Uniting Our Community Through Music Comes to Goochland High Feb. 28

A multi-choir celebration organized by the Second Union Rosenwald School Museum will bring student singers, church choirs and praise dancers together at Goochland High School to celebrate community and culture through music. The program promises a mix of choral performance, praise dancing and an on-site art sale intended to showcase local talent and raise community ties.

Listings for the event vary. An AllEvents listing gives the slot as Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., while Goochland County Schools and a local community post list Saturday, Feb. 22 (one post specifies 3 p.m.). Event promotional language repeats the theme as "UNITING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC," and Eventbrite copy invites people to "Join us in person for an amazing day filled with beats that bring us all together!" Organizers and the school have been asked to confirm the official date and start time; residents should verify the final schedule before attending.

The lineup assembled across public listings includes the Virginia State University Concert Choir, Goochland High School Concert Choir, Mineral Baptist Church Choir, the Goochland Music Workshop Choir and The Anointed Praise Dance Ministry. Minister Arterius Rollins is listed as MC, and Dr. Cavell Phillips is named on local postings. Eventbrite notes that professional art by Eugene Vango will be available for purchase and a community post references a silent auction as part of the program. Goochland High School communications describe the presentation as a "free musical event for the Goochland community."

Beyond the performances themselves, the event represents a small but meaningful piece of Goochland's cultural economy. Art sales and silent auctions can provide modest revenue for local artists and nonprofit stewards such as the Second Union Rosenwald School Museum, while a free public program lowers barriers to attendance and can increase foot traffic for nearby businesses. The museum's programming also ties into longer-term efforts to preserve local Black educational history: community material notes the Central High facility reopened portions of its historic building in 2018 after earlier closures and restorations dating back to desegregation in 1969.

Practical information gathered from listings locates the event at Goochland High School, 3250 River Road West, Goochland, VA 23063. For confirmation and questions, the school contact provided in event notices is Ms. Erinne Smitherman (esmitherman@glnd.k12.va.us), who serves as choral director for Goochland Middle and High School. Organizers and the museum are the final authority on the schedule, lineup and any fundraising details.

For Goochland residents the program is more than a concert: it is a public moment of cultural continuity and support for local musicians and institutions. Confirm the date with the contact above, and plan to attend to hear student and community choirs, see praise dancing, and support local art and the museum’s mission.