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Arts & Entertainment

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

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Kerrs Creek
Kerrs Creek
Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected] Thank you to Josh Holton who preached at New Monmouth Presbyterian on Sunday, and to Janeen Welsh for leading in worship. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Collierstown
Collierstown
Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Picking Up Good Vibrations In Glen Maury Park
Picking Up Good Vibrations In Glen Maury Park
Despite Saturday’s soaring temperatures, there was a good turnout for the 25th annual Beach Music Festival at Glen Maury Park. Friday night’s concert featuring the Cat5 Band had a 45-minute lightning delay, but they were able to finish their set. Saturday afternoon the The Blackwater Band (oicture at top right) took the stage at noon. The Blackwater Band has been performing for 11 years and is based out of Clarkton, N.C. They play Top 40, blues, funk and country. Their music brought people to their feet. The dancers were cooled by the large electric fans that were provided by the park and some attendees chose to bring their own cooling methods with them. The Entertainers performed after the Blackwater Band and the Band of Oz finished the day. (Joann Ware photos) 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Altars, Icons and Queens
Altars, Icons and Queens
Altars, Icons and Queens 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Murat
Murat
Evelyn Ayers, 463-2727 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Calendar Of Events
Calendar Of Events
Wednesday,Aug. 2 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
La Leche League Celebrates Breastfeeding Month
La Leche League Celebrates Breastfeeding Month
The local La Leche League group along with many others around the world will be celebrating the gift of breastfeeding in the month of August. A picnic at Richardson Park, behind Lylburn Downing Middle School will be this month’s meeting location to discuss the joys of breastfeeding while enjoying the great outdoors Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
This Month’s Library Book Sale Has Different Hours
This Month’s Library Book Sale Has Different Hours
The hours for the monthly book sale at Rockbridge Regional Library will change in August. The book sale hours will be Thursday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Keeping Children Safe In The Digital Age
Keeping Children Safe In The Digital Age
Mikhala Stafford, director of community outreach for Project Horizon, will talk about child trafficking in the local area, risk factors and red flags on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. at the Rockbridge Regional Library. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Free Backpacks For School Children At LPD Event
Free Backpacks For School Children At LPD Event
The Lexington Police Department, in partnership with the Lexington Police Foundation, is having a “back to school” community picnic Aug. 12 at Richardson Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Back To School Event Sunday At Glen Maury
Back To School Event Sunday At Glen Maury
A “Back 2 School Bash” will be held at Glen Maury Park on Sunday, Aug, 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. This event is being offered free to the public. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Senior Gazette
Senior Gazette
Baby, It’s Hot Out There! 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Biography of VMI Founder Featured in New ‘Epilogue’
Biography of VMI Founder Featured in New ‘Epilogue’
Margaret Junkin Preston, the “Poetess of the Confederacy,” is well known in Lexington, and beyond, for her epic poem “Beechenbook” and many other literary works, but her husband, John Thomas Lewis Preston, deserves at least as much historical interest, the newest “Rockbridge Epilogue” asserts. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
RACS Directors’ ‘Right-Hand Person’ Retires
RACS Directors’ ‘Right-Hand Person’ Retires
After two decades of dedicated service to Rockbridge Area Community Services, Barbara Wright decided to “throw in the towel” and enjoy retired life. She retired June 16. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
In Florida For Conference
In Florida For Conference
Last month, two Rockbridge County High School students and their adviser traveled to Orlando, Fla., for the 2023 National Educators Rising Conference. Picture here are (left) Jacob Cline and (right) Cheyanne Clark, both students in teacher Amanda Grimm’s (center) Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow course, which is designed for anyone interested in a career in education. Through that class, they were able to join Educators Rising and attend local and state conferences and competitions. Both students chose to compete in the Lesson Planning and Delivery category and focused on the areas they hope to one day teach. Cline is a 2023 graduate of RCHS and will be attending the University of Kentucky this fall where he will major in music education. His lesson was about musical scales. Clark is a rising senior at RCHS and plans to continue her studies in culinary and education so that she can one day become a Family Consumer Science teacher. She chose to teach students how to cook veggie bites. The conference provided lots of exciting sessions with interesting keynote speakers and the opportunity to network with others from across the country. The students and their adviser would like to thank all of the community members and local businesses who supported and made this trip possible. To learn more about this organization and its work, contact Grimm at RCHS. 08/02/2023 12:00 AM
Glasgow
Glasgow
Carolyn Bradley, 258-2720 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
First ‘Celebrate A Success
First ‘Celebrate A Success
Rockbridge’ 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
The Colosseum, Delphi - And Cats
The Colosseum, Delphi - And Cats
Rockbridge County High School Group Tours Italy, Greece This Summer 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
Marker For First Settlement Unveiled
Marker For First Settlement Unveiled
Lexington Mayor Frank Friedman, members of the Chamber of Commerce and about 20 local historians met Tuesday, July 18, at Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church for a ribbon cutting to dedicate the new Timber Grove Highway marker, which commemorates the first settlement in what would become Rockbridge County. Only a graveyard remains of the settlement, a few miles north of Timber Ridge. Since no parking or public access exists at the Timber Grove Cemetery, the sign is located at the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church. As late as 1920, a log building stood beside the old cemetery, but today only the graveyard remains. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
Kerrs Creek
Kerrs Creek
(630) 607-9938 [email protected] Nathan and Lora Welsh will talk about their mission work in Albania Sunday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church. The community is invited to come for their presentation and stay for a fried chicken dinner. Nathan is the son of Tim and Janeen Welsh, and we are delighted to have Nathan return to our community to share about the work they’ve been doing and to partner with Nathan and Lora in their continuing ministry. If possible, please RSVP to newmounmouthpres@ gmail. com so we can have an idea of numbers for the meal. Church members are invited to bring fruit or a dessert to share. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM
Book Locker In Fairfield
Book Locker In Fairfield
Rockbridge Regional Library System cardholders can now pick up reserved library materials any time of day at a new locker for materials on hold at the Fairfield Volunteer Rescue Squad building. Bookmobile service will continue at Dottie’s Market each Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. Area residents should choose “Fairfield lockers” as the pickup location when placing a hold from the library’s website or mobile app. Once notified that the hold is available, visit the locker, scan your library card barcode or enter the number using the keyboard icon on the screen, and the locker will open. Books can be returned without a library card in a locker marked “returns.” For any assistance or more information, call the library at (540) 463-4324 or email [email protected]. 07/26/2023 12:00 AM

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