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Arts & Entertainment

Your weekly guide to arts and entertainment in Lexington, VA and Rockbridge County.

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Library Book Sale This Week
Library Book Sale This Week
The hours for the December book sale at Rockbridge Regional Library will be Thursday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Watercolors At The Cafe
Watercolors At The Cafe
VPAS Cafe members in Lexington enjoy companionship and artistic expression as they paint with watercolors at a recent cafe gathering. Research shows painting is good for older adults. It engages the mind, boosts mood, and improves manual dexterity. Learn more about VPAS Cafes by calling (540) 261-7474. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Holiday Travel Can Be Safe And Enjoyable
Holiday Travel Can Be Safe And Enjoyable
Hearing the refrain from “Over the River and Through the Woods” may evoke Norman Rockwell style memories of visiting grandparents over the holiday season. These days, however, Grandma and Grandpa are just as likely to do the traveling as their younger relatives. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Look For Joy In The Small Moments
Look For Joy In The Small Moments
There was a time we would have talked about current events. Dad and I would have imagined what the World Series would have been like if the Phillies had made it. We would have laughed together over New Yorker cartoons, snacked on cashews, and listened to Boz Scaggs. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Music At Noon Series Features Brinson, McCorkle
Music At Noon Series Features Brinson, McCorkle
The Music at Noon concert series at Lexington Presbyterian Church will present keyboardists Daniel Brinson and William McCorkle in three concerts on Wednesdays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, all at noon in the Lexington Presbyterian sanctuary. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Community Bible Study Returning
Community Bible Study Returning
Community Bible Study is now enrolling for the winter/spring semester which begins Wednesday, Jan. 3, and ends May 8. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Advent Calendar
Advent Calendar
Sunday, Dec. 10 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Living Nativity In Buena Vista
Living Nativity In Buena Vista
The Stone Church of the Brethren in Buena Vista presented a living nativity program outside the church Sunday evening, complete with a reading of the Christmas story by the Rev. Galen Combs (below left) and singing. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Grace Offers Light In The Darkness Service
Grace Offers Light In The Darkness Service
Grace Episcopal Church will offer a service of Light in the Darkness Sunday, Dec. 10, at 5 p.m. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Looking At Careers
Looking At Careers
Looking At Careers 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Fair Board Seeks Volunteers, Input
Fair Board Seeks Volunteers, Input
Area residents are invited to attend the next meeting of the Rockbridge Regional Fair board of directors on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Building at 150 S. Main St., Lexington. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Christmas Scene Topic For Sounder Circle Meeting
Christmas Scene Topic For Sounder Circle Meeting
“It was cold, but there were a few people standing or sitting along the wall in front of the courthouse. Winter or summer, there were always people there. The boy wondered if they knew it was Christmas.” - from “Sounder” by William Howard Armstrong 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Jingle Bell Run Draws 350
Jingle Bell Run Draws 350
10th Main Street Event Has Record Turnout 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Smoked Hams, Turkeys Offered At Walkers Creek
Smoked Hams, Turkeys Offered At Walkers Creek
Walkers Creek Fire & EMS will be taking pre-orders for smoked hams and whole turkeys for Christmas dinners. Cost is $55 each. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Farnham To Speak In Glasgow
Farnham To Speak In Glasgow
Glasgow Public Library will host local author Peter Farnham on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Visiting Fairfield
Visiting Fairfield
A number of area families turned out for Breakfast with Santa at the Fairfield Volunteer Rescue Squad Saturday morning. Among the scenes were (clockwise from above left) 23-month-old Weston Campbell checking out Santa’s bell; Abrielle Poulin, 5, telling Santa what she wants; Santa shaking hands with Pirate the puppy, held by Ciara Casady; Aaliyah Martin talking with Santa; and McKenzie Craft and Steve Reese cooking up pancakes. (Mary Woodson photos) 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Bird Club Walk Saturday
Bird Club Walk Saturday
Rockbridge Bird Club invites area residents to join them for this month’s Second Saturday morning walk at Boxerwood on Dec. 9 at 8:30 a.m. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Gift-making Event Slated At Library
Gift-making Event Slated At Library
The Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington will host a family gift-making extravaganza on Dec. 13 and 14 from 4 to 5 p.m. Projects will include sweater mittens, personalized key rings, hand-decorated wind chimes, and fruit and veggie refrigerator magnets. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Theatre Academy Presents ‘Importance of Being Earnest’
Theatre Academy Presents ‘Importance of Being Earnest’
The Blue Forest Theatre Academy is undertaking its inaugural venture into adult community theater with a presentation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8 and 9, at 7 p.m., in Virginia Military Institute’s Marshall Theater. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
High Bridge
High Bridge
Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629 This past Sunday, High Bridge Presbyterian Church welcomed its new pastor and his wife, the Rev. Steve and Amy Willis. During the children’s sermon, the (Hope) Advent candle was lit by the children. A reception to welcome the new pastor was held after worship in the fellowship hall. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Musicians Returning To Hopkins Green
Musicians Returning To Hopkins Green
Outdoor Christmas Concert Dec. 17 12/05/2023 11:00 PM

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