Anne and I spent a delightful Sunday afternoon at the historic Rex Theater in Galax attending a performance of the musical comedy Nunsense, a Galax Theater Guild Production presented by the Arts Council of the Twin Counties, directed by our sister-in-law Stephannie Dees. The premise of the play is that the Little Sisters of Hoboken [...]
Entries Tagged as 'arts and crafts'
whatta lotta nunsense
November 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · arts and crafts, reviews
Tags:Galax·Galax Theater Guild·Rex Theater·Stephannie Dees·The Arts Council of the Twin Counties
a southwest virginia fourth
July 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment · arts and crafts, food, landmarks
One of the major pluses of having your wedding anniversary on July 1 is that the anniversary celebration effortlessly transitions into the 4th of July holiday. Our anniversary is a re-commitment to family; the 4th is a re-commitment to nation. Anne and I have celebrated some memorable 4ths. We grooved to the Good Vibrations of [...]
Tags:4th of July 2011·Damascus Va·Heartwood·I-81·pureed cauliflower recipe·Virginia Creeper Trail·West Wind Farm Vineyard·Wytheville Farmers Market·wytheville va
brother michael and the ruber ruber
June 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, flora and fauna, wildlife
My brother Michael is one of less than a hundred people left in this country who still hand-cane chairs. Caning is both a skill and an art form, and my brother is a master. Michael will be giving a caning demonstration Saturday, June 25, at the Farmers Market. Bring your chairs and questions to the [...]
Tags:chair caning·michael's chair caning service·newt·northern red salamander·pseudotriton ruber ruber·salamander·Wytheville Farmers Market
the best day ever
May 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, faces and places, food, photos
Saturday’s opening of the Wytheville Farmers Market was its best day ever. Not just the best opening day, the best day period. Market director Suzie Richert reports that not only did they have the most vendors (21), but the largest number of visitors and the highest sales gross. This year’s opening was also the earliest [...]
Tags:Groundswell Farm·Lazy Bee Farm·Mule Hell Trading Co·Suzie RichertWytheville Farmers Market
the artist george krause
September 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, faces and places
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “postmodernism” as either “of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one,” or “of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature),” [...]
Tags:contemporary art·Corcoran Gallery of Art·Dan Steinhilber·George Krause·Louise Bourgois·postmodernism·Robert Rauschenberg
opening day at hillsville’s big show
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · arts and crafts, festivals, food
One of the best free shows east of the Mississippi opened this morning in Hillsville. The 43rd annual Labor Day Gun Show and Flea Market is off to one of its best starts in years. Over 500,000 visitors are expected to flood the tiny town in Carroll County over the next four days. Several thousand [...]
Tags:hillsville flea market·hillsville gun show·hillsville virginia·labor day
hillsville labor day gun show and flea market info
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · arts and crafts, food
I’ve been getting a lot of hits from folks looking for information on the Hillsville Labor Day Gun Show and Flea Market, the largest flea market east of the Mississippi. I did a little checking and realized there is no central information site for a show that is expected to draw over 500,000 people this [...]
Tags:Bowman's Festival Market·hillsville flea market·hillsville gun show·hillsville virginia·hundley flea market·labor day·VFW
chautauqua week in wytheville
June 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · arts and crafts, faces and places, food
The Chautauqua Festival, a week long celebration of life in the Blue Ridge, is underway in Wytheville. Sponsored by the Wythe Arts Council, the main festival is taking place in Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park off 4th Street in downtown Wytheville. Chock full of fun, food, and entertainment for the whole family, the festival began June [...]
Tags:bluegrass·chatauqua festival·clowns·festivals·mental health·wytheville
hillsville flea market
May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · arts and crafts, faces and places
If it’s Memorial Day, then it’s flea market time in Hillsville. Twice each year, Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, the entire town of Hillsville turns into a huge flea market. Upwards of 500,000 people are expected for this year’s unofficial kick-off to summer. Vendors from the professional circuit, collectors, and local crafters join together [...]
Christmas Crafting
December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, photos
Forgive me for the picture. Part of the wreath was in shadow, and part of it was in sun. However, my lousy picture should not take away from Anne’s excellent wreath. She collected the cones from this tree in the front yard, (said tree soon to be swathed in red chili pepper lights) attached them [...]