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Arts & Entertainment Archive
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The Rapp for Sept. 9
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsSaturday, Sept. 11 is a big day: Reynolds Baptist Church honors Rappahannock's first-responders, Thornton Hill's point-to-point races start the fall steeplechase season and "The Tempest" comes to the Theatre at Washington. -
Swing your partner, and be an RLEP partner, on Sept. 25
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsTraditional Appalachian music, an apple theme and plenty of dancing and fun are on tap at the second annual barn dance benefiting the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP). This year's event on Sept. 25 kicks off at 7 p.m. and concludes at 10. It 'll be held at Rappahannock Central, 3 River Lane, Sperryville. Tickets are $25 per person. -
Sperryville column by Gail Swift
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsLooking into Labor Day, gratitude for VDOT's lowering speed limits on the way into Sperryville, fiber fun for a good cause, and how to volunteer for Farm Tour duty. -
Best books at Library’s big sale Sept. 22
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsTargeting book dealers for its first big sale of donated used books, the Friends of the Rappahannock Library (FOL) also are offering county residents a chance to purchase an array of more than 500 valuable books at wholesale prices later this month. Sale notices were... -
The Rapp for Sept. 2
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsSlower speeds in Sperryville, a 25th anniversary for the county's oldest continually owned and operated B&B, and Drew Ernst returns for more large doings at Sperryville's Haley Fine Art. -
‘Grace of Light’ illuminates
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsMiddle Street Gallery artist Patricia Brennan will exhibit new hand-painted stained glass at the gallery from Friday (Sept. 3) through Sept. 26. Her works depicting botanical themes will be fitted onto light boxes, providing the sole source of light in a darkened room. The exhibition is called "By the Grace of Light" to celebrate this unique form of illumination. "I've always wanted to create an environment that felt like you were surrounded by only color and light,” Brennan says. “And stained glass has such an uplifting effect, this show is meant to make you smile.” -
Theatre begins another impressive season
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsThe Theatre at Washington mailed out schedules last week for another season of worthwhile concerts and other performances at the intimate theater on Gay Street. -
RAAC lecture features economist Choate
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsJust how the United States can restore long-term, non-inflationary economic growth will be the subject of the First Friday at the Library program on Sept. 10. Pat Choate, an economist, author and Rappahannock resident will speak on the subject for the series sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community (RAAC) . -
The Rapp for August 26
Posted on August 26, 2010 | No CommentsTruck won; thanks to many Tom Barber of Richardsville (here with wife, Cindy) was the lucky winner of the 2010 Ford Ranger pickup truck given away Saturday night by the Flint Hill Fire Department at its annual carnival. Janet Woodward of Amissville won the black... -
Trash or treasure? Find out
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsIt might be that dusty old vase in your attic — the one from your great-grandmother with the Chinese characters on it. Or maybe it’s that book that looks like it might have come off of Gutenberg’s own press. Or perhaps you are wondering about... -
Artists and galleries chosen for annual tour
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhat does a master blacksmith whose forged iron works are at the National Cathedral, a landscape painter whose work is in the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies program and a sculptor and potter who works in natural forest materials and functional clay all have in common? They, along with another 55 other artists will be part of the the Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour. The tour, which has become an annual tradition and tourism attraction, is Nov. 6-7. -
Sperryville: New work on older buildings
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsSperryville yet again is getting a fresh look. Just walk or drive in the village along Main Street and U.S. 522 to see the renovations galore that are happening. Roofs are being repaired on several homes, new paint is being added to others, and a... -
The Rapp for August 12
Posted on August 12, 2010 | No CommentsDetails of the upcoming Flint Hill Carnival, school orientation news, a medicinal plants workshop, hay-hauling relief and a brush with Hollywood at Ballard's. -
Sperryville: Rock, paper, scissors and more at art camps
Posted on August 5, 2010 | No CommentsThese were only some of the ingredients in a fun-filled week of clay and fiber camps on Main Street. Four separate groups at Sperryville Pottery were shaping clay, throwing pots on a wheel and glazing their cups, butter dishes, dinosaurs and other interesting creations. -
A hot July; a very cool Castleton
Posted on July 29, 2010 | No CommentsThe Castleton Festival ended last weekend with a bang. Actually several. One was related to the weather. A microburst -- or, as one of technical director Terry Robey’s crew put it, “the world’s biggest dust devil” -- approached the 400-seat Festival Tent between performances Sunday afternoon as a “cold” front arrived, following a spate of 90-degree-plus days that roughly coincided with the four-week festival itself. “There was a loud pop -- the pressure inside the tent just reacted to the pressure drop outside,” he said. “Nothing bad happened.” The front continued on, and wound up taking out much of the electric power in an unnamed cultural center 70 miles east of here. -
Flowers and houses and tea, oh my!
Posted on July 29, 2010 | No CommentsLike it has since 1955, the Trinity Episcopal Church community in Washington is preparing for its annual Dried Flower Sale and House Tour. Flowers are growing in gardens from Amissville to Boston for later drying and the three houses for this year's tour are being readied for visitors. -
13th Taste of Rappahannock is Sept. 11
Posted on July 29, 2010 | 1 CommentPlans are under way for Headwaters Foundation’s 13th annual Taste of Rappahannock fundraiseron Sept. 11 that will feature an auction and entertainment. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. at Belle Meade School in Sperryville. -
Sperryville: A Bolly good time at Narmada
Posted on July 29, 2010 | No CommentsLaughter and fun quickly energized the group that went to Narmada Winery in Amissville last Saturday for the first Bollywood dance and exercise class held in the tasting room. Led by Kumud Mathur, who is trained in Kathak and folk dances of India and has taught for more than 30 years, young and old alike quickly responded to her infectious spirit as they were led into the world of Indian movement and low-impact exercise. -
Castleton, Rappahannock: harmony
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsIf you have not yet been to a performance at Lorin and Dietlinde Maazel’s farm this month, transformed as it is for the second annual Castleton Festival into a low-key, high-energy classical music country fair, you are missing out on some significant good fortune. The... -
The Rapp for July 22
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe passing of Amissville 'cornerstone' Paul Poling; the impressive showing of Rappahannock County's 4-H Club at the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show; a Hospice benefit July 31-Aug. 1 kicks off a new Rappahannock 'Artisanal Wineries Trail' -
Mullany: Stay tuned . . .
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsRappahannock artist Tom Mullany didn’t win washingtonpost.com’s Next Great Cartoonist contest a few weeks ago — the voting was online, and he was not surprisingly (though no less disappointingly) beat out by a student cartoonist at the College of William and Mary, where we hear... -
Washington: Bring your ‘can-do’ attitude
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsMany people are interested in knowing how to can food so they can preserve some of the harvest for the winter. If you have never canned before and want to learn, or if you need refresher, you might be interested in the canning workshops offered by Laughing Duck Gardens & Cookery in Washington. -
The Rapp for July 15
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsTop basketmakers at the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show; more work (and more play for you) at the Castleton Festival; local 12-and-under team heads to the state baseball tournament; and more. -
Castleton: The shows go on, with locals’ help
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsPulling off a music series like the 2010 Castleton Festival takes the work of a lot of helping hands both behind the scenes and in front. The music festival is in its second year. It features performances by a 200-member company of young artists under the guidance of conductor Lorin Maazel. This year's festival includes performances of works by Puccini, Britten and Stravinski, among others. -
Washington: Kudos to local artist Linda Lawler
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsCongratulations go out to local artist and Ice House Gallery owner Linda Lawler, who received a Judge’s Choice Award and $100 for her painting “Adonis -- My Son” at the 2010 King George Art Show on July 4. -
Sperryville: Virginia Web site features village
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsWe all delight in the tranquility and scenic beauty of Sperryville and Rappahannock County. Now those assets are well represented on the state film marketing Web site. Check out www.film.virginia.org, then search for Sperryville and you will find 66 photos taken in and around our little village. If you search for Rappahannock County you will see other wonderful locations, including many farms and inns. -
Letter: Thank you, Rappahannock, from SVFD
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsIndependence Day 2010 was celebrated in an immeasurable fashion again this year at the Thornton Hill Hounds Race Course on July 4. Citizens attended from all corners of Rappahannock County and elsewhere to hear musical entertainment, witness the reading of the Declaration of Independence, and... -
The Rapp for July 8
Posted on July 8, 2010 | 1 CommentA fab Fourth, "little" Washington's sure-to-be-the-next-great cartoonist Thomas Mullany, news of a small new vineyard and a large old yard sale. -
Castleton: The hills really are alive
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsThere are probably some rural counties in Virginia where you’d have to worry about an opera singer wandering about unescorted. Not Rappahannock County. -
Paradiso lost; Six Pack expands
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsYou’ll no longer find new releases at the tiny video rental store inside Washington’s Packing Shed Gallery -- unless you were looking for new releases by the artists of the adjacent Six Pack artists’ collective, which has taken over the room formerly known as Cinema Paradiso. -
July Fourth celebration
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsSperryville Volunteer Fire Company organizers say between 4,000 and 4,500 folks showed up Sunday afternoon and evening for its fourth annual benefit Rappahannock Fourth of July Celebration. Congratulations to all who planned, executed and volunteered for the event — and happy Independence Day to all!... -
Sperryville: Shopping local boosts community retailers
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsWe are so lucky to live in Sperryville. Just consider some of the local shopping venues. While out and about on the west end of U.S. 211, get a cup of coffee while you pick out your beans at Central Coffee Roasters, and then stop at Beech Springs for its popular local preserves. Continue to the Rainbow Market, our own natural and organics market at Hearthstone School, for a tube of natural toothpaste or shampoo, or stock up on organic foods. Do stop and peruse the market's growing selection of products, and if there is something you want that they don’t have, remember to ask if it can be ordered. -
Worth looking up
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsOver the last century aerial showmen and women have entertained millions at air shows across the world with stunts and a wide array of lofty contests. During the post-World War I years the air show became a national entertainment phenomenon and it remains popular to this day. The magnificent men and women and their flying machines of the Flying Circus Aerodrome and Air Show, located in Bealeton, entertain and educate each Sunday from May through October. -
The Rapp for July 1
Posted on July 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe latest word on what's on tap at the Rappahannock Fourth of July Celebration Sunday in Sperryville, and at the second annual Castleton Festival, which kicks off Friday. -
Washington: Happy 234th birthday to our nation
Posted on July 1, 2010 | No CommentsCelebrating the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a thank you to the Fourth Celebration organizers, and special friends at the courthouse. -
Sperryville: Link hosts Castleton rehearsals and more
Posted on July 1, 2010 | No CommentsImprovements and goings-on at the Link, music on the deck at Thornton River Grill, improved veterans benefits and the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad's good looks. -
Blue Ridge Chorale in search of singers
Posted on July 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe Blue Ridge Chorale, Culpeper, is recruiting singers from Rappahannock County for the Blue Ridge Chorale's fall season. Singers will rehearse on Monday evenings at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Culpeper. Interested singers can call 540-948-4573 for more information. -
The Rapp
Posted on June 24, 2010 | No CommentsA Rappahannock Fourth in Sperryville (and a patriotic reading in Washington), plus news of two wineries' achievements with Google and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. -
Sperryville: Another stellar fire department parade
Posted on June 24, 2010 | No CommentsA very, very special “thank you” goes out to all who participated in the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department parade Friday evening (June 18). This was a joyous evening that gave us the opportunity to thank those who, day in and day out, risk their lives to save ours. -
The Rapp
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsA senior prank, a junior who's headed to Boston for a summer theatre program, John Jackson's Rappahannock blues and a RappFLOW cleanup along the Thornton River at the Link.