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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.
benefit for Bridge to Hope
10 a.m. until dark - Rocktoberfest
, Food Pantry, Glen Maury Park.
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) 4637103, ext. 138.
Saturday, Oct. 12 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Mountain
Day downtown BuenaVista. 8 a.m. – Market and motorcycle cruise-in, with 25 vendors and food, American Legion building, Buena Vista.
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Brunswick Stew sale and indoor market, yard sale 8-2, and stew (sold by the quart) will be ready around noon, preorders are encouraged and can be called in at (540) 377-2848, Fairfield Vol. Rescue Squad.
11 a.m. - Final chicken cooking for the year at the Buena Vista Fire Department , $7 for chicken, $11 for meal that includes mac and cheese and baked beans; auxiliary will also be selling baked goods.
11 a.m. – Natural Bridge Fire Department barbecue chicken sale, meals, $12, includes baked beans and macaroni salad; single chicken half is $8; to preorder by Oct. 10, call (540) 570-0021.
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.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington.
Thursday, Oct. 17
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Monthly meeting, Francophone Circle
, practice speaking French, all levels welcome, Heliotrope Brewery, 128 S. Main St., Lexington, free, pay your own meal.
7 p.m. – Informational program on what it takes to become a Rockbridge Area Master Gardener
volunteer, via Zoom, register at ramga.org.
Saturday, Oct. 19 Sunday, Oct. 20
Day – W&L intercollegiate Regional Show, English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, multiple colleges, enrolled students only, Virginia Horse Center.
3 p.m. – “Ahhh, Bach!” a faculty recital by organist William McCorkle presented by the W&L Department of Music, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Third annual vaccine clinic, sponsored by the Rockbridge Baths Community Organization in conjunction with Rockbridge Area Health Center, both flu and COVID shots will be available, Rockbridge Baths Volunteer Fire Department; must register by Oct. 16, call or text RAHC at (540) 464-8700, ext. 7110.
8 p.m. – Fall choral concert featuring the W&L choirs; tickets are free, but required, and are available at the Lenfest box office, Wilson Concert Hall; for more information, visit https://my.wlu.edu/lenfestcenter/ fall-choral-concert.
Thursday, Oct. 24
All day - Community drop-off of carved pumpkins at Boxerwood for the Friday and Saturday Pumpkin Walk showcase; more information at boxerwood.org.
Friday, Oct. 25
6 to 8:30 p.m. - Pumpkin Walk, Boxerwood field, $5 cash per adult, children and Boxerwood members free; more information at boxerwood.org.
Saturday, Oct. 26
Day – Southwest Virginia Finals Show, English style, hunter/ jumper, all breeds, through Sunday, Oct. 27, Virginia Horse Center.
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.
6 to 8:30 p.m. ‒ Pumpkin Walk, Boxerwood Nature Cen-ter. Sunday, Oct. 27
3 p.m. – Song service, to help raise funds for the Fairfield Cemetery with refreshments following, Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
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 You-Tube 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.
Saturday, Nov. 9
6 p.m. – Cakewalk, sponsored by Glasgow First Aid Crew Associates, refreshments, 50/50 and door prizes, baked goods would be appreciated, doors open at 5, at the squad building, 710 McCulloch St.; for more information, call (540) 460-3352.
Monday, Nov. 11
10 a.m. – Veterans Day Ceremony for veterans, organized by the Lexington Woman’s Club, sanctuary of the Lexington Presbyterian Church; for more information, contact Julie Goodrich at [email protected] or call (722) 696-2351.
VFW Post 1499, second Tuesday of each month; by appointment only, call (540) 332-8900.
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 Faith Baptist Church at (540) 291-2847.
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 a.m. - Greater Lexington Newcomers Club, first Wednesday each month except July, August and December; 10-10:30 coffee and social time before business meeting and guest speakers, Lexington Golf and Country Club; for more information on the club, visit 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
7:30 a.m. – AA, second floor, Grace Episcopal church.
9 to 11 a.m. – (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.
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Francophone Circle, every third Thursday except December, practice speaking French, all levels welcome, at a Lexington restaurant; to get monthly notices, send a request to be added to the email list at ennekaye@gmail. com.
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 Lane Norris, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Glasgow Farmers Market, 10th and Kanawha streets.
7 p.m. – AA, second floor, Grace Episcopal Church.
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 Food 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 noon - Farmers Market in Kerrs Creek, 2766 W. Midland Trail.
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. - Rockbridge Community Yoga, Lylburn Downing Community Center, 300 Diamond St.
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 2 p.m. – Glasgow Farmers Market, 10th and Kanawha streets.
10 a.m. – AA, second floor, Grace Episcopal Church.
10 a.m. to noon – RARA Neighborhood Grocery, in-person, 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) 460-4025.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Free community luncheons, first and third Saturdays, parish hall, Christ Episcopal Church, 2246 Walnut Ave., Buena Vista.
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 [email protected].
Noon to 4 p.m. – Exhibit, “Rockbridge Weavers: Family and Fabric in the Nineteenth Century,” Rockbridge Historical Society, Campbell House, 101 E. Washington St., Lexington; weaving demonstration and family history exhibit.
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