Wednesday, Oct. 15
6 p.m. – Informational meeting for a basic training course offered by the Alleghany Highlands Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist , 12-week course to start in February in Lexington; Room 2010 of Wilson Hall on the Washington and Lee University campus; for further information, email alleghany. [email protected] or visit https://bttr.im/mvrf8.
Thursday, Oct. 16
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Free STI Test & Go clinic with the Central Shenandoah Health District’s mobile unitWellness OnWheels; walk-ins only, first-come, firstserved basis; patients do not need payment, ID, or insurance, at Rockbridge Area Community Services, 241 Greenhouse Road, Lexington.
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Rockbridge Recovery’s monthly inperson REVIVE! Training
, learn how to respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of Naloxone; call (540) 572-2312 for more information or a free ride.
6 p.m. – Movie Night at Hull’s Drive-in, featuring a free showing of the documentary “Private Violence,” concessions are open.
Friday, Oct. 17
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Death café, Asunder Coffee and Roastery.
8 p.m. – Fall choral concert, presented by W&L’s University Singers, the Glee Club and Cantatrici, Wilson Concert Hall, Lenfest Center; also streams live at https://go.wlu.edu/livestream.
Saturday, Oct. 18
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Fall Festival at Timber Ridge “Old Stone” Presbyterian Church, for more information, call Joyce Broughman, (540) 460-7059.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Thunder BRidge Open Studios at former Natural Bridge Juvenile Correction Center, with 18 resident artist studios and several guest artists; food and drinks available; 1455 Arnolds Valley Road.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Native Plant Sale with perennials and shrubs from Root 11 Native Plant Nursery and Friends of Brushy Hill, at Woods Creek Windup, 411 Lime Kiln Road, Lexington. 2 to 4 p.m. - Paxton House and grounds open to the public
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Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista.
4:30 to 7 p.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department’s annual Harvest Dinner, drive-thru and eat in, cost $14 for one meat and $16 for two meats.
Sunday, Oct. 19 1 to 4 p.m. - Rockbridge Conservation’s annual meeting
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at Kendal Hall banquet room in the Anderson Center, located at 160 Kendal Drive, free and open to the public; guided tour of the Sunnyside Preserve from 1 to 2 p.m., followed by organizational updates and conservation awards.
Tuesday, Oct. 21
2 p.m. - Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington to host a workshop sponsored by MidMountain Retreat and Rockbridge Historical Society and led by Sal Dockery from North Carolina’s Old Salem Museums and Gardens entitled “Unmasking Local History.”
6:30 p.m. – Rockbridge Camera Club meeting, visitors are welcome, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library.
Wednesday, Oct. 22
4 p.m. – Panel discussion on the exhibition “Locating the Law: Places of German Constitutional History,” Staniar Gallery, Wilson Hall, W&L.
Thursday, Oct. 23
4:30-5:30 p.m. ‒ DeLaney Center Spotlight, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
Saturday, Oct. 25
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. -- Chessie Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 26.2 Relay, sponsored by Friends Of The Chessie Trail with all proceeds to be used for trail improvements; walkers welcome in 5K, 10K, and half races; for more information and to register go to www. runthechessie.org.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Let’s Rock with Rockbridge Recovery community event ; starting at 11:45 a.m., there will be rotating bands and guest speakers; for kids, there will be a bouncy obstacle course, a Nerf war, sack races and more; food will be available and an all-day raffle will be held; stay after the event for a free community movie presented by Hull’s Drive-In, at the drive-in.
3 to 4:30 p.m. – Trunk or treat event, sponsored by the Effinger Community Churches and the Effinger Volunteer Fire Department, firehouse parking lot.
Sunday, Oct. 26
Noon - Registration for the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners 2026 training class opens ; visit the RAMGA website, www.ramga.org/ JOIN US.
Tuesday, Oct. 28 1:30 p.m. – Talk, Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne Division to speak at VMI’s Cameron Hall.
Saturday, Nov. 1 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Sam Houston Ruritan Club’s Fall Bazaar , the Auction Barn located at 1260 Valley Pike; all proceeds go towards the high school scholarship program.”
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Marlbrook Baptist Church fall festival.
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Annual church dinner, Collierstown Presbyterian Church.
Saturday, Nov. 8
4 to 6 p.m. – Family game night, board games, cards and more, drinks and snacks provided, children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, Floyd-Davidson Post 126 American Legion Hall, Buena Vista.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
10:30 a.m. – Veterans Day Parade, all veterans invited to participate, parade starts at Oak Grove Cemetery and ends at the Veterans Memorial in courthouse square.
Saturday, Nov. 15
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Program, “Heirloom Apples” with Regina Donald from Wilbourn House Orchard, Piovano Room, Lexington branch of the Rockbridge Regional Library, sponsored by Master Gardeners.
Saturday, Nov. 29
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – American Red Cross blood drive, Natural Bridge Fire Department.
