The PAL Players Present
The Hilarious New Play by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten
Dinner Theater June 27, July 5, 11, 18, and 19, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Dessert Theater July 13 at 2:30 PM
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Cash Bar Available
Dearly Beloved is a story of a completely dysfunctional but loveable Texas family in the throes of another series of life-changing events.
The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo's antebellum-inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. After all, they did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The Sermonettes. But Twink's desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15-1/2 years down the aisle, Frankie's ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye's tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.
In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can pull off one "final Futrelle occasion" with elegance and style with the help of the cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot. But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie's hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink's alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford's House of Meat.
When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church in skintight gold lame, consumed by hot flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie's hope is shaken. It is lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiance have fled Fayro and eloped.
The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom. As a last resort, and to the delight of the citizenry of Fayro, Texas, The Sermonettes reunite and sing again.
July 4, 2008 at 7:00 PM
The Party on the Plaza
Fourth of July Celebration
featuring
Passage Creek and Dan Herney
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Please Bring A Lawn Chair!
Cash Bar Available
Celebrating ten years together, Passage Creek is three talented musicians who share a deep love of music. Their versatility and varied musical backgrounds appeal to audiences of all ages. Band members Regina and Bill Cardwell and Dan Herney employ six and twelve-string guitars, mandolin, dobro, banjo, and keyboard. All three sing vocals. They've performed at a variety of local venues, fundraisers, festivals, and weddings. In 2007, Passage Creek was the featured performer at the 50th reunion of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Shenandoah National Park. The trio is a park visitor favorite that performs regularly at Big Meadows and Skyland Lodges in Shenandoah National Park.
July 25 and 26, and August 1 and 2, 2008 at 7:30 PM
July 27 and August 3, 2008 at 2:30 PM
The Summer Music Theater Workshop
Presents
The Wizard of Oz
Kira Newman, Director
and
David Newman, Music Director
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
August 9, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Jazz and Swing on the Plaza
with
The Just Jazzin' Band
Returned By Popular Request!
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Please Bring A Lawn Chair!
Cash Bar Available
Just Jazzin' is Harrisonburg's community jazz ensemble that plays big band and contemporary swing and Latin tunes. The band performs music of most of the great big bands, including Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton and Count Basie, along with music of contemporary big band jazz composers. With vocalist Charles Barone, the band adds many of the classic hits of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
August 16, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Folk Music on the Plaza
with
Passage Creek
Returned By Popular Request!
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Please Bring A Lawn Chair!
Cash Bar Available
Celebrating ten years together, Passage Creek is three talented musicians who share a deep love of music. Their versatility and varied musical backgrounds appeal to audiences of all ages. Band members Regina and Bill Cardwell and Dan Herney employ six and twelve-string guitars, mandolin, dobro, banjo, and keyboard. All three sing vocals. They've performed at a variety of local venues, fundraisers, festivals, and weddings. In 2007, Passage Creek was the featured performer at the 50th reunion of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Shenandoah National Park. The trio is a park visitor favorite that performs regularly at Big Meadows and Skyland Lodges in Shenandoah National Park.
August 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM
The Debut of
The Regional Wind Ensemble
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Tickets Not Needed
Free Admission
Donations Appreciated!
Cash Bar Available
Performing Arts Luray has formed a band, with all local musicians. The band will perform its first concert.
August 23, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Blues and Country on the Plaza
with
John Lilly, Country/Folk Singer
and
Pops Walker
Returned By Popular Request!
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Please Bring A Lawn Chair!
Cash Bar Available
John Lilly is a multi-talented acoustic music performer from West Virginia, specializing in Americana, roots country, and traditional folk music. His creative original songs recall the sounds of earlier generations, while his innovative treatment of early country and traditional music is timeless. According to one reviewer, "If Hank Williams had a sunny disposition, he'd be John Lilly."
John has released three self-produced CDs. "Broken Moon," released in 2000, earned enthusiastic reviews and widespread radio airplay. Bluegrass Unlimited magazine called it one of the "most unusual and interesting acoustic disks of the year." John's second CD, "Last Chance to Dance," debuted at the #1 position on the international Freeform American Roots radio chart and rose to the #4 position in Europe on the Euro-Americana radio chart.
Luray's own Pops Walker has been aptly described as one of the nation's most powerful solo acts. Drop Pops a line at Popswalker.com.
September 6, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Blues and Country on the Plaza
with
The Pitzers
and
Pops Walker
Original & Traditional Celtic & American Music
Returned By Popular Request!
BB&T Center for the Performing Arts
One East Main Street, Luray, VA
Please Bring A Lawn Chair!
Cash Bar Available
Pops Walker has been entertaining a small but ever growing group of avid fans for some twenty years. He has performed in various venues around the world and has fans in Europe, Asia, Hawaii, and throughout the continental USA. He has been part of several duos/trios, but now performs solo as a performing songwriter, with a penchant for "acoustic blues." And while up-tempo blues is his favorite style, it is only part of his repertoire. You can expect a high-energy, mesmerizing performance of original songs with an old chestnut or two included. He performs with every inch of his being and his joy is contagious. He engages the crowd with dashes of humor, anecdotes, and bits of background about his tunes. And he does it in such a way that most of the audience feels that he is talking directly with each of them. He makes it personal.
For years Keith and Joan Pitzer have been blending their rich vocal harmonies with skillful acoustic guitar and bass, embellished with harmonica or pennywhistle. Keith's rich baritone evokes a contemporary Appalachian Stan Rogers singing over some fine and fancy flatpicked guitar, while Joanie's sweet alto draws from the dulcet tones of fair Ireland as much as their surroundings. While their own West Virginia-inspired originals are always a highlight, the couple easily traverses a wide range of traditional Celtic and American folk music, infusing it with their own special reverence for the music and a maturity that comes from over two decades of marriage, family and performing. From their remote mountaintop home overlooking northern West Virginia's rugged landscape, the Pitzer's music is a natural extension of the joys and difficulties of Appalachian life.
