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.

Now it's time to rally once again. Vote every day through October 25 to help BGHS advance and move a step closer to the big $1 million home field upgrade prize.

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.

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone or vote here.

Prepare your students for their future, not just for “school.” Join us on one of these dates so you and your student can learn more about the EMS experience.

Friday, October 23
Tuesday, November 3
Tuesday, December 8
Friday, January 15
Tuesday, February 16
Thursday, March 18
Thursday, April 22

Prospective 6-12 students will have the opportunity to shadow a current student, while parents learn more about EMS, and the admissions process.

How to sign up:
easternmennonite.org/visit

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

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!

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.

Now it's time to rally once again. Vote every day through October 25 to help BGHS advance and move a step closer to the big $1 million home field upgrade prize.

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.

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone or vote here.

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

Join Arts Council of the Valley for the 2026 Harrisonburg street art celebration, Chalk It Up! to the Arts, Saturday, Oct 24 (10 am-5 pm) during Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance's Skeleton Festival!

With four featured professional street painters - Erik Greenawalt, Robert Mott, Holland Winslow, and Abigail Turner - several local artist “Chalking Crypts,” and a freeform chalking space for any visitors to make spontaneous artwork, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! This free event is open to all for a day of art-making - Halloween/Día de los Muertos is the theme - in the Pendleton Community Bank parking lot facing Court Square. Chalking supplies and cleanup materials will be provided. We hope to see you there!

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center’s featured exhibit at the Virginia Ross Invitational Gallery is IMPRINT: Contemporary Explorations in Printmaking. This juried exhibition is designed to showcase the remarkable breadth of contemporary printmaking—from traditional methods reimagined through new approaches to boundary-pushing explorations of process and material. The exhibition presents work from nationwide artists, especially those throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States who demonstrate a deep engagement with the medium while challenging conventional expectations of what a print can be. By bringing together artists working across a wide spectrum of print-based practices, IMPRINT seeks to foster dialogue, encourage experimentation, and celebrate the enduring relevance and creative potential of the printed mark. Submissions were reviewed by the IMPRINT Exhibition Standards Committee, chaired by Lana Lambert (Corcoran School of the Arts and Design; California Institute of the Arts). The committee was composed of experienced printmakers and arts professionals dedicated to recognizing excellence and innovation in contemporary printmaking. While SVAC has a longstanding history of exhibiting printmaking and supporting printmakers through its studio programs, IMPRINT marks the center's first juried exhibition dedicated specifically to exploring the evolving landscape of contemporary printmaking through innovations that shape the field today. The exhibition opening will be held September 4, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Guests are invited to come and meet the artists! The exhibition is open to the public September 4 – October 31, Tuesday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., 416 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980.

Hey bluegrass jammers come join the Waynesboro Music Bluegrass Jam at Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Saturday, October 24 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Jam sessions will be held in the 416 West Main St. Gallery which will give expanded space allowing for break-off jams, if merited. We will stick with the format of passing tunes in a circle and passing the hat to support the musicians, which is, of course, optional. The art center is also a terrific gallery space so check out the exhibits. There will be seating or standing room for participants. Come pick, listen, or hang out with a friend! All are welcome! (Every 4th Saturday, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., 416 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, Va. 22980, Free!)