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Wednesday, April 17
4:30 p.m. – “Jazz Farm” concert, featuring VMI Commanders Jazz Ensemble and RCHS, LDMS and MRMS jazz bands, Memorial Hall, VMI.
Thursday, April 18 6:30 p.m. – Planning meeting for this year’s Relay for Life , at Gina’s Trattoria, contact [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.
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 to 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.
6:30 p.m. – “ Mosaic for Earth,” an hour and a quarter long work for chorus, orchestra, soloist and video accompaniment celebrating the wonders of nature while exploring humanity’s impact on the enivironment, Kendal Hall, Kendal at Lexington.
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.
7:45 p.m. – Panel discussion on cybersecurity, sponsored by the Rockbridge Shenandoah Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association in collaboration with VMI, Brockenbrough Auditorium, 514 Nichols Engineering Hall, VMI.
Tuesday, April 23
7 p.m. –Talk and PowerPoint presentation, “The 611 in Rockbridge,” with Will Harris, Mary Woodson and Darryl Woodson, Glasgow Public Library.
Thursday, April 25 4 p.m. – Earth Week Forum
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Kendal Hall.
5:30 to 7 p.m. – “A Day in K,” for all rising kindergarten students and their families, Maury River Middle School.
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
10:30 a.m. – Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club , Lexington Country Club; for more information, visit www.lexvanewcomers.org.
7:30 p.m. – Illusionist Rick Thomas to present his show “Mansions of Dreams” Keller Theater, Lenfest Center, W&L.
Thursday, May 2
5:15 p.m. – Bingo, Buena Vista Fire Department.
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
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Spring Bazaar, yard and bake sale with spaces available for $5, items by the Mount Olivet Quilters also for sale, breakfast and lunch available, Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, 26310 Lee Highway; for information, call (540) 254-1353 or (540) 7988192.
8:30 a.m. to noon - Valley of Virginia Herb Guild’s 23rd annual Herb Sale, Hopkins Green, Lexington.
11 a.m. – Barbecue chicken sale, halves for $7, dinners with green beans, macaroni salad and roll, for $11, Buena Vista firehouse.
12:30 p.m. - World Labyrinth Day celebration workshop ,
Boxerwood Nature Center; for information on enrolling, send email to Ann Wamhoff, cslabyrinth@ outlook.com.
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - World Labyrinth Day walk for peace at Boxerwood, free, learn more at boxerwood.org/events.
5 p.m. – Spring concert, Rockbridge Symphony , Lexington Presbyterian Church; tickets available at downtown Lexington businesses, on the symphony’s webpage and at the door.
Thursday, May 9
5 to 7 p.m. – In His Arms benefit supper, featuring macaroni and cheese and sausage biscuits, free with donations accepted to support the medical needs of 14-year-old Karli Goodbar, Fairfield United Methodist Church.
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.
Friday, May 17
1 p.m. – Golf tournament to benefit the Buena Vista Fire Department, Lexington Golf and Country Club; registration starts at 12:30.
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.
