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 Leyburn Library, with a showing of Jefferson’s hand-annotated Congressional Manual before and after the talk, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
Thursday, March 12 5:45 p.m. ‒ Lecture, “Tiny Desk, Big Challenges” by Bobby Carter, host and series producer of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
6:30 p.m. ‒ Brian A. Nichols, former U.S. ambassador to Peru and Zimbabwe, to join Brian Alexander, associate professor of politics at W&L, for a fireside chat, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L; register at https://calendly.com/mwlu/nichols.
7 p.m. – Meeting and meal, Brownsburg Ruritan Club, Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
Friday, March 13
5 to 6:30 p.m. – Workshop, “Protecting Our Old-Growth Forest,” continues 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. 10 to 11 a.m. - Spring volunteer information session
, Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden, light refreshments, optional tour; register at www.boxerwood.org/volunteer.
4 p.m. – Weekday Religious Education theme basket bingo fundraiser, Natural Bridge firehouse.
5 to 7 p.m. – All-you-can-eat spaghetti supper, Collierstown United Methodist Church, dine in or take out, by donation.
Sunday, March 15 Noon – Dessert auction and potato bar lunch, South River Fire Department fundraiser, at the firehouse; lunch starts at noon, with dessert auction starting at 2.
Tuesday, March 17 10 to 11 a.m. - Spring volunteer information session
, Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden, light refreshments, optional tour; register at www.boxerwood.org/volunteer.
5:10 p.m. – Jeffrey Goldberg to appear with moderator/host Eric Deggans, W&L’s Knight Chair of Journalism and Media Ethics, for a discussion titled “Journalism, Ethics and Leadership in the Modern Age,” Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library; visitors welcome.
Thursday, March 19
Noon – Music at Noon concert series, Music for Lent, William McCorkle, organ, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
5:10 p.m. – Lecture, Dr. Daphne Miller, family physician and clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, part of W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics’ series, “Taking Place: Land Use and Environmental Impact,” Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons; to live stream the event, go to https:// go.wlu.edu/livestream.
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 Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners, at Rockbridge Regional Library.
Noon to 4 p.m. - Fourth annual Rockbridge County Corn Hole Tournament, sponsored by Brownsburg Ruritan Club, at Whistle Hollow Farm, 65 Whistle Hollow Farm Road, Fairfield; $32 per team; registration starts at 10 a.m.
2 to 4 p.m. – Open house, Paxton House, Glen Maury Park.
Tuesday, March 24 5:30 p.m. – Talk, “Earning Their Wings,” Dr. Sarah Parry Myers; the story of Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), George C. Marshall Foundation; to reserve seats, send email to Leigh McFaddin at [email protected] or call (540) 463-7103.
7 p.m. – Lecture by Tetiana Sylina, an award-winning Ukrainian journalist and senior editor at a leading Kyiv newspaper, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
Wednesday, March 25
6 p.m. ‒ Discussion of the book “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written” by Walter Isaacson, Rockbridge Regional Library.
6:30 p.m. – Screening of “KAMAL’s,” a feature-length food documentary, with a Q&A with the filmmakers Chef Kamal Hammouda and Laura Fendt, doors open at 6 for refreshments, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
Thursday, April 2
4:15 to 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.Rock-AHC.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. – 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, 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.
Wednesday, May 6
6:30 p.m. – Premiere of student film “The Brownsburg Conversations, ” doors open at 6 for refreshments, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
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.
