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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. – Program, “Winter Sowing Seeds,” with Karen Lyons and Anita Tuttle, followed by seed giveaway starting at 11:30, presented by Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners, RARA community room, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington; there will also be a selection of plants suitable for fall planting for sale.
11 a.m. – Book signing, Russell Hart to sign copies of his book “As I Found It: My Mother’s House,” Downtown Books, Lexington.
2 to 3 p.m. – “ Monacan Messages: Our Dream Beats On”
presented by Assistant Chief Lou Branham, Parry McCluer Middle School; for more information, send email to Penny Dudley at pdudley@ rrlib.net.
2 to 4 p.m. – Paxton House open to the public, Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista.
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.
Sunday, Nov. 17 5 p.m. – Concert, “Mostly Mendelssohn” presented by the Christine Sachadeberg Studio, Manly Memorial Baptist Church.
Monday, Nov. 18 5:30 p.m. – Talk, “Carrie Buck on Trial: A Centennial Perspective,” professor Paul Lombardo, Hillel House, Room 101, W&L.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
6 p.m. – Illustrated program, “Native American Ritual Stone Structures in Rockbridge County,” presented by architectural historian and preservationist Dan Pezzoni, Glasgow Public Library.
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, Len-fest Center; for tickets, go to https:// my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center/ham-let 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. 5
Noon – Music at Noon, Music for Advent and Christmas , William McCorkle, organ, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
6:30 p.m. – Tree lighting , Town Square, Buena Vista.
7 p.m. – Buena Vista Christmas parade.
Friday, Dec. 6
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Craft fair, Kendal Hall, main Anderson building, Kendal at Lexington; for more information, call Kendal at Lexington at (540) 463-1910 or visit the website kalex.kendal.org.
4 to 8 p.m. – Community Festival of Nativities, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1340 Thornhill Road.
6 p.m. – Lexington Christmas parade, downtown Lexington.
Saturday, Dec. 7 8 to 10:30 a.m. – Breakfast with Santa, with eggs, sausage, pancakes and juice or milk; Santa arrives at 9, Fairfield Rescue Squad.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – “Christmas on the Farm,” Virginia Museum of the Civil War, New Market; event tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 7 and can be purchased at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War, bring two non-perishable canned food items to benefit the local food pantry and receive $1 off the ticket price.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Craft fair, Kendal Hall, main Anderson building, Kendal at Lexington.
2 to 8 p.m. – Community Festival of Nativities, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1340 Thornhill Road.
4-5:30 p.m. – “ Christmas Carol Celebration,” Brownsburg Museum.
6 p.m. – Fairfield Christmas parade, sponsored by South River Volunteer Fire Department, theme is “Winter Nights and Holiday Lights”; lineup will start at Fairfield Elementary School; Santa will visit with children at the firehouse after the parade.
Sunday, Dec. 8 2-8 p.m. – Community Festival of Nativities, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1340 Thornhill Road; the community Christmas concert will take place at 6 p.m. at the church.
Wednesday, Dec. 11 7:30 p.m. – “Carols in the Courtyard,” VMI barracks, followed by a candlelight service in Memorial Hall at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12 Noon – Music at Noon, Improvisations on Advent and Christmas melodies, William McCorkle, piano, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
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.
Ongoing Events
Mondays
9 a.m. – Exercise class, led by Anna Occhiuzzi-Chittum, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Food pantry, Stone Church of the Brethren, 2164 Forest Ave., Buena Vista; call 2616946 to make appointment to pick up food; pantry open same hours Tuesday through Friday.
12:30 p.m. - Bridge Club of Lexington, open to all, Lexington Golf and Country Club; call ahead for a partner or further information, (540) 460-5474.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – RARA Neighborhood Grocery, in-person, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.”
6 p.m. – Dinner at The Community Table, Piovano building, Lexington.
6 p.m. – New Life Suppers, free dinners, at Life Chapel.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Line dancing class, American Legion building, Buena Vista, $5 donation per person; for more information, call (540) 460-4206.
8 p.m. – AA meeting, Christ Episcopal Church, 2246 Walnut Ave., Buena Vista.
Tuesdays
7:30 a.m. – AA, second floor, Grace Episcopal Church; beginners meeting at 7 p.m., same location.
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Visit by Virginia Department of Veterans Services benefits representative, at 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.
Noon and 7 p.m. – AA meetings, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 617 S. Main St.,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.
8 p.m. – AA meeting, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1002 Blue Ridge Road, Glasgow.
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).
8 p.m. – AA meeting, Christ Episcopal Church, 2246 Walnut Ave., Buena Vista.
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. to noon – RARA Neighborhood Grocery, in-person, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington.
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.
Sundays
Noon to 4 p.m. – Exhibit, “Rockbridge Weavers: Family and Fabric in the Nineteenth Century,” Rockbridge Historical Society.
Editor’s note: The above events are taking place every week in the Rockbridge area. If your group has restarted weekly activities, send us an email with the information, to [email protected].
