Community Calendar

You’re invited to a special afternoon of beautiful music at Trinity on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 PM, featuring an incredible lineup of pianists: Bryce Hayes, Paulo Steinberg, and Eric Ruple (who will be performing a Beethoven Sonata!). This free concert promises a rich and varied program of classical piano music performed by three outstanding musicians.

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A light reception will follow the concert—come enjoy wonderful music and warm fellowship.

All are welcome!

The Woolgatherer unravels the story of Rose, a shy general store clerk whose life centers around reveries and daydreams in her dreary Philadelphia apartment. Enter Cliff, a hard working, rough, and witty truck driver who is just as starved for love as she is. The intimate setting of The Cellar provides a fly-on-the-wall experience for this part-comedic, part-dramatic, but always affecting yarn about two lost and damaged people who struggle to connect.

Kerri Hewett plays the role of Rose, Michael Trocchia plays Cliff, and Garret Lee Milton directs; with Becca Stehle as Stage Manager.

Arts Council of the Valley invites you to join in the arts-focused fun on the First Friday* of EVERY month! Throughout Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, 38 venues offer a variety of new art exhibitions, live performances, poetry, comedy, music, artmaking activities, food, and so much more. You can find a list of venues, online map, and details for all First Fridays of the Valley events – all updated monthly – at valleyarts.org/first-fridays-of-the-valley/! Thanks to Kathy Moran Wealth Group, Exclusive Sponsor for 2025 First Fridays of the Valley.

*In 2025, July's "First Friday" arts programming will be held on THURSDAY, July 3 (NOT JULY 4)

The Woolgatherer unravels the story of Rose, a shy general store clerk whose life centers around reveries and daydreams in her dreary Philadelphia apartment. Enter Cliff, a hard working, rough, and witty truck driver who is just as starved for love as she is. The intimate setting of The Cellar provides a fly-on-the-wall experience for this part-comedic, part-dramatic, but always affecting yarn about two lost and damaged people who struggle to connect.

Kerri Hewett plays the role of Rose, Michael Trocchia plays Cliff, and Garret Lee Milton directs; with Becca Stehle as Stage Manager.

The Woolgatherer unravels the story of Rose, a shy general store clerk whose life centers around reveries and daydreams in her dreary Philadelphia apartment. Enter Cliff, a hard working, rough, and witty truck driver who is just as starved for love as she is. The intimate setting of The Cellar provides a fly-on-the-wall experience for this part-comedic, part-dramatic, but always affecting yarn about two lost and damaged people who struggle to connect.

Kerri Hewett plays the role of Rose, Michael Trocchia plays Cliff, and Garret Lee Milton directs; with Becca Stehle as Stage Manager.

The Woolgatherer unravels the story of Rose, a shy general store clerk whose life centers around reveries and daydreams in her dreary Philadelphia apartment. Enter Cliff, a hard working, rough, and witty truck driver who is just as starved for love as she is. The intimate setting of The Cellar provides a fly-on-the-wall experience for this part-comedic, part-dramatic, but always affecting yarn about two lost and damaged people who struggle to connect.

Kerri Hewett plays the role of Rose, Michael Trocchia plays Cliff, and Garret Lee Milton directs; with Becca Stehle as Stage Manager.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

Performance dates May 9-11 and May 16-18; showtimes Friday and Saturday 7 pm, Sundays 3 pm.
Directed by Jennifer Vaughan
Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals

Come see ShenanArts’ production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, one of the most enduring musicals of all time! This reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors is told entirely through song. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, Joseph ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, he discovers his ability to interpret dreams and soon finds himself in front of the mighty, but troubled, Pharoah. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him to Pharoah’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.

The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”), and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with unforgettable classics, “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.” With a multi-generational cast, you will not want to miss this joyful journey celebrating the enduring power of faith, perseverance, hope, and dreams.

Tickets: $12-$19, www.shenanarts.org
Recommended for ages 6 and up.

A blend of original and traditional music inspired by Mexican, Appalachian & Atlantic basin musics.

Mexilachian music is a new style of traditional music inspired by Mexican and Appalachian song forms, Jewish and Eastern European tonalities, Baroque melodic ideas, and narrative storytelling approaches. They have created a repertoire that constitutes a new traditional music that is being shared with their children to experience, transform, and pass on.

The Lua Project has been called a ‘cultural pollinator’, and was formed by David Berzonsky and Estela Knott after they returned to Virginia to raise children after almost a decade of travelling, performing, and recording, throughout the Western hemisphere, in places as far afield as Lima, Peru, Veracruz, Mexico, Recife, Brazil, and Berkeley, Ca.

WATERWORKS festival at Live Arts Theater

Public Service Announcement to be read May 1 through May 31

Contact: Andrew Bryce, andrew@livearts.org

Kill Date: May 31, 2025

10 second: The third WATERWORKS new theatrical works festival runs May 15 through May 31 at Live Arts Theater in downtown Charlottesville. Visit livearts.org for tickets and information.

20 second: The third annual WATERWORKS new works festival runs May 15 through May 31 at Live Arts Theater in downtown Charlottesville. The three-week theater festival features 18 new plays from local and global playwrights, 17 directors and over 60 performers. Visit livearts.org for tickets and information.

30 second: The third annual WATERWORKS new works festival runs May 15 through May 31 at Live Arts Theater in downtown Charlottesville. The three-week theater festival features 18 new theatrical works from local and global playwrights, 17 directors, and over 60 performers. Other featured works include Locally Sourced, Community Deep Dive educational workshops and a Comedy Night. Visit livearts.org for tickets and information.

WATERWORKS festival at Live Arts Theater

Public Service Announcement to be read May 1 through May 31

Contact: Andrew Bryce, andrew@livearts.org

Kill Date: May 31, 2025

10 second: The third WATERWORKS new theatrical works festival runs May 15 through May 31 at Live Arts Theater in downtown Charlottesville. Visit livearts.org for tickets and information.

20 second: The third annual WATERWORKS new works festival runs May 15 through May 31 at Live Arts Theater in downtown Charlottesville. The three-week theater festival features 18 new plays from local and global playwrights, 17 directors and over 60 performers. Visit livearts.org for tickets and information.

30 second: The third annual WATERWORKS new works festival runs May 15 through May 31 at Live Arts Theater in downtown Charlottesville. The three-week theater festival features 18 new theatrical works from local and global playwrights, 17 directors, and over 60 performers. Other featured works include Locally Sourced, Community Deep Dive educational workshops and a Comedy Night. Visit livearts.org for tickets and information.