Art Notes: Two concerts, a one-woman show and a wine festival
By Casey Gillis on Jul. 14, 2010
One-woman show focuses on mountaintop removal
“Cry of the Mountain,” a one-woman documentary play about mountaintop removal in Appalachia, is coming to the Hamner Theater in Nellysford at 8 p.m. Thursday.
In the summer of 2009, Adelind Horan interviewed mining company executives, environmentalists who were protesting the mining and people whose family worked in them; in “Cry of the Mountain,” presented by Charlottesville’s Whole Theatre, she portrays 13 of these people, accompanied by a banjo player.
The performance will be followed by a talkback with Horan and a mining expert.
Tickets are $10, and one-third of proceeds will be donated to groups working to stop mountaintop removal. Call (434) 361-1999 or visit http://www.hamnertheater.com for more information; reservations are suggested.
Eclectic band coming to the Bower Center
Electric Junkyard and Gamelan — a band that finds inspiration in Bali’s traditional Gamelan music, as well as everything from eastern modal music to funk to klezmer to hip hop — will perform at the Bower Center for the Arts in Bedford at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
A gamelan is a musical ensemble featuring a variety of instruments, like xylophones, drums, gongs and bamboo flutes.
The group performs band leader, composer and founder Terry Dame’s original music on self-invented instruments, like the Rubarp and Big Barp (electric rubberband harps), the Sitello (an electric cello/sitar combo) and an array of percussion instruments made out of old farm equipment, turntable platters, saw blades and truck springs.
Tickets, $15 each, can be purchased in person at the Bedford Welcome Center and Arthur’s Jewelry or by calling (540) 586-4235.
Visit http://www.bowercenter.org or http://www.terrydame.com for more information.
Wine festival to benefit charities
The Brookneal Chamber of Commerce is holding a wine festival from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Patrick Henry’s Red Hill to raise funds for their organization, as well as Beam, an emergency food distribution nonprofit run by local churches.
Booths will be set up by local wineries Tomahawk Mill Vineyards, Bright Meadows Winery, Spring Creek Wine Cellar, Annefield Vineyards and Sans Soucy Vineyards. There will also be food vendors and crafters, and music will be provided by bands Phoenix Rising and The RainStealers.
Tickets, $15 in advance and $20 at the gate, can be purchased at http://www.redhillwinefestival.com; tickets for designated drivers will be available for $10.
’50s show coming to the Spring House
Appomattox’s Spring House Restaurant will be hosting Wrenn Mangum’s Elvis/Johnny Cash/’50s Show from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday.
After earning a degree in painting and printmaking from VCU in the early 1990s, Mangum fronted the popular Richmond bands Frog Legs and Donkey Balls, which incorporated performance and comedy with rock music. He was also the front man for a rockabilly group called The Wild One, which played early rock ‘n’ roll and songs by artists like The Misfits and Lucinda Williams.
In addition to touring with his 1950s show, Mangum also plays with the original rock band Boneanchor.
There is a $5 cover for his Spring House show. Call (434) 993-2475 for more information.
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