Thursday, May 14
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Kitty-Care 2026 Spring into Summer fundraiser, with baked goods, plants, jewelry, purses, cat/dog items, beach items, garden tools and planters, vintage and blue tables, quality home decor and more, Ben Salem Community Building, Forge Road.
7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Alice By Heart” performed by the Parry McCluer Theatre, Chandler Hall, SVU.; tickets are available at the Coiner Country Store in Buena Vista, at the door and online at pmtheatre.ludus. com.
Friday, May 15
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Kitty-Care 2026 Spring into Summer fundraiser, Ben Salem Community Building, Forge Road.
7 p.m. – Concert by Polish pianist Magdalena Adamek, Wilson Concert Hall; for more information go to https:// my.wlu.edu/lenfest-center/concert- guild-magdalena-adamekpiano.
7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Alice By Heart” performed by the Parry McCluer Theatre, Chandler Hall, SVU.
Saturday, May 16
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8 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Kitty-Care 2026 Spring into Summer fundraiser, Ben Salem Community Building, Forge Road; items half price after 1.
10 a.m. – “History Hike” on the Appalachian Trail along Brown Mountain Creek, hikers will meet at the large parking area at Long Mountain Wayside 9 meals east of Buena Vista on U.S. 60, sponsored by the Rockbridge Historical Society.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ‒ “Growing Tomatoes in Rockbridge,” Jill Alvarado, RARA Community Room, 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington, sponsored by Rockbridge Master Gardeners.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Celebrate Us Bash, music, games, bounce house, food, at the Magnolia Center, 75 Village Way, Lexington; sponsored by Rockbridge Area Community Services.
Noon to 1:30 p.m. ‒ Tomato and small veggie plant sale. RARACommunity Room, sponsored by Rockbridge Master Gardeners.
1 p.m. – Opening of the Brownsburg Museum; for information, visit www.thebrownsburgmuseum. org.
2 and 7:30 p.m. – Musical, “Alice By Heart” performed by the Parry McCluer Theatre, Chandler Hall, SVU.
7 p.m. – Spring dance performance, “My Heart Kept Dreaming,” Halestone Studio, at Lenfest Center, tickets available at halestone.com/tickets.
7:30 p.m. – Trey Hensley in concert with opener Colby Helms and the Virginia Creepers, Lime Kiln Theater.
Sunday, May 17
2 p.m. - HLF Preservation Month event, “From Slavery to Freedom: Recovering African American Stories of Sunnyside and Other Sites in West Lexington,” Kendal Auditorium.
3 p.m. – Spring dance performance, “My Heart Kept Dreaming,” Halestone Studio, at Lenfest Center, tickets available at halestone.com/tickets.
Monday, May 18
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Visit by VA250 Mobile Museum Experience “ Out of Many, One,” Natural Bridge State Park parking lot, free; continues Tuesday and Wednesday, same times.
Tuesday, May 19
6:30 p.m. ‒ Meeting and Shotluck presentation, Rockbridge Camera Club , visitors welcome, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library.
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) 463-7103, ext. 138.
Monday, May 25
10 a.m. - Memorial Day ceremony, Veterans Memorial, Lexington, speakers, music, wreath laying, and playing of Taps; sponsored by the George C. Marshall Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.
6 p.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department Carnival, at Camden Field, corner of 10th Street and Magnolia Avenue, food and drinks available, rides by Valley Amusements with $20 unlimited wristbands, live music by ON3.
Wednesday, May 27
6 p.m. – Discussion of the book “Israel on the Appomattox,” part of the Rockbridge Historical Society’s “Revolutionary Books” series, at the Rockbridge Regional Library.
6 p.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department Carnival, rides by Valley Amusements with $20 unlimited wristbands, live music by Rare Form.
Thursday, May 28
6 p.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department Carnival, rides by Valley Amusements with $20 unlimited wristbands, live music by Blue Connection.
Friday, May 29
11 a.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department barbecue chicken sale at the firehouse; halves $7 and dinners $12, which includes chicken half, three sides and roll.
6 p.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department Carnival, rides by Valley Amusements with $20 unlimited wristbands, live music by Movin’ On with Wayne Carter.
Saturday, May 30
6 p.m. - Buena Vista Fire Department Carnival, rides by Valley Amusements with $20 unlimited wristbands, live music by Sweetwater.
Friday, June 5 5 to 7 p.m. - Juneteenth art show, Nelson Gallery.
Saturday, June 6
Noon - Rockbridge County Homesteaders event, Steve Hart of Hart-Land Farm will give a beginner friendly talk on keeping a family dairy cow, at the Kerrs Creek Farmers Market; RSVP to https://www.rockcohomesteaders. com/events.
