Welcome! You're visiting the premier, online source for a wide variety of current, accurate, and practical information about scenic, historic and cultural attractions in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. • The National Weather Service says Winter Storm Warning for 6 to 12 inches of snow in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 10, 2010: Dolphin documentary film at Magic Lantern Theater in Winchester, Va.
The Magic Lantern Theater continues its season at Handley Library with the critically praised 2009 American documentary, "The Cove," which exposes the covert slaughter of dolphins in Japan. Not rated. It will be shown in the Handley Library auditorium, 100 W.Piccadilly St., Winchester at 7 p.m., Wednesday, February 10 and 2 p.m., Saturday, February 13. Showings are free and open to the public; donations appreciated. More events |  |
Feb. 10, 2010: Changing Exhibition Gallery exhibit at Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Come In and Have a Seat: Vernacular Chairs of the Shenandoah Valley tells the story of chairmaking that created heirlooms with a distinctive regional design. Shenandoah Valley ladder-back, Windsor and fancy chairs are featured, along with a chairmaker's workshop on loan from the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Va., chair puzzles that visitors can assemble and reproduction chairs to sit down upon and try out. The exhibit runs through June 20. More events |  |
Feb. 11, 2010: Twelth Night Performance At The Blackfriars Playhouse
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Show times continue on Thursday, February 11 (10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) Saturday, February 13 (7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.) Thursday, February 18 (10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) Sunday, February 21 (2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.) Thursday, February 25 (10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) Saturday, February 27 (2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.) The price of admission is $11-$40. More events | |
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Charles Town, W.Va. owes its roots to a surveyor named George Washington, who in 1786 thought that the spot had potential. He told his brother Charles that it may be a good idea to buy up some of the land there.
Charles took his brother's advice, then laid out his town lots on a couple of new streets. To this day, the center of town is at the intersection of George and Washington Streets.
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Earl Hargrove, Presidential Prop Man |
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 Earl C. Hargrove, Jr. recalls when the opportunity to buy a cave in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley had presented itself, it took him all of about five seconds to go for it, even though he had not a clue about what it actually took to operate the spectacular caverns attraction that had first opened to the public in 1922.
He first saw Shenandoah Caverns in the 1950s, after some friends, whom at that time had purchased the cave property, asked him to come up and give them advice about how to make the caverns more attractive to the public.
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Charles Hardin Holley lost his life in a plane crash on Jan. 23, 1959, along with Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. Just as the career of the legendary rock n' roll pioneer Buddy Holly ended in a plane crash during a Minnesota snow storm – “the day the music died” – the redux of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” emerged from one on Jan. 31, 2010 at Wayside Theatre. 
The Winchester Orchestra is now in its second year as a professional symphony orchestra in Winchester, Va. The orchestra regularly features musicians who also play in the National Symphony, Wolf Trap Opera, Maryland Symphony, Fairfax Symphony and other metropolitan orchestras. 
When early American settlers followed the Great Valley Road through what was then a frontier to the West, many just stopped to settle in the Shenandoah Valley. They brought with them diverse European styles and skills that influenced whatever they built or handcrafted. The melting pot of cultural influences can be easily seen in Valley furniture designs. The latest Changing Exhibition Gallery exhibit at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is a collection of wooden chairs that represent the Valley's regional woodworking styles in the late 1700s and 1800s.
The Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park is gearing up for expanded visitor services that include interpretive programs led by National Park Service rangers. Park Ranger Eric A. Campbell, one of three rangers tasked with developing new programs at the park, says that the new programs could begin as early as next June. The park has been in existence since 2002, when a partnership was formed to join a 3,700-acre district that includes the Belle Grove Plantation and the Cedar Creek Battlefield.
The Factory Antique Mall first opened its doors in 1996, starting out more as a flea market where antiques were only a part of a large variety of curios offered for sale. General Manager Jason Brinkley says that it soon became apparent that specializing in antiques made good business sense. Time has proved his thinking to be correct. 
The CrossRoads Heritage Center, also known as the Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center is a must-see for Valley visitors, particularly people who wish to learn more about how the Valley was settled. 
The Shenandoah Valley is a four-season travel destination, and the area's natural scenic beauty always makes each one a distinct experience. So it goes for the Winter season.