Wednesday, March 26
Noon to 4 p.m. - Rockbridge SPCA rabies clinic, vaccines administered by Dr. Allen Strecker, $6 each, cash only, appointments must be made in person at the shelter.
5 p.m. – Lecture, “Go to the People: Ethics and Access of Street Medicine,” Jim Withers, founder of the Street Medicine Institute, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
Thursday, March 27
Noon to 4 p.m. - Rockbridge SPCA rabies clinic, vaccines administered by Dr. Michelle Schenley, $6 each, cash only, appointments must be made in person at the shelter.
4:30 p.m. – Lecture, Tom Barkin, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
6 p.m. – Relay for Life of Rockbridge County 2025 recruitment kickoff meeting, Gina’s Trattoria, Lexington.
Friday, March 28
Noon – “ Strings in Spring,” Maury River Senior Services Spring Concert; call (540) 2617474 for more information.
7:30 p.m. ‒ Play, “Murder on the Nile,” presented by The VMI Community Theatre, Gillis Theatre, Marshall Hall, VMI; admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens 65 and older.
Saturday, March 29
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Spring Bazaar, sponsored by Sam Houston Ruritan Club, at the barn, 1260 Valley Pike.
10 a.m. - Rockbridge Camera Club photo walk , Roaring Run day use area parking lot, 450 Roaring Run Road, Eagle Rock; visitors welcome.
11 a.m. – Barbecue chicken sale, halves, $7, dinners with green beans, homemade potato salad and roll, $11, Buena Vista Fire Department.
7:30 p.m. ‒ Play, “Murder on the Nile,” presented by The VMI Community Theatre, Gillis Theatre, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Sunday, March 30
2 p.m. -- Rockbridge Historical Society program, “The Kerrs Creek Raids: Life and Death on the Rockbridge Frontier,” New Monmouth Presbyterian Church; followed by tour of McKee Cemetery.
2 p.m. ‒ Play, “Murder on the Nile,” presented by The VMI Community Theatre, Gillis Theatre, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Tuesday, April 1
10:30 a.m. – Meeting, La Leche League, Canterbury Room, Grace Episcopal Church; for information or directions, call or text (540) 460-3966.
7:30 p.m. – Spring concert, Rockbridge Youth Chorale
, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
Wednesday, April 2 5:30 p.m. Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club, at Lexington Country Club, speaker will be Dwayne Yancy, founding editor of Cardinal News, talking about Rockbridge County demographics; for more information, visit www.lexvanewcomers.org.
Thursday, April 3
7 p.m. – Bingo, Buena Vista Fire Department, doors open at 5:15, early bird bingo starts at 6:30, food will be sold.
Friday, April 4
5 to 7 p.m. –Opening reception,
member Mariam Todd’s show “Heart of Boxerwood,” Artists in Cahoots, Lexington
Saturday, April 5
8 a.m. to noon - Happy Spring Market, American Legion building, Buena Vista.
10 a.m. to noon – Volunteer training session, Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center , 662 Mount Atlas Road; call Carol Branscome, (540) 461-1512, for more information.
1 to 5 p.m. ‒ Rockbridge Bull & Oyster Fest, a fundraiser for RockbridgeArea Health Center, Virginia Horse Center; tickets are on sale now and include food, live entertainment, and one beverage ticket; for tickets and information, visit www.RockAHC.
org.
3 to 6 p.m. – Spring festival, Rockbridge Christian Academy, 21 Snowy Egret Lane, Lexington; for further information, call the school office at (540) 4635456.
Monday, April 7
7 p.m. – National Theatre Live broadcast of “Frankenstein,” Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
Friday, April 11
4 p.m. – Keynote address for 20th annual Tom Wolfe Weekend given by author Jayne Anne Phillips, followed by a Q&A session and book signing, University Chapel, W&L; contact lifelong@ wlu.edu to request ac-cess to the livestream.
Saturday, April 12
6 a.m. – Remote Area Medical two-day clinic, Rockbridge County High School; to volunteer or donate, call (865) 579-1530; patients taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tuesday, April 15
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington. Visitors welcome.
Saturday, April 19
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Rockbridge Church Easter Festival,
featuring over 10,000 eggs with age separated egg hunts, face painting, tattoos, games, petting zoo, food truck, inflatables, all free except for the food truck, Brewbaker Field.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Thunder BRidge open studios at former Natural Bridge Juvenile Correction Center, with 16 resident artist studios and several guest artists, food and drinks available.
Friday, April 25
11 a.m. to noon - Arbor Day tree planting by city of Lexington, Oak Grove Cemetery.
Saturday, April 26
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Artapalooza, downtown Buena Vista.
11 a.m. – Barbecue chicken sale, halves, $7, dinners with green beans, homemade potato salad and roll, $11, Buena Vista Fire Department.
Thursday, May 1
7 p.m. – Bingo, Buena Vista Fire Department, doors open at 5:15, early bird bingo starts at 6:30, food will be sold.
Saturday, May 3
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Historic Garden Week tour, featuring five homes in downtown Lexington, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Garden Club; tickets available in advance at VAGardenWeek.org.
