Wednesday, Aug. 23 Day - ERAHC Virginia Classic Open Dressage Horse Show, continues through Thursday, Aug. 24, free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
6 p.m. - Fraternal Order of Police Carnival, Camden Field Buena Vista.
Thursday, Aug. 24
6 p.m. - Fraternal Order of Police Carnival, music by Jason Hostetter, Camden Field, Buena Vista.
Friday, Aug. 25 Day - Virginia Young Horse Festival, continues through Sunday, Aug. 27, free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
Day - ERAHC’s Virginia Classic Andalusian Show, continues through Sunday, Aug. 27, free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
6 p.m. - Fraternal Order of Police Carnival, music by Dorsey Hostetter and the Tri-County Bluegrass Band, Camden Field, Buena Vista.
6:30 p.m. - Music in the Garden concert series, So Diverse,
Boxerwood.
Saturday, Aug. 26 Day - Sallie B. Wheeler USEF/USHJA Hunter Breed National Championships; free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Rockbridge Community Festival, downtown Lexington.
Noon - Barbecue chicken sale, halves or dinners, Effinger Volunteer Fire Department.
Sunday, Aug. 27 Day - Kym K. Smith USHHA Young Hunter Pony Championship, free parking and admission, Virginia Horse Center.
4 p.m. - Organ concert by William McCorkle, Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church, Steeles Tavern.
Monday, Aug. 28 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - American Red Cross blood drive, Grace Episcopal Church, 123 W. Washington St., Lexington, Jonathan Daniels Community Room, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767) or visit RedCrossBlood. org and enter: GECL to schedule an appointment.
Monday, Sept. 4 Day - Laborfest, Glen Mary Park, Buena Vista.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Truly Free Market, used items given away, at Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
11 a.m. to 2 p. m. - Pulled pork barbecue lunch, Rockbridge Baths Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser, at the firehouse.
Tuesday, Sept. 5
1 to 6 p.m. - Blood drive,
Lexington Baptist Church; call (800) 733-2767 or visit Red-CrossBlood.org and enter 257 to schedule an appointment.
Wednesday, Sept. 6
11 a.m. - Keynote speech for the academic convocation at Virginia Military Institute given by Peter Leyden, founder of Reinvent Futures, Cameron Hall.
Thursday, Sept. 7 Day - Rockbridge County Fair and Expo, Locher Pavilion, Glasgow.
Friday, Sept. 8
Day - Rockbridge County Fair and Expo, Locher Pavilion, Glasgow.
Saturday, Sept. 9 Day - Rockbridge County Fair and Expo, Locher Pavilion, Glasgow.
Friday, Sept. 15
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Veteran Support Golf Tournament sponsored by George C. Marshall Chapter of MOAA, at the Lexington Golf and Country Club; registration fee $100 per participant and includes greens fee, golf cart, refreshments on course, and buffet following the tournament; all participants encouraged to preregister through the pro shop at (540) 463-3542; sign-in/on-site registration begins at 11:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.; for more information call Bill Kozak, (540) 6002191.