Workers were recently working on the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts in the Chester Village Green. Work is scheduled to last 14 months with a target completion date of fall 2020. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo)
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Horne with one of his three cats.Horne and his hearse. By day, Tim Horne works as a mechanic. But when he’s not at work, he’s brewing up something spooky for neighbors near and far. Many people who vacation in August do so at the beach, but not Horne. Beginning on Aug. 1 each year, he takes off one day a week until Oct. 22, his birthday. He uses these days off to prepare his property for Halloween. From Oct. 22 through Nov. 5, Horne takes a full-time break from his day job to devote his time and energy to preparing…
The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra will open its 42nd concert season at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, with “Colors of the Orchestra” – a program that reveals the palette of colors and textures that are available to composers of orchestral music. Tchaikovsky’s “Marche Slav” and Copland’s “Our Town” are showcased. More details are at petersburgsymphony.org, and tickets can be purchased there or at the door. Concerts take place at the Petersburg High School Auditorium, 3101 Johnson Road. Ulysses Kirksey has been PSO’s music director for over 30 years, and he assumed the baton from the founder F. Nathaniel, a distinguished educator…
Josh Wortham A 50-person choir from Chester United Methodist Church will be singing in New York City in a couple of months. The choir was invited to participate in the performance of Joseph Martin’s and Heather Sorenson’s “Christmas Dreams” as part of the Distinguished Concerts International New York concert series. The performance at Carnegie Hall is planned for Nov. 17. The Chester UMC choir will join other choristers to form the Distinguished Concerts Singers International. Conductor and composer Martin will lead the performance and will serve as the clinician for the residency. Sorenson will be present as DCINY composer-in-residence as…
“Holmes and Watson: an intelligent mystery” opened Sept. 14 at Swift Mill Creek Theatre, 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway, and runs through Oct. 12. The production starts at 8 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and select Thursdays. Select matinees times are at 2:30 p.m. For more information, go to swiftcreekmillcom, email [email protected] or call (804) 748-5203.
James Worsley, county Parks and Recreation director, and David Glass are pictured. David Glass, co-founder of First Touch Sports, received the Distinguished Volunteer Service Award at the Virginia Recreation and Park Society annual awards ceremony in Tysons Corner on Sept. 9. Also at the event, Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation received an award for Best New Facility for the Relic River Boardwalk at Dutch Gap Conservation Area. The state-wide awards program honors individuals, departments and organizations throughout the state who have demonstrated excellence in the parks and recreation field. Glass and his wife, Sarah, co-founded First Touch Sports, 2900 Drewrys…
Workers from C.T. Purcell, Inc. were busy last week digging the orchestra pit for the new Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts outside the Chester Library. (Bryan Roland photo)
New queen Faith Allen, on left, poses with last year’s queen, Dominga Murray. (Ellie Browning photo) Beauty graced the stage on Monday, Aug. 26, as four competitors battled it out with glitz and glamour to be crowned Miss Chesterfield County Fair 2019. With a theme of Pageant Hollywood, contestants participated in four rounds: an opening dance routine, a fun outfit, a glamour outfit and an onstage question. The winner was Faith Allen, a homeschooled student from Forest attending Liberty University. Runners up were Bailey McKee, Megan Bowles and Madison Wells. “I hope to continue my education through law school and…
WTVR CBS-6 meteorologist Nikki Dee Ray and state Del. Riley Ingram, R-Hopewell, were grand marshals of the Chesterfield County Fair grand parade Aug. 27. Ingram is in his 28th and final year in the General Assembly. (Brenda White photo)