A new chapter is beginning for the Patrick Henry High School theater program as director Steven Rittenhouse has retired after 20 years of service. WFIR’s Brandon Wells reports.
Salem Red Sox Shortstop Santiago Espinal heads to the Carolina League all-star game on Tuesday and Sox pitcher Daniel Gonzalez is also one of the five Sox players going:
Five Salem Red Sox players have been selected for the Carolina League all-star game in Zebulon, North Carolina next Tuesday. That makes manager Joe Oliver very happy:
The Booker T. Washington National Monument near Smith Mountain Lake is celebrating Juneteenth on Saturday. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the event reenacts the moment Booker T. was freed.
The 6th annual Lyrics on the Lake Songwriters Festival gets underway tonight with the finals of a talent competition. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on the Open Mic Competition.
Hall of Fame manager Tony LaRussa is now a special assistant for the Boston Red Sox. He was in town yesterday to watch some of the Salem Red Sox players.
Jefferson Center in Roanoke has announced the 2018-2019 season – featuring what it calls a “curated roster” of eclectic performers. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Five Salem Red Sox players have been selected to play in the Carolina League All Star game next Tuesday – meanwhile three Lynchburg Hillcats are also All-Stars.
The three McGinn brothers who are majority owners of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – Jamie, Tye and Brock – are players in their own right. Last week they conducted the annual summer hockey school at the Berglund Center: