Brewster Walk moving INSIDE the Rives

Brewster Walk will be INSIDE the Rives Theatre this Saturday

Due to a rainy, windy weather forecast, Saturday’s Brewster Walk Craft Beer Festival and Concerts has been moved indoors.

Origin brewster-schedule-2016 ally scheduled to occur on the 200 block of East Church Street, Brewster Walk will now take place inside the historic Rives Theatre, located at 215 E. Church St. in uptown Martinsville. The event will feature a wide variety of craft beers from across the country, as well as musical performances from Grammy winners the Steep Canyon Rangers, plus The Trongone Band and Relacksachian.

“The chance of steady rain and potentially strong wind made this the best move for all involved,” said Johnny Buck, executive director of Rooster Walk Inc. “All of the concerts will take place on the theatre’s stage, and we’ll also bring the beer taps inside, as well. Regardless of Saturday’s weather, we hope folks will come out to enjoy amazing beer and music in the friendly, dry confines of the Rives Theatre.”

‘When it Rains, It Pours’

As part of the change, organizers have also adjusted the perks that come with each ticket. VIP ticket holders will now receive unlimited beer samplings, while General Admission ticket holders will receive 20 free beer samples, up from 15. All patrons will also get a Brewster Walk pint glass upon entry to the festival.

VIP tickets cost $50 each, and GA tickets cost $30 apiece. Both are still available from the Daily Grind coffeehouse in uptown, Rising Sun Breads bakery on Brookdale Avenue, and online at HERE.

The event will open to VIP patrons at 1 p.m. Saturday, and GA attendees can enter beginning at 2 p.m. Relacksachian will also begin playing at 2 p.m., followed by The Trongone Band at 3:45 and the Steep Canyon Rangers at 5:30.

A portion of event proceeds will be donated to the Penn-Shank Memorial Scholarship Fund at Martinsville High School and the Rooster Walk Band Instrument Program for entry-level band students at Martinsville, Laurel Park and Fieldale-Collinsville middle schools.

Steep Canyon Rangers to headline Brewster Walk!

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The GRAMMY award winning band Steep Canyon Rangers will headline the second annual Brewster Walk Craft Beer Festival & Concerts! The beer festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 8th in uptown Martinsville, Va., on the street in front of the Rives Theatre (215 E. Church St., Martinsville). The event is supported by AutosbyNelson and BB&T.

The event will feature more than 60 delicous craft beers, plus live performances from the Rangers, The Trongone Band and Relacksachian.

Gates open to VIPs at 1 pm and to GAs at 2 pm. The music will end at 6:45 pm (last call) and the beer festival will officially conclude at 7 p.m.

A total of 500 General Admission tickets will be made available. GA tickets cost $30 and will include the commemorative Brewster Walk sampling glass, 15 3-oz.samples of delicious beer, admission to the event beginning at 2 p.m. and all three concerts.

We’re only selling 150 VIP tickets to Brewster Walk. VIP tickets cost $50. Gates will open one hour early for VIPs (1 p.m.). VIP ticket holders also get the commemorative glass, 25 samples of delicious beer and access to the Rives Theatre (our VIP Hospitality Area). Plus all three concerts. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

The event is open to patrons age 21 years and older.

Jones named 2016 Penn-Shank Scholar

Cameron Jones, a senior at Martinsville High School, has been selected as the Penn-Shank Memorial Scholarship winner for the current graduating class at MHS. The scholarship is worth up to $4,000 over the next four years.

Jones, who will attend Old Dominion University beginning in the fall, was senior class president at MHS and a Wendy’s High School Heisman award recipient. An avid swimmer, he qualified for the Junior Olympics in 2013 as a member of the USA Swim Team. A team captain of the MHS swim team since 2012, he broke school records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard Individual Medley. He was also a member of the Martinsville Marlins club swim team and of the Bulldogs’ varsity indoor/outdoor track team, according to his scholarship application.

Jones plans to major in criminal justice at ODU with the goal of becoming a police officer and ultimately a member of the strategic task force unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he stated in his application essay. In 2016, he interned at the Martinsville Police Station.

Jones is the son of Jovita Saunders-Jones and the late Carlton Jones.

The Penn-Shank Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of the late Edwin G. Penn IV and Walker Shank, each of whom graduated from Martinsville High School in the spring of 2000. Penn, an Eagle Scout, went on to become a skilled carpenter and woodworker for Burr Fox Specialized Woodworking. Shank, who graduated from the University of Virginia with an economics degree in 2004, was a mortgage specialist living in Long Island at the time of his passing.

The merit-based scholarship is funded by Rooster Walk Inc., a community non-profit dedicated to promoting music, arts and education in Martinsville and Henry County. In seven years, Rooster Walk Inc. has donated more than $50,000 to the scholarship fund, plus an additional $40,000 to other local and regional charities, including the Rooster Walk Music Instrument Program. The company’s keynote event, the Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival, takes place this weekend.

RW8 named one of state’s top 5 festivals!

By COLLEEN CURRAN | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia’s best outdoor rock music festivals: LAVA, Rooster Walk, Red Wing Roots, Floyd Fest & Lockn’ this summer

With a 151-acre music venue in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Rooster Walk in Martinsville is a favorite with families and music lovers alike. The multi-day festival offers food, arts and crafts vendors, children’s activities, camping, craft beer and wine, a six-hole disc golf course, guided float trips on the Smith River and more.

“Rooster Walk is a little more rockin’. We went last year and had a blast,” Jeter said. “They have a beautiful kids’ area and a very family-friendly vibe.”

The festival’s motto is to “appreciate the present” with music, family and friends in a laid-back setting. Performers this year include Lettuce, Sam Bush, Perpetual Groove, The Revivalists, as well as more than 40 other bands and musicians.

Cost: single-day tickets $25-$55 in advance, $30-$65 at the gate; $120-$150 for three- and four-day passes; extra fees for parking and camping. Kids 12 and younger get in free.

Details: www.roosterwalk.com or info@rooster walk.com.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Float the Smith River during RW8!

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Ticket for two costs just $45!!

Smith River Outfitters is offering a Float Trip on the Smith River on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm! The cost is only $45 per couple.

Paddlers will meet at the festival’s Outdoor Headquarters in the New Belgium Pine Grove at 9:45 am, and be shuttled to and from the Smith River. Boats, paddles, safety equipment and shuttle service are provided with the ticket fee. Children under the age of 14 are required to be accompanied by an adult.

Check out the River Float Trips page for all the info!

Memorial Hospital: First 100 runners to sign up get FREE Sunday ticket!

Tuff Strutter Memorial Hospital Thanks to the generosity of Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County, the first 100 runners to sign up for the Tuff Strutter 5K Trail Run will receive a free Sunday ticket to Rooster Walk 8!

The race, which only costs $25 if you sign up before May 14th, will take place on Sunday morning of the festival and wind through the wide, well-maintained trails of Pop’s Farm. The race and its subsequent awards ceremony will conclude before the first band begins playing that day, but now runners have a chance to stick around for more than 12 extra hours of music, fun and games FREE OF CHARGE! To learn more, check out our Tuff Strutter Page.

That’s right, if you’re one of the first 100 registrants for the Tuff Strutter, you will also receive a free Sunday-only ticket to Rooster Walk 8, courtesy of our friends at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville & Henry County, who are the title sponsors of the race.

In addition to the free Sunday-only ticket, all runner who sign up before May 14th are also guaranteed a Free Tuff Strutter Tshirt!

Martinsville Bulletin: ‘Program puts instruments in students’ hands’

Martinsville High School Band Director Brian Joyce (left) and Bassett High School Band Director Trey Harris (right) hold up instruments that have been donated to the Rooster Walk Music Instrument Program, which puts much-needed instruments in the hands of young, aspiring musicians.

Used band instruments can be donated to program at Woodall’s Music, Denton Music or the Rives Theatre

By BEN WILLIAMS
Bulletin Staff Writer

Area residents with musical instruments cluttering the attic, take note: The Rooster Walk Music Instrument Program is ready to put that old clarinet or dusty trombone in the hands of a young aspiring musician.

According to Rooster Walk co-founder Johnny Buck, instruments can be dropped off at Woodall’s Music and Sound or Denton Music Company. When instruments are donated, Rooster Walk serves as the clearing house and contacts Martinsville High School Band Director Brian Joyce and Bassett High School Band Director Trey Harris to see if they have a student in need of the instrument.

The late Todd Eure is shown with his wife, Courtney Harrington Eure, and children Leah Ruth Jordan Eure and Daniel Carter Edwin Eure.

“If they want it, Rooster Walk has donated money to the Henry County School System and the city school system specifically to repair these instruments,” Buck said. “Mark Denton with Denton Music Company has agreed to do all the repairs at a great bulk repair rate. Then they become the property of the Henry County band system or the city band system for entry-level band students in their first two years. The student doesn’t own the instrument; it’s a loaner for up to two years.”

Buck said that the program was created in 2014 with donations made in memory of Todd Eure, a 2000 Martinsville High School graduate who grew up with Buck, William Baptist, the late Edwin Penn and the late Walker Shank.

Buck and Baptist created Rooster Walk to honor the memory of Penn and Shank; when Eure passed away, they wanted to find an appropriate tribute for him, as well.

“He was in the (Martinsville High School) jazz band for three years, along with me, William and Edwin,” Buck said. “Jazz band was still playing the same keyboard they had been playing in the early ‘90s. We partnered with Todd’s employer (American Global Logistics) and matched them on raising the money to buy a new keyboard. Once the keyboard manufacturer realized who was buying it and what it was for, they cut us a really good deal and we had money left over. Then we said, ‘Well, what are we going to do with this? It’s not Rooster Walk’s money. It was raised in memory of Todd.’ That’s where this program started.”

FULL STORY HERE.

Want to donate an instrument? Click here: Instrument donation form

Rooster Walk 8 promo video!

RW co-founder is Dancing for the Arts!

Dancing for Arts Did you know that Rooster Walk co-founder William Baptist is competing in a dancing competition similar to Dancing with the Stars?

That’s right, William and teammate Lindsey Bryant will compete in Dancing for the Arts, a fundraiser for the Martinsville-based Piedmont Arts Association.

Their final score will be tallied using a combination of overall votes and their performance scores. The competition will take place at 7 pm, Saturday, April 16th in Martinsville High School auditorium, but they’re asking for votes now! Please VOTE HERE for William & Lindsey to help support the arts in Martinsville-Henry County. If you want to see them strut their stuff, you can BUY TICKETS HERE to see Dancing for the Arts.

Good luck William & Lindsey!!

The Dutch Inn is our local hotel partner!

We’re happy to partner with the Quality-Inn Dutch Inn in Collinsville, Va., for the seventh time in eight years. We will also be partnering with one hotel (TBD) in Danville, Va. Our free fan shuttle will run on a constant loop to and from the festival venue to both partner hotels.