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MSV Holiday Concert Series to Begin this Saturday

Series Features Blues Music, Big Band, and Holiday Music from Around the World

Winchester, VA 11/30/16…The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) will celebrate the holiday season with a series of afternoon concerts featuring blues music, big band, and holiday music from around the world.

This Must Be the Place: The Art of Landscape Opens at the MSV

Exhibition Displays More Than 35 Works from the Collection of MSV Benefactor

MSV to Host “Santa Carver” Ed Bender on Saturday, November 12

Admission is Not Required to Watch Informal Carving Demonstration

Winchester, VA 11/05/16…Shenandoah Valley craftsman Ed Bender will be in the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley lobby carving his collectible wooden Santas from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 12. Admission to the informal demonstration is free.

First Night Winchester Coloring Contest Underway

Organized by the MSV, Free Coloring Contest Runs Through December 28 Submission deadline has been extended! Entries must be returned to the MSV Guest Services Desk by Friday, December 30 at 3:30 p.m.

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Free Panel Discussion at MSV this Sunday Will Explore African American History in Winchester

Winchester, VA 10/12/16… Four distinguished African Americans will share their stories and personal experiences in a panel discussion, “Sharing Our Stories,” which will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, October 16, in the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV).

The Dirt: MSV Garden Blog 10/10/16

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by Director of Gardens Perry Mathewes

Summer has finally come to a close and we are easing into fall. Cooler nights, sweaters, colorful leaves and pumpkins are what most folks think of when you say fall. There are lots of plants that look great at this time of year, but probably the single flower most associated with fall is the chrysanthemum.

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