If you're going

No tickets are sold in advance; they're only available at the gate.
Parking spots outside the park fill up early in the day, but Galax is a small city and if you park your car downtown or on a side street, the walk to the park is relatively short.

73nd Annual Old Fiddler's Convention

When: Monday through Saturday

Where: Felts Park, Galax

Founded: 1935

Ticket prices: $6 each for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; $10 for Friday; $12 for Saturday; $40 for entire week; children younger than 12 admitted free with escort who has paid

Camping: $70 per campsite (Felts Park campground opens Aug. 3)

The Krüger Brothers and Grand Ole Opry star George Hamilton IV are among the performers at the 14th Annual Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition. The family-friendly event is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, rain or shine, at beautiful Grayson Highlands State Park near Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.

 

Also appearing on the main stage will be the New North Carolina Ramblers, the Harris Brothers, Robin Kessinger and Todd Hallawell, No Speed Limit and Wayne Henderson and Friends. Ten lucky guitar contestants will perform and have the chance to win a handmade guitar by Henderson.

 

The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre in downtown Galax still has spaces available for boys and girls in its summer dance camps and is currently accepting registrations. The weekly camps run at various times from June 16-August 1.

The Conservatory is offering:

• Petite Princess Camps (Ages 3-4),
• Tiaras, Tutus and a Prince (Ages 5-6),
• Intro to Dance (Ages 9-14),
• Dances Around the World (Ages 7-9),
• “Kids Rock” Camp featuring music by Hannah Montana and High School Musical (Ages 5-7),
• “Pop Star” Camp includes a DVD of each student (Ages 8-10),
• Musical Theater Workshop “Hairspray”(Ages 10+) and Ballet Intensives (all levels).

KEEP READING FOR DETAILED INFO.

The dance musical CATS for tonight (Saturday May 10 at 6:00pm) is sold out. There are tickets still available for the Sunday May 11 performance at 3:00pm which will be sold at the door. $10 adult, $5 children 13 and under. The public is encouraged to bring pet food and supplies to any CATS performance with distribution going to local animal rescue groups.

A few tickets are still available for the dance musical CATS (amateur version)for Saturday, May 11 at 6:00pm and Sunday, May 11 at 3:00pm at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax. Court Street Coffee Company in Hillsville (276-730-9948)and Lemon's Jewelry in Independence (Sunday tickets only)(276-773-2680)have a few left. PLEASE CALL FIRST. Remaining tickets from these outlets will be picked up at 2:30pm Saturday May 10 and will be available at the door (if any are left!)

In celebration of their spring production of the dance musical CATS, the Conservatory of Dance & Theatre in Galax will accept donations of pet food and pet supplies at any performance with distribution going to local animal rescue groups. CATS will be performed by the Conservatory in partnership with the Galax Theatre Guild on Saturday, May 3 (2pm),and Sunday May 4 (3pm) and Saturday and Sunday, May 10 (6pm) and May 11 (3pm) at the Rex Theater at 113 West Grayson Street in downtown Galax. Admission is $10.00 adults, $5.00 children 13 and under. Advance tickets are on sale at the Conservatory, the Gardener’s Cottage, Chapters Bookshop and Purple Feet Wine, all in downtown Galax, also Lemon’s Jewelry in Independence and Court Street Coffee Company in Hillsville.

     GALAX, Va. (April 2008)  The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre and the Galax Theatre Guild will perform an amateur version of the dance musical Cats Saturday, May 3 (2:00pm), Sunday, May 4 (3:00pm), Saturday, May 10 (6:00pm) and Sunday, May 11 (3:00pm) at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax. 

    The production will feature dancers from the Conservatory as well as vocalists from the area.

        Conservatory owner and artistic director Barbara Johnson is going outside the realm of classical ballet, which she is best known for.  “Our production of Cats will combine elements of jazz, modern dance, classical ballet and tap,” she said.  “Although the Conservatory’s forte is classical ballet, we also teach other dance genres.”

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Opera Carolina will be giving a performance of "Pirates of Penzance" for the elementary students Grades 3 - 8, of Alleghany County. Opera Carolina is in need of 6 to 8 volunteers on:

Links to local music sites

• Highland Camerata
• Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention