Highland County Arts Council

P. O. Box 175, Monterey, VA 24465

Last Update: 9 February 2010  

Retrospective:
Judy Skeen’s Nature Studies On Display at Highland Library, December 1987.

The Arts Council’s Twentieth Anniversary Celebration was held in November 2009 at The Highland Center.

An oil-painting workshop with Shelly Shepherd was held in August 2007 at The Highland Center.

Concert by Rhythm Road, a quartet from Staunton, 13 May 2006 at The Highland Center.

Workshops by Barbara Martin for the Highland County Schools in May and a concert by Barbara with Mac Walter at The Highland Center on 12 November 2005.

Good Friends Make Good Music concert at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 5 November 2005.

Bluegrass music concert by Bill and Pam Gurley with bassist Jimmy Masters at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 30 July 2005.

Concert by Elana Brody at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 12 June 2005.

Exhibit of Still-Life Paintings by Lucie and Mary Blanchard at the Highland County Public Library, June 2005. Sadly we have only two photos of the exhibit.

Contra Dance with the Toad Mamas and Herschel Nelson, 20 May 2005 at the Highland Elementary School Gym.

Morning’s at Seven, the Arts Council’s winter play presented at the Highland Center, March 2005.

Exhibit of Joan and Alan Pennell’s collection of Southwestern and Indian art at the Library, February 2005. Sadly we do not have photos of the exhibit.

The 2004 Capitol Christmas tree, a gift to the nation from Highland County, and the winning ornament. Not really an “event,” just a couple of photos to remember it by.

Display of photographs of Highland County veterans at the Library, October-November 2004. We have some photos to illustrate the exhibit but none of the veterans themselves of suitable quality for posting.

Good Friends Make Good Music concert at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 18 September 2004.

Concert by Eve Watters, Celtic harper, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 September 2004.

Art and Photography exhibits at the Highland County Fair, 2-4 September 2004.

Concert of traditional Appalachian music by Mike Seeger at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 21 August 2004.

Chamber music concert by the Garth Newel student quartet at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 4 August 2004.

The Summer Drama Camp for elementary and high-school students staged The Hobbit as part of the camp, 21-26 June 2004.