Did You Know?
The highest elevations on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia are 6,053 feet and 3,950 feet respectively. Photo by Mike Booher
Dates
Sat, April 17, 2010
Noon to 5 p.m.
Cost
Grand opening free. Evening performance at the Rex Theater $5.
Contact
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts
Penelope Moseley
276.236.3500
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http://www.chestnutcreekarts.org
Location
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Chestnut Creek School of the Arts
100 North Main Street
Galax, VA
Celebrate the grand opening of Chestnut Creek School of the Arts (CCSA) and honor the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway with an old-fashioned parade, which will kick off the second day of the Parade of the Arts Festival. It includes invited grand marshals, floats, marching bands, jugglers, a Horse-of-a-Different-Color, mimes, artists, and musicians.
The Grand Gallery exhibit, “Memories; the Blue Ridge Parkway in Retrospect,” will be open to the public. The Grand Hall Gallery will be open with a special exhibit, “Minds Wide Open,” in honor of Blue Ridge Plateau’s departed, talented women artists who set the pace for today’s contemporary artists.
City Gallery Fine Art will host an open art show in the Gazebo Park on North Main Street from noon to 5 p.m. This exhibit is open for all ages, all mediums, for sale or not for sale.
Grayson Street Stage will have free performances from 1 to 5 p.m. that include but are not limited to black gospel, American vocal classics, bluegrass and old time, jazz; an origami class instructed en masse; an en masse flatfoot class; and a performance of American classic dance. Special children’s activities will be available as well.
Throughout the day, local churches will provide reasonably priced specialized treats from the Crooked Road Cookbook, A Taste of the Crooked Road.
The closing ceremonies at 4:30 p.m. will include a Christo-ish fabric draping of the newly remodeled school and cake for all, a sculptural rendition of the building.
Top your day off and rest your feet at the Crooked Road Musicians Show at the Rex Theater beginning at 5 p.m. ($5 admission).
