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| Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
"Green Fire: A Land Ethic for Our Time"
Program and film presented by RAAC |
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The film, presented by Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community (RAAC), highlights the career of conservationist Aldo Leopold. Inquiries: 540-987-8677. A community event. No admission charge. |
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| Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 4 p.m. | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OBSERVANCE |
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Rappahannock County's annual observance of the great civil rights leader's birthday. A community event. No admission charge. |
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| Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 3 p.m. |
JOHN EATON, JAZZ PIANIST
"Jazz, Blues and Broadway" |
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Playing music from across the spectrum, at this concert John Eaton will include songs by Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Duke Ellington. Eaton combines superb piano playing with rare wit and humor, erudite insights into the history of the Great American Songbook and exceptional appreciation and understanding of all that is best in American popular music. "The Master of American Standards," (The Washington Post). Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 5 p.m. |
TOWN HALL MEETING RE. URANIUM MINING IN VA.
program presented by PEC |
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Program presented by Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC). Inquiries: 540-341-0175 Ext. 7. A community event. |
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| Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 2 p.m. |
"The Intricate Relationships in Nature"
Presented by RLEP |
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The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) presents an informative program by Bruce Jones, local environmentalist. Inquiries: 540-675-7537. A community event. No admission charge. |
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| Friday, February 3, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
"The Help"
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
SMITHSONIAN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON
Pieces de clavecin en concerts by Rameau |
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Jean-Philippe Rameau, the great French composer of the Baroque era, composed this music in 1741. At his death over twenty years later, it is said that 1500 people attended the memorial service, and a hundred and eighty musicians performed works from his operas. This is the third concert in the 20th season of the Smithsonian at Little Washington. The concert series gives Theatre audiences the opportunity to hear some of the same concerts which are performed in the Hall of Musical Instruments at the Smithsonian's American History Museum on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian Chamber Players: Marc Destrube, violin; Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba; Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7 p.m. | WASHINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH VARIETY SHOW |
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Inquiries: 540-675-3336. A community event. No admission charge. |
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| Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. | LIONS CLUB MUSIC CONTEST |
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A music contest for students, organized by the Rappahannock Lions Club. Inquiries: 540-987-9424. A community event. No admission charge. |
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| Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
MIKE FLAHERTY'S DIXIELAND DIRECT JAZZ BAND
Traditional New Orleans Dixieland Music |
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Dixieland jazz has been much in demand, and long absent, at the Theatre. The Dixieland Direct Quartet: Henning Hoehne, clarinet and alto sax; Bob Boguslaw, piano; Mike Flaherty, drums; Dallas Smith, bass. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m. |
"Sarah's Key"
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
SMITHSONIAN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON
Sonatas and Trios of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven |
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The closing concert celebrating this twentieth season of the Smithsonian at Little Washington brings works by the three great composers of the Classical period: Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. The Smithsonian Chamber Players: Ian Swensen, violin; Loretta O'Sullivan, violoncello; Kenneth Slowik, fortepiano. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
BILL HARRIS, JAZZ PIANIST
"Those Other Guys" |
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Rappahannock's own Bill Harris (who is widely known throughout the metropolitan area and beyond) will play music of American composers - composers he calls "those other guys . . . Arlen, Kern, Berlin, and more." Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Friday, April 6, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
Title To Be Announced
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
BEN "COOTER" JONES
with Cooter's Garage Band |
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"Cooter's Existential Dilemma" -- it's an evening of songs, stories, lame excuses and old jokes from Rappahannock's own Ben Jones, with the ever-popular Cooter's Garage Band. Tickets $20 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 3 p.m. |
MOLASSES CREEK
"Traditional Music" |
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From Ocracoke Island, NC, the band is described as a "high-energy acoustic group . . . with a captivating stage presence, elegant harmonies, blazing instrumentals, and a quirky sense of humor." Award winners on "A Prairie Home Companion", they have several recordings to their credit - and an immensely enthusiastic following in Rappahannock County. Gary Mitchell,guitar & vocals; Dave Tweedie, fiddle & vocals; Marcy Brenner, mandolin, bass & vocals; Lou Castro, dobro, bass & vocals; Gerald Hampton, mandolin & bass. Tickets $20 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Friday, May 4, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
Title To Be Announced
film presented by RAAC |
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| Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 3 p.m. |
AUDREY ANDRIST, Classical Pianist
Music by Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann & MacDonald |
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Impromptu in B-flat Major, op. 142 No. 3 by Franz Schubert; Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 31 No. 3("The Hunt") by Ludwig van Beethoven; Carnaval, op. 9 by Robert Schumann; and the short contemporary work, "After Dark" by Andrew MacDonald. Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist earns press plaudits as she travels the globe, from here to Japan, to China and to Germany. A graduate of the Juilliard School, she received first prizes at the Mozart International, San Antonio International and Juilliard Concerto Competitions and has performed at many prestigious venues, including the Kennedy Center and Alice Tully Hall. Reviews in the Washington Post have described her playing as riveting and radiant," showing "astonishing clarity and muscle", and praised "her remarkably clear and musical technique". Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
REMINGTON RYDE
"The Best Bluegrass from Pennsylvania" |
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Together over 10 years, Remington Ryde describes its performances as "good traditional bluegrass along with some comedy completing the show." Ryan Frankhouser, guitar and lead vocals; Billy Lee Cox, banjo; Dan Stewart, mandolin; Wally Yoder, bass. Tickets $20 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. |
Title To Be Announced
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. | LAURENCE JUBER, Acoustic Guitarist |
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Juber is a world-renowned guitar virtuoso, living, composing, and arranging music in California. As a young musician working in London, he was chosen as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's "Wings", a group with which he won his first Grammy award. He has recorded 19 solo albums. His solo arrangement of "The Pink Panther" earned him a second Grammy. He was named one of the top acoustic guitar players of all time by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 under 18. |
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| Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 3 p.m. | BROTHER SUN TRIO IN CONCERT |
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Presented by Unitarian Universalists of the Blue Ridge. Inquiries: 540-923-4967. |
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