Arts and Entertainment http://www.dnronline.com/rss_arts.php en-us When Sammie Gautreaux retired from her job as a schoolteacher on May 25, 2008, she and her husband, Mike, had a crazy idea. http://www.dnronline.com/artsandentertainment_details.php?AID=38824&CHID=5&sub=Escape The Arts Council of the Valley will host the work of Lynda Bostrom at the Darrin-McHone Art Gallery at 311 S. Main St. In conjunction with First Fridays Downtown, the show opens from 5-7 p.m. on July 3. http://www.dnronline.com/artsandentertainment_details.php?AID=38825&CHID=5&sub=Escape The Houff Community Center Gallery Hall will feature the artwork of Peggy Anderson during July. http://www.dnronline.com/artsandentertainment_details.php?AID=38826&CHID=5&sub=Escape Forty-eight members of the Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir, Director Julia White and 36 adult chaperones and companion travelers will participate in the Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival held July 13-23 in Honolulu, Hawaii. http://www.dnronline.com/artsandentertainment_details.php?AID=38960&CHID=5&sub=Escape Kimberly Juda Souder is the featured artist for July at the Frances Plecker Education Center at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU. http://www.dnronline.com/artsandentertainment_details.php?AID=38961&CHID=5&sub=Escape The Art Group Gallery will host First Friday from 6-10 p.m. on July 3, featuring its annual community hot dog roast and art and music fest. http://www.dnronline.com/artsandentertainment_details.php?AID=38962&CHID=5&sub=Escape