Music In The Garden Friday June 26

Honest Labor will give a free outdoor concert on Friday June 26 at Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden.  The blues quartet will perform from 6:30 to 8pm on the meadow stage as part of Boxerwood’s series of Music In The Garden concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays on the month through mid-September.

The quartet includes Billy Friar on dobro and guitar, Lee Sauder on blues harp, Leo Lorenzoni on guitar, and Travis Weaver on bass.  The original members of the group are skilled tradesmen – Friar a stonemason; Sauder a blacksmith; Weaver an upholsterer – the band takes its name from their day jobs as well as their “honest and straight forward” approach to performing acoustic blues.

Music In The Garden

Bluegrass in the Garden at Boxerwood (Friday, June 12)

The Shester Datz Newhall Bluegrass Collective will give a free outdoor concert on Friday, June 12 at Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden. The Rockbridge trio will perform from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the meadow stage as part of Boxerwood’s series of free Music in the Garden concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays of the month through mid-September.  

Music in the Garden features artists from Central Virginia, including many from the Rockbridge community. Next to take the Boxerwood stage will be the blues trio Honest Labor on June 26.  A full schedule of summer concerts is available on the Boxerwood website: www.boxerwood.org.

Music-goers should bring their own picnics, lawn chairs, and blankets. Children are very welcome. The concerts are free; pass-the-hat proceeds go to the musicians, who all perform pro bono at Boxerwood.

In the event of rain, concerts will be canceled. For more information and “iffy” weather updates, visit Boxerwood on Facebook or the Web (www.boxerwood.org) or call 463-2697.

New Boxerwood Map

We now have a new map of Boxerwood that was completed by Rockbridge County High School Senior Josh Jones.  We soon hope to be able to use this in our publications and brochures.

Boxerwood At Natural Bridge Park

Boxerwood is able to take every 5th grade student who lives in Rockbridge County for a day-long field trip to local creeks and rivers. All students do macro-invertebrate sampling, chemistry testing and other place specific activities. Today, for the first time, we were able to take the 5th grade from Natural Bridge Elementary to Natural Bridge Park. What a treat. Thank you to all who make these trips happen!

Music In The Garden Friday May 22

Jazz in the Garden at Boxerwood (Friday, May 22)

Jazz guitarist Vince Lewis and singer Nadine Chase take the stage this Friday May 22 at Boxerwood from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The Charlottesville jazz duo will perform swing and pop standards from the big-band era. Their performance is the third in a series of ten free “Music in the Garden” concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays of the month through mid-September.

Music in the Garden features artists from Central Virginia, including many from the Rockbridge community. Country singer Sarah McDonald kicked off the series in April, followed by The Fading Point, a student a capella group from SVU. Upcoming June concerts include bluegrass duo Shester & Datz on the 12^th and the blues trio Honest Labor on the 26^th.  A full schedule of summer concerts is available on the Boxerwood website: www.boxerwood.org.

Music-goers should bring their own picnics, lawn chairs, and blankets. Children are very welcome. The concerts are free; pass-the-hat proceeds go to the musicians, who all perform pro bono at Boxerwood.

In the event of rain, concerts will be canceled. For more information and “iffy” weather updates, visit Boxerwood on Facebook or the Web (www.boxerwood.org) or call 463-2697.

Openings Still Available at Boxerwood Summer Camps

We are still taking applications for camp!

Nature Explorers Summer Camps:

June 15-19
For preschoolers ages 4-5
Monday–Friday, 8:30 –12:30

June 22-26
For children currently enrolled in
Grades K-4 (2014-15 school year)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 –12:30

August 11-14
For children ages 3 yrs. - rising 3rd graders
Tuesday-Friday, 8:30-12:30 p.m. (or 3:00)

Go to our website at www.boxerwood.org for more information.

Music In The Garden May 8th

SVU a cappella group performs this Friday at Boxerwood

Southern Virginia University’s coed a cappella group, The Fading Point, take the stage this Friday (May 8) at Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Their performance is the second in a series of ten free “Music in the Garden” concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays of the month through mid-September.

The Fading Point has entertained and inspired listeners since 2006, performing a cappella arrangements from a variety of genres including pop, rock, alternative, and contemporary Christian. They have toured up and down the east coast giving concerts, firesides, workshops, and “Super Saturday” events (faith-based one-day conferences for youth).

The Music in the Garden series features artists from the Rockbridge community, Roanoke and Charlottesville. This year, organizers have doubled the number of concerts, bringing more musical diversity to the line-up. Country singer-songwriter Sarah McDonald kicked off the series last month; jazz singer Nadine Chase and guitarist Vince Lewis are next on the program, performing on May 22. The full schedule of summer concerts is available on the Boxerwood website: www.boxerwood.org.

Music-goers should bring their own picnics, lawn chairs, blankets – and kids! The concerts are free; pass-the-hat proceeds go to the musicians, who have all donated their performances.

In the event of rain, concerts will be canceled. For more information and “iffy” weather updates, visit Boxerwood on Facebook or the Web (www.boxerwood.org) or call 463-2697.

Be sure to thank our sponsors of Music In The Garden;

  Walkabout Outfitter

  The Computer Doctor

  White's Travel Center

  Elemental Bioscience