Woodstock, VA – As Spring arrives, we’re reminded to draw joy from the songs of birds and to celebrate the music within us and around us. This email message from Jane Miller is requesting support from Shenandoah County residents who value music and arts education for their children – to show up tonight, March...
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Winchester, VA – The second Friday of each month, from February through June 2010, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) in Winchester will hold “Galleries at Night.” At each of these special events, the Museum’s new exhibit will be open for viewing. The remaining “Galleries at Night” dates for 2010 are February 12,...
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Woodstock, VA – Pam Sheets, Director of The Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation Department has announced dozens of low-cost special events, classes, and programs for people of all ages, including children and teens. (The free events are noted as such in the Parks and Rec upcoming schedule below.):
SPECIAL EVENTS
STARGAZING
Do you want to learn how...
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Berryville, VA – Get ready to hold your number up. Want to do something different for New Years Day? Why not participate in a real auction at The Hash Auction Center in Berryville, Virginia, just east of Winchester.
Some of the items in their Annual New Years Day Auction include the following:
10-pc Italy made Dining...
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Edinburg, VA – Question: What do all of these things have in common? Answer: They are all part of the schedule of exciting classes and events offered by Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation (SCRP) during October, November and December 2009.
Many of these Shenandoah Valley events are free. Some are for children; some for...
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Edinburg, Va. – Relax.! It’s not too late.
When people envision taking a perfect mental picture of Fall leaves for the year, they often consider The Shenandoah Valley as one of their best bets.
Allow yourself to go beyond that – just for once – and consider the Shenandoah Valley as the “Garden of Eden” –...
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Woodstock, VA – History buffs look alive! Tomorrow night, Thursday, October 22, 2009, Keith Rocco will be the guest speaker at the Woodstock Museum’s 40th Anniversary celebration (and their 25th Docents’ Dinner).
Rocco’s presentation is entitled “Historical Art Capturing the Past,” with comments also from Richard Kleese.
In style, subject matter, quality, and inspiration, Keith Rocco’s...
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Meet Dennis Wymer, Jr.
Part 2 of 4 – From the Fall issue of 7Bends of the Shenandoah Valley Magazine:
Winchester, VA – What is it like to be a young, talented artist today? Peek into the lives of four Winchester superstars:
On this planet we’re used to insisting on being presented with familiar, yet redundant...
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Part 1 of 4 – From the Fall issue of 7Bends of the Shenandoah Valley magazine…
Winchester – What’s it like to be a young, talented artist today? Take a peek into the lives of four very different Winchester area men/women who are giving life – and expression – all that they have.
Sarah...
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From the Fall issue of 7Bends of the Shenandoah Valley magazine…
Here is just a sampling of what’s going on during the weekends in October in the Shenandoah Valley, and nearby Northern Virginia:
Weekend of Oct. 3
**Oktoberfest – Strasburg
Come celebrate in the Town of Strasburg for the town’s annual Oktoberfest. This festival celebrates our town heritage...
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The colors and wavelengths of the electromagnetic light spectrum
As NASA’s Atmospheric Science Data Center Center reports:
“Our eyes are sensitive to light which lies in a very small region of the electromagnetic spectrum labeled “visible light”. This “visible light” corresponds to a wavelength range of 400 – 700 nanometers (nm) and a color range of...
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As previewed in the Fall issue of 7 Bends of the Shenandoah Valley magazine…
Artist Ann Harrison, Front Royal, Virginia resident, tells it like it is: “I’m 73 years old, and still haven’t found out who I am yet.” Her life story tells a different story. At 65, she completed her Masters degree, a feat...
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Woodstock — Knitting. Spinning. Felt making. Dyeing. These are the old arts, and they’re still being celebrated, practiced and taught today at Fibersmyth shop in historic Woodstock, Virginia.
The Fibersmyth shop is gorgeous and colorful inside. As Elizabeth, the owner says: “Limitless potential is hidden here waiting for our knitters and fiber artists to...
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Strasburg, VA — These days, many people talk about “helping people make their dreams reality.” Denny Wymer and Paul Hysell, the co-owners of Outcast Kustomz (a new truly custom motorcycle shop in Strasburg, Virginia) actually embody that desire. About a month ago, they officially opened their doors, yet the idea for their own business...
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Located at 5906 Main Street in Mount Jackson, Virginia, The Art Group Gallery is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit cooperative of artists whose goal is to promote the art and artists in the Shenandoah Valley in a fun and relaxed community atmosphere. The Art Group encourages you to stop in and see the newest...
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