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March 21, 2010
City gardeners create urban oases
Gardening came naturally for brothers Terence and Jesse Carter, who created a pastoral oasis in an urban neighborhood overlooking downtown Lynchburg.
March 17, 2010
Art Notes: concert for cancer treatment
Three local bands are taking the stage in Appomattox this weekend to raise money for resident Mary Gunter’s treatment for Follicular Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Dancers step to next level
On most Wednesday nights, you’ll find the Academy of Fine Arts alive with the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles, flutes and drums.
March 16, 2010
Randolph film festival focuses on power of the individual
All of the films in Randolph College’s upcoming weekend festival focus on how individuals can create change.
March 15, 2010
Former pro player reminisces on baseball’s past and present
Name: Ed Ott (Retired Major League Baseball player)
March 11, 2010
Authors focus on inexpensive ‘superfoods’
Fad diets. Conflicting nutrition studies. Health claims on foods that don’t seem all that healthy.
March 10, 2010
Rodney Atkins joining Phil Vassar on stage tonight
Rodney Atkins is a man of few words.
March 09, 2010
Thelma Dalmas: Warm weather brings home bird species
As I write this, the first week of March is drawing to a close and a breath of spring is definitely in the air. After the cold and snowy winter we’ve all experienced, it is nice to walk outside without a jacket. The hardy little crocus is making a brave yellow splash across the side yard and a bluebird is perched hopefully atop the nest box.
Don Davis: Guidelines for boxwood pruning
March is the month for boxwood pruning. Here are some guidelines to consider as you prepare to work on American, English, Japanese and other kinds of boxwoods.
March 08, 2010
Railroad man carves love for locomotives into wood
The wood taketh away Fred Reburn from the railroad and the wood giveth him back to it.
March 07, 2010
Got those Old Dominion blues
Getting the blues is a universal experience. Playing the blues is not.
March 03, 2010
Art notes: FACination event rescheduled
FACination Chorus’ “Let’s Fall in Love,” a program of love songs, has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Academy of Fine Arts’ Warehouse Theatre.
Printmaking and more at First Friday
Rivermont Studio owner John Morgan hopes his latest show will educate the public about print-making.
March 02, 2010
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra presenting Cherish the Ladies, pops concert
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Rick Piester says he’s been looking forward to Cherish the Ladies’ next Lynchburg show since the last one, two years ago.
Thelma Dalmas: Seagulls at home on land, too
Over the past 10 days or so, I’ve received numerous questions about “sea gulls” in the area. Most people are surprised because they associate these birds with coastal regions. Although we certainly do find gulls when we visit the beach, we can also expect to see them right here in Lynchburg.
FBI: No file on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ author Salinger
The life of J.D. Salinger was an obsession for many, but not, apparently, for the FBI.
March 01, 2010
Doctor’s gift funds scholarships for veterans
Dr. John Bower, a Bedford native, has traveled the high seas in a U.S. Navy destroyer and was a leader in kidney disease research during his four-decade long career in medicine.
Ghost hunters gather at Bristol station
BRISTOL, Va. – “Zip it,“ the head ghost hunter snapped. “We can’t hear her scream if we’re talking.“
February 28, 2010
LU wrestlers grappling with potential
Face flushed and sweat suit drenched, Liberty University senior Frankie Gayeski grapples with a teammate in the balmy wrestling room, then cranks out a few miles on the stationary bike.
February 25, 2010
House committee would erase funding for Virginia Commission for the Arts
Arts groups are fighting back against a proposal by the House Appropriations Committee to eliminate state funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
February 24, 2010
‘Night in the Big Apple’ to benefit choral union
The Friends of the Lynchburg College Choral Union are sponsoring a dinner, “A Night in the Big Apple,” to benefit the group, an ensemble made up of faculty, staff, students and alumni, as well as community singers.
‘I Know the Secret’ playing at Holiday Inn downtown
The play “I Know the Secret” opens with Oprah-esque talk show host Mildred Tappe interviewing a man who, after winning the lottery, wants to leave his wife.
Heritage uses big budget to bring ‘Peter Pan’ to stage
During a rehearsal for Heritage High School’s upcoming production of “Peter Pan,” Sarah Lewis crouches behind what will eventually be the Darling children’s bedroom window.
February 23, 2010
Thelma Dalmas: ‘Snowbird’ is really a junco
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received a number of questions about “snowbirds,” and the callers often wanted to know why they couldn’t seem to find this species listed in any of the field guides.
February 22, 2010
Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age
In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.
February 21, 2010
Evington’s Caryswood house an uncommon abode
If a house had a personality, the one called Caryswood would be gregarious.
February 17, 2010
Piecing together the ‘Lost’ puzzle
So you want to get “Lost” before the popular ABC series ends its run later this year, but don’t know where to start?
Art Notes: ArtMeter project returns to Amherst
Amherst’s ArtMeter project, which had local artist painting defunct marking meters that are on display on Main Street, will continue this year with a new theme: “Glimpses of Amherst: The First 100 Years.”
Hamner Theater presenting ‘Nixon’s Nixon’
The night before he became the first and only American president to resign, Richard Nixon met with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the White House.
Artist paid his dues through decades of hard work
William H. Clarke’s e-mail says it all: .
