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Star City Playhouse in Vinton is calling its new regular series of staged play readings “Munch-time” – and it debuts at the Vinton theater on South Pollard Street tomorrow at noon. Star City co-founder Karon Sue Semones Ferguson says Munchtime is patterned after the brown-bag Centerpieces series that Mill Mountain Theatre has staged at the lunch hour. Excerpts from her play Kin Folks, adapted from a series of short stories, will be read by actors at tomorrow’s free Munchtime. Ferguson hopes those that attend the half hour event will want to come back and see some of Star City’s regular productions – including “Cactus Flower” starting August 10th.
One of the major attractions for the 12-to-14 thousand people who attend FloydFest every summer is the wide variety of music stylings they get to hear. More from one of those performers set to appear this weekend from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Since arriving in Salem from low-A Greenville 3rd baseman Michael Osinski has been tearing it up – currently batting 308 with 11 RBI:
Roanoke’s newest music venue opens up downtown with a grand opening is set for August 10th. More on the music you could hear at Roanoke Column Stage from WFIR’s Ian Price:
One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays is the comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” A new local theater company called Two Muses is staging it outdoors tonight and tomorrow – for free – at Sherwood Memorial Park in Salem. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is being staged at the ampitheatre inside Sherwood Memorial – which is a cemetery just off East Main Street. Show time tonight and tomorrow – weather permitting – is 6pm. Liz Bradley is the director:
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Country music stars Josh Turner, RaeLynn, and Jordan Davis will be at Elmwood Park this Saturday to kick off a new event. The Berglund Center will host its first-ever “Bud Light Dilly Dilly” concert. The center decided to host an outside summer event to provide something different. WFIR Intern Reporter Brandon Wells has the story:
Live music in an assortment of genres on numerous stages, craft beer, eclectic food offerings, outdoor activities, camping – and lots of interesting people of all ages. If it sounds like FloydFest it is: