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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]