Barter Players to Perform “THE UGLY DUCKLING” in Pennington Gap & St. Paul

A HEARTWARMING TALE OF TRANSFORMATION YOUR CHILDREN WILL LOVE Pennington Gap, VA – Barter Theatre’s popular touring company, The Barter Players, are back with an adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved story, “The Ugly Duckling.” The Barter Players will give two performances of “The Ugly Duckling” on Saturday, Feb. 22nd, 1 p.m. at Lee Theatre in… Read More Barter Players to Perform “THE UGLY DUCKLING” in Pennington Gap & St. Paul

Over $23.6 Million in Community Development Block Grants Announced

Funding will support housing rehabilitation, water and sewer improvements, and community service facility enhancements  RICHMOND, VA – – – On February 6, 2025, more than $23.6 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for 33 projects across the Commonwealth were announced by the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development. The funding will support projects… Read More Over $23.6 Million in Community Development Block Grants Announced

ALEX & OLMSTED’S “HUBBA HUBBA” TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MECC

FALL IN LOVE WITH LAUGHTER THIS VALENTINE’S DAY! Big Stone Gap, VA – From the Jim Henson Foundation grant award-winning Alex and Olmsted comes “HUBBA HUBBA,” a new show about romantic love that Broadway World calls, “…equal parts awkwardness and side-splitting laughter.” Using puppetry and physical comedy, from the sublime to the ridiculous, Alex and Olmsted present love and all its quirks this… Read More ALEX & OLMSTED’S “HUBBA HUBBA” TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MECC

TONIES! Now Available for Checkout at the J. Fred Matthews Mem. Library in St. Paul, VA

IMAGINATION is the genesis of every great invention that provides the comforts and protections we enjoy today. If our up-and-coming generations are to have good lives in their world of tomorrow, imagination will be the key. The J. Fred Matthews Mem. Library in St. Paul provides an assortment of tools designed to stoke children’s imaginations,… Read More TONIES! Now Available for Checkout at the J. Fred Matthews Mem. Library in St. Paul, VA