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Wednesday, Oct. 11
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Rockbridge Area Heath Center mobile dental clinic , old Goshen Public Library.
6:30 p.m. – Debate,
“Do Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Do More Harm Than Good in Higher Education and Should They Be Abolished?” Stackhouse Theater, W&L.
Thursday, Oct. 12
5:30 p.m. – Talk, Molly Guptill Manning to lecture about George C. Marshall’s revitalization of unit based troop journalists in World War II, a book signing and reception will follow the lecture, Marshall Foundation building.
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Northern Rockbridge Art Guild, at the studio of John Mason; for information, call Paula Zimmerman, (540) 348-6999.
Friday, Oct. 13
5:30 p.m. – Auditions for “The Importance of Being Ernest,” to be performed by the Blue Forest Theater Academy, Paxton House, Glen Maury Park.
Saturday, Oct. 14
Day - House Mountain Horse Show (hunter/jumper), free admission, Virginia Horse Center, continues through Sunday.
8:30 a.m. – Birding on the Chessie Nature Trail with members of the Rockbridge Bird Club, meet in the parking lot at the Buena Vista trailhead on Stuartsburg Road.
9 a.m. - Rockbridge Baths trash cleanup, volunteers should meet at the Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Mountain Day festival, downtown Buena Vista.
3 to 4:30 p.m. – Spectacle 2023: A Wild Notion, a 90-minute show featuring original songs composed by Boxerwood campers and performed by the Rockbridge Youth Chorale alongside Boxerwood puppeteers and Halestone dancers, in the Boxerwood field; tickets are available at boxerwood.org/ spectacle; performance repeats Sunday from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 15
3 p.m. – Performance, The Bill Hoffman Jazztet, benefit for Jacqueline Pleasants Scholarship Fund, Lylburn Downing Middle School.
Monday, Oct. 16
11 a.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Retired Teachers, Holiday Inn Express, followed by a lunch at noon; for more information, call Jean Reynolds at (540) 463-5350.
Tuesday, October 17
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Rockbridge Area Heath Center mobile dental clinic, Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Lexington Farmer’s Market Squash and Pumpkin Fest, McCrum’s Parking Lot, Jefferson Street.
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Rockbridge Area Heath Center mobile dental clinic, Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Vaccine clinic, both flu and COVID shots available, presented by the Rockbridge Baths Community Organization in partnership with the Rockbridge Area Health Center, register by calling (540) 464-8700, ext. 7110, by Friday, Oct. 13, no walk-ins allowed, Rockbridge Baths Fire Department.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
7:45 p.m. – Talk by Benjamin Anthony, co-founder and chief executive officer of the New York-based MirYam Institute, Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Saturday, Oct. 21
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Fall Festival at Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church, with apple butter, Brunswick stew, yard sale items and music.
10 a.m. to noon – Inaugural Brushy Hills “Tree Loop” tour using QR code technology to access web information about 25 tagged trees along a half-mile loop, Brushy Hills Preserve, 1010 Union Run Road; afternoon tour offered from 1:30 to 3:30; limited to 20 per walk, register at [email protected]; rain date Oct. 22, same times.
10: 30 a.m. – Talk, “Growing Native Plants from Seed,” by Will Shaw of the Jefferson Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, co-sponsored by the VNPS Upper James River Chapter, Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners and the Rockbridge Regional Library, small selection of native plants for sale, at RARA Community Room, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.
3 to 5 p.m. – Trunk or Treat, sponsored by the Effinger community churches, field across from the Effinger Volunteer Fire Department.
5 p.m. – Spaghetti supper, Collierstown United Methodist Church.
Sunday, Oct. 22
1 p.m. ‒ Program on the history of Rockbridge Baths and potluck dinner, Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
3 p.m. – Hymn sign to benefit maintenance of the Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
Friday, Oct. 27
1 p.m. – Presentation, “The Architectural Styles of Lexington and Rockbridge County on the Eve of the Civil War,” by Dan Pezzoni, at the Rockbridge Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting, the Piovano Room of the Rockbridge Regional Library; guests are welcome; for more information, call (540) 464-1073.
Saturday, Oct. 28
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Rockbridge Baths Volunteer Fire Department’s Fall Arts & Crafts
Festival , RBVFD firehouse.
1 to 5 p.m. –
Goshen Fall Festival, at the Goshen First Aid field.
1 to 5 p.m. – Communitywide fall festival, trunk or treat, bounce houses, games, live music, food vendors, arts and crafts, Faith Mountain Baptist Church.
4 to 6 p.m. – National Honor Society Halloween Fair, featuring trick-or-treating, haunted hallway and games, for children ages 1 through 12, all proceeds will benefit the Rockbridge Christmas Baskets program, RCHS; admission is $5, game tickets are $5 for 10 tickets.
6 to 8 p.m. – TrunkorTreat , Locher Pavilion, Glasgow, bring a non-perishable (non-expired) food item for a ticket to receive a slice of pizza, chips, drink and s’mores, trunk participants arrive no later than 5:30 p.m., a prize will be awarded for best decorated trunk.
7 p.m. – The Chamber Music Society of Lexington presents “Music of the Southern Hemisphere,” works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Daisy Fragoso, Roberto Sierra, Miguel del Águila, Leo Brouwer, and Cory Blake, at Grace Episcopal Church.
Sunday, Oct. 29
Noon to 2 p.m. – Second annual Fall Festival at Union Baptist Church in Glasgow , featuring a car show, petting zoo, games and food.
Saturday, Nov. 4
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Chessie Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 26.2 Relay, sponsored by Friends Of The Chessie Trail with all proceeds to be used for trail improvements; walkers welcome in 5K, 10K and half races; for more information and to register, go to www.runthechessie.org.
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Church dinner, Collierstown Presbyterian Church.
7 p.m. – The Chamber Music Society of Lexington presents a concert by international clarinet trio Deutsch-Amerikanisches Klarinettentrio: Dr. Mark Gallagher, Jeffery Boehmer, and Hendrik Wüster, at Grace Episcopal Church.
Sunday, Nov 5
2 to 4 p.m. – Annual meeting, Rockbridge Conservation , at RARA’s Piovano Building; preceding the meeting at 1 p.m. will be optional activities, including a potluck dinner, awards, raffle and silent auction; free and open to the public.
Saturday, Nov. 11
10 a.m. - Veterans Day Ceremony to honor all who have served or who are serving in all branches of the military, hosted by the Lexington Woman’s Club in the sanctuary of Lexington Presbyterian Church, Main Street.
