Bower Center For the Arts

Bower Community Concert Series ALWAYS A SELL OUT CROWD! Doors open at 5:30. New Standard brings together a variety of styles and influences ranging from traditional artists to contemporary bluegrass and gospel artists. The band was founded in October, 2011 by Zach Brown, Spencer Blankenship, and Mason Thomas - all students at Virginia Tech at […]

Bower Community Concert Series Join Bedford locals Wynn Creasy and CW Markham III in the presentation of their Christmas Cabaret with a twist.  A cabaret in two acts, the first will comprise of semi-traditional Christmas music.  The second half... well that's the twist. Get your tickets soon, as this show is surely going to sell […]

Bower Community Concert Series Ring in the Holidays with Kinnfolk!   This intimate concert will be sure to put you in the holiday spirit! MEET KINNFOLK KINNFOLK – the husband and wife duo of Josh and Julie Kinn – weave octave mandolin, bodhrán (Irish drum), and smooth vocal harmonies into their Celtic folk music from […]

Virginia singer/songwriter, Paddy Dougherty, performs a mix of jazz standards, commanding originals, and uplifting folk tunes on piano and guitar. Paddy, known regionally as the voice of the award-winning band, Mainstreet Rhythm & Blues, also spent time on the road as a backup singer for national bluesman, David Bromberg. She had several of her songs […]