Dinner & Show: Bright Star the Musical
Venue: Draper Mercantile and Trading Company, Draper
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Food, Drink Specials, Arts & Theatre, Charity
Cost: $75.00
Description:
Draper Mercantile and Trading Company presents a Dinner & Show featuring "Bright Star the Musical" on Saturday, March 21, 2026 and Sunday, March 22, 2026 starting at 5:30 PM on both days.

Event Schedule:
• 4:30 PM: Doors open for the Silent Auction in the Taborri Room. Wine and beer will be available for purchase. Complimentary assorted pimento cheese appetizers will be served.
• 5:30 PM: Dinner seating begins. Amuse bouche, salad, and main course will be served.
• 7:00 PM: Performance of Bright Star begins. The dessert course will be served during intermission.

Bright Star is a bluegrass-infused musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Inspired by a true love story, it is a touching tale of love, loss, and redemption in the American South, spanning the 1920s and 1940s. The story follows Alice Murphy, a literary editor, and Billy Cane, a young soldier returning from WWII, whose lives intertwine to unearth a hidden past involving Alice's lost baby, leading to surprising reunions and revelations about family and hope.

This show is brought to you in partnership with Pawsitive Pawformance Theatricals, a local non-profit performance group. Proceeds from this performance will benefit the Humane Society of the New River Valley.

Dinner Menu:
• Amuse Bouche: Crostini topped with muscadine grape preserves, brie, and apple slices.
• Salad: Arugula salad with sweet potatoes and beets, dressed with a honey-lemon vinaigrette.
• Entrée: Bacon-wrapped Wagyu meatloaf (sourced from Back Creek Wagyu Farm in Dublin, Va.), served with collard greens and a rutabaga puree.
• Vegetarian Option: Roasted acorn squash filled with an apple-cranberry chutney, brown butter, and sage.
• Dessert: Cranberry-orange bread pudding with a scoop of Southern butter-pecan ice cream.
• Beverages: Coffee, tea, or soda will be served with the meal.

Tickets include early access to the silent auction, the 4-course chef's dinner and viewing of the Bright Star musical.

The cost is $75.00 per person and is non-refundable. Tax and 20% gratuity to be added to your bill at the end of the evening and is not included in $75.00 ticket price.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://tables.toasttab.com/the-village-table-3054-greenbriar-road/experience/bright-star-dinner-and-show?partySize=2&dateTime=2026-03-22T16:30:00.000-04:00.

Beer and wine will be available for additional purchase.

Doors open at 4:30 PM and the show begins at 5:30 PM.

Draper Mercantile and Trading Company is located at 3054 Greenbriar Road in Draper, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/MGhrmV3B/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://draperisfordreamers.com/events/upcoming/ or https://www.facebook.com/TheeDraperVillage/ or https://www.instagram.com/theedrapervillage/ or call 540-994-5659.