“We are ringing in 2016 with a high volume of performing arts activity,” said Academy Executive Director Geoffrey Kershner. “We feel this is a great sampling of the type of activity we hope to continue to host moving into the future.” The Academy is also excited to introduce a new 10 for 10 discount card. […]
Archives for December 2015
Such Sweet Tones
On Sunday December 6th, the Academy’s new Meals & Music program hit the ground running with an amazing performance by Sweet Briar College’s own a cappella group The Sweet Tones. They supported the arts while also supporting the incredible mission of the Daily Bread of serving the needy in the community. It was amazing that The […]
Why live theatre is important
We are very excited, thanks to the Lynchburg City School’s Education Foundation, to host 100 Lynchburg city high school students at next month’s American Shakespeare Center production of Julius Caesar. Fifty students from Heritage High School and fifty students from EC Glass High School will be joining us on Sunday, January 17th in the Warehouse […]
Bluegrass Concert: Benefitting Amherst County Habitat for Humanity
*Pictured above: The Deer Creek Boys from Amherst County, Virginia The Academy Center of the Arts is proud to host Amherst County Habitat for Humanity’s 13th annual Bluegrass Concert: “Working on a Building” on Saturday, January 16th (5pm-10pm). This annual concert fundraiser is a five hour event that features five bluegrass bands and raises funds […]
Our art gallery gets a spruce up!
So, if you have driven down Main Street in downtown Lynchburg in the last month, we are sure you have seen a lot of construction activity happening on our historic theatre. Well, that is not the only space in our facility getting improvements. Our front gallery is getting a major make over as well! This […]
The Creation of ACOA Logo Art: Jon Roark
This blog post comes from Artist Jon Roark’s personal blog. We are thrilled to feature it here. Since I am trying to make this a more regular venue for my random and sketchy observations, (get it? regular for random?) I am going to try to put down some more thoughts on recent projects. I am partway […]
Region 2000 Workforce Development Partnership
As a recent graduate of Randolph College, I know how important experience beyond the classroom can be. Young people need opportunities in professional settings to gain experience and to be competitive in the job market. During my first two months at the Academy Center, I have started to build connections with local high schools and […]
A Free Hour of Code
Software Development is a booming industry. The most in-demand jobs in this field average out to about $88,000 a year. Studies show that by 2020 the demand for these jobs will increase by over 30%, leaving a million more jobs than Computer Science students. Why does this matter? Learning how to code is not only […]
