Studio Virginia

Studio Virginia

Studio Virginia airs Thursdays at 7:30 pm

DECEMBER

12.29.01 - A trip along U.S. Route 11 in western Virginia to find out how retailers fared this Christmas season with stops in New Market and Lexington and more on Kwanzaa from the Harrison Museum in Roanoke.

12.22.01 - Lynchburg storyteller Gwynn Ramsey reads two folk tales, the director of the Harrison Museum of African American Culture in Roanoke tells us about Kwanzaa, and how Latin Americans at St. Gerard’s Catholic Church in Roanoke County celebrate Christmas.

12.15.01 - “Why Do the Chimes Ring” opens at Shaftman Hall in Roanoke, and a profile of Shenandoah Shakespeare in Staunton.

12.8.01 - No show

12.1.01 - A talk with Byron Morris of Washington, D.C. who will appear in Roanoke later this month, and a preview of the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Art Museum of Western Virginia in Roanoke.

NOVEMBER

11.24.01 - Lynchburg photographer Steve Coates opens an exhibit of works taken in New York after September 11, a talk show host hopes to make another film in Roanoke, and William and Mary alumna Margaret Hoffman talks about Blackbeard.

11.17.01 - A discussion of the fate of Roanoke's Grandin Theater, an arts group starts up in Lexington, a discussion on funding for the arts with Susan Jennings of the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge which is based in Roanoke, and a lesson in juggling from David Bear Stuart of Roanoke.

11.10.01 - More from the Charlottesville Film Festival, the Bluegrass Ballet opens in Roanoke's Shaftman Hall, and an open studio tour in the New River Valley takes us to Pembroke, Blacksburg and Christiansburg.

11.3.01 - Director Sydney Pollack speaks at the Charlottesville film festival, a talk with the director of Lynchburg’s Cherry Tree Players, “Three Roses” is put on at Roanoke’s Shaftman Hall, and a spinner’s retreat in Appomattox.

OCTOBER

10.27.01 - An all-female version of MacBeth being staged at Hollins University, an interview with the theatre director at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, and a visit to the Mill Mountain Theatre dorms in a renovated hotel in downtown Roanoke. (Campbell Avenue focus #3).

10.20.01 - A trip to the Blue Ridge Institute at Ferrum College, and the opening of the Heritage Music Center at Fisher Peak near Galax.

10.13.01 - A talk with Roanoke music promoter Gary Hunt about a special fundraising concert, a look at Highlander Records in Radford, Janet Reno tells students at Lynchburg College about being on Saturday Night Live, music from Charlottesville’s Hackensaw Boys, Charlottesville’s Live Arts holds a fundraiser for victims of September 11, and archive material (Harwood, 16 Hands, and others).

10.6.01 - Visit the set of an independent film being made in Roanoke, Hollins University poet Eric Trethewey reads, a look at the Charlottesville writing center, and Radford saxophonist Jacin Nagao.

SEPTEMBER

9.29.01 - A preview of the Henry Street Festival in Roanoke’s Elmwood Park, Welsh fiddler Sian Phillips performs at Radford University, a talk with the Affrilachian poets of Lexington, Kentucky, a preview of an author’s reading at the Roanoke public library, Tosca plays at Roanoke’s Shaftman Hall, and music from a Blacksburg composer who wrote a special piece in memory of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

9.22.01 - A discussion with Roanoke author Kurt Rheinheimer, more on music at the Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, Rosh Hashanah celebrations in Roanoke, a preview of the taste of the Blue Ridge Blues and Jazz Festival in Roanoke’s Elmwood Park, and an interview with ABC’s Ted Koppel.

9.15.01 - Virginia poet laureate Grace Simpson of Farmville reads a poem about loss, Blacksburg poet Nikki Giovanni talks about the September 11 terrorist attacks, Roanoke artist Jamie Nervo Cohan talks about New York, bells toll at Roanoke's Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, a vigil for fallen firefighters outside of the Virginia Transportation Museum in Roanoke, a poetry reading at Roanoke College in Salem, advice on counseling children from a Radford University, students at Radford University express their frustrations at a drum circle, a profile of Mill Mountain Theatre’s production of “The Laramie Project” in Roanoke, and music from a prayer vigil in Charlottesville.

9.8.01 - A visit to the Blackfriar’s Theater in Staunton, a preview of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, a feature on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner’s bluegrass campaign song, and officials with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra talk about the future of classical music audiences.

9.1.01 - A preview of the Appalachian Folk Festival at Explore Park in Roanoke County. (I have confirmation from the event organizer that we drew people to this event), a feature on author John O’Brien, Roanoke County native and New York Giants running back Tiki Barber reads Dr. Seuss, Roanoke artist Eric Fitzpatrick talks about a new piece of art he’s selling for charity, and a new photography exhibit opens at Lynchburg College’s Daura Gallery.

AUGUST

8.25.01 - People in Roanoke, Charlottesville, Raphine, Lexington, Salem, and Blacksburg read their favorite poems. A feature on the Garth Newel String Quarter’s first recording. They’re in Hot Springs.

8.18.01 - A profile of the late O. Winston Link, a photographer who will be the subject of a new museum in downtown Roanoke. An interview with Roanoke photographer Travis Manning, author Clint Johnson tells us about Robert E. Lee’s connections with Lexington, and a profile of Don Blanchard, the chainsaw woodcarver.

8.11.01 - Showtimers Theatre in Roanoke celebrates its 50th anniversary, another look at the 16 Hands pottery collective in Floyd, and a trip to the Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, and sounds from the Drum Corps International competition being held in Salem.

8.4.01 - A look at the screenwriting program at Hollins University in Roanoke County. A talk with the Virginia Highlands Film Office in Roanoke, a new gallery opens up in Roanoke, and a visit to the Ashlawn-Highland Summer Opera Festival in Charlottesville.

JULY

7.28.01 - A trip to Brevard, North Carolina and in interview with composer Gunther Schuller.

7.21.01 - A history lesson from Jeff Shaara, author of Gods and Generals. A movie version is being filmed in Lexington. A preview of “Close Ties”, a play about aging being staged by the New River Valley’s Playmakers and Company, and a talk with Roanoke author Erin Garvin who wrote a book about her bike ride across the continental divide, and Roanoke artist Mimi Babe Harris exhibits her work in Lynchburg, and music from the Highlander Records at Radford University.

7.14.01 - Piano tuning with David West of Roanoke County, Charlottesville bookstore owner Tom Tiede talks about self-help books, an essay from NPR’s David Schulman about classical music at Charlottesville high school, and acting lessons from Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Theatre.

7.7.01 - Shawsville author Sharyn McCrumb, a look at the Lime Kiln Theatre in Lexington, and Irish guitarist Maurice Dickson plays in downtown Roanoke, and a preview of the “Stick to your Guns” exhibit in downtown Roanoke. (Campbell Avenue focus story #2).

JUNE

6.30.01 - Three stories from Floyd County, and a look at how participants get ready for the Miss Virginia pageant in Roanoke.

6.23.01 - A feature on Charlottesville’s Renaissance School, Salem poet Adrian Blevins reads two poems, glassmaking in Ceredo, West Virginia, thoughts on rehearsals of Pirates of Penzance at Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, and an interview with Ferrum College theatre professor Rex Stephenson.

6.16.01 - Six students from William Byrd High School in Roanoke County share their works, and music from young patients at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

6.9.01 - Highlights from the Highlands Jazz Festival in Abingdon, Roanoke artists Will and Betty Clay, a review of the No Shame Theatre put on by Charlottesville’s Live Arts, and a poetry slam in downtown Roanoke.

6.2.01 - Stories on the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, high school art in Roanoke, and a profile of Roanoke artist Mark Jamison.

MAY

5.26.01 - A talk with the organizers of the Open Studios Tour in Roanoke, a look at First Friday arts openings in Charlottesville, a poem from Blacksburg’s Nikki Giovanni, and Lexington D.J. Doug Harwood calls it quits after thirty years of free form radio.

5.19.01 - An interview with the Kandinsky Trio, artists in residence at Roanoke College in Salem. The trio is: Liz Bachelder, piano; Benedict Goodfriend, violin; Alan Weinstein, cello.

5.12.01 - An audio tour of the new Shaftman Performance Hall in downtown Roanoke (Campbell Avenue focus #1), an update on the renovation of Lynchburg’s Academy of Music, and a talk with Joe Boucher, a Roanoke College (Salem) graduate who now works on FOX-TV’s King of the Hill program.

5.5.01 - FIRST STUDIO VIRGINIA BROADCAST - An interview with NPR’s Noah Adams about his novel Far Appalachia, and an interview with Maryland author John Cook.