MARCH 2013


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April


Spring Outbreak-5 days of Hands-On Explora- tion in Art & Nature


Ages 10-13, explore the beautiful CraftWorks land- scape and discover the beauty and complexity of plants and animals. Register wvcraft- works.org.


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Genealogical Society The Shenandoah Val-


ley Genealogical Society’s April


program, “But My Ancestors Didn’t Land in NYC,” will be presented by Sharon Hodges at 6:30pm at the Handley Region- al Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St., Winchester, Va. (downstairs). The Port of New York was the fi rst glimpse of America for more immigrant arrivals than any other port between 1820 and 1924. But more than six million people landed at other ports throughout the U.S. and Canada. Hodges will explore how to look for ancestors


through these other gateways. The meeting is free (donations welcome), open to the pub- lic, and co-sponsored by the SVGS and the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives at Handley Library. Information is available www. svgs.org.


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Last Ham Standing At the Barns: Don’t


miss this hilarious show full of laughs for the entire family. A group of talented performers take suggestions from the audience to create wacky scenes and funny im- prov games. If you like Whose Line Is It Anyway? you’ll love Last Ham Standing…the other comedy meat! Tickets $10.00 in advance $15.00; at the door. Showtime, 8pm. All tickets are General admission. For infor- mation, www.barnsofrosehill. org call 540-955-2004; Email: info@barnsofrosehill.org.


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Community Potluck & Music


Bring the family, a dish to


share and enjoy the music of guitarist Lance Trusell. Free, register wvcraftworks.org.


6 Dixie Power Trio


The Barns hosts Dixie Power Trio, a 4-piece group dedicated to the music and sounds of Louisiana. Formed in 1992, the band (led by tubist Andy Kochenour and cornet/ accordionist Zack Smith) has spent the last decade perform- ing for audiences in clubs, con- certs, and schools. The group is based in Fredericksburg, Va., and has toured throughout the United States in support of their seven independently pro- duced recordings. Zydeco Dog, recorded in 2007, is the band’s most recent release. Advance tickets, $10; $15 at the door; show time, 8pm. Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville; 540-955-2004 or www.barnsofrosehill.org. All tickets are general admis- sion.


12 Gangstagrass You’ve never heard anything like this—unless


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you’ve heard Gangstagrass— because there is no other thing like this. The Barns hosts Rench and Gangstagrass giving up their rap’n’grass. When he was going to grade school, re- cess was a time of breakdanc- ing on cardboard to RUN-DMC. But at home, the records on the stereo were Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. Give you an idea? That Gangstagrass song Long Hard Times To Come is the opening song on the TV series Justifi ed. The music is for mature audiences (you can have a listen at gangstagrass. com). Advance tickets, $10; $15 at the door; show time, 8pm. Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville; 540-955-2004 or www.barn- sofrosehill.org. All tickets are general admission.


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Josephine School Book Club


The fi rst meeting of the 2013 Josephine School Community Museum Book Club will feature a new book exploring un- charted territory, the political views of youth in Sierra Leone, West Africa, China, Jamaica, Russia, and the United States in response to the election of Barack Obama as the fi rst African American President of the U.S. Through Children’s Eyes: President Obama and the Future Generation is based on an international research study that yields some surprising revelations. This event, 3–5pm, is free and open to the public. For information go tojschool- museum.org or call 540-955- 5512.


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