Catey Owen

On the Road Again

For more than three decades, Theatre IV has put energetic actors in vans and sent them across the state, and across America, to wow schoolchildren with familiar tales, historical narratives and holiday specials—this year, more than 1,000 performances in 34 states.

January 6, 2010 by Caroline Kettlewell in Arts

Robert Meganck

The Christmas That Was

We sentimentalize the holidays even as we re-gift the fruitcake, buy toys on Christmas Eve and chortle (over eggnog) about Uncle Harry’s latest girlfriend. To truly pay homage to Virginia’s seasonal traditions, we’d have to do some carousing and belsnickeling, as folks did long ago. Oh, t’was a very merry time.

December 21, 2009 by Caroline Kettlewell in History