Some Like It Hot at the Rex Theater

Reminder from Twin County United Way

Dear Friends of TCUW,

Our email has not been well lately and I hate sending out a repeat plea for Movie Night help and donations but as of today I have only had one response. I understand this is a very busy time for everyone, but any time or donations you can spare will be gratefully appreciated. Please see the post immediately below this one for items needed.

I hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas!

Celeste Amburn
Executive Director
Twin County United Way
121 West Grayson Street
P.O. Box 300
Galax, VA 24333
276-236-9070
www.twincountyunitedway.com

GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED!

TCUW Mission: To increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another right here at home.

Thank You For Your Support!

Movie Night at the Rex

"It's a Wonderful Life" Coming to the Rex on December 20 at 7:00pm with doors to open at 6:00pm.

Santa to make a rare pre-Christmas appearance on Movie Night!

UNC School of the Arts Philharmonia Orchestra to Perform at Carroll County High School

Symphony Tickets on Sale Now


The University of North Carolina School of the Arts Philharmonia Orchestra will perform at Carroll County High School on Sunday, January 25 at 2:00 pm. Reserved seating tickets can be purchased at Purple Feet on East Grayson Street in Galax and at Jackson & Associates law offices on North Main Street in Hillsville. Reserved seating tickets may also be purchased online at www.artsculturalcouncil.org. General seating tickets can be purchased at the CCHS auditorium door on January 25. Admission is $8 adults and $5 students. Contact The Arts Council at (276) 238-1217 for more information.

Ellen Holland, Executive Director
The Arts & Cultural Council of the Twin Counties
PO Box 492
Galax, VA 24333
276/238-1217

Galax Public Library 70th Anniversary Celebration

Galax Public Library
610 W. Stuart Drive
Galax, Va 24333
236-2042 ext. 204

For Immediate Release
Laura A. Bryant, Director November 5, 2008



70th Anniversary Celebration

This year marks the 70th year of Library service by the Galax Public Library. To recognize this achievement, there will be an open house at the Library on West Stuart Drive on Sunday, November 16th from 3 to 5pm. Refreshments will be provided by the Galax Book Club.

A short program will begin at 3:30 featuring a performance by the Joy Bell Ringers of the First Baptist Church of Galax in the main library.

The first library in Galax began through the efforts of the Galax Business & Professional Women’s Club and was located in one room of the Town’s [Galax was not yet a city] offices upstairs in what now is the location of Galax Social Services. In 1956, the Library moved to the upstairs of the Appalachian Power Building – formerly the Maplemoor Dairy building. In 1974 the remodeled home of B. C. Vaughan became the location of the books and services of the library until 2001 when the present building was opened.

Everyone is invited to attend this event – It is your library – help us celebrate.

The Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe

EDGAR ALLAN POE HAUNTING THE REX

Just in time for Halloween, “The Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe” can be seen at the Rex Theatre in Galax on Saturday, October 25, at 8:00 pm. The performance will include “The Bells”, “The Raven”, and “The Tell-Tale Heart”, interwoven with biographical information about Poe. Admission is $5.

Poe is played by Paul Hodges, an actor, poet, author, and song writer. Hodges has gained a modicum of fame for his acting and writing. He played Robert Jones, one of the founders of Galax, in the play "Jewel of the Blue Ridge," in the Rex a few years ago. He has appeared in "The Waterless Sea," with Terri Ingalls and in "A Country Courtship," with Peter and Christina Holland, at several venues in North Carolina and Virginia. He has had leading roles in a dozen or more plays at The Andy Griffith Theatre in Mount Airy. In addition to the Poe show, he has several other one-man shows, most notably "A Mighty Current: The Life and Times of Bobby Kennedy."

This theater experience is sponsored, in part, by The Arts & Cultural Council of the Twin Counties, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Arts Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the arts in the Twin Counties. For more information, call (276) 238-1217. Tickets are available at the door.


Ellen Holland, Executive Director
The Arts & Cultural Council of the Twin Counties
PO Box 492
Galax, VA 24333
276/238-1217

Holiday Production of "The Nutcracker"

The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre is proud to present its 4th annual holiday production of THE NUTCRACKER:

Galax High School Auditorium (Tickets 276-236-2105)
Saturday, December 5 at 6 pm
Sunday, December 6 at 3 pm

Ashe Civic Center, West Jefferson, NC (Tickets 336-846-2787)
Saturday, December 13 at 2 pm and 6 pm
Sunday, December 14 at 2 pm

Tickets go on sale November 3, all seats reserved. Adults $12, children (under 12) $5.

If you would like to see your child or grandchild perform in The Nutcracker, The Conservatory is continuing to enroll students through October. Ages are from 3 to adult, boys and girls. 276-236-2105 or www.galaxballet.com


Ellen Holland, Executive Director
The Arts & Cultural Council of the Twin Counties
PO Box 492
Galax, VA 24333
276/238-1217

Baywood Fall Pumpkin Festival

BAYWOOD FALL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
Hosted by BAYWOOD RURITAN CLUB & BAYWOOD RESCUE SQUAD

OCTOBER 4, 2008 BAYWOOD SCHOOL
PARADE – 10:00 A.M.
FEATURES KAZAM HILLBILLIES ROTC GCHS CHORUS
AREA SCHOOL BAND GRAYSON CO. VFW

ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL – STARTS at 11:00 a.m.

ANTIQUE CARS, TRACTORS, & EQUIPMENT to be DISPLAYED

ENTERTAINMENT
FLAG CEREMONY – 10:20 A.M. Admission
GCHS CHORUS & GRAYSON VFW ADULTS - $5.00
Carroll County ROTC 5 to 12 - $2.00
ENTERTAINMENT All thru day UNDER 5 – FREE
BLUEGRASS GOSPEL CLOGGING

GAMES FOR EVERYONE
CHILDREN ADULTS
PET SHOW – 11:00am EGG TOSS (THRU THE DAY)
SACK RACE FACE PAINTING WHEELBARROW RACE
WA-SHOES BALL THROW CROSS CUT SAW CONTEST
EGG in SPOON CLUBHOUSE SLIDE DUNKEN BOOTH
FISHING GAME HILLBILLIE GOLF GOAT RAFFLE - $1.00 per ticket

PET SHOW - 11am SPONSORED by CRESTHAVEN FARM
PETTING ZOO - SPONSORED by FARM BUREAU

FEATURES
GCHS ART SHOW ARTS & CRAFTS
PUMPKIN PAINTING EXHIBIT ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT EXHIBIT
PUMPKIN PAINTING FOR KIDS of ALL AGES

COUNTRY BREAKFAST – 7:00 to 9:00 A.M.
(BAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) COME START YOUR DAY WITH
OLE TIME BISCUITS, GRAVY & ALL THE FIXINS
Adults $4.00 Children 6-12 $2.50 Under 6-FREE

BRING THE FAMILY CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS

BAYWOOD RESCUE SQUAD IS A TWIN COUNTY UNITED WAY AGENCY - HELP US - HELP YOU!!

Trinity Mission Health & Rehab of Hillsville VA Golf Tournament

Trinity Mission Health and Rehab of Hillsville will be holding a golf tournament on August 23rd 2008.

Shotgun start will start at 9:00am at the Galax Municipal Golf Course.

We will be playing 4 man team Captains choice $200.00 a team!

All proceeds will be going to resident funding at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab of Hillsville.

A BBQ lunch will be provided and cooked by Hortons Supermarket and The Mountain Grillas.

Lots of Door Prizes, Cash Prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, Longest Drive and Closest to the pin.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the tournament please feel free to contact Sirena Rector, Marketing Director, Trinity Mission Health and Rehab of Hillsville. 276-728-2486 phone or via e-mail sirenahuffman@yahoo.com

Groovin' on Grayson

Alright y’all. Get your Groove on and tell everyone you know that likes to have fun! Come down this Friday!

Groovin’ on Grayson - Friday July 25 - 7 - 11 pm

Free Outdoor Concert Featuring Emily Brass of Floyd, VA and the Fire Dance performed by PyroMystique.

Play the regions biggest game of Twister

Chair Massages by a Certified Therapist

Corner of Main & Grayson Streets, Downtown Galax, VA

www.GroovinOnGrayson.com

Bring your lawn chair and your friends, even your kids, to this awesome outdoor party. Admission is free and fun is unavoidable. The music rocks, the beer & wine are prime, and the food is fantastic – even for the vegelites. We’ve got stuff for the kids but leave your pets and your cooler at home – no carry in food or drinks. Lots of shops open late. So bring a date, or your mate, come downtown, and shop til late!

Call for Artists

Historic 1908 Courthouse .
107 E. Main Street PO . Box 336
Independence, Va 24348
276-773-3711 July 10, 2008

Call for Artists – “Our Beloved 1908”, Independence , Va.
This is the centennial year for the Historic 1908 Courthouse of Grayson County in Independence , Virginia . Since this is the most recognized building in Grayson County with its unique architecture and prominent location in the center of town, it has been the subject of many photographs, paintings, and drawings.

In celebration of the 100th birthday of this historic landmark, the Courthouse Foundation is inviting all artists, young and old, amateur and professional, who have created an original likeness of the 1908 Courthouse to show their work in a grand exhibition from September 7th through October 12th this fall. There will be no awards given since each artist who participates is already a winner.

All interested artists are invited to bring one to three items to the Baldwin Auditorium on the second floor of the 1908 Courthouse on Friday, September 4, 2008, from 5:30 to 8pm; or Saturday, September 6th from 10 to 12 am. There is no entry fee, and no judging. All art must be easily wall hung, such as paintings, photographs, textiles, or drawings. Pictures should be no more than 32” x 40” including frame. All art work should have a tag with the artist’s name, address, and telephone number attached. Sale of items will be left to the artists. The 1908 Courthouse is protected by a security system.

An Artists Reception and opening will be held Sunday, September 7th 3-5pm. There will be no awards given. Each artist is invited to attend for a group photo and recognition for their ‘Beloved 1908’.

The Courthouse is open from 10 to 4 everyday except Sunday and the exhibit will be available for viewing during these hours. The exhibit will be featured during the Wine Tasting at the Courthouse on Saturday, September 13th and during the Fall Festival at the Courthouse on Saturday, October 11th. Artist will pick-up their entries on Sunday, October 12 from 3 to 5pm or the week of October 13th.

For more information contact the Historic 1908 Courthouse at 276-773-3711. Visit the web site www.historic1908courthouse.org; or send an email to president@historic1908courthouse.org.

Virginia BeachFest '08

Stage Set for July 25 & 26 Beach Music Event

Groseclose, VA July 11, 2008 - Preparations are nearing completion for what is being billed as one of the largest beach music and oldies events ever staged in Southwestern Virginia. Set for July 25 and 26, BeachFest ’08 will present eight bands, many considered to be Beach Music legends, in Davis Valley Winery’s state-of-the-art amphitheatre.

The talent lineup includes the Tams, the Catalinas, The Embers, and the Fantastic Shakers, all of whom have songs on most top 100 beach songs lists. Beach Music fans who attend this event can shag to such classics as I Love Beach Music by the Embers, Be Young - Be Foolish - Be Happy and What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am by the Tams, Summertime is Calling Me by the Catalinas, Myrtle Beach Days and Shakin’ the Shack by the Fantastic Shakers, and scores of other beach music and oldies hits.
The Carolina Beach Music Academy’s 2007group of the year, Jim Quick and Coastline will perform, along with Sammy O’Banion and Mardi Gras, the Entertainers, and the Kings.

“We have worked very hard to present a first-class event,” said winery owner, Rusty Cox. “We’re bringing in a dance floor which we will set up right in front of the stage for the shag dancers to strut their stuff and our big natural amphitheatre is perfect for just sitting back and enjoying the music and the performers.”
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the gate for Friday evening’s performances, which begin at 6 p.m. Saturday’s performances start at 12 noon and tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the gate. The best deal is the two-day weekend pass for $25.

A variety of food, Davis Valley’s award-winning wines, and other beverages will be available at the festival. However, Virginia’s ABC regulations prohibit bringing in other alcoholic beverages.
Among the food selections is a perennial crowd favorite, Davis Valley Winery’s Famous Buffalo Burgers. Buffalo are raised on winery-owned farm property not far from the winery itself.

Beach Music is a phenomenon that began in the Virginia and Carolinas coastal resort areas as an outgrowth of Rhythm & Blues music. Beach Music began evolving into its own genre in the 1950s and really took its own identity when a dance called the Shag - with its own rhythm and dance moves - evolved out of bop dancing. Now, there are Shag clubs all over the eastern U.S.

Mr. Cox reports that beach music fans from several adjacent states have purchased advance tickets.

Davis Valley Winery’s official address is Rural Retreat, Virginia but it is actually located near the community of Groseclose, just 1.5 miles from I-81 Exit 54 between Wytheville and Marion, Virginia.

BeachFest ’08 will be held rain or shine and everyone is urged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Visit www.dvwinery.com or call 276-686-8855 for details and to purchase advance tickets. Advance tickets must be purchased by July 18.

Performance Schedule:
Friday, July 25th
6:00 pm The Kings
7:45 pm Catalinas
9:30 pm The Tams
Saturday, July 26th
12:00 noon Jim Quick & Coastline
1:45 pm Sammy O’Banion & Mardi Gras
3:30 pm The Shakers
5:15 pm The Entertainers
7:30 pm The Embers
CONTACT:
Davis Valley Winery
276.686.8855
Web Site: www.dvwinery.com Email: davisvalleywinery@hotmail.com
Interstate 81 Exit 54 between Wytheville and Marion, VA. 1.5 miles from exit.

Rex Theater Classic Movies

Mark your calendar to join Twin County United Way at the Historic Rex Theater, Downtown Galax, for Classic Movie Night!

This month’s feature – Saturday, July 19:
Twin County United Way in partnership with the City of Galax, the Historic Rex Theater and community supporters Terry and Debra Sartain will present Walt Disney’s 1937 first full length animated classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at the Historic Rex Theater Downtown Galax.

2008 Movie Listing Below:
All shows will begin at 7:00 on and will feature newsreels, commercials and cartoons from the era the movie was first shown to give patrons an experience of what it was to go to the movies back then. In addition, starting at 6:00, there will be classic pre-show music playing in the theater and moviegoers are welcome to show up early for this rare treat. The cost for admission is $2.50 and refreshments, including hotdogs, popcorn and homemade baked goods will be available.

Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm
1953 - Peter Pan at The Historic Rex Theater in Downtown Galax
Presented by:
Bearly a Memory
Snickerdoodles
The City of Galax
The Historic Rex Theater
Twin County United Way

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Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm
1944 - Arsenic & Old Lace at The Historic Rex Theater in Downtown Galax
Presented by:
The City of Galax
The Historic Rex Theater
Twin County United Way

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Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm
1939 - Wizard of Oz at The Historic Rex Theater in Downtown Galax
Presented by:
The City of Galax
The Historic Rex Theater
Twin County United Way

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Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm
1946 - It’s A Wonderful Life at The Historic Rex Theater in Downtown Galax
Presented by:
The City of Galax
The Historic Rex Theater
Twin County United Way


All movie and concession proceeds will benefit Twin County United Way’s 2008 Capital Campaign in which over 28 non-profit health and human care agencies receive needed funding to provide programs to residents in the Twin County area of Galax City, Grayson County and Carroll County. Programs include emergency fire and rescue, youth and seniors, relief and emergency care, health and rehabilitation and community service.

If you are interested in sponsoring an upcoming TCUW Movie Night or joining the 2008 efforts of the Twin County United Way please contact Lynn Warf at 276-236-9070.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,
Kim Rosenbaum
Twin County United Way
121 West Grayson Street
P.O. Box 300
Galax, VA 24333
276-236-9070
www.twincountyunitedway.com

GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED!

TCUW Mission: To increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another right here at home.

Thank You For Your Support!

Fries VA Thursday Night Jam Sessions

The Fries VA Thursday night "Pickin' and Grinnin' " jam sessions are moving again - this time to their permanent home.

After an explosion in December 2007 wrecked the New River Trail Cafe where the jams were held, the sessions were relocated to Big Daddy's Restaurant in Fries. Although Big Daddy's has been very hospitable and accomodating, a little larger area was needed to provide enough space for all the musicians and listeners.

When Shaylyn's Stretch-a-Dollar closed, a group of local investors purchased the building. After meetings and discussions with the local musicians, and much planning, it was decided by the new owners to provide a home for the music that is so much a part of the Fries, Grayson County, and Carroll County heritage.

While having to start with few amenities, improvements to the music room, and the remaining portion of the building, are in sight. Planned additions include a stage, and possibly lighting and a sound system for the musicians.

Refreshments will be limited to coffee, soft drinks, and pre-packaged snacks in the beginning. Future plans hope to include a short order cafe with hot dogs, hamburgers, sandwiches, and ice cream.

The "Jam Sessions in Fries" will move to its new home in the former Shaylyn's Stretch-a-Dollar building at 472 W. Main Street on Thursday, July 3. Jams will begin at 6:30PM and go until "they decide to go home".

Everyone is welcome to come and join in whether just starting to play or an experienced musician. If you don't play, but enjoy listening to the area's traditional music and the fellowship and camaraderie that goes along with it, come on out and visit the "Jam Sessions in Fries" at its new home.

Admission as always is free, but donations will be appreciated.

Chestnut Creek School of the Arts Sampler Classes

Get yourself A New Flow of Consciousness at the Creek, Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, that is.

Next weekend during Galax's Leaf & String Festival you'll have the opportunity to tap into your creative side, try something new, and learn how relaxing it is to create.

There is room left in these sampler classes and the price is right: Whittling, Knitting, Crocheting, and Guitar.

A therapy session will cost you 3 times the meager fee of $25 for one of these classes. Details are at www.chestnutcreekarts.org. Or call (276) 236-3500 and we'll give you the spill.

Visit the emerging website, anyway. It's looking good.

Chestnut Creek School of the Arts Storytelling Workshop

Chestnut Creek School of the Arts is poised to have a positive economic impact on our community. But it won't happen without your help. Please help us by taking the classes, spreading the word or giving generously. If classes are canceled, it is difficult to enlist the instructor again. Paul Hodges is conducting a two hour storytelling workshop as part of Leaf & String for Chestnut Creek School of the Arts. We must have at least ten students for this workshop to take place and have only one student registered as of today. Also, Paul wants at least one week’s notice to “call” the class- this means next Friday, June 6. Help!

Story telling with Paul Hodges, June 14 1-3pm
Introduction to various types of storytelling, with examples of different styles, subject matter, and themes. Everyone has interesting stories to tell. Gain skill and confidence in telling yours. Paul Hodges, actor, author and teacher, is a member of Imagine That! Storytelling Guild. Several of the stories he tells have been published in magazines and anthologies.
$25.00

Many thanks and have a GREAT weekend (AKA: No work stuff)

Chris Shackelford
Director, Chestnut Creek School of the Arts
P.O. Box 417
Galax, VA. 24333
Office: (276) 236-3500
Fax: (276) 236-2620
Cell: (276) 233-8340
chris@chestnutcreekarts.org
www.chestnutcreekarts.org

Galax Leaf & String Festival - Authors & Art

The book, Between Two Spaces: Reflections on the Spiritual in Art by Dr. Halide Salam, Radford professor, will be showcased at the Authors on Grayson event during the Galax Leaf & String Festival, a Celebration of Music, Art and Literature. Dr. Salam’s paintings will be exhibited at City Gallery.

Not only can you purchase the book published by Pocahontas Press, Inc., but on Friday, June 13 between 5:00 & 8:00 PM you have the opportunity to meet the artist- author and see her work first hand. City Gallery Fine Art is honored to host Dr. Salam’s exhibit. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit will hang through the end of June.

This Radford University professor has completed a collection of meditations on art and spirituality. She explores painting through the lens of her East Indian heritage to discover the synergy between heritage and expression. In homage to her parents, she also recalls the influence of family in her artistic development, tracing unique elements of her craft back to personal relationships. This book, complete with 18 color photographs of Dr. Salam’s paintings, offers us a glimpse into the world of an accomplished painter on the forefront of intercultural exploration.

Halide Salam received her Masters of Art in Painting from New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico, and her Ph.D from Texas Tech University in Fine Arts and teaches painting at Radford University, Radford, Virginia. She has been painting and exhibiting in national and international galleries, and presenting lectures and papers on art and art history, within and outside the United States as well. Her paintings are philosophical investigations to be viewed as spatial stations where creative forces are channeled through inner knowledge and intuition to manifest visual forms of self-recognition. Halide Salam's life pursuit has been to find answers to her perception of an incomprehensible reality, not unlike those Wassily Kandinsky or Ludwig Wittgenstein.


For more information about City Gallery, please call (276) 236-8338. City Gallery is located at 207 S. Main Street in Galax, open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

Penelope Moseley
Big Blue Magazine
www.bigbluemag.com
(276)733-9704

Twin County United Way Spring Raffle

Spring Raffle Tickets available at the TCUW office located at 121 West Grayson Street, Galax.
Tickets will be sold this weekend at the Twin County Antique Car Club of America’s car show this weekend at Felt’s Park downtown Galax and also at the Leaf and String Festival on June 13 and 14.