Tuesday, December 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE - Non-departmental budget request forms
PRESS RELEASE
The Town of Abingdon,
Virginia has mailed via U. S. Postal Service, first-class mail, the annual Non-departmental
Budget Request for Contributions - Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Organizations planning to request appropriations
from the Town Council will need to complete the request.
REQUESTS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY,
JANUARY 31, 2020 BY 5:00 p.m. Any
request submitted via e-mail to town staff and/or received after January 31,
2020, will not be accepted.
If you are a non-departmental
organization in the Town of Abingdon and did not receive your application,
please call (276) 492-2149 immediately.
Monday, December 23, 2019
Pedestrian Bridge Notice
NOTICE:
The pedestrian bridge across the Norfolk Southern railroad
tracks, located at the intersection of Remsburg Drive and Wall Street, will be
closed until further notice. The stairs to the bridge were damaged on November
24, 2019 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The Town will be evaluating
the condition of the bridge and intends to reconstruct the damaged steps as time
and funding allow. Thank you for your understanding and patience with this
matter.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Cancellation Notice for the December 23, 2019 Planning Commission meeting
TOWN
OF ABINGDON
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
December
16, 2019
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission Members
TO: Planning Commission Members
FROM: Jason Boswell, Director
of Planning/Zoning
RE: Regular Meeting, Monday, December 23, 2019
The regular scheduled
meeting of the Planning Commission for Monday, December 23, 2019 will NOT be
held due to having NO items on the agenda.
The
next scheduled meeting is Monday January 27, 2020
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Thursday, December 5, 2019
UVA Wise Papa Joe Smiddy Bluegrass Band Featured in Crooked Road Series
Abingdon,
Virginia – The Crooked
Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail presents the UVA Wise Papa Joe Smiddy
Bluegrass Band in concert on Thursday, December 12th from 6:30 to
8:00 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace (formerly
Heartwood) in Abingdon, VA. This concert is part of The Crooked Road Music
Series.
The UVA Wise
Papa Joe Smiddy Bluegrass Band, founded by Richard Galyean and directed by
Chris Rose, offers students and community members the opportunity to learn
about and perform traditional music of the southern Appalachian region as well
as other styles and genres. The band is named for University of Virginia at
Wise Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Joseph C. “Papa Joe” Smiddy, for his dedication to
the college and his love of music. They have performed widely throughout the
region, as well as in Europe.
The Crooked
Road Music Series takes place each Thursday at the SWVA Cultural Center &
Marketplace. Visit the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace and experience
Southwest Virginia's creative and authentic culture. Located off I-81 at Exit
14 in Abingdon, VA, the Cultural Center features youth artists each 2nd Thursday
along with open jams on the 1st, 3rd, 4th (and
5th) Thursdays to showcase Southwest Virginia performers.
As part of The
Crooked Road's Thursday night live music, the SWVA Cultural Center &
Marketplace Cafe features SWVA patty melt and black bean, beef and sweet potato
chili. Admission to the concert is free and donations will be accepted for
Crooked Road Traditional Music Education Program (TMEP).
More
information can be found at The Crooked Road website,www.thecrookedroad.org,
and at SWVAculturalcenter.com. For additional
information, please call (276) 492-2400,
ext. 2409 or email: admin@thecrookedroad.org.
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Photo of the
UVA Wise Papa Joe Smiddy Bluegrass Band (credit – Jessica Necessary) is
attached.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
New Charles Vess Exhibit at White Birch for limited time!
Illustrator Charles Vess' original artwork from the recently released children's picture book, Driftwood Days, (William Miniver, Eerdman Publishers, 2019) will be on display for a very limited time at White Birch Kitchen & Juice Bar, 170 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA from December 9-12 (Monday-Thursday) only.
It will conclude on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 5-8 pm with a Live Drawing event, plus a big art sale of Driftwood's originals, books and various prints. Charles' drawing from this special night (he will be on display in the window!) will be auctioned off by William King Museum's In-Charge-of-Fun-Director, Callie Hietala. A percentage of all proceeds will benefit the Wolf Hills Community School.
Everyone is welcome to join in for some food, drink, art and fun! Jingle, jingle...
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics LLC is excited to announce the holiday installment of the Corner Gallery’s 2019 exhibition series
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics LLC is excited to announce the holiday installment of the Corner Gallery’s 2019 exhibition series with a collection of giclee on canvas photographic works entitled “Different Perspective” by gallery proprietor and photographer R. Dean Barr.
In his artist statement Dean reveals, “This collection of photos contains images captured from a different perspective. The perspective of an image can be influenced by emotions, physical angles or subject matter. This collection presents subject matter that could be considered mundane, in some aspects, but altered, abnormal perspective allows for a new way of seeing subject matter.”
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics was established in 1986 as a photography studio. In 2001 the photo studio segued into a fine art gallery, containing a custom framing gallery and upscale gift gallery in addition to the photo studio. The gallery operates as a true fine art exhibition gallery hosting six feature arts per year and is the only independently funded gallery in Abingdon. Since inception in 2001, the “Corner Gallery” has hosted more than 100 feature artists, with 30 of these being emerging artists producing their debut exhibit. As gallery proprietor, Dean reveals. “It is part of my mission statement to provide space for emerging artists to have work exhibited in an established venue, providing opportunity for the artist to have work seen and purchased by collectors”. The framing gallery offers museum quality, archival framing, designed by two designers with combined experience of seventy years. The gift gallery features upscale handcrafted items and represents twenty five, local, regional and national artisans.
Dean further reveals his core artist statement as a photographer, “I capture a moment in time…..an image - never was before, never will be again. A semblance, yes; the exact image never. A floating leaf, the look on a squirrel’s face; sensual ways sun light filters through trees; babble of a brook –sound captured as visual image which reawakens auditory memory; faces long generations lost, seen in smiles, eyes and noses today; sorrow; joy; indifference….. actual windows in time, captured in an instant, preserved for eternity. This is what I do, this is who I am…historian, commentator, observer, photographer.”
“Different Perspective” will be celebrated with a gala reception and art talk by R. Dean Barr, to which the public is cordially invited on Friday, 13 December 2019 from 7 - 9:00 PM at The Gallery @ Barr Photographics, 152 E. Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia. “Different Perspective” will hang, and be offered for sale, through 31, January 2020. The Gallery @ Barr Photographics LLC is housed in the Greenway Trigg Building, located in the heart of Abingdon’s main street historic district. Please call 276- 628-1486 or visit https://barrphotographics.com/CornerGalleryFeatureArtist.aspx?cms=9386 for further information.
In his artist statement Dean reveals, “This collection of photos contains images captured from a different perspective. The perspective of an image can be influenced by emotions, physical angles or subject matter. This collection presents subject matter that could be considered mundane, in some aspects, but altered, abnormal perspective allows for a new way of seeing subject matter.”
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics was established in 1986 as a photography studio. In 2001 the photo studio segued into a fine art gallery, containing a custom framing gallery and upscale gift gallery in addition to the photo studio. The gallery operates as a true fine art exhibition gallery hosting six feature arts per year and is the only independently funded gallery in Abingdon. Since inception in 2001, the “Corner Gallery” has hosted more than 100 feature artists, with 30 of these being emerging artists producing their debut exhibit. As gallery proprietor, Dean reveals. “It is part of my mission statement to provide space for emerging artists to have work exhibited in an established venue, providing opportunity for the artist to have work seen and purchased by collectors”. The framing gallery offers museum quality, archival framing, designed by two designers with combined experience of seventy years. The gift gallery features upscale handcrafted items and represents twenty five, local, regional and national artisans.
Dean further reveals his core artist statement as a photographer, “I capture a moment in time…..an image - never was before, never will be again. A semblance, yes; the exact image never. A floating leaf, the look on a squirrel’s face; sensual ways sun light filters through trees; babble of a brook –sound captured as visual image which reawakens auditory memory; faces long generations lost, seen in smiles, eyes and noses today; sorrow; joy; indifference….. actual windows in time, captured in an instant, preserved for eternity. This is what I do, this is who I am…historian, commentator, observer, photographer.”
“Different Perspective” will be celebrated with a gala reception and art talk by R. Dean Barr, to which the public is cordially invited on Friday, 13 December 2019 from 7 - 9:00 PM at The Gallery @ Barr Photographics, 152 E. Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia. “Different Perspective” will hang, and be offered for sale, through 31, January 2020. The Gallery @ Barr Photographics LLC is housed in the Greenway Trigg Building, located in the heart of Abingdon’s main street historic district. Please call 276- 628-1486 or visit https://barrphotographics.com/CornerGalleryFeatureArtist.aspx?cms=9386 for further information.
December 10, 2019 BZA Cancellation Notice
TOWN
OF ABINGDON
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
December
3, 2019
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Zoning Appeals Members
TO: Board of Zoning Appeals Members
FROM: Jason Boswell,
Director of Planning/Zoning
RE: Regular Meeting, Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The regular scheduled
meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals for Tuesday, December 10, 2019 will NOT
be held due to having NO items on the agenda.
The
next scheduled meeting is Tuesday January 14, 2020.
Monday, December 2, 2019
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