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Thursday, April 11 7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Cinderella,” Performing Arts Center, SVU; tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite with general admission $12 and senior tickets $10.
8 p.m. – University Jazz Ensemble winter concert , featuring RCHS Jazz Ensemble, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L; no tickets required.
Friday April 12 5:30 p.m. - Local mental health professionals gathering
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at Sky Bar in Lexington, contact Sarah Hagenbuch at Well+Being Counseling, (540) 212-4111, for more information.
7 to 9 p.m. ‒ Sunset and Stars Photography Workshop at Boxerwood with Brittany Klinger, free, registration required at boxerwood.org/events.
Saturday, April 13 8 a.m. – Birding at Boxerwood with members of the Rockbridge Bird Club, meet in the nature center parking lot. 9 to 11 a.m. ‒ Family birdwalk at Boxerwood with Jess Sullivan and the Rockbridge Bird Club, free, registration required at boxerwood.org/events. 10 a.m. - Brushy Hills wildflower walk, weather permitting, Virginia Native Plant Society will be identifying and flagging native plants; meet at the kiosk, 1010 Union Run Road; after the 14th, a QR code will be posted at the kiosk to download the flower ID file. 10 a.m. to noon - Rockbridge Animal Alliance’s Pet Food Pantry at the RARA building. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Project Horizon in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month presents a Day of Community and Creative Healing, with an adoption event featuring dogs from the Rockbridge SPCA, Jordans Point Park. 1 to 5 p.m. – Rockbridge Bull & Oyster Fest, fundraiser for Rockbridge Area Health Center, Virginia Horse Center; tickets available at www.Rock AHC.org. 7 p.m. – James Baker’s senior recital with 20-piece band playing big band and jazz music , Lexington Presbyterian Church, free admission. 7 p.m. – ConcertbyChamber Music Society of Lexington , Grace Episcopal Church, free will offering accepted.
2 and 7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Cinderella,” Performing Arts Center, SVU; tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite with general admission $12 and senior tickets $10.
Monday, April 15
7 p.m. – Presentation, “Rehabbing Birds and Other Wildlife,” Allyson Lee of the Wildlife Care Alliance, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, sponsored by the Rockbridge Bird Club.
Tuesday, April 16
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington.
Thursday, April 18
6:30 p.m. – Planning meeting for this year’s Relay for Life , at Gina’s Trattoria, contact Andrea Mundy at [email protected] for more information.
Friday, April 19 7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Cinderella,” Performing Arts Center, SVU; tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite with general admission $12 and senior tickets $10.
Saturday. April 20
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ‒ Artapalooza Community Arts Festival, for all ages and abilities, downtown Buena Vista.
10:30 a.m. - Program, “ Invasive Jumping Worms: What are they? What do they do to my garden?” sponsored by the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners, community room, RARA building, Lexington.
11 a.m. (approximate) - Barbecue chicken sale, $6 per half, drive-thru event, Raphine firehouse; preorders accepted a week in advance at (540) 3772888 or on the fire department’s website.
Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Third annual Native Tree & Shrub Giveaway with kids activities, native plants also for sale, community room, RARA building, sponsored by the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners and the Native Plant Society.
1-3 p.m. – Rabies clinic , $10, Glasgow Rescue Squad.
2 to 3 p.m. - Family Yoga at Boxerwood with Caroline Coons, free, registration required at boxerwood.org/events 7 p.m. – Dance performance, “Where the Light Gets In,” the spring dance performance of Halestone Dance Studio, Keller Theater, Lenfest Center, W&L.
2 and 7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Cinderella,” Performing Arts Center, SVU.
Sunday, April 21
1 to 4 p.m. ‒ Plein air watercolor painting workshop at Boxerwood with Karen Stanley, free, registration required at boxerwood.org/events.
2 p.m. – Dance performance, “Where the Light Gets In,” the spring dance performance of Halestone Dance Studio, Keller Theater, Lenfest Center, W&L.
7 p.m. – Concert, Rockbridge Chorus, with director William McCorkle and organist Peggy Haas Howell, “French and English Treasures,” Duruflé’s “Requiem,” Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” and short works by Franck, Caplet, Walton, Rutter; at Lexington Presbyterian Church.
MondayApril 22
6:30 to 7:45 p.m. ‒ Earth Day sound bath at Boxerwood with Metta Vibrations, $20 for general public, $15 for Boxerwood members, registration required at mettavibrations. com.
Tuesday, April 23
7 p.m. – Talk and Power-Point presentation, “The 611 in Rockbridge,” with Will Harris, Mary Woodson and Darryl Woodson, Glasgow Public Library.
Friday, April 26
4 p.m. – Keynote address for Tom Wolfe Weekend , by Tess Gunty, author of “The Rabbit Hutch,” Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L, free.
Saturday, April 27
10 a.m. to noon ‒ Tree planting near Waddell Elementary School, registration required at boxerwood.org/ events.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Debut of the Lexington Police mounted unit, route through downtown will start at Hopkins Green, continue with Main Street stops at the library and the Bank of the James, a stop at the W&L parking lot on Jefferson Street for photos, and concluding at the visitor’s center; for more information, send email to proberson@lexington. gov.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Spring Festival at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 351 E. 21st Street, Buena Vista, features children’s activities, bouncy house, games, free hot dogs, photo booth; for more information, visit the webpage at Events – St. John’s United Methodist Church (stjohnsbv.org).
Noon to 1:30 p.m. ‒ Picnic and tree giveaway at Boxerwood, learn more at boxerwood.
org/events.
Sunday, April 28 4 p.m. – Concert in celebration of Robert B. Glidden, Grace Episcopal Church.
Wednesday, May 1
7:30 p.m. – Illusionist Rick Thomas to present his show “Mansions of Dreams” Keller Theater, Lenfest Center, W&L.
Friday May 3
1 to 3 p.m. ‒ Let’s Build a Labyrinth at Boxerwood with Rockbridge Labyrinth Guild, free, learn more at boxerwood. org/events.
Saturday, May 4
12:30 p.m. - World Labyrinth Day celebration workshop , Boxerwood Nature Center; for information on enrolling, send email to Ann Wamhoff, [email protected]. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - World Labyrinth Day walk for peace at Boxerwood, free, learn more at boxerwood.org/events
Saturday, May 11
8 a.m. to noon – Lexington- Rockbridge spring shred event , commercial material will not be accepted, bring canned pet food donations for the Rockbridge SPCA along with your documents, Maury River Middle School. 8 a.m. – Yard sale , bring what you have, pay what you can for space, Church of the Nazarene, 906 Magnolia Ave., Buena Vista; contact Sam at (540) 460-9131 for more information; rain date will be the third Saturday. 8:30 a.m. to noon - Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners’ plant sale, Ruritan Barn, 1260 Valley Pike, featuring annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and others; activities will include live music by Bruce Allen.
9 a.m. to noon - Plant Sale sponsored by the County Council of Garden Clubs, Hopkins Green, Lexington.
Sunday, June 9
Noon to 4 p.m. - Wags and Whiskers fundraiser for Rockbridge Animal Alliance, music by Ruckus Bluegrass Band, online auction, games and activities, Great Valley Farm Brewery and Winery.
