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Guest Column: A tribute to EHS music teacher Tonya Smith
The year was 1976. I was in Mrs. Fosters fifth grade class at North Elkin Middle School. As a new arrival to North Elkin, I learned of the annual talent show. Time to let this place know that I’ve arrived. There was only one thing to do — gift the adoring crowd with my rendition of “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce. I knew the words by heart. I sang along with the radio every time it played. Mrs. Foster said there was a little girl in the seventh grade that could play the piano, and might be persuaded...
Wilkes Heritage Museum to present program by Jason Duncan on June 11
WILKESBORO — The Wilkes Heritage Museum is pleased to announce a special program by Research Specialist Jason Duncan entitled “Theaters of Wilkes” on Tuesday, June 11 at 10:30 a.m. Join the museum for this hour-long program that celebrates their new exhibit on the movie theaters and drive-ins that have been part of history for more than a century. Duncan’s presentation will provide an in-depth look at photos, newspaper articles, and movie advertisements. Learn about when new theaters opened and about fires that led to the closing of others. The cost for this program is covered in admission to the Wilkes...
Highland Camerata to present Spring Concerts
The Highland Camerata announces its spring concerts to be held on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 P.M. and on Sunday, May 19 at 3:30 P.M. in Independence, VA, at the Historic 1908 Courthouse. The program consists of a wide variety of musical selections including the well know traditional spiritual, Old Time Religion, Samuel Barber’s arrangement of Sure On This Shining Night, the much loved folk song Shenandoah, and Roger Emerson’s version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. The Highland Camerata is delighted to have Imade Igodan,...
East Nash Grass, Amanda Cook Band open summer concert series
GALAX, VA — East Nash Grass kicks off the Blue Ridge Music Center’s Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 25, in the venue’s outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Galax. The Amanda Cook Band will open the show. “East Nash Grass came by its name and reputation honestly, with its members honing their performance chops night after night on the tiny stage of Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge on Nashville’s east side,” concert organizers said. ...
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