Active Adult Day, June 29
Active Adult Day will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, June 29 at the Meadowbrook Community Center. June’s event will feature an ICE CREAM SOCIAL! Come out for a fun game of bingo and win some neat summer prizes. Ice cream will be provided and everyone is encouraged to bring your favorite topping to share. Please call RSVP to register by Friday, June 26.
Senior Police Academy, July 17
The Christiansburg Police Department, Christiansburg Recreation Department and Christiansburg/Montgomery Triad S.A.L.T. Council are now accepting applications for the 2017 Senior Citizens’ Police Academy. The academy, which will be held July 17-21, from 9-3 p.m., is free and open to any citizen 50 years and older.
During the five-day course, participants will tour the Christiansburg Police Department and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, learn about the drug task force and vice units, meet the K-9 units, visit the firing range, hear from a variety of speakers and learn about self-defense, internet crimes against children, radar and DUIs, investigations, and evidence collection.
Applications can be picked up at Christiansburg Recreation Center. If you would like to have an application mailed to you or for more information, please contact Tammy Caldwell at (540) 382-2349, ext. 2003 or email: tcaldwell@christiansburg.org. All applications are subject for review and approval. Participants will undergo a background check.
Mountains of Music, June 17
The Montgomery Museum is in need of volunteers for the Mountains of Music on Main event in downtown Christiansburg on Saturday, June 17. Help is needed with concession stands from 3-
7 p.m. Please call RSVP to sign up and for more details.
Farmacy Garden
A community garden is located right next to the Health and Human Services Building. Volunteers are needed to help the Montgomery County Health Department with the garden this season. The hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9-12 p.m.
They grow a wide array of vegetable crops, as well as fruit crops (and just installed some berry bushes and brambles.) All volunteers get to take home some produce, so this opportunity would be especially good for anyone that might need a
little extra help affording fresh fruits and veggies. They have 6 raised beds in the garden that are senior accessible (4 that you can work in from a seated position and two that you can work in standing). Call RSVP for more details.
West End Wednesdays
Join us at West End Wednesdays, Radford’s FREE Concert & Market Series today. West End Wednesdays runs the second Wednesday during the summer months, 5-8 p.m. at the Glencoe Mansion grounds. This family friendly event is located directly next to the mansion, under the large beautiful trees with plenty of lawn-chair, blanket, and dancing room.
Live Music by West End, a singer songwriter duo that you may very well recognize as some of the baristas from Radford Coffee Co, and True North, a dynamic modern rock group singing originals and well known covers that you’ll be sure to sing along to.
On site food by Hethwood Market. Craft Beer, drinks, and desserts available, plus shopping with local vendors including fresh produce, hand-made items & merchants. Visit your local favorites such as Green Heron Arts, Lotus Soapworks, Gracie’s Gardens, Pycone Creamery, LuLaRoe and more. Plus lawn games and plenty of shady law chair spots.
West End Wednesdays is presented by The Radford Chamber of Commerce, and is sponsored in part by MasTec, Bondurant Realty, and River Rent-All. Find out more about the event by searching “West End Wednesdays” on Facebook!
League of Women Voters Roanoke Valley, July 16
The League of Women Voters in the Roanoke Valley will hold a general membership meeting on July 16 from 3-5 p.m. at the Roanoke City EMS fire station #5. The meeting is free. Please contact eaapolitics@gmail.com or sabra_breslin@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
Sounds of summer concert, Friday
The town of Pulaski and the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley are the co-organizers of the 2017 Jackson Park Sounds of Summer Concert series. Our next concert, featuring The Domino Band, will be Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Jackson Park is located at 42, 1st Street, NW in Pulaski, Virginia across from the town municipal building. The concert, rain or shine, will have concessions and adult beverages available for purchase.
The Domino Band is a high-energy horn band based in Roanoke, Virginia, specializing in Classic R&B, Soul, and Old-School Funk.
For additional information contact the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley at 540-980-7363.
