Jane Franklin Dance presents The Mouse of Amherst. This original work for children, adapted from the book by Elizabeth Spires, is about a mouse who forms a friendship with reclusive poet Emily Dickinson. As the unlikely duo grow closer, children learn that everyone can write about their feelings and that even a mouse can create...

Born in Dallas, Texas, now residing in Virginia, Kevin plays guitar and sings about love, death, diners and most everything in between. His music is a gumbo mix of Western swing, blues, traditional country, Cajun and bluegrass with thoughtful, clever, often humorous lyrics, delivered in a soft, dusty baritone. Rickie Simpkins will be...