Jul 14 Tuesday
This is not an event but rather an evergreen PSA request for people who may be interested in attending their first AA meeting. Suggested script:
Maybe when you drink, you keep wanting more.
Maybe drinking has gotten in the way of your dreams, of who you wanted to be.
Maybe drinking stopped being fun. Now it just makes you feel lonely.
People in AA understand. And they say, "Welcome."
You can live a sober life that's happy and free. Find an AA meeting in our area at A A Heart of V A dot org. More than 100 in-person and online meetings each week that can help you stay sober just for today. That's A A Heart of V A dot org.
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center’s featured exhibit at the 416 Gallery is “Vivid Reflections” by Joey Truxell. Viewers are invited into a world where bold color, surreal imagery, and storytelling collide. His vividly rendered characters inhabit symbolic spaces that explore the tension between innocence and awareness. As the artist states, “This isn’t just art you look at – it’s art that looks back.” Based in Waynesboro, Virginia, Truxell draws on over five decades of experience across illustration, design, and muralism. His use of light and color reveals what he calls “the light within,” creating work that is both playful and thought-provoking - inviting viewers to engage and see differently. An Opening Reception will be held May 2, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. where you are invited to meet and talk to the artist. The exhibition will be open to the public May 2 – June 20, 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 St. Waynesboro, VA 22980.
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center’s featured exhibit at the 416 Gallery is “Vivid Reflections” by Joey Truxell. Viewers are invited into a world where bold color, surreal imagery, and storytelling collide. His vividly rendered characters inhabit symbolic spaces that explore the tension between innocence and awareness. As the artist states, “This isn’t just art you look at – it’s art that looks back.” Based in Waynesboro, Virginia, Truxell draws on over five decades of experience across illustration, design, and muralism. His use of light and color reveals what he calls “the light within,” creating work that is both playful and thought-provoking - inviting viewers to engage and see differently. An Opening Reception will be held May 2, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. where you are invited to meet and talk to the artist. The exhibition will be open to the public May 2 – June 27, 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 St. Waynesboro, VA 22980.
Visit the Turner Pavilion every third Thursday from 5 to 8pm June through August to enjoy live music, local artisans and farmers, food trucks and vendors, and hands-on activities with community organizations. Check our Facebook and Instagram for info about activities and vendors!
Come learn the sport of rugby while getting fit and making great friends. All are welcome. No experience necessary.
Summer Teen Show at Live Arts: BE MORE CHILL
Live Arts can keep you cool in the summer heat. Come and see Live Arts’ summer teen musical BE MORE CHILL. Music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, book by Joe Tracz, based on the 2004 novel by Ned Vizzini. Directed by Daniel Kunkel. This fan-favorite sci-fi musical is a rocking new story about high school, technology, and what we're willing to do to get what we want. Visit livearts.org for tickets.
Oak Grove Theater's 2026 summer session continues with the Agatha Christie classic "A Murder Is Announced": A seemingly innocent newspaper notice announces a murder that hasn’t yet occurred. Curiosity draws the villagers of Chipping Cleghorn to the appointed place and time. When the lights go out and a gunshot rings out; the game turns deadly. Miss Marple quietly observes as secrets, disguises, and motives unravel. Agatha Christie delivers a clever, classic puzzle where nothing is quite as it seems.
Join us for live theater outdoors under the stars at beautiful Oak Grove Theater; performances begin at 8:45pm sharp, but attendees are welcome to come early and encouraged to bring a picnic and enjoy the grounds. Oak Grove Theater sells tickets for the season - one season ticket purchase allows you to see each show once; tickets for a single performance are not available. Learn more and purchase your tickets here
Jul 15 Wednesday
Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents: Painting Outdoors with John Hancock. Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced students will have fun painting outdoors in this four-week Plein-aire watercolor class. Beginning with loose and playful watercolor studies and sketches, we will explore the creation of watercolor as an outdoor painting medium. By the end, we will be much more comfortable starting and finishing a watercolor painting "en plein aire!" Suitable for students who have at least a bit previous experience in watercolor.(Register:WWW.svacart.com or call 540-040-7662, Fee: $335.00, June 3 - 24, 9:30am to 12:30pm)