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The drawing depicts figures in a line, marching up a hill, some adults, some children, musicians, puppeteers, actors, singers, and artists. This picture was found among all the memorabilia that was saved by the Fluvanna County Arts Council since its beginning in 1992.
It began with a group of 30 people who formed the council, including Jeff Suling (original director of the Fluvanna Community Singers), Horace Scruggs (fourth director of the FCS and current board member), Drs. Denae and Sam Babbitt of the Fork Union Animal Clinic, Carol Lavigne, John Gill, Bonnie Field, Marilyn Pignoni, Don and Maureen (Mo) Cahill (who started Persimmon Tree Players), and Josephine Snead (drama teacher at the old high school). Josephine Snead saw the project as an extension of Fluvanna County’s pride in educating residents.
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The art-centered businesses in Palmyra village are hosting an outdoor art market event to celebrate spring on April 11. The outdoor art market will be located on the green behind the Old Courthouse in the village of Palmyra. Its main feature will be local artisans and crafters but will also include raffles for door prizes donated by the vendors, games, arts and crafts, and a self-guided historic walking tour of the village.
“We had one back in December that was attended by about 200 people and expect this one to be significantly bigger,” said Erika Mitchell of Sweet Art Emporium. This is an effort to get people to come to downtown Palmyra and see what artists and artisans are creating. Palmyra is the perfect setting for a growing arts community in Fluvanna. “For the events in the Village, we are also trying to get Fluvanna residents to recognize that there are local art businesses to support and to get folks to experience the village as a place to shop, learn
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COVID, COVID, COVID was the word heard echoing throughout 2020. The pandemic was uppermost in our minds and influenced our thoughts and actions. It has affected us in many ways, prompting fear of the disease itself, economic instability, a growing political divide, and a belief by some that the pandemic doesn’t exist. Though 2020 will not be a year we want to remember, we will remember it in years to come because of its historical nature and ramifications.
As of Jan. 3, there were nearly 750 cases and 11 deaths in Fluvanna related to COVID-19. It has wreaked havoc on small businesses in the county. In the early part of the pandemic in March, there were empty stores and empty streets, people only went out for essentials, including toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Places like Local Eats did well staying afloat by selling groceries and take-out while most dine-in restaurants took a hit economically and relied only on take-out to keep their businesses running. Unfort