Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Academy Center of the Arts

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The two […]

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Academy Center of the Arts

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The two […]

Clay Festival 2024

Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre, United States

Clay Festival 2024

Academy Center of the Arts

The Academy Center of the Arts proudly presents the Academy Clay Festival on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Potters, sculptors, wheel throwers, and hand builders from all across the Piedmont Region and Eastern Shore will gather in Central Virginia along the James River to sell and showcase their work for this one-day show. Participating vendors will also be given the opportunity […]

Vacation Manor

Academy Warehouse Theatre 519 Commerce St, Lynchburg, VA, United States

Join Vacation Manor live at The Academy’s Warehouse Theater on November 1st, 2024, with special guests, Rhineland and Nolen Durham! Vacation Manor is an indie-rock duo based out of Lynchburg, Virginia, consisting of Nathan Towles (guitar, vocals) and Cole Young (drums). The band formed in the fall of 2014 after their first show, a battle of the bands at the […]

HYPROV: Improv under Hypnosis Starring Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci

Academy Center of the Arts

Hyprov’s 90-minute live show combines hypnosis and improv. First, World Renowned Hypnotist Asad Mecci welcomes 20 volunteers on stage to be hypnotized. The most receptive to hypnosis then join Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it, Anyway?) to improvise the rest of the show, while hypnotized. In the hands of two experts, and solely crafted from the volunteers’ uninhibited, unconscious minds […]

The Magic of Bill Blagg: LIVE!

Academy Center of the Arts

The Magic of Bill Blagg LIVE! is a national touring full production show that is filled with grand-scale illusions, jaw-dropping magic, hilarious comedy and audience participation. It’s best described as a Las Vegas style show that’s fun for the whole family! You’ll see people will float in mid-air while others vanish in the blink of an eye! Over 90 minutes […]

The Temptations: Two Nights at the Academy!

Historic Academy Theatre, United States

The Temptations, often referred to as American music royalty, are world-renowned superstars of entertainment, revered for their phenomenal catalog of music and prolific career. They are one of the most iconic, bestselling brands in the entertainment world today. While the group has evolved over the years, Dr. Otis Williams has continued to lead the group and carry the torch forward […]

The Temptations at the Academy Center of the Arts

Academy Center of the Arts

The Temptations, often referred to as American music royalty, are world-renowned superstars of entertainment, revered for their phenomenal catalog of music and prolific career. They are one of the most iconic, bestselling brands in the entertainment world today. While the group has evolved over the years, Dr. Otis Williams has continued to lead the group and carry the torch forward […]