Monday, September 28th, 2015
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Always and Forever Photography “I’ve never known why or how ideas pop into my head. They just show up,” says stained glass artist Nikki Pynn. She started with stained glass when she lived in Richmond, where she had earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and
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Thursday, July 16th, 2015
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Always and Forever Photography Local artist Aili Wang has not stopped drawing and painting since private art lessons at age 15. A native of China, Wang received a Bachelor of...
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Monday, March 30th, 2015
There doesn’t seem to have been a time in the life of Jeni Benos when she wasn’t shaping horses out of whatever material was handy – clay, metal, wire. “I’ve always been 3-D inclined,” states the 30-something...
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Monday, June 16th, 2014
By Jenn Bates The Cube is a blank canvas—a completely black box. It is a space for artistic exhibits and installations, virtual reality explorations, intimate performances or even simply a meeting room. It is ambiguous, yet malleable. Within the $100 million Moss...
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Monday, January 13th, 2014
Recipes by: The Bank Food and Drink Executive Chef Michael Behmoiras Seared Scallops with Quinoa and Pomegranate Gastrique Makes: 4 servings Ingredients: 16 large scallops 1 cup red quinoa 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth 4 ounces...
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
The New River Valley is resplendent with dance opportunities ~ for spectators, children and participants. No matter your age or skill level, there’s a place for you and your dancing shoes, or boots, or clogs, or stocking...
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Saturday, June 1st, 2013
Give a kid a coloring book with tracing pages inside, and you just might unleash the artist within. Alex Crookshanks was but a pre-kindergarten toddler when he received a Hot Wheels coloring book with tracing pages as...
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Monday, March 18th, 2013
Sparkling silver, shimmering glass, smoothly carved wood, melodious art, delicious treats and cozy quilts are all made by the meticulous hands of local artisans. Their work shouts from the mountain tops and down into the New River...
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Monday, January 14th, 2013
In an atmosphere of grandeur, the new Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech – that expansive, construction project on N. Main St. in Blacksburg between the Alumni Mall and Turner Street – will bring dazzling productions,...
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Monday, January 14th, 2013
Dozens of luminaries cruised into the New River Valley for a night of honoring one of their own, and for one brief evening, all roads seemed to lead to Blacksburg. It was a deliciously warm night last...
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