All Things Equal at JMU Forbes Center For The Performing Arts

All Things Equal – The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a new play by multiple-Tony Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes (Curtains – 2007, Say Goodnight Gracie – 2003, The Mystery of Edwin Drood – 2003) is a fascinating and humorous portrayal of the Supreme Court Justice, a true American original. Theatergoers will marvel at Ginsburg’s strength, tenacity, sly wit and compassion, her yearning for equality, and her love for this nation’s precious institutions. All Things Equal is an intimate look at RBG’s life and trials: being one of only nine young women studying law at Harvard while also raising a daughter and helping her husband battle cancer, fighting for women’s rights in the 1970s before all-male courts, and taking courageous stands for human rights amid an increasingly politicized Supreme Court.

Held at the Mainstage Theatre. Tickets:
Regular: $41
Subscriber: $36
JMU Fac/Staff: $39
Senior (62+): $39
Students: $19

Valerie Coleman at JMU Forbes Center For The Performing Arts

GRAMMY®-nominated flutist, Valerie Coleman, is considered an iconic artist continuing to pave a path as a composer. Named as one of the “Top 35 Women Composers” by The Washington Post and Performance Today’s “2020 Classical Woman of the Year”, Coleman’s work has appeared around the world from Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and in Europe. As a former flutist and founder of Imani Winds, the renowned ensemble whose 24-year legacy is featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, she created the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival welcoming young leaders from over 100 international institutions. Coleman has held flute and chamber music masterclasses in 49 states and over five continents.

Held at the Recital Hall. Tickets:
Regular: $16
JMU Fac/Staff: $14
Senior (62+): $14
Students: $8

Romantic Cello Sonatas

The duo sonata became a hallmark of 19th-century chamber music, and Brahms and Grieg wrote multiple works in the genre (duo sonatas for clarinet, for example, or violin or viola). Today’s program centers on works for cello and piano and includes the two examples from Brahms – written some 20 years apart from each other – and Norwegian Edvard Grieg’s lone sonata for these instruments.

Performance held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 West Beverley Street, Staunton, VA. Doors open at 2:15 p.m.

$24.00 adults.

At Home with the Couperins

Like the Bach family in central Germany, the Couperins earned their place as the most accomplished and productive musical dynasty in France over several generations. With this recital, harpsichordist Carsten Schmidt surveys the musical labors of the family, ranging from the 17th-century improvistory preludes of Louis Couperin (1626-1661) to the late Baroque mannerisms of Armand-Louis (who died in 1789).

Performance held at the Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church, 28 Old Stone Church Road, Fort Defiance, VA. Doors open at 3:15 p.m.

$24.00 adults.

Warm Up on the Rockbridge Trail

Enjoy the holiday decor while shopping and meeting local small business owners with a passion for their craft.

Businesses include Tantivy Lavender Farm, RedWing Apples, a 1700s grist mill (wades’ Mill), The Workshop at Timber Ridge, 3 Seasons Antiques, Heritage Woodwork, Ridge Valley Alpacas, as well as vineyards and breweries and local B&Bs. Each business will offer guests a special way to warm up on the trail.

For a map of the participating business check out the NRT facebook page https://www.facebook.com/northrockbridgetrail .

Candlelight Tours at Poplar Forest

Celebrate the advent of the Christmas season in Jeffersonian style at Poplar Forest. Explore the president’s cherished hideaway by candlelight on this hour-long holiday tour. See how early Americans decorated with fresh greens for the holidays as your guide paints intimate portraits of the Jefferson family’s celebration and Christmas at the Quarter Site, drawn from true stories and anecdotes discovered in Jefferson’s letters and diaries. The tour is followed by hot cider and cookies in the Museum Shop.