~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 2, 2013 The TEDxFloyd program bylines reflected the diversity of topics covered by local speakers at the EcoVillage on Saturday. There was everything from the credentials of a zoology master to “I live on a farm, I am ten years old, and my favorite […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 25, 2013. Music lovers and supporters of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival (VBRMF) were treated to “Classics Around the World” in a final pre-festival concert to benefit the upcoming festival, scheduled to take place at various venues in Floyd from May 30 to June 9th. […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 21, 2012. “We’re hoping that this will be something we do twice a semester, giving young people an opportunity to perform and share their creative talents with each other,” announced Heather Krantz from the Black Box stage at the June Bug Center’s first After […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 21, 20912 An overflow crowd gathered Oddfella’s Cantina Thursday evening, March 7, for the debut tasting of Little Red RooStarr, a new Coffee Cream Stout brewed by Charlottesville’s Starr Hill Brewery with coffee from Floyd’s Red Rooster Coffee Roaster. The Tapas and Taps release party […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on Februrary 21, 2012. The Floyd Fitness Center is marking its 5th year with a celebratory Open House throughout the day on Friday, February 22. The Center, which has been co-owned by five members of the community for the past five years, features a fully equipped […]
In every season and in a variety of settings – in fields and woods, by oceans and rivers, in backyards and chapels, at resorts and wineries – Katherine Chantal has been officiating weddings for more than two decades, including those of two of her five sons. With a background in sociology, psychology, philosophy and world […]
The following is a slightly different version of what appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on February 14, 2013. A reception for a new show, New Voice: Young Innovation, was held at the Jacksonville Center for the Arts last Saturday. With the intention of showcasing emerging artists and providing the community with fresh inspiration, the […]
~ The following first appeared in the The Floyd Press on February 14, 2013 with a larger spread of photos and captions It was generally agreed by attendees and promoters that the 4th Annual Mardi Gras Costume Ball and Blue Mountain School fundraiser was the best attended Mardi Gras yet and featured the most elaborate […]
~The following first appeared in the January 31, 2012 issue of The Floyd Press. “We’re going to look at all aspects of music production,” said Floyd Music Lab director Joe DeJarnette at the lab’s Open House Saturday evening. Housed in the trailer adjacent to the main June Bug Center building, the Floyd Music Lab is […]
The following first appeared in the August 2011 issue of Natural Awakenings of Southwest Virginia. It was also published in the fall 2011 issue of It’s All About Her magazine. Kari Kovick, music teacher and founder of The Early Childhood Music Program of Floyd, has a sign hanging in her home that she purchased at […]
~ The following first appeared in the summer issue of It’s All About Her, a regional news magazine insert. From down-home to Art Nouveau, from poster to portrait and more, as an artist Emily Williamson has done it all. Born and raised in Floyd County, it’s not surprising that some of her paintings are of […]
~The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 24, 2013 About 30 people recently attended a teaching by special guest Amchi Tshampa Ngawang at the Blue Ridge Center for Chinese Medicine (BRCCM), a Traditional Chinese Medicine and Martial Arts clinic in Pilot part of Floyd Country. Ngawang is a Buddhist Lama and a […]
