Art notes: Performances. Culture. The Good Stuff.
By Mark Bailey on Nov. 29, 2007
Ongoing
Exhibits, historic
—The Academy of Fine Arts, 600 Main St., under renovation. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round. Donations accepted. Call 528-3256.
—Academy of Fine Arts at Faria’s Twin Oaks Restaurant, 14175 Forest Road, Forest.
—Academy of Fine Arts at UBS Financial Services Inc., 2215 Langhorne Road, gallery hours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
—Altavista Area YMCA, 718 Seventh St., Altavista.
—Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children’s Museum, 27 Ninth St. Admission is $7 for ages 2 and up, $6 for seniors (60 and older) and $4.50 per person for groups of 10 or more with two days advance notice. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 845-1888.
—“Monacan Rattle decorated with Monacan symbols,” create your own Monacan turtle shell rattle, in the Kaleidoscope Gallery, through Dec. 3.
—“Copper Necklaces,” create your own copper style necklace, in the Kaleidoscope Gallery, through Dec. 3.
—Amherst County Museum and Historical Society, 154 S. Main St., Amherst. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. No charge. Call (434) 946-9068.
—Amherst County Time Capsule featuring items being placed in the 50-time capsule commemorating Jamestown’s 400th Commemoration, through Dec. 5.
—Anne Spencer House and Garden, 1313 Pierce St. Garden open daily, free. House open by appointment only, $5. Group rates available. Call 845-1313 or 384-3963.
—Appomattox County Historical Museum, Court Street, open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, April through October. Daily tours available. Admission, $3 for adults, $2 for students and children. Visit http://www.appomattoxhistory.org or call (434) 352-3910.
—Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Va. 24, Civil War displays recently unveiled. Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 352-8987 or visit http://www.nps.gov/apco.
—Artifacts Gallery, 4327 Boonsboro Road, Peakland Crossing. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Call 384-3644, e-mail info@artifactsgallery
inc.com or visit http://www.artifactsgallery
inc.com.
—Work by local artist Luis Lozano, featured artist through December.
—Art UpStairs, 126 South Bridge St., Bedford (above Bedford Hardware). Permanent gallery featuring works of local artists and craftsmen. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call (540) 586-8811.
—Avenel Plantation, 413 Avenel Ave., Bedford. Tours by appointment. Admission, $3 adults, $1 for children under 12. Call (540) 586-1814.
—Avoca Museum, Arboretum and Gardens, 1514 Main St., Altavista, featuring Victorian home site of war soldier the Rev. Charles Lynch, Native American and Civil War collections and antique log cabin. Open for tours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Call 369-1076 or visit http://www.AvocaMuseum.org.
—Awareness Garden, 1700 block of Old Langhorne Road, open daily dawn to dusk to honor families and caregivers whose lives have been touched by cancer. Call 384-6740.
—Bedford Academy for the Arts, 305 North Bridge St., open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Other times may be arranged by appointment and groups are encouraged to do so. Call (540) 586-7030.
—Bedford Central Library, 321 North Bridge St., Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sundays. Call (540) 586-8911 ext. 18 or visit http://www.library.bedford.va.us.
—Booker T. Washington National Monument, 12130 Booker T. Washington Highway, Hardy. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission, parking and all programs are free. Call (540) 721-2094 or visit http://www.nps.gov/bowa/home.htm.
—Blackwater Creek Gallery, 845 Belmont St. Call 846-0403 or e-mail blackwatercreekgallery@
yahoo.com.
—“Beyond Visions and Dreams,” an exhibition of outsider, visionary and contemporary folk art. On display though Nov. 30.
—Central Virginia Community College, 3506 Wards Road. Call 832-7600.
—Mixed media art exhibit by the Communication Design Faculty of CVCC, in the Bedford Learning Resources Center, through Dec. 10.
—CJMW Architects Gallery, 1030 Main St. Artwork can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—Clover Hill Village, River Ridge Road, Appomattox. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, April through October. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for students and children. Daily tours available.
—Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, 975 Main St., Danville. Docent guided tours available at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There is no fee for the tour. Call 799-6145 or visit http://www.danvillemuseum.org.
—Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg College. Hours: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment. No charge, visitor parking available. The gallery is fully accessible to physically challenged visitors. Call 544-8343 or 544-8595.
—“African Art from the Collection,” African baskets featuring a wide assortment of materials and techniques. On display through Dec. 9.
—“Dan Mills: Empire,” work focusing on global imperialism, cartography and hyprid composite portraits of U.S. leaders and cartoon characters. On display through Dec. 9.
—“Pierre Daura: Catalan-American Modernist,” selected paintings, sculpture and works on paper by Daura, through Dec. 9.
—“Pierre Daura: The Still Life,” exhibition comprised of works recently donated to the Daura Gallery by the artist’s daughter, Martha Daura. On display through Dec. 9.
—Fauber Gallery, 200 Boston Ave., inside St. John’s Episcopal Church. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Call 528-1138 or visit http://www.stjohns
lynchburg.org.
—Fort Early, Civil War National Historic Landmark, 3511 Memorial Ave. Open by appointment. No charge, donations accepted. Call 847-1811.
—Frame House Gallery, 101A Tradewynd Drive, Wyndhurst. Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 258-9743 or e-mail framehouse
.
—Henderson’s Furniture, U.S. 221 in Forest. More than 30 artists featured in store. Call 525-4005 or visit http://www.hendersonsfurniture.com.
—Historic Courthouse Museum, 774 Village Highway, Rustburg. Local artwork on display, as well as original plasterwork in courthouse. Exhibits include “Campbell County and World War II.” Visit http://www.my
virginiaheritage.com/cchs_museum.htm or call (434) 332-9618.
—Jones Memorial Library, 2311 Memorial Ave. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Ongoing displays of regional history and literary
collections.
—Legacy Museum, 403 Monroe St. Hours: noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. $5 adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for youth and students and free fro children under 6. Call 845-3455.
—“Someday: The Fall of Jim Crow in Central Virginia, 1954-1981.”
—Lynchburg Art Club, 1011 Rivermont Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
—The Lynchburg Museum, Bragassa Toy Store, 325 12th St. Exhibits showcase the history of Lynchburg and include native Americans, antique toys, Civil War items, and more. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Call 455-4004.
—Lynchburg Public Library, 2315 Memorial Ave. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Call 455-6310.
—Maier Museum of Art, Randolph College, 1 Quinlan St. Galleries. No charge. Call 947-8136.
—“A Room with a View: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” paintings, prints and photographs from the museum’s permanent collection.
—The Mezzanine Gallery, at Dance Theatre of Lynchburg, 720 Commerce St.
—Monacan Indian Museum, 2009 Kenmore Road, Amherst. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $1, under 5, no charge. Call (434) 946-5391.
—National D-Day Memorial, Bedford. Honors the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of the Allied forces on June 6, 1944. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hourly guided tours last 45 minutes. Limited golf cart seating available. Admission, $5 for adults, $3 for ages 6 to 16, children under 6 free. Walking tours are $2 for adults, and $3 for a riding tour. Call (800) 351-DDAY.
—Nelson Memorial Library, 8521 Thomas Nelson Highway. Gallery hours noon to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Free admission.
—Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum, Fourth and Taylor streets. Open daily dawn to dusk. Free. Cemetery also features Cemetery Center with gift shop and Mourning Museum (open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, closed Sundays and major holidays), Pest House Medical Museum, Hearse House and Cemetery Caretakers’ Museum, Station House Museum and Chapel and Columbarium. Arboretum open year-round. Call 847-1465 or visit http://www.gravegarden.org.
—Patrick Henry National Memorial at Red Hill, 1250 Red Hill Road, Brookneal. Last home and burial place of the “Voice of the Revolution” and Virginia’s first elected governor. Self-guided walking tour of the grounds on the Staunton River includes his grave, law office, reconstructed home and dependencies. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $2 students. Go to http://www.red
hill.org or call (800) 514-7463.
—Point of Honor, 112 Cabell St. Federal-era mansion built in 1815 by Dr. George Cabell, friend and physician to Patrick Henry, is restored and elegantly furnished with period antiques. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Adults, $6, $5 for seniors, $2 youth, under 6, no charge. Call 847-1867
or 455-6226.
—Poplar Forest, 1548 Bateman Bridge Road, Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s Bedford County plantation. Open for tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, April through November (except Thanksgiving day). Admission for house tours is $9 for adults, $7.50 for seniors, $8 for active military, $1 for youth (ages 6 to 16) and free for children under 6. Call (434) 525-1806 or visit http://www.poplarforest.org.
—Riverviews Artspace, 901 Jefferson St. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, or by appointment. Call 847-7277.
—“With the Grain,” all wooden sculptures by Michael Creed and Bob Trotman, on display through Dec. 16.
—Riverviews Artists’ Co-Op Gallery, 901 Jefferson St. Hours: noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Featuring artists who have studios at Riverviews.
—Sandusky Historic Site, 757 Sandusky Drive. This historic home served as headquarters for the June 1864 Battle of Lynchburg. Open by chance. Group tours available by appointment. Admission is $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students. Call 832-0162.
—Seven Hills Art Club, has a permanent, rotating show on the third floor of Parks and Recreation Building, 301 Grove St.
—South River Meeting House, 5810 Fort Ave. Tour a restored 18th-century Quaker Meeting House. Learn about the connection of their history to Lynchburg and the beliefs of the Quakers. For group tours with a costumed interpreter, call 239-2548. Self-guided tours available 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—Spruce Creek Gallery, Va. 151 one mile south of Nellysford, Nelson. Call 361-1859.
—Starlight Cafe, 512 5th St. Call 227-9988.
—Sweet Briar College Galleries, Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Friday, and 1 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Admission is free. Call 381-6547.
—“Alan O’Neal and Loes van Riel: A Relationship with Art,” on display through Dec. 10.
—“Connect the Dots: Worldwide Art from the Sweet Briar College Art Collections,” through April 6, in Pannell Gallery.
—“Family Portraits: Virginia Indians at the Turn of the 20th Century,” an exhibition of reproduction photographs depicting members of six tribes of the historic Powhatan chiefdom and its allies on display through Jan. 20 in Benedict Gallery.
COMMENTS