The little brown sign on Highway 34 is easy to miss, just like the significance of two little sisters in Danville, in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, who
CHATHAM and DANVILLE, Va. â The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, in collaboration with the Danville-Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Danville Parks and Recreation, the River District Association and Sovah Health of Danville, recently announced the plan for its new exhibitâ WANDERLOVE: A Stitch in Time, featuring a yarn bombing July 4 on the Danville Riverwalk. Uniquely, inmates at Green Rock Correctional Center, a level 3 state prison on Beverly Heights Road in Chatham, will contribute to the exhibit.
Thanks to program coordinator Shelby Harrell, Green Rock Correctional Center established a finger-knitting program that is currently in its third year. Harrell was a pioneer in this regard, going on to inspire Nottoway Correctional Center in Burkeville, Virginia, to follow suit after seeing the program s success at Green Rock.
Earlier this year, a new Danville-themed Monopoly game began to fly off the shelves at Walmart on Mount Cross Road. Danville citizens were excited to play a game in which they could buy properties that are familiar to them, but some were not impressed with the Danville-opoly game board.
Tommy Bennett, president of the NAACP Danville Branch, said his phone rang off the hook with calls asking if heâd seen the game board, and its apparent lack of diverse Danville landmarks.
âItâs not [representative of] the All-America City of Danville,â Bennett said.Â
The board does feature properties such as the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, Bridge Street, Averett University, George Washington High School, the Danville Science Center, Ballad Brewing, the Danville Courthouse and more. To Bennett, what it doesnât feature is an integral part of the city too.
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (DMFAH) has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), which is administered by the American Alliance of Museums.
Through guided self-study assessment and on-site consultation with a museum professional, participation in MAP will empower DFMAH to better serve the citizens of Danville and Pittsylvania County by facilitating its meeting and exceeding the highest professional standards of the museum field.Â
The museum s participation is made possible through funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). MAP helps museums strengthen operations, plan for the future, and meet standards through self-study assessment and a consultative site visit from an expert peer reviewer.
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, in collaboration with the Danville Regional Foundation, will present its Museum Residency Community Engagement Music Event this month.
The museum will feature Adam Hurt and Beth Williams Hartness, who will perform Musical Tapestries from the Appalachains: Banjo and fiddle narratives/authentic regional sounds.
The event will take place March 20 from 2 until 5 p.m. at 536 Craghead Street Gallery Space in Danville.
Adam Hurt and Beth Williams Hartness perform duets of traditional music from the Appalachian south and elsewhere with clawhammer banjo, fiddle, fingerstyle guitar, and vocals. Their engaging program will appeal to players and fans of old-time music as well as those who may be getting their very first taste of this captivating genre.