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Wintergreen, VA Weather : Thursday : Becoming Mostly Sunny, Breezy & Cooler : Much Colder Weekend

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Photography By Stan Harris
For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
View Of The Blue Ridge
Afton, Virginia

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Wednesday’s High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 73°/60°
Wednesday’s High at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 59°/52°

We continue our look and listen of local Nelson music artist John White. This past December he sold his 40,000th CD! You’ll be hearing selections from John’s latest CD, At My Leisure, released last year. Many of you know John from his days as a teacher right here in Nelson County, Virginia. You can read more about John below today’s weather cast.

Say so long to the warmer weather for awhile. Colder temps are back on the way. By Sunday, our afternoon high will be roughly 40 degrees cooler than we saw for a Wednesday high. Even today it will be about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. The severe weather that plagued much of the country Tuesday night into Wednesday lost it’s punch by the time it reached the east coast. Though we had some scattered severe thunderstorms, the dynamics just weren’t there, thankfully, for the kind of severe weather event seen back in Tennessee and Arkansas.

That’s the very weather I once lived in and reported on year after year. Tornadoes were commonplace back there, and as a matter of fact just before moving to Virginia permanently, back in May 2003, I was on air doing weather the night a different tornado hit Union University in Jackson, TN killing 11 people in another section of the downtown area. I don’t miss that kind of weather at all and when folks tell me we have bad storms here in the Blue Ridge I just kinda smile. Tornado wise we just don’t get the severity. Hurricanes, that’s a different story for another day!

We did pick up some light rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, and the winds started kicking up by late afternoon into the evening. Though we manage to hit the mid 50’s Thursday, we won’t make it out of the 30’s for the end of the weekend. There’s a chance for rain Saturday. Next week temperatures are more seasonal.

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Beech Grove, Greenwood, Lovingston & Montebello

Thursday: Becoming mostly sunny & cooler. Breezy.
* Highs Valley: 52-55°
*On the mountains: 40-43°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH gusts to 25 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy late. Lows valley: 28-31° : Mountains: 23-26° : Winds: W-5 MPH

Friday: Partly sunny & continued cool.
* Highs Valley: 52-55°
*On the mountains: 39-42°
*Winds: SW 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 31-34° : Mountains: 24-27° : Winds: W-5 MPH.

The weekend: Scattered showers Saturday with highs in the mid 40’s valley & around 40° mountains. Sunday looks mostly sunny but very cold with highs only making it to the low 30’s valley and upper 20’s mountains. Overnight lows generally low and mid 20’s valley with lows around 20° mountains dropping to the mid teens by Sunday night.

As promised John White of Arrington takes us out with a cut from his latest CD At My Leisure. This one’s called Satin Sheets

Have a great Thursday everyone!
Know your Nelson.COM

John White At Your Leisure
Today’s cut is Satin Sheets.

For more information on retail locations selling John’s CD click here.

For where he’ll be playing you can click here.

Datebook : Wintergreen : Feb 9 & 10 : Wintergreen Winery Releases Raspberry Wine For Valentine Celebration 2008

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Wintergreen Winery Pouring
Wintergreen Winery Releases Raspberry Wine Paired With Chocolates For Valentine Celebration This Weekend

WINTERGREEN, VA – Wintergreen Winery will hold a Valentine Celebration this weekend on February 9th and 10th from 10 am until 5pm each day. The complimentary candlelit tasting will feature their just released Raspberry dessert wine paired with organic milk and dark chocolate, French truffles and homemade Virginia fudge. In addition to the Raspberry and chocolate pairing, tastings of each of Wintergreen’s hand crafted wines will be presented. Beautiful long stemmed roses will be available and “Sweetheart Specials” will be offered on selected wines and gifts. The winery’s extensive gift shop features a variety of unique wine-related gifts, home accessories and gourmet food items. Reservations are not necessary and there is no tasting fee. For more information, call 434-361-2519 or visit www.WintergreenWinery.com

Wintergreen Winery is surrounded by beautiful mountain views and is located approximately 35 minutes from Charlottesville in the Rockfish Valley of Nelson County near Wintergreen Resort and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The tasting room and gift shop are open daily year round.

DIRECTIONS:
From Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia:
Interstate 64 West to Exit 107 (Crozet); left on US 250 West six miles to left on Route 151 South; fourteen miles to right on Route 664; winery entrance 1/2 mile on right.

From Shenandoah Valley, Virginia:
Interstate 64 East to Exit 99 (Afton); right on US 250 East three miles to right on Route 151 South; fourteen miles to right on Route 664; winery entrance 1/2 mile on right.

From the Blue Ridge Parkway:
Exit at Reed’s Gap (MP 13.5) on Route 664 East past Wintergreen Resort; winery entrance five miles on left.

From Lynchburg:
Route 29 North to left on Route 151 North; Follow Route 151 for twenty one miles to left on Route 664; winery entrance 1/2 mile on right.

Datebook : Nellysford : Spruce Creek Gallery : Jewelry Trunk Show : February 9 & 10, 2008

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Spruce Creek Exterior
Spruce Creek Gallery on Route 151 just south of Nellysford in Wintergreen.

Jewelry 2008: A Trunk Show
The Spruce Creek Gallery is hosting a jewelry trunk show February 9th and 10th, 2008 featuring local jewelers Tavia Brown, Avery Groves and Martha McLeaod Kieth from noon until 5 pm.

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These three artists each have a distinctive voice and point of view as revealed in their jewelry. Their pieces run the gamut form sleek, urban and cutting edge to classical gold and precious gems. Each artist will display the range of their work and be available for consultations and special orders. As a further Valentine enticement for you and your sweetheart, chocolate and champagne will be served.

The Spruce Creek Gallery is located one mile south of Nellysford on Rte. 151 in Nelson and is open Wednesdays through Sunday from 11 am until 5 pm. Please call 434-361-1859 for more information.

Datebook : NCL Perfect Fit Columnist, Agnes Schrider, Is About To Have Lots Less Hair…Read On!

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Nelson Physical Therapy Owner, Agnes Schrider

Many of you know, Agnes Schrider, as either the best physical therapist in the world, or as the writer of The Perfect Fit (page 40 lower left) each month in Nelson County Life Magazine.

Agnes is about to lose her hair for a really, really good cause. Here’s what Agnes sent us just the other day:

Dear Friends,
Looking to see another part of me that you haven’t seen before? That no one has seen before? Well, you won’t have to wait to long to see my head shaved and the Q ball shining! In honor of kids under going chemotherapy ( who in the process lose their hair) and to raise funds for cancer treatment and research, “Team Rockfish” will be shaving our heads for charity on March 29, 2008 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
We are working through St. Baldrick’s Foundation which began in 1999 by three friends who wanted to give back to the community. On a “I will if you will” dare, they decided to shave their heads on March 17 (St. Patrick’s day) and raise $17,000. Well, they raised $104,000. Since then, St. Baldrick’s Foundation has spread to over 18 countries and 46 states raising over $34 million dollars! Check out the website: StBaldricks.org.
We all know someone, whether a family or friend, who has been touched by cancer. The treatment and physical and emotional stress is great. It must be even worse for a child. Especially during a time when they should be relishing in the joys of childhood.
So, please sponsor me and help to support the children. Please make a generous donation. There is a donation form also attached in this email. Fill it out and return it to me and I will mail it in to the foundation. Once the shears have hit my little head, I’ll be sending you a special photo – chipmunk cheeks, big teeth and bald head! Look out- it could scare your pets!

All the best to you and to your family and friends with cancer.

Shine On!

Love,
Agnes

P.S. Cool hats are also welcome!

Agnes is a member of Rockfish Presbyterian Church where pastor David Cameron recently gave an inspiring sermon about this topic. It was such a moving service that many members in the church have joined in the effort. Jamie Heard recently e-mailed that she would be participating as well. You can read the sermon David gave by clicking here.

Of course we are going to do anything we can to help Agnes and the others out! Below, you will find a downloadable form you can print off and send in for Agnes! We’ll be keeping you posted on how she’s doing!
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Wintergreen, VA Weather : Wednesday : BRP, AT, Nelson County : Mild, Strong Storms Possible PM : Colder Weekend

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Photography By Christina Kline
Mountain Photographer
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Sunrise At Wintergreen
Wintergreen Mountain, Virginia

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Tuesday’s High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 78°/39°
Tuesday’s High at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 64°/53°

Remember we continue our look and listen to local Nelson music artist John White. This past December he sold his 40,000th CD! You’ll be hearing selections from John’s latest CD, At My Leisure, released last year. Many of you know John from his days as a teacher right here in Nelson County, Virginia. You can read more about John below today’s weather cast.


Area of Severe Weather Possibility For Wednesday

Tuesday was a very Spring like day with temperatures in the valley in the mid to upper 70’s for afternoon highs. Though unusual, certainly not unheard of. Simply a prelude to Spring weather on it’s way in a few weeks. To our west, the overnight story has many areas of the mid south waking up to damage from very severe weather and deadly tornadoes, as very warm temperatures worked in. Today we can expect those warm temperatures back in the 70’s again with showers and thunderstorms by afternoon here in Central Virginia. Some strong thunderstorms could breakout later today. The area of concern in the Eastern U.S. is indicated above on the Storm Prediction Center’s Slight Risk Area. You can click on that map for more detailed discussion regarding the Mid Atlantic area. Though much of the energy from the storms Tuesday will have diminished, I can’t rule out some of these getting a bit angry given the very warm temps and moisture in place across our area.

We won’t see anything like the mid-south did, but it’s worth keeping an eye on as the storm march eastward today. Once out of the area, look for seasonal temperatures and and more winter feeling weather to make a return by the weekend. Even Thursday we’re looking at highs some 20 degrees cooler than today.

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Tyro, Crozet, Colleen & Faber

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms by afternoon. Some strong storms possible.
* Highs Valley: 73-76°
*On the mountains: 65-68°
*Winds: SW 15-20 MPH gusts to 30 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy early with thunderstorms then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows valley: 37-40° : Mountains: 26-29° : Winds: W 10-15 MPH

Thursday: Becoming mostly sunny and cooler.
* Highs Valley: 53-55°
*On the mountains: 40-43°
*Winds: W 10-15 MPH & gusty
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy & cold. Lows valley: 28-31° : Mountains: 24-27° : Winds: W-5 MPH.

The remainder of the week: Partly sunny Friday with highs in the 50’s valley and 40’s mountains. The weekend has scattered showers Saturday with highs in the 40’s both valley & mountains. Sunday looks mostly sunny & colder with highs in the upper 30’s valley and mid 20’s mountains. Overnight lows generally low and mid 20’s valley with lows around 20° mountains.

As promised John White of Arrington takes us out with a cut from his latest CD At My Leisure. This one’s called Where Is Your Heart.

Have a great Wednesday everyone!
Know your Nelson.COM

John White At Your Leisure
Today’s cut is Where Is Your Heart.

For more information on retail locations selling John’s CD click here.

For where he’ll be playing you can click here.

Wintergreen, VA Weather : Tuesday : BRP, AT, & Nelson County : Warm : Showers & T-Storms Possible Wed

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

LISTEN TO OUR AUDIO FORECAST AND TODAY’S FEATURED NELSON MUSIC ARTIST, JOHN WHITE, FROM ARRINGTON, VA


Photography By Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
TWNF Founder’s Vision Overlook
Wintergreen Mountain, Virginia

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This is the newly completed Founder’s Vision Overlook on Wintergreen Mountain above the resort. The Wintergreen Nature Foundation will have an official opening ceremony later this year in the Spring. It is a fantastic view!

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Monday’s High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 58°/35° Rainfall: .02″
Monday’s High at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 56°/38° Rainfall: .04″

Remember we continue our look and listen to local Nelson music artist John White. This past December he sold his 40,000th CD! You’ll be hearing selections from John’s latest CD, At My Leisure, released last year. Many of you know John from his days as a teacher right here in Nelson County, Virginia. You can read more about John below today’s weather cast.

Winter has left the building, at least for a few days. Monday started with some showers early, then peeks of sun, then showers, then more sun. No one got any real rainfall, but it was a very pleasant day. If you liked Monday, you’ll love Tuesday. Temps will easily reach the lower 70’s in the valley and the mid 60’s on the mountains as a warm front moves through the. Tuesday will be much like yesterday as far as the rain. We’ll start with some light showers and a little fog, then partly sunny, then more showers late. Winds will begin kicking up as well.

By late Wednesday afternoon a cold front to our west arrives and the clash with the warmer air in Central Virginia may even trigger a thunderstorm or two. This shouldn’t be of much concern but a rumble here or there certainly isn’t out of the question. To our west lots of areas from my old stomping ground in the mid-south near Memphis will be under the gun for very severe weather. By the time it all gets here hours later it will have lost much of it’s punch. By the weekend temps finally cool back down to near seasonal normals.

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Wintergreen, Lovingston, Rockfish Gap & Steele’s Tavern

Tuesday: Scattered morning showers & patchy fog, then partly sunny & very warm. More scattered afternoon showers late day near dark.
* Highs Valley: 73-76°
*On the mountains: 64-67°
*Winds: S 5-10 MPH.
*OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows valley: 53-57° : Mountains: 49-52° : Winds: S 10-15 MPH gusting to 25 MPH after midnight

Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with showers and afternoon thunderstorms. Breezy.
* Highs Valley: 67-70°
*On the mountains: 66-69°
*Winds: SW 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH.
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy early then clear. Cooler. Lows valley: 34-37° : Mountains: 27-30° : Winds: W 10-15 MPH & gusty.

Te remainder of the week: Sunny Thursday, partly sunny Friday with highs in the 50’s valley and 40’s mountains. Next weekend looks mostly sunny now in the extended outlook. Temps in the upper 40’s valley and low 40’s mountains. Overnight temps finally cool to the upper 20’s valley and low 20’s mountains by the weekend.

As promised John White of Arrington takes us out with a cut from his latest CD At My Leisure. This one’s called Always on My Mind.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Know your Nelson.COM

John White At Your Leisure
Today’s cut is Always on My Mind.

For more information on retail locations selling John’s CD click here.

For where he’ll be playing you can click here.

Nellysford : Dogwood Restaurant Opens

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Photography By Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Dogwood Restaurant Opens
Nellysford, Virginia

Waitress-Dogwood

We’ve been telling you for over a year about the saga of trying to get The Dogwood Restaurant open in Nellysford. Monday over two years of worked finally paid off as the doors opened and food was served! We had lunch there ourselves. Very good!

Dick G. & Joe K
Above, Dick Gilliland and Joe Kincaid are some of the first folks in the door to have lunch Monday at Nellysford’s newest restaurant.

Milly & Linda
Not to be outdone, Linda and Milly wanted to try out the food as well!

Dennis & Kathy
Here, Dennis Hunt & wife Kathy talk to some of the folks that dropped in to try out the menu.

The Dogwood will be open for lunch over the next few days eventually working into both a full dinner and then breakfast menu. Stop by for more details.

Wintergreen, VA : Weather : Monday : BRP, AT, & Nelson County, VA : Much Milder With Isolated Showers

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Updated 10:30 AM EST 2.4.08

LISTEN TO OUR AUDIO FORECAST AND TODAY’S FEATURED NELSON MUSIC ARTIST, JOHN WHITE, FROM ARRINGTON, VA


Photography By Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
Clouds In The Valley Below Devil’s Knob
Greenfield / Afton, Virginia

Clouds Over Devil’s Knob

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Click the image above for the ski and slope conditions at Wintergreen Resort.

Sunday’s High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 64°/26°
Sunday’s High at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 53°/38°

John White Posed
We continue our look and listen to local Nelson music artists. Ironically from Arrington and the Colleen area again this week is, John White. As you know we feature all kinds of music artists and John is a pro at the piano, traveling all over the country. This past December he sold his 40,000th CD! Way to go! You’ll be hearing selections from John’s latest CD, At My Leisure, released last year. Many of you know John from his days as a teacher right here in Nelson County, Virginia. You can read more about John below today’s weather cast.

The nasty icy weather last week all seems like a bad memory now. Did you feel how warm it was Sunday? That was a nice break from the cold weather we had back in January. Don’t be looking for any kind of freezing cold weather for the next several days, as a matter of fact we are talking 70’s, yep 70’s by Tuesday! Sunday even made it to the middle 60’s in the valley with low and mid 50’s on the mountains.

Monday there’s a chance of scattered showers in the morning then we’ll see some sun throughout the day. By very late in the day toward dark, skies cloud back up again with showers forming overnight.

Warm temps, windy conditions, and rain move in by Tuesday in advance of another front. We may have some moderate to heavy rain with this system. I don’t see any wintry precipitation on the horizon over the next several days. No real cold weather is out there either.

Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground

Looking Ahead

And for those of you keeping score at home check the detailed numbers at any of our reporting NCL-Weathernet Stations for real up to the minute live weather data and detailed information including highs, lows, wind speeds, rainfall and much, much more, simply use the handy drop down menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.

Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Arrington, Paul’s Creek, Montebello & Rockfish

Monday: Scattered morning showers then partly sunny and mild. Cloudy again by afternoon with scattered showers
* Highs Valley: 54-57°
*On the mountains: 50-53°
*Winds: S 5-10 MPH.
*OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with showers. Lows valley: 43-46° : Mountains: 40-43° : Winds: S 5-10 MPH

Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm. An isolated shower possible.
* Highs Valley: 72-75°
*On the mountains: 66-69°
*Winds: SW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts in the afternoon.
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy with scattered showers, windy & mild. Lows valley: 53-55° : Mountains: 47-50° : Winds: SW 10-20 MPH with gusts to 40 MPH after midnight.

Te remainder of the week: looks variably cloudy on Wednesday with rain. Sunny Thursday, with more rain possible by Friday. Next weekend look mostly sunny now in the extended outlook. Temps in the 50’s and 60’s valley and mainly 40’s mountains from Wednesday on. Temps barley hit the freezing mark at night throughout the period.

As promised John White of Arrington takes us out with a cut from his latest CD At My Leisure. This one’s called Memory.

Have a great Monday everyone!
Know your Nelson.COM

John White At Your Leisure
Today’s cut is Memory.

For more information on retail locations selling John’s CD click here.

For where he’ll be playing you can click here.

Nellysford : Update : The Dogwood (Restaurant) OPENS Today February 4th, 2008 For Lunch

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
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Nellysford, VA

The Dogwood Sign

Updated 1.29.08
NCL has confirmed The Dogwood in Nellysford will open Monday February 4, 2008 for lunch.

See you there!
NCL

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It appears the ongoing saga of getting The Dogwood open, Nellysford’s newest restaurant, is about to end. As we have been updating you over the past year or so, the owners of the already established and popular Dogwood Cafe in Amherst are finally getting the doors of their Nelson restaurant open.

I spoke with Dennis Hunt Wednesday afternoon and all he is now waiting on is a final walk through by the health department. The regular local inspector has been off for a couple of weeks and they are just now getting someone else from that agency to come out and give them the thumbs up. Dennis said it looks like they will be opening about a week from this coming Monday. That would put opening on February 4th.

A new billboard sign has been installed in front of the restaurant just below their regular sign that will have definite opening details over the coming days, so be sure to check it out from time to time for the exact date.

We know these guys have had setback after setback over the past 18-24 months and wish them the best on getting open!

Dennis says they will start with a limited lunch menu first, (he says only 20 items or so – that doesn’t sound limited to me, that sounds great!) expanding to dinner shortly thereafter, and opening for breakfast as warmer weather arrives after the winter season. I know folks will be excited about the breakfast too Dennis!

Keep Watching!

-T-
NCL

Afton : Veritas : Wintergreen Performing Arts Winery Concert

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
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Wintergreen Performing Arts Winery Concert
Veritas Winery & Vineyard
Afton, Virginia

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This past weekend folks attending Wintergreen Performing Arts’ Winery Concert, got a real treat! The event was held in the ballroom at Veritas Winery & Vineyard Saturday night February 2nd.

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The James Piano Quartet, the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival and Academy presented music by Mozart, Walton, and Brahms. People attending Saturday night were also treated to wine and hors d’ouevres, plus a meet and greet with the artists after the concert.

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Wintergreen Performing Arts, Inc. is a non-profit organization that produces a high-quality summer music festival featuring symphonic and chamber concerts, as well as other performing arts programs throughout the year. Visit their website to learn more! www.wintergreenperformingarts.com

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