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Campers Drawn To Outdoor Life, Inexpensive Travel  Diana and Mark Harvet of Westernport, Md., along with their granddaughter, Emma Galbraith (left), 3, of Frostburg, Md., set up their camper at the Harrisonburg-Shenandoah Valley KOA Kampground.
by Rachel Bowman

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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Lynda Bostrom Featured At Darrin-McHone Art Gallery 

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 ...


 
Painter Peggy Anderson Exhibiting At Houff Gallery 

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 ...


 
Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir To Sing In Hawaii  Melanie Aamodt (left) and Maja Forsnes sing during the SVCC's trip to Hawaii in 2005. Aamodt will be going to the Pacific Rim Festival again this summer.

Forty-eight members of the Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir, Director Julia White and 36 adult chaperones and companion travelers will participate in the Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival held July 13-23 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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


 
Juda Souder's Work Featured At Edith J. Carrier Arboretum 

Kimberly Juda Souder is the featured artist for July at the Frances Plecker Education Center at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU.

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 ...


 
Art Group Celebrates Holiday With Hot Dogs, Art, Music 

The Art Group Gallery will host First Friday from 6-10 p.m. on July 3, featuring its annual community hot dog roast and art and music fest. Robin Aigner will provide the evening's musical entertainment.

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


 
 
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