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Cultivate Amherst!!


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Cultivate Amherst!! (CA!!) is a community initiative hosted by Second Stage | Amherst. The purpose of CA!! is to demonstrate the strength of art and artists as catalysts for development and transformation in healthy communities.
 
Based on the outcomes of our very successful first Cultivate Amherst! event in April of 2016, we have chosen to focus in 2017 on food and agriculture within the region as a way to open dialog and memory about our shared home, Amherst County.
 
CA!! is creating a series of 2017 events that will celebrate the role of food ...
  • as a connector within families and communities,
  • as a spark of memory and history,
  • as a way to understand our shared values, which are rooted in the land.
Our broader goal is to build community awareness by identifying attributes of Amherst County and by marketing those characteristics to the larger audience. Long term, we hope that this collective understanding will guide strategic planning to strengthen small business and corporate activity, welcome tourism, and enhance the quality of life in our community.

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The public is invited ​to  
COME TO THE TABLE
a Community Dinner,

September 30, 2017,
from 5:00 to 9:00 PM
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The dinner will be held
on the grounds of
Second Stage | Amherst.
Tickets are $10.00
(children ten years of age and younger eat free!)
and can be bought online
​(link top right)
or from area businesses
(listed to the right).
​

Agenda

5:00 pm
Arrivals
Appetizers / Cash bars
6-6:15 pm  
Welcomes:
Dwayne Tuggle, Mayor of Amherst
Suny Monk, President of SSA
Ame Gilbert, Food Artist 

6:30 pm
Call to buffet
7:30 pm
Call to dessert
8:00 pm
Cake auction
8:30 pm
Farewell
Claudia Tucker, Chair, Amherst County Board of Supervisors 

With thanks to our sponsors:
Amherst County
Amherst County Economic
      Development Authority
Town of Amherst
Bank of the James
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Blanchard
Elkwood Salon
First National Bank
Galerie LaParliere
Elizabeth Paull
Stillfield Fund of the
      Charlottesville Area
​      Community Foundation
VIrginia Commission for the Arts

​Local wineries & breweries will be present with cash bars:
Ankida Ridge Vineyards
Loose Shoe Brewery
Rebec Vineyards
Trapezium West Brewery


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Online sales by credit/debit card.

Tickets can also be bought at the following supporting businesses 
​(cash or check only):
  • Amherst Dry Cleaners (Amherst only)
  • Amherst County Chamber of Commerce (who will take a credit/debit card for the purchase)
  • Elkwood Salon
  • Loose Shoe Brewery
  • Merredith's Fine Dining
  • Warehouse Antiques

Menu

Appetizers:
Sweet Potato Chips/Pulled Pork Travelers Restaurant
Goat Cheese & Apple Tarts
Parkhurst/SBC Dining
Ham Biscuits
Briar Patch Restaurant
Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
SBC Community Garden
Buffet:
Beef Stew
Merredith’s Fine Dining
Fried Chicken
Charlie’s Chicken
Cheese Grits
Lola’s
Stewed Collard Greens
Merredith’s Fine Dining
Sweet Potato Casserole
Merredith’s Fine Dining
Daisy Rolls
Parkhurst/SBC Dining
Cornbread
What a Blessing
Honey, Sorghum & Apple Butter
Iced Tea & Water

Dessert:
Apple Cobbler
Woodruff’s Fine Dining

Community Food Partners:
Amherst Mill (grits)
Bonny Davis (honey)
Cliffton Ruritan Club (sorghum)
Dickie Bros. Orchard (apples)
Food Lion (cake covers)
Bruce Hartless (greens)
Joe Monk (apple butter)
John Petchul (sweet potatoes)
Sluggo’s Sundae Drive (ice cream)
Tucker Family Farms (beef)

We have used recipes gathered from you and other County residents to prepare the dishes that will be served at the dinner, which will be served family-style on our hand-made table. We have involned the various communities within Amherst, including the Monacan Indian tribe, local churches, Sweet Briar College, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and other unique communities within the County.
Second Stage is “serving up” good food, good company, and fellowship through shared history, and a mutual interest in the cultural and economic vitality of the Amherst community.

CA!! initiatives are almost entirely volunteer led. ​​​CA!! seeks partners. Individuals and organizations who participate will be those whose focus is on community development and economic sustainability and groups whose focus is on food accessibility and sustainability such as FFA, Dept. of Agriculture, the Health Department, Amherst County Public Schools, local churches, fire and rescue squads, the Garden Club, Sweet Briar College, VCCA, and professionals and students from academic centers whose work seeks to understand the role of arts and food in human experience.

CA!! Events in 2017

Agri + Culture Market
Numerous food and agriculture events will happen throughout the summer of 2017 in conjunction with the 5th season of the 2nd Street Farmers’ Market. The market starts April 27 and is weekly on Thursdays, from 3:30 to 6:30 into October. Scheduled events will be posted as planned.

Come to the Table, a Community Dinner
Saturday, September 30 | A fall food festival & community gathering for all
This will be an afternoon celebration of Amherst food heritage & culture. A 100-foot lighted table featuring photos provided by citizens ... a map of Amherst, stenciled on the street, identifying disappearing communities ... tents with elders who will tell stories, share memorabilia ... samplings of favorite church social & home cook recipes ... these are the activities being planned.

Would you like to participate? 
Bring recipes and photos of family/community food events to any Thursday afternoon 2nd Street Farmers' Market at Second Stage, from 3:30 - 5:30 pm, or to the Amherst County Historical Museum, 154 S. Main St., Amherst, on Wednesdays between 1 and 4. The items will be scanned and returned to you. They will become a part of the exhibits at the Community Dinner.
Questions? Contact secondstageamherst@gmail.com.
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SECOND STAGE | AMHERST
194 Second Street
PO Box 342
Amherst, VA 24521-0342
​(434) 941-0997
SEcondstageamherst@gmail.com
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@secondstageamherst

  • HOME
  • EVENTS
    • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • SOUND STAGE
    • AT SECOND STAGE
    • PAST EVENTS
  • RENTALS
  • STUDIOS
  • DONATE
    • ANNUAL GIVING
    • SPONSORSHIP
    • IN MEMORY
  • ABOUT
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    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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