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Choral singers from around the country are preparing for a concert Saturday night in Blacksburg.
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City murals – art that catches the eye and brings colorful displays to unexpected urban locations – can often become iconic to the towns and cities where they’re found. Mural artist Jon Murrill offers a preview as well as a call for volunteers to help with The Star City’s newest piece of outdoor art.
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The director of 'Maestra' spent time in Lynchburg, where the film screens Saturday.
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This week, the Virginia Theatre Festival opens in Charlottesville with a production of Cabaret – a musical set nearly a hundred years ago. Its themes remain relevant today, and the producers promise a spell-binding performance. They considered more than 1,500 actors for 20 roles in the show.
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For decades, scientists have known that physical movement is good for our brains. Now, researchers are looking at how some types of exercise—like dance—may have special benefits for brain development.
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The 'Zoo Choo' is again providing tours, after extensive repairs.
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23-year-old Grace Pfleger is an aspiring opera singer in the New River Valley who’s also studying to become a music therapist.
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'Poetry in Motion' is a production in four parts, at the Trinkle Main Stage of Center in The Square May 12.
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If you drive through the small town of Pulaski in the New River Valley in the next month, you may spot a giant sculpture, with hundreds of ladders intertwined. This temporary art installation is made entirely of borrowed ladders.
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Many public school divisions throughout Virginia have orchestra programs, but not in rural southwest Virginia. There is, however, a program in the New River Valley, where music students at Virginia Tech help teach children to play classical string music.