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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; inperson and streamed live on Foundation’s YouTube channel; if attending in-person, call (540) 463-7103, ext. 138.
5:30 p.m. ‒ Reading by poet and writer Sally Wen Mao, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
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 p.m. – “Hadestown: Teen Edition,” presented by the Blue Forest TheatreAcademy, Lenfest Center; for tickets, visit www. rockbridgetheater.com/shows.
8 p.m. – Fall concert, University Jazz Ensemble and the Vosbein Magee Big Band, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L; tickets not required.
8 p.m. ‒ Lecture, “Guerrilla Warfare and Base Criminality in the Civil War Borderland” by Brian McKnight, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Friday, Nov. 8
7 p.m. – “ Hadestown: Teen Edition,” presented by the Blue Forest Theatre Academy, Lenfest Center.
7:30 p.m. – Play, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by SVU Theatre, SVU Performing Arts Center; tickets available at eventbrite.com.
8 p.m. – Concert, Cuarteto Casels, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L; tickets available at Lenfest Center box office.
Saturday, Nov. 9 8 a.m. to noon, Buena Vista Presbyterian Church bazaar
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Christmas Bazaar, Stone Church of the Brethren, Buena Vista.
8:30 a.m. – Birding at Boxerwood with members of the Rockbridge Bird Club; bring binoculars and meet in the nature center parking lot; for more information, contact Bonnie Bernstein at (540) 460-9147 or bonnie. [email protected].
2 to 5 p.m. – Cakewalk fundraiser for hurricane relief,
proceeds donated to God’s Pit Crew, Palmer Community Center; sponsored by local churches.
2 and 7 p.m. – “Hadestown: Teen Edition,” presented by the Blue Forest Theatre Academy, Lenfest Center; for tickets, visit www.rockbridgetheater.com/ shows.
5 p.m. – Annual Thanksgiving Feast, featuring turkey, ham, sides and beverage; $16 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under; Raphine firehouse.
6 p.m. – Cakewalk, sponsored by Glasgow FirstAid 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.
7 p.m. – Choral concert, “Carry the Flame,” featuring the Rockbridge Youth Chorale, Washington and Lee University and Southern Virginia University choral singers, with conductors Andre Thomas and Brandon Boyd, Grace Episcopal Church, freewill donation requested; for more information, call Martha Burford at (540) 463-4981 or email [email protected].
7:30 p.m. ‒ Concert, Rockbridge Symphony featuring new artistic director Matt Mainella, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
7:30 p.m. – Play, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by SVU Theatre, SVU Performing Arts Center; tickets available at eventbrite.com.
Sunday, Nov. 10
1 to 4 p.m. – Goshen First Aid Crew Fall Festival, at the crew’s carnival field.
2 to 4 p.m. - Rockbridge Conservation’s annual meeting
at RARA’s Piovano Building, 350 Spotswood Dr., Lexington; 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.
Tuesday, Nov. 12
7 p.m. – Presentation, “The Rockbridge Christmas Bird Count – Tradition and Trends,” by VMI biology professor Dick Rowe, Piovano Room of the Rockbridge Regional Library, sponsored by the Rockbridge Bird Club.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Noon – Music at Noon concert, William McCorkle, organist, playing works by the German baroque organist, Georg Böhm, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
5 p.m. – Bingo , free with inexpensive prizes, Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
6 p.m. - Rockbridge CAN free professionally catered dinner, Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
6:30 p.m. - Blue Ridge CASA’s Moustaches 4 Kids mid-point meet-up , Devils Backbone.
7 p.m. – Program, “Ghosts in Rockbridge Baths,” led by Mark Cline, Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
Thursday, Nov. 14
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Kitty-Care Holiday Fundraiser, featuring seasonal items and baked goods, five-item raffle tickets for sale, Ben Salem Community Building, on Forge Road.
Friday, Nov. 15
Day – Southern Extreme Barrel Racing, Western style, speed event, all breeds, through Saturday, Nov. 16, Virginia Horse Center.
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Kitty-Care Holiday Fundraiser, Ben Salem Community Building, on Forge Road.
5 p.m. – Lecture, “All Rhythm, But None of the Blues: Black Music, Black Women and the De-Mythologizing of Post-Racial America,” Tammy L. Kernodle, University Chapel, W&L.
Saturday, Nov. 16
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Vesuvius Holiday Xpress bazaar,
Vesuvius Community Center, 53 Tye Pine Ave. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Kitty-Care Holiday Fundraiser, Ben Salem Community Building, on Forge Road 10:30 a.m. - Winter Sowing and Seed Giveaway, sponsored by Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners, RARA Community Room, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington. 2 to 3 p.m. – “ Monacan Messages: Our Dream Beats On” presented by Assistant Chief Lou Branham, Parry Mc Cluer Middle School; for more information, send email to Penny Dudley at [email protected] 4 to 8 p.m. – Harvest Tails , a fall-themed fundraiser for Gentle Acres animal rescue in Fairfield; for tickets, go to https://www.eventbrite. com/e/harvest-tails-tickets 1041966869957?aff=ebdsoporg.
Monday, Nov. 18
5:30 p.m. – Talk, “Carrie Buck on Trial: A Centennial Perspective,” by professor Paul Lombardo, Hillel House, Room 101.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington.
7:30 p.m. – Play, “Hamlet 50/50,” Johnson Theater, Lenfest Center; for tickets, go to https:// my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center/ham-let 5050.
Thursday, Nov. 21
7:30 p.m. – Play, “Hamlet 50/50,” Johnson Theater, Lenfest Center; for tickets, go to https://my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center/ hamlet-5050.
Saturday, Nov. 23
4 to 6 p.m. - Community Holiday Dinner at Old Providence A.R. Presbyterian Church in Spottswood, featuring turkey, country ham, sides, and pound cake; by donation, sponsored by the Old Providence Church Youth Group; all dinners must be preordered by calling the church office at (540) 377-2911; record your name, phone number, number of meals, and specify if dining in or picking up.
Thursday, Dec. 12
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.
Day – The Barracks Show, English style, hunter/jumper, all breeds, through Sunday, Dec. 15, Virginia Horse Center.
