The Bedford Bulletin, Bedford, Va., June 24, 2009 Page 9A

COMMUNITY EVENTS

E NTERTAINMENTSign-ups and notices

Church news and events For information of events and activities at area churches, see the church news section in this week’s paper.

Divorce care Divorce Care Seminar and Support Group meets at Still Waters Coffee House in BedfordThursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. For information call 540-583-1003.

First Fridays First Fridays at the Park. July 3, 7 p.m. Greenwood Park. Dobie Toms and Faithridge and Friends will be providing free music and food. Bring chairs. Take Park Street off Longwood then a right onto Greenwood, park is on left at the end. Call Dobie or Lisa Toms at 586-3185 for more information.

Bluegrass Festival There will be a Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Sedalia Center. There will be live music by In The Tradition, Dobie Toms & Faith Ridge, Bluegrass Brothers, Miller’s Creek, Blackwater Band, Hard Drivin’ Grass, High Ground, Plain & Simple, and the Sheriff’s Office Band. Cost is $10. There will be camping available on first come, first available. Hook-ups - $10 and sites $5.

DMV closed for holiday All Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) customer ser-vice centers (CSCs) will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. CSCs will re-open for service on Monday, July 6. Customers may still conduct a variety of transactions during the Fourth of July holiday, and on any day, by using DMV’s preferred services options. “DMV offers many easy alternatives to visiting one of our full-service offic-es,” said DMV Commissioner D.B. Smit. For example, customers may complete 25 different transactions online at www.dmvNOW.com.

Rotary Club of SML The Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month. It is now meeting at The Westlake Country Club. The doors open at 7 a.m. and breakfast begins at 7:15. Visitors are welcome. For more information call Steve Strickland at 719-1411 or Steve Miller at 721-9003

California Dreamin’ The city of Bedford Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a walking club. The goal is to walk to California! So, come into the Liberty Lake Park offices and sign up. There is a $10 registration fee. You will receive a T-shirt and forms to track your miles. There also are pedometers for $5. Liberty Lake Park Community Room. Contact: City of Bedford Parks and Recreation, 939 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA 24523.

NeedleArts Exhibit The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America and the Seven Hills Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild are hosting a NeedleArts Exhibit during the month of September 2009 at the Bower Center for the Arts, 305 N. Bridge St., Bedford, VA. Members will be exhibiting examples of many categories of Needlepoint (any handwork done with a needle on a countable background) and Embroidery ( any handwork done with a needle). Categoreis include Bargello, Blackwork, Hardanger, Crewel, Thread Painting, Stumpwork, Goldwork, Quilting, Brazilain, Surface work, Drawn Thread, Pulled Thread, Ribbon Embroidery, Appl ique. NeedleArts Demonstrations will be given on Saturdays in September from 1-3 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Aug.30 from 3-5 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. Contact: Belle Harrell at harrell999@verizon.net.

Car show A car show will be held Friday, July 3 in Downtown Moneta. It will be held from 5-8 p.m. and anything goes- new cars, old cars, trucks, etc. People’s Choice awards will be given in all categories. There will be a DJ spinning your favorite 50s sock hop and beach music. There will be kids face painting and a bounce house, a beer truck for the adults, and all of the restaurants and shops will be open late. If you want to enter a vehicle, it’s $20 to register in advance, and $25 the day of the show. Admission is free to specta-tors. Plan to come out and spend the evening. Bring a folding chair and listen to the music. Proceeds go to benefit the YMCA. For more information call 540-871-0321.

Bedford Community Quilters The Bedford Community Quilters meet at 6:30 p.m. every Monday at the John Early Community Center, 718 Blue Ridge Avenue, in Bedford. Membership is open to ladies of all skill levels who are inter-ested in learning quilting techniques, working on group and individual projects, and making new friends. Annual dues are only $15. For more information, contact Shirley Snead at (540) 586-9469 or Helen Hardy at (540) 586-3592.

Business seminar The Business Development Centre will be conducting a six week seminar on Wednesdays beginning June 24, the first Wednesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and the remaining Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.. on “How To Set Up Your Own Business.” It will be conducted in the Centre at 147 Mill Ridge Road, and will cover many aspects of starting a business such as cash flow, marketing tools, management skills and developing a business plan. The cost is $75 per person, which covers the cost of the manuals, with scholarship funds available for low-moderate income families. Contact the Business Development Centre at 582-6100 for more information.

Quilt show The Peaks and Pieces Quilt Guild of Bedford will hold its 13th annual quilt show from Wednesday, July 15, through Tuesday, July 28, at the Bedford Central Library. The show will be available for viewing during regular library hours. The display will include over 100 beauti-ful quilts and wall hangings in a wide variety of styles and sizes, as well as quilted personal and home acces-sories. Viewers are invited to vote for their favorites. This year’s raffle quilt will be on display at the show with tickets available for purchase. During the show members of the guild will be hand-quilting next year’s raffle quilt. For more information about the guild, call Guild President Denise Sell at 540-977-3029.

Cop Camp Registration City of Bedford Parks and Recreation. Join us for instruction on life skills, conflict resolution, goal setting, healthy self image, and cul-tural awareness and sensitivity. Cop Camp also explores the inner workings of law enforcement, such as evidence handling, juvenile law and K-9 training. This camp offers an opportunity for kids to build self-esteem in a fun learning environ-ment through team sports, swim-ming and learning about the out-doors while gaining an appreciation for nature, and making lasting friend-ships through team building exer-cises. And--it’s free. Registration begins July 1, at Liberty Lake Park. Contact: City of Bedford Parks and Recreation, 939 Burks Hill Road, P.O. Box 807, Bedford, VA 24523.

Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre trip Bedford County Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a trip to the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre in Ferrum on Wednesday, July 1 to see “Arsenic and Old Lace”. This is one of the funniest farces ever. “Arsenic and Old Lace” combines young love, some decidedly off-beat thieves, and an uncle who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt with two aunts whose decidedly unusual hobby will have your sides splitting with laugh-ter. Price per person is $27. Full amount is due when reservation is made. Only 18 seats available. Cost includes transportation on the county recreation bus, full lunch (tip not included) and matinee. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from Westgate Shopping Center in Bedford. They can also make pickup in Moneta, Westlake and Rocky Mount. Call 540-586-7682 to register or stop by the office at 780 Bedford Ave. Ext.

Adult Summer Reading Program All adult Bedford Public Library System card holders are invited to spend this summer touring Bedford City and County by participating in the Adult Summer Reading Program board game: Mile by Mile, Page by Page: An Armchair Tour of Bedford County. Maps are available at all of the BPLS branch libraries to guide participants in a reading, viewing and listening tour of Bedford. Patrons who complete the midway goals will be entered into a July 9 drawing. A final grand prize drawing will be held August 17. Prizes include Emerson Creek Pottery Pieces and Barnes and Noble gift Certificates among other things. If you live in the area and do not have a Bedford Library patron card, go on by; bring a picture ID with your address. It will only take a few minutes to register. There is no fee for Bedford residents or for anyone whose local library does not Bedford citizens a registra-tion fee.

Embroiders Guild The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Embroiders Guild of America meets on the 4th Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at the Bedford Campus of Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) on Venture Blvd. off Independence. All levcls of ability, including beginner, are welcome. Call 587-9118 for further information.

Live reptile show Get creative with live reptiles at the library. The Larson family will be presenting this summer at each Bedford Public Library System branch. Location dates and times are as follows: Bedford Central Library July 3, 1:30 p.m.; Big Island Library June 30, 10:30 a.m.; Forest Library June 30, 1:30 p.m.; Moneta Library July 3, 10 a.m.; Montvale Library July 2, 2:30 p.m.; Stewartsville Library July 2, 10:30 a.m.

Upcoming Bloodmobiles The following information is subject to change. Please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to confirm drive dates and times before attending.

June 24 – Big Island, Big Island Emergency Crew Bldg., 2 - 7 p.m.June 27 – Forest, Bethany United Methodist Church, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.June 29 – Forest, Forest Public Library, 3 - 7 p.m.

Sign up The GFWC Bedford Woman’s Club/GFWC Junior Bedford Woman’s Club is currently accept-ing applications from crafters and artisans for the 39th Annual Arts, Crafts & More Extravaganza to be held Nov. 7-8 at the Bedford Elementary School. This is a juried show. For more information, contact Susan McSlarrow, 586-4712, or Ellen Sloan, 586-4854.

Tai Chi for Health City of Bedford Parks and Recreation -Tai Chi is an exercise consisting of slow, relaxed move-ments that help us develop internal and external balance and harmony. When: 10 week session begins August 10 at Liberty Lake Park Community Room. Contact: City of Bedford Parks and Recreation, 939 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA 24523.

Arts & Music Camp The Bower Center for the Arts has scheduled a Summer Arts and Music Camp for July 6-10. From 8 a.m. to noon on each of those days, students will be offered four “hands-on” art or music activities like pottery making, drumming, drawing, paint-ing, and the design and grouting of mosaics. Students will be grouped into grades 3, 4, and 5 or into grades 6, 7, and 8 so that activities can be made age appropriate. Cost per week is $175, with some supply fees in addition. Discounts are available for multiple students from one family. Go to www.bowercenter.org to register on-line and pay by PayPal. Contact the Bower Center for the Arts, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford (540-586-4235) for further information.

Rockabye Reader Infants and toddlers from birth to age 2 will enjoy stories, music, movement, free play, and much more at all Bedford Public Library System libraries. Parents and care-givers, use this program as a resource to promote literacy at an early age. Program days and times vary by location. The summer schedule will be as follows: Bedford Central Library in Bedford City on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.; Big Island Library on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Forest Library on Mondays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:15 a.m. (walkers-3yrs) and Thursdays at 10 a.m. (infants-crawl-ers); Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Montvale Library on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. (walkers-3yrs) and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. (infants-crawl-ers); and Stewartsville Library on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. This program is open to the public and free of charge. Contact a local library for more information, or visit our web-site at www.bplsonline.org.

Video Games Come to Bedford Central Library every Friday for a video game challenge. Starting at 2 p.m. we will have Tourist Trophy, Guitar Hero III and DDR Supernova avail-able to play on our big screen.

Star Stitchers The Star Stitchers Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America meets the third Monday each month at the Moneta Library (Rt. 122 South) at 10 a.m. Modern as well as ancient embroidery techniques are learned as a group. Call 540 721-5449 for information.

Bedford Farmers Market The Bedford Farmers Market is open. Bedford Farmers Market prides itself as being a “Virginia Grown Market” and has been in operation for over 25 years. Hours of operation will be 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tasty Tuesdays are held every Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. New vendors are wel-come. For more information email laura@centertownbedford.com. In addition to produce vendors the market will be accepting applica-tions from local artists & crafters and selected food vendors. Any musi-cian who would like to stop by and play a few tunes should also con-tact Bedford Main Street. Information on local Centertown Bedford restau-rants and shops will also be avail-able.

Books 4 Fun Parents and caregivers, bring your preschool age children (ages 3 to 5) to any Bedford Public Library System library for stories, songs, games, rhyming, and much more! Books 4 Fun! is fun for children and adults alike. Program days and times vary by location. The summer schedule will be as follows: Bedford Central Library in Bedford City on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Big Island Library on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.; Forest Library on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.; Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Montvale Library on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; and Stewartsville Library on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. This pro-gram is open to the public and free

Classical guitarist performs at Bower Center

BY JOHN BARNHARTStaff Writer

johnbarnhart@bedfordbulletin.com

The Bower Center for the Performing Arts hosted Peter Fletcher, a classical guitarist, Saturday night. Fletcher’s acoustic per-formance ranged from baroque to a late 20th centu-ry piece by Carlo Domeniconi that borrowed from Turkish music traditions. One of the baroque compositions, a six part lute suite by Johann Sebastian Bach was particu-larly complex. Fletcher said it took him a year of practice before he was able to per-form it in concert. Fletcher does not perform with sheet music in front of him — it’s all by memory. He also changes his gui-tar’s tuning between pieces. Fletcher said he does this according to what works best for a particular composition. It enhances his ability to play them. “It opens the possibilities of what you can do,” he said. One of these possibilities was the way he tuned his guitar to play “Sunburst” by Andrew York. This tuning allowed him to play in a way that sounded as if two guitar-ists were playing. “I started playing when I was in first grade,” said Fletcher, who is now 41. He has a Master of Music degree and taught music until 2003 when he began touring full time. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Fletcher now lives in New York. He said he

likes New York’s cultural offerings. He also said it’s a great place to be for a classi-cal musician. Before performing, Fletcher got to tour Bedford. “I love Bedford, I really love Bedford," he comment-ed. “I love the old houses.” Next month, on July 31, the Bower Center will host

Karen Nichols in concert. Nichols, a Bedford native, is the daughter of the late Rusty Nichols, a noted area musi-cian. Nichols is a pianist and vocalist and plans a variety which will include her own arrangements of pieces and one of her own composition. Nichols’ performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Horse and Hound Wine Festival set for July 11

July 11 will mark the 5th annual Horse and Hound Wine Festival on the gracious grounds of Johnson’s Orchards in Bedford County. Eight wineries are present for tastings and purchases. According to Wendy Furrow-Scott, president of The Bedford Wine Trail, “It is a great opportunity to experi-ence all of the wineries on the wine trail at once.” It is the most unique wine festival presented and appeals not only to the wine enthusi-asts but people of all ages and interest due to the many events with dogs and horses. This festival is “the place you can enjoy taking your chil-dren and their grand parents,” enthused Nancy Johnson, fes-tival coordinator, commented. Dogs are especially invited as paying guests and have the opportunity to participate and receive trophies and ribbons in events such as lure cours-ing, muskrat racing, and agil-ity and obedience trials. Horses of all breeds parade for ribbons and monetary prizes for the entertainment of the attendees who are allowed to meet and greet and vote for the people’s choice award winner. There are tents for shade or showers, live music for listening and danc-ing, food of all varieties, many wines to sample, shop-ping for arts and crafts, and ice-cold towels for cooling the July heat.

New for this year will be a stick horse race for children under 12 with prizes. “The Horse and Hound Wine Festival is a fun event for children of all ages” accord-ing to Sergei Troubetzkoy, director of Bedford Tourism, adding “this is one that I per-sonally make a point to not miss.” There will also be pony rides for an extra fee. This event which contrib-utes to charities depends upon sponsorship providing money and in-kind services and a strong volunteer base. Volunteers handle ticket sales, parking, wine pick-up and delivery and all the tasks nec-essary to make thousands of attendees feel welcome and cared for and secure that they, their children and pets will be safe and happy. Vendors and sponsors are afforded special considerations with regard to advertising, promotion, and inquiries are welcome. This year part of the pro-ceeds will go to Commonwealth Search and Rescue, Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue and Bedford Humane Society. Leah Coffman with Commonwealth Search and Rescue said “The Generous support from the Horse and Hound Festival at Johnson’s Orchards has been invaluable in helping to defray operational expenses; recruit-ing new members; and by providing CSAR with oppor-tunities to showcase our ser-

vices to the community.” Non-profit organizationsmay apply to be recipients ofthe funds generated by thefestival. Charities that empha-size animal welfare and thatare able to provide volunteersupport tend to be favored. Information regarding theHorse & Hound Wine Festivalmay be found at the festivalWeb site www.bedfordwine.com or www.horseandhound-festival.com and on www.vis-i t b e d f o r d . c o m . Also you may attain infor-mation from the Bedford Welcome Center at (540) 587-5681 or (877) 447-3257 andPeaks of Otter Winery at (540)586-3707. For restau-rants and accommodations plus other area attractions goto the following Web sites:www.visitbedford.com -Bedford Welcome Center; www.visi tsmithmountain-lake.com - Smith MountainLake Chamber; www.bed-fordareachamber.com - Bedford Area Chamber; www.visitroanokeva.com - The Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau. On the Web: www.bed-fordwine.com or www.horse-andhoundfestival.com.Phone: (540) 586-3707. Tickets are $10.00 for advanced; at the gate — tast-ers $15 – general admission$10. Children under 12 $5 -dogs $5. Children under 2 arefree.

Children’s play to be performed The Lion and Mouse Stories, written by Colleen Newman, will be performed at Liberty High School in the auditorium on June 27 at 7 p.m. and on June 28 at 2 p.m. Run by the Liberty High School Odyssey of the Mind team, the play is being per-formed by children and youth in the Bedford area. A clever

mouse goes up against a not-too-bright lion in order to avoid being eaten. The mouse entertains the lion with sto-ries and, in the end, tricks the lion into being part of one of the stories. From a clever jackal to a lion who loses his tail, the stories will entertain the audi-ence quite nicely. This play is

family-friendly and fun.Tickets are $3 at the door andchildren under 4 are free. TheLiberty High School Odysseyof the Mind team is using theproceeds of the camp to com-plete the financing of theirrecent trip to World Finals. The team placed 10th inthe world with their hippo-potamus and his tricks.

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Peter Fletcher performs at the Bower Center.

Photo by John Barnhart