The Chesapeake Center at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, Irvington, overflowed with music, laughter and shared stories on Saturday, Feb. 4, as residents welcomed local artists Bill and Pam Gurley for an afternoon of folk, bluegrass and blues, delivered with a good dose of humor.
The concert, sponsored by the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts, honored the RWC subscribers and longstanding partnership with RFA, including support as RFA sponsors and providing transportation to residents who attend On Stage performances in Kilmarnock. More than 75 residents attended, many of them RFA subscribers and patrons themselves.
RFA president Rita Grinbergs thanked the RWC audience for their continued support of the RFA. “Due to RFA’s abbreviated four-show 2022-23 On Stage season, and a delayed start to our 2023-2024 season, which begins in December, we wanted to keep the live performances in our community despite the Lancas-ter Middle School renovations. What better to bring together local a...