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Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Veterans remember this Memorial Day as they salute this past Sunday at a special ceremony of remembrance. Click any photos to enlarge.

Remembering This Memorial Day 5.31.10

[ 0 ] May 31, 2010

ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Most of us continue enjoying a long holiday weekend this Monday, but the true meaning of this day is far from a holiday. Sunday, members from American Legion Post 17 and V.F.W. Post 7701 held a Day of Remembrance at Nelson County High School to honor servicemen and women that have [...]

Photo By Paul Purpura : ©2010.www.nelsoncountylife.com : People packed the courtyard Saturday during Blue & Brews  at Wintergreen Resort.

Memorial Weekend Activities Continue : 5.30.10

[ 4 ] May 30, 2010

ShareNelson County, Virginia The first half of the Memorial Weekend started off with low clouds and very little sunshine. If you were on the mountain Saturday, a lot of the morning and early afternoon was spent in the clouds. By mid-afternoon the clouds broke and the sun came out! Regardless of the weather, lots of [...]

Image Courtesy of wunderground.com : The line of severe storms that moved through Nelson County late Friday afternoon. Click to enlarge.

Stormy Friday In Nelson : Memorial Weekend Much Better!

[ 0 ] May 28, 2010

ShareNelson County, Virginia The last week of May heading into Memorial Day Weekend ended on a stormy note for sure! Both Thursday and Friday parts of Nelson County saw severe weather consisting of heavy rains, severe thunderstorms, and hail from time to time. The above video was shot in Nellysford late Friday afternoon when small [...]

Lots of Memorial Day Weekend events are listed in our online datebook, be sure to check it out!

Busy Memorial Day Weekend Coming Up

[ 0 ] May 28, 2010

ShareNelson County, Virginia Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start to summer! There will be lots happening across Nelson County and up at Wintergreen Resort. You can always see the latest events taking place simply by visting the homepage of www.nelsoncountylife.com and scroll to Datebook Events. Don’t see what you are looking for? Use the [...]

Photo Courtesy of Schuyler/Faber Farmer's Market

Faber Farmer’s Market Kicks Off This Saturday : 5.27.10

[ 0 ] May 27, 2010

ShareWe’ve moved the Schuyler Community Farmer’s Market to a more convenient location with lots of space and new vendors. Come support local businesses, buy local food and art! The Faber community will have its first farmer’s market this Saturday May 29th from 9AM till noon just behind the Faber Fire department on Route 6. This [...]

IMPROV at Hamner Theater, Sat., June 12

IMPROV at Hamner Theater, Sat., June 12

[ 0 ] May 26, 2010

ShareA Night Out with Bent Theatre: The Hamner Improv Troupe, HIT, will be joined by Charlottesville’s Bent Theatre. You say it, they play it! Come be part of the fun – watch your zany suggestions be incorporated into impromptu scenes. The zanier, the better! Doors/Bar 7:00 p.m. Show 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Event Date: [...]

Bluzonia, in the Hamner Theater Cabaret, Sat., June 5th

Bluzonia, in the Hamner Theater Cabaret, Sat., June 5th

[ 0 ] May 26, 2010

Share…countrified blues and swing… Bluzonia, a quartet (bass, drums, harmonica, guitar and vocals) playing old-time countrified blues and swing: a lively amalgam of American music. Bluzonia has a unique take on American Roots music, combining elements of Chicago and Delta blues, smokey jazz standards, revved-up swing, country classics and Doug Hedstrom’s one-of-a-kind originals. Doug Hedstrom, [...]

HAMNER THEATER Free Staged Reading, Fri., June 4th

HAMNER THEATER Free Staged Reading, Fri., June 4th

[ 0 ] May 26, 2010

Share Friday, June 4 at 7 p.m. there will be a Staged Reading of “Another Day, Another Pound” by Alisa Beth Adkins, directed by Theresa Davis (of UVA) All VPSI readings are open to the public and free of charge. The reading is followed by an audience discussion of the play, which is the payoff [...]

Yoga in Stoney Creek/Nellysford

Yoga in Stoney Creek/Nellysford

[ 0 ] May 26, 2010

Share Iyengar (hatha) yoga class led by Shaaron Honeycutt in a beautiful and spacious facility, right in “downtown” Nellysford at the Tuckahoe Club House. This week class on Saturday and Sunday May 29 & 30. Class begins at 9 a.m. and runs through to 10:30 a.m. This is a multi-level class, for both beginners and [...]

Photos By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Members of Wintergreen Rescue and other area squads practice bringing a victim up the side of the mountain at Rock Point Overlook along the BRP. Click any photo to enlarge.

Wintergreen Squad Reenacts Parkway Shooting Rescue : 5.26.10

[ 0 ] May 26, 2010

ShareRock Point Overlook Nelson County, Virginia It’s been almost two months since a gunman shot two people on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Tim Davis a Charlottesville DJ, died a few days later, the other, Christina Floyd, was seriously injured, but did recover. Authorities say Davis was either thrown or fell hundreds of feet down below [...]

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