Area Happenings & Announcements
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Amherst County Chamber of Commerce
15th Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Sweet Briar College
Prothro Dining
5:30 pm ~ Social Hour
6:30 pm ~ Dinner & Program
event details will be forthcoming
HONOR YOUR FAVORITE BUSINESS!
The Amherst County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the
2017 Business Appreciation Awards!
There are a number of award categories.
The deadline for submission is April 6th.
Winners will be announced at the May 9th dinner.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT....submit your nomination today!
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This program titled Treasures from the City of Ladies, the "The Treasury of the City of Ladies" comes from a work of early feminist writer and poet Christine de Pisan. The program will be centered around two AGAR-commissioned songs arranged by Elena Mullins to the poetry of Christine de Pisan. The rest of the concert will consist of instrumental and vocal works by other early woman composers. These include: Hildegard von Bingen, Comtessa de Dia, Francesca Caccini, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Barbara Strozzi, and Jacquet de la Guerre, female composes who wrote between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries. The performers are Elena Mullins, soprano, David R. McCormick, vielle and baroque violin, and Anthony Harvey, Theorbo and lute.
Elena Mullins, DMA teaches early music performance and conducts a choir at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and performs regularly with well-known early music ensembles Alkemie, Apollo's Fire, and Three Notch'd Road. Dr. Mullins was recognized as one of the country's most promising early music performers by Early Music America in 2015. (See biography below)
Ms. Mullins has arranged two songs to the poetry of Christine de Pisan (also spelled de Pizan) a very early woman's rights activist, writer and poet who lived from 1364 to c. 1430. De Pisan was born in Italy, then moved to France with her father and married a French courtier when she was fifteen. She had two children. Her husband died ten years after the marriage and left Christine to support her two children, her mother and a niece. De Pisan wrote prose and poetry, and is reputed to have been the first woman writer in that part of Europe to have earned a living exclusively as a writer.
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In conjunction with Amherst Fire Dept.'s Annual Steak/Chicken Dinner Fundraiser
SAT, APRIL 22
5:00 PM-8:00 P
M
COURT ST, AMHERST
Free Admission
Rain Date April 29
Live Music featuring:
Five Oaks Fire
Scenic Historic Streets ~ Browse Local businesses ~ Amherst Car Club ~
50/50 Raffle
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PRESENTS the 2017 AMHERST MUSIC SERIES
INDIVIDUAL AND SEASON TICKETS
at (434) 989-3215, Door of Venue or
LynchburgTickets.com
PERFORMANCES IN BEAUTIFUL AMHERST COUNTY LOCATIONS
ADMISSION DISCOUNTS FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS
and RESTAURANT 10% DISCOUNTS on FOOD at PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
The James String Quartet
April 7, 7:30 pm
Amherst Presbyterian Church
163 Second Street, Amherst, VA
The Forest-based quartet will play arrangements of ragtime songs by Scott Joplin, the music to Alfred Hitchcock's classic film "Psycho," Philip Glass' Mishima #3, and Mendelssohn's String Quartet Opus 44 No. 1
TICKET INFORMATION
Individual tickets:
- $15 adults, $2 children (K-12)
- $5 college student with ID
Season tickets, Amherst series:
- 10 concerts $100 for adults ($50 savings)
- 5 concerts for $60 ($15 savings)
- students/children $20
Get 10% Off Your Meal!
Subscribers and ticket holders (including online ticket holders) get 10% off a meal on the day of each concert (alcohol excluded as required by law). Show your ticket or reservation and get 10% off at the following restaurants:
- Market at Main, 904 Main Street, Lynchburg
- Travelers, 202 S. Main Street, Amherst
- Winton (Winton Monthly Brunch or the Tavern), 599 Patrick Henry Highway, Amherst
Two restaurants closed on Sundays offer 10% off on a meal (no alcohol) the week after AGAR concerts (Tues.-Sat.) when you show your ticket:
- Koto Grill, 1758 Amherst Highway, Madison Heights
- Lola's, 188 S. Main Street, Amherst
AGAR
P.O. Box 117
Clifford, VA 24533
434-989-3215
AGAR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit , founded in 2006, which operates with support from government, foundation, corporate and individual sources. AGAR is funded in part with grants from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Greater Lynchburg Community Trust.
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Thank you to Cal and Aretha at First Choice Furniture & Accessories
for hosting a fabulous
'Amherst County 3rd Thursday' last week!
The hospitality was terrific and the door prizes were incredible!
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Small Business Grants Fund Available
The Small Business Jobs Grant Fund provides financial assistance to companies that are creating new jobs through expansion or start-up. The grants range anywhere from $500 to $2,000 per job created.
To qualify for the program, the company must be:
- A Manufacturer
- A Distributor
- A company involved in Research and Development
- An It company that services businesses
- An Inbound Call Center or
- Your company is moving their Corporate Headquarters to Virginia
Additionally, the company must:
- Create at least 5 new full-time jobs in Virginia
- Make a capital investment of at least $100,000 and
- Pay a minimum of $9.79 an hour
- Have 50 percent of their revenue from out of state
It is important to note that this program is performance based. The company must create the jobs in order to receive the grant. The grant is issued after the employee has been on payroll for at least 90 days.
For more information contact the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) at
1(804) 786-6585 or [email protected].
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Ongoing Yoga Classes....
Have you missed a class in the past session? Fitness requires participation. We offer motivation and guidance. Sign up for this next session.
Mindful Mountain Yoga offers a holistic approach to health and well-being, improving quality of life through movement and mindful awareness. We begin with stretch, strength and balance. Week to week, exploring energies within mind and body, we balance our immune system, bring peace of mind, and gently challenge our spirit. Each class leaves us relaxed and refreshed. Results are noticeable within a few classes. Our studio welcomes every ability level, finding ways to connect community.
Ongoing Drumming Classes....
Recently
a new participant dropped into drum class. She had never beat on a drum before and here Malcolm had her banging different sounds on one of our extra conga drums. It's not difficult to learn where bass tones are played on a drum, or to find the position for tone sounds.
We play together at our own level of practice to create a mix of beats, together coming up with a rhythm that sounds amazing. Of course, we have a great teacher, Malcolm, who is also about listening, sharing his experience and technique. By end of class we have shared a creative experience and built on our knowledge of percussion.
Drum classes fit into our Mindful Mountain Yoga studio holistic approach to health and well-being, improving quality of life through positive energy and mindful awareness. Week to week, exploring energies within mind and body, we balance our immune system, bring peace of mind, and take a gentle but challenging approach to include our spirit.
Mindful Mountain Yoga is located at Second Stage | Amherst
194 Second St, Amherst VA
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CALLING ALL GARDENERS EXPERIENCED OR NOT
JOIN THE VILLAGE GARDEN CLUB
* HELP BEAUTIFY AMHERST
* EXPERIENCED MEMBERS TO SHARE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
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PROJECTS AVAILABLE & NEED MANAGEMENT
* ANNUAL GARDEN FEST
* 63-YEAR HISTORY OF BEAUTIFYING AMHERST
* AFFILIATE OF VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS, INC.
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth,
and no culture comparable to that of the garden."
~ Thomas Jefferson ~
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Click the following links for more information:
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Amherst County School Board Meeting Schedule ~ 2016-2017
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays at 6:00 pm unless noted otherwise in the
board room of the School Administration Office - 153 Washington Street, Amherst.
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Amherst County Board of Supervisors Meetings ~ 2017
Meetings are regularly held on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
The first Tuesday meeting convenes at 1:00 pm. The third Tuesday month meeting convenes at 7:00 pm.
All meetings of the county Board of Supervisors are held in the County Administrators Building at Second and Washington Streets unless otherwise noted.
Board of Supervisors Inclement Weather Policy:
If a Board of Supervisors meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather, the meeting will be held on the following Monday, unless a holiday, in which case the meeting would be held on the following Tuesday. Pursuant to Virginia Code 15.2-1416, all hearings and other matters previously advertised shall be conducted at the continued meeting and no further advertisement is required.
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ATTENTION:
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Welcome to Our Newest Members!
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Free and available for use by any local organization!
INSTRUCTIONS:
That's it...All done!
The Amherst County Community Calendar is managed by the
Amherst County Chamber of Commerce
. Please note, the Community Calendar is available for all area organizations; you do not have to be a member of the Chamber to list an event. If you need assistance, please contact Vanessa Angus at the Chamber office (434) 946-0990.
Certain restrictions may apply.
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It's Been a Long Time in the Making
and the Amherst County Chamber of Commerce
is extremely happy to announce
our move to the Depot
at 328 Richmond Hwy, Suite A, Amherst!
We are working with the County to get the Visitor Center up and running.
Be on the lookout for more information this spring. We think you're going to love it!
Our New Home
Please note: our
phone number and mailing address are still the same
(434) 946-0990 ~ P.O. Box 560, Amherst VA 24521
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Our Hometown ~ Amherst County, Virginia
Video created by Kobault Films
for Amherst County Chamber of Commerce
Kobault Films is a spin-off of the Amherst County High School Tech Club
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It's Time to Re-New or Join Anew!
Have you mailed in your 2017 Dues?
There is no better way to introduce your business, service, and/or expertise to the Amherst community than through membership with the Chamber.
The Amherst County Chamber of Commerce is continuously working to create new ways to promote the region and the advancement of the business community.
Our goal at the Chamber is to help business owners network and grow their business. At the Chamber of Commerce we work diligently to help our members achieve their business goals each year. We measure our success by our members' success.
Your business membership with the Chamber makes programs, services, and events possible, and without your partnership we cannot accomplish our shared mission of a thriving, profitable business community.
ADVERTISING/PROMOTION
Chamber Website:
All members are listed on our website,
www.amherstvachamber.com
, in the business directory which is where up to 4,000 people go each month searching for businesses and organizations like yours! With the membership portal you can promote "Hot Deals", job opportunities, upcoming events and more.
Social Media:
With a multitude of subscribers on Facebook and Twitter, you can utilize the Amherst County Chamber of Commerce (ACCC) to promote your business, events, special announcements. "Member Monday" on Facebook and Twitter-each week an individual business is showcased to include an overview of the business with contact information.
Weekly e-Blasts:
Our weekly communications highlight our members, Chamber events and events in the county, and important state/legislative information that matters to your business. Currently
delivered to the inbox of hundreds of people and then cross-posted on Facebook and Twitter to reach thousands more
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Send us your newsworthy announcements and events and we will get the word out!
Amherst County Guidebook:
This annual magazine is distributed throughout Central Virginia and is published in conjunction with ACCC as advertisement for Amherst County. Chamber members are listed in the publication at no cost and also have the opportunity to purchase additional advertising at a discounted rate.
NETWORKING
Amherst County 3rd Thursdays:
Monthly
networking opportunities to meet potential customers, clients, and vendors to generate new business leads.
Annual Business Appreciation Awards Dinner:
A special evening set aside to honor Amherst County businesses for their commitment to serving our residents, visitors, friends and family.
INCREASED CREDIBILITY
Join Today!
As a Chamber member, you increase positive perception among consumers and business owners:
According to a research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street Services, when consumers know that a business is a member of their local Chamber of Commerce, they are 44% more likely to think favorably of it and 63% more likely to purchase good or services from the company in the future.
Ribbon Cuttings:
The best way to quickly bring awareness to your business. This ceremony introduces you and your employees, along with your location, products, and/or services to the community.
Contact the Chamber to reserve a date and time.
ADVOCACY
The Chamber works with our members to support local and state policies that create an environment favorable to business, community growth and development.
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Do you have an Upcoming EVENT,
Hot Deal
or Special ANNOUNCEMENT?
If your business or organization is a current member of the Amherst County Chamber of Commerce, send us your events and public notices, we'll be happy to share in our weekly eBlasts.
Please email notices in jpg format to:
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