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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Conversations With ...

For immediate release

Conversations With ... returns this month with a shift from artist to author.

Cynthia Long Lasher will be the subject of the second installment of Conversations With ... a live interview presentation offered by Augusta Free Press Publishing and The New Dominion magazine.

The series will take part at the AFP office at 539 W. Main St. in downtown Waynesboro on Jan. 18. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. - with free admission and light refreshments.

Cynthia Long Lasher is a grief support specialist and program coordinator for Shenandoah Valley Grief Services, part of Lutheran Family Services of Virginia. She has recently written a book titled "Death is no Stranger: Helping Children Grieve." Long Lasher and Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will talk about the book and discuss resources available to help children deal with the loss of a loved one.

For more information on Augusta Free Press, visit www.augustafreepress.com. For more information on The New Dominion magazine, visit www.thenewdominion.com. For more infomation on Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, visit www.lfsva.org.

River City Radio Hour Returns

River City Radio Hour Returns with Special Guests Llyn Walker and Tom Reynolds

For Immediate Release:

The River City Radio Hour returns this month with the second installment of Beth Massie's serial "The Mysterious Meandering Music Box." The performance will take place on January 18th at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship Café and Music Hall, with two shows at 6:30p and 8pm. "MC" for the evening will be Mason Hulen.

This month’s River City Radio Hour will welcome special guest vocalists Lynn Walker and Tom Reynolds, piano player extraordinaire William Hayes with Chris Wray on percussion, and comedian Marsha Howard.

The second chapter of the Meandering Music Box continues the saga of the four time travelers. In the second chapter, we find them just as they flee their pending doom at the mouth of the Crozet Tunnel. The River City Players include Marsha Howard, Bob Lunger, Savannah Lunger, Clair Myers, Deena Warner and Matthew Warner.

A man of many talents, Tom Reynolds is a well known vocalist in the area, performing with various musical groups. He is currently Senior Pastor at Jollivue United Methodist Church and was the band director for Fishburne Military School. He currently serves as the Mayor and member of the City Council of Waynesboro.

Llyn Walker is a professional singer/performer whose repertoire includes opera, jazz, dance and drama. Her recent performances include Stage Door Productions, Lake of the Woods Players, Richmond Symphony and the Fredericksburg Jazz Ensemble.

The River City Radio Hour is a production the Waynesboro Cultural Commission, The Waynesboro Downtown Development, Inc. and The Wayne Theatre Alliance.

For more information on River City Radio Hour, please call (540) 943-9999 or email assistant@waynetheatre.org.

Wayne Theatre Alliance Call for Volunteers

Contact:Dr. Clair MyersExecutive Director, Wayne Theatre Alliance (540) 943-9999 or cfm399@comcast.net Wayne Theatre Alliances Gives Call for Volunteers For Immediate Release: The Wayne Theatre Alliance is looking for community volunteers to assist in the preparation for the reconstruction of the historic structure. The volunteers will provide the”sweat equity” to help reduce the cost of the restoration. They will assist in the demolition of the few remaining partitions and will help clear away of the last of the debris in the Wayne Theatre . Volunteer work days will be on the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of January (January 12, 19, and 26). The Saturday work days will have two sessions: 8 am -Noon and 1pm-5pm. John Curry who is leading the effort said, “This is an opportunity to help make the Wayne Project become a reality. We need twenty willing volunteers for each session to help move our project forward and to put their mark on the restoration.” Men and women interested in volunteering should call the Wayne Theatre Alliance at 943-9999 between 9am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, to schedule their sessions. For more information, please call the Wayne Theatre Alliance at 943-9999, or email assistant@waynetheatre.org.