groups are invited to create hand prints for a starlit night sky.

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Symphony Music Outdoors

Published on Wed, 11/11/2020 - 12:00am

To a background of traffic, the Rockbridge Symphony performed Saturday in downtown Lexington’s sunshine. First at the plaza outside of Wells Fargo Bank, then in a second set at Hopkins Green, with growing and enthusiastic crowds, Music Director Yi- Ping Chen led the symphony’s brass and string chamber groups in a wide variety of music. Holst, Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Irish dance, movie themes, interspersed with Leroy Anderson and “Turkey in the Straw,” echoed among the stores and banks. The event was the first in Chen’s plans to bring the symphony’s live music to the people of the Rockbridge area, even though full orchestra concerts are not yet possible. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)