Thursday, Sept. 10
Day – Rockbridge Regional Fair & Expo, Virginia Horse Center.
Friday, Sept. 11
9:30 a.m. – 9/11 memorial ceremony, Lexington Fire Department.
Day – Rockbridge Regional Fair & Expo, Virginia Horse Center.
Day - Rockbridge Mountain Music and Dance Festival, with called dances and concerts Friday night, Glen Maury Park.
6:30 to 8 p.m. – Music in the Garden series, Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs, Boxerwood.
Saturday, Sept. 12
8 a.m. – Birding at Boxerwood with members of the Rockbridge Bird Club, bring binoculars and meet in the nature center parking lot for a two-hour stroll.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Friends of Brushy Hills annual native plant sale, at the new Brushy Hills parking lot on Union Run, about 0.1 miles southeast of the main parking area.
Day – Rockbridge Regional Fair & Expo, Virginia Horse Center.
Day - Rockbridge Mountain Music and Dance Festival, featuring workshops during the day with called dances and concerts Saturday night, Glen Maury Park.
Noon to 6 p.m. ‒ Rockbridge Beer & Wine Festival, featuring Virginia craft beer and wine, live music, and food for purchase, general admission tickets are $50, Lime Kiln Theater.
4:30 p.m. - Young Life Rockbridge County 5K and fun run, Virginia Horse Center; kids 1-mile fun run starts at 4:30 p.m., 2.5K run at 5:15 p.m. and 5K run at 5:15 p.m.; to register, go to RunSignup.
7:30 p.m. – Concert, “Won’t You Dance?” Rockbridge Symphony, Lexington Presbyterian Church; for more information, send email to [email protected] or visit rockbridgesymphony.org.
Monday, Sept. 14
5:30 p.m. – Screening, “Food Inc. 2” documentary, part of Campus Kitchen’s Just Food series, Stackhouse Theater, W&L.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
5:30 p.m. – Suicide Prevention Month Community Dinner , Appomattox Mezzanine, Virginia Horse Center; attendance is free, but organizers ask that guests RSVP so they can plan for dinner, call Tammy Reid at (540) 784-2659 or send email to [email protected].
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, visitors welcome.
7 p.m. – Film, “Basquiat,” part of the Lenfest Season Outreach & Engagement Film Series from Criterion Collections, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
Wednesday, Sept. 16
6 to 7 p.m. - Revolutionary Books discussion of Stephen Ambrose’s “Undaunted Courage: Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery,” sponsored by Rockbridge Historical Society, Rockbridge Regional Library, Piovano Room.
Friday, Sept. 18
5:30 p.m. – Discussion of Zhang Xiaoli’s “Block Party” exhibit at the Watson Galleries, University Chapel, W&L.
6 to 8 p.m. - Rockbridge National Night Out, Maury River Middle School, meet local law enforcement and public safety, free food.
Saturday, Sept. 19
10:30 a.m. – Program, “Harvesting and Saving Seeds,”
Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington.
Sunday, Sept. 20
3 p.m. – Concert, “ Magnificence: Music of J.S. Bach,” featuring “Magnificat” and Cantatas 34, 51, Rockbridge Chamber Singers with orchestra and soloists, Lexington Presbyterian Church; for tickets, go to rcs.org.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
5:30 p.m. – Artist’s talk by Josh T. Franco, Wilson Concert Hall, Lenfest Center.
7 p.m. – Screening of National Theatre Live’s “All My Sons,” Stackhouse Theater, W&L Elrod Commons; tickets required.
Wednesday, Sept. 23
6 p.m. – Social event and open house, VFW Post 1499, with drinks and appetizers, showcasing renovated space, for prospective members and their spouses along with the community at large.
Saturday, Sept. 26
7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Vesuvius Heritage Day, with yard and bake sale and food at Emory United Methodist Church, Vesuvius.
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Brownsburg Run of the Mill 5K, a scenic run, jog, walk or stroll from Brownsburg to Wades Mill; prizes for the top three female and male finishers, oldest and youngest finishers and first dog in three weight categories; free hot dog lunch at the finish line for runners and spectators; T-shirt and swag bag for all participants; registration at 9:30 a.m. at Wades Mill, race starts at 11 a.m.; $20 in advance, $25 on the day; information and registration at https://www.brownsburgva. com/2026-run-of-the-mill; email questions to bca24415@gmail. com.
10 a.m. – Hawk-Watching at Harvey’s Knob with Rockbridge Bird Club, nonmembers welcome, meet at Harvey’s Knob Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile marker 95.5; bring binoculars and snacks; for more information or an iffy weather update, visit www.rockbirdclub.org or Rockbridge Bird Club on Facebook.
Sunday, Sept. 27
Noon to 3 p.m. – Chill on the Hill, a fundraiser for Rockbridge Area Habitat for Humanity, at Great Valley Farm Brewery and Winery.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
4 p.m. – Illustrated talk on Virginia’s wilderness areas, by Lacey Dean and Laura Neale of the Virginia Wilderness Committee, Kendal Hall, Kendal.
