Arts & Entertainment

The W&L Marlbrook Chamber Players will present “The Music of Spain: Rhythms and Passion,” on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall.

Lexington resident and Southern Virginia University professor Barbara Crawford has returned home after her latest art installation, this one in Greece. As an artist-in-residence with the Skopelos Art Foundation, she completed a site-specific two-part installation at the Skopelos Art Center in October entitled, “This Island.” Skopelos, an island to the east of the Greek mainland, was, according to Crawford, “a place of deeply moving beauty co-existing with the heritage of the Classical World. Today, there is great respect for these different aspects of the culture as they balance the past, the environment and their modern lives. It was this concept of balance and harmony between different elements that was at the foundation of the design. The installation is simple but also represents the various individual elements of the island: the historic churches, city life, traditional marine life, and an overwhelming respect for the past that they still are living today.”

Washington and Lee University will present a public reading by Jessie van Eerden, an award-winning author from West Virginia on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. in Leyburn Library’s Northen Auditorium.

Stan Land (fourth from left), a 1970 Rockbridge High School graduate, was among five University of Virginia football players honored at the Cavaliers’ homecoming football game on Oct. 16 for being the first Black students to earn athletic scholarships at UVA. Joining Land were (from left) fellow honoree Gary Ham, UVA President James Ryan, teammate Kent Merritt, UVA athletic director Carla Williams, Al Groh, who was an assistant coach for Land and his teammates; and teammates John Rainey and Harrison Davis. Land grew up in Fairfield and was a defensive end for UVA. He was visiting from his home in Katy, Texas, and said he and these teammates endured challenging times, but being on the football team helped. “I think football, more than any other sport, is about developing teamwork, brotherhood and kinship because we’re all going through the very same thing,” he said. “If I had to say anything about that experience, particularly after the first two years, it was a bonding experience.” (photo courtesy of VirginiaSports.com)