– Most of the following first appeared in The Floyd Press over the holiday season. The Back Porch Cloggers performed some dance moves in front of the County Courthouse. The Daughters of the Revolution rode their float dressed in period attire. The Kazim Klowns showed off their clowning antics as they passed parade goers. This young […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on December 21, 2017. “What color bow do you want?” Jean Woods asked a young shopper at the Perfect Gift Shop in downtown Floyd. It was one week before Christmas Eve and there was a line of children, ages 4 – 16, outside the door waiting to […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on December 7, 2017. Kari Thomas Kovick’s new CD, “It’s You I Like,” delivers just the right mix of playful fun and positive messages to foster inner-resiliency in children. Produced by Ken Whitely – a multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and performer from Toronto – the CD features Kovick’s […]
-The following first appeared with a slightly different selection of photos in The Floyd Press on December 7, 2017. Shoppers mingle at the 23rd annual Winterfest Arts and Crafts Festival, the Floyd Center for the Arts longest running event. The Saturday through Sunday event, December 3rd and 4th, featured more than 30 vendors of regionally […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on November 30, 2017. “Our goal is to open the best coffee shop in the state of Virginia,” said Red Rooster Coffee Roaster’s co-owner Haden Polseno-Hensley during the November 25th open house tour of the Red Rooster Coffee/Black Water Loft’s new two story building on East Main Street. Standing […]
The world is our front yard,” said the driver of this two-story bus, which he referred to as a pop-up gallery. “We’re on a fine arts tour across the nation,” said his wife, the artist. The couple, who attended the Floyd Center for the Arts Community Show opening, were traveling with their two young daughters […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on November 2, 2017. As part of a ‘Barnstorm the Commonwealth,’ just over a week out from Election Day, Senator Tim Kaine and candidate for Governor Ralph Northam visited Floyd Saturday night, October 28th. Their first stop was The Floyd Country Store, where they met and mingled […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on November 2, 2017 The Chantilly Farm barn facility was filled with costumed guests Thursday evening for a free-to-the-public Spooktacular Gala, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Chantilly Farm. Tables lined the two-story facility, showcasing local businesses and organizations. Wine-tastings and cash bar wines were provided […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on September 21, 2017. Laughter filled the June Bug Center over the weekend for the Floyd Community Theatre Guild’s (FCTG) production of The Not-so-Grimm Tales. Presented by eleven young actors, the play gives a modern twist to three Grimm Fairy Tales, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White […]
-The following first appeared as a feature in Sounds of Floyd, a July 2017 magazine insert publication of The Floyd Press Floyd has always been rich with mountain music, whether it was played on porches, in living rooms, in hollers or churches. The Floyd Country Store’s Friday Night Jamboree was one of the town’s first […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 20, 2017 Locally grown flowers are always a welcomed sight at the Floyd Farmers Market. Flower-grower Perky VanWyk is pictured here working at the Perennial Uprisings booth. Perennial Uprisings is the local business of Tree Gigante (left of VanWyk) that sells homegrown flowers, arrangements and […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press in April 2017. Kari Kovick is making a new CD. The local artist/educator and Heart of the Child Social Emotional Music Education director has enlisted the help of producer Ken Whiteley, an award winning Canadian roots musician who writes songs, performs and has produced over 135 recording projects for […]
