Arts & Entertainment

The South River Fire Department auxiliary members this week are making half-pound Easter eggs – peanut butter, orange, maple and coconut – as a fundraiser for the department. The price is $7, and area residents can call (540) 460-1531 to order the eggs. The deadline is April 6. Pictured are (from left) Kathy Jennings, Bonnie Wilmer, Vickie Chambers, Rita Huffman and Suzanne Crowder. (Mary Woodson photo)

Spring Vineyard Meeting

Artist Arvid Christiansen explains his paintings of musicians who participated in the Wednesday morning music jam sessions in various locations in Lexington from the early 1980s until last year. The paintings are on display at Sweet Treats Bakery. Christiansen, 88, has been attending the jam sessions for the past six years, taking photos of the musicians and then painting from the photographs. He’s done 79 paintings of the musicians, and Sweet Treats employee Adrian Gonsalves chose 42 of them to hang at the bakery. A retired New Jersey chemical company executive who also taught chemistry at Virginia Military Institute, Christiansen taught himself how to paint and has been painting since he was 9 years old. (Claudia Schwab photo)

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652

Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 Our condolences are extended to the Reynolds family as we remember Florence Reynolds and to the Markland family upon the tragic loss of Stormie Markland. Our prayers go out to you all.

Esther Pennington, 291-2629

Ginger is a beautiful English coonhound approximately 4 years old. She is spayed and vaccinated and heartwormtested negative. She is a companion dog, not a hunting dog. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA.

Carolyn Terrell, (540) 649-3828/[email protected] Happy birthday wishes are being sent to Atlee Waymack, Joe Campbell, Doug Gunsalus, LuAnn Smith, Brooke Terrell Landes, Ruth Cox, Bill Bragg and Linda Kislek. Better health prayers for Mike Clark (son of Mary Clark), Becky Hite, Terry Groah, Tommy Groah, Amy Fields, Jim Simmons, Hallie Waymack and Tyler Clem. Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Loreen Fauber, Thomas Whitten and Mike Chittum.

Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected] The New Monmouth Presbyterian Church’s Easter sunrise service will be at Hotinger Hill at 7 a.m. Breakfast will follow at the church. Let Janet Drake know if you are able to bring something. There will be an Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Easter service is at 11 a.m.

Led by physical education teachers Stuart Brown and Jackie Gay-Milliken, teachers and students of Central Elementary School broke a sweat last Friday with a 1980s-themed P.E. activity. As the finale of the school’s weeklong fitness initiative, “March into Fitness,” students were asked to dress in their best ‘80s gear to follow along to a jazzercise video. The rest of week consisted of physical activities and stations that were designed by Central’s third, fourth, and fifth grade students. (Hope Huger photos)

The Southern Virginia University Chamber Singers will present their culminating concert of the academic year entitled, “Restoration: An Expression of Faith Concert,” at the Lexington Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 4, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.

Palm Sunday Parade Returns To Lexington

Rockbridge Highlands Realtors worked with Sarah Dudley of Alcova Mortgage to work on two Rockbridge Area Habitat homes Feb. 23. They were (from left): President Kimberly Hostetter, directors Sarah Centorino and Mary Beth Harris, Vice President Lori Parker, Association Executive Debbie Conner-Armentrout and Treasurer Michael Lonergan. Not pictured was volunteer Staci Mauck.

First Baptist Church will celebrate Palm Sunday during its 11 a.m. service on April 2.

The Buena Vista Baptist Church, at 2174 Chestnut Ave., will once again present a concert of gospel and Easter music this Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m.

Editor’s note: The following story was written by Kelsey Goodwin for Washington and Lee University.

Two Fairfield Elementary School Destination Imagination teams competed in the 2023 Virginia Tournament in Mechanicsville on March 18, bringing home two awards. Team “The 5 Kute Kumbbers” (above) competed in the Scientific Challenged-Far Fetched and placed second in the competition. Team members are (from left) Madison Miller, Alejandra Guashpa, Logan Wood, Coleman Nicely and Gabby Falls. Team “Magnum DI” (above) competed in the Fine Arts Challenge-Flip the Script and placed third. Pictured are (from left) Levi Poulin, Lillian Chapman, Charlotte Whitmore, Jaelynn Hite, Zoe Nuchols and Chase Ricker. Both teams were coached by teacher Cathy Whitesell.

Natural Bridge Ruritan Club members and families completed their annual spring road cleanup on March 11. Thanks to former Glasgow club members, additional road mileage was covered this year in the Glasgow area.

The W&L University Jazz Ensemble will present its annual end-of-year concert on Thursday, April 6, at 8 p.m. in Wilson Hall.

Natural Bridge State Park is calling all young anglers for its annual Kids Fishing Day this Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to noon.