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Your weekly guide to arts and entertainment in Lexington, VA and Rockbridge County.

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Valentine Royalty
Valentine Royalty
Residents at Shenandoah Valley Health & Rehab attended their Valentine Ball on Valentine’s Day. Residents Ron McDaniel was crowned king during the event and Cecilia Repair was crowned queen. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Friends Group For Woods Creek Proposed
Friends Group For Woods Creek Proposed
Organizational Meeting March 4 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Making The Grade
Making The Grade
Mary Monroe of Lexington earned dean’s list honors during the fall 2022 semester at Hollins University. - Sasha Hickman of Buena Vista was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bluefield University. - Macey Riley of Bustleburg made the fall dean’s list at Radford University. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
State’s Spring Burn Law Takes Effect
State’s Spring Burn Law Takes Effect
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) joins fire departments throughout the commonwealth to raise awareness about fire safety this spring. Due to weather conditions, available “fuel,” and increased recreational activity, the possibility of wildfires surges this time of year. Earlier this month, several wildfires were contained in western regions of the state. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Good Boy!
Good Boy!
There were lots of well-trained dogs displaying their various skills when the Star City Canine Agility Trials returned to the Virginia Horse Center over the weekend. The event is sponsored by the Star City Canine Training Club of Roanoke. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
LWC Announces Writing Contest Winners
LWC Announces Writing Contest Winners
The Lexington Woman’s Club has announced the winners of its annual writing contest held for area students in kindergarten through 12th grade. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Cadets Get A New Place To Unwind
Cadets Get A New Place To Unwind
Activity Center Features TVs, Billiards, Food 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
VMI English Professor Pens New Mystery With Help From Fellowship
VMI English Professor Pens New Mystery With Help From Fellowship
Lt. Col. Mary “Polly” Stewart Atwell, associate professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, received a highly comp etitive, fully funded 10-day residency fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Amherst where she recently devoted time working on her second and third novels. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
VMI Alum To Sign Copies Of New Novel
VMI Alum To Sign Copies Of New Novel
A Virginia Military Institute graduate whose latest novel is partially set at his alma mater will be visiting Lexington tomorrow to sign copies of his book. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Atkins Teaching Writing Workshop
Atkins Teaching Writing Workshop
Local author and educator Cynthia Atkins will be teaching a creative writing workshop, “Tell Your Story/Find Your Voice,” in six sessions beginning Tuesday, March 14, through Tuesday, April 18, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Blue Ridge Community College. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
RCHS News
RCHS News
The STARTALK Arabic Program’s applications have opened, and the tentative dates for this year’s program are June 26-July 23, and will run Monday through Friday each week from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The STARTALK program funds tuition costs for six hours of college credit for this summer program. The final admission deadline is May 5. To apply, visit https://vmi.qualtrics.com/ jfe/form/SV_aXILGWHmff-7cLP0. For further information about the program, visit https:// www.startalk.info. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Winter Fog
Winter Fog
Fog fills the valley in front of the Blue Ridge Mountains in this early morning scene taken Feb. 13 from near Va. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Stevi
Stevi
Stevi is a very sweet pit bull mix. She walks well on a leash and is a nice and outgoing girl. She is already spayed and vaccinated and will be micro-chipped upon adoption. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Scientist, W&L President Featured In Latest Epilogue
Scientist, W&L President Featured In Latest Epilogue
Henry Louis Smith was an eminent scientist who in 1896 developed the first practical medical use for X-rays. Smith later devised a system for infiltrating Axis lines with Allied propaganda that helped hasten the end of World War I, for which Woodrow Wilson praised him fulsomely. Smith was the president of two colleges, one of them Washington and Lee University (1912-29). 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Food Manager Course Offered
Food Manager Course Offered
Virginia Cooperative Extension, Rockbridge Unit, will be offering a one-day ServSafe manager certification course on Monday, March 20. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
W&L English Department To Show, Discuss Horror Film
W&L English Department To Show, Discuss Horror Film
The Department of English at Washington and Lee University will present a public film screening of Jordan Peele’s “NOPE” on Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, followed by a discussion. The film screening is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Getting Ready For Garden Week
Getting Ready For Garden Week
Preparations are underway for the Historic Garden Week tour in Lexington on April 22, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Garden Club. At one of the houses on the tour, Stonegate on South Main Street, members view photos from the past of the circa 1832 home with Margaret Hutton, owner of Stonegate. Pictured are Leslie Bovay, Nancy McLaughlin, Hutton, Barbara Walsh and Nancy Sullivan, chair of this year’s tour. Also on the tour this year are Kappa Alpha’s Mulberry Hill, the Soltis house on South Main and the gardens of Belfield, which are located next door to Mulberry Hill. Online tickets are available now at www.vagardenweek.org. Advance tickets are $25, and same-day tickets will be $35, sold at the Lexington Visitor Center. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Registration Open For Environmental Symposium
Registration Open For Environmental Symposium
The 33rd annual Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute will be held March 28-30 in Marshall Hall on post. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Andi
Andi
Andi is a pretty lab mix approximately 5 months old. She is still silly and puppyish and loves going for walks. She is already spayed and ready for a new home. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
It’s All About Desserts – And Drinks
It’s All About Desserts – And Drinks
Woman’s Club Fundraiser Feb. 26 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Arnolds Valley
Arnolds Valley
Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 karyn.gardner1985@gmail.com 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
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Dr. Ronald Laub DDS
Lexington Golf & Country Club
Hull's Drive-In