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Editor’s Note

If you want to know what cleverness and skill look like, check the picture on the front cover. Susan Gaines and Tara Polhamus are ingenious young women who should be wearing shirts with Ingenuity embroidered on them instead of Danville Kids Consignment. Come to think of it, maybe the words are synonymous. Read their story on page 3 for a full explanation.

Another model of ingenuity, Jay Rojas, is featured on page 8 in Teaching Students, Entertaining Crowds. Combining skill, talent, and brainpower was the magic formula for his having not one but two successful careers simultaneously.

Evince loves to showcase ingenious people. For example, Sarah Jones was inspired after reading the book, Fido’s Virginia: Virginia Is for Dog Lovers (reviewed on page 18) and took a trip with her pet to experience what she’d read.

See page 13 Paws in the Sand.

Annelle Williams is well-known for creating culinary masterpieces.

This month, it’s pasta with slow roasted cherry tomatoes and a cream sauce. The recipe is on page 21. To help you stay in shape after consuming Annelle’s delectable dishes, read Stephanie Ferrugia’s Get Fit article on page 7.

Next, turn to page 11 and read Chrysanthemum. The awardwinning Telisha Moore Leigg is starting a new series of short stories with this installment.

There is more to be discovered in the following pages and used as inspiration for action--but you probably don’t need any help.

It’s a well-known fact that Evince readers are smart and clever. In fact, you could be on the cover as the Voice of Ingenuity.

August Contents

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Editor’s Note

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Susan Evans Gaines & Tara Haymore Polhamus Making Kids Their Business

by Joyce Wilburn

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She Said He Said Saver of the Books for Mankind...Better Known as Book Hero

by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

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We Made It, Team Get Fit! by Stephanie Ferrugia

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Spotting Exceptional Customer Service

by Bill Leopold Jay Rojas / Teaching Students, Entertaining Crowds

by Joyce Wilburn

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Second Thoughts / The Beauty Parlor

by Kim Clifton

OICE OF INGENUITY

CEO / Publisher Andrew Scott Brooks President Director of Sales & Marketing Larry Oldham (434.728.3713) larry@evincemagazine.com Editor Joyce Wilburn (434.799.3160) joycewilburn@gmail.com Associate Editors Larry G. Aaron (434.792.8695) larry.aaron@gmail.com Jeanette Taylor Contributing Writers

Diane Adkins, Laura Baumgartner, Sharon Celsor-Hughes, Kim Clifton, Stephanie Ferrugia, Dena Hill, Sarah Jones, Telisha Moore Leigg, Linda Lemery, Bill Leopold, Emma Miller, Larry Oldham, Melanie Vaughan, Joyce Wilburn, Annelle Williams, Mack Williams

11 Chrysanthemum / Fiction

by Telisha Moore Leigg 12 Calendar Clips

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13 Paws in the Sand by Sarah Jones 14 Calendar 16 Heat Wave by Mack Williams 17 Having Fun and Staying Safe at Water Parks

by Laura Baumgartner 18 Book Clubbing / Fido’s Virginia: Virginia Is for Dog Lovers a review by Sarah Jones Book Clubbing / The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls review by Diane Adkins 19 What’s Happening in the Pittsylvania County Public Libraries 20 Reflecting Forward / Ingenuity: The Pursonality, Pursonification, and Purspective of Purses

by Linda Lemery 21 Around the Table / Ingenuity in the Kitchen

by Annelle Williams 22 Photo Finish

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we don’t remember conversations we’ve had,” says Tara and they both laugh.

Reflecting back on their business, the co-owners feel they are using their degrees in non-traditional but very important ways. “We help a lot of kids,” says Tara, the former social worker, referring to those whose parents purchase clothes and to those who receive good quality clothing through The Closet of Blessings. Susan explains, “Anything that is not sold or returned to the owner is donated to Fairview United Methodist Church and they give the items to people in need. We stock the Closet of Blessings twice a year. Also, during the last sale, over 300 pounds of food was collected from shoppers and given to God’s Storehouse.”

Susan uses her interior designer background when investigating potential sale sites. “Walking in, I can tell if a place is the right square footage for our needs,” she says. Of course, being moms gives them both insight into children’s needs and wants.

Tara and husband Will are the parents of six-year-old, Cole, and two-year-old Josie. Susan and husband Bill have two children: Wesley, age ten, and Hayes, age six.

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography

Susan Evans Gaines & Tara Haymore Polhamus

Making Kids Their Business

by Joyce Wilburn

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ot so long ago, Tara Polhamus was a social worker and Susan Gaines was an interior designer. They were successful in their chosen careers, but then they decided to listen to a different calling and to quote poet Robert Frost, “... that has made all the difference.”

vacation and asked, “Do you think a consignment sale would work in Danville?” She had been a buyer and a seller at consignment sales in Raleigh and thought Danville was a good market for this type of venture. After weeks of discussion with their respective spouses, the decision was made to forge ahead.

The two Danville natives and mothers of young children who have been friends since before birth—their parents were close friends and they bonded as sisters—decided in December 2009 to open a unique business, Danville Kids Consignment.

Susan was living in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Tara was residing near Richmond, Virginia, in Chesterfield County, when Susan made a phone call to her lifelong friend during Christmas

“We purchased racks, tables, insurance,” says Susan listing some of the start-up costs before Tara chimes in, “and bought advertising, secured rental space and storage for the equipment.” They called on friends and family who lived in the area to help by spreading the word of the first sale through word-of-mouth, postcards, flyers, and Facebook. Tara remembers that initial sale with a laugh and a sigh, “We barely broke even.” That didn’t stop the duo, however, and

fortunately, each successive sale became more successful.

What makes Danville Kids Consignment so popular and the only one of its kind in Danville?

“It’s not a store and the sale happens only twice a year—a total of six days a year,” explains Susan.

Customers know they can find almost-like-new seasonal clothing, toys, and baby equipment at very reasonable prices. Securing buyers and sellers isn’t a problem. “Our biggest challenge is finding 8,00010,000 square feet of empty retail space with adequate parking,” remarks Tara. The organizational details of opening and closing a business within a 10-day period might frazzle the average person, but not these two, although there are drawbacks. “Sometimes we are so sleep-deprived during that time,

Tara and Susan have the perfect combination of experience, knowledge and ingenuity to make Danville Kids Consignment one of the city’s most unique and successful businesses–and it’s making a difference in their lives and in the community.

• The next Danville Kids Consignment will be located in Market Square Shopping Center, 3303 B U.S. 29 Highway in the building next to Food Lion, on Thursday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.; Friday, September 12, from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 13, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

On Saturday, early admission at 8:30 a.m. is given to anyone who brings a donation of money or food for God’s Storehouse.

• A Women and Home Sale will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 25, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, September 26, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 27, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• For information about selling, shopping, or volunteering, visit www.danvillekidsconsignment.com.

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August 2014

SHE SAID

by Dena Hill

Saver of the Books for Mankind...Better Known as Book Hero In June, we went to see my son graduate from Officer Development School in Rhode Island. I want to tell you how much I appreciate your going with me. I even showed my gratitude in Evince by sharing our trip with the readers.

Last month, you so graciously volunteered to go to Atlanta to see my dear friend from the good old days. You filled the car with gas and were panting with anticipation at all of the shopping you were about to do. You were imagining all the eclectic stores waiting to accept your money.

You have an uncanny ability to adapt to any environment as long as there are retail stores around.

You are always invited to visit my friends anywhere in the country, but I am going to ban you from buying any more books. We just don’t have the space and you don’t have time to read them unless you are planning to spend years in jail. Do you know something I don’t know?

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by Larry Oldham The only reason that I buy books is just what you said. Someday I plan to be incarcerated for a long time and my goal is not to run out of reading material. Now that is pretty darn smart even if I have to say so myself.

She said He Said

I buy all these books because I like to read.

In the future, there won’t be any books on the shelves.

Everyone will have e-books instead.

People will come for miles around to see what a real book looks like.

I don’t After we arrived, Photo by think you you got up in Michelle Dalton Photography. understand the morning, my vision for walked two the world. I am being proactive about miles, ate breakfast and headed out saving the books for the future of the door before my friend and I could mankind and you are worrying about even plan the day. (I certainly didn’t space in our house. In the future, mind if you shopped as long as you I will be considered a hero, a book took all the stuff to the Goodwill store hero, I might add. As my wife, people instead of bringing those treasures will probably want to build a statue back to the house.) You returned for in your honor for encouraging me to lunch (You don’t like to miss a meal.) save the printed word that is bound and then headed to another store and can be read by turning pages. to buy more books. For a man who Now I know you are bashful and shy owns in excess of 10,000 books, I and don’t really look for attention, but don’t understand why you need more. that comes with the territory of being As you told my friend, after you die married to a “Saver of the Books for you were hoping that I would open up Mankind.” You’re welcome. something like a presidential library (in your name) so that everyone could There are people saving the see your books. I have seen some whales, saving the trees, saving of the titles that you buy and I can the environment, and even saving guarantee that your book club fans stamps, but I know of no one who would be small in number. Not only is saving books. Aren’t you glad you that, the only presidential position married me and have become a you have ever held is president of part of the greater good of life? The your own fan club; membership at books of life, that is. last count.....one.

He Said / She Said can be found in Showcase Magazine.

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We Made It, Team Get Fit!

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by Stephanie Ferrugia Program Director, Get Fit Dan River Region The 2014 Weight Loss Challenge crossed the finish line on July 18, and we are thrilled with the response and the many success stories that are still pouring in. Team Get Fit member, Iris Johnson, said it best in a recent social media post: “The Get Fit Challenge was such an amazing time for me. I met so many wonderful people and made lots of friends. Getting fit and healthy is a life-changing event that you should challenge yourself to do on a daily basis. It is our duty to get fit and stay alive longer. Thank you to all of the coaches, participants and everyone involved who helped us all become more aware of the importance of getting fit.”

We couldn’t agree more, Iris! The lives that changed and the renewed spirit for health and wellness in the Dan River Region are exactly the kind of end results we hoped to achieve. Special thanks to our team captains for being excellent role models and stepping up to sweat it out in the name of health. These folks are busy, but they recognize the importance of living healthy, encouraging our families, workforce and community to feel and look our very best.

However, many of you have asked: What’s next? That’s exactly when ingenuity and creativity come into play!

The 12 challenge workouts are still available online for you to use anywhere, anytime. You might not fall in love with every exercise. For example, I feel like an absolute goofball when I do the supermans from Team Robert and Ciji’s workout. I can only imagine how I look doing them--yikes! I’ve tried supermanning a few times and they’re still out of my comfort zone, so next time, I’ll sub some of Ken Jones’ moves from Team Mike Mondul and the Sheriff’s Office vs.

Danville Fire Department fountain workout. Tweaking an exercise regimen gives us ownership of our routine and flexibility is key. Who knows? Maybe I’ll revisit those supermans another time.

While you’re out there being creative and finding what works for your lifestyle, remember to stick with the classic, tried and true habits. Get plenty of rest (seven to eight hours), eat three to five servings of fruits and veggies and tip back that water. August always brings the heat to her party!

Finally, should you run into any of our generous Challenge sponsors, team captains, or their trainers, please give them a Team Get Fit high five. They all stepped up to sweat it out in the name of health and encouraged us to feel and look our very best. For a complete list of these folks and companies, visit www.teamgetfit.org.

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To encourage exceptional customer service, the Business Development Committee of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Evince will recognize those who give it. When you experience exceptional customer service, tell us about it in 300 words or less. Include your name and phone number. Email your story to joycewilburn@gmail.com or visit www.dpchamber.org; under Business Development, and click Customer Service Award Nomination.

by Bill Leopold

Jay Rojas

Teaching Students & Entertaining Crowds

Spotting Exceptional Customer Service

When the CVS at 3212 Riverside Drive opened, I switched my prescriptions there because it was more convenient. From the first time I walked into the store, I noticed the good customer service, especially in the pharmacy. The people working behind the counter were always very helpful, but there is one special person who really impressed me with her great smile, her caring attitude and outstanding customer service—Pharmacy Lead Technician, Gwendolyn Lewis.

Everyone likes to feel special and Gwen excels in that area from the time customers walk into the store until the time they leave. She makes customers feel like they are very important by remembering their names and promptly taking care of their prescription needs. She makes customers look forward to going into CVS again. Gwen Lewis is an outstanding employee and a big asset to CVS. For these reasons, she deserves the Spotting Exceptional Customer Service Award. Thank you, Gwen!

by Joyce Wilburn Danville native, Jay Rojas, was a 19-year-old Averett student when he received a phone call from his dad with news that would impact Jay’s life forever. “Dad was having a blast at a wedding reception because of the DJ who was playing music and entertaining the crowd,” he vividly remembers. The energizing excitement in his dad’s voice during the short conversation years ago planted a small seed of curiosity about the work a mobile DJ does. The interest quickly evolved into a passion a short time later when Jay attended a wedding reception where Skip Ellis of G105 radio fame in Raleigh provided the music.

Recognizing that Jay had the potential to be a super entertainer, Ellis became his mentor. “He hooked me up with the right equipment and the right people,” says Jay, who worked his first paying DJ job in 1998 and expected to have a gig every few months. That didn’t happen.

“There was one year I worked 54 events and came close to leaving my teaching job,” he says.

Knowing his wife and children needed more financial stability than a mobile DJ could provide, Jay continued being Woodberry Hills Elementary School’s physical education teacher during the week and worked as a mobile DJ after hours and weekends. Ironically, some of the same skills were needed for both jobs. Comparing the two careers, he lists the similarities, “Obviously, I create lesson plans for school and I also organize plans as a DJ. I’ll listen to new songs and decide what goes with them. For example, I might play two beach songs and then a slow song. There’s more to it than most observers would realize. I don’t just show up with a playlist.” Like a good teacher who encourages active participation by all students, Jay wants every party-goer to have fun when he’s entertaining. “My goal is to pack the dance floor and that means I adapt the playlist as I go. I observe what they need and give it to them.” It seems simple, but that’s because Jay practices with the equipment and music and then plans what he will say to transition between songs. Arriving three hours before the beginning of an

event is the norm for him. “I want to make sure everything is ready,” he says succinctly.

Looking back over the last 16 years, Jay comments, “One of the main reasons I’ve been successful is my wife, Debbie.” He acknowledges that while he worked, she was the one chauffeuring the young children to classes and special events and making sure things ran smoothly at home. Now that the kids are older, it’s a little easier. In fact, sometimes Jay receives help from 16-year-old Gunnar and 13-yearold Abby in setting up for a gig.

Having two careers hasn’t always been easy, but Jay is proof that it can be done, especially if there is a family who provides inspiration and support to make it happen.

• DJ Jay Rojas will be entertaining the crowd at Museum Meets Margaritaville, the annual fundraiser for the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, on Saturday, August 23, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Community Market on Craghead Street.

• Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door and include dinner provided by Golden Leaf Bistro. There will be a cash bar.

• For more information, call 434.793.5644, visit 975 Main Street or www.danvillemuseum.org.

Evince Magazine It’s odd that the living room was originally reserved for people who weren’t. Living, I mean. Back in the day, the prettiest room in the house was used for viewings. After a while funeral homes took over, so the tradition stopped. Somehow, though, the devotion to maintaining a formal parlor didn’t.

That’s how it was in my childhood home, anyway. Our parlor was so fancy that my dad threatened to section it off with velvet ropes since no one could use it. It had wing-backed chairs that looked like thrones. The only people who ever sat in them were census takers, the Avon lady and, of course, the preacher. It was a room that demanded respect. In the rare times we did have gatherings, guests always wore their Sunday best. My mother basically used it for visitations and baby showers. Odd that this dressy place was set aside for people who’d either left this world or hadn’t gotten here yet.

It wasn’t just us. It’s how everybody rolled...saving the good stuff for strangers and acquaintances, never for kin. It would also help explain why after 33 years of marriage my wedding china has never left the hutch. Until now. When the late Jim Croce sang, “You don’t spit in the wind... and you don’t mess around with Jim,” he should have said Kim. The old Kim used to abide by all the rules. This new Kim doesn’t. This new Kim has the nerve to bring things into the room that have never been there before--like a cup of coffee and a TV remote. This new Kim is brazen enough to put her feet on the furniture, thanks to the matching ottoman that came with the set. Above the red sofa hangs a painting that looks

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in life. It’s just that I know they weren’t put here for me.

This piece is a follow-up for those readers who remember when I decided to throw caution to the wind and buy a red couch.

I got a little carried away to the point that it looks more like the lobby of a restaurant than a home, but that’s exactly how I want it. Whether you’ve come to deliver a package or to have dinner, I want the experience to be just like that famous pasta palace on television. When you’re here, you’re family.

Second Thoughts

by Kim Clifton ©2014

The Beauty Parlor like a marketplace in Italy. Beside it is a dining area which sports a bistro décor.

The adjoining kitchen has so many chef references you’d think the food channel was shooting on location. It’s the room that for over 20 years sat full of pretty furniture with no purpose. The ship has sailed on baby showers in my circle of friends, and thankfully, we’ve been blessed to have family members living long and happy lives.

Instead of watching a sofa, we wallow on it. It’s where I stop to catch the news while

cooking. It’s where I sit and stare out the bay window, lost in my thoughts. It’s where my husband and I share our days, plan our weekends and play games on our iPads.

Its look has changed my outlook. I’ve gone from blue to bliss. I feel like someone who’s tasted freedom after smashing through the Berlin Wall. I know I’m breaking the rules, but this suits me just fine. I’m not a fancy person. My lifestyle is casual. If I have to dress up for an event, I don’t want to go.

I’d be satisfied living in a J. Crew world. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the finer things

Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to Kim’s June 2014 column, “The Old and the Restless,” wherein she was tired of her blue couch and decided to spice up their home with a red sofa. To read it, visit www.evincemagazine.com.

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Chrysanthemum fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg In this new set of stories, readers are introduced to Fallon Washington, a young homeless girl, coming with her mother to a new community. As always, there are secrets and surprises. I hope you will join me on the journey. TML.

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rushed chrysanthemums. Petals floating on stormy winds. It will be raining and the windows will be open. An older woman stands still in this room with her back to me, her head dropped like the head of a wire hanger bent back. Always just a part I see. But what I see always happens. I’ve gotten used to it. You don’t have to believe me if you just can’t.

I stared at the cafeteria lady when she wasn’t watching and probably a little bit of when she was, even before she yelled to the kids. “Next!” hollered Mrs. Richie, 58, with short salt-and-pepper hair, who—according to the whispers of a teacher in the next line over—had survived cancer again last year. Mrs. Richie called out in a man-raspy, Neu Yawk voice to the first lunch group of Theodore Krinz-Rosen Senior High School in Brindle County, Virginia.

I drop my eyes, don’t want her to see me even though she’s looking right at me. I feel her kindness. When my turn comes in line, she nods at me, puts her fingers over mine as she tawks. “Fallon Washington, freshman? Key ya lunch pin in. Ya know the numba, right?” With only 978 total students, Mrs. Richie knows I’m new. But even though I’m new here, I do know my number and I put it in. A week ago, I memorized those five digits looking in front of the shelter’s metal mirror because today I don’t want to hold up the line. The students, we all move along, and I’m one of them, just the same.

In one of the school hallways, one that will be long and white, where the classroom doors have no knobs, just those pull-down handles. And off that hall, in a room, maybe a science lab, I’ll see her there by chance. I will be lost, looking for some other classroom, some other subject to learn...when I see her and my books drop clatter-splat. She’ll turn, her lips mumbling, praying maybe, those petals in her hand, falling down.

Even though I am out of the line, I don’t really have a table, any seat to go to.

I sit down at an empty table near, but not beside, some kid with orange-andpurple hair and large ear gauges. I eat my baked fries and sausage pizza slice.

I look back at the lunch line, see Mrs. Richie punching in lunch codes and taking money. I remind myself there is nothing I really know, and nothing that knowing makes any better. I don’t want to be different, don’t know what to do with all this stuff I know that people haven’t told me. It never matters, anyway. Never mind.

Mrs. Richie will and will not look the same; she’ll be closer to some end then, her tired eyes deeper set; she’ll be stubble-headed, her body thinner, more broken, and her fingers will move over the chrysanthemum petals that she hasn’t yet pulled free, and that action will tax her, make her breath come in quick huffs.

“She looks good, so good, you know, despite...I’m glad she beat it...Wow, 26 years here in this cafeteria. Wouldn’t be the same without her.” A brunette in a teal sweater talks to another woman holding a grade book and a Gala apple.

“My mother fought...so...hard,” TealSweater starts, but can’t go on. She looks back at Mrs. Richie with pity and awe, balancing her salad and two fruit waters. I could tell them how it will end if they wanted to know, but I don’t think they do. They never do.

The science books will not tell any answers, not any footnote for the moment when she will see me and smile like she would at some lost child. In that room with the turn-down handle door, there will be a cold steel cabinet with drawers, a rolling stool, and a periodic table poster of the elements in abbreviation.

I put my tray away. Turn away. I block the sound of a twang upstate voice, the soft, kind fingers covering mine. My first day in high school, and I think this school is big, but not too big, even with the wing they are adding. A year, two? It won’t be long before they finish construction.

And I’ll go lost and looking, lost and looking in, see her, Mrs. Richie, mouthing down, crushed yet set wild through some portal by a stronger hand.

She’ll turn, her lips mumbling, praying maybe, those petals in her hand, falling down. And I’ll see what I already knew.

Always just a part I see. But what I see always happens. I’ve gotten used to it.

You don’t have to believe me if you just can’t.

It’s okay. We all move along, and I’m one of them, just the same.

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Calendar Clips Clip it. Post it. Do it.

For more activities, see the calendar on page 14.

Friday, August 8 – Sunday, August 10 Premiere of Milton

Join New York-based theater company, PearlDamour, for the premiere of a special performance in Milton, North Carolina. Milton is a new, three-person production of spoken word and song that features video and music.

Over the past two years, PearlDamour artistic directors, Lisa Damour and Katie Pearl, have been visiting Milton, North Carolina (about 20 minutes from Danville), and four other towns named Milton across America. They have interviewed elders, youth, business owners, and local historians, exploring what it means to live in a small town and be American. Out of these interviews and local stories they have created this new piece of theater. This isn’t your typical play — it’s an intimate show and a community conversation happening at the Milton Woman’s Club, 11928 Academy Street. After this production, the show will travel to the other four Miltons across the United States before touring to other cities. Performances take place on Friday at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Admission is free for Milton residents. A donation of $5-15 is suggested for other patrons. Call 1.888.970.0929 or visit www.skyovermilton.com to reserve tickets. (submitted by Emma Miller)

Friday, August 15 – Sunday, October 12

Arts Fusion & the Power of Creativity in Dementia Care

This exhibit of art and stories created by participants in the Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia Arts Fusion Program will open with a reception on August 15, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main Street. The public is invited. Arts Fusion is the most extensive multi-disciplinary arts program for persons with dementia in Virginia.

The program offers interactive creative arts programs that incorporate music, poetry, dance and visual art. Arts Fusion encourages creative expression, social engagement, and opportunities for success for persons with dementia by shifting focus from lost abilities to remaining strengths. The expansion of Arts Fusion in the Danville area is the result of a grant from the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region. Artworks and stories from Roman Eagle, Emeritus, Piney Forest and Chatham Health and Rehab will be included in the exhibit at the Danville Museum. The Alzheimer’s Association Arts Fusion program received a 2014 Virginia Commonwealth Council on Aging Best Practice Award and was a featured program at the National Leadership Exchange on Creative Aging Conference in Washington, DC in June 2014. (submitted by Sharon Celsor-Hughes)

Wednesday, August 20

“What is Arts Fusion?” & “Why the Arts?”

From 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., the Alzheimer’s Association, in partnership with the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History and the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, is offering a free information session to the public. It will include an overview of the Arts Fusion program, a look at the value of using the arts in dementia care, and a demonstration on how to engage persons with dementia through the arts.

This event is designed for professional and personal caregivers and others who are interested. It is not intended for the person with a diagnosis of memory loss. For more information, email shughes@alz.org or call 434.973.6122 ext. 123. (submitted by Sharon Celsor-Hughes)

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Saturday, August 23

Dr. Bhushan H. Pandya, a board certified gastroenterologist practicing at Danville Gastroenterology Center, will be presenting a free dynamic and interactive program, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Ballou Recreation Center, lower level, at the corner of West Main and Park Avenue. Digestive disorders can be attributed to a variety of causes, such as acid reflux, peptic ulcer disease, gall bladder disease, irritable bowel syndrome and others, including esophageal cancer, which has been on the rise over the last several years This program is part of the free Keeping Well in Mind, Body & Spirit series for those concerned with cancer prevention and survivorship and is open to the public. It is brought to the Dan River Region by the Cancer Research and Resource Center of Southern Virginia in partnership with Danville Parks & Recreation. Bring your lunch and a friend. Drinks and dessert are provided. Boxed lunches can be ordered in advance for $6.00. Call to make a reservation 434.421.3060 or email cllitzenberg@vcu.edu. (submitted by Melanie Vaughan)

Held in memory of Dean, a local man that was an Eagle Member who passed away from pancreatic cancer. The ride will be held Saturday, August 23 to benefit the Danville Cancer Association.The cost is $15 per rider (bikes and cars) and all who sign up will receive a memorial pin. Registration is from 11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at Thunder Road Harley Davidson, and the ride will end at the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Best hand will win $250. Entertainment for the event will be the Dirt Road Scholars Band - Friday, August 22, and Saturday, August 23 the Painted Pony Band. Non riders are welcome at $10 per person at the Eagles.There will be a Raffle, 50/50, door prizes and Auction (Vacation Trips and More). For more info call 434.251.0994.

Digestion vs. Indigestion

Friday, August 15 – Sunday, October 12

Outstanding Young Artists Featured in Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History’s New Exhibitions

Premiering in the Jennings Gallery of the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History on August 15, Before You Go features a collection of photographs and paintings by Mary Courtney Blake. The museum is also proud to stage the debut of Logan Koontz’ Every Day -- Studies in Black and White in the Schoolfield Gallery, a collection of photorealistic drawings.

The public is invited to a preview reception on August 15 for Logan Koontz’ Every Day -- Studies in Black and White and for Arts Fusion from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. A preview reception for Mary Courtney Blakes’ Before You Go will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at 975 Main Street. (434.793.5644; www.danvillemuseum.org).

Fifth Annual Dean Ferris Memorial Ride

Saturday, August 23

Museum Meets Margaritaville

This annual fundraiser will be held at the Community Market, 629 Craghead Street, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

It will feature cheeseburgers and other goodies from The Golden Leaf Bistro.

DJ Jay Rojas will play Jimmy Buffett music, beach, and other dance music.

(See story on page 12.) The cash bar will serve beer, wine, and Margaritas.

Dress casually: shorts, tee shirts, flip flops, and parrotheads. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tables can be reserved. For more information, visit the DMFAH at 975 Main Street, call 434.793.5644, or visit www.danvillemuseum.org.

Ongoing

People, Pets & Pilot

Register to have a professional picture taken with your pet by award-winning photographer, Steve Mantilla, and make a difference in the community. For $20, the picture of your pet in a local setting will be made into an 11 x 14 print. In the spring of 2015, The Luncheon Pilot Club of Danville will display all pictures in a public venue. The community will vote Jennifer Haskell’s pet, Eddy, by cash donation for a favorite picture. prepares another delicious meal The winner is determined by the picture for the family. Photo by Steven Mantilla that raises the most cash votes. All money raised stays in the community to help those with brain-related disorders and disabilities. Registration is starting early so those wanting outdoor shots may have their choice of seasons. For more information, call 434.429.6113 or email mkaravanic@thearcofsouthside.org. (submitted by Melanie Vaughan)

Evince Magazine

Paws in the Sand

by Sarah Jones

Linus grinning as he takes a break from playing in the sand. Photo taken by Andrea Janine Jones.

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anna go for a ride?” I ask.

Linus’s ears perk up.

After walk and cookie, these are his favorite words. Linus is a Dutch Shepherd/Spaniel mix named after the precocious, blanket-bearing Peanuts character. He has boundless energy and desire for adventure.

Whether rain or shine, he wants to be outside. He is my shadow and one of my best friends. Which is why, after reading Fido’s Virginia: Virginia Is for Dog Lovers by Ginger Warder (See page 20.), I grabbed his leash and another best friend, my sister Andrea, and headed for Virginia Beach.

The first thing you need to pack when you take your dog on his first trip is a sense of humor. Driving to Virginia Beach, we realized that Linus needed a break every hour. After 45 minutes, his chin would be on the console and he would be whimpering, letting us know he’d had all the boredom he could take. Since I insist on his wearing a doggie seat belt, each break took 15 minutes of unbuckling, walking, and re-buckling.

Once we arrived at our destination, we stayed in the Econo-Lodge--one of the hotels mentioned in Warder’s book.

They asked for a $10 fee per pet, but had no other special requirements.

The staff was friendly, the room was clean, and there was a small continental breakfast. At some luxury

hotels, they offer pet sitters, yappy hours where they give out dog treats, and loans of dog beds and bowls.

We spent the evening after we arrived and the next morning on the beach.

After reading Fido’s Virginia we knew that dogs are allowed on the beach above 42nd Street before 10:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. during the summer. It was Linus’s first time seeing the ocean. He pranced across the beach like he owned the place, the sea breeze wafting sand into his fur. At first, he was nervous about the breakers, jumping away from the incoming saltwater, but after some play, he was dipping his feet in the water and grinning with excitement.

There were also lots of dogs running free for Linus to greet. That was his favorite part, meeting everyone that passed as we walked up and down the shoreline.

Before we left Virginia Beach, we made a stop at Mrs. Bones Bowtique, a place I was particularly eager to visit after reading about it in Warder’s book.

The Bowtique sells handmade dog collars, dog beds, and other artisan items. The owner was especially nice, pulling down collars and giving suggestions about what would look best on Linus. Our trip was a short one, but not short on fun. Linus was finally worn out from his adventures and slept the whole way home.

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August Calendar Ongoing

Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row & Holbrook Street. 434.770.1974. www.danvillehistory.org.

Danville Science Center Digital Dome Theater - Open for guests to fully explore the known universe as well as some fascinating phenomena right here on Earth.

The immersive dome setting showcases the scientific wonders of space, engages visitors with live astronomers, and offers large format films. Danville Science Center (DSC).

434.791.5160.

Estlow’s Trains Exhibit - John “Jack” Estlow, Jr. originally constructed this “N” Scale Train layout which was donated by his daughters and grandson so visitors can enjoy trains running in the train station.

DSC. 434.791.5160.

Virginia Grown Farmers’ Market – Features fresh products produced locally within Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, Bedford, Campbell, & Halifax counties throughout growing season. 7:30am-12pm.

Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex.

434.432.8026.

Pittsylvania County Public Library Events. See story page 19.

Bingo – Bring a gift to exchange and have blood pressure and body index checked.

Location/times vary. 434.799.5216.

Tai-Chi Day Classes - Increase strength, balance, flexibility and progress at your own pace. M 11:15am-12:15pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Intro to Social Networking Computer Class – Learn how social networking can be used in daily living. Ages 50+. M 11am-1pm. Danville Public Library (DPL).

434.799.5195.

Let’s Dance – Formerly Boogie Mondays.

Learn new dances, make new friends and have loads of fun. 7-8:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Yoga Classes - Stress-relieving wellness class. M 11:30am-12:30pm, DPL; 5:30pm, Ballou Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

Art with Judie – Learn how to paint with acrylic, oil or watercolor. M/TU - Times vary.

Ballou Annex. 434.799.5216.

Ladies, It’s Time to Work It Out. MW 8:30-10am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Kuumba African Dance – Live drumming and energetic dancing that helps raise cultural awareness, uplift and provides a great workout. MW 6-7:30pm. Stonewall Youth Center. 434.797.8848.

Prime Time Fitness - Low-impact aerobics workout with a mix of various fun dance steps. MTH 9:30-11am or 5:30-7pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.797.8848.

Get Moving with Chair Exercises – Lowimpact class ideal for adults 50+. MTH 11:30am-12:30pm. Coates Rec. Center.

434.797.8848.

Basic Email Computer Class – Learn the basics of email and set up an account.

Practice receiving and sending as well as composing and replying to emails. Ages 50+. W 11am-1pm. DPL. 434.799.5195.

Basic Word 2010 Computer Class – Learn how to use the basic features of Microsoft Word. Prerequisite: Meet the Mouse/Keyboard or comparable knowledge of using the mouse and keyboard. Ages 50+. W 11am-1pm. DPL. 434.799.5195.

Zumba Classes - Hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves create a oneof-a-kind interval training fitness program with fun routines that tone and sculpt the body while burning fat. W 5:15-6pm Pepsi Building. TH 7-8pm. Coates Rec. Center.

434.797.8848.

Art with Flo – Wet on wet technique of oil painting. Ages 18+. W 9:30-11:30am, Glenwood Community Center; 6-8pm, Ballou Annex. 434.799.5216.

African Cardio Blast - A unique workout that includes dance movements from various regions of the African continent. W 6-7pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

African Rhythms by Nguzo Saba – Learn West African dance to live drumming.

W 6-7pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Cardio Step Class – Up-tempo, high energy class. TTH 8:30-9:30am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Baby Boomer Style Work Out – Walking, cardio activity & weight training designed for older adults. TTH 9-10:30am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Senior Bingo. Ages 50+. 11am-12pm. DPL Auditorium. 434.799.5195.

Ballou Jammers - Acoustic musical jamboree. Bring a stringed instrument or just listen. TH 3-5pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Ballou Book Swap - Take a book or two to read and leave a book or two to share. F 9am-5pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Friday Night Fun and Dance – Enjoy a night of dancing with live music by City Limits Band or Country Pride Band. Ages 50+. F 7:30-10:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Through August 31

Summer Discovery – The museum will have Sunday hours through the summer and offer a $10 discount on new memberships at the “Individual” level and higher purchased during the promotion period. 1-5pm. Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH). 276.634.4141.

Through September 20

Walk to End Alzheimer’s - Register for the Danville Walk, 9/27. Ballou Park or the Martinsville Satellite Walk - 9/20. Alzheimer’s Association Central & Western Virginia.

434.792.3700 x244. alz.org/walk.

towels and a 16 x 20 canvas. All other supplies are included. Ages 18+. 10:30am3:30pm. Ballou Annex. 434.799.5216.

Boat Demo Clinic – Try kayaking, canoeing or stand-up paddle boarding, watch demonstrations or spend a little time on the water. Ages 8+. Abreu-Grogan Park.

434.799.5215.

Tour de Scholar Charity Bike Ride – Registration 7am, Ride 8:15am. Smith River Sports Complex. Axton, VA. Interpretive Hike – Hike through Pilot State Park. $10 per person. Transportation provided. Depart at 8am from Huck Sansbury Park. 336.597.7806.

Martinsville Mustangs’ Great Community Give-Back Game –The first 1,000 fans through the gate will receive a free hot dog, chips and soda. 7pm. Hooker Field, Martinsville. 276.403.5250.

August 2 (thru 30)

Danville Farmers’ Market – Pick up fresh tomatoes, lettuce, corn, fruit and much more. Everything you need for a fresh, locally grown meal. W 3-6pm, S 7:30am-2pm. Danville Community Market.

434.797.8961.

August 3

Bridal Expo – The first 50 attendees will receive a goody bag. Each vendor will give away a door prize. Free. K.R. Music will DJ the event. Light refreshments served. 3-6pm. Axton Lodge. Axton, VA. 434.549.3291.

August 4

Butterfly Station & Garden – The garden is open and full of lovely butterflies and flowers. Bring a camera and enjoy the scenery. DSC – 434.791.5160.

Fall Virginia Tech and VA Cooperative Extension Fall Forestry and Wildlife Bus Tour – In its 39th year, this has become a fall tradition for many outdoor enthusiasts forest landowners, and educators seeking research-based information. 434.476.2147.

Through October 25

August 4 (thru 8)

Through October 11

Uptown Farmers’ Market.

7am-12pm. Uptown Martinsville. www.martinsvilleuptown.com.

August 1

Friday at the Crossing Concert Series – Music by Funky Bone. Your favorite food and beverages will be available on site. 6-10:30pm. Crossing at the Dan. 434.793.4636.

Singing Karaoke at Ballou – Bring your own disc or choose from one of ours. 24pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Martinsville Mustangs’ Fireworks Night – Enjoy a great game and a fireworks show immediately afterwards. Wheel chair accessible. 7pm. Hooker Field, Martinsville.

276.403.5250.

August 1 (thru 3)

Peter Pan, Jr. – A full musical play. 8/1 7:30pm 8/2, 8/3 3pm. Kirby Theater, Roxboro, NC. 336.597.1709.

August 1 (thru 8)

Fun Wagon – A mobile playground that brings water activities and games to local neighborhoods. Times/locations vary.

434.797.8848.

August 1 (thru 23)

Danville Braves Baseball. See ad page 15.

August 1 (thru 29)

Living on the Water Special Exhibit.

VMNH. 276.634.4141.

August 1 (thru 31)

VMNH Summer Discovery – Open on Sundays, the program will include discounted new memberships and PALEO Café specials. 276.634.4141.

Art Exhibit – Dreamscapes. Reception 8/1 6-8pm. Kirby Gallery, Roxboro, NC. 336.597.1709.

August 2

PAWS Family Movie – Ratatouille (PG).

10:30am-12pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Artfelt Expressions of Bob Ross – Complete a beautiful painting, Babbling Brook, in one day. Bring a roll of paper

EngiSci Girls – Discover phenomenal feats of female engineering greats and meet female scientists and educators. Explore the world of engineering and science through fun, exciting challenges designed just for girls. Ages 9-11. 9am-4pm. VMNH. 276.634.4141.

August 5

African Violet Club - Learn about garden tending, pest control and more. 12-1:30pm.

Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Deco Mesh Wreath Making – Learn to make a seasonal wreath. Materials included.

T 3-5pm and 6-8pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

August 5 & 7

Intro to Genealogical Research – An intro to online genealogical databases to aid in research. Ages 18+. 11am-1pm.

Computer Lab, DPL – 434.799.5195.

August 5 (thru 26)

Urban Style Line Dancing – Learn urban line dances such as the Wobble or the Zydeco Bounce. Each week a new dance will be introduced in this dance fitness class taught by Monica Diallo. T 7-8:30pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

August 5 (thru Sept 16)

Computer Literacy for Gaining Employment – Successful students will earn an official Microsoft Digital Literacy Certification. Registration fee waived for those who are unemployed.

TWTH 9am-12pm. Person County Public Library, Roxboro, NC. Contact Workforce Development. 336.322.2133.

August 6

Comics 101 – Advanced Techniques.

Intermediate to advanced level comic artists

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will learn how to develop a narrative style, letter, and how to add finishing touches to comics, as well as being given suggestions on how to self-publish work. Ages 12+. 13pm. DPL. 434.799.5195.

August 6 (thru 8)

Doodle Bugs – Nature Art. Explore how nature can be used to make art. Learn how many different cultures of past and present use nature to create art and make art projects to take home. Ages 3-5 w/adult.

9:30-11:30am. VMNH. 276.634.4141.

August 6 (thru 27)

Advanced Quilting Techniques – Open lab for completing assignments or individual designs. W 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center. Martinsville, VA. 276.656.5461.

August 7

Job Corps Information Session – Job Corps helps young adults prepare for a career, earn a high school diploma, and gain the skills needed to succeed.

Vocational training is available in fields such as certified nursing, carpentry, culinary arts, auto repair, electrical, welding and more.

Ages 16-24. 10:30am-12:30pm. Workforce Development. 434.455.2521.

Bob Ross Technique Workshop – Take home the finished project at the end of the day. 9am-3:30pm. Piedmont Arts.

Martinsville, VA. 276.632.3221.

Nuts and Bolts of Digital Photography – Professional photographer Ricky Dawson will teach how the menu and buttons affect your camera and images. Students will need to bring a camera. 6-8pm. The Artisan Center, Martinsville. 276.656.5461.

Sauces and Marinades – Learn how to make healthy and natural sauces and marinades. 5:30-7pm. Stonewall Rec. Center. 434.797.8848.

August 8

Comedy Night – Headliner David Beck and featuring Averell Carter. 8pm. Historic North Theatre. 434.793.7469.

Centra Summer Movies in the Park Series – Despicable Me. All ages. In case of rain, movie will be relocated to Coates Rec. Center on Westover Drive. 9-11pm. Ballou Park stage.

August 8 (thru 10)

Premiere of Milton. See story page 12.

August 9

Smith River Fest and Helgramite Hustle Mud Run – Ride the river, enter the Martinsville Speedway Blue Ridge Duck Race 5000, browse vendors and run the crosscountry 5K course with natural and manmade obstacles. Runners will encounter 10 mud pits with over 18 obstacles, including horse jumps, cargo nets, a stream, and giant mud slide. Festival 9am-5pm. Mud Run 2-4pm. Smith River Sports Complex, Axton. 276.632.1772.

Beach Music Festival – Enjoy the top beach music bands around. Must be 21+.

11am-5pm. Hyco Lake, Roxboro. www.flemwhitt.com.

Close-Up Magic – Starring World Champion Illusionist Wayne Alan. See world class mini magic that will amaze and amuse you. The magic happens right before your eyes.

You’ll be stunned and thrilled. 8pm. Historic North Theatre, Balcony Mini Theatre.

434.793.7469.

August 9 & 10

Optima Batteries ChumpCar World Series-VIR 24-Hour Classic – This wacky “junkers n’ clunkers” 24-hr endurance race is for gear-heads and people who love driving fast. It’s not about gimmicks or

If you’d like to submit an item for the Evince calendar, visit www.showcasemagazine.com. The deadline for the September issue is Tuesday, August 12, at 5:00 p.m. Please send just the basic information following the format on these pages.

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August 9 & 30

Zip Line-Summer Breeze – Fly through the trees on the 400 foot zip line in Dan Daniel Memorial Park. Ages 8+. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. 3-4:30pm. Skate Park Shelter.

434.799.5215.

August 10

Classic Movie – True Grit. A drunken, hardnosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn young woman track down her father’s murderer in Native American territory. 3-5pm. Kirby Theater, Roxboro, NC. 336.597.1709.

August 11 (thru Sept. 22)

Belly Dance Class - Classes are designed to open up the creative and beautiful spirit known as women. W 5:30-6:30pm and 6:457:45pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

August 12

Keeping Well in Mind, Body, and Spirit.

See page 12.

Get Your Business Online Workshop – Build and launch a website for your business before you leave this hands-on workshop. Google will pay for one year of hosting and a domain name for your business. StartLogic will be your ISP and Homestead provides a free template and your SBDC will assist you with designing, building and launching. 1-3pm and 3-5pm.

Pittsylvania County Administration Building.

434.797.8482.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon – Visit the mansion, Washington’s Tomb, and nearly 50 acres of this extensive plantation with more than a dozen original structures. 7am-9pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

August 12 & 14

Court Records for Genealogical Research – Learn how to utilize court records to guide genealogical research.

Ages 18+. 11am-1pm. Law Lab, DPL – 434.799.5195.

August 12 (thru 26)

Ballou Nature Center. 1.888.516.0844.

August 19

Activities Open House – Learn about all the fun happening at Ballou Recreation Center. Program participants and teachers will be on-hand to demonstrate and talk about their experiences in their favorite classes in music, dance, exercise, health information and the many services available.

Refreshments and door prizes. 10am-2pm.

Ballou Rec. Center. 434.797.5216.

Healthy Cooking – Learn how to make healthy, nutritious, inexpensive smoothies, omelets, salads and wraps. 9:30-11am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Select August Promotions

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Gardening Basics – Fall Lawn Care. Get information and questions answered about gardening topics and more. No fee. Must pre-register. Ages 18+. 12-1:30pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

Music on Main – Country singer, Megan Doss, will perform. Bring a chair. 6:30-8pm.

Main Street Plaza. 434.793.4636.

Book Signing – Kathryn Ascher, author of What It Takes will be signing copies of her book. 5:30-7:30pm. Studio 107, Martinsville.

Alive After Five – The Holiday Band will perform. 5:30-9pm. Merritt Commons, Roxboro. 336.599.3116 x3308.

Archery: Hunting Season Preparation – Sharpen bow skills or learn the basics before hunting season begins. Participants will have an opportunity to spend time practicing safe archery from certified instructors. Ages 12+. 6:30-8:30pm.

Coates Rec. Center. 434.799.5215.

August 22 & 23

Personality Festival – Festival for kids of all ages, featuring mechanical rides, inflatables, food vendors, craft, awareness, business and industry booths, a street dance and beverage garden and a wide variety of entertainment. 5pm. Roxboro, NC. 336.599.8333.

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August 23

Fly Fishing Classes – Learn the basics of fly-casting, presentation, and fishing technique. Flies, fly rods and reels will be provided. 9-11am. Mayo Park, Roxboro, NC. 336.597.7806.

August 15 (thru Oct 12)

Outstanding Young Artists Exhibitions.

See page 12.

Arts Fusion & the Power of Creativity in Dementia Care. See page 12.

August 16

Play Day in the Park – Play cool games and activities with camp counselors. Ages 6-11. 10am-2pm. Ballou Park Playground.

434.799.5215.

Biscuitville 125 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East – Come watch the next generation of NASCAR stars as they hone their racing skills on VIR’s legendary road course. 8am-5pm.

VIR. 434.822.7700 ext. 300.

Cruise-In – Check out motorcycles, classic cars, and modern cars. 4-8pm. Martinsville Uptown.

August 18 & 19

Hunter Safety Education – This class covers safe hunting and gun handling practices. It also meets requirements for concealed weapons permit. 6-9:30pm.

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Oak Tree Grand Prix TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – This VIR event will have a combined GT LeMans/GT Daytona race and a separate Prototype Challenge race. The Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and Lamborghini Super Trofeo series will also be returning. 8/22 8am; 8/24 5pm. VIR. 434.822.7700 ext. 300.

Museum Meets Margaritaville.

See pages 8 and 12.

Summer Bazaar at the Market – Crafts, flea market items, yard sale items, gifts and more. Call the market to reserve your table. 7:30am-12pm. Danville Community Market. 434.797.8961.

Fifth Annual Dean Ferris Memorial Ride.

See page 12.

August 28

The Book Bunch – The Returned by author Jason Mott will be discussed. For adults.

12-1pm. Library Gallery at Person County Public Library. Roxboro, NC. 336.597.7881.

August 29

Harvest Jubilee Concert Series.

Carrington Pavilion. See ad page 9.

August 30

Moonlight StadiumCross Race – The up-close action of the race gets your adrenaline pumping as racers speed past into one turn after another. 5:30pm. Lake Sugar Tree Motorsports Park. Axton, VA. 276.650.1158.

August 31

Bruce in the USA – This high-energy musical experience is a note-perfect and visually accurate recreation of a Bruce Springsteen & The E St. Band show. Matt Ryan has performed the “Springsteen” character as a cast member of the “World Famous” Legends In Concert since the year 2000. 8pm. Historic North Theatre.

434.793.7469.

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Friday at the Crossing Concert Series – Music by Dirt Road Scholars. Your favorite food and beverages will be available on site. 6-10:30pm. Crossing at the Dan. 434.793.4636.

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Wheel Thrown Pottery – Entry level class that will focus on basic throwing technique, centering, and making cylinders and bowls. T 5:30-8:30pm. The Artisan Center.

Martinsville. 276.656.5461.

Beginner Line Dance – Learn dances to your favorite Pop, Country, Oldies, and Show Tunes. T 6-7pm. The Artisan Center.

Martinsville. 276.656.5461.

Painting in a Day – Create an acrylic painting. All materials are included and light refreshments will be served. Ages 13+.

1-4pm. Ballou Annex. 434.799.5215.

Opening Receptions – Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History’s. See story page 14.

Rox ‘n Roll – Uptown Car Show. 6-8pm.

Roxboro. 336.599.3116.

TGIF Concert Series – Fatz. 6:3010:30pm. Broad Street Parking Lot. Martinsville, VA. 276.632.5688.

Summer Concert Series – Matt Boswell & The Hillbilly Blues Band. 8-11:30pm.

Downtown South Boston. 434.575.4209.

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he song “Heat Wave” was not the inspiration for this story’s title. The song has movement and a beat, unlike the recent stagnant masses of motionless heat periodically stuck over Danville and the Southeast. The usual see-saw of early season temperatures has seemingly been replaced by something resembling a see-saw manned by two children of opposing size, leading to a dead stop, skewed in one direction. The dog days of summer now seem to have expanded into a dog summer.

Recently, city workers opened a hole on West Main Street to do some plumbing, a tent shading them from the mid-day heat. (Only mad dogs, city workers, and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.) Outside the tent stood a mini-mountain of red clay, once cool, but now drying and turning orange in the scorching sun. I wondered

Heat Wave

by Mack Williams

if the workers felt the earth’s cool, refreshing breath from below (caverns and graves both said to be around 50 degrees year round).

In another area, a resourceful city worker had parked his vehicle in the shadow of an overpass to eat his noontime lunch. He was getting water from one of those

familiar barrel-shaped, orange water coolers associated with public works.

Eventually, my walk took me to the parking lot of the Ballou Park Food Lion where a reflective piece of fiery red tinsel caught my eye, making me think that the asphalt

had ignited. I don’t know the reason for the tinsel’s presence, possibly blowing around since Christmas, but it definitely left an impression just as timely in this heat as that of its festive impression in December.

On that day, just a few days before the 4th of July, the air seemed as hot as a firecracker, yet more like a chronic, slow burn than something acute. Earlier in the day, I had offered visitors to the Danville Science Center a chance to spray our iguana, but upon entering the building, the people appeared more in need of misting than the lizard. When I had to be outside that day and all of those other heat-wave days, I employed a memory of my childhood long before my adult conditioning to conditioned air. I recalled those great ceiling fans in school and imagined them now set in the more expansive blue ceiling of sky. The psychology of it helped --a little.

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Having Fun and Staying Safe at Water Parks

by Laura Baumgartner Water parks can be a fun family activity during hot weather and school vacation, but crowds and distractions can make it difficult for parents to keep their children safe. The United States Swim School Association (USSSA), the preeminent swim school organization in the country, has the following safety suggestions for parents:

• Assign each child a buddy. One parent cannot physically keep an eye on more than one child at all times. Pair the kids up before you arrive at the water park and have each promise to watch his/her buddy and stay together in the park.

• Schedule hourly meetings at an agreed upon location so you can verify that everyone has checked

in regularly and is safe.

• Talk to your children about how to react in an emergency situation such as a drowning incident or if someone receives a serious cut. Rather than running around the park looking for you, teach your children to locate the nearest lifeguard or parent to help.

• Do not rely on lifeguards to constantly monitor your children.

You cannot be sure how experienced a lifeguard is and should never assume. It might take a new guard time to notice an unsafe situation in a crowded pool and you need to be ready to react first if your child needs help.

• Do not use water wings or pool floats as a substitute for supervision if your child is not a strong swimmer.

• Hydrate and snack regularly.

Even though your kids might not feel hot and sweaty because they are in the water, a day in the sun can quickly take its toll.

Dehydration and heat stroke can strike rapidly if proper precautions are not taken.

For more information on USSSA, visit: www.usswimschools.org

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Book Clubbing A review by Sarah Jones

Fido’s Virginia: Virginia Is for Dog Lovers

full of information: places to visit with or without your furry companion, pet-friendly hotels, doggie daycare, and even phone numbers for emergency veterinarians in the area you plan to visit. The book is divided into sections that detail where to eat, where to stay, and where your dog can enjoy a spa day. Warder also stops throughout the book to talk about famous regional dogs, such as the black Labs that greet visitors to the Chateau Morisette Winery in Floyd County and appear on their wine labels.

Warder’s handbook should be in the travel bag of anyone traveling in Virginia with a dog. An entire vacation could be planned using this book as your guide. In fact, it inspired me to visit Virginia Beach (See story page 15.) and I can’t wait to plan my next adventure.

A review by Diane Adkins

by Ginger Warder

“You can’t throw a rock in Virginia without hitting a historic site of some sort, since Virginia was the birthplace not only of the New World but also of America as we know it...I wanted to share my love of my home state and its distinct personality, which was shaped, in large part, by its role in America’s history. I’ve included some of the most pet-friendly destinations and activities the Old Dominion offers, from stunning parks to somber battlefields, and I hope that you and your best friends will discover your own favorites along the way,” says Ginger Warder in her book Fido’s Virginia: Virginia Is for Dog Lovers.

I read this travel guide with a great deal of interest. As a dog owner, I thought the idea was wonderful. Warder has written a book that details sites to visit where dogs are welcomed to accompany you. The book is

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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls

by Anton Disclafani

Camp days. Many of us remember those carefree weeks, living in rustic circumstances, brushing teeth in a bathhouse, laughing with cabin mates, braiding lanyards. It’s often an integral part of a childhood summer. And though The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls is fiction, the real Camp Yonahlossee existed for nearly 60 years in the mountains of North Carolina near Blowing Rock. Founded by Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Kephart in 1920, it was the first camp in North Carolina for girls. Entire websites are now devoted to photographic memories of the place by those who remember it fondly. Yonahlossee was a significant part of their formation as adult women.

This novel’s main character, Thea Atwell, has a camp experience that is a bit more fraught than those real-life Yonahlossee girls, however. A family tragedy of which she was an integral part has led her parents to exile her there, not just for the summer but for an entire year.

Disclafani’s structure in having Thea tell her story lends the novel its mysterious effectiveness; we are pulled into the narrative by the foreshadowing and the suspense. What could Thea possibly have done to deserve being sent from her family to a camp full of strangers?

The novel is certainly a coming-of-age story, but it also reveals how Thea’s parents have failed their daughter in circumscribing their world so narrowly. She is never exposed to others her age apart from her twin brother and her cousin. Her upbringing has been a world apart, isolated from the troubles of the Depression by her family’s wealth and their construction of a psychological island free of trouble, and by the sheer geography of their separateness. Thea is a teen girl away from home for the first time, but she is alone in a more profound way and struggles to make appropriate and meaningful connections to others.

The power and wildness of Thea’s horseback riding is paralleled in her emerging sexuality, both before the tragedy and later at the camp. In her excellence at one, she also learns a lesson for the other--that being more advanced does not make cruelty to others acceptable or right, nor does it, in the end, get her what she truly needs.

Disclafani’s first novel, part romance and part suspense, is an intriguing and satisfying summer read. In the end, Thea’s view of the world as having intentionality and meaning changes. She comes to believe that the things that happen to her are just that—a series of events. Just as the real Camp Yonahlossee grew, evolved, and eventually became something completely different, so Thea Atwell eventually grows up and defines herself anew as neither amoral nor prudish; just a girl, becoming a woman, finding her way.

Diane S. Adkins is the Director of the Pittsylvania County Public Library System.

Send information about what you or your book club is reading to joycewilburn@gmail.com.

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What’s Happening in the Pittsylvania County Public Libraries Reading /Learning Programs:

Preschool Early Literacy Programs: Mother Goose on the Loose—Chatham, Monday, August 25, 11:0011:30 a.m. This early literacy program incorporates music, poems, and rhythm instruments. Open to children ages birth to 3 with their parents or caregivers. Wednesdays for Wees: Chatham, Gretna, Mt. Hermon and Brosville/Cascade, 10:00 a.m. Wednesday mornings August 20 and 27.

Book Discussions for Adults: Book Talk: August 8, noon, Brosville. Discussing Young Adult books with a school setting. Pizza will be provided. Second Thursday Book Discussion Group: Thursday, August 14, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Chatham. Can We Talk About Race? by Beverly Tatum, President of Spelman College.

Homeschoolers: Paper Mache: Friday, August 1, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Brosville.

Special Events:

Gretna: August 1-2. Book sale starts at 10:00 a.m. each day and ends 30 minutes before closing. Also, there will be an exhibit of Re-use It Tuesday past crafts and a silent auction. Fancy Nancy Party: August 23, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Chatham. Call Angie at 434.432.3271 for more information. Block Party: Thursday, August 7, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Chatham.

Hot dogs, games, and lots of fun for everyone on the carport at the Chatham branch.

Read.Play.Live: Health Happens @ The Library:

Zen Zone: 12:00 noon, Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27; Brosville.

De-stressing techniques you can use including reflexology, aromatherapy, and music. Low-Impact Exercise: Monday and Friday mornings, 10:0011:00 a.m., Brosville. Uses the Go4Life routine from the National Institute on Aging as well as Tai Chi, Wii, yoga, and chair exercise routines. Group Fitness: Mondays and Thursdays, August 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, Gretna. Walk and get fit with us. Call 434.656.2759. Read.Play.Live.

Workshop: Thursday, August 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m, Brosville. Healthy Salad Bar. On Wednesdays, the library’s Facebook page will feature Wednesday Wellness Take-Outs—a curated selection of web links, quizzes, e-cards and videos on a different health and wellness topic each week. Local walking maps, Playaways, and MP3 audiobooks are available at Brosville/Cascade.

Computer Classes: Individual Help: Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, 27, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Chatham.

Arts and Craft Programs:

Knitting and Crochet Group: Mondays, August 4 and 18, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Hermon. All skill levels and ages welcomed. Needlework: Tuesdays, August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 10:00 a.m., Brosville. knitting, embroidery, crochet.

Re-Use It Tuesdays: Tuesdays, August 5, 12, and 19, 5:30 p.m., Gretna.

Call to register and for a list of materials to bring, 434.656.2759. August projects: mini egg cartons, bottle top cards, and ribbon spool boxes. Duct Tape Workshop: August 7, 10:00 a.m. until noon; 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.

Duct tape now comes in lots of vibrant colors and designs. Wallets, purses, hats—you can make them all and more with duct tape at this great workshop. Bow Tie Day: Thursday, August 28, 4:00 p.m., Mt. Hermon.

Celebrate Bow Tie Day at Mt. Hermon by making a fun craft.

Movies:

Thursday, August 7, 1:30 p.m. Chatham. The LEGO Movie Thursday, August 21, 4:00 p.m., Mt. Hermon. Muppets Most Wanted.

Saturday, August 23, 2:30 p.m., Mt. Hermon. Divergent.

Gaming Programs:

Play Day: Saturday, August 9, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Mt. Hermon. free play day. All ages welcomed. Lego Club: Thursday, August 28, 4:00-4:45 p.m., Chatham.

Unless otherwise noted, all programs are free. For more information, contact Gretna Library, 207 A Coffey Street, 434.656.2579; Mt. Hermon Library, 2725 Franklin Turnpike, 434.835.0326; History Research Center and Library, 340 Whitehead Street Chatham; 434.432.8931; PCP Main Library, 24 Military Drive, Chatham, 434.432.3271 or visit www.pcplib.org.

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D

Do you change purses, depending on work or social settings? Do you feel as though some purses have more character than others? Do you ever consider, from the perspective of your purse, whether its design promotes form or function?

A friend of mine started me thinking about this by telling me how her husband had brought home two purses for her to choose between and naturally she’d chosen both. She showed them to a friend who raved over one -- it had an external pocket, a divider and internal pockets. It was the perfect color and texture and was terminally cute; it was totally the right purse for her although it wasn’t her purse.

Pursonality Like many other women, I love purses and have entirely too many of them. They seem to have personalities of their own. For example, a black purse is a black purse, right? Wrong. There are black sequined, spangled, matte, satin, shiny, leather, vinyl, cloth, over-the-shoulder, and clutch purses, plus black with handles or trim or both. Each presentation conveys a different personality, depending on what appeals to the owner and the sense that the owner wants to convey at a given time.

Reflecting Forward Ingenuity: The Pursonality, Pursonification and Purspective of Purses

by Linda Lemery While there are strong women who limit themselves to one or two black purses, I am not one of them. All my black purses are arranged in a vast linear array on a closet shelf so I’ll be ready for anything and won’t have to make hard choices.

Pursonification If we take the personality of purses a step further, we may begin to talk to them. Do you ever stand in front of a mirror in an outfit and try purse after purse to get just the right look?

Do you talk to your image in the mirror? Or do you talk to the purse, like you expect it to answer? Does it answer? Does it speak to you about its suitability in a nonverbal way or does it actually say, “I’m perfect,” or “I’m cute, but not with this outfit?”

Purspective But cuteness isn’t everything. We’ve talked about form, but what about

function? I tend to focus on the latter because I’m not organized and I depend on my purse to help me so I can be ready for anything.

For example, I need lots of pockets and dividers because whatever purse I carry is loaded to the gills. My current purse has three compartments, six zippered pockets and two open pockets. It holds two hand sanitizers (spray and squeeze), an umbrella, a paperback book, a pad of paper, 13 pens and a yellow highlighter, a full-size hairbrush, two lipsticks, a thin Goth wallet, an aluminum wallet (to protect my RFID-chipped credit cards); a coin purse, a check book, a cell phone, keys, my YMCA card, a flash drive, a flashlight (all on separate lanyards or hooked to the straps with carabiners), two alligator clips to hold emergency notes to the side of the purse where I’ll see them, my son’s flight information from a

month ago, the receipt from the 50% plus 20% mirror outlet sale, a back-up flash drive, two emergency pairs of earrings and bracelets in an empty Altoids can, four hair clips, a water bottle, mints and two packs of smashed crackers, a jewelry case, a tape measure, three plastic knives and a Swiss army knife, matches and an emery board. It takes ingenuity to cram all that stuff in there. The purse is so heavy that if I hit a mugger with it, he’d sail into the next block.

This is why I rarely change purses.

The one I’m using is perfect, and besides, it would take all day to repack everything into another one.

I guess all those other purses are just space holders on the closet shelf.

Regarding that glorious purse mentioned earlier, the one full of pursonality, my friend who is generosity pursonified, decided to give that purse to the friend who saw it as her soul mate. I hope they’ll be very happy together. It’s all a matter of purspective.

About the Author: When she’s not agonizing over trying to reduce her purse-count, Linda Lemery llemery@averett.edu works as Circulation Manager at Averett University’s Mary B. Blount Library in Danville. She welcomes your comments.

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Ingenuity in the Kitchen

by Annelle Williams

Home cooks and chefs have been using fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, herbs and spices to ingeniously create delectable recipes for centuries. Approaching food with an adventurous palate can lead to some exciting results and more than a few disasters. For example, it took a daring soul to brave the pucker of a persimmon and continue trying it until after the first frost when the tree yielded a delicious delicacy.

Along with great recipes have come the gadgets that make cooking so much easier. I am tempted almost daily to add to my collection. I enjoy using all of them, but they can sit idly on the shelf for weeks or months. It’s not often that I need to make an oddly shaped pasta, or pit cherries, or rice potatoes, or seed persimmons, but when I do, I have just the right tool to do the job. The problem is having the storage room to house them all. My newest gadget is called a Spiralizer.

The recipe for pasta-like strands of zucchini tossed in a creamy roasted tomato sauce was more than I could resist. The picture was beautiful, showing spirals of zucchini and squash bathed in the sauce. For someone who craves pasta like others crave chocolate, I was hopeful. I ordered a Spiralizer. The purchase proved to be a worthy one. Not only does it work very well to make pasta-like strands of various vegetables, but salads have taken on a new look with curly cucumbers and carrots.

This recipe can be prepared using a food processor attachment which yields two-inch vegetable pasta pieces, or you can use a handheld julienne slicer, so don’t fall prey to my gadget obsession! The sauce alone is worthy of any collector’s favorites file. Hope you will give it a try.

Zucchini Noodles with Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Cream (adapted from Proud Italian Cook Blog; makes 4 servings) 3 small zucchini plus 1 small yellow squash made into noodles by using either a Spiralizer or a julienne slicer

Slow Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Cream Sauce (adapted from Domenica Marchetti’s The Glorious Vegetables of Italy) 1 pint of yellow cherry tomatoes, cut in half 1 pint of red cherry tomatoes, cut in half 2 T unsalted butter 1 shallot, minced 2 tsp. freshly chopped thyme

fresh basil, chopped (I used 1 T fresh basil pesto.)

3/4 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup of freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese olive oil salt and pepper to taste

Arrange the cherry tomatoes cut side up on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast at 275 degrees for 1 1/2 hours until puckered but still juicy. Heat the butter in a sauté pan over medium low heat.

When the butter is melted and starts to foam, add the shallot; cook until softened. Scrape in the tomatoes and any juices that collected on the baking sheet. Add thyme and cream. Sprinkle half of the cheese on the tomatoes and in the cream. Heat gently on low until it simmers. Turn off the heat and stir in basil (or pesto).

In a larger sauté pan, drizzle with olive oil and add the noodles, gently cooking and carefully tossing until just slightly wilted and still al dente, just a few minutes. Place noodles onto a serving platter and spoon the sauce on top.

Add remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese before serving.

Questions or comments?

Email: AnnelleWilliams@comcast.net I look forward to hearing from you!

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Photo Finish Music on Main has become a popular event this summer and Evince photographer, Von Wellington, caught these happy people at the June concert. The last outdoor concert is scheduled for Thursday, August 21, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Street Plaza near the JTI Fountain. Country singer Megan Doss will perform. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy this free event with your friends.

Alexis Combs and Zoey Wells enjoy a snack while waiting for the music to begin.

Barbara Carter (yellow shirt), Jadon Wilson, and Darryel Wilson are all smiles when a nice breeze makes the evening pleasant.

Dennis Aquilo listens to brother Norm play and sing at Music on Main. Dennis’ daughter, Carina, watches, while wife Lisa peeks over her chair.

For more info about Von Wellington Photography, visit www.vonwellingtonphotography.com or call 434.770.3553. See more pictures on Facebook.

Betty Jones, Evelyn Reynolds, and Mary Ann Burton bring chairs for a more comfortable concert.

Cheryl Jones and Brenda L. McLaughlin encourage others to clap and sing along.

Babies love concerts too. Rachel Boaz rocks little Liam, who is sleeping inside the stroller. Bethany Royster holds daughter Zoey. Standing beside her is Leisa Royster, Nathan Honea, Brandon Hopper, Micah Royster (in front of Leisa) and Victoria Fulton.

Gavin White stretches out on the ground in front of friends: Arron Crump (orange shirt), Bridget Crump, Cara White, Jesse Spicer, and Michelle Darling.

Norm Aquilo and Friends entertain a large crowd near the Dan River.

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If prizes were given to those who traveled the farthest, Suzy Andreu (far right) from Monaco would win.

She was escorted by cousin Linda Hawker and Nina Shively.

Holli, Lorelei, and Whitt Farr know that Music on Main is the perfect family event.

Elise Smith and her Siberian Husky, Mattie, walk and listen to the music.

Brittany Mincieli and Cienna Colucci (striped dress) push the stroller holding Raeanna and Nevaeh Colucci.

Tonya Law (red blouse), Katrice Terry, Rodric Callands (green shirt), Meyoncee Gregory, and Tameka Coles bought dinner at Dell’ Anno’s and walked to the plaza for a picnic with music.

Joe and Eileen Danko wait to congratulate the band on a great performance.

Jeff Wright is surrounded by beautiful women, Mary Dumont and Darlene Wright.

Mark Percario and Darryl Turpin of Dos Guitars are always crowd favorites.

Robin and Robert Adams pause for the camera before finding a good spot to sit.

Keith Darling (white shirt, far right) takes a break from playing in the band to greet friends: Seth Weadon, Chris King, and Anthony Hood.