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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.
Friday, Oct. 18
4:30 p.m. – Cakewalk to benefit the victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, N.C. , $10 per person, Kerrs Creek Fire Department; for more information, call Helen Irvine at (540) 460-2274.
7 p.m. – Play, “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition,” presented by the Blue Forest Theater Academy, Lime Kiln Theater; tickets are available at http://www.rockbridgetheater. com.
8 p.m. – Play, “The Real Inspector Hound,” Gillis Theater, VMI; for more information send email to Tim Price at pricetr@vmi. edu.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Day – Goose Creek Horse Show , English style, hunter/ jumper, all breeds, one day only, Virginia Horse Center.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Fall Festival at Timber Ridge “Old Stone” Presbyterian Church , for more information, call (540) 460-7059.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Thunder BRidge Open Studios at former Natural Bridge Juvenile Correction Center, with 14 resident artist studios and several guest artists.
2 and 7 p.m. – Play, “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition,”
presented by the Blue Forest Theater Academy, Lime Kiln Theater; tickets available at http://www. rockbridgetheater.com.
2 to 5 p.m. – House and grounds open at the Paxton House, Glen Maury Park.
4:30 to 7 p.m. – Harvest dinner and raffle, eat in or drive-thru, one meat $13, two meats $15, Buena Vista Fire Department.
6 p.m. – Longaberger Bingo, each card is $10, three cards are $25, 20 different games, Natural Bridge firehouse.
8 p.m. – Play, “The Real Inspector Hound,” Gillis Theater, VMI.
Sunday, Oct. 20
Day – W&L intercollegiate Regional Show, English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, multiple colleges, enrolled students only, Virginia Horse Center.
2 p.m. – Play, “The Real Inspector Hound,” Gillis Theater, VMI.
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.
5 p.m. – Mudd Center series lecture, “The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine,” Dr. Ricardo Nuila, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
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/lenfest-center/fall-choralconcert. 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.
7:30 p.m. – Talk, “The Trouble with Social Justice” by Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal columnist, sponsored by the Spectator, University Chapel, W&L.
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.
10 a.m. to noon — The Many Changes of Autumn, a fall walk at Brushy Hills Preserve led by forest ecologist Philip Coulling; meet at parking lot by spring house, 1010 Union Run; for questions or in case of rain, call or text (540) 460-0854.
3 to 4:30 p.m. – Trunk-or-Treat event sponsored by the Effinger community churches
, Effinger firehouse parking lot.
5 p.m. – Spaghetti supper, cost is by donation, Collierstown United Methodist Church.
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 Center.
Sunday, Oct. 27
3 p.m. – Song service, to help raise funds for the Fairfield Cemetery with refreshments following, Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
2 p.m. – Talk by Medal of Honor recipient and retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg, Cameron Hall, VMI; for more information, contact Lt. Col. Kim Connolly, [email protected].
Thursday, Oct. 31 Day – Virginia Horse Show Association Championships , English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, through Sunday, Nov. 3, Virginia Horse Center.
Saturday, Nov. 2
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Annual church dinner, Collierstown Presbyterian Church.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
10 a.m. – Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club , with guest speaker Ginger Bomar, president of Community Table, GLNC members who volunteer with Community Table will want to be present to share their stories, Lexington Country Club; visit www.lexvanewcomers.org.
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.
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.
Sunday, Nov. 10 2 to 4 p.m. - Rockbridge Conservation’s annual meeting . at RARA’s Piovano Building, 350 Spotswood Dr., Lexington; free and open to the public, social gathering potluck, raffle, silent auction, conservation awards, and elections, optional native plant yard tour at 1 p.m..
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.
