Wednesday, April 2:
Blacksburg Farmers Market At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 2 – 6 p.m. (New hours for April). 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.
Thursday, April 3:
American Legion meeting The American Legion, Harvey Howe Carper Post 30 will meet at 6 p.m. at the VFW Post Home on 102 Watts St. in Radford. For further information, please call 540-250-2283 or 540-239-9864.
Friday, April 4:
Friday Forum with VTWC The Virginia Tech Women’s Club (VTWC) will host the final Friday Forum of the 2024-2025 club year at 10 a.m. Dr. Richard Masters and VT students will present “Musical Delights by Talented VT Students.” This performance is always a favorite forum and an opportunity to enjoy the music of incredibly talented Hokie students. Friday Forums welcome the community to come to the Fellowship Hall of the Lutheran Memorial Church at 600 Prices Fork Rd. in Blacksburg. The event begins at 10 a.m., but come a little early to enjoy coffee, treats and conversation.
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.
Blacksburg Farmers Market At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. (New hours for April). 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, April 7:
MCCC Golf Tournament Chamber Open Golf Tournament at Auburn Hills 1-5 p.m., followed by an After Hours. MCCC is looking for a few more teams and sponsors. Team fee includes a BBQ dinner following the tournament. Register at: https://www.montgomerycc.org/chamber-open/.
Thursday, April 10:
MCCC Eggs and Issues Legislative Update Eggs & Issues register at: https://business.montgomerycc.org/events/details/mc-2025-april-10-eggs-issues-legislative-update14119?calendarMonth=2025-04-01.
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/MtTaborRuritan.
Monday, April 14:
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, April 15:
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.
Friday, April 18:
Deadline for Volunteer Montgomery scholarship Cutoff date to apply for the scholarship awards given by Volunteer Montgomery for human services / human medical field. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to outstanding students in the Montgomery County school system who plan to pursue studies in a human services/ human medical field. For applications or more information, students should visit Volunteer Montgomery’s website at www.montva.com [montva.com], contact their school counselors, or contact Volunteer Montgomery at volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. by mail or email to volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov.
Saturday, April 19:
Pilot Community Center Easter Egg Hunt Come join Pilot Community Center for our Easter Egg Hunt, 2- 3 p.m. Kids 10 years old and under are invited to search for candy and prize-filled eggs. There will be refreshments for parents and kids of all ages. So come and join in the fun! Pilot Community Center, 4449 Brush Creek Rd., Pilot. This event will be held weather permitting. If there is inclement weather, the event will be cancelled and cannot be rescheduled. For more information, please call Alice Jones at 540-257-3336.
Tuesday, April 22:
April Shred-a-Thon Shred-A-Thon, sponsored by TRIAD and Christiansburg Recreation Department, will be held 3-6 p.m. at Christiansburg Huckleberry Park. Please bring your documents in a box or plastic tote (no larger than 22.5″ x 18″x11.5″) limit of three totes/boxes per vehicle. Items that cannot be shredded include metal, three-ring binders, composition notebooks, hanging file folders, paint brushes, padlocks, hardback books, keys, eyeglasses, bungee cords, etc. Please note that the Shred-a-Thon is a drive-thru event; please remain in your vehicle when approaching the collection site. No walk ups will be allowed. TRIAD/S.A.L.T. is a cooperative effort of law enforcement agencies (police/sheriffs), senior citizens, and senior organization, focused on reducing crimes against our most vulnerable citizens: our seniors.
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.
Meadowbrook Greenway construction notice Visitors in the vicinity of Heritage Park off Meadowbrook Drive will begin to see crews actively completing large-scale construction to create the new Meadowbrook Greenway connector. This area is an active construction zone; recreational activities through the construction zone are prohibited until construction is complete and the new greenway is open to the public. This construction zone is marked with flags, fences, and signage. This project is slated for completion in late Fall 2025. Throughout construction, visitors may continue to utilize the areas located on either side of the construction zone: Heritage Park, and the adjacent Stone-cutter’s Hollow trail. Questions: Please contact Dean Crane, Director of Blacksburg Parks and Recreation at 540.443.1101.
