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About Newport, VA

Newport is an unincorporated community located in the New River Valley of southwest Virginia. Nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains near Blacksburg, the fall season is a great time to come whiteness the colorful foliage. Nearby Virginia Tech offers a world class college education and one of the nation's top Football programs. Among the notable businesses in Newport are The Huffman House At Creekside Farm B & B and Flying Fur

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Program Offering and Enrollment

Upon opening in the 2015-2016 school year, Mayapple will offer a preschool program for children ages 2.5 -6. Designed around our mission and values, this multi-disciplinary program includes hands-on experiences in maths, literacy, outdoor and nature education, art and music, fine and gross motor skills, social and emotional awareness, and practical life skills. At Mayapple, your child will have access to a  creative and playful learning environment and curriculum, experienced and qualified teachers, and a low student: teacher ratio. Enrollment Enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year is now OPEN! Our physical location is now confirmed. Our preschool will be located in the Newport Recreation Center at 434 Blue Grass Trail, Newport, VA. Join our e-mail list, and you’ll be the first to know when we open enrollment (even before we announce it on our website). All children must be fully self-toileting and be between the ages of 2.5-6 years in order to be accepted into our program.

The studio

Stafford At Glass is new to the New River Valley, but has been in business for over 12 years.  The business began as Stafford Glass in northern Virginia.  I moved back to the NRV and was able to locate a GREAT building located just of route 460 at mile marker 108 just around the corner from Newport.  The studio has a gallery where the public is welcome to shop for truly one of a kind gifts ranging from ornaments and sun catchers to larger pieces like platters and bowls that are so beautiful most people use them as objects of art.  The studio allows people with the opportunity to see glass being blown.  Visits to the studio are free and open to the public, although its a good idea to call ahead to see if I will be blowing on the day you wish to visit (there are a few days each week where the furnace is being filled with the raw materials to make glass so it pays to call ahead if you are in the mood for a demo).   The award winning glass is designed by owner and founder Parker Stafford whose work has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and abroad.  Parker's work has appeared in catalogs and has been sold through finer galleries and at art fairs and festivals of fine handmade craft.    Prices for the work range from $14.00 to over $1400.00.  Parker's design work covers a broad spectrum.  Parker is the designer of the well known and very popular Andromeda Geode (depicting a galaxy suspended in a stone like piece of glass), the Inscape Series, the Phoenix Series, and the Nautilus as well as others.  See the web site: http://www.staffordartglass.com