“Mammalogues” – a one woman show this Sunday, March 14 at RMC

Gene Glave, who used to live in Ashland and now lives in Charleston, SC, has written a one-person show, “Mammalogues.”   Ms. Glave had breast cancer.  This show is a funny and poignant look at what she went through.  March 14 at 7:00pm (Blackwell Auditorium at R-MC).   All proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Tickets are $10.  For more information, and to purchase tickets, please call 804-752-7318 or email studentlife@rmc.edu.

Ashland Police Department will host a Safe and Sober Driving Event

On Friday, March 5, 2010 from 12:00pm – 4:30pm the Ashland Police Department will host a Safe and Sober Driving Event at Randolph-Macon College. The Ashland Police Department would like to extend an invitation to all drivers, young and old, to join us as we kick-off “Checkpoint Strikeforce” & “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving: St Patrick’s Day impaired driving awareness campaign”. More »

Pet Portraits – Hanover Humane Society Fundraiser

On March 19 and 20, Jessica Robertson Photographic Artistry will donate the session fee of all Pet Portraits to the Hanover Humane Society.  Hurry and make your appointment before they’re all gone!  Call 798-7980. More »

Giant Flemish Rabbits

Saturday March 20 at 1:00 p.m. at the Richard S. Gillis, Jr. Ashland Branch Library, 201 N. Railroad Ave. (804) 798-4072.  Celebrate our Snuggle up with Peter Rabbit read aloud program with a visit from some Giant Flemish Rabbits.    More »

1960s The Meaning Behind the Music

Thursday, March 25 at 7:00pm at the Richard S. Gillis, Jr. Ashland Branch Library.  Other Voices, an acoustic vocal band, will take you on a trip through the sixties, with the protest anthems, pop songs, and expressive ballads that made the era unforgettable.    More »

Sue Watson wins coveted YWCA Outstanding Women Award for Education

Sue Watson was among 10 women selected for the YWCA honor (out of nearly 80 candidates).   To celebrate, the YWCA is hosting a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.   The luncheon is a fundraising event and nearly 900 members of the Metro Richmond community attend each year.  Funds raised support the YWCA’s three core program areas: domestic violence, sexual violence and early childhood education.  Tickets are $50. Sales will begin in March.

House of Delegates Action Could Jeopardize Virginia Commission for the Arts!

Your Help is Needed NOW!  On February 21 the Appropriations Committee of the House of Delegates voted, 15-7, to cut state funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) by 50 percent in 2010-11 and to eliminate the agency completely as of July 1, 2011. The Senate Finance Committee has adopted the proposal in the budget bill submitted by Governor Kaine not to make further cuts in state funding for the Commission for the Arts.  More »

Rail Track Replacement Begins on Monday

Expect delays from Gwathmey Church Road to England Street (St. Rt. 54) until March 5, 2010

Jacksonville, FL – February 15, 2010 – CSX Transportation (CSXT) will begin rail track maintenance in Ashland, Virginia on Monday, February 22, 2010.  The work is part of CSXT’s ongoing track maintenance program to ensure safe and efficient rail service.

 CSXT’s project in Ashland was supposed to begin on February 15; however inclement weather caused the project’s postponement.  Although contingent upon good weather, the work will begin on February 22 on the west track, which runs close to town on the north side of Gwathmey Church Road to England Street.  CSXT aims to complete the rail track maintenance project by March 5, contingent upon favorable weather conditions.

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Next Ashland Arts Network Meeting

Our next meeting of the group is 3/1/2010 at 7 pm at Ashland Coffee & Tea.

First draft of the mission statement was sent to you, a Facebook page is in the works.

We need to talk logo as well. It would be nice to finalize both mission statement/logo and move forward from there.

Don’t forget we have June reserved for our group show at the Listening Room Gallery at Ashland Coffee & Tea.
We will also discuss plans for an April Arts Social.

“We Were There: History Through the Arts” Resceduled for March 26 & 27

The great history of our country, both the tragedy and the triumph, will be presented in the production of We Were There: History through the Arts. This event will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings, March 26 and 27, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Blackwell Auditorium on the campus of Randolph-Macon College.  The production will present significant stories and events from our country’s history through dramatic readings, dance, poetry and song.  More »