Edinburg, VA – Wakemans Grove Church of the Brethren will be presenting “Bow the Knee,” an Easter production with more than 75 cast and choir members The church is located in the historic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia – 3 1/2 miles west of Edinburg on Wakemans Grove Road.
The performances will be on:
- Sunday, April...
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Tags: Easter cantata, Easter music, Edinburg, Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah Valley history, Wakesmans Grove Church
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Charles Town, WV – And they’re off! The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival (SVMF) Guild is sponsoring a Derby Day Trip to the Charles Town Races and Slots.
Celebrate the “Run for the Roses” with the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Guild. The Guild, the Shenandoah Music Festival’s friends group, is celebrating the nation’s most famous...
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Tags: bus trip, Charles Town Races, day trip, Derby Day, horse races, May 1, Music, Run for the Roses, Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, slots, SMVF
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Middletown, VA – Another Jimmy Stewart classic makes it to the stage in the Shenandoah Valley — Wayside Theatre Artistic Director Warner Crocker today announced the cast for the final production of the 2009-2010 Season for the Pulitzer Prize play Harvey. The play begins performances March 27 and opens on March 28, continuing a...
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Tags: April events, cast, classic, comedy, Harvey, imaginary friend, March events, matinee, Middletown, on stage, performance, play, Virginia, Wayside Theatre
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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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Martinsburg, WV – Opera singer Jenny Lind, as portrayed by Joann Peterson, will visit the Martinsburg Public Library on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7:00.m. in the Martinsburg Room (located at 101 West King Street).
Known as ‘The Swedish Nightingale,” Johanna “Jenny” Lind (1820-1887) started life in foster care, but grew up to be a...
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Tags: 1850, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackson, Jenny Lind, Joann Peterson, March 30, Martinsburg, opera singer, performance, PT Barnum, Swedish Nightingale
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Shepherdstown, WV – Fun for all ages. Don’t miss these geeks compete! It’s time to register for Brain Games XIII, a trivia tournament and annual fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle (LVEP). The team registration deadline is March 26, 2010.
This fun event will be held Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Ram’s Den...
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Tags: April 11, Eastern Panhandle, free events, fundraiser, geeks, literacy, low-cost events, Martinsburg library, Shepherstown, smart, trivia, trivia contest, WV
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Strasburg, VA – Just announced! EarthKorps is proud to present the “Shenandoah Riverside Festival,” a low-cost family weekend camping trip that also supports taking care of the Shenandoah River cleaning up our environment.
Mark your calendars for April 30, May 1 and May 2 – for three days of music and camping in Strasburg,...
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Tags: bands, camp, campground, Camping, clean up, Earth Korps, environment, Family, Hiking, low-cost event, Music, Shenandoah River, Shenandoah Valley
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Shenandoah Valley, VA – This Spring, the Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation Department is featuring some activities for dog owners and dog lovers, as well as courses in basic computing.
Here’s the scoop on the classes, as well as some crazy, fun, cute photos of dogs doing their thing on the Internet and in front...
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Tags: basic computing, classes, computer, computer classes, dog, dog at computer, dog obedience, dog on computer, dog photos, dog pictures, dogs, funny photos, Shenandoah Valley
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Walden Pond, near Concord, MA – In 1847, Henry David Thoreau wrote: “The phenomena of the year take place every day in a pond on a small scale. I am alert for the first signs of Spring…” And so too, are we.
On a web site dedicated to transcendentalism, a commentator writes: “Thoreau definitely liked...
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Tags: birds, butterfly, first signs of Spring, fishing, Henry David Thoreau, Hiking, hope, ice melting, life, Nature, new, Shenandoah Valley, Spring, transcendentalism, Walden Pond, wonders
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Front Royal, VA – The Warren County Extension Office will be holding a Container Vegetable Gardening and Food Preservation class on Saturday, March 20, 2010.
If you lack the space or time to manage an in-ground vegetable garden this year, but still want to grow your own food and produce, then this class is...
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Tags: canning, class, container gardens, course, Food - Dining, Front Royal, garden, gardening, grow your own food, produce, Spring, vegetables, Warren County
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Shenandoah Valley, VA – This snow really will not last forever. Just this week, flocks of birds have been spotted in the Valley, and Spring activities will soon be here!
The Shenandoah County Parks & Recreation (SCPR) department is sponsoring these Spring events… Get ready for Spring shopping. Get ready to plant those flowers, bake...
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Tags: babysitting, cake decorating, Easter, easter egg hunt, flowers, For Kids, Parents Night Out, Shenandoah Valley, Spring, Spring arts & crafts, springtime
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Middletown, VA – The Wayside Theatre has announced that the entry deadline has been extended for the Ninth Annual Shenandoah Valley Regional Playwright’s Festival for students in High School (9th-12th grades) and Middle School/Junior High (6th-8th grades). The final date to submit a one-act play is March 5, 2010.
Writers must be a current Virginia...
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Tags: high school, middle school, one act play, play, Shenandoah Valley, students, Virginia, Wayside Theatre, West Virginia, writing competition, young playwright
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Shenandoah Valley, VA – Unity of the Shenandoah will be hosting an inspiring, relaxing Coffeehouse Concert on Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 7 to 9 p.m. – featuring the spiritual, metaphysical music of guitarist and song writer, Dana Agnellini. This is a family event and there will be a drum circle afterwards. (Those attending...
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Tags: coffee, concert, Dana Agnellini, guitar, Music, songwriter, spirituality, Stephens City, Unity of Shenandoah
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Edinburg, VA – Here are a few reminders and announcements from Jane Miller, of Theater Shenandoah, about upcoming plays and theater productions in the Shenandoah Valley, and the effect of the snow on rehearsals:
Carousel auditions set for February 13, 14, and 20
Jane writes: “Marshmallow World – Winter Wonderland – bah humbug!! Enough of...
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Tags: auditions, Carousel, Edinburg, Nuncrackers, play, rehearsals, Shenandoah Valley, snow, The Odd Couple, Theater Shenandoah
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Winchester, VA – Here we are, smack dab in another big snow, and facing the clean up. Do you find yourself tense? Unsettled? Or, are you looking at this time as a way to treat yourself … to some down time, to the physical burst of energy from shoveling and being outdoors, to the chance...
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Tags: author, book, Elmdea Bean, life coaching, personal growth, snow, spirituality, surrender, trust, Virginia, workshop
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Winchester, VA – The Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Council wants to get the message out that the showing of the movie, “Follow Me, Boys,” at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is still on tonight, even with all of the snow that fell in the last few days.
The...
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Tags: 100th anniversary, boy scouts, BSA, Follow Me Boys, Fred McMurray, movie, Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
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Woodstock, VA – The great Shenandoah River has more than a few friends. Leslie Watson, Executive Director, of Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River (FNFSR), an environmental organization in Woodstock, Virginia, says: “Thanks to generous support from our membership and backing from foundations, projects for 2010 are moving full steam ahead, as...
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Tags: chemicals, E coli, environment, fnfsr, Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, monitoring, rain barrel, water quality
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Clarke County, VA – The Mannahoac District, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), announces that Thomas C. Iden, MD, is being honored as the 2010 Clarke County Distinguished Citizen.
Betty Weller, Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager at Bank of Clarke County, is chairing this event.
Betty and her team of volunteers are busy organizing the Clarke...
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Tags: Berryville, BSA, Clarke County, Dr. Tom Iden, fundraiser, March 16, outstanding citizen, scouting, VA
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Winchester, VA – February 7 – the first Sunday of this month – many area churches, especially those that charter Scouting units, will be recognizing Scout Sunday and will be including Scouts in their services.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (which is Scouting Anniversary Day) as...
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Tags: 100th anniversary, alumni, boy scouts, BSA, church, churches, Scout Sunday, Shenandoah Area Council
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Woodstock, VA – In the publishing industry, there’s a term that authors, bookstores and the media know well. It’s called the “SOS” date, or the “Strict on Sale” date. These dates usually appear on the boxes books are shipped in to bookstores; they are stamped on contracts; they stand out in bold letters on...
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Tags: author, Cross Gardner, Jason Wright, new book, publisher, Woodstock, Woodstock Cafe
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Stephens City, VA – Looking for a unique place for your upcoming wedding? Or for a group meeting or festive gathering? A place that offers comfort and convenience in a serene, private setting? Consider this precious gem that not too many people know about – the grounds at the Unity Church in Stephens City,...
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Woodstock, VA – Peggy Lahn from the Shenandoah County Animal Shelter spoke about volunteering and pet adoption opportunities at the January 20, 2010 lunch meeting of the Rotary Club of Woodstock.
The Shenandoah County Animal Shelter – located at 288 Landfill Road between Edinburg and Woodstock on Route 11 – provides essential animal services for...
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Tags: adopt, adoption, animal shelter, cat, cats, dog, dogs, neuter, pets, Shenandoah County, spay, volunteer, Woodstock Rotary
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Laurel, MD – Tai Sophia Institute, an accredited, non-profit educational institution focused on wellness studies, announced today that it is doubling its health and wellness-based graduate programs in 2010 following Maryland Higher Education Commission’s (MHEC) approval of the following five new graduate certificate programs: Health Coaching, Herbal Studies, Medical Herbalism, Transformative Leadership, and Wellness...
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Tags: acupuncture, alternative medicine, career, college, Education, herbal stidies, herbs, Tai Sophia, wellness
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Edinburg, VA – Tragedy strikes when Doug Cummings barely escapes a suspicious vehicle accident with his life and realizes that someone is out to get him. But who?
His only known enemy, twisted psychopath Zeb McGraw, is behind bars. Could someone on the outside be helping McGraw? Or could the culprit be the mysterious cowboy...
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There are a few emails making the rounds right now that really drive home the sacrafice our military men and women are making during this holiday season and everyday, and the reality of what they are facing.
This touching poem by Michael Marks says it all. So, as you go about the coming week, make...
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Tags: Afghanistan, Christmas poem, holiday, Michael Marks, military, sacrafice, soldier, Twas the Night
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