Community Calendar

Join us on a walk through the oldest area in Belmont featuring about 20 mature trees.

Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards, Steve Huff and Scott Syverud will lead this urban environment walk with a focus on tree identification and noteworthy information.The walk is about one mile and mainly on level sidewalks with one staircase of about 20 steps to negotiate.

We will meet at 8:55 a.m. in front of the old Belmont mansion at 759 Belmont Avenue. Parking is available on Belmont Avenue and Rialto Street.

Bathroom facilities and refreshments will not be available, so please plan accordingly and bring hydration if needed.

This walk is for ages 14 and up. This walk is free, but donations are always welcome. Thanks!

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of July, is exhibiting the artwork of Group 6. This exhibit presents recent work by its six members who are established artists living and working in Virginia, women who meet regularly to show, discuss and critique their work. Primarily known as painters, some in the group also create in collage, vitreous enamel, clay, photography and printmaking. Their work is shaped by an interest in abstraction and a commitment to process and creative inquiry. By choice or necessity, Group 6 artists spend most of their working time alone in the studio, so it’s particularly valuable to gather as a group to exchange ideas and information, provide analysis, offer challenges and encouragement, and build friendships. All group members have studied and /or taught at Beverley Street Studio School in Staunton, and for the past several years the group has met with guest advisors Ron Boehmer and Nan Covert. Members participate in solo and group exhibits nationally and regionally, and their work can be found in public, corporate, and private collections in the United States and abroad. The exhibition Opening is July 12, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and an ART Talk with Group 6 is August 13, 2:00 p.m. Come meet Lindsay Freedman, Janly Jaggard, June Jordan, Joan Ranzini, Krista Townsend, and Christine Watts. The exhibit is open to the public: July 12 - August – 30, Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at 416 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980.

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of September, is exhibiting the artwork of Sculptor, Michael Hough and Painter, Dietrich Maune in the 416 W. Main Street Gallery. Michael Hough is a clay and metal sculptor, curator, Professor of Art at Bridgewater College, and gallery director of the Beverly Perdue Art Gallery. At Bridgewater College he teaches, design, drawing, all levels of ceramics and sculpture, as well as a course called Professional Practices (subtitled “everything I wish I had learned about the business of art while I was in school”). He has been an artist, creating ceramic sculpture, pottery, and steel sculpture, for the past forty years. “My love of all things clay and metal began during my second year as an art student at California State University, Sacramento where I eventually earned a BA and MA in Ceramics”. After five years teaching High School art, Michael returned for his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (1993). Dietrich Maune’s creative work focuses on our relationships with each other and the world as seen through the relationships of animals and their place in our environment. It often looks at how difference can exist together and how the needs of different species and their desire for each other are mutually beneficial and often supportive. His work has been exhibited in numerous solo, group, and juried exhibitions and resides in the corporate collections of the Greenville Museum of Art, NC; DSM Pharmaceuticals, NC; Green Tree Financial, SD; Pouch Cove Foundation, Newfoundland; Rockingham Memorial Hospital, VA and Augusta Medical Center, VA among others; and in many private collections. Maune received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from East Carolina University in Painting and Drawing. The exhibition Opening Reception will be September 6, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and guests are welcome to meet and talk to the artists. The exhibit is open to the public: September 6 - October 25, Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at 416 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980.

Did you know that gifted female students as young as 12 have been attending MBU for 40 years? Attend the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) Symposium to learn about the extraordinary effects and outcomes of gifted education at MBU.

Optional lunch in Hunt Dining Hall from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The symposium program runs from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Francis Auditorium.

Registration is required for all attendees; tickets required for general public/alumni. MBU students, faculty, and staff, as well as prospective PEG students are free of charge.

The PEG program is an immersive academic experience for females between the ages of 12 and 16, offering gifted young women a significant jumpstart on college and post-graduate education in a supportive environment.

The Blue Ridge Free Clinic is a NO BARRIER clinic that serves as a “Bridge to Health” for anyone with unmet medical needs. It is staffed by an all-volunteer medical team and more than 100 community volunteers!

We are excited to let the community know that we are holding an Open House on Friday, October 17th from 3:30-6:30 pm at the clinic, at 831 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. After 4 years of offering free medical and pharmacy services, we are celebrating our recent clinic expansion and the addition of two new services---ONSITE Dental care and Mental Health Counseling.

Please join us on FRIDAY, OCT 17th for a clinic tour, light refreshments, LIVE music, an opportunity to ask questions about the amazing care we provide, and see how the Blue Ridge Free Clinic serves as a “Bridge to Health” for anyone with unmet medical needs! For more information call 540-705-0337 or go to blueridgefreeclinic.org.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival (produced by the South Yuba River Citizen’s League) inspires environmental activism and a love for nature–through film. Wild & Scenic shares an urgent call to action, encouraging festival-goers to learn more about what they can do to save our threatened planet.

This is the 4th year of the Living Earth School hosting this amazing film festival in Charlottesville. Join us to celebrate the wonder of nature and the connections it brings. Our program this year features incredible films hand-selected by us, so we can guarantee they’ll inspire you like they inspired us. The films you’ll see are adventurous documentaries and short films on nature. Our theme for the films we chose was Earth Care, People Care. The films will inspire, educate, and move you to tears. Tears of joy and sadness. Come be a part of connecting with nature and a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to making our world a better place for all, nature included.

All proceeds from the event support our mission to provide access to everyone to renew our connections with the earth, care for the earth, and build healthy relationships with nature, self, and community.

Because of your support, more people than ever were able to participate in Living Earth School programs in 2024: We awarded more than $62,000 in financial assistance!

SHOWTIME
Friday, October 17th at 7:30pm
Doors opening at 7pm

TICKET Sales open July 1st
$30.00 in Advance
$35.00 Day of Show

Celebrating over 50 years in the music business, Sammy Adkins sang with Dr Ralph Stanley in the '80s and '90s. He's toured all over the US and overseas, including appearances at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Now, Hee Haw, New Country RFD-TV and the Cumberland Highlander Show.

Keeping traditional bluegrass music alive, it's hard to find another band that stays as true to the mountain sound.

"I can clearly hear the ole-time mountain sound when I listen to Sammy Adkins and the Sandy Hook Mountain Boys. May the ole-timey sound of the hills and the hollers that comes from Virginia and Kentucky live."
- Jeanie Stanley, daughter of Carter Stanley

"Sammy Adkins and the Sandy Hook Mountain Boys represent some of the finest in traditional music, true crowd pleasers, and are sure to be an asset for any festival where true traditional music is heard."
- Sam Jackson, Bluegrass Emcee

"Clinch Mountain Music is alive in Sammy Adkins and the Sandy Hook Mountain Boys. The heart and soul is real, just as it was with the first generation of Bluegrass Greats."
- CJ Lewandowski, The Po' Ramblin' Boys

Rain, snow, or shine we are open with a wide variety of fresh and local fruits and vegetables; pasture raised eggs and meats like beef, pork, and chicken; coffee; ready to eat foods, artisanal chocolate, herbal self-care, honey, maple syrup, local art, pickles, sauerkraut, pet accessories, candles, and more!

We are a producer-only market, meaning that everything is home grown or handmade by our vendors.

Cash, card, SNAP/EBT accepted. SNAP transactions will be MATCHed up to $30 thanks to Virginia Fresh Match!

Visit our website for more information: https://www.harrisonburgfarmersmarket.com/

Living Earth School will host this full-day camp in a beautiful natural setting. Children and teens will participate in nature-focused and expressive activities to promote healing grief. Campers will have fun, see that they are not alone, and understand that their feelings of grief are normal.

Use this URL to register: https://hopva.org/kids-grief-and-healing/#how-to-register

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center during the month of September, in the Cabell/Arehart Invitational Gallery, is presenting Elizabeth Moss: Passages Through Art, Myth, Magic, and Healing. Moss built a career in arts administration and curatorial pursuits. As a seasoned visual artist, Elizabeth has spent over two decades exploring the power of symbolism, storytelling, and nature through her work. A deep personal vision- one rooted in mythology, sacred imagery, and the organic forms of the natural world are reflected in her work. In her own words, “I have a fascination with symbols and the effect these images can have on the subconscious. Serendipitously, symbols keep showing up in my life, and as a result in my work. My imagination is inspired by myth, sacred icons, the gods and goddesses, masks, and Mother Gaia. Especially by the ocean and the forest. Both provide evocative opportunities to observe the geometry and symbols created by nature. The story is to be discovered in each line, whorl and tint of color. The artwork I create speaks to the universal connection I feel we all have with each other and the natural world.” The exhibition is open to the public September 2 - 27, Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at 126 S. Wayne Ave, Waynesboro, VA 22980.