Wednesday, Oct. 14
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – RAHC Mobile Dental Clinic, Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department; call or text (540) 464-8700 to schedule an appointment.
5:30 p.m. – Talk, “ Food As Medicine: Integrating Food Relief into Healthcare,” Dr. Cristin Fritz, Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons, W&L.
6 to 7 p.m. - Rockbridge CAN’s free community dinner, Thompson Community Center in Glasgow; for more information or a free ride, call (540) 957-6180.
7 to 8:30 p.m. – Panel discussion, “A Conversation from the Front Lines: Combating Sex Trafficking in the Shenandoah Valley, ” sponsored by Grace Presbyterian Church Justice Ministry, Hillel House, W&L.
7:30 p.m. – Concert, contemporary Christian vocal band “known by name,” free, Knight Arena, Southern Virginia University.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Noon – Music at Noon concert, Organ works of Johannes Brahms, by William McCorkle, organ, Lexington Presbyterian Church.
Friday, Oct. 16
7 p.m. – Free showing of the film “Waitress,” at Project Horizon’s Mullen Gathering Place pavilion, gathering starts at 6:30 p.m., bring a cooler (no alcoholic beverages), popcorn provided, part of Project Horizon’s observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Saturday, Oct. 17
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ‒ Fall festival, Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Fourth annual Fall Festival, Faith Mountain Baptist Church, 270 Valley Pike, featuring vendors, arts, crafts, food, inflatables, kid zone, and raffles for a quilt and other items.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Thunder Bridge fall open studio tour, featuring 20 resident artists and guests, with baked goods and coffee available, 1425 Arnolds Valley Road, Natural Bridge Station.
2 to 4 p.m. – Open house, the Paxton House and grounds, Glen Maury Park.
4:30 p.m. - Harvest Dinner, at the Buena Vista Fire Department; choice of ham, turkey or both; dinners are $18 for two meats or $16 for one meat and include stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, baked apples, brown beans, roll, dessert and drink; annual raffle drawing will also be held during the dinner.
8 p.m. – Concert by saxophonist and flutist Jeff Coffin, Wilson Concert Hall, Lenfest Center.
Monday, Oct. 19
11 a.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Retired Teachers, Rockbridge Innovation Center, RCHS.
5:15 to 6:30 p.m. - Virginia Society of the Cincinnati Lecture, sponsored by Rockbridge Historical Society and W&L Politics Department, “Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Lost Art of Civic Friendship,” by Jane Kamensky, president, Monticello, free, W&L University Chapel.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
10 to 11 a.m. – Meeting, Mom + Me Connection Support Group, Rockbridge Area Health Center, second floor conference room; no registration required; more information at RockAHC.org/maternal.
6:30 p.m. – Meeting, Rockbridge Camera Club, Piovano Room, Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington; visitors welcome.
7 p.m. – Play, National Theatre Live’s screening of “ The Playboy of the Western World,” Stackhouse Theatre, Elrod Commons, W&L.
7 p.m. – Talk, Sergio Harding, conservation biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, on key findings of Virginia’s second Breeding Bird Atlas, sponsored by Rockbridge Bird Club, at Maury River Middle School library.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
5:30 p.m. – Informal fundraiser and educational session, marking Polio Eradication Day, sponsored by Rotary International, at Halcyon Cider Days, Natural Bridge.
6 to 7 p.m. - Rockbridge CAN’s free community dinner, at the Fairfield Rescue Squad; for more information or a free ride, call (540) 957-6180.
6 to 7 p.m. - Rockbridge Historical Society’s Revolutionary Books discussion of Monticello’s 250th anniversary anthology, “DECLARE: A Civic Gospel,” editor, Jane Kamensky, sponsored by Rockbridge Historical Society, Rockbridge Regional Library, Piovano Room.
6 p.m. – Meeting, Women Read book club, discussing the New York Times bestseller and award-winning novel “The World That We Knew” by Alice Hoffman, Rockbridge Regional Library.
Thursday, Oct. 22
5:15 p.m. – Lecture, “The Memory Conditions of Responsibility Over Time,” Sven Bernecker, part of Mudd Center for Ethics series, Elrod Commons, W&L.
6 p.m. – Shannon-Clark Lecture in English, “As on a Holiday: Poetic and Festival Time in the Age of Revolutions,” Joseph Albernaz, Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, W&L.
Friday, Oct. 23
8 p.m. – W&L’s Fall Choral Concert, Wilson Concert Hall; free but tickets required from box office.
Saturday, Oct. 24
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Goshen Fall Festival , held at Goshen Town Hall, 9742 Maury River Road.
3 to 4:30 p.m. – Effinger community trunk-or-treat, sponsored by local churches, in the firehouse parking lot.
4 to 7:30 p.m. – Fundraiser, “A Fine Arts Evening with the Dauras,” to benefit the Brownsburg Museum, in Rockbridge Baths; visit the museum’s website for details and tickets.
7 p.m. – Program, “The Ghost of Lime Kiln Bridge,” presented by the Local History Center of the Rockbridge Regional Library System and Black Raven Paranormal, Ben Salem Presbyterian Community Building, Buena Vista.
Sunday, Oct. 25
3 p.m. – W&L faculty recital, “Story Time,” featuring Dr. Anthony Cincotta (alto and soprano saxophones), Dr. Anna Billias (piano), Dr. Akiko Konishi (piano), free and no tickets required, Wilson Concert Hall.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Noon – Sheriff’s Senior Social, a free event for residents 50 and older featuring lunch and vendors promoting financial, physical and overall wellness, doors open at 11 a.m., Virginia Horse Center.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Noon to 1 p.m. ‒ Rockbridge Conservation and the Blue Ridge Resource Authority go behind the scenes to learn how the community’s waste is managed, free and open to the public; visit rockbridgeconservation.org for more details.
Thursday, Oct. 29
5 to 8 p.m. – Trunk-or-treat, sponsored by the Glasgow Lifesaving and First Aid Crew, Locher Pavilion, Glasgow; prizes will be given for costume contest, best business decorations, and best citizens decorations; bring a donation of canned food and receive a hot dog meal.
