Today, Wednesday, Mar. 19:
RCPS art show
Glencoe Mansion is pleased to announce the Radford City Public Schools Art Show, which features the artworks of students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The show is open through April 27. There is an opening reception 5:30 – 7 p.m. We encourage the community to visit and show their support for these talented Bobcats. The event is free to attend and suitable for all ages.
Thursday, Mar. 20:
MCPS art show
The Montgomery Museum of Art & History is hosting Montgomery County Public Schools for a Student Art Show. Reception for the 5 – 7 p.m. Judging for the middle and high school student show will be made by a local retired art educator and local artist. Cash prizes and acknowledgement certificates will be awarded to winning students.
Saturday, Mar. 22:
Blacksburg Farmers Market
At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 10 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.
Monday, Mar. 24:
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, Mar. 25:
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. The meeting will be live streamed to the Town’s YouTube page at www.christiansburg.org/YouTube. Please copy and paste the URL into your browser and be sure to select Live videos to view. Agendas and minutes can be viewed at www.christiansburg.org/agendasandminutes.
Thursday, Mar. 27:
Montgomery Museum of Art & History exhibits reception
In a rich celebration of local history and art, the Montgomery Museum is hosting two exhibits: Portraits of the Blues developed in collaboration with the New River Blues Society and the traveling exhibit Shining a Light on Christiansburg Institute from Christiansburg Institute, Inc. The museum is pleased to share these two special exhibits with the community. Reception for Portraits of the Blues and Christiansburg Institute’s Shining a Light traveling exhibit is Thursday, Mar. 27, 5 – 7 p.m. Food and refreshments will be served. Live Blues music will be performed during the reception.
Saturday, Mar. 29:
Warm Hearth Village Arts and Crafts Fair
Come to the Warm Hearth Village Center, 2387 Warm Hearth Dr., Blacksburg to shop handmade items from local artists and crafters, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Huckleberry Cafe will be open until 3 p.m. serving a variety of sandwiches, baked goods, and drinks. If you would like to be vendor, contact Mardy Baker: mbaker@warmhearth.org.
Blacksburg Kids Consignment Sale
The Blacksburg Kids Consignment Sale will be held from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Blacksburg Community Center. Attendees will find great deals on seasonal kids clothing, shoes, toys, books, baby gear, sports equipment, maternity clothing, and more. Many items are like-new (some even brand-new), and some items will be half-price between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.; shop early for the best selection! Cash or check only. There is still space for consignors. Please email bumckidsale@aol.com for more information. Consignors retain 80% of the proceeds from the sale of their items and can shop pre-sale before it opens to the public.
Red Cross blood drive
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 103 E. Main St., Christiansburg, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Appointments: https://www.redcrossblood.org.
Saturday, April 5:
Spring Leaf Mulch Giveaway
Leaf mulch is available for pick up at Glade Road Growing, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Loose and bagged leaves collected by the town are composted into leaf mulch. This mulch can be used as a soil additive, for composting. This is an important service as composted leaf mulch keeps leaves out of landfills. Leaves can take up valuable landfill space and produce harmful greenhouse gases. To arrange pickup, residents must register and follow these guidelines: Register for a 30-minute time slot. Time slots are in 30-minute intervals starting at 8 a.m. Limit two cubic yards per truck or trailer. The town will load your truck or trailer. Notice: The process of loading leaves may cause scratches or dents to your truck or trailer as well as possible suspension damage due to the weight. By participating in this program, you assume the risk inherent with loading leaves in your truck or trailer. No dogs are permitted outside of their owner’s vehicle during the event for the safety of the farm’s livestock.
Cherokee War of 1776 event
This free public event at Historic Smithfield in Blacksburg will bring together Cherokee people and a descendant of the 6,000-man militia army that invaded the Cherokee lands in 1776 in reprisal for a Cherokee effort to take back what they saw as their lands in what is now east Tennessee, Western North and South Carolina and Kentucky from Southern backcountry settlers. Includes a forum between descendants on the legacy of the war, living history recreations of those on both sides of the conflict, historic trade demonstrations, and a dramatization of the Avery Treaty of 1777 that ended the war at the Long Island of the Holston (present day Kingsport, Tenn.). The event will be held at the actual 1776 house (still in its original location after nearly 250 years) of the Virginia commander of the militia at the Long Island treaty Colonel William Preston, where his deputy and fellow commissioner to the Long Island Treaty William Christian organized the Virginia wing of the offensive against the Cherokee. Everyone is invited and the event is free to the public, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 12:
Mount Tabor Ruritan Biscuit Breakfast
Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will be serving up hot biscuits topped with delicious sausage gravy, or with the latest batch of the club’s “world-famous” apple butter. Breakfast also includes scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. Breakfast will be served in the Fellowship Hall of Slusser’s Chapel, 1543 Mount Tabor Rd, Blacksburg, 8 -10 a.m., below the sanctuary, on the lower church parking lot level. This is a fundraiser for the club to help serve the community, and donations will be accepted for the breakfast. More information at https://fb.com/MtTaborRuSritan.
On-going:
Radford Fiddle and Banjo Jam at Bee & Butter
Bee & Butter restaurant, in the Highlander Hotel on Tyler Ave., is now open on Monday nights during the Radford Fiddle and Banjo Jam. The jam is held at the restaurant 6- 9 p.m. each Monday evening.
