When Sammie Gautreaux retired from her job as a schoolteacher on May 25, 2008, she and her husband, Mike, had a crazy idea. The couple, formerly of Baton Rouge, La., called their adult children and told them to pick out what they wanted to keep. Then, they sold the stuff their kids didn’t w ...
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The Arts Council of the Valley will host the work of Lynda Bostrom at the Darrin-McHone Art Gallery at 311 S. Main St. In conjunction with First Fridays Downtown, the show opens from 5-7 p.m. on July 3.

The exhibition includes works from “Loss and Learning” and “Conv ...

The Houff Community Center Gallery Hall will feature the artwork of Peggy Anderson during July.

Anderson was born in Beaufort, S.C., and lived on Brays Island, a working plantation, until age 12 when her family moved to the Shenandoah Valley. After high school, Anderson graduated from ...

The Pacific Rim Festival is designed to provide treble ch ...

The exhibit is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Souder is an artist based in the Timberville area who has been painting and drawing for most of her ...

Aigner (Crooked Jades, Royal Pine, Pinataland, Steeplechase, Strung Out String Band) d ...

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