“Now we are old with only mortal gods and rent to pay for all we have loved. Ashes to ashes, we knew this would happen, but we never want it to be now.” – From Sunflowers, 1999 I saw my life in a box of mementos and photos and outdated clothes that nobody wants A […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 29, 2021. Attendees started arriving for FloydFest on Wednesday, July 21, but the festival really took off on Thursday and continued throughout the weekend with a wide range of performing artists, a village of vendors and a collective feeling of gratitude to be back on […]
1. Overheard from a stage at Floydfest: “Some people say the happiest place is Disney World but I think it’s Floydfest.” 2. Off the record or off the chart? 3. It was a Space Odyssey themed festival and this rain gear seemed to fit the theme. 4. “Well, you better lock your doors, turn on […]
Going to Floydfest every July has been a 20-year tradition, like our version of summer camp, and our family shot is always one I treasure. But after taking 400 pictures of the bands and festival scene while working on coverage for the local paper, I always realize too late that I have too few pictures […]
The daytime at Floydfest is A-OK too! Look for a story and a photo spread in this week’s Floyd Press.
This Floydfest On the Rise band hails from Charlottesville. They play all originals, solid danceable rhythm/blues/rock/pop. Yesterday they played in the Garden on the Pink Floyd Stage and I keep thinking, ‘Now this is music!’ Sex Bruise is a satirical pop band from Charleston, SC that knows how to improv and create a party atmosphere. […]
1. We’re going to summer camp! Aka Floydfest. 2. I LOVE our new LOVE mural in Floyd. 3. “While some issues are problems with a definite answer, the more challenging issues are polarities — situations in which both sides have benefits and drawbacks. Individuals who can distinguish between a problem to solve and a polarity […]
Our World Tuesday________/_________Wordless Wednesday
Who needs Broadway? Look what we have right here in Floyd. These are my sneak peaks of The June Bug Center’s Musical Theatre for Teens production of The Little Mermaid Jr. performed over the weekend. Look for a story and photos in an upcoming Floyd Press. Feel free to sing along!
A stroke of genius on a live canvas A tilted smile in a metaphoric portrait A curved nude in a side-view posed for the muse’s changing mood ______Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United
-The following first appeared on the Floyd Press’s online gallery. This exhibit will be on display until August 7, 2021. The Floyd Center for the Arts hosted its first in-person exhibit reception since the Pandemic restricted gatherings. “This was supposed to be our 25th anniversary celebration,” said the Center’s director Becky Lattuca, but that 2020 […]
1. I tell time in summer by what flower is in bloom. 2. Mushroom omelets. A crossword puzzle to solve. Tracking bats that sleep between cabin logs. Spraying lilies with deer deterrent. Stillness is broken with a windchime song. Birds sing in stereo like sopranos and chorus. Hens cluck and brag about their newly laid […]
