This event will be rescheduled in the near future.

Eggs and Issues for March 5, Sponsored by First Piedmont Corporation
 
Regional Planning: Why Do We Need This?

As a business or citizen in our community, have you ever wondered what the New River Valley Planning District Commission is and what it does? How does this agency interface with local governments to create better synergy? Can you imagine if we had 4 counties all doing their own initiatives what the cost would be to the business community and residents?

Kevin Byrd, Executive Director of the New River Valley Planning Commission will present the value brought to our community by the NRVPC. Kevin will share the economic development strategy, revolving loan fund and projects supporting the creative economies. You will also be in the know as to the “top projects and priorities for the future”.
 
Plan to join us to learn more about collaborative efforts in our community.

When: March 5, 2015
Where:  Hilton Garden Inn 900 Plantation Road Blacksburg
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 am
Breakfast will be served.
 

This moving concert features film drawn from archival material set to a new score for string quartet by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov, and historic music from the era of World War I, dubbed the “War to End All Wars.” How did artists bear witness and respond to the human tragedy of the war in Europe a century ago—and what can artists and audiences do in response to wars being fought around the globe today? For more than 30 years, the Kronos Quartet has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet.

The popular chicken is back! Paint party starts promptly with instructor Brennan Crowder at 7:00pm.  Please arrive approximately 15 minutes early to reserve a seat, grab a drink, and get ready to create!

Event is limited to 15 people.

The 150th anniversary of our Civil War offers a potent context for issues that continue to impact our lives. A pioneer in the world of contemporary dance, Liz Lerman’s newest theatrical dance piece explores the experiences of the healers tasked with treating the physical and psychic wounds of battle. “Healing Wars” inquires into the matters of healing in wartime, innovation during stress, and the question of how individuals and societies absorb the pain of war. Developed in residencies across the country, “Healing Wars” includes video imagery from Gettysburg, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and in the fMRI labs of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke. The professional ensemble features former Marine Joshua Bleill, who lost both his legs above the knee in an IED attack in Iraq in 2006.

Additional performance 3/21/2015. Same time/location.
 

Crash Ensemble is Ireland’s foremost contemporary music ensemble, world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, groundbreaking new music of today. The ensemble has worked with well-known artists from diverse musical backgrounds. Committed to broadening the repertoire available to audiences, Crash commissions, produces, and performs new or recent works by internationally acclaimed composers, and up-and-coming composing talents, and collaborates with culturally relevant artists. Crash performs regularly throughout Ireland, and has appeared in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and Canada.

Location: Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg VA

Time: Registration begins at 11:30 am, Conference at 12:00 - 4:30 pm

Admission Fee:  $49.00 for Chamber Members & $69 for Non-Members. Seating is limited and reservations are required.  Payment is required prior to admission.

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Call 540.382.3020 or email DLyons@montgomerycc.org to reserve your seat at the table.