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Your Neighbor: Meet Susan Whitener
By Mandy Haggerson For the Clemmons Courier When you grow up on a working farm, it’s almost impossible not to love animals and recognize the value of hard work. “I was surrounded by so many animals and loved every minute of it,” Whitener said. “I was lucky enough to even have rabbits, a pet pig […] The post Your Neighbor: Meet Susan Whitener appeared first on clemmonscourier.
Martha Redbone Roots Project headlines music center concert
GALAX– Martha Redbone Roots Project will perform as part of the “Deep Roots, Many Voices: Summer Outdoor Concert Series” at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 27, in the Blue Ridge Music Center’s outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Galax. The group Zoe & Cloyd will open the show. Redbone is known for her unique mix of roots music, which incorporates folk, blues, and gospel. Her sound is influenced by the folk and mountain blues traditions she experienced growing up in the Appalachian...
'Into the Woods' on stage this weekend
The Surry Arts Players Community Theatre will be performing "Into The Woods" directed by Tyler Matanick this weekend. There will be a Saturday evening performance at 7 o'clock and a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. "James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece and a rare modern classic," organizers of the production said. "The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching." ...
SCC Hosts Successful Old-Time Music Camp
Hands were busy picking and strumming guitars, bows moved across fiddle strings, banjos rang out, and toes stomped as voices rose loudly at Surry Community College’s Old-Time Music Camp. Novice and veteran musicians learned traditions of the Appalachian Mountains during the 5th Annual Surry Old-Time Music Camp held in July on SCC’s main campus in Dobson. Sherry White, Career Technical Education Coordinator, reflected on the Old-Time Music Camp, saying, “The 2024 Surry Old-Time Music Camp enjoyed an outstanding turnout and was a tremendous success. It...
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