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A Wonderful Day at the Shore Made Music Festival

June 25, 2017 by Wayne Creed 3 Comments

Scattered showers, wind, some thunder and bouts of humidity was not enough to dissuade the staff, musicians and crowd that came together to make the 2017 Shore Made Music Festival a wonderful success.

Angelica Garcia and drummer Andrew Sisk …sorry Andrew, we know we spelled you last name wrong (Photo Roy O. Ballard)

The day did begin with a soggy start, with rains forcing headliner Angelica Garcia into the Historic Onancock School for an unplugged session. For Garcia and her fans, this was an opportune bit of misfortune. Angelica thrives in an intimate setting, where she can truly connect with her audience. Poet, musician, and storyteller, Garcia captivated the school room with a breathless set of original music from earlier work and her new Album “Medicine for Birds”. Garcia is a special artist, and for those of us that live on Shore, we feel blessed and thankful she has landed here.

While some say the Garcia performance drove off the rain (this is only partly true), the sky did calm, and with only spit and spurts of rain, a good bit the show did go on.

Jessica West has been pleasing Shore audiences for many years now, and it was a delight to once again see her on stage. Known for her intriguing and genuine originals, West did not disappoint. Her voice, as always was pitch perfect, always in harmony with very solid guitar work.

Speaking of intricate guitar work, Emily Guemple wowed with a rocking country acoustic flavor. With vocals that soared over her finger work, Guemple provided the crowd with a fresh, sassy set of favorites.

Shore favorite Austin Riopel brought his own brand of classic, tasteful and intelligent Americana to a raucous and receptive crowd. One of our best flat top guitar players, Riopel applies a unique wit and charm to his music–even the most well-worn pieces seem original and new. Riopel is always a joy to watch, and it seems with each show, each performance he hones his craft to an ever finer granularity. He is one young artist who seems ready to break through to the next level.

Dee Irvin is one of those artists that you just want to celebrate. There is such clarity and purity to her music. Her voice, there is an exactness and precision, yet there is also a humbleness and reverence that makes her eclectic arrangements so powerful. When her sets are over, it just never seems like enough. It’s easy to see Irvin going on to very big things. We love her. [Read more…]

Cape Charles’ 20th Annual Benefit by the Bay!

May 22, 2016 by Wayne Creed Leave a Comment

Join us for our biggest fundraiser of the year and help support music, art, and theater classes, children’s summer theater camps, stage productions, and movie nights.
This year’s theme is “The Roaring 20th.” Meet us at “The Pearl Speakeasy” at the Oyster Farm at Kings Creek for dining, dancing, selfie stations, and FUN! Dress is “20’s Spiffy” (optional). Tickets are $100, available at Periwinkles, Rayfields, The Lemon Tree Gallery in Cape Charles.
Questions: www.artsentercapecharles.org or BBB2016@artsentercapecharles.org

ARTS ENTER’S ANANSI THE SPIDER: PREMEIRES MAY 13 AT 7PM

May 12, 2016 by Wayne Creed Leave a Comment

Arts Enter School of Dance and The Arts Enter Academy of Theater Arts is excited to present this spring’s danceable drama, Anansi the Spider May 13th, 14th and 15th at the Historic Palace Theater in Cape Charles. Directors Amy Watkins and Wayne Creed have adapted the Western African folktale of Anansi the Spider, and brought it to life on the Palace stage. The show features the most talented dancers and actors on the Shore who have embrace the concept of original theater. With an original script and choreography, the students played a big part in the creative construction of the show. As always, Ms. Watkins choreography delights, blurring the boundaries of classical ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance.

Please come out and support our local artists, as well as your community theater, the Historic Palace.

Board of Supervisors Repeal Zoning

January 13, 2016 by Wayne Creed Leave a Comment

In a stunning move, the new Northampton Board of Supervisors repealed the controversial and highly contested 2015 zoning ordinance that passed during a lame duck session of the Board on December 5^th 2015. Supervisor Robert Duer, after receiving permission to add an action item to the agenda, offered a resolution that would repeal what had just been put in place a month earlier. Certainly a victory for opponents of the ordinance, it was also a severe disappointment for factions that worked for over 3 years to push the then proposed zoning through.

Supervisor Bennett offered a reserved response, “In the future I hope there will be some positive things happening for the citizens of Northampton County, we have a constituency that is very intelligent, but at the same time…but I have to vote against this.”

A visually disappointed Vice Chairman Larry LeMond commented, “Obviously after spending the last two years on the new zoning, like Mr. Bennett I’m not surprised, I was hoping we would take the new ordinance, that we admitted wasn’t perfect, but was better than the one we had, but just improve on those certain items instead of just throwing the whole thing out.”

An emotional and tearful Granville Hogg added, “It is not what you and I want it is about what we want as a community, I asked for your help and those voters have responded, they have made a statement, but the job doesn’t end there, there is a commitment to make it work. Thank you.” After Hogg finished, there was an extended standing ovation by members of the audience.

Newly elected Chairman Spencer Murray continued, “In the 30 years that I Deborah and I have lived in Northampton County I cannot recall an issue that has consumed more resources; this issue has confused and divided our citizens to the extent that many questioned the motives of others, and have lost faith in their government. The public spoke to this issue on November 3^rd of last year. I believe the expedited 2015 vote on the zoning ordinance threw the baby out with the bath water, yet I understand the action we are about to undertake will be a bitter pill to swallow for those that have worked on this for close to 3 years, this is not an attempt to put the genie back in the bottle and go backwards, the amendments we propose tonight take us forward in many ways. I ask the staff and the public to scrutinize these amendments, provide the feedback, we are asking for no shortcuts. We will listen.”

The voted passed 3 -2, Hogg, Duer and Murray for, LeMond and Bennett against.

Design Excellence of Bay Haven Inn

December 27, 2015 by Mirror Staff 3 Comments

Bay Haven Famous Ham Biscuits

When Tammy and Jim Holloway first moved to Cape Charles a few years ago, and began getting Bay Haven ready to become an Inn again, I remember remarking to another B&B owner, Bruce Evans that the new owners were really putting a lot of work, much of it sweat equity, into what I considered one of the towns historic gems. “You know Wayne,” Bruce said. “They are really going to be, no they are, a really great addition to this town.” That of course, was probably the understatement of the decade, as the Holloway’s have, in short period of time, turned Bay Haven into a local icon.

Note: Photos courtesy of Chris Glennon Photographer

Each holiday season, we can’t wait to see just what design the Bay Haven Inn will come up with. Word of mouth has already spread regarding the quality of the cuisine (especially the sweet potato ham biscuits) offered by Jim and Tammy Holloway, an authentic Eastern Shore “Farm to Table” style where vegetables and herbs are grown in the backyard or delivered fresh from the area’s local farms. However, it is the depth and beauty of the how the couple decorates for each season that is becoming an attraction on its own. We have to admit that the Bay Haven Halloween is still our favorite, yet the design for the Christmas holidays is always stunning. More than just decorating for the holidays, the Holloway’s approach the design with such a level detail and arrangement, it becomes as much a performance as it does a statically visual work of art. Within this importance, we see a correlation of the all the parts to the whole, an organic unity that not only encompasses Bay Haven, but also emphasizes its interrelatedness to Cape Charles itself. Walking down Tazewell at sunset, you stop to consider the beauty of Bay Haven, how, for each season, the materials are well chosen, and combined, mashed up in a systematic, yet simple, orderly and direct way, all to create a perfect feeling of place and time. We could probably go on for several more pages about this, but why do that when showing you is so much better…

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Phone: (757)331-2838

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Address: 403 Tazewell Ave, Cape Charles, VA 23310

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