It’s hard to believe that our weekly arts and entertainment newsletter, Free Time with the Free Press, launched just eight months ago. Yet we have already explored so many great stories. Here are the five stories that we found most entertaining, informative, intriguing — or just a good time.
- This story on The Nutcracker struck a chord with readers who reminisced on the decades of delight they have found either participating in or watching this classic holiday ballet.
2. With dozens of galleries, Fredericksburg is a Big Art town. We explored one where fine art and history come alive.
All about the framing: Meyer paints a picture of artists’ intent
3. Discovering lesser-known artists and up-and-coming creators has been a pleasure we hadn’t anticipated.
4. There’s been a pinball resurgence in Fredericksburg — and women are joining the ranks of pinball wizards locally.
5. Did you know that Fredericksburg has a thriving punk scene? Neither did we. This one’s a two-parter with thanks to writers Rick Horner and Stephen Hu.
Punk Power: The genre remains hard to define but bands are still ready to rock
