Humanities 2026 Program​
2:30pm Sunday, June 7, 2026
Amherst County Museum
and Historical Society
Hamble Center
(154 South Main Street, Amherst, behind museum)
Open to the public free of charge.*

Coolwell is an historically significant Black neighborhood in Amherst County, VA. Crystal Rosson, local community historian and genealogist, will present Coolwell historic photos, audio reminiscences and video interviews of longtime Coolwell neighbors, friends and family. Lynn Rainville, public historian, will share information about Coolwell residents who helped to build and run the Sweetbrier Plantation and Sweet Briar College.

Dr. Lynn Rainville is an author, speaker and public historian who studies ordinary Virginians doing extraordinary things in the past. Crystal Rosson is a local community historian and genealogist.

AGAR will present stories on video
from students who attended Mount Airy Elementary School in the
​1950s and 1960s. ​

*Reservations: Leave a message at the Museum, 434-946-9068, or email [email protected]. Specify Coolwell event, June 7, 2:30pm. Walk-ins as space available.  
June 2026
​JAVA & JAZZ
”Contemporary Jazz 2026“
​
​6-8 pm 
Saturday, June 20, 2026

Second Stage | Amherst
194 2nd Street,
​Amherst, VA 24521

Lew Taylor, piano
Larry Scott, drums
​Bob Bowen; bass
​
Featured music will include compositions by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, jazz arrangements of songs by Stevie Wonder and Terence Blanchard, and according to Lew, "a few little non-traditional engaging versions of Thelonious Monk."  

The final Amherst
Java & Jazz show of the 2025-2026 Season

TICKETS:
(Ticket price includes one free cup of coffee, water, or soda. Food isavaiablefor purchase from Baine’s Books & Coffee.) To Purchase:
  • Pay at door: cash or checks only; doors open at 5:30 pm.​
  • Pay Online: Reserve a ticket with credit card (convenience fee applied)  via Eventbrite by using the button below.
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Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. (AGAR)  |  156 Patrick Henry Highway, Amherst, VA 24521 
US Mail:  PO Box 117, Clifford, VA 24533   |   (434) 989-3215
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