Friday, Oct. 31 3:30 to 5 p.m. – Downtown Lexington Trick or Treat 4 to 6 p.m. – Spooktacular, downtown Buena Vista.
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.
Noon to 4 p.m. - Appalachian Trail “History Hike,”
sponsored by Rockbridge Historical Society, starting with illustrated slide show on 100 years of A.T. history and 2023 fires in James River Face Wilderness from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Natural Bridge State Park Visitor Center; interpretive hike from 2 to 4 p.m. led by rangers and historians from the James River Footbridge to Matts Creek Shelter; see facebook. com/rockbridge for more.
7 p.m. – Concert, Maroney Trio, Wilson Concert Hall; tickets are required.
Tuesday, Nov. 4
7:30 p.m. – National Theater Live presentation of Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter,” Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.; tickets are required.
Wednesday, Nov. 5
10 a.m. – Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club, speaker will be Jack Bissett, a member of the Rockbridge Symphony and president of the Symphony’s Steering Committee, the Innovation Center at the Rockbridge County High School; for more information, visit www. lexvanewcomers.org.
6-7 p.m. ‒‒ Rockbridge CAN community meal catered by Sunrise BBQ, served sit-down style, Buena Vista firehouse.
Thursday, Nov. 6
6 p.m. – Garrett Stanley, a student journalist at the University of Florida, to talk about his work, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
6 to 7 p.m. – Mustaches for Kids launch party, Devils Backbone Outpost.
Friday, Nov. 7
5:30 p.m. — Key note address, Byron Pitt, co-anchor of
ABC’s newsmagazine “Nightline,” to speak, sponsored by the Knight Foundation and W&L’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons.
Saturday, Nov. 8
10 a.m. — “The Geology of Brushy Hills,” a two-hour hike at Brushy Hills Preserve led by Professor Chris Connors; meet at parking lot by the spring house (1010 Union Run), carpool if possible; event will happen rain or shine.
10 a.m. to noon – Annual Rafiki sale, Grace Presbyterian Church.
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.
5 p.m. – Annual Thanksgiving meal, Raphine firehouse, country ham, turkey and seven sides, $18 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under; donations of desserts welcome.
6 p.m. – Cakewalk, Rockbridge Baths Volunteer Fire Department, to support fire department, with door prizes, 50/50 raffle.
Sunday, Nov. 9
Noon to 4 p.m. - Appalachian Trail “Natural History Hike,” Hog Camp Gap to the balds of Cole Mountain, comments by conservationists and thru-hikers, 6-mile loop back via Old Hotel Trail; see RHS tinyurl. com/App-Trail-100-Programs-RHS.
6 p.m. - Psalm Sing at Kids Playce; come early for a fellowship picnic; visit HighlandHall-VA.org.
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.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
6 to 7 p.m. ‒ Rockbridge CAN community meal catered by CHEFS Catering, served sitdown style, Rockbridge Baths firehouse.
Thursday, Nov. 13
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Talk by Professor Jane Harrington about her new book “Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance: The Forgotten Founding Mothers of the Fairy Tale and the Stories That They Spun,” Leyburn Library, W&L.
Saturday, Nov. 15
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Vesuvius Holiday Xpress, Vesuvius Community Center, 53 Tye Pine Ave., breakfast and lunch will be available.
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.
3 p.m. ‒ Community “Messiah” Sing, hosted by the Rockbridge Choral Society, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
Monday, Nov. 17
5:30 to p.m. - Meeting, Revolutionary Reading Group #2,
sponsored by the Rockbridge Historical Society and VA250, reading Philip D’Anieri’s “The Appalachian Trail: A Biography,” Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington; series details and reading links at tinyurl.com/ App-Trail-100-Programs-RHS.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
7:30 p.m. ‒ Rockbridge Youth Chorale fall concert, Grace Episcopal Church.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
6 to 7 p.m. - Rockbridge CAN community meal, catered by Lexington Catering Company, served sit-down style, Palmer Community Center.
Thursday, Nov. 20
6 to 7 p.m. ‒ Mustaches for Kids mid-month check-in, Devils Backbone Outpost.
Saturday, Nov. 29
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – American Red Cross blood drive, Natural Bridge Fire Department.
Thursday, Dec. 4
6 to 7 p.m. – Mustaches for Kids Stache Bash, Devils Backbone Outpost.
Friday, Dec. 12
Noon - Maury River Pickers and Singers Christmas Concert , Maury River Senior Services, 2137 Magnolia Ave., Buena Vista; call (540) 261-7474 for more information.
