Archive for November, 2008
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
GRINCHMAS IS COMING!!
Hot from the Lyric website: The Lyric Theatre is proud to present a holiday community program! Grinchmas features the Brass 5, VTuba (the Virginia Tech Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble) and the Blacksburg Children’s Master Chorale. The program will include a fun, family-friendly musical extravaganza celebrating music from ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ and other holiday favorites. The [...]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Apaloosa
I was pleasantly surprised at Apaloosa. When I was growing up, I’d spend summers in Minnesota visiting my Great-Grandfather. He was a die-hard Zane Grey and Earle Stanly Gardner book fan. I wasn’t allowed to look at the ESG books but Grandpa Bragg would read me Zane Grey westerns every night. Gritty stories of “owl-hoots [...]
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
John McCutcheon
Another great concert at the Lyric. Planned Parenthood of the New River Valley brought John McCutcheon to Blacksburg for a night of songs and stories for all ages. As McCutcheon made several references, there were many AARP eligible members of the audience.
McCutcheon is an old school folk musician following in the footsteps of Pete Seegar, the [...]
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
A Tale of Two Concerts
I have been slowly on the learning curve of this blog, but here is the first actual posting!
Monday night the Lyric hosted the Roanoke Opera and Symphony. The performance was flawless and inspiring. Then it was a magic night at the Lyric Friday. The Escovedo Trio filled the Lyric with one of the best concerts [...]
