• Families

    FAKE BEACH

    You went to the beach right after school was out in early June. Or you just got back from the beach and are already missing the sound of the waves, the wind and the way you felt scoured and soul-cleaned and sun-baked. Or you simply didn’t go. Lots and lots of people don’t. All reasons why a FAKE BEACH (along with a good cruise-in and burnout) is in good order at the end of summer. so we asked ourselves, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE A BEACH? Are we missing anything essential? Advise: DON’T MISS the artPARK transformed into FAKE BEACH. The schedule looks like this: August 23, 11a-5p SANDCASTLE…

  • Families,  Performances

    English Country Dance

    3rd artPARK STREET DANCE of the SEASON The Pomerene Center for the Arts is excited to announce the return of Susan English to the artPARK to lead the 3rd social street dance of the season — ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE June 27, 7p.  Think square dance/line dance only earlier in time and channelling Jane Austen. Susan will be joined by Fourpence — Linda Hershberger-Kirk, cello; Stephanie Musselman, keyboard; Mike Deyo, violin; Cid Cayhoe, penny whistle.  The POM was introduced to Susan at a contra dance organized by Dr. Brandon Hill several years back at the Orange Event Center (formerly Blue Ridge Grange). In addition to leading/calling English Country Dance, Susan calls…

  • Gatherings,  Performances

    Summer is for dancing in the street. Year 4 — 1st concert

    CHARDON POLKA BAND. May 30. in the artPARK Polka class 7p. Music starts at 8p These guys…these polka punks…this eccentric gang…this genuine oom-pah style CHARDON POLKA BAND can turn anything into a Polka. They’ve been doing it since 2003. This is what happens when there’s no place for an accordion player in the local high school marching band and a 16 year old kid pulls a mismatched group of teenagers together so he can play. Beware! Polka anywhere. Case in point see video below. FAQs Some tongue-in-cheek. Some not.  QUESTION: Why should I come? ANSWER: The music is great. They have an alpine horn. Plus social dancing brings people together, whether with…