Community Calendar

Buffalo Gap High School is a Division Finalist in T-Mobile's Friday Night 5g Lights campaign! Our community helped them get a $25,000 prize for their football program and a Home Game Celebration hosted by T-mobile.

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This is more than a contest. It's a nationwide movement to fuel school pride, performance, and possibility. Every season shows what happens when a community rallies, cheering for their home team with all their heart.

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DISCOVER LOCAL ART IN DOWNTOWN LURAY

Featured Artist: Scott Hillman, October 1–November 1

Experience vibrant abstract paintings by Luray artist Scott Hillman, known for bold color, layered forms, and imaginative compositions.

Arts & Artisans Fine Art Gallery: 4 East Main Street in Luray
Gallery Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Regional art • Handcrafted Gifts & Souvenirs • Jewelry

In this one-day workshop, participants will celebrate the colors of fall and the festive atmosphere of the harvest by painting autumn pumpkins in the alla prima style. Paulina will guide participants from start to finish and explain the wet-in-wet technique.

Topics will include brushwork, paint application, simplifying shapes, and softening edges. Each painting will be completed in a single session.

Materials are available for an additional fee if needed or bring your own based on the materials list on the website.

This is a screeening Of "No Place to Grow Old" a 45 minute film on homelessness among the elderly. There will be a photography exhibit by the Cummunity Foundation called "this is Home which is the face of homelless in out area. Valley Supportive Housing is sponsor to this community awareness event.

Bring the whole family out for an afternoon of good food, carnival fun, and trick-or-treating on Sunday, October 25th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Everything is completely free, and all are welcome!

We are expanding our annual Trunk or Treat this year by kicking off with an outdoor Fall Festival:
3:00 to 4:30 p.m. | Fall Festival: Free food, carnival-style games, and crafts. Enjoy fresh hot dogs and hamburgers, popcorn, and a build-your-own caramel apple bar.
4:30 to 6:00 p.m. | Trunk-or-Treat: Walk through rows of decorated, Bible-themed trunks and gather treats. Costumes of all styles are welcome for kids, teens, and adults alike.

When: Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Waynesboro Church of Christ parking lot, 227 Bookerdale Rd, Waynesboro, VA 22980
Cost: Free admission, games, and food
Details & Updates: https://waynesborochurchofchrist.subspla.sh/m5wtt5k

On Sunday, October 25, at 4:00 pm, Grace Episcopal Church presents a concert of chamber music for violin and harpsichord. David Sariti, associate professor of music at the University of Virginia, performs on baroque violin, and Jonathan Schakel plays harpsichord in this program of baroque music from Italy, France, and Germany. The concert features Bach’s sixth sonata for violin and harpsichord and the Passacaglia by Georg Muffat, as well as works by Cima, Falconieri, Böhm, and Rebel. This concert is free and no reservations are required. Grace Episcopal Church is located at 5607 Gordonsville Road in Keswick. Ample parking is available around the church, and the sanctuary is wheelchair-accessible. For more information, call 434-293-3549 or visit https://www.gracekeswick.org.

Live Arts Radio PSAs
COME FROM AWAY
Contact andrew@livearts.org with any questions.
Start Date: 10/1/26
Kill Date: 11/5/26
PSA 1
Length: 10 seconds
VO: Live Arts presents the heartfelt musical COME FROM AWAY, opening October 23rd, and sponsored by Janet & Charles Cheeseman and Marty Moore. Visit livearts.org for tickets.

PSA 2
Length: 20 seconds
VO: Live Arts presents COME FROM AWAY, directed by two-time “Best of CVILLE” winner Edward Warwick-White, opening October 23rd. The award-winning, heartfelt musical tells the true story of passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11th, 2001. COME FROM AWAY is sponsored by Janet & Charles Cheeseman and Marty Moore. Visit livearts.org for more about Season 36.

PSA 3
Length: 30 seconds
VO: Live Arts presents COME FROM AWAY, October 23rd - November 15th. The award-winning, heartfelt true story is set in Gander, Newfoundland, where 38 planes were diverted one fateful Tuesday morning in September 2001. COME FROM AWAY is an uplifting reminder of resilience and humanity amid difference and fear. This poignant musical is directed by two-time “Best of CVILLE” winner Edward Warwick-White. Live Arts thanks their sponsors Janet & Charles Cheeseman, Marty Moore, Ronald Bailey & Pamela Friedman, and Cameron Mowat & George Worthington. Visit livearts.org for more. See you on Water Street!

DISCOVER LOCAL ART IN DOWNTOWN LURAY

Featured Artist: Scott Hillman, October 1–November 1

Experience vibrant abstract paintings by Luray artist Scott Hillman, known for bold color, layered forms, and imaginative compositions.

Arts & Artisans Fine Art Gallery: 4 East Main Street in Luray
Gallery Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Regional art • Handcrafted Gifts & Souvenirs • Jewelry

Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents: Drawing and Sketching with Graphite, a five week course with John Hancock. YOU can get SO much bolder and far more subtle by exploring the best of classic, modern, and contemporary techniques! This class is designed for near beginners with some previous experience and also advanced students seeking to deepen their graphite drawing skills. (Registration: www. svacart.com or call 540-949-7662, Fee $335, October 5 – November 2, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m., 416 W. Main Street Print Studio, Waynesboro, VA 22980)

Live Arts Radio PSAs
COME FROM AWAY
Contact andrew@livearts.org with any questions.
Start Date: 10/1/26
Kill Date: 11/5/26
PSA 1
Length: 10 seconds
VO: Live Arts presents the heartfelt musical COME FROM AWAY, opening October 23rd, and sponsored by Janet & Charles Cheeseman and Marty Moore. Visit livearts.org for tickets.

PSA 2
Length: 20 seconds
VO: Live Arts presents COME FROM AWAY, directed by two-time “Best of CVILLE” winner Edward Warwick-White, opening October 23rd. The award-winning, heartfelt musical tells the true story of passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11th, 2001. COME FROM AWAY is sponsored by Janet & Charles Cheeseman and Marty Moore. Visit livearts.org for more about Season 36.

PSA 3
Length: 30 seconds
VO: Live Arts presents COME FROM AWAY, October 23rd - November 15th. The award-winning, heartfelt true story is set in Gander, Newfoundland, where 38 planes were diverted one fateful Tuesday morning in September 2001. COME FROM AWAY is an uplifting reminder of resilience and humanity amid difference and fear. This poignant musical is directed by two-time “Best of CVILLE” winner Edward Warwick-White. Live Arts thanks their sponsors Janet & Charles Cheeseman, Marty Moore, Ronald Bailey & Pamela Friedman, and Cameron Mowat & George Worthington. Visit livearts.org for more. See you on Water Street!