Lynchburg’s Beer and Wine Festival
August 21, 2010 by robin
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Do you love great food, music, and wine sampling? Well, then the Lynchburg Beer and Wine Festival is just for you. The Lynchburg Beer and Wine Festival will be held in the Riverfront Festival Park in Downtown Lynchburg, on Saturday September 18th from 10:00-5:00. There will be lots of entertainment and fun that you won’t want to miss out on.
Sampling admission is $15 in advanced or $20 at the gate. A general admission (non sampling) ticket is $5 and tickets for children 10 and under are free.
You can purchase tickets in advance at Lynch’s Landing, Accent Flags and Gifts, Travel Lovers, The Basket Case, Virginia Handcrafts, and Hill House Interiors or you can purchase them online at www.LynchburgTickets.com.
There are more than 18 breweries and wineries with sampling, PLUS, there will be artisans and craft businesses along with other local businesses. There are many different types of foods, such as coconut shrimp, sweet potato fries, pizza, burgers, gyros, and much more.
There will be many wineries such as Bright Meadows Farm, Tomahawk Mill Winery, Brooks Mill Winery, and Hickory Hill Vineyards and Winery. Some of the breweries who are participating in this events are Jefferson Street Brewery, Century Beverage, Tuppers, and Starr Hill Brewery. Plus, vendors such as Blue Ridge BBQ Company, CoCo’s Jewelry Boutique, Koto’s Grill, Little Treasures, Ned’s Beer Shop, and Pints O Plenty will also be there. To learn more about the other breweries, wineries, and vendors participating in this event, go to http://www.lynchburgshows.com/beer-wine-festival/participating-vendors/.
This is a great opportunity for those in sales who are looking for potential customers and to show them your products and services; to increase sales and drive quality leads. In addition to this, you can learn about sponsorship opportunities to help your marketing strategy. For more information about vendors, you can go to http://www.lynchburgshows.com/beer-wine-festival/vendor-information/http://www.lynchburgshows.com/beer-wine-festival/vendor-information/.
There will be great music and entertainment feature Dragonfly, The House Band, and Jerry Wimmer. Dragonly will perform at 10 with a mixture of country, rock, and dance hits. Do you love some of the 70’s great hits? Then, you will love The House Band who will perform hits from people such as The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Jeffrey Osbourne, and many more.
Jerry Wimmer is very talented and has been the featured tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah when he was a student at Radford University and he did solo acoustic shows entertaining thousands in The Worx. He has done bluegrass and jazz and gospel quartets in his first band called Southern Breeze. He will be performing an acoustic show at 3:00.
So, come on out and join the fun! You can get directions from Charlottesville, Danville, and Roanoke on the lynchburgsshows website, plus find close hotels near the downtown Lynchburg area.
Gerald’s
August 3, 2010 by robin
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Are you looking for a new place to eat in Lynchburg? Well, come on over to Gerald’s in Wyndhurst. This is a local, comfortable restaurant that even has a lounge near the back of the restaurant for private parties, along with TVs and leather black couches.
Gerald’s has a unique menu with dishes such as the chicken curry, steaks, fried potato salad, German potatoes, and even has a five-cheese mac and cheese. Gerald’s also has a fun desert Gimmie S’mores, for those who love classic s’mores. For those who love the south and southern food, Gerald’s also has grits that comes with shrimp.
Gerald’s, owned by Michelle Hamrick, is a small unique local restaurant in Wyndhurst. This restaurant has many different types of foods, such as Italian, Irish, German, and Mexican. Gerlad’s also has delicious foods such as, smoked sausages, different types of sandwiches, lobster ravioli, burgers, pastas, and so much more.
Gerald’s also has many different types of hoagies, such as the Hawaiian Chicken Salad Hoagie with chicken salad, cucumber, spinach, pineapple, bacon, lettuce, and nuts. The Smoked Sausage and Bacon Roll has BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese, and sweet pepper relish. For the vegetarians out there, Gerald’s also has a Grilled Veggie hoagie with different vegetables and wasabi mayo. These are only some of the items Gerald’s offers.
Michelle Hamrick spent four years as the head chef in a local restaurant in Wyndhurst called Home Gourmet, and had also been the executive chef at the Holiday Inn’s Lunchbag on Main in Downtown Lynchburg.
Michelle Hamrick also networks with other restaurants nearby, such as Montana Plains Bakery, who fixes their dinner rolls, and Mountain Frost Creamery who make ice cream.
This is what one customer had to say about Gerald’s, “It’s nice to have something different for a change. The menu was very different from the usual fare in Lynchburg. I really hope this restaurant succeeds. If you want something that is reasonably priced and different from the typical steakhouse fare, then this is the place for you.”
To contact Gerald’s you can call (434) 582-1414 and it is located in Wyndhurst on 112 Tradewynd Drive. You can also find Gerald’s on Facebook. Their hours are from 11am-10pm daily. There are so many different items to choose from, so come out to Wyndhurst and check it out today.
Lynchburg’s Underground Supper Club
July 27, 2010 by robin
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Do you want a fun eating experience? Then, you should come and find out more about Lynchburg’s Underground Supper Club. This is really unique because it is in non-restaurant locations with people you may not know. You will enjoy a 5-7 course meal at a place the chef will choose with people that you will meet that you might not have known before.
Chef Preston Cravey III makes all of his foods from locally and organically grown meats and vegetables. He’s from Charleston, SC. He has learned a lot from Chef McKee and has won the highest award for cooking from the Charleston Food and Wine Fest as well as the James Beard House. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of Charleston.
He is a certified chef with the American Culinary Federation and has been a judge for two high school culinary programs, which are the VICA and FCCLA. He has also been a personal chef to Robert McNair who is the NFL owner of the Houston Texans, has worked with celebrity chefs, and local authors of different cookbooks.
After leaving Charleston, Chef Preston, was the Campus Ex Sous Chef for UNC Chapel Hill until arriving in Lynchburg to take over as Executive Chef at Liberty University. A knee surgery in 2009 ended what was to be his last stop before returning to North Carolina, as a Regionial Chef. He took a job as an Instructor at Culinas, and taught his way of cooking. In keeping with his Southern background,in 2010 started running his Famous Underground Supper Clubs.
The Supper Club announces its next meal online once a month a week ahead of the event. The next event is August 7th Dancing Leaf Premier Dinner Party, welcoming the special guest, Mayor Joan Foster. You can purchase tickets online at http://lynchburgsupperclub.com/tickets/.
You can contact Chef Preston at pcravey1021@gmail.com. To learn more you can go to http://lynchburgsupperclub.com and by following Lynchburg’s Underground Supper Club on Twitter. It will be a fun experience with the most incredible food! You don’t want to miss out.
Pints O’ Plenty
July 22, 2010 by robin
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Are you interested in learning how to craft your own beer or wine? You can learn more by visiting Pints O’ Plenty in Forest. Pints O’ Plenty has over 30 craft beer kits and 8 fruit wine kits to make your favorite drinks.
The owner, Doug John, graduated from Lynchburg College with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Chemistry and a Master’s degree in Administration. In 1990, he began brewing and he became really passionate about it. In fact, he became the National champion in the American Homebrewers Contest in the Strong Ales subcategory in the year 1999.
Doug really cares about his customers and will help you craft your first beer or wine kit at your home. Some of the different beer kits are as follows: American Amber, Belgian Triple, Coopers Australian Pale Ale, Summer Ale that has a citrus type flavor, Vienna Lager with caramel malts, Irish Stout that is a creamy ale, and many other different kinds of beers. To see all the different beer packages you can go to http://pintsoplenty.com/home/category/beer-kits.
Pints O’ Plenty has different wine kits as well. The Vinters Reserve, which comes from vineyards such as Nappa Valley, Sonoma Valley, or Columbia Valley, has different whites and reds. The whites do well from a month of aging after it has been bottled and the reds are still really good after 4-6 months of aging.
The World Wide Wine kits come from vineyards around the world. Reds do well after four months of storage and whites after being bottled for one month. Island Mist and Twisted Mist are very good if you are interested in fruit flavors. These are only some of the wine kits that Pints O’ Plenty offers.
This is what one reviewer had to say about Pints O’ Plenty, “Located in an antique mall building, you would think that there would be a limited selection, but it has everything you would find at a larger store. The owner, Doug, keeps a great selection and is very helpful. They have all the supplies, can grind for you. They also have wine making supplies. The prices are very good, less than you can find on the net, and you do not pay shipping. Well worth stopping by.” This reviewer gave it an A+ and 5 stars.
Pints O’ Plenty also has different ingredients such as different types of hops, yeasts, malts, spices, adjuncts, and flavorings/sodas for you to use you in your beer/wine kit creation. Pints O’ Plenty also has different equipment and chemicals. Do you want to learn more on your own? Pints O’ Plenty sells books with different recipes that you can try on your own. They have fun Pints O’ Plenty t-shirts as well.
Do you enjoy coffee? Well, then you’re in luck, because Pints O’ Plenty sells coffee and has many different blends as well. If you like your coffee strong, blends like the kENYA AA would definitely be for you, and for those who do not like strong coffee, they have decaf as well, and they have blends in between.
Pints O’ Plenty is located on 1165 Burnbridge Drive Forest, VA 24551 and their phone number is (434) 851-5646. They are opened everyday of the week, Monday 11am-6pm, Tuesday 11am-4pm, Wednesday Thursday, and Friday are from 11am -6pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. For more information you can go to http://pintsoplenty.com/home. So come out to Forest, and see it for yourself today!
Ned’s Beer and Wine
July 20, 2010 by robin
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New businesses in Lynchburg are growing every day, and one unique business that has just recently opened is Ned’s Beer and Wine. Ned’s Beer and Wine opened May 24th this year and the grand opening was June 26th.
The co-owners are Ashby Smith and Nate Hall. Nate Hall is also the owner of Rivermont Pizza and most of the foods are made at Rivermont Pizza.
The co-owners built up this business. They took two half walls and turned them into the counter and they used the leftover wood to build the sign that hangs behind the bar, which was done by Evan Puckett. He does the design/photography of the store as well as working the desk. They built it up themselves and have been successful.
Ashby Smith has worked for a specialty beer distributor for three years prior to opening this business, so he knows a lot about different types of beers and wines. One of his goals is for this store to be a “new way to spread some culture and new ideas to our town.” Ways that he wants to accomplish this would be to have some beer/music festivals, and by having block parties on Rivermont Avenue.
They have over 200 varieties of beers, many of which come from Virginia. This store also has unique art such as jewelry, candles, and paintings made out of beer cans. These items are actually made by artists from the surrounding Lynchburg area.
Ned’s Beer and Wine also has unique beer ice cream, along with other flavors, and might have beer-based soups in the fall. Even though Ned’s Beer and Wine has not been open for very long, they have had many block parties and tastings and can’t wait to do more in the future. One of their goals is to raise “cultural awareness about beer.”
“This is exactly what Lynchburg has been missing. They have hundreds of different micro-brews from around the United States and Imports from all over. I hear they are also going to start selling home-made ice-cream!” – a Five star reviewer
Ned’s Beer and Wine is also “the biggest selection of Micro-Brew and Import beers in Lynchburg City.” They specialize in Craft Brews, Domestics, and Imports and sell coffee, as well as locally made food from Rivermont Pizza.
Ned’s Beer and Wine is located on 2486 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 and their phone number is (434) 485-2008. Also, their hours are Sun:11am-4pm; Mon-Thurs:12pm-10pm, and Fri-Sat 12pm-12am. So come out, and see it for yourself. They have many different types of wines and beers and are very active in planning events.
Piney River Campground
June 29, 2010 by robin
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Are you looking for something fun to do in Central Virginia for the summer? Do you love nature and the outdoors? Well, then come to the Piney River Campground in Nelson County.
There’s so much to do here. The temperature is usually high 80’s during the day and 60’s at night in the summer and high 40’s during the day and 10’s at night in the winter and there are high levels of precipitation. October is the rainiest and January is when there is the least amount of rain.
There are lots of things to do such as hiking, fishing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, swimming, and so much more. There are many trails around, such as Mills Creek Trail, White Rock Gap Trail, Kennedy Ridge Hiking Trail, Turkey Pen Ridge Trail, Tolley Gap Trail, and many more.
You can go whitewater rafting on the Buffalo River and on the Tye River. Kayaking and whitewater rafting on the Tye River is fun, and is easier to do in rivers like this and other rivers in Virginia then it is in most places. The South Fork on the Tye River is a lot of fun and the Upper North Fork is exciting for those who live for adventure.
Is the summer just too hot for you? You can go to Wintergreen, which is a fun ski slope. Wintergreen has many different slopes both for those who are just beginning to learn how to ski and those who are more advanced. Wintergreen has five ski lifts, and it drops to 1003 feet. There are twenty ski trails, 38% of which are expert and advanced; 42% are intermediate and 20% of which are beginner runs. Wintergreen also has 90 acres and gets 3 feet of annual snowfall.
There is also history in Piney River, VA. Saunders Brothers Orchard & Farm Museum has Indian artifacts and many farm antiques. If you love art, then you will love Tye Brook Studio. Tye Brook Studio has many beautiful paintings of nature. It’s also fun to go horseback riding at Narrow Gate Trekking for those horse lovers out there. If you love bike riding, you can ride bikes at the Blue Ridge Bike Trail.
Virginia is such a beautiful state and the mountains are just incredible. This is such a great part of Virginia and Piney River Campground is the perfect opportunity to enjoy nature and all of the fun outdoor activities. There’s hiking, fishing, swimming, and many other fun outdoor activities here to do.
For more information you can go to http://www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/112524.html and Piney River Campground’s mailing address is Rt 778 Piney River, VA 22964. Piney River Campground is a fun place for the whole family so come and see for yourself!
97.9 The Planet Rock Station
June 24, 2010 by robin
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Do you love rock music? Well, turn that radio to 97.9 or 106.9 to The Planet
Radio Station, which plays rock music from decades ago and today, such as Train, ZZ Top, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Soul Asylum, Alice in Chains, Styx, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and much more!
Listening to constant commercials instead of music can be annoying and you’re probably sick of switching radio stations, so that you can listen to music. From 10am, 2pm, and 6pm, there is a 90 minute period of NO COMMERCIALS. The Planet Radio Station plays your favorite rock music commercial free.
Listening to the same few songs can be obnoxious, which is why The Planet Radio Station has “No Repeat Weekends.” From 5:00 on Friday to midnight on Sunday, The Planet does not repeat a single song, so there’s a great variety of what you listen to during the day.
Have a friend coming up with a birthday? Let The Planet radio station celebrate it with you by sending it online ahead of time. They will wish your friend a happy birthday over the radio. The radio station usually announces birthdays around 8:30 each morning. At the end of the week, Tina will draw from the birthdays that week and the winner will receive a fun party package, which includes one topping large pizza with an order of breadsticks brought to you from Upper Crust Pizza, 2 movie tickets to the Carmike Cinemas, a six-pack of either Pepsi or Diet Pepsi, and an ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery. In order to do this, you can either fill out the form online at http://www.rocktheplanet.fm/birthdayform/ or mail it to 19-C Wadsworth Street Lynchburg, VA 24501. They don’t accept phone calls, so remember either to do it online or mail it.
The Planet is also having a contest called 97 Days of Summer. You can register to win and the prizes are from Wildwood Campground. You will either win either, two nights at a 9 person cabin plus 5 passes for mini golf or a 6 person cabin plus 5 passes for mini golf. Wildwood Campground is located at 6252 Elon Rd Monroe, VA 24574.
Do you love blues music? Then, come to the 5th Annual Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival on Saturday, July 17th at Elmwood Park in Downtown Roanoke. Gates open at 11:30, but the event goes from noon to 10:00 pm. The event features Matt “Guitar” Murphy with the Nouveax Honkies, Sean Chambers, Labron Labenzy & L.A. 3, and much more!
Tickets for kids ten and under are FREE and are $20 at the gate, $15 in advance for adults. To order tickets in advance you can either call the box office by calling 540-345-2550, go online and order them from www.jeffcenter.org, or you can purchase them at the Jefferson Center at 541 Luck Avenue Roanoke, VA 24016. To learn more go to www.blueridgeblues.org . So, order your tickets today!
So, enjoy your day at work, while listening to Tina and Cody, and your favorite rock station 97.9 The Planet. There are limited commercials and a great variety of different songs. You can call The Planet Studio Listener Comment Line at (866) 376-0979.
Crabtree Falls
June 22, 2010 by robin
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Are you looking for something to do this summer? Do you want to just relax and get away from the busyness of the city? Then, come to the Crabtree Falls in Tyro, VA, which is between Lynchburg and Charlottesville in Nelson County. Here, you can enjoy Virginia’s beautiful mountains, the hiking trails, and enjoy being in nature. There’s so much here to do.
The Cabins at Crabtree Falls are really nice and out in nature. It also has one of the biggest waterfalls on the East Coast and is over 1500 feet. The different cabins are Richard’s Retreat, Annie’s Cabin, Jack’s Place, Barb’s House, and Tony’s Place.
Richard’s Retreat is unique because it is an Appalachian cabin that had been brought from Kentucky. It has old structure, with modern additions and renovations. There is also heating and cooling so that you can be comfortable during your stay. Love great views? You can see the mountain called “The Priest” on the porch of Richard’s Retreat. Upstairs is a sleeping loft that can fit as many as six people.
Do you love old, historic places? Annie’s Cabin was built in the 1830s and was named after Annie Carr. This cabin had been in the Carr family for over 150 years and Annie was the last family member to live here, who moved in the 1970s. Annie’s Cabin also has a great view of the mountains and a grill and fire pit outside.
Are you looking for a small getaway? Jack’s Place is a small cabin with one bedroom and one bath upstairs, with a living room and kitchen downstairs. There is also a double fold-out futon in the other side of the bedroom.
While Jack’s Place was built as more of a weekend getaway, Barb’s House was built for Barbara and Ray Otto, who lived here year round. Ray passed away in 1997 and Barbara treated it as a guesthouse until 2000, when she moved. Barb’s House also includes satellite with the TV/VCR. VCRs can be rented from the office. Heat and air conditioning is provided, so that you can use it to your comfort.
Would you rather stay somewhere really modern rather than historic? Tony’s Place is for you. This cabin was named after Tony Cermele, who also built the Crabtree Falls Campgrounds and is managed by his son Mark. Tony’s Place has two stories, one bedroom, and one bathroom. In the upstairs bedroom, is a queen sized bed, nightstand, lamp, drawers, and a swivel chair. Downstairs, is a washer/dryer.
Pets are allowed in all of the cabins, with the exception of Tony’s Place. Firewood is available for those who want to start a campfire, and supplies such as towels, linens, sheets, blankets, pots, pans, and tableware are provided, along with toiletries. Check-in is at 4:00 pm and check-out is at 10:00 am. You may check in early if there was nobody staying in your cabin immediately before you. You may also check out late if there is nobody staying in your cabin immediately after you, but you need to check with the office the day before. The Cabins at Crabtree Falls is very accommodating to your needs.
Is there anything to do around Nelson County? There is plenty to do. You can go hiking at the Hiking Crabtree Falls, canoeing and kayaking in the James River Basin, and go hiking at the Appalachian Trail. For those who love bike riding, you can bike ride in the back roads of Nelson County and go mountain biking at the Wintergreen Resort.
Do you like horseback riding? There’s horseback riding at The Rodes Farm Stable in Stoney Creek mid March through November at the Wintergreen Resort. The Virginia Horse Center in Lexington is also fun to watch horse shows and exhibitions.
There is also lots of history. Cyrus McCormick Farm is a historical landmark which honors Cyrus McCormick for being the first reaper. At this site is also his historic blacksmith shop, and manor house. Stonewall Jackson’s house is in Lexington, where he lived before the US Civil War.
The Blue Ridge Arts and Crafts Trail has many gallaries along the trail full of arts and crafts such as pottery, weaving, painting, sculpture, and much more. The heritage museums also give you the history of the landscapes.
Were you ever a big fan of the series, The Waltons? The Walton Mountain Museum has replicas of sets from the series The Waltons. Earl Hamner Jr, the creator of the show, went to school in this building.
There’s a ski resort at Wintergreen that is fun for the whole family as well. There’s so much around here to do and so much to explore!
So, come and enjoy nature at Crabtree Falls! Make your reservation today. You can do so by calling 571-291-9370.
Rise Up Climbing
June 18, 2010 by robin
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Are you looking for something fun and exciting to do in Lynchburg this summer? Come try Rise Up Climbing. It’s an indoor climbing gym in Lynchburg that has a lot of different programs going on such as summer camps, events, open climb, basic skills classes, birthday parties, private groups and much more!
The summer camps are for kids ages 9-14, and it will be a great experience. These kids will learn climbing, and how to do basic movements and turns through climbing. Not only will they learn a lot about climbing, but they will learn about more important life lessons, such as team building, respect for teammates, and other such things that kids learn through sports.
The summer camps are a great way to get your kids off the couch and having them stay active, athletic, and involved. It will also be educational and they will learn different basic things about geology. So come, get ready for the fun! It’s going to be a great summer at Rise Up Climbing.
The three sessions are from July 12-16; July 26-30, and August 9-13 and you can register your child online at http://riseupclimbing.com/index.php/summer_camp/ . It’s a day camp that goes from 9:00-3:00 and is $190 per session. Members of Rise Up Climbing will have $20 discounted off the original price and siblings will have $25 discounted as well.
There will also be fun events going on this summer. The next event is Get Outdoors 3: New River Weekend, which will be June 19-20th. This place has some of the best stone in the country and it will be a fun trip!
There are also open climb classes Friday 4-7 and Saturday 2-4. There is no pre-registration and it costs $4. There are staff there who help you learn how to climb and help those who are new.
The basic skills classes are Mondays and Fridays 7-9 and Saturdays 1-3. Pre-registration is needed for these classes and you must be at least 14 years of age. These classes teach you the safety that you will need when climbing on your own. You will learn how to put on a harness, tie yourself into a rope, and belay for a partner. These classes are $20 for members and $25 for non-members.
Does your child have a birthday coming up? Rise Up Climbing has fun birthday parties, so come celebrate. It will be a lot of fun where the kids can climb in the gym and afterwards play in the party room. The invitations can even be downloaded online. You need to pre-register to have a birthday party and the cost is $18 for members and $20 for non-members. So come, and have fun!
Do you want to meet here after a business meeting? Are you looking for something to do with a group of your friends? Whether kid, teen, or adult, Rise Up Climbing has private groups, where the staff can teach you the skills you are learning, or can teach you how to climb. Pre-registration is needed and the group needs to be at least 6 people.
Rise Up Climbing also has a competitive team called Team Rise Up for climbers who would like to advance their skills.
There are also classes that work on specific skills such as, Wall Contact and Sequencing, Turning, Balance and Movement, Movements for steeper walls, Personalized Training, On-sight and Redpoint Tactics, and Sport Leading. These classes are $35 for members and $75 for non-members.
It’s important for kids to stay active and stay healthy and Rise Up Climbing can not only accomplish that, but can make it fun for kids to learn how to climb. This is an opportunity for kids to learn a new sport and to have fun. Their location is 1225 Church St. Lynchburg, VA 24504 and their phone number is (434) 845-7625. So, come and try it out today!
The Little Dinner Theater Players
June 16, 2010 by robin
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Are you looking for fun entertainment on Saturday night in Lynchburg? Then, you should come see The Little Dinner Theater Players. It’s a professional acting troupe, which has done a lot of different murder mystery plays. Some of the plays they have done are The Altos, Virginia Jones and The Inca Revenge, Colonial Spirits, A Deadly Briefcase, and many others.
One person said, “I’ve traveled All across the country and have taken in many of the local attractions offered in various locations. This troupe brings to Lynchburg what has been the mainstay of (legal) evening entertainment of such destinations as Orlando, Branson, Houston, Nashville and Seattle at a fraction of the cost. They bring humor that is family-friendly, a three-course meal that is absolutely fabulous and an entertainment experience at a far greater value than one would expect.” He gave it five stars.
This is something that definitely helps to make Lynchburg unique. Plus, it is fun because instead of only watching the show, you get to interact with the characters. In their play, Death Rides the Stage, the right guesser and the goofiest guesser both won a prize! It’s fun to try to figure out which of the characters was the murderer, and you get more clues as the play goes on.
There was also a lot of interaction in Contempt of Court. This play was a lot of fun because the audience decided the fate of these characters in the funniest court cases. They were able to vote on who should win each case and could even be part of the jury, become witnesses, plaintiffs, or defendants.
Do you enjoy stories about going into outer space? Then, Murder, The Next Generation would be a fun play for you. This play was a fun adventure taking place among the Asteroid-6 space station, as they discover who the murderer is. Are you an Indiana Jones fan? Then, Virginia Jones and the Inca Revenge is a fun choice as well. At the beginning, the characters are celebrating Virginia Jones rescuing Marcus, but the real question is why did he need rescuing?
Do you love cruises? Well, A Deadly Briefcase takes place on a cruise to Bermuda, where there’s not a dull moment. There’s romance, excitement, and the audience tries to find who the murderer is.
So come, enjoy! The Little Dinner Theater Players has done so many types of murder mysteries plays such as these, all with such fun and exciting settings, and all with fun interaction between the characters and the audience. You can make a reservation by calling 434-239-7250. To learn more about The Little Dinner Theater Players, you can go to their website at http://www.littledinnertheater.com/The%20Shows.html . It will be a night full of entertainment for the whole family!










