https://www.themadcon.com/schedule daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.themadcon.com/schedule/traciwile monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6973c7ecba39cc33950db1ad/28132669-7532-4e62-ab5e-0a49ad41a908/presenters%28Pics%29_traci_trans.png Schedule - Session 7: Traci Wile // architect designer - 4:30p-6p // location: MADcon HQ 110 W. Beverley St. Staunton, VA Traci Wile Traci Wile is a community organizer, artist, educator, and architectural designer whose work centers on inclusive, participatory design. She is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at James Madison University, where she invites students to understand architecture as a catalyst for change—one rooted in dialogue, equity, and environmental stewardship. She lives in Staunton with her favorite human and two fur babies, Phoebe and Lula. https://www.themadcon.com/schedule/heifetz monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6973c7ecba39cc33950db1ad/3e2cee90-7f28-4005-be74-3ffb3ad5a26d/presenters%28Pics%29.png Schedule - Session 8: Heifetz Chamber music @ Queen City Bistro - 6:00p-7:30p // location: Queen City Bistro, 23 E Beverley St, Staunton, VA Danielle Wiebe Burke is a Mexican-Canadian violist who began her musical studies on violin at an early age. At 15, she discovered her love for the viola, performing her solo debut with the Calgary Civic Symphony the following year. A prize-winning finalist in the 15th Sphinx Competition and in the Yale Concerto Competition, she has performed as a soloist throughout Europe and North America, most recently as a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition. Wiebe is a distinguished chamber musician. Her past festival appearances include Chamberfest Dubuque, where she was a guest artist, Wintergreen Music Festival, Staunton Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, and Yellowbarn Music Festival. Among her past chamber collaborators are members of the Brentano, Borromeo, and Takacs quartets, and soloists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Emmanuel Ax, Donald Weilerstein, Roger Tapping, and Gil Shaham. She has premiered works by Tracy Rush, Christopher Luna Mega, Ethan Braun, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson. She holds the John C. Jamison Principal Viola Chair in the Williamsburg Symphony. A former student of Kim Kashkashian and Ettore Causa, she has a Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory and both Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. 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A few of the partners we've enjoyed working with over the years include VPM (Virginia's home for public media), the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge, the Heifetz International Music Institute, the Washington Post, and many more. https://www.themadcon.com/schedule/sunspotsstudios monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6973c7ecba39cc33950db1ad/b9c62088-17dc-4403-b004-d1825ff5278b/presenters%28Pics%29_web.png Schedule - Session 6: Sunspots Studios // GLASSBLOWING DEMO & SUNSPOTS History of reinvention - 4:30p-6:00p // location: Sunspots Studio, 202 S Lewis St, Staunton, VA Sunspots Studios is more than just a gallery; it is a labor of love born in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Founded by the husband-and-wife team of Doug and Caroline Sheridan, the studio represents a decades-long evolution of craft, community, and family-owned spirit. Their journey is one of true reinvention. From 1975 to 1985 Doug sold copper designs at art and craft shows under the banner of Designs In Copper. https://www.themadcon.com/schedule/cjmetz monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6973c7ecba39cc33950db1ad/e4a98c66-7a44-4648-bd90-f160ac612b30/Presenter_%28trans%29-02-10.png Schedule - Session 5: CJ Metz // Music Studio Owner, Producer, Audio Engineer - Sill & Glade Cabin - 4:30p-6:00p // location: Queen City Music Studios, 16 W. Beverley St. Staunton, VA CJ Metz co-founded Sill & Glade Cabin, a destination recording studio in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where he works as the in-house engineer and producer. He’s been a songwriter and musician for 20+ years, fronting indie-rock band The Milestones before moving into audio engineering in 2018. 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