[New] January Calendar of Evince

Abbreviation Key

• DMFAH = Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main St. 434.793.5644 www.danvillemuseum.org

• DSC = Danville Science Center, 677 Craghead Street, 434.791.5160 www.dsc.smv.org

• HNT = The Historic North Theatre 629 North Main Street, 434.793.SHOW (7469)

• RBA = Ruby B. Archie Public Library, 511 Patton Street, 434.799.5195 www.readdanvilleva.org

• WC = Wednesday Club, 1002 Main Street in Danville.

Ongoing

Attic Sale Donation Drop Off:

DMFAH Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm; Sat-12-5pm; Sun 2-5pm no clothes, no electronics furniture accepted with appointment davidc522@ comcast.net 305.766.2979.

January 3 & 24

Tree House Tuesday. Learn about ninjas and twisters, perform experiments, and make crafts in this literary STEAM program. Ages 5-12. Registration. 4:30-6:30pm. RBA.

January 4 (thru 8)

Rube Goldberg’s Alarm Clock Build an impractical yet incredible balloon popping creation. Age 8+. DSC.

January 5

Adult Arts and Crafts. Snowman Tea Light – Unwind from your day with a relaxing arts and crafts project. Ages 18+. Registration. RBA.

Mad Scientists - Circuits. Put your goggles and lab coats on and explore components of STEAM through hands-on demonstrations, experiments, and crafts. Ages 8+. Registration. 5-6pm. RBA Maker Space.

January 9

LEGO Brick Engineers. Make your own LEGO brick creation to meet this month’s creative challenge. Ages 5+. Registration. 4-5pm. RBA Maker Space.

January 9 & 28

Youth Dungeons and Dragons. Solve puzzles, defeat the monsters, and discover treasure along the way. Grades 6-12. 4-6:30pm. RGB Maker Space.

January 10

Start-Up Slam. Modeled after a poetry slam, it is a fun communityoriented event where people share a meal, share creative business ideas, make new friends, and network with both creative people and people who support creative people. 6-8pm. River District Association. 434.791.0210.

January 10 & 24

The Write Stuff Writer’s Group

Bring what you are working on to share with the group or just come to discuss your craft. Ages 18+. Registration. 5-6:30pm. RBA.

January 10 (thru 31)

Little Explorers Storytime – Songs, stories, and activities that promote language development and preliteracy skills. Ages 2-5. Registration. Tuesdays 11am-12pm. RBA.

January 11

Bookworms: Tween Book Club“Lines of Courage” by Jennifer A. Nielsen. Talk about our book of the month. Snacks provided. Grades 5-8. 4-5pm. RBA.

Tween Craft Night - Yarn Painting. Join us for a night of crafts, music, and snacks. Bring your friends and make new ones. Ages 10-17. Registration. 5-6pm. RBA. Sip & Paint “Hot Cocoa Snowman” Door Hanger. Paint an 18” snowman dressed for winter. 6-8:30pm. Golden Leaf Bistro. 434.791.3191.

January 11 (thru 15)

DIY Digital Dome Theater. Come create a functioning mini replica of our Digital Dome Theater. Age 8+. DSC.

January 12

Whodunit Book Club – From cozy mysteries to intense thrillers, we will discuss all the twists and turns and theories we have along the way. January is “Magpie Murders” by Anthony Horowitz. Ages 18+. Registration. 5:30-6:30pm. RBA. Little Learning Lab - Erupting Volcanoes. Explore, create, and learn through interactive STEAM based activities. Ages 2-7. Registration. 4-5pm. RBA. Live Music with Tate Tuck. His soulful voice, infused with a hint of Southern drawl, accompanied by intricate guitar picking beyond his years, puts a unique spin on some old standards, current favorites, and some originals too. 7-11pm. Golden Leaf Bistro. 434.791.3191.

January 12, 19 & 26

Think & Drink Trivia Night. A night of fun, great beer, good company, and trivia. 7-9pm. Ballad Brewing. 434.799.4677.

January 13

Book Babies. Music and rhymes, stories, and fingerplays in a lapsit program for babies and their caregivers. 0-24 months. Registration. 10:30-11am. RBA.

January 14

Adaptive Art Class. Special needs/ physically challenged individuals 2pm. MSAC. The Comedy Gospel Explosion Come laugh, cry, and praise your way through to your next level. Featuring comedians J Smooth and Laughing Lenny. Performances by The Williams Sisters and The Richardson Brothers Gospel Quartet. 6-9pm. HNT.

January 14 & 15

Free Weekend at the Museum Sat. 12-5pm; Sun. 2-5pm. DMFAH.

January 15, 22 & 29

Board Games at the Brewery. Big selection of games or bring your own. 12-7pm. Ballad Brewing. 434.799.4677.

January 17

Adult Arts and Crafts - Craft Stick Photo Frame. Ages 18+. Registration. 5:30-6:30pm. RBA. Teen Hobby Hour. Arts and crafts with fellow teens. Bring whatever craft you’re working on and come hang out. Ages 11-17. Registration. 5-6pm. RBA.

Connecting Caswell Breakfast: Join us for a complimentary breakfast, fellowship and opportunity to reconnect in the business community after the holidays. 8:00am. Caswell Senior Center, 649 Firetower Road, Yanceyville, NC. CaswellChamber. org/events

January 18

Mad Hatter Tea Party. Celebrate your unbirthday with the Mad Hatter, play flamingo croquet with the Queen of Hearts and craft with Alice. Ages 3-10. Registration. 5-6pm. RBA.

January 18 (thru 22)

Shocking Schematics. Come build a working circuit and better understand its functionality. Age 8+. DSC.

January 19

Puzzlers Club. Put your thinking caps on and join us to discuss and decode ciphers, riddles, and logic puzzles. Email millerm@danvilleva. gov to submit brain teasers. Ages 18+. Registration. 5:30-6:30pm. RBA.

January 20

Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra. One of Hungary’s leading orchestras. The musicians in this progressive and versatile symphonic orchestra are known for their passion, energy and commitment. Its repertoire ranges from well-loved masterpieces to newly composed works of the twenty-first century. 7:30pm. GWHS. Danville Concert Association.

January 21

Classic Movie Club. Stories of love, adventure, intrigue and so much more. Viewing of “An Affair to Remember” with a discussion after the film. Ages 18+. Registration. 11am-1:30pm. RBA.

Valentine Door Hanger. 11am. MSAC.

Live Music with Mike Warren & Teddy Crihfield. 8-11pm. Golden Leaf Bistro. 434.791.3191.

January 23

Unrequired Reading – Classics Book Club. Discuss a fresh perspective on “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. Ages 18+. Registration. 6-7pm. RBA.

January 25 (thru 29)

The Snowplow. Design a snowplow to help our Ozobots clear a snow covered roadway. Age 8+. DSC.

January 27

Snow Place Like the Library

The library is turned into a winter wonderland after hours. Build your own snow fort, make your own snow and compete in our indoor snowball fight. Ages 6-12. Registration. 5-7pm. RBA.

January 30

Maker Mondays. Put your maker caps on to build, explore, tinker, and create fun hands-on projects. January is Plastic Canvas Creations. Ages 7+. Registration. 4:305:30pm. RBA.

January 31

De-Stress Night. Relaxed fun to unwind from the holidays. Enjoy coloring, candle-making, and hot beverages. Ages 18+. Registration. 5:30-6:30pm. RBA.

UPCOMING:

February 1

The Wednesday Club. Jenny Cole - Training With Love and Leadership. 3:45 pm. W.C.

February 8

The Wednesday Club. Anne Moore-Sparks - Our Growing Community and the Chamber’s Role. 3:45 pm. W.C.

February 11

Danville Storytelling Festival

Family-oriented event that acts as an “artistic social bridge”bringing communities together and celebrating how we are all connected using the rich tradition of storytelling, performances, and activism. 10am-2pm. Ballou Park Nature Center. danvillestorytelling. com.

James Anderson has a specific memory of when he first caught the acting bug. “I’ve got a picture of me playing Joseph in my kindergarten’s nativity pageant,” Anderson said. In middle grade, he performed in plays at church. “I knew by high school I wanted to study acting and try to become a professional.”

Anderson grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. After attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he moved to New York, working as an actor and teacher. Later, he relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina, and joined Burning Coal Theatre Company. Anderson moved to Danville in 2014. “I met Josh Lucia during a show for Little Theater of Danville. We met up later at the first Bridge Street Food Truck Rodeo and talked about forming a new theater group in the area,” Anderson said. That group became The Smokestack Theatre Company.

Philip Anglim’s portrayal of John Merrick in The Elephant Man shaped Anderson’s acting at a young age. “No specific effects. He used his contorted body and voice to convey the stunning role,” Anderson added. He has other standout performances that have stuck with him. “I tend to have favorite performances by an actor versus having a favorite actor.” Anderson cited Anthony Hopkins’ role in Silence of the Lambs and Madeline Kahn’s performance in What’s Up Doc? as favorites.

As far as acting, Anderson has few roles he holds as memorable.

“My favorite roles have been Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Jeff in Brigadoon, and Edward Teller in The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer Preparing for a role can be a complex process for Anderson. “Creating a character exists on many levels—from discovering a physicality to choosing specific details of a character’s life. Finding the character’s voice is also important, as is keeping myself ‘in shape’ to be able to perform the role,” he added.

Believability is an integral part of winning over an audience. Anderson works on two things to make his roles believable.

“Foundational work like a character’s background and vocal work, memorization, etc. And then, as we begin to work the story onstage, I focus on being in that moment we are creating as that character. That’s where the magic is for me. It’s a transcendence into the reality and story that the ensemble (director, actors, designers, and technicians) is telling.”

Anderson plans to continue hone his craft in the upcoming year. “I am looking forward to working on To Kill A Mockingbird, the first show in Smokestack’s 2023 season. I am directing. And I am really looking forward to our production of Misery in October based on the book by Stephen King. It’s an absolutely thrilling stage interpretation by the screenwriter who adapted the book for the film, William Goldman,” he said.

Anderson has a few words of encouragement for those stepping on stage for the first time. “Find some kind of theater class to attend, be around likeminded people, keep your head down and learn by studying the professionals you admire.”