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In his director’s notes for PVCC’s performance of The Rocky Horror Show, Brad Stoller mentioned the power of the original film in the wake of the Vietnam War. He wrote of the spirit of creativity, freedom and fun that the film encompassed. Forty years later, this message remained poignant: the audience sat in front of […]
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You would not blame Nick if he killed his wife. Amy will not go away. Director David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel Gone Girl into a motion picture is on target. It should be; Flynn wrote the screenplay. For the most part, the setting, plot, and characters are the same. The main difference is […]
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The journey of every human life is nothing less than extraordinary. However, there is something intriguing about the lives of the rich and famous both past and present. Here are some facts you may not have known: In China, the tallest female basketball player and the country’s tallest man were encouraged to get married. Their […]
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Every week is a new theme: “What do you want to do, but society won’t let you?” Or, “What is your most true/absurd/amazing observation?” Or perhaps, “What is Happiness?” Once the prompt is announced, partygoers write down an anonymous reply and put their answers into a basket. Silence then falls as event organizer Brian Wimer […]
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On September 11, students gathered at the Dickinson building in the black box to share and express their feelings and expressions into a mic; wanting to be understood and felt, tasting and feeling their words and stories, they reached out to the few audience members who remained in the Dickinson building, ready and eager to […]
Continue ReadingThinking of seeing a movie? How would you like it if that movie were free? Movies have been becoming more and more expensive to see in theater; fortunately, PVCC’s Student Art Club sponsors Free Movie Friday in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Watch in comfort and on a big screen in the Main Stage Theatre. […]
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Clear blue skies, a soft breeze, and the leaves at different transient periods served the perfect backdrop for the Cville Sabroso Spanish Festival that took place September 20 at the Mcguffey Art Center. Immediately taking over my senses was the chanting, deep throb of beating drums, and the tantalizing smells of fresh corn tortillas and […]
Continue ReadingFor anyone looking to add a little magic into his or her life, the Jason Bishop Show is coming to the V. Earl Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. International award-winning illusionist Jason Bishop is well-known for being the only magician in the United States to perform […]
Continue ReadingFans of short films and mountain sports will have something new to look forward to when Shenandoah National Park Trust brings the “Radical Reels Tour” to the Dickinson Theater on Sept. 15. “Radical Reels” is an extension of the Banff Mountain Film Festival that was brought to Dickinson last year. “There was such enthusiasm from […]
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