Arts, Leisure and Sports
After more than 2 years, a musical returns to the Showtimers Community Theatre in Roanoke, starting tomorrow night for a two-week run. Its the two-time Broadway musical “She Loves Me.” Stevie Holcomb is the director, Brad Craft plays the salesman Sipos and Gary Reid is the show’s producer. They joined WFIR’s Gene Marrano earlier this week for a preview, and here is a “Longer Listen”:
We first told you last week about a Black History Month celebration of all things Hip Hop, just before a screening of the movie “Beat Street” at the Grandin Theatre. Related events get into full swing this week, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
- Beat Street Movie Screening: February 1 @ 7:30pm / Grandin Theatre
- DJ Session with VTDITC: February 11 @ 3:30pm / Gainsboro Branch Library
- Something From Nothing: Art of Rap: February 15 @ 7:30pm / Grandin Theatre
- Soul Sessions: For The Love of Hip Hop: February 22 @ 7:30pm / Grandin Theatre
- Breakdancing Session with Eric Luu: February 26 @ 10:00am / TBA
- Graffiti Session with Tom Mule: February 26 @ 1:00pm / CoLab 2nd Level Parking Lot
- DJ Session with VTDITC: March 7 @ 3:30pm / Melrose Branch Library
- Recording Studio: Available by Registration / Melrose Branch & Raleigh Court Branch Libraries
- For The Love of Hip Hop Concert ft. Tall Black Guy & Ozay Moore: March 30 / Grandin Theatre
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Reece Beekman hit a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining as Virginia knocked off No. 7 Duke 69-68 on Monday night.
It was just the second 3-pointer on 12 attempts for the Cavaliers.
Jayden Gardner scored 17 points, Kadin Shedrick posted a career-high 16 points — many coming on a variety of dunks — and Armaan Franklin had 11 points. Virginia (15-9, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won three games in a row.
Foul-plagued Mark Williams scored 16 points and Trevor Keels got all 12 of his points in the second half for Duke (19-4, 9-3), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Paolo Banchero was held to a season-low nine points and his desperation 3 hit only the side of the backboard to end the game. Before the last sequence, Beekman made a backcourt steal and basket to knot the score but failed to complete the three-point play. Then Keels put Duke back on top with two free throws with 1:26 left.
Virginia’s Kihei Clark had a look at an open 3, but it bounced off with about a minute left. Another Duke turnover came before Beekman’s miss. But a held ball resulted in Virginia having the ball with 7.2 seconds to play. Beekman also drained a 3 at the buzzer to beat Syracuse in the 2021 ACC Tournament.
Duke didn’t have a lead in the second half until Jeremy Roach’s drive for a basket at the 4-minute mark. Keels then put back his own miss to make it 66-63.
Virginia led 34-29 at halftime, aided by a 15-3 stretch that began around the midway mark of the half.
A pair of 3-pointers from reserve Bates Jones helped the Blue Devils stay in range after the Cavaliers built a 32-20 edge. Still, Duke was stuck with its largest halftime deficit of the season.
BIG PICTURE
Virginia: The Cavaliers are 48-39 against ranked opponents in coach Tony Bennett’s 13 seasons. Virginia had made at least three 3-pointers in every previous game.
Duke: The Blue Devils had sloppy execution at times during their only home game during a six-game stretch.
UP NEXT
Virginia: Host Georgia Tech on Saturday.
FloydFest 22 “Heartbeat” has just about set its lineup for this summer’s festival just off the Blue Ridge Parkway near milepost 170. WFIR’s Gene Marrano spoke last week with FloydFest co-founder and the Chief Creative for Across the Way Productions, Kris Hodges; here is that report “In Depth”:
