Wednesday, Feb. 25 3 to 4 p.m. - GrieftoGrowth Bereavement Support Group , sponsored by Connections Plus Health Care and Hospice, at the Borden Center Bard Room, Kendal; call (540) 463-1848 for information.
6 p.m. – Revolutionary Books discussion of “Half American,” sponsored by the Rockbridge Historical Society, at the Rockbridge Regional Library.
Friday, Feb. 27
Noon – Concert, MRSC Pickers and Singers, singing train songs, Maury River Senior Center, Buena Vista.
Saturday, Feb. 28
4-7 p.m. – Spaghetti supper, available drive-thru only, $10 meal includes spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and a beverage, Rockbridge Christian Academy.
Monday, March 2
8 p.m. – Lecture, Vaughn Scribner to give a talk based on his book “Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary America,” Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI.
Tuesday, March 3
12:30 p.m. – Lecture, “Writing a Book: All You Need is Time (But Not Too Much of It)” by Kameliya Atanasova, assistant professor of religion at W&L, Houston H. Harte Center Gallery, Leyburn Library, W&L.
8 p.m. – Concert, University Singers, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L; tickets free but required; call (540) 458-8000.
Wednesday, March 4 10 a.m. – Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club , guest speaker Karen Stanley from Boxerwood will share information about Boxerwood’s programs, volunteering, and its newest addition, the Meadow natural cemetery; at the Rockbridge Innovation Center at RCHS; starts with social time at 10, then business meeting at 10:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m. ‒ DakhaBrakha, a global music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine, to be featured in a “Meet & Greet Ukranian Cooking Exhibition and Dinner,” Evans Dining Hall, W&L; tickets are required and are limited; visit https://my.wlu. edu/lenfest-center/dakhabrakhacooking- exhibition to purchase.
5:30 p.m. – Michael Mann to discuss themes from his new book, “Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World,” which was co-authored with Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
Thursday, March 5
7:30 p.m. Concert, DakhaBrakha, Keller stage W&L; tickets can be purchased at https:// my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center/dakhabrakha.
Friday, March 6
7:30 p.m. – Concert, Middle Eastern Music Ensemble of the College of William and Mary, Wilson Concert Hall, W&L; free admission.
Sunday, March 8
2 p.m. – Workshop on the basics of cold process soap making, sponsored by Rockbridge County Homesteaders, paid participants will make and take home a loaf of handmade soap, tickets $40; auditors also welcome for free; RSVP to https://Rockcohomesteaders. com/events.
3 p.m. – Piano recital by students in Washington and Lee University’s piano program, Wilson Concert Hall.
Tuesday, March 10
6 p.m. - Free screening and discussion in the Rockbridge Historical Society’s “Revolutionary Films” series, featuring paired scenes from documentaries about Thomas Jefferson (Ken Burns, 1997; History Channel 2025), Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library.
Wednesday, March 11
5 p.m. - Lecture and rare book display, “Jefferson, Power, and America at 250,” by W&L politics professor Brian Alexander, co-sponsored by the Rockbridge Historical Society and W&L University Library, with a showing of Jefferson’s hand-annotated Congressional Manual before and after the talk, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
Friday, March 13
5 to 6:30 p.m. – Workshop, “Protecting Our Old-Growth Forest,” continued March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church; to register, go to www.RockbridgeConservation. org.
Saturday, March 14
10 a.m. – Geology walk on the Chessie Trail led by W&L geology professor Chris Connors, sponsored by the Friends of the Chessie Trail, rain date is March 15; for more information, go to friendsofthechessietrail. org.
Tuesday, March 17
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library; visitors welcome.
Saturday, March 21
Day – Annual Community Cleanup, continues through March 29, all area residents invited to give any roads or areas a “spring cleaning”; pick an area that needs some help and go to rockbridgeconservation.org/ cleanup and sign up.
10:30 a.m. – Program, “Jump Starting Your Vegetable Garden,” Anita Tuttle, Master Gardener, discussing shortcuts for anyone who didn’t prepare their space last fall,. sponsored by the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners, at the Rockbridge Regional Library.
Tuesday, March 24
5:30 p.m. - “Earning Their Wings” by Dr. Sarah Parry Myers; the story of Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), civilian aviators who faced wartime danger without recognition and then spent decades fighting for long-delayed veteran status and benefits, George C. Marshall Foundation; to reserve seats, send email to Leigh McFaddin at [email protected] or call (540) 463-7103.
Wednesday, March 25
6 p.m. ‒ Discussion of the book “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written” by Walter Isaacson, Rockbridge Regional Library.
Thursday, April 2
4:15-5:15 p.m. – Public seminar, “Plastic is Convenient – At What Cost To Human Health?” with featured speaker Jaimi McPeek, RC State Theater 3.
Saturday, April 4
1 to 5 p.m. – Rockbridge Bull & Oyster Fest, fundraiser for Rockbridge Area Health Center; tickets available at www. RockAHC.org; early bird tickets available through February.
Saturday, April 11
10 a.m. ‒ Wildflower walk on the Chessie Trail led by Virginia Native Plant Society members Peggy Dyson-Cobb and Jan Smith, rain date is April 18, sponsored by the Friends of the Chessie Trail; for more information, go to friendsofthechessietrail. org.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Natural Bridge State Park.
Thursday, April 16
5:30 p.m. – Public author talk, “World War Zoos” by Dr. John M. Kinder, about zoos in Warsaw, London, Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo facing bombings, food shortages, and wrenching decisions about which species to save or cull, forcing civilians to confront the nonhuman costs of total war, George C. Marshall Foundation; to reserve seats, email Leigh McFaddin at [email protected] or call (540) 463-7103, ext. 138.
Saturday, May 2
9 a.m. ‒ Kids Fun Run
, open to preschoolers through eighth-graders, sponsored by the Friends of the Chessie Trail; for more information, go to friendsofthechessietrail. org.
Tuesday, May 19
5:30 p.m. – Public author talk, “Matisse at War” by Christopher C. Gorham, George C. Marshall Foundation; to reserve seats, email Leigh McFaddin at events@marshallfoundation. org or call (540) 4637103, ext. 138.
