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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.
Friday, Oct. 20
8 p.m. – Play, “Best of the West, ” admission is $10 for adults and senior citizens age 65 and over payable by cash or check at the door, cadets and children age 6 and under are admitted free of charge, 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 friendsofbrushyhills@ gmail.com; 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.
2 to 4 p.m. – Program, author Lynn Coffey to discuss her work documenting oral histories in Virginia, sponsored by the Paxton House Historical Society. Paxton House in Glen Maury Park.
3 to 5 p.m. – Trunk or Treat, sponsored by the Effinger community churches, field across from the Effinger Volunteer Fire Department.
4:30 to 7 p.m. - Harvest dinner, Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department, with a raffle drawing at 6 p.m.
5 p.m. – Spaghetti supper, Collierstown United Methodist Church.
8 p.m. – Play, “Best of the West,” Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Sunday, Oct. 22
1 p.m. ‒ Program on the history of Rockbridge Baths and potluck dinner, Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
2 p.m. – Play, “Best of the West,” Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI.
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 p.m. - Halloween cakewalk and raffle, live band, food, raffle prizes, kids in costume, fundraiser for Natural Bridge Ruritan Club, at the Natural Bridge firehouse; doors open at 5.
6 to 8 p.m. – Trunk or Treat , Locher Pavilion, Glasgow, bring a nonperishable 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.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
3:30 to 5 p.m. – Downtown Lexington trick or treating, featuring live performances from Halestone Dance Studio and Rockbridge Ballet, sponsored by Main Street Lexington.
4 to 6 p.m. – Spooktacular , sponsored by Main Street Buena Vista, downtown Buena Vista.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
10:30 a.m. – Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club, at Lexington Country Club; for details, visit www.lexvanewcomers. org.
6:30 p.m. - Mustaches for Kids Blue Ridge launch party at Devils Backbone Outpost, fundraiser for Blue Ridge CASA; for registration and information, go to m4kblueridge.org.
Mondays
9 a.m. – Exercise class, led by Tommy Miller with Rockbridge Area YMCA, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Food pantry, Stone Church of the Brethren, 2164 Forest Ave., Buena Vista; call 261-6946 to make appointment to pick up food; pantry open same hours Tuesday through Friday.
12:30 p.m. - Bridge Club of Lexington, open to all, Lexington Golf and Country Club; call ahead for a partner or further information, (540) 460-5474.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – RARA Neighborhood Grocery, in-person, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.”
6 p.m. – Dinner at The Community Table, Piovano building, Lexington.
Tuesdays
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Visit by Virginia Department of Veterans Services benefits representative, at VFW Post 1499, second Tuesday of each month; by appointment only, call (434) 582-5102.
2 to 3 p.m. – Gospel Way pantry, drive-thru model, 109 Henry St., Lexington.
4 p.m. – Youth program, Pokemon, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington.
Wednesdays
8-9 a.m. - Glasgow-Natural Bridge Men’s Prayer Breakfast, every other Wednesday at Faith Baptist Church, 15 Faith Baptist Circle, Arnolds Valley Road, Natural Bridge Station, open to all and non-denominational, breakfast will be served; for more information, call Lannie Ballard at 291-2538.
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Lexington Farmers Market, McCrums parking lot.
10 a.m. – Baby and toddler storytime, Rockbridge Regional Library; followed by preschool storytime at 10:30 a.m.
10:30 am unless otherwise posted. Greater Lexington Newcomers Club. New* to the area? Monthly meetings are held at Lexington Country Club on the first Wednesday of each month excluding July, August and December. (*New: a local resident for less than five years may join) For more information, see www.lexvanewcomers.org 10 to 11:30 a.m. ‒ Greater Lexington Newcomers’ Club, monthly meetings are held at the Lexington Golf & Country Club, meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month excluding July and August; for more information, see www.lexvanewcomers. org.
Noon – Lunch at The Community Table, Piovano Building, Lexington.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – “RARA Neighborhood Grocery,” in-person, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.”
4 p.m. – Youth program, Makers Club, ages 6 and up, Rockbridge Regional Library.
4 to 6 p.m. – Bridge To Hope Pantry, 906 Magnolia Ave., Buena Vista.
7 p.m. – Yoga class, led by Karen Stanley of Center of Gravity Yoga and Pilates Studio, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths.
Thursdays
9 to noon – (every third Thursday) Natural Bridge/Glasgow food pantry.
10 a.m. – Baby and toddler storytime, Rockbridge Regional Library; followed by preschool storytime at 10:30 a.m.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – RARA Neighborhood Grocery, in-person, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.
4 p.m. – Youth program, Improv Club, Rockbridge Regional Library.
6 p.m. – “Community Café on Magnolia,” free meals offered by Bridge to Hope, 906 Magnolia Ave. (second Thursday of each month only)
Fridays
8:30 a.m. – Informal yoga, led by Lee Felty and Lane Norris, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Glasgow Farmers Market, avilion.
Saturdays
8 to 10 a.m. – Community Veteran Appreciation Breakfast, every third Saturday, free to veterans, $5 for other adults and $3 for kids meals, American Legion Post 126, Buena Vista.
9 to 11 a.m. (first, second and fourth Saturdays) - Natural Bridge/Glasgow pantry, 735 Mc-Cullough St., Glasgow.
9 to noon – (first and third Saturdays) Community Closet at Christ Episcopal Church, 2262 Walnut Ave., Buena Vista; call 461-1299 for more information.
9 a.m. to noon – Clothes closet at First Baptist Church, every third Saturday of the month; call 4634854 for more information.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Glasgow Farmers Market, pavilion.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Fairfield Farmers Market, parking lot of Quality Fleet Maintenance, first and third Saturdays.
9:30 a.m. – (second Saturdays) Rockbridge Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Piovano building; call (540) 357-0608 or visit www.RPOG. org.
10 a.m. to noon – RARA Neighborhood Grocery, in-person, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.
10 a.m. to noon (second Saturday of the month), Rockbridge Animal Alliance Pet Food Pantry at RARA, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - AARP Tax Aide, free tax help, Maury River Senior Center, through April 15, by appointment, call (540) 4604025.
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Lexington Al-Anon Family Group, offering a weekly respite for those dealing with the effects of friends or family members with alcohol or other substance abuse disorders. Al-Anon, an anonymous fellowship, provides courage, strength, and hope for those living or who have lived with those kinds of issues and problems. Weekly hybrid meetings (in-person and Zoom) top floor of the Grace Episcopal Church. More details or other information available from lexingtonfamilygroup@ gmail.com.
Editor’s note: The above events are taking place every week in the Rockbridge area. If your group has restarted weekly activities, send us an email with the information, to editor@thenews-gazette. com.
