Wednesday, Dec. 4:
Blacksburg Farmers Market
At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, 2 – 6 p.m. The Blacksburg Farmers Market is a local, family-friendly gathering place in downtown Blacksburg featuring farmers of locally grown produce and meats, alongside artisans of baked goods and handmade crafts. For more information, visit http://blacksburgfarmersmarket.com.
Friday, Dec. 6:
Friday Forums with VTWC
The Virginia Tech Women’s Club (VTWC) will host another Friday Forum at 10 a.m. Dr. Virginia Buecher-Maxwell, DVM will speak about “Exploring the Human Pet Bond.” She is a professor of large animal medicine at the VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine at VT. Her talk promises to be full of lots of good facts with stories to share. Maxwell will be addressing aggressive pet behavior and sharing some simple tricks to use for this issue. Forums welcome the community to come to the fellowship hall of the Lutheran Memorial Lutheran Church, 600 Prices Fork Rd., Blacksburg. The event begins at 10 a.m. but come a little early for coffee and conversation.
Blacksburg holiday parade and festival
Holiday market on College Avenue, 3 p.m. Visit with Santa at the Lyric Theater, 4 p.m. Tree Lighting 5:45 p.m., Music by TubaChristmas 6 p.m. and Parade at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7:
Christiansburg Lions Club Craft Show
At the Christiansburg Recreation Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 150 vendors, food and beverages. The event assists the Lions Club community outreach programs.
Blacksburg Farmers Market
At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; New Hours for Nov. through Dec.: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Blacksburg Farmers Market is a local, family-friendly gathering place in downtown Blacksburg featuring farmers of locally grown produce and meats, alongside artisans of baked goods and handmade crafts. For more information, visit blacksburgfarmersmarket.com.
Gingerbread House Decorating Party
Gather your family and show off your creative side by building a gingerbread house for the holidays at the Radford Public Library, 11 a.m. – noon. Each group will receive one gingerbread house kit to decorate over the course of an hour. Register to reserve a spot for your group, as supplies and thus spots for this program are limited. Call the library at 540-731-3621, speak to a librarian, or email morgan.esterhuizen@radfordva.gov to register. Please limit group size to six people. You will leave your house at the library to display on top of the bookshelves for the community to enjoy! All ages are welcome.
Sunday, Dec. 8:
Vintage Market
Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd. SW, Blacksburg, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The market is made up of a carefully chosen group of vendors who sell a wide selection of quality vintage items, upcycled crafts, and occasional antiques.
Monday, Dec. 9:
Radford City Council meeting
The Radford City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. in council chambers at the Radford Municipal Building, 10 Robertson St., Radford. Citizens are invited to attend and allowed to speak at each meeting. See the agenda at www.radfordva.gov.
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting
Public meetings are normally held the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke St. in Christiansburg. Closed sessions begin at 6 p.m. if needed. Open sessions begin at 7:15 p.m. Citizens are invited to attend and allowed to speak at each meeting. All regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors are rebroadcast on Montgomery County Comcast and Shentel Channels 190 daily.
Tuesday, Dec. 10:
Radford Christmas Parade
Radford’s holiday “Making Spirits Bright” parade will be held at 7 p.m. The parade will start on East Main Street near Radford University and will head west on Main Street, ending at Central Square.
Blacksburg Town Council meeting
The council meets in regular session the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers of the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St. These meetings are open to the public and televised live on WTOB Channel 2.
Christiansburg Town Council meeting
Regular town council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall (100 E. Main St.). The public is welcome and encouraged to attend, with a citizen hearing time reserved at each meeting for residents to bring any matter they desire before the entire council.
Friday, Dec. 13:
Christmas on Main
Each December, the Town of Christiansburg holds Christmas on Main in Downtown Christiansburg. Join us on Dec. 13 starting at 5 p.m. for Christmas at the Market featuring local crafters and other vendors, followed by the Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christmas Parade. The Tree Lighting Ceremony with the mayor will take place at Town Square at roughly 6:50 p.m., with the Christmas Parade starting at 7 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “Decorations, gifts and jingle all the way. Here comes Santa in his big red sleigh.”
Ongoing:
Now through Dec. 24:
Wrapping for a Reason booth to support MCEAP
The Montgomery County Emergency Assistant Program “Wrapping for a Reason” booth at Uptown Christiansburg, formerly called the NRV Mall in the old Zales location. Hours will vary but will be from about an hour after the mall opens to an hour before it closes from now through Christmas Eve. All proceeds go to MCEAP which provides year-round emergency assistance-food, clothing, utilities, and housing to those in need in Montgomery County. Please go to mceap.com for more information.