Arts + Music

PHCC Patriot Players and TheatreWorks Community Players offer year-round entertainment in Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia No other art form can bring stories to life the way that live theatre can. There is ...

We last spoke with Matt Crowder in November 2016. At the time, Crowder had just finished playing on Jason Springs’s debut album, Blue Collar Bones and Busted Knuckles. Since then, he has continued to play th...

2018  R  1h 50min Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, War Director: Julius Avery Cast: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro See it if you enjoy: Zombies...

2018  PG  1h 26min Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury. See it if you enjoy: Christmas movies, Kids movies, Illu...

Justin Hall Costume Shop Supervisor Averett University STC: What made you interested in theatre? Justin: When I was a kid growing up in Georgia, I loved going to the movies and to see plays. My mom would take...

2018  R  2h 32min Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Director: Luca Guadagnino Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth See it if you enjoy: Slow Burn, Disturbing Imagery, Artsy, Cu...

2018 R 2h Biography, Drama Director: Felix van Groeningen Cast: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan See it if you enjoy: Drama, Biographies, Addiction, Oscar Movies, Cultural Issues....

Every day young people work hard to make a mark on the world. The young people in this area also strive for greatness. The students in Southside Virginia are driven but often deprived of creative opportunit...

With Halloween around the corner, many different ghostly attractions will open their doors to the public. Smokestack Theatre Company, however, decided to take a different, more historical approach to the holida...

Passion, in its truest form, is sensory. Passion is meant to be seen, it is meant to be heard; it is meant to be felt. Passion is what The Smokestack Theatre Company is built upon. Danville’s River Distri...

Gathering volume below Bassett, the Smith River meanders through Henry County, channeled by historic structures such as a Native American fish weir, rocky navigation sluices and diversions for water intakes alo...

Space.  We’ve all dreamed of it, but few of us have ever had the opportunity to venture into the final frontier.  On Saturday, June 16, the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville is set to bring...

For the past 13 years, Billy Scearce, Jr. has been a captain with the Danville Fire Department at Station 6 on Westover Drive. He began his career protecting the residents of Danville in 1981 with the Danville ...

Festivals are abundant during spring and summer months. Crowds gather to enjoy good music, great food, and magnificent art. Festival goers start planning for their favorite events months ahead of time, but when...

Warmer weather is finally here, and that means festival season is kicking into gear. Here is a list of festivals within 3 hours (give or take a few minutes) of Danville. Have fun. 21st Annual Full Frame Docume...