Wednesday, July 21:
Art Club: Virtual Meeting
At the Christiansburg Library at 3 p.m. Who was Amrita Sher-Gil? Learn about her life and be inspired by her oil paintings to create portraits. Catch the library’s tutorial on Facebook or YouTube. Stop by the library for curated crafts.
Thursday, July 22:
Movie Matineex
From 2-4 p.m. at the Blacksburg Library. The movie is Onward, rated PG.
Friday, July 23:
Family Game Night
At 4 p.m. at the Montgomery Floyd Regional Library online. Join other kids and families for a live, interactive game night online. Everyone will play jackbox party night games on family friendly settings. Email shodges@mfrl.org for more information.
Monday, July 26:
Ice Cream in a Bag: STEM
At 1 p.m. at the Montgomery Floyd Regional Library online. Check out the STEM video on the science of making ice cream in a bag.
Monday, July 26 – Friday, July 30:
Smithfield Summer Camp
At Smithfield Plantation from 9 a.m. until noon. Campers at Smithfield’s summer camp will experience life on the early Virginia frontier in a unique and historic environment through interactive activities geared towards children ages 8 through10. Register through Blacksburg Parks and Recreation, keyword search: “Smithfield.”
Thursday, Aug. 5:
American Legion meeting
American Legion Harvey-Howe-Carper Post 30 will meet at 7 p.m. at the VFW Post 776 building in Radford. For further information, call 250-2283 or 239-9864.
Saturday, Aug. 7:
Pilot Community Center auction
At its most recent meeting, members of the Pilot Community Center decided to hold auctions to raffle off three gift cards of $25 each at Linkous Auctions. These will be the community center’s only fund-raisers until the fall to have money for other renovations. Community members will be set up from 9 a.m. until noon and then will take the tickets to Larry Linkous, who will draw the winning tickets and announce the winners. The auction schedule and set-up location is Chloe Bishop, 5950 Riner Road.
Tuesday, Aug. 10:
Sons of Confederate Veterans meeting
Stuart Horse Artillery Camp 1784 will meet at 7 p.m. at Aly’s Family Italian Restaurant at 3204 Riner Road. Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) are invited to attend. Guest speaker Charlotte Conner will give a talk on “First Battle of Manassas: Unwarranted Deaths of Savable Soldiers”. For further information, call 320-4315 or 239-9864.
Saturday, Aug. 14:
Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournament
At the Pete Dye River Course with all proceeds benefiting the “Carilion Cares for Children” program, which provides tuition discounts at the Radford Early Learning Center for families with financial need at Radford Child Development, Inc.
Shotgun start at 2 p.m. Captain’s Choice Foursome with entry fee of $300 per foursome paid on-line by Aug. 13; entry fee is $400 per foursome at the door, based on availability. A $100 per-hole sponsorship may be paid on-line by Aug. 6.
Prizes to be awarded include a $100,000 hole-in-one contest for 10 participants chosen by purchased raffle tickets, a 2021 vehicle from Harvey’s in Radford for a hole-in-one. Prizes will be awarded to first- through fourth-place teams and the closest to the pin. The tournament includes an awards dinner, gift bags, refreshments, raffle prizes and mulligans. Register at www.radfordchilddevelopment.org/golf.
Ongoing:
Through July 31
Radford Public Library’s Summer Reading Program
The library is sponsoring its annual summer reading program for kids, teens, and adults. The program promotes reading daily to earn prizes and to earn entries to win raffle baskets. The summer reading program is a fun way to promote literacy, encourage reading as a healthy habit, and help readers experience reading as fun and adventurous.
Through Aug. 29:
Glencoe Mansion, Museum and Gallery exhibit “Mountain Rail Trails”
Glencoe Mansion, Museum and Gallery continues its art gallery exhibit “Mountain Rail Trails,” featuring photography by Dale R. Carlson of Bluemoonistic Images.
The exhibit dovetails nicely with the train observatory platform and exhibit found at the edge of the grounds of Glencoe. Everyone is welcome to visit the museum, and there is no admission charge. Glencoe is located at 600 Unruh Dr. in Radford.
Through September:
Blacksburg’s Market Square Jam 2021
Blacksburg’s Market Square Jam 2021 continues each Wednesday through September from 7 to 9 p.m. at Market Square Park.
Through October:
Radford Farmers Market
The Radford Farmers Market will be held each Saturday through October 30 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the New River Valley Community Service parking lot (the old Wade’s parking lot) on West Main Street.
Christiansburg Farmers Market
The Christiansburg Farmers Market is held every Thursday through October in the Christiansburg Recreation Center parking lot from 3 to 7 p.m.
