Lewisburg and Greenbrier County WV

DON't FORGET

Greenbrier Valley Theatre's

Mad Hatter's Tea Party and Luncheon

12 Noon on Friday, April 27, 2012 

Enjoy a luncheon catered by the Greenbrier Valley Baking Company.

Reminisce to a special Fashion Flashbacks video

Wear your most fashionable Derby Hat for celebrity judging and prizes

Buy a fabulous, one-of-a-kind hat at auction for Derby Day

Raffle tickets to win a hat are available

Plus, a special surprise!

Mary Laub Cowan, President of the Board of Trustees and Rebecca Gaujot one of the hostesses for the Mad Hatter's Tea Party and Luncheon are trying derby hats on that will be auctioned.

Mary and I had fun trying on the different derby hats that will be auctioned on Friday at the GVT's Mad Hatter's Tea Party and Luncheon.

Below are more hats... so don't forget to buy your raffle tickets to win a hat at the GVT's Mad Hatter's Tea Party and Luncheon!

Tickets for the event are $50 per person. Sponsor tickets, which come with three raffle tickets and preferred seating, are available for $100. Patrons can also host their friends at a table for eight with preferred seating and 9 raffle tickets for $500.

Raffle tickets are also available for $10 each or 3 for $25.

All proceeds from the luncheon benefit Greenbrier Valley Theatre,

The State Professional Theatre of West Virginia,

celebrating its 45th anniversary season.

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

GVT Website

For more information, see my previous post:

Don’t be Late Not Even Fashionably Late for GVT’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and Luncheon

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Don’t be late -- not even fashionably late -- for

GVT’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and Luncheon

You don’t have to fall down the rabbit hole to enjoy tea time as Greenbrier Valley Theatre hosts the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and Luncheon, catered by Greenbrier Valley Baking Company, at 12 p.m. on April 27, 2012.

Guests are encouraged to don their derby hats a week before the annual “Running of the Roses” for this fun, colorful party. A special guest judge will be on hand to select the best hats.

Adding even more fun to the festivities, will be a large screen “Fashion Flashback” presentation, featuring footage from fashion shows of the 1950s and ’60s.

The afternoon will include an auction, allowing guests the opportunity to leave with one of several fabulous and a few one-of-a-kind hats designed specifically for the luncheon.  Also, raffle tickets will be available for purchase, offering guests another chance at winning one of the beautiful hats.

Tickets for the event are $50 per person. Sponsor tickets, which come with three raffle tickets and preferred seating, are available for $100. Patrons can also host their friends at a table for eight with preferred seating and 9 raffle tickets for $500.

Raffle tickets are also available for $10 each or 3 for $25.

Honorary chairs for the event are Ouida Davis, Jeanne Hamilton, Ouisie Hannig, Muffy Herkness and Whickey Knight.

The hostess committee includes Mary Collins, Harriet Feland, Rebecca Gaujot, Bobbi Hoffman, Cindy Jones, Sue King, Donna Toney and Joan Yarid.   Now, I just have to find the perfect hat for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and Luncheon.

All proceeds from the luncheon benefit Greenbrier Valley Theatre, The State Professional Theatre of West Virginia, celebrating its 45th anniversary season.

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

GVT Website

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Greenbrier Valley Theatre kicks off its 45th anniversary season April 19 with Barbara Bates Smith’s one-woman show, The Happy Memories Club.

Join Alice Scully, a feisty retired English teacher who is about to be kicked out of her retirement community’s writing club because her memories aren’t “happy” enough, in Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s presentation of The Happy Memories Club.

Based on a short story from author Lee Smith, Happy Memories shows what happens when Alice refuses to give in and in doing so, finds a freedom she has not experienced in years.

Bates Smith will also conduct three afternoon writing workshops entitled “Our Own Stories.” The workshops are designed to ease participants into autobiographic storytelling through both writing and “telling” techniques.
“My experience with the workshops has been that everyone’s story is interesting to others,” Bates Smith said. “Everyone’s story is valuable and interesting as long as you’re honest and authentic, like Alice Scully was in Happy Memories.”

Bates Smith said in some instances, workshop participants have gone on to have their memories published in short stories or books.   “Other people are just pleased to have had a group of people to share their stories with so, for them, the time spent in the workshop alone is valuable enough,” she said, explaining the workshop is beneficial for everyone.

Performances of The Happy Memories Club are scheduled for

April 19, 20 and 21

at 7:30 PM

“Our Own Stories” writing workshops will take place April 20, 21 and 22 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Show tickets are available by phone at 304-645-3838, online at www.gvtheatre.org or in person at 113 E. Washington St. in Lewisburg. Anyone wishing to reserve a spot in the workshop, which is $20 per person, can do so by phone or in person.

The program is also presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

GVT Website

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The The Met: Live in HD series returns to the Greenbrier Valley Theatre for the final installment of the season with Verdi’s La Traviata at 12:55 p.m. on April 14.

French soprano Natalie Dessay will star as Violetta. The tragedy also stars Mathew Polenzani as Alfredo and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Germont. Fabio Luisi will again take podium.

As with every Met presentation at GVT, audience members are invited to listen to guest speakers and enjoy an optional lunch catered by Stella’s restaurant prior to the performance.

The April 14 presentation will feature WVU College of Creative Arts Dean Paul Kreider at 12 p.m.

Because April 14 is also the date of the Lewisburg Chocolate Festival, GVT, will offer reserved parking to those attending La Traviata.
The Met: Live in HD is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series, which affords audiences the opportunity to experience different productions live from the famed Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased

• in person at GVT

• by phone (304) 645-3838, or

• online atwww.gvtheatre.org.

Lunch, catered byStella’s Restaurant in Lewisburg, will also be available for an additional charge during the presentation.  Those interested in lunch and the reserved parking for April 14, are asked to notify GVT in advance.

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

GVT Website

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Join Greenbrier Valley Theatre  for a demonstration, reception and reflection with Chef Richard Rosendale, The Greenbrier's Executive Chef, Certified Master Chef and USA Representative for the 2013 Bocuse d’Or Culinary Competition in Lyon, France.

Date:        Friday, April 13th,
Location:   Greenbrier Valley Theatre
Time:        7:00  pm
Price:       $28.50 Hors doeurves Reception, Beer, Wine & Dessert

Tickets on sale now!

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

GVT Website

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The Greenbrier is offering a fun way to support local non-profit organizations through its Casino Charity Weekend, March 16-17.  Greenbrier Valley Theatre (GVT) is one of four local organizations participating in the event, which allows individuals to purchase weekend casino passes for $20, a fee that goes straight to the theatre.

Todd Fishon, Vice President for Casino Operations at the Greenbrier, says the weekend offers a unique and worthwhile opportunity for non-hotel guests to visit the casino while supporting a worthy cause.

In addition to the casino ticket proceeds, the four participating organizations will split 5 percent of the casino’s weekend slot profits.

The Greenbrier is also offering a special room rate that weekend, with a $20 hotel fee going to the participating organization of choice.  GVT supporters wishing to take advantage of the offer are asked to mention Greenbrier Valley Theatre when reserving a room.

To purchase a casino ticket or additional information contact:

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

GVT Website

For Greenbrier reservations, call 1-855-453-4858.

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Check out the Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s 2012 season ..... there is something for everyone.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s 45th anniversary season will kick off in April with The Happy Memories Club. Barbara Bates Smith will perform her one-woman show, based on a Lee Smith story, about the importance of preserving the memories – both good and bad – that help shape and influence one’s life.

Barbara Bates Smith will also conduct workshops designed to help stimulate memories and encourage attendees to share and record events important to them.

In May, the Greenbrier Valley Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical Cabaret. For this production of the Broadway classic, the theatre will be transformed into the Kit Kat Klub, the 1930s Berlin cabaret lounge featured in the show. Audiences will be treated to a dinner theatre as they are seated at cabaret tables and served by wait staff dressed in period attire.

“The dinner theatre experience will be a great way to kick off the season,” said GVT General Manager Pamela Paul, adding audiences are also welcome to get in the spirit of the show. “We hope our audiences will dress up, too, to get the most out of the experience.”

The season continues in June with Floyd Collins, the true story of a Kentucky caver and farmer who dreamed of turning a nearby cave into a tourist attraction but instead became the subject of an intense media circus after becoming trapped 200 feet underground. The haunting musical features a mix of ballads, bluegrass and folk.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s summer repertory season will transport audiences to a swamp in modern day Alabama with Duck Hunter Shoots Angel and to 1913 Paris with The Frugal Repast.

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel is author and playwright Mitch Album’s tale of two bumbling brothers who attempt to shoot a duck but instead believe they have shot an angel. The show takes off when a cynical
tabloid journalist catches wind of the story and decides to investigate for himself.

The Frugal Repast tells what happens when the two impoverished clowns depicted in a Picasso etching of the same name decide to steal the artwork for ransom. What happens next provokes both laughter
and thought in what The New York Times describes as a “lovely, compact tale.”

In August, the Greenbrier Valley Theatre will present Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, another musical by the author of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes. The musical, which features classic songs including “I Will Follow Him” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” joins four girlfriends who have gathered for a bachelorette party in 1962.

The Arthur Miller classic The Crucible will open in September. Set in Salem, Mass., the Tony Award-winning play recounts the horrific events surrounding the infamous Salem Witch Trials, which marked a time in history during which paranoia, hysteria and deceit gripped the Puritan towns of New England.

The Greenbrier Valley Theatre will close its 2012 season in December with the return of A Christmas Carol. This retelling of the Charles Dickens’ classic, which has become a traditional highlight of the Christmas season in Lewisburg, combines children from GVT’s After-School Program as well as talented community actors in delightful songs and lively dances.

“We’ve been working toward these productions for months and we can’t wait for them to come to life,” Paul said.

Individual show tickets as well as season tickets are available for purchase at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre box office, by phone at 304-645-3838 or online at the GVT website.

The programs are also presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre

The State Professional Theatre of West Virginia

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV 

(304) 645-3838

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Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s (GVT) The Met: Live in HD series continues Saturday, Feb. 25 with Giuseppe Verdi’s classic, Ernani.

The award-winning series, which affords viewers an opportunity to experience productions live from the famed Metropolitan Opera in New York City, has proven to be a hit with GVT audiences throughout the season.

Ernani, Verdi’s thrilling drama of passion, power and honor, features four extraordinary singers. Angela Meade, takes on the role of noblewoman Elvira and Marcello Giordani (Ernani), Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Feruccio Furlanetto portray the men who vie for her love.

Marco Armiliato, who led the Met’s season premier performances of Anna Bolena, returns to conduct the Verdi classic, produced by Pier Luigi Samartani.

This is Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s eighth installment of The Met: Live in HD.   The performance will begin at 12:55 p.m., and audience members are invited to a 12 p.m. presentation by guest speaker Brenda Witmer, an instructor for the James Madison University School of Music.  

Lunch, catered by Stella’s Restaurant in Lewisburg, will also be available for an additional charge during the guest speaker presentation.

Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased in person, by phone, at 304-645-3838, or online at www.gvtheatre.org.  Those interested in lunch, are asked to notify GVT in advance.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre

The State Professional Theatre of West Virginia

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304.645.3838

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Tickets are now on sale for Greenbrier Valley Theatre's (GVT)  Presentation of Leonardo Live

Nearly 600 years after his death, the brilliance of Leonardo da Vinci continues to captivate people across the world.

Although the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper are perhaps the most recognizable of da Vinci’s works, they are just a small part of his extensive collection.  On February 16, 17 and 18, audiences will have the opportunity to experience the largest collection of da Vinci’s artwork ever assembled as Greenbrier Valley Theatre presents Leonardo Live.

The movie was filmed during the installation of the recent “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter in the Court of Milan” exhibit at the National Gallery in London.  It provides a virtual walk-through of the show, with commentary from scholars and curators.

Dr. George Bent, head of the Art and Art History Department at Washington and Lee University, will speak to the audience prior to the Feb. 17 matinee.

Bent says the exhibition and now the film provide audiences with a tremendous opportunity to experience history through the works of da Vinci and his associates.

“This once-in-a-lifetime collection of the few pictures produced by the enigmatic master has allowed us to see, side-by-side, these images in their proper context,” Bent said.  “In this exhibition, we can see the tastes that drove late 15th Century preferences and the ways in which artists honed their skills and ideas within that cultural milieu.

“It is one of the major art historical events of this young century.”

Although da Vinci was also an incredibly accomplished inventor, scientist and draughtsman, the National Gallery’s display is the first dedicated only to his aims and techniques as a painter.

Featuring the finest paintings and drawings by da Vinci and his followers, the exhibition examines Leonardo’s pursuit in his representation of the human form.

Leonardo Live will be shown at GVT on February 16 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and February 17 at 12 p.m.   Brunch, provided by Stella’s in Lewisburg, will be served prior to the matinee presentation for an additional charge.  Anyone who wishes to purchase brunch is asked to notify GVT in advance.


Tickets available in person, by phone at 304-645-3838 or online at www.gvtheatre.org.

• $16 for adults
• $12 for seniors
• $10 for students and children

The program is also presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre

The State Professional Theatre of West Virginia

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

304-645-3838

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Celebrate the holiday season with The West Virginia Jazz Orchestra’s Annual Holiday Concert at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre on Monday, December 19.

The attendees  will be entertained by a mix of popular contemporary pieces including “Hip To Be Square” and “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag,” as well as Christmas standards including “Winter Wonderland,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Santa Baby” and “White Christmas.”

In addition to Cathey Sawyer, vocalist for The West Virginia Jazz Orchestra, featured guests for the concert will be the Greenbrier Entertainers, who will present both standard pop fare as well as Christmas favorites.

Tickets are $12 each  
The Concert starts at 7:30 PM  
For ticket information, contact GVT at
304-645-3838 or online at www.gvtheatre.org

Greenbrier Valley Theatre

The State Professional Theatre of West Virginia

113 E. Washington Street

Lewisburg, WV

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