Hear the story behind Southern food when author Kelly Deetz discusses her new book,  “Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine.” Then visit Poplar Forest’s historic kitchen where Poplar Forest interpreters will demonstrate period cooking techniques. A historical archaeologist, historian and Visiting Assistant Professor at Randolph College, Deetz draws upon...

Join NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, Greg Redfern, for an engaging presentation to learn about Virginia's monster impact crater. A jacket is recommended, and a flashlight is helpful. Free to all parkway visitors. "The Peaks Under the Stars" - If the sky is clear after the presentation, our guests will move outdoors to the lawn...

Josephine Baker became an unlikely spy for the French Resistance in WWII. Growing up poor in the streets of St. Louis, Missouri and struggling to survive in an American society plagued with racism, Baker eventually left the United States and became a cabaret sensation in Paris. There she offered her services as a spy, noting...

"Eli Cook can rattle the house with roots and rock one moment and then drop to a whisper the next for a movingly understated blues number," according to Pulse Magazine. Hailing from the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, National Recording Artist Blues Musician Eli Cook will perform a special intimate acoustic show at the...

There will be fresh winter vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods, fish, and coffee along with beautiful artisan crafts. The VT Extension Master Food volunteers will be hosting a "Bake for Good" program. More information can be obtained by calling the Bedford Extension office at (540) 586-7675.

Join Jack Gary and Eric Proebsting of Poplar Forest’s Department of Archaeology and landscapes on an archaeology and nature hike along the new Poplar Forest parkway corridor. Explore the course of the road and where it intersects with historic aspects of the property and its natural history. Comfortable walking shoes are necessary. Click here to...