Interesting things going on up, down and around the Parks and Drives
Amazing, we have met the schedule for the 4th month
Dear Traveler
This is the fourth issue of our events newsletter about things going on near the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will separate them into 12 sections to match up with the map sections on our web site.
http://www.BlueRidgeSkyline.com
Starting with the Northern Section of the Skyline Drive including Winchester and Front Royal and working our way south to the Southern end near Cherokee NC and then on to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Tenn.
Since there is not a lot going on outside, we will feature Music and Live Theater this month.
Winchester, Front Royal and the Northern Section of the Skyline Drive.
Middletown
Wayside Theatre ... Two great shows
"The Mousetrap", late October through November 8th. (Thur, Fri, Sat @ 8:00 PM; Wed Sat, & Sun matinees @ 2:30 PM) Performances at Wayside Theatre, 7853 Main Street, Middletown, VA
"A Christmas Carol, The Musical" from November 29th through December 28th.
(Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat @ 7:30 PM; Sat, & Sun matinees @ 2:30 PM, various Sunday Eve @ 6:30 PM) Performances at Wayside Theatre, 7853 Main Street, Middletown, VA
The Wauside Theatre Web Site
Harrisonburg and Luray section of the Skyline Drive
Harrisonburg
Court Square Theatre November 12-16
"Almost Maine"
An enchanting midwinter night's dream, ALMOST, MAINE inventively explores the mysteries of the human heart, touching audiences with laughter, heartbreak, and hope. Written by John Cariani.
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James Madison University-Latimer-Shaeffer Theater
THE ROVER November 4-5-6-7-8
Written in 1677 by poet, playwright and spy for the crown, Aphra Behn's The Rover is a witty, swash-buckling bit of debauchery set in Naples during Carnivale. Sisters Hellena and Florinda, constrained by the sexual politics of the seventeenth century, don masks and costume as they seek one last chance at independence and love in this English Restoration comedy.
A bit more information
Staunton and Waynesboro where the Skyline Drive and The Blue Ridge Parkway meet
Staunton /Fishersville 4 plays onstage during November
On Stage at the Blackfriars
The American Shakespeare Center is an internationally acclaimed theatre company that performs Shakespeare's works under their original staging conditions -- on a simple stage, without elaborate sets, and with the audience sharing the same light as the actors. Home to the ASC's resident troupe, the Blackfriars Playhouse has been established as one of America's premier Shakespeare destinations
Twelfth Night..King Lear..Measure for Measure..Richard II
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Waynesboro
A Christmas Story
The Waynesboro Players are proud and excited to bring you the season opening production of Jean Shepherd's "A Christmas Story" adapted by Philip Grecian. 7 great youngsters on stage
More information for this event
Road condition information from the National Park Service
Skyline Drive
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lexington, Natural Bridge, Bedford and Buchannan sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Bedford
THE FOREIGNER
A comedy by Larry Shue
November 7, 8 & 14-16
What exactly is a Foreigner? In a back-woods fishing lodge in Georgia, just about all visitors are strange. The owner, a sweet, southern lady really wants to see a foreigner though! So, in an effort to help his boring English friend Charlie get away from his dull life, fellow Brit Froggy LeSeure, tells the lodge occupants that Charlie can't understand English - he's The Foreigner! Secrets, gossip, and old-school scandal all play into this southern comedy.
See the web site for directions and other info
Roanoke, Salem & Smith Mt. Lake
Roanoke
Showtimers
The final show of our 2008 Season
Come Back Little Sheba
(Drama) Nov. 12th - Nov. 23rd
Wed - Sat 8:00 PM
Sundays at 2:00 PM
Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Wytheville and Floyd
Wytheville
A Wohlfahrt Haus Christmas Presents:
An American Christmas - November 6 - December 31
Filled with spectacular choreography, and over 25 memorable songs, including: "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Sleigh Ride", "The Christmas Song", "O Holy Night", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "In the Mood", "Sing, Sing, Sing", and "America", this show is a must see for the entire family!
Galax Hillsville and Independence
Galax VA
Live Old Time & Blue Grass Music
Every Friday night at the REX
Every Friday night in the City of Galax, Virginia WBRF 98.1 FM sends out 100,000 watts of live old-time and bluegrass music from the stage of the historic Rex Theater into five states and over the World Wide Web. Listeners may be in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee or as far away as Egypt enjoying the traditional music show from the comfort of their homes, or they may be sitting back in one of the 475 seats at the Rex. The show is called Blue Ridge Back Roads and thanks to a faithful group of volunteers has become the cornerstone for the revitalization of this 70 year old theater.
Rex Web Site here
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Galax Theatre Guild Presents : I TAKE THIS MAN
At the Rex Theater .Sat Nov 15th 7 PM-- Sat Nov22 7 PM
---Sunday Nov 23 2 PM
A Romantic Comedy. Giddy Hollis decides she wants to meet an Italian man and with the help of an unsuspecting police officer, brings an unconscious man to her apartment.Hilarious fast paced action and reaction leads the audience through a maze of deception. The audience will be laughing as they leave the theater.
Mt Airy, Sparta, Elkins and Wilkesboro NC
Mount Airy
THE NUTCRACKER
Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 7:00 pm, Andy Griffith Playhouse, $10, New York Ballet for Young Audiences will once again bring their talented troupe to Mount Airy and will include Surry Arts Council dance students in the production.
Boone,Blowing Rock ,Jefferson and Banner Elk
Boone
Nov
20-23
Over the River and Through The Woods
Blue Ridge Community Theatre
The Banquet Hall at The High Country Homebuilder's Association
A Dinner Theatre with an Italian menu
Nick is a single, Italian American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. That doesn't mean his family is still in Jersey. In fact he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he must tell them that he has been offered a dream job. He tells them, the news does not sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes designed to keep Nick around. Well Frank, Aida, Nunzio, and Emma do their level best and that includes bringing to dinner the lovely and single Caitlin O'Hare as bait.
more info here
Flat Rock, Henderson and Black Mountain
Flat Rock
Tuesdays With Morrie, Flat Rock Playhouse. An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lessons - based on the runaway best seller that changed millions of lives. Tickets: $29 with Senior, Student and Group discounts. Info: (828) 693-0731, toll-free (866)732-8008 or
See Flat Rock Playhouse site here
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Henderson
Henderson Little Theatre
Nov 21-23, 28-30 and Dec 5-7
Fatal Attraction the play not the movie
More info here
Asheville
Asheville Community Theatre Opens Nuncrackers!
"Nuncrackers is immensely entertaining. It doesn't get any better!" -- CBS News The nutty nuns are back! Asheville Community Theatre will open Nuncrackers, the Nunsense Christmas musical, on Friday, November 14 at 8:00 pm.
Performances will run for three weekends through November 30, 2008 and are held on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm.
Asheville Community Theatre is located at 35 E. Walnut St. in downtown Asheville
More info here
Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville,TN
Gatlinburg
Sweet Fanny Adams Theater......our 32nd Season
On your next visit to the Great Smoky Mountains, head for Pat & Don MacPherson's Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre, Gatlinburg´s ONLY Musical Comedy Entertainment Attraction and the OLDEST Purveyor of Professional, Live-On-Stage, Original Musical Comedies, outrageous humor and hilarious fun in the Smokies. And, it's the ONLY alternative to Country Music Shows in the area.
More information here
The Crooked Road
Craft
Virginia's Heritage Music Trail
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Friends of The Blue Ridge Parkway
Friends of The Blue Ridge Parkway web site
ODDS and ENDS Some interesting things
Animators _vs_Animation
A wonder in Programing then click on play and just watch
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The Brain Page, how quick is your memory with just a glance?
Remember the numbers as they are placed on the page and then select the circle with the lowest numbers first
Find Out Here