AGAR's Java & Jazz Series presents Quintana All-Stars "Bringing the Autumn Jazz," Saturday, October 31, 2026, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Second Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA 24521. Ernest Deane on trumpet; Matt Billings on keyboards; Ed Mikenas on bass; Worth Proffitt on drums and Austin Seybert on trombone. Ticket price includes one […]
Amherst Glebe Arts Response presents The Baltimore Consort performing early and traditional music from the British Isles, France, and North America, Friday, October 23, 2026, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. at Second Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA 24521. Featuring: Danielle Svonavec, guest artist soprano; Robert Aubry Davis, narrator; Mary Anne Ballard, viol, rebec; Mark Cudek, cittern, […]
Tenor Sax virtuoso Joseph Henson leads a quartet of Jon Brye, bass; Kyle Erichson Smith, drums; and Casey Valleroy, piano. Ticket price includes one free cup of coffee, water, or soda. Food is available for purchase from Baine’s Books & Coffee. Joseph Henson, saxophone Joseph grew up in South Carolina where he attended the University […]
Join your friends and neighbors at Second Stage's Second Annual Community Summer Sing-Along, Sunday, August 30, 2026, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m., 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA. Free! Beginners, experts and non-singers of all ages are welcome. Popcorn, ice cream & root beer floats provided. Special music by the Amherst Community Chorus. https://www.secondstageamherst.org/
Get ready for high energy, power-house brass, ballads and beats with a nod to Dixieland Ken Matthews and Heywood Giles, sax; Dr. Austin Seybert, trombone; Jackson Gandy, sousaphone; Ken Brand, drums; Dr. David Moore, trumpet, promise you a joyful evening of brass-based jazz! The Bluffwalk Brass Band name plays homage to downtown Lynchburg‘s elevated walkway […]
Bringing together a diverse group of music-lovers to create community through song, rehearsals for the new Amherst Community Chorus begin Sunday, August 2, 2026, 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Second Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA, and continue every Sunday in August in preparation for the Summer Sing-Along on August 30. For more information […]
Second Stage Summer Concert Series continues with the South Avenue Band, Thursday, August 13, 2026, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m at the Raine Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA 24521. General admission $10; Kids 6-12 yrs $5; 5 yrs & younger Free; Second Stage members FREE, collected at the entrance starting at 6:30 p.m. Please bring your […]
AGAR's 2026-27 Java & Jazz Series kicks off with a Lynchburg-based modern jazz collective rooted in tradition and driven by exploration. Josh Barling, trumpet; Caleb Michael Gordon, guitar; Alex Gross, bass; Cadence Tennant, piano; Ken Brand, drums. Saturday, July 25, 2026, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Second Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA 24521. […]
Second Stage Summer Concert Series presents Ken's Rhythm Changers, Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6 p.m.-9 p.m at the Raine Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA 24521. General admission $10; children 10 yrs and younger $5; Second Stage members FREE, collected at the gate entrance starting at 5:30 p.m. Please bring your own chair. Food will […]
Java & Jazz Series presents Lew Taylor, piano; Larry Scott, drums; and Bob Bowen, bass; Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Second Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA 24521. Featured music will include compositions by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, jazz arrangements of songs by Stevie Wonder and Terence Blanchard, and according to […]
Second Stage Summer Concert Series kicks off with The Bogeys, Thursday, June 11, 2026, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. on the new outdoor Raine Stage, 194 Second Street, Amherst, VA. Tickets will be sold at the gate entrance starting at 5:15 p.m. General admission: $10. Second Stage Members enter FREE. Food vendors and activities for the kids […]
