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Wednesday, Sept. 18 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - RAHC mobile dental clinic, Goshen Community Center; call or text l (540) 4648700, ext. 7195, to schedule an appointment.
Thursday, Sept. 19
Day – Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival, Glen Maury Park.
Day – National Barrel Association, Western style, speed event, all breeds, through Sunday, Virginia Horse Center.
2:30 p.m. – Program, “An All-Virginia Pollinator Plan: Is the Bee City Program the Way to Create One?” Heidi James, sponsored by the Lexington Garden Club, Rockbridge County Extension Office conference room, county administration building, Lexington.
5:30 p.m. – Legacy Lecture Series, Mame Warren will present “Rosie and the General:A40-Year Friendship,” about the correspondence between General Marshall and his goddaughter, Rose Page Wilson, Marshall Foundation; in-person and streamed live on Foundation’s YouTube channel; if attending in-person, call (540) 463-7103, ext. 138.
Friday, Sept. 20
Day – Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival, Glen Maury Park.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Day – Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival, Glen Maury Park.
Day – Starter Horse Trials, English style, dressage, cross country/stadium jumping, all breeds, through Sunday, Virginia Horse Center.
8:30 a.m. to noon – Seventh annual Brownsburg Run of the Mill 5K, run, jog, walk or stroll from Brownsburg to Wade’s Mill; registration at 8:30 a.m. at Wade’s Mill, race starts at 10 a.m.
9 a.m. to noon - Native plant sale, featuring Root 11 Native Plant Nursery, Master Gardeners Plant Clinic, the Virginia Native Plant Society, and the Blumen Garten, cash or check preferred, Hopkins Green, preview inventory at www.root11natives.com.
10 a.m. to noon – Pet food pantry at the RARA building, Spotswood Drive, Lexington, sponsored by Rockbridge Animal Alliance.
4 to 7 p.m. - Rockbridge Conservation will be at Great Valley Farm Brewery and Winery to promote conservation easements and wildlife corridor expansion in Rockbridge County.
Sunday, Sept. 22
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Latin festival, featuring Latinx culture, music, dance and cuisine, Brewbaker Field, Lexington; for more information, visit the festival’s website or contact an organizer at afierro@ rockbridge.net.
Monday, Sept. 23
5 p.m. - Brendan Burke, state underwater archeologist with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, will give the program “Underwater Archaeology: What Lurks beneath Virginia’s Waterways?” Glasgow Library.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
5:30 p.m. – Artist’s talk, Liz Liguori, about her solo Staniar Gallery exhibit, “ Where We Meet,” reception to follow, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L.
6 to 7:30 p.m. – Forum, “Homelessness in Rockbridge County: Risk Factors, Scope and Prevention,” RARA Community Room, Spotswood Drive; for information, contact [email protected] or (540) 460-3254.
7:30 p.m. – Performance, “Afrique En Cirque,” Keller Theatre, Lenfest Center, W&L; tickets available at my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Day – Saddlebred Horse Show , English style, riding and carriage driving, breed specific, through Saturday, Virginia Horse Center.
Thursday, Sept. 26
4:30 p.m. – Lecture, “Lawyers on Trial: Hired Guns or Heroes?” professor Christopher Whelan, University of Oxford, UK, and visiting professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law, at Kendal at Lexington.
5:30 p.m. – Artist’s talk and reception, Stephanie Shih, who’s solo exhibition, “Long Time No See,” is running from Aug. 28 through June 7, 2025, in the Reeves Museum of Ceramics, W&L.
7-9 p.m. – Debate, “Should undocumented immigrants to the U.S. be accommodated or deported?”
Marshall Hall, VMI; to register, visit https://bit.ly/ VMIDebateImmigration
Friday, Sept. 27
5:30 p.m. – Talk, “Native American Peoples and Lands: Historic Connections to W&L,” the second installment of W&L’s Outreach & Engagement Series, Kamen Gallery, Lenfest Center.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Day – Vesuvius Heritage Day, Vesuvius.
6 to 9 p.m. - Friends of the Chessie Trail Old Time Dance Hall, by the McKenzies, music starts at 6:30, bring a dish to share, Jordans Point Pavilion; for more information, contact chessietrail@ gmail.com.
8 p.m. – Royce Campbell in concert with The Vosbein Magee Big Band, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L.
Sunday, Sept. 29
Noon to 3 p.m. ‒ Third annual Chill on the Hill “Friend raiser” hosted by Rockbridge Area Habitat for Humanity, Great Valley Farm Brewery & Winery.
3 p.m. – Recital, Heather Dobbins on bassoon and Dr. Anna Billias on piano, Wilson Hall
Wednesday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. ‒ Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club, Bob Biersack will speak about Rockbridge Area Conservation, Lexington Golf & Country Club; for more information visit www. lexvanewcomers.org.
Thursday, Oct. 3
6:30 p.m. – Bingo, Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department, doors open at 5:15, with early bird games starting at 6:30; food will be sold.
7 to 8:30 p.m. – Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour Debate, on national security, with John Bolton and Vivek Ramaswammy, Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Saturday, Oct. 5
1 to 3 p.m. – Rockbridge SPCA “last chance” rabies clinic, appointment only, no walk-ins; to make an appointment, stop by the shelter Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Mc-Cormick Farm Mill Day, McCormick Farm, Raphine; for more information or to request a vendor booth, contact the Shenandoah Valley AREC at (540) 377-2255.
7 p.m. – An Evening of Piano Trios, presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lexington, Grace Episcopal Church.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Day – Regional Dressage Finals, English style, ballet on horseback, through Sunday, Oct. 13, Virginia Horse Center.
Day – Therapeutic Riding Show, all styles, all breeds, handicapped riders, through Sunday, Oct. 20, Virginia Horse Center.
5:30 p.m. – Legacy Lecture Series, “Nashville, the Pentagon, and Cold War Country,” Joseph Thompson, Marshall Foundation; in-person and streamed live on Foundation’s YouTube channel; if attending in-person, call (540) 463-7103, ext. 138.
Saturday, Oct. 12
11 a.m. - Final chicken cooking for the year at the Buena Vista Fire Department
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$7 for chicken, $11 for meal that includes mac and cheese and baked beans; auxiliary will also be selling baked goods.
Noon to 5 p.m. – Monacan Indian Nation Cultural Heritage Day, featuring traditional dance, oral history, displays and genealogy tracing, double-deck pavilion, Glen Maury Park.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Day – Goose Creek Horse Show , English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, one day only, Virginia Horse Center.
4:30 p.m. – Harvest dinner and raffle, Buena Vista Fire Department.
Sunday, Oct. 20
Day – W&L intercollegiate Regional Show, English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, multiple colleges, enrolled students only, Virginia Horse Center.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Day – Southwest VA Finals Show, English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, through Sunday, Oct. 27, Virginia Horse Center.
Saturday, Oct. 26
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.
6 p.m. – Halloween cakewalk and raffle, sponsored by Natural Bridge Ruritan Club, at the Natural Bridge firehouse.
Thursday, Oct. 31 Day – Virginia Horse Show Association Championships English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, through Sunday, Nov. 3, Virginia , Horse Center.
Thursday, Nov. 7
5:30 p.m. – Legacy Lecture Series, “American and Soviet Women Penpals,” Dr. Alexis Peri, Marshall Foundation; in-person and streamed live on Foundation’s YouTube channel; if attending in-person, call (540) 463-7103, ext. 138.
6:30 p.m. – Bingo, Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department, doors open at 5:15, with early bird games starting at 6:30; food will be sold.
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