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Wednesday, April 19
2 to 6 p.m. – Open house for those interested in learning about Valley Program for Aging Services Goshen Café , Goshen Library. 6 to 7 p.m. –
Free community meal , presented by the new Portable Area Community Table initiative, Goshen firehouse. 7 p.m. – Zoom seminar on Lexington’s Green Infrastructure Plan, presented by Rockbridge Conservation; register at www.rockbridgeconservation. org.
Thursday, April 20
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Program, for crochet enthusiasts, sponsored by Rockbridge Regional Library, in the Piovano Room.
7:45 p.m. – Documentary, “Our Promise: 100 Years of the American Battle Monuments Commission,” followed by Q&A with Robert J. Dalessandro, deputy secretary of ABMC, Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Day ‒ Intercollegiate Dressage Association National Championship, continues through Sunday, April 23, free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
Friday, April 21
Day ‒ UPHA Chapter 18 Old Dominion Classic Horse Show, continues through Saturday, April 22, free parking and admission, East Complex/Reel Arena, Virginia Horse Center.
7:30 p.m. – Play, George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan,” Performing Arts Center, SVU; for more information, send email to theatre@ svu.edu.
Saturday, April 22
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Open house and expo highlighting emerging opportunities in agriculture and local entrepreneurship, Virginia Innovation Accelerator, 245 W. 21st St., Buena Vista.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Historic Garden Week tour in Lexington ; online tickets are available at www.vagardenweek. org; tickets $25 in advance or $35 day of tour, with tickets sold at the Lexington Visitor Center.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Devan Day at Boxerwood, sponsored by Friends of Devan Malore; for more information and weather updates, go to Devan Day 2023 on Facebook.
11 a.m. – Barbecue chicken sale, $6 per half, a drive-thru event, Raphine Volunteer Fire Department; preorder by calling the firehouse at (540) 377-2888.
1 to 3 p.m. – Drive-thru rabies clinic, $10 cash only, to be donated to Glasgow First Aid, held in conjunction with Natural Bridge Animal Hospital, at the first aid building.
6 p.m. – Cakewalk , fundraiser for Glasgow Life Saving Crew, at the first aid building; concessions available.
7:30 p.m. – Play, George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan,” Performing Arts Center, SVU.
Sunday, April 23
1 p.m. – Friends of the Chessie Trail Kids Fun Run, to register or volunteer, send email to chessietrail@gmail. com.
7 p.m. - Rockbridge Chorus Spring Concert, Lexington Presbyterian Church; tickets available at www.rcs.org or at the door; doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26
Day - Virginia Festival of Champions Lexington Spring Premier, continues through Sunday, April 30, free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
6 to 7 p.m. – Free community meal, presented by the new Portable Area Community Table initiative, Natural Bridge firehouse.
Thursday, April 27
5 p.m. – Dr. Kip Armstrong to speak about his father William Howard Armstrong’s young adult novel “Sounder,” Virginia Horse Center.
Friday, April 28
6 to 10 p.m. – Hilltop Arts Festival, presented by the Music, Art and Theatre programs at Southern Virginia University.
Saturday, April 29
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Spring bazaar, Mount Olivet United Methodist Church.
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Native Tree Giveaway, Little Bluestem Nursery selling native plant plugs, sponsored by Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners and Native Plant Society, Tractor Supply parking lot.
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. – Hilltop Arts Festival, presented by the Music, Art and Theatre programs at Southern Virginia University.
4 to 7 p.m. – RARA’s 50 th
anniversary celebration, with local food, live music, kid friendly entertainment and information about RARA’s programs, RARA building, 250 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.
6 p.m. – All ages prom, Rockbridge Baths Fire Department; RSVP by sending email to [email protected].
6 p.m. – Guns and Hoses benefit softball game , between Buena Vista Fire-Rescue and law enforcement community, Secrist Field, Glen Maury Park.
Sunday, April 30
3 p.m. - Rockbridge Historical Society program, “The Vital Dead: Making Meaning, Identity, and Community in Rockbridge Cemeteries,” by W&L professor Alison Bell, with guided cemetery walk to follow, Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Tuesday, May 2
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ‒ Hoagie sale, sponsored by the Buena Vista Rescue Squad, special orders taken in advance; for advance orders, call (540) 261-2068 or (540) 570-2068; on the day of the sale, call (540) 261-1719 or (540) 2612971.
Saturday, May 6
Day – Lexington Road and River Relay, presented by the Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club.
9 a.m. – Cave Mountain lake’s annual Kids Fishing Day, hosted by the USDA Forest Service in partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources; for more information, call the Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts at (540) 291-2188.
8:30 a.m. to noon - Valley of Virginia Herb Guild Herb Sale at Hopkins Green, to help support herbal education projects, the Davidson Park herb garden, and other projects, herbs of all varieties available with advice on growing and using them, rain or shine.
Saturday, May 13
10: 30 a.m. - Free program, “Invasive Plants” with Natali Walker from Blue Ridge PRISM, Dunlap Auditorium at Lexington Presbyterian Church; houseplants, native, and non-invasive plants for sale at this program, presented by the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners.
Sunday, May 14
3 p.m. – Faculty recital, “Anima E. Grazia, A Romantic Bouquet” featuring Julia Goudimova and Anna Billias, Wilson Concert Hall.
Sunday, May 21
2 to 4 p.m., Paxton House, Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista Women’s Club 100th anniversary celebration, open house, public invited.
