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Friday Celebration~ Valley 4th and the Arts!
This Friday presents a special First Fridays opportunity! The arts will come alive alongside scheduled Valley 4th activities in downtown Harrisonburg as our community comes together to celebrate Independence Day. Galleries and businesses will open up to highlight the arts from 1-4pm and there will be a special guided art tour starting at 3pm in front of the Smith House.
Music, arts and activities will be abundant all day in downtown Harrisonburg, don’t miss
out on the fun! Many friends of the ACV will have their talents on display, this is a great chance to come soak up some local culture.
Insiders Tip: Make sure to keep an eye out for famous artists Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh, who are rumored to be making an appearance in the 4th of July parade beginning at 5p. Read more
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Posted on July 1, 2008 by Ashley - Filed Under Annual Festivals and Series, Cinema, Community News, Crafts, Dance, For Kids!, Galleries/Museums, Harrisonburg, Locations, Music, Music Venues, Other, Painting/Drawing, Photography, Poetry and Prose, Theater, Theater/Dance Venues, Uncategorized, Venues
Tonight! Grammy Nominee, Local Foods at Little Grill
The Little Grill Collective doing an All Local meal this Friday and a fund raiser for “Buy Fresh Buy Local.“ They have gathered some of the best local meats and veggies for this exciting meal. To top it all off, Grammy-nominated Adrienne Young playing at our little restaurant!! The meal will be served between 5-8 and music will start shortly after. Admission to the show will be $15.
Arts Fellowships Available in Crafts and Playwriting through the Virginia Commission for the Arts
The Virginia Commission for Arts invites Virginia based artists and writers to apply for the 2008-2009 Artist Fellowships in Crafts and Playwriting due August 1, 2008.
Artist Fellowships of $5,000 are awarded annually by the Commission to recognize the creative excellence of individual Virginia artists and to support their pursuit of artistic excellence.
Artists in the disciplines of crafts and playwriting, who are legal residents of Virginia at the application deadline and who plan to remain in the state for the coming year, are eligible to apply for the 2008-2009 Artist Fellowship. Read more
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Posted on June 26, 2008 by Avery - Filed Under Community News, Get involved!, Services/Supplies for Artists, Statewide (Virginia)
Arts Council awards $28,000
Harrisonburg, VA, June 19, 2008: The Arts Council of the Valley awarded $28,000 in Creative Inspiration grants to local artists and arts organizations as part of its ongoing re-granting program. “I’m excited about the diversity of these winning applicants, and especially the sheer numbers of young lives we’ll touch. It’s all about exposure to the arts and creating that spark that ignites something greater later on,” said incoming Board President Ann Menefee.
The grants bring the Arts Council’s annual total of re-granted funds to over $40,000 in 2007-08. The Arts Council receives funding from the City of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and many local businesses and individuals. “The value of the local governments’ and community’s investment in the arts is clear when we can support such a strong slate of grantees,” said Kai Degner, Executive Director. “I’m particularly excited to see individual artists taking advantage of the grants program.”
Awardees include: Read more
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Posted on June 24, 2008 by Kai - Filed Under Arts and Education, Community News, Crafts, Dance, Music, Painting/Drawing, Photography, Poetry and Prose, Theater
Saturday OCP Lawn Jam with Trent Wagler, Red River Roller Coaster, Greg Ward, more
Our Community Place hosts its 5th Annual Summer Lawn Jam Saturday, June 28th from noon ?til dark at 17 E. Johnson Street across from the Little Grill Collective. Everyone with a belly button is invited to come out for a full day of music, food, dancing, musical chairs, water balloons, tie-dying, volleyball, horse shoes, a giant yard sale, and more! The fun is for the whole family.
As always, admission is free, and all donations benefit Our Community Place and the Free Food for All Soup Kitchen. Featured bands and performers include: Adrienne Young, Trent Wagler and the Steel Wheels, Bobby St. Ours and his band Holy Bear, Red River Rollercoaster, Spoke, Mild Winter, Greg Ward Project, The Lotus Eaters, Heart Gets Monkey, Hound Dog Hill Boys, Scott Christopher Murray, and others. For more information visit www.ourcommunityplace.net or call 540/442-7727 or read the full press release.
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Posted on June 20, 2008 by Kai - Filed Under Community News, Crafts, Dance, Music
Staunton’s KRONOS looking for Harrisonburg Artists
KRONOS Art Gallery is putting on a Fall Showcase of Harrisonburg Artists. The date of the exhibition is Friday, October 10th through Sunday, November 23rd. If your artwork fits KRONOS and you’d like to be considered for this event then please contact KRONOS soon with an email of your work!
Email Kevin Postupack (Orbis500 [at] hotmail.com)
Volunteer July 4th in Harrisonburg!
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance is looking for volunteers to help make our July 4th celebration a success! This is the biggest event of the year downtown, and volunteer support is critical to providing the thousands of guests a quality experience.
About 80 volunteers are needed for various exciting jobs such as staffing the information booth, helping with the parade, managing the crowd during the fireworks, helping at the beer garden, setup/breakdown, and more! Please contact Kris Ludwig at 432-8922 if interested! Ideally, volunteers could commit to one of the following shifts: 10-2, 2-6, 5-9, or 8-11pm.
Michigan’s Cool Cities - Presentation by Karen Gagnon
At the April 18 VALAA conference, Karen Gagnon gave an electrifying presentation about Michigan’s Cool Cities Program, which has received national attention as a successful way to transform local space, community, and economics with the arts. The PowerPoint presentation - all 100 megabytes of it - can be downloaded here. A less data-intensive source of information is the Cool Cities website.
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Posted on June 18, 2008 by Kai - Filed Under National
Fantastic Reality- Come and See!
If you haven’t made it by the Darrin-McHone Arts Gallery in the Smith House this month, I highly encourage you to do so. Up on the walls is a fun, colorful body of mixed works from three regional artists of note. There are watercolors by Leslie Allyn, beautiful bronzes by Ken Faraoni, and multimedia works by Greg Ballou.
The works collectively embody a flare for the unusual and shine a light on the fantastic side of life. Each artist explores and presents literature, fantasy, dreams and wonder in his or her unique way. The works contain figurative elements and create a narrative relationship with the viewer. Young or old, this is one exhibit not to be missed - fresh and fun for spring!
Gallery hours are 9-5, Monday through Friday, and the show will be up until June 30.
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Ashley - Filed Under ACV Related, Art Mediums, Galleries/Museums, Harrisonburg, Painting/Drawing, Uncategorized
Court Days Festival Saturday!
Attend the Court Days Festival Saturday, June 7, in downtown Harrisonburg!
The Harrisonburg/ Rockingham County Virginia community recreates the 1850s life of a small Shenandoah Valley town, as authentic to its local history as possible. Come join us and experience exciting drama, artisans, music, arts and crafts, food, and wagon rides from 10 to 5. Read more
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Posted on June 6, 2008 by Kai - Filed Under Dance, Music, Theater
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