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Bridgewater
Current
Volume 44, Number 1 January 2022
Sipe Center 2022 Season
We are thrilled to announce the 2022 season at Sipe Center! This
year’s season of 16 live performers features a little bit of everything,
including some of the best performing arts groups from
Virginia. Animals, comedy, ice skating, an acrobat, a string quartet,
dancing, musicals and more are all coming to Sipe Center this year!
The season begins on January 22 with local country and bluegrass
sensation Spencer Hatcher. You may recognize his name from the
“Mountain Dew Major Melon” commercial. The Richmond Symphony,
Barter Theatre, Geoff Marsh and Claves Unidos are also some of
Virginia’s most talented performers coming to Sipe Center this year.
Sipe Center is proud to announce our 2022 Signature Event is a
speaking engagement with Frank Beamer, legendary Virginia Tech
football coach. Coach Beamer will talk about football and developing
leadership.
Tickets are available for purchase online, over the phone or in
person during box office hours (Thursday-Sunday from 3:00-8:00
p.m.). Tickets can be purchased over the phone Monday through Check out the Performance Guide to see
Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by calling B-Connected at (540) 908- everything scheduled at Sipe Center in 2022!
4212, or by calling the Sipe Center Box office at (540) 908-4208 during
box office hours.
The easiest way to purchase tickets is online via our website. Just scan the QR code here to go
directly to our ticketing website! Also, we are offering a “Pick Any Package” promotion again this
year. Here are the details:
Purchase tickets to five or more live performances and you will receive a 10% discount!
The tickets have to be purchased at the same time, and must be for 5 different events.
Just give us a call or stop by the box office and mention you’re interested in the “Pick Any Package” deal.
If you require any assistance with ticket purchases or have any questions about upcoming shows, please call or
stop by the box office. We look forward to seeing you at Sipe Center in 2022!
Charter Day
Join us to celebrate Charter Day at Sipe Center on Monday, February 7 at 7:00 p.m. This fun
evening will commemorate the founding of Bridgewater, the charter for which was enacted on
February 7, 1835. Enjoy a short video honoring our history and participate in a Bridgewater trivia
contest. There will be prizes worth up to $250 for the trivia contest winners, and numerous door
prizes for viewers! Desserts and concessions will be available. Come out and enjoy this great
community event!
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Ice Skating at Gen Park
Ice skating has been very busy at Generations Park! Here’s some info you should know:
Each ice skating session will last 1.5 hours, with a 30-minute period between ice skating
sessions. A maximum of 60 skaters are allowed to skate during each skating session.
B-Rec members can get their free skate session tickets during our normal hours of operation
(see below) at Generations Park, or by calling (540) 908-4212 or (540) 908-3799 to reserve ice skating sessions
over the phone. We will also have 15 tickets available starting 15 minutes before the beginning of every session
on a first come, first served basis at the window for B-Rec members or the general public.
Tickets are required for ice skating - they can be purchased online through ThunderTix at
bridgewater.town - or click the QR code to go directly to ThunderTix.
Ice Skating Lessons 2021-2022 Ice Skating Schedule
Sign up for group, private or Date Hours
semi-private lessons with Ice Monday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Skating Instructor, Ashleigh Welch. Tuesday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Group lessons will be offered on Wednesday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays between Thursday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
3:00-5:00 p.m. and private lessons Friday 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
will be throughout the week. Please Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
contact Ashleigh for pricing and to
Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
register at bridgewater.ice@gmail.com or
(434) 459-1164. Skating & skate rentals are FREE for Town residents
(Please show your B-Rec card for free admission.)
Non-resident skate times are $5 and skate rentals are $4.
January Tennis Clinics Our phone number at Gen Park is (540) 908-3799.
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We are pleased to offer tennis clinics at the Doug
Will Tennis Center. This month, we are offering
group tennis lessons for elementary and middle
school-aged children. The elementary school clinics
will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on
January 11, and the middle school clinics will be held
on Wednesdays and Fridays starting on January 12.
Tuesday,
Karen Clark, varsity girls tennis coach at Turner
Ashby High School, will lead the clinics. She is February 8
greatly assisted by current and former girls and boys
varsity tennis players.
The cost is $60 for Town residents and $65 for
non-Town residents. For more information about
the January clinic and to register online, please visit
bridgewater.town. Arey Assembly Hall - Sign up here:
January 2022 Bridgewater Current Page 3
Y:Jay’s Column About Policy Sandy Bottom Recycle Center
Undergrounding
Residents can bring their own, pre-sorted, recyclable
We haven’t buried our Main Street materials to the Recycle Center at Sandy Bottom Park.
undergrounding project, but we have set it aside for Residents will need to present a proof of residency (B-
a while. The project would have removed overhead Rec card or Driver’s License). Then the items will need
utilities from Mt. Crawford Avenue to Green Street, to be placed into the appropriately labeled container. A
while also replacing some ancient water and sewer staff member will be on site to provide assistance.
lines. It would have been a transformational project, Sandy Bottom Recycle Center Hours of Operation:
and we really wanted to take it on. So why did we
decide to put it aside? It was just too costly and Wednesday-Friday:
would have created too much inconvenience. 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Looking first at the cost issue, we noted that Saturday:
even good things can be too expensive, so we had to 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
set a maximum price for undergrounding. Using a Materials accepted in marked bins:
“discount rate” and the monthly benefit perceived
by dozens of random volunteers, we set our upper, #1, #2, and #5 Plastics
upper price at $2 million. As soon as we received Glass
the plans from the engineer—Dominion’s design Aluminum beverage cans
work wasn’t good enough for actual construction— Plastic bags and printer cartridges
Computer hard drives, SSD’s flash drive, phones
and chipped credit cards (HIPAA compliant
“Our view was that closing Main Street for destruction)
eight months would have been too much of a Steel and bi-metal cans
sacrifice for businesses in the area.” Office paper (Shredded or White)
Cardboard, newspaper, and magazines
Paper Shredding
we sought bids from contractors. We received one
bid—for $3.065 million. While we could have Questions? Please call B-Connected at 908-4212.
arranged financing, it wouldn’t have been a good use
of your money.
Beyond the money, though, the project would MLK Day Celebration
have created some havoc. The contractor’s bid
required that we close Main Street for eight months!
The work to be done under the street was so
extensive that the contractor couldn’t keep a single
lane open without the cost rising still higher. Our
view was that closing Main Street for eight months
would have been too much of a sacrifice for
businesses in the area. Please understand that we
might have to close it sometime, but it won’t be
something we do lightly.
So what about undergrounding? The plans will
stay on our shelf until something changes. Costs Bridgewater College is marking Dr. Martin Luther
may be lower once the trillions of dollars of federal King Jr. Day with a number of events, including a
aid dry up. Our need might be greater if our water march from Oakdale Park to the college
or sewer pipes develop problems. Another campus beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday,
contractor might find a way to keep Main Street January 17. For more information, scan this
open during construction. We’ll be keeping our QR code to read our post on Bridgewater
powder dry. Buzz News.
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Upcoming Films at Sipe Center Municipal Calendar & Events
Dune (PG-13) January 11 ............... Town Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
February 7 .................................................... Charter Day
Thursday, Jan. 6: 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7: 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 8: 4 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 9: 2 & 5:30 p.m.
Status Updates
Clifford the Big Red Dog (PG) Look here each month for updates on some
Thursday, Jan. 13: 6:30 p.m. of our construction projects. For a full
Friday, Jan. 14: 6:30 p.m. description of any of these projects, follow this
Saturday, Jan. 15: 4 & 7:00 p.m. QR code:
Sunday, Jan. 16: 2 & 5:30 p.m. Project Status
King Richard (PG-13) DORM Contract awarded; work started
Thursday, Jan. 20: 6:30 p.m. on some Main Street entrances.
Friday, Jan. 21: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 23: 2:00 & 5:30 p.m. Gen Oak Connector Currently working on acquiring
easements.
Sign up to receive the bridgewater.buzz
and receive free popcorn for this show! Riverwalk Phase II VDOT will complete 75% plan
(Coupon will be emailed on Jan. 20) review by the end of January.
West Side Story (PG-13) Barbee St. Water Line Construction set to begin in
week
of January
late January.10.
Thursday, Jan. 27: 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28: 6:30 p.m. Millview Berm Town Engineer reviewing
Saturday, Jan. 29: 4 & 7:30 p.m. conceptual plans.
Sunday, Jan. 30: 2 & 5:30 p.m.
Southwestern Water Town Engineer planning the
Trunk path of the water line.
$5 for all movies
www.sipecenter.com SWaT Meter Work will begin the week of
Replacement January 17.
Articles in this publication are compiled and edited by Town staff. For information, please call B-Connected at 908-4212.
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