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Oyster & Wine Festival Now A 3-Day Happening

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ARRISONBURG — On Sunny Slope Farm’s third annual Oyster & Wine Festival is expanding into a three-day event this year with more oysters than ever before.

The festival will take place Aug. 2-4, showcasing ive culinary oyster preparations by Virginia oyster purveyors paired with wines from ive coastal wineries.

“Last year we only had one oyster purveyor,” said Harry Jarrett, the owner of On Sunny Slope Farm. “There’s going to be a whole lot more oysters [this year].”

The Oyster & Wine Festival bene its the Virginia Oyster Trail, which highlights aquaculture businesses along the Chesapeake Bay. On Sunny Slope Farm is located at 1000 Erickson Ave. in Harrisonburg.

The festivities begin Aug. 2 with an oyster-shucking workshop led by Deborah Pratt, Virginia’s four-time National Oyster Shucking Champion, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Participants will learn from a pro how to shuck oysters, as well as how oysters are grown and how to store and prepare them, leaving with a special shucking knife and glove to take home.

As the special guest of the festival, Pratt will be present each day to talk about oyster shucking and aquaculture.

A private “farm-to-fork” ive-course dinner will follow the workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The main Oyster & Wine Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Aug. 3. The festival features three live performances from jazz group the Stephanie Nakasian Trio, jazz guitar player Chris Whiteman and indie folk artist Kipyn Martin.

Admission includes tastings from all ive wineries and oyster providers, who will prepare the oysters differently.

“We are doing raw, roasted, fried, stewed and Oysters Rockefeller [halfshelled and baked],” Jarrett said.

Big Island Aquaculture will be offering both raw half shell oysters and roasted half shell oysters. Byrd’s Seafood Food Truck will have fried oyster tacos. Oyster stew will be provided by Cowarts and Bevan’s Oyster Co. Chessie Seafood and Aqua Farms will have Oysters Rockefeller.

“We’re focusing on the coastal wineries,” Jarrett said. “I think what’s most exciting about this is that we’re bringing in Mattaponi Winery, the only Native American owned and run winery in Virginia.”

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The indigenous Native Americans who lived near the Chesapeake Bay cultivated oysters long before the European settlers arrived, Jarrett said.

Jarrett said the Oyster & Wine Festival is an opportunity to learn more about oyster farming and its history, as well as bring education and awareness to the ecological role oysters play in cleaning the Chesapeake Bay. “I think we’re exposing people to wineries that people would have to travel hours to enjoy and oysters that people would have to drive hours to enjoy,” he said.

While the Shenandoah Valley is located several hours from the coast and is known for other types of agriculture, like poultry farming, the festival draws a connection between the Valley and the Chesapeake Bay. “I think the tasting and the experience builds awareness of how the Valley is tied to the coast,” Jarrett said. “We are in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

How we farm affects where the oysters are grown.”

The Oyster & Wine Festival wraps up Aug. 4 with a “Valley Meets Bay” Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The brunch includes the food, two drinks, a silent auction and a chance to win the Virginia Oyster Trail Getaway. The weekend vacation package features a two-night stay at Ma Margaret’s House Bed and Breakfast in the Northern Neck, dinner for two at Horn Harbor Restaurant, a private guided tour of an oyster nursery, tickets to the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum and a day trip cruise to the Eastern Shore’s Tangier Island.

“Each oyster preparation has chosen the winery that they want to be paired with that goes well with their type of oyster and that oyster preparation,” he said.

Admission to each day of the festival is sold separately. The oyster-shucking workshop costs $75 and the Oyster & Wine Festival is $35, which includes tastings of all the wines offered at each winery and all ive oyster preparations. The Sunday brunch is $65 per person. Only 35 tickets for the workshop remain, while the brunch is limited to 100 people. Around 2,000 to 3,000 tickets are usually sold for the main festival.

Williamsburg Winery, Saude Creek Vineyards, Good Luck Cellars, Mattaponi Winery and Ingleside Vineyards will be providing the wine tastings.

Tickets will be available at the gate, but Jarrett encourages people to buy tickets in advance at www.onsunnyslopefarm.com/oyster-wine-festival.

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AYTON - Dayton will be hosting its eighth annual Dayton Muddler - a four-mile adventure race where participants will traverse mud, obstacles and even brain exercises around the small Shenandoah Valley town - on Aug. 3.

The event will have its second half-marathon which begins at 7:30 a.m. and will also feature a youth division and “corporate cup” race where

participants from a business can compete as a team.

This year the course will feature more than 35 activities and ive new obstacles. Proceeds from the event go to Boulder Crest Retreat, an organization that works to improve the mental, physical, emotional and economic well-being of military veterans and irst responders located in Bluemont.

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Wine Trail Holds History, Community For The Valley

By Shelby Mertens

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hen Emma Randel and a few other vineyard owners formed the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail network in the 1980s, little did they know that their grape-growing region would become one of the most proli ic on the East Coast, garnering national and international attention.

The Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail now boasts 23 family-owned wineries that stretch 175 miles from Winchester down to Botetourt County near Lexington.

“There’s lots of diversity. Each of the wineries is very different,” said Stephanie Pence, of Brix & Columns Vineyard in McGaheysville. “Everybody has their own lavor. No two of us are alike.”

The Shenandoah Valley Wine Growers Association was initially the name of the organizing body of the trail network, formed as a nonpro it to provide local wineries with resources, education, promotion and support.

They now just refer to themselves as the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail.

Randel and her husband founded Shenandoah Vineyards in Edinburg in 1976, making it the irst winery in the Shenandoah Valley in modern times and the second oldest operating winery in Virginia. The winery was originally her husband’s dream, but Randel kept it going after he passed away.

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like popcorn,” Randel said.

Randel, 92, ran the winery until last year when she sold Shenandoah Vineyards to Michael Shaps Wineworks in Charlottesville.

She was instrumental in establishing the Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area in 1982, which of icially designated the Valley as a grapegrowing region. AVAs are regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control. There are seven viticulture areas in the state.

“We are a wine trail within our AVA,” Pence explained. “Our wine trail is essentially all of our AVA.” There are now more than 300 wineries in Virginia. The Shenandoah Valley AVA is the largest in the state, encompassing 2.4 million acres of land, including 440 acres of vineyards.

Another Shenandoah Valley exists in the United States. According to Randel, both the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley of California wanted the name as part of their AVA. A court decided that both locations could have it.

Receiving the AVA designation paved the way for the wine trail network to form. Randel said the region needed to become a destination.

“The more you have together, the more people are willing to come see you,” she said.

What makes the Shenandoah Valley a prime region for grape-growing? A number of factors contribute to the success of wine in the Valley.

“One, we are drier,” Pence said. “We are also about ive degrees colder than across the mountain so that increases the acidity of our grapes.”

Shenandoah Vineyards was the only winery in the Valley for quite some time, she said, until the industry began to really take off around 10 to 15 years ago.

“Not only that,” Randel added, “we have a delayed ripening compared to the rest of the state.”

Pence said another factor is that the elevation of the Shenandoah Valley is higher.

“It was slow at the start but. these last few years it was just popping up

“Most of our vineyards are probably 1,000 [feet] or higher here,” she said.

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you harvest you check their brix level,” she said. “This is a play on architecture because of bricks and mortars, but also it’s a play on wine.”

The name is a way to educate guests with wine industry knowledge.

Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail “Most of our vineyards are probably 1,000 [feet] or higher here,” she said.

The soil in the Valley is also better for grapes because it has more rocks in it. Whereas rich, fertile soil produces watery, non- lavorful grapes.

“You want your vines to struggle,” Pence said. The more your vines struggle, the more intense flavor your grapes are going to be.”

The trail is divided into three regions: Northern, central and southern, which is handy for those looking to hop from winery to winery.

It would be impossible to hit all 23 wineries in a day or even in a weekend, so Pence suggests visiting three at a time.

“We have five in Rockingham County - there’s Brix & Columns, there’s White Oak Lavender Farm, Cross Keys, Marceline and Bluestone,” she said. “To do five wineries in a day is a lot, usually you do three or four if you’re pushing it.”

A quick wine tasting can be done in 15 minutes, however, the average tasting takes 20 to 30 minutes. After a tasting, many choose to stay for a glass or a bottle, so most winery visits last about an hour or more.

“Visiting a winery is about the experience,” Pence said. “It’s not about just chugging your wines and going.”

Each winery has a story to tell, Pence said, whether it’s why they got into the grape-growing business or why a wine is given a certain name.

“For us, Brix & Columns … brix is how sugar is measured in grapes so before

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“There is so much to learn in the wine industry and I think people are always trying to absorb knowledge about it so your tasting room experience isn’t just ‘Here’s a red and here’s a white,” Pence said.

The wine trail also gives the wineries a chance to collaborate with each other.

The wine trail is hosting an inaugural wine competition in November called Shenandoah’s Cup. The wine trail members will enter their wines to be judged by the Atlantic Seaboard Winery Association.

A gala will be held at Cross Keys Vineyards on Nov. 15 where the winners will be announced followed by a wine festival at Bluestone Vineyard on Nov. 16. An open house will then be held on Nov. 17.

The wine trail has allowed the wineries to build support for each other, which only benefits everyone, Pence said.

“We all feel like we’re in this together even though we’re competitors, we’re here to support each other,” she said. “If there’s just one good winery people are more hesitant, but if we have 23 good wineries, then people are going to come and visit your area.”

Pence said it’s an exciting time to be in the Virginia wine industry.

“I think Virginia wine has really made a name for itself internationally,” she said. “We’re doing some single varietals that we’ve done such a good job with … like our Petit Verdot, our Petit Manseng and our Vinyay have traditionally been thought of as blending grapes. Virginia’s doing such a good job with them as single varietals that France and California are starting to take note, which is really exciting that Virginia’s making its mark.”

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Wynonna To Perform At Good Ol’ Boys Fest

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HENANDOAH - Platinum-selling cross-over artist Wynonna will perform as the headliner og the 2019 Good Ol’ Boys Fest Aug. 10- 11 in Shenandoah, according to a press release.

“This is going to be a big birthday party,” says Ben Jones, who is known by many as Crazy Cooter Davenpor from “The Dukes of Hazzard.”

In addition, 90s hitmakers Confederate Railroad, 80’s/90’s cross-over group Exile, Billy Dean, Luke Duke himself aka Tom Wopat, Waylon Jennings’ grandson Whey Jennings, The Cooter’s Garage Band, and more will be performing.

“We are especially proud to be presenting ‘Confederate Railroad’ in the face of out of control “Political Correctness,” Jones said in the release.

“Hazzard Nation stands behind them, will ight for them and will ight to prevent this kind of cultural discrimination.”

The Good Ol’ Boys Fest, a festival style event celebrating all things Hazzard County, will feature cars and stars of the Dukes. Among the Dukes cast who will be appearing are Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), Ben Jones (Cooter), Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos), Rick

Hurst (Deputy Cletus), and Byron Cherry (Coy Duke). General admission tickets are $45 for a two-day pass, $35 for a single day pass, $15 for a two day kids pass (3-12 years old) and are available at www.cootersplace.com Military and irst responder discounts available.

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Dancing With The Stars of the ‘Burg Announces Cast for 10th Annual Event

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ARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center announces the seven local “stars” who will compete in its 2019 Dancing With The Stars of the ‘Burg fundraiser, according to a press release.

The 10th annual charity event will again feature seven teams comprised of prominent members of the local community paired with experienced dancers from the Shenandoah Valley Chapter of USA Dance.

Each team will secure votes - in the form of charitable donations to the daycare, a 501(c)3 nonpro it agency - and will learn a ballroom dance that will be performed during the Dancing With The Stars of the ‘Burg gala on Nov. 17 at James Madison University’s Festival Ballroom, the release says.

The champion will be crowned based on judges’ scores for performance and fundraising success.

This year’s teams include: •Debbie Brown, of Hand to Hearts Life Relationship Coaching, who will dance the Viennese Waltz with her USA Dance partner Nick Gardner.

•Kelly May Brown, well-known local vocalist, represents Myers Ford and, along with USA Dance partner Greg Arehart, will dance the Night Club Two-Step.

•Dr. Steve Brown of Brown & Sutt, PLLC, will join Caroline Clymer of USA Dance to perform the Carolina Shag.

•Mandy Kinder Leeth will team with USA Dance’s Don Barstow for an Argentine Tango.

• Dr. Oskar Scheikl, Rockingham County Public School Superintendent, will dance a Salsa with Jackie Baker of USA Dance.

From left: Debbie Brown, Dr. Oskar Scheikl, Steve Smith, Mandy Kinder Leeth, Dr. Steve Brown, Aubrey Urbanowicz, and Kelly May Brown

•Steve Smith, a recently retired long-time administrator at James Madison University, will dance a Foxtrot with USA Dance’s Ruth Barstow.

•Aubrey Urbanowicz, Chief Meteorologist at WHSV TV-3, will join Adriel Byrd of USA Dance for a Cha Cha. This year’s teams will be formally introduced to the public at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19, in a Meet the Stars Event at Court Square Theater. Online voting for the 2019 teams as well as reservations for the Nov. 17 gala will become available at that time at www.whsv.com/dance

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Enjoy discovering 5 craft breweries, 35+ restaurants, 40+ independent shops, art galleries, museums, and more - visit downtownharrisonburg.org for a complete downtown business directory & calendar of weekly and annual events. Be sure to follow us on Facebook (@downtownharrisonburg) and sign g up p for our e-newsletter for all the latest announcements and events!

Shop •Blue Ridge Dog •Blue Ridge Florist & Gift Shop •Bluetique •Bring Your Own •Cat’s Cradle •Charlee Rose Boutique •Dowtown Books •Elk Run Mining Company •Friendly City Food Co-Op •Gamer Oasis •Glen’s Fair Price •Green Hummingbird Fair Trade Clothing •Heartworn Vintage •Horizon Gifts •Hugo Kohl Fine Jewelry •James McHone Jewelry •La Confianza Tienda Latina •Larkin Arts •Lauging Dog T-Shirts & Gifts •Lineage

•Midtowne Market •Mossy Creek Fly Fishing •New Creation •Oasis Fine Art & Craft •Rocktown Bicycles •Rocktown Gift Shoppe •Shenandoah Bicycle Company •Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn •Sparrow’s Flowers •Steel Heart Tattoo •Ten Thousand Villages •The Frame Factory & Gallery •The Isle Co. •The Lady Jane •The Mark-It •The Yellow Button •TJ’s Dermagraphics & Tattoos •Walkabout Outfitters •Water Street Vintage & Bohemian •withSimplicity •Wonder

Things to Do •150 Franklin Street Gallery •Civil War Orientation Center •Court Square Theater •Explore More Discovery Museum •Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market •Harrisonburg Fire Museum •Hugo Kohl Museum of American Jewelry & Manufacturing

•Massanutten Regional Library •Ruby’s Arcade •Smith House Galleries •Specto Art Space •Valley Turnpike Museum •Virginia Quilt Museum •Wilson Downtown Gallery •Wine-Riner Galleries at Larkin Arts

Health & Wellness

•Carol Yoder Massage •Breathe Pilates & Fitness •Becky Bartells Massage •Dance & Company •Dancing with Karen •Four Seasons Harmony •Friendly City Dance Room

Places to Stay Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance

•Heritage Bakery & Cafe •Indian American Cafe •Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint •Jess’ Downtown Restaurant •Jimmy Madison’s Southern Kitchen & Whiskey Bar

•Joshua Wilton House Restaurant & Inn •Kline’s Dairy Bar •L&S Diner •Latin’s Flavor •Local Chop & Grill House •Lola Mo’s Delicatessen •Magnolia’s Taco & Tequila Bar •Mashita •Montpelier Restaurant and Bar •Pale Fire Brewing Co. •Pulp •Restless Moons Brewing •Rocktown Kitchen •Ruby’s Arcade •Sabor A Mexico •Shenandoah Joe •Taj of India •The Friendly Fermenter •The Golden Pony •The Little Grill Collective •Three Notch’d Valley Collab House •Union Station •Urgie’s Cheesesteaks

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•Hot Yoga Harrisonburg •Kate Miller Massage •Pink Ambition Dance & Fitness •Restorative Massage •Shenandoah Yoga •The Center Yoga

•Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center •Joshua Wilton House Restaurant & Inn

Dine & Drink •Bella Gelato & Pastries •Bella Luna Wood-Fired Pizza •Benny Sorrentino’s Pizza •Beyond Restaurant & Lounge •Billy Jack’s Wing & Draft House •Bittersweet Bakery •Black Sheep Coffee •Boboko Indonesian Cafe •Broad Porch Coffee Co. •Brother’s Craft Brewing •Capital Ale House •Clementine & Ruby’s Lounge •Cuban Burger •El Paisano Bakery •Finnigan’s Cove •Food. Bar. Food •Habana Cafe •Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market

•250 Metro •Colonnade at Rocktown •Denton Center Apartments •Gitchell Apartments •Ice House Apartments •Keezell Apartments •Ruby’s Loft

•Sancar Flats at West Rock •The Crawford Building •The Flats at City Exchange •The Livery Lofts •The Lofts at 83 South Main •The Walton Hotel •Urban Exchange

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HE ROUSS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 9357 N. Congress St., New Market, will present Agatha Christie’s “Verdict” at 7 p.m. July 19 and 20 and at 3 p.m. July 21. Mitch Albon’s “Tuesdays With Morrie” will be presented at 7 p.m. Aug. 9, 10, 16 and 17 and at 3 p.m. Aug. 11 and 18.

Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, and children younger than age four, admitted free. For tickets and information, call 888341-7313 or 540-705-0313, email rouss.center@gmail.com, or visit rouss. center.org.

5th ANNUAL CROSS ROADS MUSIC FESTIVAL, a summer concert series hosted by the Town of New Market, will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. July 19, Aug. 16 and Sept. 6 at the New Market Rebel Park, 9186 John Sevier Road, New Market. Music provided by Little Walter & the Convictions on July 19; PRIME on Aug. 16, and Vexine on Sept. 6. Event is a free admission concert with food and drinks available for purchase from local food trucks. Beer and wine garden available, must be ages 21 and older to purchase alcohol.

No outside alcohol or pets allowed. Parking available in the grass areas behind the ball ield.

COMMUNITY DANCE PARTY DAYTON, will be held from 7-10 p.m. third Saturdays through Dec. 21 at Blue Ridge Christian School, 290 Mill St., Dayton. Lesson at 7 p.m. Dancing from 8-10 p.m. includes Latin, swing, night club, ballroom and Argentine tango music. Cost is $12 per person (includes lesson); $9, USA Dance members, and $7 for students with ID. dancingwithkaren.com.

BRCC WORKFORCE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPEN HOUSE, will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 8 in the Plecker Workforce Center, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave campus. Learn about courses and programs at the college, ind out about inancial assistance, and register for classes. Financial assistance may be available for some career-based programs. Limited grant funds are irst-come, irst-served. Event is free and open to the public. For information, call 540-453-2215.

PLAINS DISTRICT MEMORIAL MUSEUM, 176 N. Main St., Timberville, is featuring a new exhibit, “Orchards in Plains District, the Early Years.” The exhibit features a map identifying early orchard growers and their locations in Plains District, an original still and cider press as well as pictures, headlines and artifacts of the industry and more. Exhibit will be featured through October. An exhibit in the Country Store at the museum features family Bibles from thirteen different families who lived in Plains District between about 1850-1920. The exhibit will be on display through June.

The museum is open 1-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Free. 896-7900 or plainsmuseum.com.

ELDER EXCHANGE, an academic forum discussing issues of Christian faith and life, will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 8 in the VMRC Detwiler Auditorium, 1501 Virginia Ave. Topic to be discussed, “Church and State in the Carolingian Era.” Speaker will be Carol Scheppard, professor of religion at Bridgewater College. Free. 564-3400 or vmrc.org.

VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES (VPAS), will host a diabetes self-management workshop from 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, July 17-Aug. 21 at the Plains District Community Center, 233 McCauley Ave., Timberville. The six-week workshop includes diabetes speci ic information such as meal planning, foot care, delaying complications, dealing with stress and planning for sick days. Free. vpas.info/health.

STORYTIME IN THE UNDERSTORY, will be held from 11 a.m.-noon July 23 and Aug. 13 and 27 in the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, JMU. Those attending should meet at the Jurney Stage Garden. Animated readings from children’s literature selections. Those attending should bring a picnic lunch and picnic blanket or lawn chairs. In case of inclement weather, Storytime will move indoors. Free. jmu.edu/arboretum.

CENTRAL LIBRARY, 174 S. Main St., Storytimes through Aug. 3 will include: Music with Mother Goose (ages 0-5) at 9:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Mondays; Momma Goose Rocks (ages 0-3) at 9:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Precious Preschoolers (ages 3-5) at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Tremendous Toddlers (ages 2-3) at 11 a.m. Thursdays. The library hosts the following programs for kids in grades K-5: Kids Create at 4 p.m. irst Thursdays; LEGO Club at 4 p.m. second Thursdays; Crafty Kids at 4 p.m. third Thursdays; KEVA Lab at 4 p.m. fourth Thursdays, and Dogs 2 Read 2 at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free.

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BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY, Weyers Cave, will feature an exhibit of BRCC student artworks through Sept. 4. Free. Gallery is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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THE HERITAGE MUSEUM, 382 S. High St., Dayton, is featuring “Allen Litten: The Valley’s Observer,” a photography exhibit on the work of Allen Litten, local photographer. Exhibit will be shown until September. General admission includes all galleries; electric map of Stonewall Jackson’s Civil War Valley campaign; genealogy and research library; bookstore, and gift shop. Adult, admission; students/children, free. Open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday. Open 1-5 p.m. Sundays, April until October.

Sponsored by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society. 879-2681 or valleyheritagemuseum.org.

BRENEMAN-TURNER MILL, Breneman Church Road, off Va. 42N, Harrisonburg, is open for tours and corn-grinding demonstrations from 10 a.m.3 p.m. fourth Saturdays May-October. Visit the only pre-Civil War grist mill in Rockingham County to survive the 1864 burning campaign. Admission by donation. For information, call 438-1275 or email info@vbmhc.org.

BRIDGEWATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, 109 S. Main St., is remembering the Flood of 1949 on its 70th anniversary during 2019.

Flood photos will be on display at the museum and events are planned throughout the year. Current exhibit, “Flood History.” The museum is open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Free admission. For information, call 237-4017 or visit bridgewatervahistmuseum.org.

CROMER-TRUMBO HOUSE, 392 High St., Dayton, will be open for narrated tours from 1-4 p.m. on Aug. 10 and dates from the early 1800s and contains the Mary Spitzer Etter collection of Victorian and early twentiethcentury household items, toys and decorative arts. Admission by donation. valleyheritagemuseum.org.

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The Route 11 Yard Crawl is over 43 miles of yard sales and business sales along the Old Valley Pike, U.S. Route 11. There is no of icial starting point for the crawl. Check with your local chamber for more details.

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Book Signing Discussion Set For Story On Prom Night Murders Signing, Discussion Slated For Aug. 17

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RIDGEWATER - Authors Ed and Mindy Morrison, of Harrisonburg, will be hosting a signing and discussion of their true crime novel “Bad Moon Rising: The Prom Night Murders Memoir.”

Copies of the book will be on sale and the authors will be available to sign them and discuss the story at 4 p.m., Aug. 17 at the Bluestone Vineyard Tasting Room in Bridgewater, according to a press release.

The book delves into the murder of Ed Morrison’s brother, Mike Morrison, and Debra Means on prom night at Mascoutah High School in Mascoutah, Illinois. The young couple left home for a teenage rite of passage on May 3, 1969 and never came home.

Fifty years later, Ed Morrison decided to recount the tragedy.He interviewed former police investigators, attorneys, judges, prison staff and sur-

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vivors of another attack. He had kept a scrapbook of newspaper articles of the slayings and started to contact the people who were mentioned in the articles, according to previous Daily News- Record reports.

“Bad Moon Rising,” printed by Archway Publishing, a self-publishing branch of Simon & Schuster, is available on Amazon and online at other major book retailers.

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2019 Fairs Around The Valley August 1-3 The Frederick County Fair features rides, food, live music, demolition derby, pig scramble, contests, monster trucks, go-kart racing, a petting zoo, box turtle derby race, truck/tractor pull, carnival and more.

Admission fee. 540-667-8739. frederickcountyfair.com August 1-3 The Augusta County Fair is held at Augusta Expoland. Featuring a agriculture magic show, free entertainment, ninga experience, laser tag, rattlesnake show and so much more. Admission fee. 540-337-2552.

augustacountyfair.com August 5-10 Annual Warren County Fair at 26 Fairgrounds Road. Pet show, midway, livestock shows, music, food, monster trucks/rides, demolition derby, greased pig contest, parade of chickens/rabbits and more. Admission fee.

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August 11-17 65th Annual County Fair at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds. The Fair has something for all ages. Demolition derby on the 12th and 17th, pee wee lamb/goat olympics on the 14th and bull riding rodeo on the 16th. Admisssion fee, children 4 and under free. 540-955-3755. clarkecountyfair.com August 12-17 Rockingham County Fair will be held at the Fairgrounds. Featuring food, exhibits, rides, music, and much more. The fair has something for everyone. Admission fee and children 6 and under are free. 540-434-0005. rockinghamcountyfair.com August 17-24 Annual Page Valley Agricultural and Industrial Fair at 15 Fairlane Drive.

Everyone who attends can ind something to enjoy. Rides, shows, live music and that only starts the list of attractions. Our fair goal is a week of clean, family fun in a friendly atmosphere. Admission fee, with children under 6 free. 540-843-3247. pagevalleyfair.org August 24-31 The Shenandoah County Fair is the oldest and largest fair in the Shenandoah Valley. Featuring live entertainment, livestock, exhibits, rides and fun for the whole family. 540-459-3867. shencofair.com August 28-31 Annual Highland County Fair opens with a hometown parade. Events include a demolition derby, truck/tractor pull, animal shows, amusements, clogging, musical performances, food, and more. 540-468-2225 or 540468-2639. highlandcountyfairva.com Kitchen Kupboard is a kitchen specialty store located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. We carry hundreds of different products ranging from cookware sets to aprons to all the little gadgets and timesavers you need for your kitchen.

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Legendary Oak Ridge Boys To Make Stop In The Valley

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RKNEY SPRINGS - Legendary country gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys will perform their biggest hits, like 1981’s “Elvira,” along with music from their latest project, “17th Avenue Revival,” at the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival on Aug. 9.

Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015, the Oak Ridge Boys have won ive Grammy’s, four Country Music Association Awards and two Academy of Country Music Awards. The group also claims more than 30 Top 10 hits and numerous No. 1 singles. “Bobbie Sue,” “Thank God For Kids,” and “American Made,” which are among their most popular songs.

“When the Oak Ridge Boys come to town, we know people want to hear the hits,” said bassist and vocalist Richard Sterban in a phone interview.

The band’s roots trace back to World War II, when a group called the Georgia Clodhoppers started performing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to entertain the scientists and military personnel working on the Manhattan Project to develop the world’s irst atomic bomb. They then became known as the Oak Ridge Quartet in the 1940s and reorganized in the early 1960s under a new name, The Oak Ridge Boys. None of the current members were from the original group.

“Back then, it was no question [Elvis] was the biggest star in the world,” he said. “To be a part of it was very exciting at the very least. No doubt it was a special time in my life.”

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He made what he calls the most dif icult decision in his life when he was asked to leave the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s tour to join The Oak Ridge Boys.

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“I was a big fan of the Oak Ridge Boys at the time. I really believed that the group had a great deal of potential,” Sterban said. “Time has proven that I made a good decision. We’ve had such a great career.”

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“Our history is so important to us,” said Sterban, who joined in 1972. “We feel we have an obligation to continue that history.

Before he joined the Oak Ridge Boys, Sterban toured with Elvis Presley as a backup singer with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet for a year and a half.

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“We love what we do. We are still having fun doing this,” he said. “Every night, we still look forward to it. That has not changed over the years.”

What has changed is the band’s musical direction. The Oak Ridge Boys teamed up with award-winning Nashville producer Dave Cobb for their latest project, “17th Avenue Revival.” Cobb has worked with the likes of Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown Band and Brandi Carlile.

“He’s taken us down some roads musically that we had never been down

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before,” Sterban said. “It’s a nice balance of modern country combined with old time gospel music, some of the old hymns we grew up with going to church and Sunday school.”

Through “17th Avenue Revival” and beyond, Sterban said the band now wants to focus on making music that has a positive impact.

“It’s very meaningful music. It’s music that’s helping people going through dif icult times in their lives,” he said. “As we have grown older, recording music like that is more important to us.”

According to Sterban, the band just inished recording a Christmas album another collaboration with Cobb - that is set to be released in October.

Sterban said the band doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon.

Their performance at the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival begins at 8 p.m. at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs. Tickets are $49 for pavilion and $44 for lawn. “[It’ll be] a night of good country music and good family entertainment,” Sterban said. “It should be a great festival.”

For more information, visit www.musicfest.org.

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