Arts/Entertainment
RAAC lecture program focuses on promoters of African-American education
RAAC Library Series October 10 - “Two Community Organizers - Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald and their Extraordinary Legacy.”
On Friday October 10 (8 pm), as part of RAAC’s Friday at the Library series, writer and critic Stephanie Deutsch will share the research and writing she has done about the fascinating collaboration between two self-made […]
Artist Thomas Mullany to display new work at R.H. Ballard
In a continuing presentation of regional, national and international artists, R.H. Ballard Gallery is proud to present the new paintings of Washington, VA artist Thomas Mullany, from September 27 through October 19, 2008.
An opening reception for the artist will take place Saturday, September 27th at the gallery on Main Street in Historic Washington, Virginia from […]
Rappahannock artist Edmund Kavanagh’s patriotic tribute lands a place of honor in National Museum of Ireland
By James P. Gannon
The National Museum of Ireland in Dublin has honored Rappahannock County’s most famous Irishman, Edmund Kavanagh, by putting on permanent display his “unique tribute” to seven Irish patriotic heroes of the Easter Uprising of 1916.
A master goldsmith and Dublin native, Kavanagh crafted his special gift to the Irish nation as a tribute […]
Artist Benita Gowen to show works at Middle Street Gallery
The Middle Street Gallery, a 20-person non-profit artist’s cooperative in Washington, VA, will show the works of member Benita Rauda Gowen during the month of September.
The show is titled New Directions. Gowen is a Latvian-born watercolorist working in the new medium of collage. There will be a reception on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 3 […]
Fall Schedule at The Theatre in Little Washington offers drama, blues, jazz, classics and more
THE THEATRE AT WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA
Fall Schedule 2008 (September - December)
schedule subject to changes and additions
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 at 8 p.m. HENRY V
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 at 2:30 p.m. by William Shakespeare
A tale of conspiracy and betrayal, of royalty and treachery, of romance and conquests, and of tennis balls. This dynamic and dramatic production questions where heroism […]
Free outdoor screening of ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ planned by Chateuville Foundation on Sept. 27
As a thank you to the Rappahannock community and as a preview of next summer’s Castleton Festival, The Châteauville Foundation plans to present a free, public screening of its recent production of “The Beggar’s Opera” on Saturday evening, September 27, 2008 in Washington, VA.
Projected on a large, outdoor screen, the showing will begin shortly after […]