The Final Movement: Summer at Garth Newel

 

As the summer concert season enters its final weeks, Garth Newel Music Center isn’t slowing down. I sat down with Executive Director Steve Wogaman to talk about what’s still ahead—from intimate performances to signature meals—and how this season reflects Garth Newel’s deeper mission.

We also explored the role of leadership in the arts, the value of showing up year after year, and what it means to help steward a place that brings world-class music to the mountains.

🎶 Whether you’re a longtime supporter or thinking about your first visit, this conversation offers a look at the rhythm behind the music.

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Danny Cardwell

Danny is the Station Coordinator for WCHG, and the host of our gospel and country hours on Wednesdays 10:00 am to noon. He and his wife Renee Cardwell live with a spoiled dog (Toddie) in Hot Springs. Danny is a Deacon at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Hot Springs. He operates Thoughtwrestler.blogspot.com and is a site administrator and featured writer for the website Dagblog.com. He has been a frequent contributor to The Hal Ginsberg Morning Show, All Politics Are Local, and Politics Done Right. Danny has tutored, lectured, and mentored at risk youth in churches, group homes, and inside the Virginia Department Corrections. He serves on the board of directors for Preservation Bath and chairs the Bath Community Hospital Patient Advisory board. danny@amrmail.org

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