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Creators
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Visions to Life in Bronze
Explorations
Festival Celebrates Region’s
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Features
Old Mill Park, Fredericksburg
Art Beat 5
In support of the Friends of
the Rappahannock and
proud partner of the
1st annual
Rock the River Festival.
Creators 6
$25 entry fee
details: www.fredevents.org
Fredericksburg’s Mind & Body Oasis
Regional galleries announce their shows and events
for First Friday and the current month.
Steven and Stewart Wegner are no strangers to
showing visitors the fascinating process used to
produce their amazing bronze sculptures.
Explorations 8
The people behind Rock the River FXBG want to invite
everyone to a party to celebrate the Rappahannock with
music, food, craft breweries, vendors, and races.
Connections 10
Friends of the Rappahannock, the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation, and American Canoe Association promote
stewardship and enjoyment of the Rappahannock.
Inside The Issue
June 6th @ 6 PM
Audio File 12
Vince Gale has lived the songs that he sings, and his
recall of good times, fast cars, and ex-wives proves it.
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Redeployment, by Phil Klay, offers a dozen short stories
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Screentime 23
Let Me In blends a coming-of-age tale with vampire
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Past Tense 25
The city’s life once revolved around the downtown movie
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Calendar 26
Find regional events and activities to feed your mind, body,
and spirit.
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June 2015 Vol. 1, Issue 9
Arrival Lounge
Pauline Felder
Pitching Cannonballs Across the
River with George Washington
I
n a February 22, 1936 reenactment, retired star pitcher Walter Johnson threw this across the Rappahannock.
That was the Final Jeopardy! question Alex Trebec posed
to the three contestants. Sitting in the audience watching Marc compete, I was elated. I was
sure he’d get it. Duh. Everybody knows the answer. Plus, Marc and I had recently started
dating. He’d been here. I’d driven him around town. I’d pointed out the George Washington’s Boyhood Home signs around Stafford.
It turns out that if you don’t live in this region, information about the Rappahannock,
George Washington, and objects hurled from one bank to the other is not necessarily common knowledge. Case in point: All three contestants got the answer wrong. The first contestant’s guess was the obvious default answer, “What is a baseball?” Marc and the other
contestant each gave the same answer: a cannonball, bless their brilliant hearts. It also turns
out that if you don’t live in this region, you have absolutely no concept of how heavy a cannonball really is.
Perhaps none of the contestants knew the answer because it’s actually not true. Having done extensive research and written much about the Washington family, my mother
squelched this legend before I had even heard it. “That’s ridiculous,” she scoffed. “Silver
dollars didn’t even exist when he was a child. And if they did, he would never throw it
away—it would have been a fortune!” It is true that the first silver dollars were minted in
1794, five years before Washington’s death. She would quietly add, “He might have been
able to throw something, a rock or something. But even then—a little boy strong enough to
throw a rock 300 feet across the river?” I did some Googling, and that’s about the distance
from home plate to the fence at the outer edge of a baseball field. George Washington was
awesome, but I don’t know if he was that awesome.
Whenever visiting the city dock, my first thought is usually of a young boy throwing
things into, if not across, the river. My thoughts then flash to magical bouncy castles and
the 4th of July river raft races of my childhood. I look up and see people fishing and canoeing….And then I do a double-take at the gal who’s standing still, gracefully moving
her arms from side to side, gliding across the water. It’s a relatively new activity that has
splashed onto the American sports arena with a full-on cannonball impact. It’s called SUP,
for stand-up paddle boarding, and from the moment I learned that, I’ve felt the urge to run
out to the river and start calling, “Hey! What SUP?” to every paddle boarder I see.
From the days when George Washington may have thrown something into or across the
river to our present technological era, when drones glide overhead and capture the beauty
of the river’s rapids, the Rappahannock River and its canals and tributaries are a constant
throughout the region. These waterways connect us, bring us together, and bring us outside
our homes and into one of our region’s natural bounties. These same surroundings that inspired our country’s Founding Fathers are right outside our front doors.
A fabulous way to explore all the possibilities the river has to offer is available for the first
time this month. The inaugural Rock the River FXBG celebration on June 6 will be an allday, totally free, totally family friendly, totally awesome event with live music, food trucks,
vendors, land and water races, ultimate frisbee, and a beer garden (tickets required) featuring
local craft breweries. So come join us for the races, music, food, vendors, and good times by
the Rappahannock River at Old Mill Park. Grab your family, friends, and favorite pet, slather on some sunscreen, and come play where the past always meets present.
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Vol. 1, Issue 9 June 2015
Bring in Summer with
Fredericksburg
Parks & Recreation
Picnic in the Park
Tuesdays in June and September (except
September 8)
Huekamp Park, 11:30am-1:30pm
Free and open to the public
Live music, children’s activities,
moonbounce and more! Bring a picnic lunch
and enjoy the sunshine with your children,
friends and co-workers! (Subject to
inclement weather) Brought to you by
B101.5, Fredericksburg Academy, Cox
Communications, Fredericksburg Parent and
Fredericksburg Parks & Rec.
Night Catfishing
Fridays, June 12, July 17, August 14,
September 11
Motts Run Reservoie, 7:00pm-1:00am
Cost - $3 children / $5 adults
Come hook your bait and cast your line to
catch catfish in the Reservoir. Private boats
will be allowed on the water only if they
meet proper VDGIF standards for night
ﬁshing but all boats must be oﬀ the water
by 12:30am. For more information call Don
Minor at 540-786-8989.
FREE Kids’ Fishing Derby
Co-sponsored by the Weekend Bassers
Saturday, June 6 (rain date: Sunday, June7)
Motts Run Reservoir
8:30am-11:00am (Register On-Site from
7:30am – 10:00am)
Join us for a great FREE family friendly event
full of ﬁshing, games, prizes, vendors,
hiking, picnicking and fun! The Derby is
open to kids 4yrs – 16yrs. Boat rental
available. Virginia Game Department ‘Free
Fishing Weekend’ – no license required!
Bring a water bottle, ﬁshing gear/bait, camp
chair. FREE lunch for each child and food for
sale as well. For more info or to volunteer
contact Linda Bailey, at 540-372-1086 x213
or [email protected].
For more information on these
fun summer events and more visit
www.fredericksburgva.gov/parksandrec
Cover Artist
Art Beat
Art Galleries,
Workshops
Announce
Events for June
A
rtful Dimension’s featured
artist for June will be wood
sculptor Brad Hederer.
Artists will be working with
children ages 7-15 for the Local Juvenile Diabetes Camp on
Monday, June 22. Each year the
camp brings kids to Artful Dimensions for a two-hour art project developed by the gallery’s
member artists The children and
parents choose the project that
they prefer before coming to the
gallery to create it. This program
is a part of the gallery’s Community Outreach and Art Appreciation program. This will be the
gallery’s fourth year working
with the kids.
Gallery members are offering
classes throughout the summer
months. All options are available
at the gallery and on the website.
Several gallery artists are creating special items that will be
featured at the Rock the River
Festival on June 6. Elizabeth
Woodford is creating river rock
pendants, Melissa Terlizzi is creating river magnets, and Christine Lush- Rodriguez is creating
dragonfly pins and pendants.
Artful Dimensions is located
at 911 Charles Street in Fredericksburg. For more information,
contact 540-899-6319 or email
events@artfuldimensionsgallery.
com.
Art First Gallery will present a special event celebrating
the publication of a new book
capturing Cliff Satterthwaite’s
decades-long devotion to painting Fredericksburg and its peoContinued on Page 30
Courtney Fishback
C
ourtney Fishback is a local
artist out of Fredericksburg,
Virginia. Courtney is working
on her Art History degree at the
University of Mary Washington,
but decided to take a break to
work on her creative side. Her
inspiration comes from Northwestern Native American art and
surrealism. She likes to depict
mythological gods and goddesses and symbolic representations
of the past. Courtney believes art
speaks the truth and allows others to perceive their versions of
the world. Courtney’s intentions
are to spread the art of love and
freedom of expression. Human
bodies are one of her favorite
canvases to paint because the
skin enhances the true color.
It also helps people appreciate
the beauty of the art since it is
only temporary. The mediums
she uses range from acrylics to
oils as well as natural pigments.
She loves to create piece from
scratch and use all that nature
has provided. Courtney counts
Andy Goldsworthy and Salavador Dali among her inspirations. You can find her work at
Creative Juices off Lafayette
Boulevard, on Facebook under
Courtney Fishback, or by email
[email protected].
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June 2015 Vol. 1, Issue 9
Creators
Wegner Brothers Cast Their Artistic Visions in Bronze
A
long Wolfe Street in downtown Fredericksburg, tucked
away from the Rappahannock
River and the busy foot traffic
of Caroline and Princess Anne
streets, lies a
By Allyssa
hidden treaKagehiro
sure, the WePhotos
by
gner Gallery.
Vincent
Knaus
The two-story
building is part
of the converted Fredericksburg
Farmers Creamery Company, a
dairy factory built around 1940,
complete with high ceilings and
a cooling room insulated by sixinch thick walls. Visitors must
ring the doorbell before entering
the gallery, and once inside are
greeted by two adjoining rooms
that house the finished art pieces. On the right, the walls are
covered with acrylic paintings
of boats — displaying a beautiful contrast of white hulls and
sails against blue skies and calm
waters. Dozens of bronze sea
turtles, birds, crabs, and frogs sit
on tables and shelves as well as
the dark wood floor. Entering the
left room, the subject of the art
shifts to that of a cartoon monkey. Hanging on the walls are
several large prints depicting this
character in different situations,
each following a similar, natural
color scheme of greens, browns,
and yellows. Bronze wildlife
sculptures fill this room as well,
each colorfully painted with
several layers of vivid acrylic.
Beyond these two rooms, a doorway leads into the workspace of
the creators of these art pieces,
twin brothers Steven and Stewart
Wegner, who have owned and
run the gallery for 35 years.
The two brothers are virtually
indistinguishable in appearance,
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with the same build, medium
height, and short grey hair, but
Stewart’s mustache and Steven’s lack of one quickly give
them away. The Wegner brothers are no strangers to showing
wandering tourists, groups, and
organizations the fascinating
process used to produce their
metal sculptures. The enthusiasm that the Wegners express for
bronze casting is contagious, and
their eagerness to give people a
better understanding of what is
involved in the procedure helps
gallery visitors gain a greater appreciation for it. The brothers go
into great detail when describing
each step of the bronze casting
process and are very patient
and accustomed to explaining
these steps in different ways so
that they are easy to understand.
Stewart is very animated and
energetic when he talks, showcasing his friendly demeanor
with an ever-present smile and
cracking an occasional joke.
When giving tours, Stewart goes
from room to room, explaining
what goes on and why each step
is important. The brothers utilize
every square inch of the Wolfe
Street property to their advantage. Each room has a specific
purpose. They even make use
of the insulated cooling room to
keep their works-in-progress at a
stable temperature, which comes
in handy during the summer and
winter months. Workbenches,
power tools, and half-finished
bronze sculptures fill each back
room of the gallery. It is rarely
quiet while the brothers are creating their pieces, as they work
on projects to the sound of power tools and loud background
music, which resonate through
Twin brothers Stewart and Steven Wegner have built an international following for
their sometimes whimsical bronze wildlife pieces. The Wegners work together to
cast bronze sculpture but also pursue their own independent creative visions.
the building.
According to Stewart, a bronze
sculpture takes on average one
to two months to fully complete. During these months, a
lengthy 14-step process must
be followed meticulously, but
it’s all worth it in the end. “It’s
rewarding,” Stewart says. “It
takes two months to get it done.
Quite a nice event!” This intensive bronze casting process is
becoming less and less practiced,
due to the incredible time commitment and the high cost of
supplies. “Monument Guys” is
a new television show airing on
the History channel which co-
incidently revolves around two
brothers who practice the bronze
casting art form. Avid fans of the
show, Steven and Stewart are excited and hopeful that it signifies
that bronze casting will become
more popular with artists and the
general public.
The brothers’ inspiration to
open the gallery, which first
served the Wegners as a foundry,
came from their parents. Paul
Wegner, Steven and Stewart’s
older brother, is a world-renowned sculptor who specializes
in fragmented jazz pieces. He
was in need of a foundry where
his works could be cast, and so,
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Steven Wegner creates a mold from an original work of art (above). Stewart
Wegner pours molten bronze into ceramic shells. The bronze is 2,100 degrees
Fahrenheit when it’s poured (right).
at the suggestion of the Wegners’ parents, Steven and Stewart
opened the Wolfe Street foundry
in 1979. The two brothers collaborate on every piece that they
construct, as they each bring
different skills and qualities to
the table. As Stewart puts it, “I
could do 90 percent of the work,
but it’s that last 10 percent that
I just can’t get—that’s Steven’s
part.” The brothers are currently
60 years old and their teamwork
and collaboration skills have
only grown stronger over the
years.
In 1984 Steven and Stewart
started producing their own
works to sell. Before this, they
had only been casting for customers. “I hate to call them
customers. They’re artists,”
Stewart says. “Today, half of our
business comes from casting for
other artists.” Their first sculptures revolved around a marine
life theme, which remain some
of their most in-demand pieces,
especially in coastal states like
Florida and Hawaii. With half
of their business dedicated to
producing their own work, the
Wegners take special care to tailor their pieces to suit the tastes
of their clients. For example,
herons and blue crabs are popu-
lar choices for consumers in the
Fredericksburg region and have
become a staple in the Wegners’
portfolio.
The Wegners have maintained
a strong wildlife theme in their
pieces since they first started,
which stems from customer
demand and the brothers’ love of
the outdoors. In their spare time,
the brothers enjoy kayaking,
camping, and boating. Stewart
also owns a beach house, while
Steven likes to practice photography. Because Stewart and
Steven are the only artists at the
gallery, which at one point had
as many as 20 employees, it is at
times difficult for them to balance work and life. “You have
to have a spouse that encourages you and understands what
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June 2015 Vol. 1, Issue 9
Grassroots Effort,
Dedication Give
Life to Rock the
River FXBG 2015
N
ear the intersection of William and Sophia streets in downtown Fredericksburg, the By Carter Nordike
Photos by
Bike Works building sits
Vincent Knaus
inconspicuously. On the
side of the building is a
mural painted by Mirinda Reynolds in September 2012, depicting a woman on a bicycle looking out over Fredericksburg. Visible
in the picture is the Rappahannock River.
The river seems to almost snake through the
city, making it look as if there is no barrier
between the land and the water.
A special group of people have realized the
importance of the Rappahannock to the region and have made it their mission to find a
way to properly celebrate it. That ideal is the
heart and soul of the Rock the River FXBG
festival, being hosted in Old Mill Park on
June 6th from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The driving
force behind the event’s organization is April
Peterson, general manager and co-owner of
River Rock Outfitter.
The River Rock Outfitter building is a
small one, seemingly just one of another
buildings along Sophia Street. But upon
entering, customers and visitors are struck
with the shop’s enthusiasm for the outdoors.
Backpacks, kayaks, climbing gear, and more
litter the store. The employees are dressed
to go hiking, each sporting T-shirts, shorts,
and tennis shoes. April herself is usually out
on the floor, socializing with her customers
and employees, wearing a baseball cap and
a dress you could tell was made to wear
during outdoor activities. “When we moved
back to Fredericksburg after living all over
the country with the Marine Corps, there
was no outfitter,” she says. “It’s crazy. That’s
the first thing we would look for, but there
was nothing here. You have the river and all
these beautiful hiking paths. There needs to
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Explorations
be an outfitter.” That is how she, her husband, Keith, and his brother Connor decided
to start River Rock Outfitter in 2014 and
cultivate public interest in the world they
had around them.
While River Rock Outfitter has been gratifying for April, she still feels that she could
do more to bring the community together in
appreciation of the river that flows through
the region. “Rock the River has been all
about establishing a community around the
appreciation of the Rappahannock,” April
says. “Most cities that sit on their rivers have
events that celebrate their rivers, but Fredericksburg hasn’t really had that. There’s never
been something to bring everyone together,
regardless of age or whatever walk of life
they are from, in appreciation of what we are
lucky to have.”
In order to make this a truly inclusive
event, Rock the River FXBG is welcoming everyone for free, including children
and pets. Parking will be free at the park
and on either side of Caroline Street, and
convenience centers will be located on-site
as well. Over forty vendors, eight bands,
and ten craft brewers will be at this event
to provide entertainment, information, and
beer samples. Free pickup Ultimate Frisbee
The Rappahannock River offers many recreational opportunities such as stand-up paddleboarding, fly fishing,
and kayaking (from left to right). Rock the River FXBG on June 6 will celebrate the Rappahannock River with
music, food, craft beers, vendors, educational booths, ultimate Frisbee, and races on and off the water.
games will be held throughout the day. Vendors, from Falmouth Flats Fly Fishers Club
to Ruffwear, will be putting on free workshops throughout the event. Four artisan
food trucks from Martina’s Cantina, UFO
Truck, Boom Boom Boca, and Kona Ice will
be available on site. A serious effort is being
made to appeal to anyone and everyone who
comes to Rock the River FXBG to celebrate
the river and enjoy the day’s events and
music.
There have been attempts before at putting a bigger focus on the Rappahannock
in the community. The ACA has held the
Annual Great Rappahannock Whitewater
Canoe Race, which will be celebrating its
35th anniversary on June 6, and Run 4 the
River, hosted by FredEvents, has been held
in support of the Friends of the Rappahannock for years as well. Both of these will
still be hosted as part of the festival, but
according to Kathleen Harrigan, one of the
partners working to put on Rock the River
FXBG and executive director of Friends of
the Rappahannock, this is like no other effort
yet. “There has always been an attempt to
get people more involved with the river, but
none of them have had the scope that this
one will,” Kathleen says. “In years past, we
may have gotten a few hundred people out to
celebrate, but we really have tried to expand
our scope to create an event that isn’t too big
to handle but is the biggest event that we can
possibly handle.”
There has been a challenging aspect of
developing the event: money. April and her
partners have been working with the biggest budget that they could muster, which
amounts to the definition of a shoestring
budget. “It’s tough all of us working to put
on this event. We are all small business
owners or working nonprofits. It takes a lot
of work just to make things possible,” April
admits. “The most humbling thing about this
process is going to people and asking for
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June 2015 Vol. 1, Issue 9
Nonprofits Work to Preserve
and Protect Rappahannock
River’s Beauty and Health
T
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hirty years ago, a group of people came together to create a nonprofit organization that would set out to educate the community
about preserving the Rappahannock River and the lands surrounding
it. This group was a mix of local citizens who all shared a common
desire to protect their fragile slice of nature. Today, that organization
lives on, still protecting the river and the surrounding areas any way
it can.
By Carter Nordike and
Friends of the Rappahannock has grown
Allyssa Kagehiro
since its inception and so have its efforts. The
Photos by
organization now has offices in FredericksVincent
Knaus
and
burg and Tappahannock, aiding in its efforts to
FOR
maintain the Rappahannock. “We are a messy
species,” says Kathleen Harrigan, executive
director of FOR. “We cannot always see what we are doing to the
river, but just in April, we removed about a thousand pounds of trash
from the river.” Trash in the river ranges from the typical litter, like
soda cans and plastic wrappers, to more unexpected materials. “We
have found tires, furniture, even typewriters in the river. Once, we
even found a car,” Kathleen says.
But cleanups are not the only focus that FOR has. More than ever,
they are trying to limit the amount of fertilizer runoff that finds its
way into the river. “Fertilizers run off in the spring because of all the
rain and deposit in the river. What people don’t realize is that it fertilizes the river as much as it does land,” Kathleen says. “And when
plants grow in the river rapidly, they die rapidly, which depletes the
river of oxygen.”
The community has taken much from the river, including, at times,
its health. Friends of the Rappahannock is doing its part to help the
river heal. Thankfully, it is not alone in its goal.
Another nonprofit organization that is dedicated to aiding Virginia’s water bodies is the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Much like the
Friends, the CBF was started by concerned citizens who wanted
to protect the bodies of water that formed the bedrock of their way
of life. “Back in 1967, there was no Clean Water Act, no way of
guaranteeing the safety of the Bay,” says Chuck Eppes, assistant
director of media relations at CBF. “It was just formed up by boating enthusiasts and private citizens who noticed that the bay was in
decline. And now, we have almost 215,000 members but our mission
remains the same.”
The CBF takes many different paths to accomplish this mission.
It has lobbied to get green policies passed, including an executive
order from President Obama that called on federal agencies to work
with Chesapeake Bay states to produce plans to restore the Chesapeake by 2025. CBF is also involved with many hands-on restoration activities. “We grow millions of oysters a year to put back
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in the bay. We plant trees and
other plants along the Bay where
they may have been displaced.
There’s no end to the stuff we
can do to make the Bay healthier,” Chuck says.
Both organizations share the
same goal of healthier water
bodies, but it is not one that can
be accomplished overnight. “I
can only hope we grow,” Kathleen says. “I want to be able to
create more education programs
and let our cause be known up
and down the watershed.” This
is an ideal that both nonprofits
believe strongly in, but Kathleen
sums up their collective struggle
in a sentence: “Most of all, I just
want to be able to say that we
helped the best that we could.”
In downtown Fredericksburg,
it is difficult to miss the American Canoe Association headquarters—a bright blue establishment
situated between Sophia Street
and the Rappahannock River.
The headquarters relocated to
Fredericksburg in 2008, because,
as Chief Operating Officer Chris
Stec explains, “The city did a
fantastic job of explaining their
vision.” The ACA was also very
impressed with Fredericksburg’s
strong relationship and dedication to the outdoors. Chris points
to Fredericksburg’s installation
of the Heritage Trail and the region’s support of local organizations that focus on environmental awareness and paddlesports,
namely FOR, and the Virginia
Outdoors Center, made the
ACA’s relocation decision easy.
Growing considerably from
its original 15 members in 1880
to more than 30,000 members
nationwide today, ACA has
become the largest and longest
standing nonprofit organization
dedicated to paddlesports. Chris
says the the ACA, a national
nonprofit, is committed to education, stewardship, competition,
and recreation.”
The ACA National Paddlesports Instruction Program offers
courses in various disciplines
and skill levels to anyone who
has an interest in paddlesports.
“Our members can take an
instructor certification course,”
Chris says. “The majority of
nonmembers come to us to find
out where to go paddling or to
learn more about paddling.”
Nonmembers are not able to
take part in instructor certification courses, but are more than
welcome to take other classes
on canoeing, kayaking, standup paddleboarding, rafting, and
safety.
For its members, the ACA
offers a wide range of services
such as access to exclusive
locations, various discounts, and
membership to select magazine
issues, including the ACA’s own
publication, Paddle. “Members can even receive discounts
from one of our main sponsors,
Subaru,” Chris says. In order to
become an ACA member, applicants can apply online, in person,
or by mail and submit an annual
membership fee which can range
from $15 to $60, depending on
the specific membership.
In addition to the organization’s avid promotion of the education, stewardship, exploration,
and competition of paddlesports,
the ACA remains an involved
supporter of its community.
Chris says that the organization
at one time received a grant that
enabled a free life jacket loaner
board at Mott’s Run Reservoir,
and also a grant that funded the
distribution of cigarette disposal containers at the City Dock.
In order to fund its endeavors,
the organization relies on mem-
A heron stands on a rock in the
Rappahannock River (opposite). ACA
Chief Operating Officer Chris Stec
speaks to a group of river enthusiasts
(above). Friends of the Rappahannock
provides education about river
stewardship (right).
bership fees, grants, donations,
and sponsorship. Future goals of
the organization focus on their
successful State Director Program. Chris says that if the ACA
in a state attains more members
than average, they will in turn
funnel the profits into the State
Executive Council in order to
continue ACA promotion in that
state. Chris explains that this can
help lead to an expansion of river clean up initiatives and other
stewardship opportunities.
ACA is a founding sponsor
in the inaugural Rock the River
FXBG festival, which will be
held at Old Mill Park in Fredericksburg on June 6. ACA and its
fellow festival sponsors invite
the regional community and
Rappahannock River enthusiasts to celebrate the river with
a variety of events, live music,
craft beers, food trucks, and
kid-friendly outdoor activities.
At Rock the River, ACA will be
hosting the 35th annual Great
Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race.
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Audio File
Musician’s Life Lends Authenticity to Songs That He Sings
A
1948 Gretsch guitar, a pina
colada-soaked second exwife, and a Chevy Nova make an
appearance
By Kimberly Leone
in the story
Photos by Siobhan
of how
Young Photography
local musician Vince
Gale came to the live music
scene in Fredericksburg.
In 1983, Vince played at a
campground about an hour and
a half from his home in Winston
Salem, North Carolina. A gentleman named Sid Seamon helped
Vince tear down after his show
and later Vince and wife #2 accepted an invitation to sit around
the campfire, drink pina coladas,
and play a little music with Sid
and his wife, Bonnie.
“Right away I felt a connection
with this man,” says Vince with
a smile. “I went down to their
motor home, me and my wife,
and I was having a great time. It
felt like home. It felt like what
I used to do with my mom and
dad.”
Vince’s dad, Tennessee Joe
Gale, died when Vince was
18 years old. His mom passed
away a few years later. Despite
having five older half-siblings,
Vince grew up essentially as an
only child and the deaths of his
parents left him adrift.
So when wife #2 lost interest
in spending the evening around
the campfire with the Seamons,
Vince made a decision. Wife
#2 started nagging, saying she
wanted to go home, and Vince
turned to Sid and told him he’d
be back in about an hour. Vince
was taking wife #2 home.
Sid pointed out that Vince
needed to travel more than an
hour one way and teased the
young musician about not mak-
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Vince Gale sings and plays classic country, southern rock, and honky-tonk. The path he followed to the Fredericksburg
region reads like the lyrics to a country ballad. Vince plays regularly at the Rec Center on William Street, and he will be
playing Colonial Tavern on Lafayette Boulevard on June 23.
ing it back to the campground.
Vince pointed at the 1948
Gretsch his father had given him
when he could no longer play.
“I told Sid I was leaving the
Gretsch and I’d definitely be
back,” says Vince. More than 30
years later, the lifelong musician’s emotional attachment to
that guitar is evident, wrapped
now in what would be a life-altering friendship with Sid and
Bonnie.
“I’d been longing for this
feeling of home, something I
hadn’t felt in a long time,” says
Vince of that night at the campground. He describes a rather
reckless, pedal-to-the-floor drive
back to Winston-Salem where he
deposited wife #2, dripping pina
colada.
“We argued all the way back,
and I dumped a whole pina colada on her,” he says, able to laugh
at the domestic chaos all these
years later. “When I sold that
Nova, it still smelled like pina
colada.”
Wife #2 became ex-wife #2
not long after that, but Sid and
Bonnie were family from that
day forward. They helped Vince
get back to what he loved – entertaining.
Vince’s mom and dad had him
on stage at an early age, doing
shows with his dad in Long
Island starting at the age of five.
A young floppy-haired, wideeyed Vince stepped up on a stack
of wooden Coca Cola crates and
just as he’d practiced at home, he
sang...
When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would rock me in the
cradle,
In them old cotton fields back
home...
Vince sang “Cotton Fields” the
first time he performed with his
dad. Over the next several years,
even after the family moved to
Pennsylvania, Tennessee Joe
would take his son back to Long
Island where he performed on
television and radio and in area
bars. He had everything he needed in mom, dad, and music.
“I was pretty well spoiled,” he
says. “I didn’t want for anything. I had go karts and mini
bikes when the other kids didn’t
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even have bicycles. Everything
changed when my dad passed
away. I didn’t know how to be
on my own.”
Vince married three times over
the years and has three sons. He
took the skills he learned from
his dad – fixing cars and playing music – and wandered. He
describes many good times had
but a lack of purpose and rather
aimless wandering until he happened upon Sid and Bonnie.
He refers to them as his stepparents regardless of the lack of
blood or legal relation to him.
Sid pushed Vince to seek out opportunities, look for chances to
open for bigger names, and provided the financial and emotional support Vince needed to go
farther with his music career. He
found himself opening for Marty
Stewart, Earl Thomas Conley,
and Vern Gosdin. He played at
the Nashville Palace on the same
stage where Randy Travis got his
start.
As time passed, Vince became
the front man for a band, Vince
Gale and the Country Rockers.
He paid back every dime Sid
had invested in him and took up
residence in the life of a traveling musician.
But bands, well, they can be
complicated. “It’s like a marriage, but instead of keeping one
person in the marriage satisfied
you’ve got like four or five,”
he says. “Not only them, but
you’ve got their girlfriends and
their wives to deal with too. In a
one man show, the hardest thing
I’ve had to deal with is a broken
guitar string. When that happens
I just grab another guitar off the
stand, know what I’m saying?”
And thus Vince Gale and the
Country Rockers were no more.
Even as wives changed and
Vince went from a solo act to
band frontman then back to a
one-man show, the Seamons
remained a positive, supportive
presence in his life. Birthdays
ticked by, and Vince found himself taking care of the couple,
which led to one lingering regret.
“I regret not being there for
my mom and dad,” he says, his
easy, ever-present smile faltering
a little. “I was young and still all
about me. I could have respected
them more, done more for them,
if I knew what I know now.”
When the Seamons passed
away, Vince, while much better
adapted to life on his own, found
himself missing the connection
to family. Fortunately, he’d
grown close to Bonnie and Sid’s
nephew and his wife who live in
the Fredericksburg area, so off
to Virginia he headed. Vince and
his Rottweilers call the Culpeper area home, but he travels to
Fredericksburg almost daily to
play guitar and sing at local venues. He had searched for opportunities to play in the area and
gotten a bit frustrated with the
seeming absence of live music
in the community, so he decided
he would simply find a place and
play.
“I got in my truck and said,
I’m gonna find me a bar to play
at,” he says of the day he discovered the Recreation Center.
“I got off of 3, and it says downtown Fredericksburg. That’s
William Street. I drove down
William Street, and I saw this
little sign saying live music. I
pulled in. And that was the Rec
Center.”
It just happened to be a
Wednesday, open mic night at
the Rec Center, the night Vince
drove into town several months
ago. Nowadays, ask the friendly
folks behind the Rec Center bar
if Vince is around, and they can
likely tell you what shirt he’s
wearing and what kind of mood
he’s in. Although with Vince, his
mood remains pretty steady.
“Grateful. Alive and happy
where I am at,” he says. “People
believing in me keeps me going.
I push myself because I don’t
want to let people down.”
Look for Vince at the Rec Center most Wednesday nights and
at an upcoming performance at
Colonial Tavern on June 23.
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Escape Artist
Plan a Relaxing Getaway to the Beach Beneath the Bridge
Y
orktown Beach doesn’t have a Starbucks. Yet.
The little strip of coarse white sand tucked
beneath the Coleman
Expedition by
Bridge on the York River
Lexi Walker
used to be a local secret.
Photo by
Minutes from WilliamsDennis True
burg, the beach offered
me a convenient escape
from law school when the crowds of tourists
crept into every corner of town. Yorktown
Beach was home to the Yorktown Pub, the
Duke of York Hotel, and little else at that
point in history, but that didn’t matter to
me. I just wanted a place to enjoy an afternoon beer, talk with people about something
other than legal theory, and lie on the sand
to the sound of lapping waves. The Yorktown Beach of the late 90s gave me all those
things in abundance, and I didn’t have to cut
class to make a long drive to the ocean.
I returned to my favorite law school
hideaway on the first warm weekend of
the year, hoping for a drink and some quiet
time near the water. But when I turned onto
Water Street, I was greeted by a tour bus,
disgorging a horde of chaperoned youngsters
dressed in identical burgundy T-shirts. In
the time I’d been away, the world had found
Yorktown Beach.
A parking deck stands near the center of
the area now known as Riverwalk Landing,
and while Starbucks hasn’t found Water
Street yet, Ben and Jerry’s has. Visitors
coming from the parking deck pass a used
bookstore on the way to the beach. The Riverwalk Restaurant looks out over the river
and offers seafood, steak, and tapas along
with its magnificent riverside views. Maps
of Riverwalk Landing abound, as do grassy
areas where children play. Public bathrooms
are also far more plentiful than they were
when I first found the beach. Civilization
does have its advantages.
The beach’s coarse sand isn’t quite so deserted as it was during my days as a student,
but I had no trouble finding a spot to settle
down and enjoy the weather. Traffic on the
Coleman Bridge beat a distant, echoing
rhythm, easily drowned out by the river’s
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The Coleman Bridge over the York River stands beside Yorktown Beach in York County. Adjacent to the
beach, Riverwalk Landing offers shops and restaurants as well as a mile-long pedestrian walk. The beach is
known for public weddings and spontaneous (and planned) engagements.
soft lapping and the excitement of children.
The burgundy-clad tourists I’d seen earlier
had boarded a chartered schooner that made
its way downriver as I watched. At sunset, a
bride and groom exchanged vows at a small
gazebo on the beach. Despite all the activity,
the beach isn’t as crowded as Virginia Beach
would be on a similar Saturday afternoon.
Beyond the Duke of York Hotel, away
from Riverwalk Landing, the Yorktown Pub
still serves up fantastic seafood and cold
beer. At any given time, the pub’s narrow
strip of parking spots is occupied by a host
of motorcycles, but this is no stereotypical
biker bar. Touring bikes share space with
Harleys, and travelers at the bar swap stories
of their scenic trips to the riverside beach.
The unpretentious food makes a delicious
impression; a traveler from Connecticut and
an itinerant military foodie both recommended the clam chowder while watching the
game on the big screen over the bar. Local
brews are readily available, and the pub
hosts local bands on the weekend.
Interstate 64 is probably the most popu-
lar way to get to Yorktown Beach. For that
reason, I cannot recommend it. Traffic on
I64 during the summer is bad enough without the pressure to forget a nasty winter, and
the interstate offers few distractions to make
the gridlock worthwhile. Route 17 will take
travelers right over the Coleman Bridge and
directly to Water Street, with none of the
unpleasantness of the interstate.
As the sun set behind the Coleman Bridge,
beachside visitors made their way toward ice
cream and seafood dinners, and by nightfall,
the parking deck was all but empty. On the
way back to my car, another familiar feature
of Yorktown Beach made its presence felt:
biting flies. The little pests are quite relentless and keep outdoor activity to a minimum
after dark. But a little slapping and itching couldn’t dampen my spirits. Yorktown
Beach had grown into a fine family attraction, but it retained everything I needed from
it. I still found a quiet beach, a place to enjoy
an afternoon beer, and good company.
And now there’s Ben and Jerry’s, too.
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Last Call
Grapes & Grains
Celebrate
Zinfandel!
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chicken.
A hearty portion of shrimp
jambalaya had depth of flavor
and great color, but was heavily
salted.
Cornbread and Caviar’s fried
chicken was spot on. The coating was crisp and savory, the
meat tender and juicy. The huge
portion – each plate arrives
with half a chicken – guarantees
you’ll have leftovers for lunch
the next day.
One could easily make a meal
just from the side item selections. Green beans, macaroni
salad, hoppin’ john, mashed potatoes, okra...the list goes on and
on. The best one we tried were
the collard greens, which were
served with the perfect amount
of pot liquor and melted in my
mouth. The hushpuppies were
also on the top of the list.
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offers a few Virginia wines and
beers and has happy hour beer
and wine prices Monday – Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. There
is (of course) sweet tea and fruit
juice flavored teas, as well as
unsweetened teas and sodas.
There is no set kids menu,
which I find very refreshing.
Instead, the kitchen will make
any item on the menu in a
ther than a great name,
Zinfandel has many unique
distinctions in the wine world.
For one, the grape ripens to
phenomenal
By Edwin Wyant
levels in California, but it
also tastes completely different
from most other grapes. When
a winemaker uses the proper
techniques on the proper set of
Zinfandel fruit, the outcome
can be glorious – spicy notes
of vanilla layered underneath a
bouquet of black raspberry pie
and a flower garden on the other
side of blooming. That’s just my
take on some Zinfandels that
have passed through my hands,
but I’d like to revisit how such a
grape came to be in such a place.
California is that place; still
thought of by Easterners as a
land of American opportunity.
Now much of California is in
the midst of a crippling drought
while yearly wildfires threaten
thousands of acres and hundreds
of homes. But California still
boasts some of our largest and
most precious national parks,
Hollywood, Silicon Valley, international banks, and one of the
greatest wine-growing districts
in all the world.
Across much of California,
wineries are growing Zinfandel
vines that yield a hardy red wine.
The flavor and style of Zin, as its
known, are recognized for evoking memories of fall and winter.
Since making positive memories
serve to many as a benchmark
of quality, it also served to the
first wine-making pioneers as an
indicator that California could
make wines of unique character.
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Cornbread & Caviar: Southern Food Done Right
I
had heard good things about a
new restaurant serving Southern food in
Review and
Photos by
Stafford, but
Meg
Samonds
I couldn’t
quite picture
where it was or plan a time to
visit. Friends kept describing the
location, and I could never quite
imagine the shopping center just
off Route 17, abutting Celebrate
Virginia Parkway. Recently,
Google Maps and I made the
effort to track it down, and it was
worth the wait.
Soon after being seated, we
met owner Michelle Westner,
who was tending bar and managing the floor. Michelle and her
husband, Joe, opened Cornbread
& Caviar last fall, after both left
their long commute and corporate jobs behind in Northern
Virginia. Their goal was to open
a casual, welcoming spot, where
people can come for a leisurely
meal or call ahead and pick up
a hearty, delicious dinner on
their way home from a long day.
Michelle spoke of wanting a
friendly restaurant with a neighborhood following, with Southern Hospitality as their primary
focus.
The rustic décor includes
wainscoting throughout the
space, which was handmade
using wood from old pallets. The
small bar and tables were also
made from re-purposed wood.
The walls, adorned with country kitsch, are a pale turquoise,
keeping the space airy and bright
despite only one wall of windows. Outside seating is available on the sidewalk in front of
the restaurant. The service is
casual and attentive.
We dined on a Monday, when
the restaurant features an allyou-can-eat fish fry of whiting
and hushpuppies. As tempting
as that sounded, we decided to
focus on the regular “supper”
menu.
Salads and sandwiches, available for both lunch and supper,
are featured first on the menu.
The po’ boys – with your choice
of roast beef, fried oysters, fried
shrimp or fried catfish – come
with one of fifteen homemade
side items.
Fried green tomatoes are one
of my favorites, and C&C’s
come garnished with two fried
shrimp and topped with an
addictive Cajun remoulade – a
great starter to share.
Shrimp and grits, crab cakes,
and a grilled center-cut pork
chop were all contenders for our
dining pleasure, but we chose the
NOLA jambalaya and the fried
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Book Wyrm
Veteran Captures Iraq War’s Hellishness in Redeployment
A
lthough it seems unlikely that the
readers of this magazine picked it up
wanting to rehash the merits of the war in
Iraq while waiting for a booth at Sammy T’s,
there can be no debate
Book Review
that the war produced
By
Drew
Gallagher
quality writing in the
short story collection,
Redeployment, by Phil Klay.
Redeployment, which won the 2014 National Book Award for fiction, is a collection
of a dozen short stories set in and around
the war in Iraq. It was released recently in
paperback and may ultimately prove to be
among the greatest works of fiction ever
written about war. Generally, any list of
great war fiction begins with Tim O’Brien’s
The Things They Carried and Going After
Cacciato (which also won the National Book
Award). Such lists will inevitably include
classics of literature such as All Quiet on the
Western Front, The Red Badge of Courage,
Catch-22, and Slaughterhouse-Five, so it is
pretty heady company for a first-time author
writing about a war that most would like to
forget ever occurred to receive such high
praise. But it is in the strength and brutality of Klay’s stories that the reader slowly
understands that the wish to forget is selfish
and a disservice to those who served and to
those who died.
A public misperception about the war in
Iraq is that the U.S. casualties were minimal.
Some of this can be attributed to the concerted effort that was made by the government
to keep the war out of the papers and out
of the public’s eye, but sharing guilt in this
misperception is a general willingness to believe what we were being given by the government’s publicity machine. Klay quickly
disabuses the reader of this myth.
Klay does not want us to forget the most
simplistic of descriptions of war as hell —
always has been and always will be. And it’s
not contained to the battlefields or the firefights in anonymous Iraqi towns; hell returns
home with the troops and is often waiting for
them when they redeploy.
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In the title story, the narrator simply wants
to get home to his wife and dog. He wants to
forget what he has seen and done and believes that only after sitting on the sofa with
those he loves will he begin to feel
a sense of closure. Unfortunately,
life does not stand still when they
deploy and wives and dogs grow
older while the soldiers are away.
The ending of the story “Redeployment” is heart-breaking.
What may be the best story
in the collection (and all 12
are consistently excellent) is
“Money as a Weapons System.” One achievement of
Joseph Heller’s classic
Catch-22 is that it was
so absurd that it would
have been laughable
(and it is very laughable) had it also not
been so true, and
that poignancy has
elevated it from a simple
comedic novel to a literary masterpiece. “Money as a Weapons System”
has a similar effect.
The narrator is a Foreign Service Office
who has been sent to Iraq to establish relationships with the Iraqi people and create
jobs for the Iraqi women so they don’t hate
Americans and don’t try to kill them or raise
their children to try to kill them. The thinking, if you can call it that, is that a widow
might just hate a little less if the military that
made her a widow finds her a job to give her
life meaning.
No less perplexing is the mattress king of
northern Kansas who believes that the solution to all the problems in Iraq is baseball,
and he has a congressman who said as much
on his visit to Iraq. So a box of 50 baseball
uniforms shows up in Iraq one day (on the
mattress king’s dime) and the narrator has
to figure out what he is supposed to do with
them. No one thinks it’s a good idea, but
the narrator’s immediate supervisor, Chris
Roper, as well as Major Zima, who delivers
the uniforms to his office, think he is just the
man for the job.
“‘Oh, he (Chris Roper) told the congressman how “sports diplomacy” was the new
thing, and they’d been setting up matches
between Sunni and Shi’a soccer
teams. It’s all the rage at
the embassy,’ he
said. ‘It’s been very
effective.’
‘Very effective at
what?’
‘Well,’ said the major, beaming, ‘I’m not
sure, but they make for
some great photos.’
I took a deep breath.
‘Chris Roper thinks this is a
good idea?’
‘Absolutely not,’ said the
major, an expression of outrage
on his face.
‘Then Representative Gordon…,’ I said.
‘I don’t think so,’ said Major
Zima. ‘But he did tell me and the
colonel what a key constituent Mr.
Goodwin was, and how angry Mr. Goodwin
was that no one seemed to take his baseball
plan seriously.’
‘And you told him the ePRT guys could
handle it.’
‘I said you’d be honored.’”
So while casualties and frustration
mount, a box of baseball uniforms with no
baseball equipment is sent to Iraq by a wellhealed Midwestern constituent as the centerpiece to peace in the Middle East.
The stories in Redeployment are all works
of fiction, but Klay, who served in Iraq,
writes so well and evokes such realism that
the fiction blurs and what remains is shear
outrage. War is indeed hell, but from that
hell great writing has often emerged. Redeployment stands as yet another testament to
such an emergence.
Vol. 1, Issue 9 June 2015
Screen Time
Let Me In: Coming-of-Age Tale Meets Vampire Horror Story
R
emember those jerks who picked on
you in middle school? And how you
lay in bed at night and thought of ways you
could get them back? If you had superhuman
strength. If you could punk them out with
Film Review
your witty remarks.
If you were friends By Jennifer Springsteen
with a vampire...
Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist
thought about that, too, with his novel Let
the Right One In, and Matt Reeves brought
it to the screen as Let Me In, so we could
watch the whole gruesome thing.
Let Me In is a classic vampire story and
a coming-of-age tale. Kodi Smit-McPhee,
stars as Owen, the bullied kid, and Chloe
Grace Moretz is Abby, the lovely 12-yearold vampire. Each of the characters struggles
with his and her own emotional and physical
needs, and the audience doesn’t see how
they can fill those needs until the end.
Let me give you a quick summary: Small,
haunting Owen lives in an apartment building in New Mexico, where he spends most
of his time lurking in the dark on the building’s commons. He’s being bullied at school,
and his parents are getting a divorce fueled
by their fighting and drinking and ignoring
our poor hero. One broody night, Owen
watches as Abby and her supposed father,
Thomas, move into the apartment next to
his. Abby is walking barefoot in the snow,
and Owen’s thinking, “I’m weird, but that’s
totally weird.” Abby’s father clumsily kills
teenagers and drains their blood with tubes
into milk jugs. We can tell this job is wearing him down when he screws up so badly
he’s almost caught. But instead of allowing
himself to get caught, he pours acid on his
face so he can’t be identified. In the hospital,
Abby arrives via bat wings, and her father
opens the window to her. There is a tender
moment when she places her hand on his
acid-ravaged face, and he holds it there. He
offers her his neck, and she drinks from his
veins before tossing him to the street below
where he dies, never to become a vampire
himself. Sigh...Who will feed her now?
The creepiness of Abby’s father hits home
when Owen finds a photo of an unchanged
Let Me In, 2010; screenplay and direction
by Matt Reeves (think Planet of the Apes
movies). It’s a remake of the Swedish
movie Let The Right One In based on the
novel Let the Right One In by John Ajvide
Lindqvist. Buy it on Amazon or Google
Play for $2.99.
Abby with a much younger Thomas, close
to the same age Owen is now. Now we get
it. Thomas stuck by Abby all those killing
years, moving her from town to town in
the thick of night. He was jealous of Owen,
too, which is understandable, and yet even
creepier. You’d think Thomas would happily let her adopt new caretaker so he might
live a few years as a normal human. I can’t
imagine living with a needy 12-year-old girl
for forty years, even if I didn’t have to kill
people to provide her food.
Abby’s secret is revealed when Owen
takes her to a basement teenage hangout and
puts on a record. They do some awkward
head bobbing, but instead of pulling her in
for a kiss, Owen pulls out his pocket knife
to become blood brother and sister. (Sweet
Owen!) Of course the blood drives Abby
crazy, and she races from the basement in a
frenzy. Abby’s secret is revealed, but after
only a little hesitation, Owen “lets her in”
for good. But I question Abby’s sexual and
emotional purity, although Owen and the rest
of us are led to believe she’s still sexually
naïve. After a night of killing, she arrives at
Owen’s bed cold and naked, much to Owen’s surprise. I question her obtuseness when
she asks, “Is that gross?” Umm-humm. She
still has the body of a 12-year-old, but she
should have the emotional experience of at
least fifty years, maybe more. But she needs
Owen to become her caretaker, and she’ll act
the part of a naif until she gets him.
There are two final doors to slam before Owen is completely in Abby’s grasp.
A snoopy policeman enters the apartment
where Abby sleeps in the blacked-out bathroom. Abby kills and feeds on the policeman, and his death, piled on top of the other
mysterious deaths, sends Abby packing.
Now Owen is left with the true monsters: the
school bullies. During swim class, they trap
Owen in the pool and hold his head underwater. But just when his bulging eyes begin
to cross, there is a scream and a dark shadow
passes in the air above the water. And then
the water is stained crimson, and we understand who has come to save Owen.
The end? It’s the absolute best. Owen on a
train with a big trunk. He hands the conductor his ticket and claims the trunk. And there
Abby’s story begins again.
The film has dusky lighting complemented
by a fun soundtrack: David Bowie, Culture
Club, and Blue Oyster Cult among others
create the juxtaposition of hopeful youth and
the heaviness of (evil) responsibility. Minimal, sharp dialog and terrific acting on the
parts of Smit-McPhee and Moretz strengthen what on the surface might have seemed
like yet another campy vampire flick. It’s a
shame if this movie—sandwiched between
the release of the Twilight films—didn’t get
its fair shake. Here I am shaking it at you.
You’ll be glad you watched it.
.
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Explorations
From Page 9
help to put on this event for the
community but having nothing
to offer them. We cannot even
offer free drink tickets because
we need every last dime.”
Despite the shoestring budget,
small businesses, nonprofits,
and community members have
stepped in to help make the
event a success, which has just
made the community response
even more amazing. “Not to
mention incredible volunteers
who are helping to make the
event a success. It’s amazing
how much people are willing to
contribute,” April says.
Even in the face of such adversity, optimism flows through this
group of dedicated people working to make the festival come to
life. There is a very clear never-say-die mentality among the
partners. “There is no stopping
us,” April says. “The partners
and I will be meeting on June
7 to conduct a river clean-up
and to do a breakdown of what
worked and did not work at the
event, and from there on out, we
are committed to next year. We
will be seeking out more local
and even national sponsorships.
This year, we want to cement our
legitimacy.” The event has some
dedicated partners for this year,
such as Spencer-Devon Brewing,
the ACA, Catalyst Entertainment, 837 Design, FredEvents,
Friends of the Rappahannock,
the Blues Society of Fredericks-
burg, and the Virginia Outdoor
Center, but April hopes that she
can add sponsors to this list to
continue to grow the scope of the
event. She let a wry smile cross
her face as she spoke. “2015 is a
dress rehearsal for 2016.”
April and the Rock the River
FXBG partners want the community to come together in celebration of the Rappahannock.
“Expect a pretty rockin’ party,”
April says confidently about the
event.
try that the next time we visit. I
could make an entire meal out of
all those delicious veggie sides!
Sunday brunch will most certainly take us back to C&C. The
Crabby Cajun – an omelet with
crab meat and pimiento cheese
and topped with that delicious
Cajun remoulade is calling my
name. Eggs Benedict, French
toast, and biscuits and gravy
are a few other tempting brunch
options.
C&C is open Saturday –
Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9
p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The restaurant has semi-private
dining space available for large
groups.
Last Call
From Page 21
smaller portion for a child at a
reduced price. Vegetarians, fear
not; although most selections are
meat heavy, the menu declares:
“For our vegetarian guests, let
us know what you’d like and our
kitchen will prepare something
special for you.” I’m tempted to
Cornbread & Caviar
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Vol. 1, Issue 9 June 2015
Past Tense
Caroline Street Movie Houses Once Ruled City’s Nightlife
A
few summers ago, I went to my usual
barbershop for a haircut and shave. Sitting in the old swivel chair and watching the
haze of the street float by through the front
window, I struck up a conversation with my
barber about what he remembered of years
gone by. After some time an affectionate
memory in celluloid
By Patrick Michael Clark
surfaced, and he
Photo
by Hannah Osorio
told me about the
glory days of the
Victoria Theater.
It was the long hot summer of 1940 and
Gone With the Wind had come to Fredericksburg. The cinematic marvel had premiered
in Atlanta the December prior. Since then it
had been released across the country to audiences hungry for Civil War nostalgia, and
Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable had romanced
their way into Hollywood legend.
Before the days of multiplexes, theaters
in large cities would acquire the rights to
screen studio releases first, with the big
pictures coming to urban second-run theaters
and small town movie houses in the weeks
and months following. Crowds in Richmond
had already lined Grace Street to see Gone
With the Wind at the palatial Loew’s Theatre,
today part of Richmond CenterStage. They
would undoubtedly line Fredericksburg’s
Caroline Street to see Scarlett O’Hara, Rhett
Butler, and the burning of Atlanta rendered
in glorious Technicolor at the Victoria.
At the time, my barber was on summer vacation from primary school and had endless
humid days to run about the streets of his
dusty hometown looking for diversion and
mischief. He recounted to me how he and his
friends would sneak into the Victoria and sit
hidden in the “Colored” balcony of the segregated movie house. This method seemed to
work, as he fondly remembered having seen
Gone With the Wind four or five times in the
summer of 1940.
The Victoria was one of two movie theaters that once stood on Caroline Street for
the greater part of the twentieth century.
Built in 1937, it sat next to Hugh Mercer’s Apothecary at the end of the business
district. A vertical neon sign bearing the
The Galleria shops and boutiques occupy the site of the former Colonial Theater on Caroline Street in
Fredericksburg. The Victoria Theater also had its home on Caroline Street and is now the annex of the
Fredericksburg Baptist Church.
theater’s regal name stood out front and a
three-sided marquee displayed the current
showings. The Art Deco building was owned
by Benjamin Pitts, a local politician and
manager of the “Pitts Circuit” of Virginia
cinemas that spanned from the Valley to
Richmond’s East End.
For most of its life, the Victoria was
segregated, with black patrons required to
buy their tickets at a separate window, enter
a separate door, and sit in the balcony. Of
course the great irony of a white boy sneaking into the black-only section of a Southern theater to watch Gone With the Wind is
not lost. It could very well be the plot of a
Faulkner tale.
Various historical photographs and newspaper advertisements attest to the Victoria’s
film offerings even into the waning years of
the 1980s. From Cagney and Bogart in the
days of black and white to Disney musicals
and the original Star Wars trilogy, the Victoria was known to host a diverse and popular
bill of Hollywood fare.
Sadly, the Victoria met a fate shared by
countless main street movie houses across
the country. Unable to compete with new
suburban multiplexes, shopping mall cinemas, and a growing slew of television
channels, the Victoria turned off her projector and closed her doors for the last time in
1988. The Fredericksburg Baptist Church
purchased the building for use as an annex,
while the original “Colored” ticket window
remains in the collection of the Fredericksburg Museum.
Not far down the street from the Victoria
stood her older, and arguably grander, sister.
The Colonial Theater, built in 1929, stood in
the center of the commercial district of Fredericksburg. Its façade was Georgian Revival
Continued on Page 29
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June 2015 Vol. 1, Issue 9
Art/Music/Nightlife/Stage & Screen/Community/Education
GRAPES & GRAINS ADDS DESTINATIONS
Beginning June 1
The Grapes & Grains Trail, a tourist attraction in the
Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania region has
added Adventure Brewing Company (Stafford) and
Spencer Devon Brewing (Fredericksburg) to its members. The trail consists of members that are engaged
in the manufacture of wine, beer, and distilled spirits,
but also function as tourist attractions for consumer
education. Original members include Hartwood Winery and Potomac Point Vineyard & Winery (Stafford)
as well as A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Blue & Gray
Brewing Company, Mattaponi Winery, and Lake Anna
Winery (Spotsylvania). Grapes & Grains Trail Tickets
are available for $15 at the trail locations as well as
the Fredericksburg Visitor Center and the Spotsylvania Visitor Center. For more information on member
locations and how to purchase a trail ticket, visit www.
GandGTrail.com, e-mail [email protected], or
call A. Smith Bowman Distillery at 540-373-4555.
POTLIGHT EXHIBITION: MELCHERS’ THE
CRIMSON RAMBLER AT GARI MELCHERS
HOME AND STUDIO
Through June 7
Gari Melchers built a reputation painting the human
figure, but in the second half of his career he sometimes ventured into landscape painting. The Crimson
Rambler, on loan from a private collection, exemplifies
how the garden as subject matter was ideally suited to
Melchers’ adoption of impressionistic painting.
224 Washington St., Falmouth
Included with museum admission
RIVERSIDE DINNER THEATER - MY WAY: A
MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
Through June 27
95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg
www.riversidedt.com
BRICKS AND BOARDS IN THE ’BURG
Through October 10
The Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center
and Hallowed Ground Tours present walking tours
of historic Fredericksburg. Tours begin and end in
Market Square, located behind Town Hall, and run
every Saturday through Oct. 10, beginning at 10 a.m.
Participants will receive a discounted entry fee into
the Museum. For more information, contact Hallowed
Ground Tours at 540-809-3918, the Museum at 540371-3037, or visit www.famcc.org.
907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
$5 adult, $2 child or student, FREE for members
PICNIC IN THE PARK
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Fredericksburg Parks & Recreation’s Picnic in the Park
concert series is an opportunity to enjoy a day outdoors
while listening to live local entertainment. Bring a
picnic lunch, a blanket, and come relax with friends
and family. 500 Prince Edward St., Fredericksburg
FREE
Fredericksburg Art Gallery’s Outreach Youth
Program at Visitor Center
June 5; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts’ Youth
Outreach Art Program features the students’ artwork
from Hazel Hill Apts. at the Fredericksburg Visitor’s
Center, 706 Caroline St., Fredericksburg. Opening reception with the young artists June 5, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Show runs through June 30th. 540-373-1776.
FREE
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ROCK THE RIVER FXBG 2015
June 6; all day
Rock the River FXBG combines activities from
various communities who benefit from, are inspired by,
and enjoy their time on the Rappahannock River. There
is adventure with a multi-sport river and foot race;
outdoor activities for grown-ups, kids, and their furry
friends; a display of unique art and crafts; craft beer
from local breweries, food, and live music throughout
the day.
540-372-8708; [email protected]
2410 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
www.rocktheriverfxbg.com
FREE; $30 beer sampling package
BALLET & BEYOND II
June 6; all day
Sponsored by Friends of Dance, the concert will benefit UMW Scholarships in Dance.
540-371-6088; [email protected]
1301 College Ave Dodd Auditorium, UMW
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
$15
KIDS’ FISHING DERBY
June 6; 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Ages 4-16 years; registration: 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Fishing, boat rental, games, prizes, vendors, hiking,
and picnicking. For information, call Linda Bailey at
372-1086 x213. Sponsored by Fredericksburg Parks &
Recreation and the Weekend Bassers. 540-372-1086
Motts Run Reservoir
www.fredericksburgva.gov/parksandrec
FREE
ART IN THE PARK
June 6 and 20; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In conjunction with the Fredericksburg Farmer’s
Market, Art in the Park at Hurkamp Park is a showcase
of local artists and their talents. Mediums include
photography, woodworking, knitting, jewelry, mixed
media, books, paintings, and more.
500 Prince Edward St., Fredericksburg
FREE
NATIONAL TRAILS DAY WALK
June 6, 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Walk through the trails of Spotsylvania Battlefield in
celebration of National Trails Day. The walk is free
and open to the public. Families and pets are welcome.
Choose from 3-mile and 6-mile trails. Restrooms
available at the walk start/finish, but not along the trial.
9550 Grant Drive West Exhibit Shelter, Spotsylvania
FREE
SATURDAYS IN MARY’S GARDEN
June 6; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Join Jeanette Rose for Saturdays in Mary’s Garden. As
Gardener for Washington Heritage Museums, Jeanette
Rose will share her expertise and anecdotes in Mrs.
Washington’s garden.
1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg
RIVERSIDE CHILDREN’S THEATER - JACK
AND THE GIANT - THE MUSICAL
June 6, 13, 20, 27; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
540-370-4300
95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg
www.riversidedt.com
VIRGINIA RENAISSANCE FAIR
June 6 and 7; beginning at 10 a.m..
703-508-5036
Lake Anna Winery, 5621 Courthouse Road, Spotsyl-
vania
http://www.varf.org/index.html
1001 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg
http://www.famcc.org
AACA ANTIQUE CAR SHOW
June 6; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
58th Annual Historic Fredericksburg AACA car show,
located in downtown Fredericksburg, Caroline Street.
Four blocks of antique and vintage vehicles ranging
from early 1900s to 1990. Event includes a vintage
fashion show, swing dance demonstration, and disassembling and reassembling of a Model T. All show
cars must be registered. Contact meet chairman J.
Gordon Brown 703-725-7948 for more information.
600 - 900 Blocks of Caroline Street, Fredericksburg
www.hfraaca.org
FREE
BATTLING CANCER 5K RUN/WALK
June 21; 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The race will start and finish at the Carl D. Silver
Health Center/Moss Free Clinic’s parking lot near the
Mary Washington Healthcare Regional Cancer Center.
On-line registration closes June 18 at 8 p.m. Mail registrations must be received by June 18. In-person registrations may be completed at VA Runner (1993 Carl
D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg) on June 19, from 3
p.m. to 7 p.m. and June 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
All proceeds benefit Mary Washington Healthcare
Regional Cancer Center.
540-741-1512
[email protected]
1301 Sam Perry Blvd., Fredericksburg
$30 until Friday, June 12; $35 after Friday, June 12
SPOTSYLVANIA FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
June 12; 8 p.m.
Movie begins at dark. Bring your blankets or lawn
chairs, sit back and relax while enjoying a movie under
the stars. Vendors will be on site offering a variety of
foods. No alcohol, glass containers, tobacco products,
or pets allowed. Movie - TBD
Robert E. Lee Elementary School, 7415 Brock Road,
Spotsylvania; Rain Date: June 13
FREE
RAPPAHANNOCK REGIONAL SOAPBOX
DERBY
June 13; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Soapbox Derby is open to children 8-18 who want
to race down the William Street hill to become the
next champion in their division. Visit fredericksburgsoapbox.com for more information. Sponsors needed.
540-372-1086
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FATHER’S DAY FESTIVAL
June 13; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A. Smith Bowman Distillery presents its 4th annual
Father’s Day Festival with bourbon, beer, blues, and
BBQ. Distillery tours, bourbon, local beers, live blues
music, BBQ, hand-rolled cigars, vendors, live demos,
giveaways, and more.
540-373-4555
[email protected]
1 Bowman Drive, Fredericksburg
www.asmithbowman.com
FREE
SHAKESPEARE ON THE LAWN
June 13, 14, 20, and 21, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Enjoy a Shakespearean production, performed in an
18th-century style, at historic Kenmore Plantation.
Come early, bring chairs or a blanket, and a picnic.
540-373-3381
[email protected]
Historic Kenmore Plantation, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg
www.kenmore.org/events.html
EVENING WITH AN EXPERT
June 18; 7 p.m.
Join us for an Evening with an Expert lecture with Mr.
Eric D. Powell who will discuss how Fredericksburg
weathered the Great Depression. RSVPs are required.
Please RSVP by calling 540-371-3037 x400 or to
[email protected]. All lectures will be held in the
Catherine W. Jones McKann Center. Doors open at
6:30 p.m., and seating is limited. A reception for members will follow in the galleries.
(540) 371-3037
[email protected]
SPOTSYLVANIA STARS AND STRIPES
SPECTACULAR 2015
June 27; all day
Music, food, and fireworks. Shuttle bus service from
nearby locations is available.
Spotsylvania Courthouse Area, Spotsylvania
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Free
LAKE ANNA SUNSET CONCERT SERIES
June 27; 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Live bands and views of Lake Anna’s famed sunsets
every 4th Saturday evening from April through August.
Visit the Lake Anna Sunset Concert Series Facebook
page for the band lineup. Food, wine and beer are
available for purchase.
13703 Anna Point Lane, Mineral
www.facebook.com/LakeAnnaSunsetConcertSeries
FREE
ELIZABETH MONROE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY
June 28; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate the birthday of Elizabeth Monroe with
an elegant garden party and conversation with Mrs.
Monroe’s good friend Rosalie Stier Calvert (portrayed
by Mary Ann Jung).
(540) 654-1043
[email protected]
908 Charles Street, Fredericksburg
http://www.jamesmonroemuseum.org
$25 ($22 for Friends of JMM)
GARI MELCHERS HOME AND STUDIO
WOODLAND HIKES
June 28; 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont offers
free guided nature hikes the last Sunday of the month.
Tours will start outside the Museum Shop at 2 p.m.
Members of the Central Rappahannock Chapter of the
Virginia Master Naturalist program will lead tours of
the woods and fields at Belmont. The walk will cover
about one mile of trails and will touch on the historic
ruins that illustrate Belmont’s past. Belmont’s trails
cover steep and rough terrain and may be muddy at
times, so sturdy footwear is recommended. Tours will
take place rain, snow, or shine. No reservations are
necessary. For more information, contact Beate Jensen
at 540-654-1839.
[email protected]
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Grapes & Grains
From Page 15
So how do we measure the great
California Zins among the titans
of Europe when there are few
focal points for the variety? A
look into the history of Zinfandel
might be instructive.
During the 1820s, a nursery
owner in Long Island, New
York, imported cuttings from
the Imperial Selection of Plant
Species of Vienna, Austria. In a
great stroke of luck, a Massachusetts man, Frederick Macondray,
purchased a quantity of those
vines while heading west on his
great American adventure. Frederick achieved success in many
ventures in California, including
viticulture, and it wasn’t long
before Spanish missions were
propagating Frederick’s vine
throughout their coastal missions. Viticulturists were grateful
for Frederick’s contribution,
because the varieties originally
chosen to be the vine crops of
California were poorly suited for
extreme California climates. The
name Zinfandel was given to the
vine at an unknown time during
this period. Though these vines
came from a garden in Austria,
its origins actually lie south of
there in what is current day Croatia and Slovenia. That is where
we find the Zinfandel grape
growing, proud and indigenous,
but it goes by a different name:
Crljenak. The variety was almost
extinct on the Dalmatian coast
by the time researchers found
it in several vineyards. But the
grape is also well known on the
Italian east coast as Primitivo.
Now let’s return to California
where our hometown hero’s
vines are thriving more than ever
thanks to Sutter Home and Mario Trinchero, who purchased the
Sutter Home business in 1947.
The Sutter Family was the first
to mass produce the grape and
the Trinchero family was among
the first to make quality wines
with Zin grapes in the modern
wine-making era. And, of course,
they still do; in fact, I highly
recommend trying a few of the
Zinfandels that Trinchero is currently producing. But if you’re
looking for some affordable
small-vineyard tastes, here are a
couple of recommendations. Operating just down the road from
Trinchero, Tin Barn Vineyards
of Sonoma County has several
offerings of palate-lovin Zin for
around $30. And another great
vintner to seek out would be
the Seghesio Family of Sonoma
who offer effortlessly delicious
Zinfandels in the $20-$60 range
and are always recognized with
rave professional reviews. Don’t
forget the frozen berries to keep
your wine cool while grilling out
this summer. Happy June, folks!
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Past Tense
From Page 25
and its interior opulent with
archways and plaster molding. A
rectangular marquee advertised
show times, though this was
replaced sometime before the
early 1980’s with a sign attached
to the second-story window.
As the first Fredericksburg-based theater of the Pitts
Circuit, the Colonial began
showing “talkies” in its first
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year of operation. The theater
remained a fixture of the city’s
business district for decades and
was witness to the Depression,
the wartime boom, segregation,
and Civil Rights. Although aesthetically pleasing, the Colonial
did suffer from a narrow house
aisle that limited the possibilities of renovations and modern
upgrades.
In spite of her prime location
and historical value, the Colonial
fell to the suburbanization and
television culture that would also
take her younger sister before
the end of the decade. The theatre ceased regular operations in
the early 1980s, and its ultimate
end would be a subject of debate
for many years.
The Free Lance-Star, which
had covered the 1929 opening
with great fanfare, printed various opinions about the fate of
the building and the possibility
of a viable art house in the space.
A 1982 article included a form in
which readers could voice their
opinion on possible uses for the
theater and what, if any, films
they would want to be shown.
The 1990s ended up as an onand-off time for the Colonial,
the theater hosting semi-regular films, family matinées, and
concerts.
The final blow fell in the winter of 1999-2000 when the Colonial was finally closed to the
public. Still a central location for
a tourist-driven downtown, the
narrow building was reinvented
as the Galleria and today hosts
several small shops, including a
tearoom, bridal shop, and salon.
Unlike the Victoria, which had
been stripped and repurposed,
the Galleria still has the bones
of a theater. The façade, ticket
booths, and foyer are all still
intact. Perhaps even the spirits
of Cary Grant and Lauren Bacall
still whisper sultry dialogue in
the eaves of the old auditorium.
Standing under the awning in the
evening can even feel strange.
One knows he is standing where
countless friends and lovers once
waited to see the picture shows.
One may argue that the concept of the movie theater itself
is fading, with online streaming
and the marriage of Internet and
television becoming a dominant force in entertainment.
Economic theories and trends
aside, the real legacy of the
Victoria, the Colonial, and the
rest of the long-gone American
movie houses might be that of
collective memory. They are like
Pullman cars, baseball, or the
Post Office, timeless institutions
whose meteors have waned, but
that we may never completely
abandon.
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Creators
From Page 7
you’re doing,” Stewart explains.
Stewart himself has found such a
companion in his fiancée, Denise. Both Denise and Steven’s
wife, Valerie, remain constant
supporters of the Wegner brothers and their works. Denise has
accompanied and helped Stewart
at various art shows and galleries, and has even worked as an
employee of the gallery. Early on
in the Wegners’ careers, Stewart
attended numerous art shows
and spent a great deal of time
traveling the United States. But,
after settling down at their Wolfe
Street site in January of 2013
after 12 years of moving to three
different Caroline and William
street gallery locations, Stewart
now only attends three shows a
year on average which gives him
more time to spend with Denise
at home. Despite the demanding amount
of work that goes into creating
their pieces, the most frustrating aspect of the Wegners’ jobs
is sales. “If you can’t sell it,
[art’s] looked upon as a hobby,”
Stewart says. “The Internet has
changed retail and art sales.”
The influence of the Internet and
advances in technology prove to
have both advantages and disadvantages for the Wegners. The
online presence of the Wegner
gallery mirrors its physical location — tucked away and unimposing. The Wegners believe
that their sculptures — and art
in general — are usually not
impulse buys and that potential
buyers should see works in person before purchasing. Stewart
explains that galleries sometimes
discourage their featured artists
from selling their works online,
because it can create price inconsistency. If a gallery’s featured
artist chooses to conduct online
sales, he or she alone dictates
what price each piece will carry.
This can cause conflict if these
sales are being held within the
sponsor gallery’s “territory”
at a lower price. On the other
hand, technological advances
have made the mass printing of
paintings less of a challenge and
expense for artists.
For their acrylic paintings,
Steven works with realism
while Stewart enjoys painting
mostly cartoon subjects. One of
the main focuses of Stewart’s
paintings is a whimsical depiction of a monkey in a hurricane
which he later adapted into a
bronze sculpture. His lovable
and popular monkey character is
the subject of numerous paintings featured in the gallery, and
even appears on a selection of
T-shirts that Stewart hopes to
promote and dedicate more time
to in the future. As for right now,
the brothers are content with the
current state of the gallery and
their works and will proudly
keep the lost wax bronze casting
process alive.
members and $55 for non-members. Registration and fee are
due by June 18. “ArtBug’s 25th
Year with FCCA at Silversmith
House” session one begins on
June 22. For more information,
visit www.fccava.org. FCCA
also has reoccurring classes
scheduled for June: Drawing &
Painting with Maria Motz every
Tuesday in June from 4 p.m. to
6 p.m. A poetry reading group
meets the Saturday, June 6.
FCCA is located at 813 Sophia
Street in Fredericksburg and
is open daily (except Tuesday)
from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
more information, contact FCCA
at 540-373-5646 or visit www.
fccava.org.
LibertyTown Arts Workshop
is partnering with Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity
for a national juried show called
Home. The art show will celebrate the idea of home, and 10
percent of show sales will go to
support Habitat’s projects. Tell,
a monthly storytelling event at
LibertyTown, always happens
on the second Saturday of every
month at 8 p.m. June’s theme is
“School’s Out.” LibertyTown is
located at 916 Liberty Street in
Fredericksburg and is open 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on Sunday. For more information, contact LibertyTown at
540-371-7255 or email info@
LibertyTownArts.com.
Ponshop Studio and Gallery
celebrates its five-year anniversary on First Friday, June
5. Owners Scarlett and Gabriel
Pons will showcase their latest
work, including ceramics, fine
art, and two new T-shirt designs. A party will be held in the
garden, featuring DJ Moog and
refreshments catered by Agora.
Ponshop is located at 712 Caroline Street and is open Monday
through Thursday from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and
Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For
more information, contact Ponshop at 540-656-2215 or email
[email protected].
Water Street Studio has a
new workshop for adults and
a camp for children in June.
A leather workshop with Cat
Babbie will be offered Saturday, June 20 from 10 a.m. till 2
p.m. In this beginner-friendly
class, students will learn the
basics of stamping tools and dye
techniques to design a custom
bracelet. The class fee is $65.
A week-long camp for young
writers who would love to write
a book but don’t know how or
where to start will be held with
instructor Jenna Veazey June 22
through June 26 from 9 a.m. till
11 a.m. The class fee is $125 per
students in grades 5-8. Campers
will create a secret handshake,
“oath,” and earn “badges” each
day by completing lessons,
games, and activities related
to novel writing. Call Elizabeth at 540-760-8229 about the
leather workshop. Call Susan at
540-907-9732 about the young
writers’ workshop. Water Street
Studio is located at 915 A Sophia
Street in Fredericksburg and is
open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and noon to 4
p.m. on Sunday. For more information, email writingandarts@
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ArtBeat
From Page 5
ple. Cliff will be in the gallery
for First Friday to autograph his
new books, which were printed
locally by Creative Color. Cliff
Satterthwaite, Volume I chronicles his paintings of the York,
Penn., area and Cliff Satterthwaite, Volume II covers his work
in Fredericksburg. The opening
reception will be held on First
Friday, June 5, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The exhibit will be on view from
June 3 through June 28.
Art First Gallery is located at
824 Caroline Street and is open
daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
more information, contact Art
First at 540-371-7107 or email
[email protected].
The Fredericksburg Center
for the Creative Arts (FCCA)
has the following events scheduled for June: “Critiques” with
Joseph DiBella on June 13, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees are $20 for
members and $25 for non-members. Registration and fee are
due by June 10. A “Book Art
Workshop” with Ginna Cullen will be held on June 20, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees are $50 for
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Artful Dimensions Gallery
911 Charles Street Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 899-6319
Open: Tuesday-Thursday & Sunday 12-6PM
Friday & Saturday 12-9PM
Closed on Mondays
Our gallery space, dedicated to 3-D Art, is a work
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We encourage you to make it part of your next
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911 Charles Street Fredericksburg, VA
(540) 899-6319
Open: Tuesday-Thursday & Sunday 12-6PM
Friday & Saturday 12-9PM
Closed on Mondays
Our gallery space, dedicated to 3-D Art, is a work
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6.10 • natalie York, Justin trawick, raye zaragoze •
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Chef Jacquie cooks up fabulous WINE DINNERs the first Wed of
every month. June’s dinner features rose’ with a second dinner 6.20
themed portugal! Call for reservations, come see what it’s all about.
Exercise your art muscles at ARTE & Vino! Anna will guide you on
your way to making a masterpiece, you probably already know how
to drink the wine. Call for dates and reservations.
Get tickets now for tasting old dominion! On July 5 we feature
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