(Last update March 11, 2010)
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Arts Council of the Valley's Court Square Theater presents
Ampersand Arts' Stop Kiss, Trace Bundy, and The Victor Mourning
HARRISONBURG - Court Square Theater has a wide variety of programming for March with Ampersand Arts’ presentation of Diane Son’s Stop Kiss on March 10 through 14, Trace Bundy on March 18 and The Victor Mourning on March 25. All weekday shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 14’s matinee performance begins at 2:00 p.m. with doors opening at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are available in advance by calling (540) 433-9189 x 2 or visiting www.courtsquaretheater.com.
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Iona Band brings Celtic Music to Luray’s BB&T Center
LURAY - Haunting songs and toe-tapping dances come to the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts when Iona Celtic Band perform March 13 at 7:30 PM.
Voted ‘Best Folk-Traditional Recording of 2006’ by the Washington Area Music Association, Iona weaves tunes from different countries on a variety of instruments – all with a unique sound!
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $6 for youth under 18 and are available at Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce, McKim and Huffman Pharmacy, Luray Copy Service, Luray Apothecary and Stanley Pharmacy and through InstantSeats.com. Tickets are usually available at the door, however PAL recommends purchasing tickets in advance. The box office opens 45 minutes before the show. ‘The Vault,’ PAL’s cash bar, will be open. For more information about Performing Arts Luray, call the center at 540-743-3311 or visit the website at PerformingArtsLuray.org.
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ShenanArts to host concert to benefit 5-year-old cancer patient
Country and Bluegrass Artists to Raise Money for Hayley Kudro
VERONA - A group of local, regional, and state talent will come together at ShenanArt's Stage4 Theatre on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 3:30pm to perform a benefit concert for a local youth who is suffering from a rare form of cancer. 5-year-old, Hayley Kudro was diagnosed with Stage 3 High Risk Neuroblastoma on October 6, 2009. Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor that develops from nerve tissue. Stars from Virginia Dreams CenterStage, The Virginia Junior Opry, and from other areas of the state will join forces to make this event a great evening of entertainment for a worthy cause. All proceeds will go towards The Hayley Kudro Cancer Fund.
Lisa and Robby Meadows, Tim Spears, and the rest of the Stars of Virginia Dreams CenterStage, and gospel bluegrass artists The Church Sisters will headline the show. They will be joined by, Andrea Saunders, Emily Henline, Samantha Allen, Gwynne Wood and local bluegrass group, Heartland.
Virginia Dreams CenterStage is a weekly TV show, broadcast on WHSV-TV3 out of Harrisonburg, VA. The program stars the Meadows, Spears, and a cast of local singers and musicians. It features other local, regional, and national artists in a concert style format.
The Church Sisters are 13-year-old twins from Danville, VA. They have been making a big splash in the world of bluegrass gospel music. They have performed with such bluegrass artist as The Isaacs and Rhonda Vincent. "These girls will blow your socks off! Their vocals and harmonies are well beyond their years. Don't let the idea that they are only thirteen fool you. They are as good of entertainers as you will find anywhere." the show's producer, Jeff McDaniel states.
As mentioned, the show will be held at Stage4 Theatre in Verona, VA. "My family at ShenanArts came through!" McDaniel says. "I put in a call to Mike Conner and the folks at ShenanArts and asked if I could use the theatre. They agreed to donate the space for Hayley. I continue to be blown away by the kindness." McDaniel adds.
Tickets for the event will be $15 reserved $10 general admission. Ticket sales will begin Friday, February 19. Advanced tickets can be purchased by calling 540-248-1868.
If you'd like more information about this topic, please call Jeff McDaniel at 540-220-1449 or e-mail Jeff at jwmdmusic@gmail.com
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The Harrisonburg Asian Festival Committee presents:
The First Annual Harrisonburg Asian Film Festival
HARRISONBURG—The Court Square Theater and James Madison University’s Grafton-Stovall Theater will host the first annual Harrisonburg Asian Film Festival. The festival will run from March 16-20, 2010 and feature films from Vietnam, China, and Korea.
The three films appear during the evenings on Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00pm and 10:00pm , at 7:30 and 10 pm on Friday, March 19th, and 7:30pm on Saturday, March 20th. All films run in their native languages with English subtitles. All films are free. For more information call (540) 433-9189 x 2 or visit www.courtsquaretheater.com.
The festival is a shared project of JMU and the Harrisonburg and greater Valley community. Each year, the festival will be focus on a theme that explores aspects of culture, identity, and the human experience within Asia. In its inaugural year, the theme is food with three films that represent different approaches to food and cuisine in Asia.
The film festival will serve to promote Asian culture in our local area, and bring together diverse communities with an interest in Asia from JMU and the broader Harrisonburg and Valley region.
Court Square Theater opened in 1998 and has since been dedicated to bringing the best of theatre, film, live music and dance to downtown Harrisonburg. Court Square Theater has deepened the downtown cultural environment by bringing in a diverse mix of acts and films from around the world.
A complete listing of the film times, titles and ratings is below. More information for each film can be accessed at www.courtsquaretheater.com.
3/16--7:00pm--Eat, Drink, Man Woman (China) [NR]
10:00pm--Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Korea) [R]
3/19--7:30pm--The Scent of Green Papaya (Vietnam) [NR]
10:00pm--Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Korea) [R]
3/20--7:30pm--Eat, Drink, Man, Woman (China) [NR]
The film festival has graciously received support from the Court Square Theater, the Arts Council of the Valley, JMU Institute for Visual Studies, JMU Office of International Programs, the JMU Asian Students Union, and the JMU History Department.
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PAL’s ‘Evening of Improv’ continues monthly
LURAY - Performing Arts Luray hosts its own version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? monthly, with upcoming dates: March 27 and April 24, 7:30 pm at the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts. The evening works much like the popular TV show, with local actor Scott Craig Jones pulling would-be performers, comedians and wannabes from the audience, setting up a scene or situation and letting the good times roll. Admission is free and ‘The Vault,’ PAL’s cash bar, will be open. For more information about Performing Arts Luray, call the center at 540-743-3311 or visit the website at PerformingArtsLuray.org.
