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Blue Ridge Music Center open for season

GALAX, VA — The Blue Ridge Music Center, located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, will begin welcoming visitors for the…

Fargo mural set for Canteen Alley

Mount Airy is gearing up to honor one of the area’s most famous daughters. Donna Fargo is getting the mural treatment in downtown Mount Airy,…

Arts ball hits record numbers

A record turnout helped the Surry Arts Council raise more than $35,000 during its annual Arts Ball held earlier this month at Cross Creek Country…

Tommy Jarrell Festival slated this week

The annual Tommy Jarrell Festival gets underway later this week, with three days of workshops, lessons, competition, dancing and concerts to celebrate the musical legend…

Reynolds Homestead to celebrate Dr. Seuss

CRITZ, VA — You could not, would not, should not miss a birthday such as this! We’re having a party, it’s truer than true. We…

Cherry Orchard Theatre, museum combine forces

Every summer, during the peach-picking season, folks make the mountain trek to Cherry Orchard Theatre in Ararat, Virginia, where outdoor shows — often original productions…

Arts Ball slated for Feb. 17

The Surry Arts Council will be hosting its annual Arts Ball on Friday, Feb. 17 at Cross Creek Country Club. As always, the Arts Ball…

Retelling a Christmas classic

What if one of the world’s most celebrated authors got writer’s block—at the worst possible time? That’s the basic premise behind “Uncle Charlie’s Christmas Carol,”…

Surry Central High student wins art award

Surry Central student McKenna Merritt’s artwork was selected by Art Educators attending the 2022 NCAEA Conference in Wilmington to represent this region at the North…