Destination Bedford

Shopping with Rations
2020-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
Have you noticed the lack of supplies in the aisles of supermarkets lately? The lack of items and limiting the number purchased is not new to the United States during crisis. During World War II, country wide rationing was implemented to make sure that everyone had enough. Learn more about this system and try your hand with shopping with rations during this program.
Intended Audience: 4th through 8th Grades
FREE Program, however registration is required to access the program.

Forest Farmers Market
2020-04-25 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-18 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-11 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-04 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-28 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-21 08:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-14 08:00 - 12:00 | Forest Farmers Market, 15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24523, United States
Virginia Grown Produce, meats, honey, flowers along with breads for locals to enjoy. The market is open the last week in April until the last week in Oct. Please come and enjoy the local food from our area.

Scouts Go to War: April Lunchbox Lecture
2020-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Live on the National D-Day Memorial Facebook Page
This lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page.
“Scouts Go to War” by John Long, Director of Education, National D-Day Memorial Foundation
When the US entered WWII in 1941, it realized it had an army of youth at home ready to do its duty and make a difference in the war effort. They were the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, whose forgotten service during the war contributed mightily to a nation at war and helped bring victory in the end. Learn more in this special program of the National D-Day Memorial.

Kiddo's Music Times with Ricky's Bluegrass Connection
2020-04-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 | VA
Let’s have some fun with music! Kiddo’s Music Time will be live on the Ricky’s Bluegrass Connection Facebook Page every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am.
Remember parents that they also offer private Skype lessons for your kids! For more information, send them an Email or Facebook Message!

The New Normal: Life in the U.S. During WWII
2020-04-20 10:10 - 11:00 | Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
After Pearl Harbor, life changed dramatically for Americans, not just those in the military but those left at home. Women went to work in the factories while men left for war. Children grew Victory Gardens instead of having extra room on the playground. Grocery shopping saw the introduction of rationing and limited supply. Learn more about how Americans rose to the challenge of their new normal and supporting the war effort during the 1940s during this program.
Intended Audience: 5th through 9th Grades
FREE Program, however registration is required to access the program.

In Case of Emergency: Survival Kits of WWI: Special Lunchbox Lecture
2020-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Live on the National D-Day Memorial Facebook Page
This lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page.
“In Case of Emergency: Survival Kits of WWII “ by John Long, Director of Education, National D-Day Memorial Foundation
Your plane goes down over the Pacific. You get separated from your unit in France. You’re lucky enough to escape from a prisoner of war camp. Now what do you do? Learn how the US military trained and equipped its men to survive against all odds in extreme circumstances during World War II.

Women Spies of WWII: Special Lunchbox Lecture
2020-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Live on the National D-Day Memorial Facebook Page
This lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page.
“Women Spies of WWII” by April Cheek-Messier, President and CEO, National D-Day Memorial Foundation
The lecture “Women Spies of WWII” will focus on the life of Virginia Hall, an American spy who helped escaped POWs, downed airmen and who was responsible for killing 150 German soldiers and capturing 500 others while organizing resistance activities. Hall was so successful in her work that the Gestapo issued these orders in the hunt for her. “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.”
The program will also explore the life of Christine Granville, Britain’s first female special agent who parachuted into France where an agent’s average life expectancy was only six weeks.

Seventy-Five Years Later: The End of World War II
2020-04-07 10:00 - 23:00 | Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
Streamable Learning | Grades 6-12
World War II was arguably the biggest event in all of human history. Just as a runaway locomotive can’t be stopped easily, it would take a lot to end this massive war. What factors led to the conclusion in both Europe and the Pacific? And what did it all mean? Join us as we explore the end of World War II and its impact on the 20th century to today.

Saturday Story Time
2020-04-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Bedford Public Library, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Saturday Story Time @ Bedford Central Library
Join us on the 1st Saturday of every month at 11:00 AM (unless the library is closed) for a new program filled with fun stories, songs, crafts and more! For children ages 0-5.

BVA Mercantile Virtual Live Shopping
2020-04-03 13:15 - 14:30 | Virtual Live on BVA Merchantile Facebook Page
BVA Merchantile will be live via their Facebook page and showing at least half of their store and what they have to offer. If you can’t tune in during the live you can always go back and watch!
Tune in around 1:15-1:30pm!

D-Day Lunchbox Lecture (ONLINE)
2020-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, VA, United States
This lecture is now an online event only and will not be held at the Bedford Area Welcome Center. A link to the Facebook Live video will be shared on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page.
Lecture Description:
“I followed the war wherever I could reach it.” From the Spanish Civil War to Panama, Martha Gellhorn covered most major conflicts in her 60-year career as a wartime correspondent. She is also the only known woman to have landed as a part of the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, but not because of an official assignment but her desire to cover war—and maybe to get back at her husband, Ernest Hemingway, for stealing her job. Discover how her marriage and work intertwined in World War II to give her the distinction of being the only woman among 150,000 men on D-Day during this riveting lecture.
Learn more about upcoming lectures at www.dday.org/lunchbox-lecture-series.

Virtual Friday Night Jam!
2020-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, VA, United States
With the precautions set out by the government, we have canceled our Friday Night Jam for March 20th. It saddened us so much, that we decided to do a VIRTUAL Friday Night Jam! We will be going live on Facebook on the RBC page and playing jam tunes, and YOU can play along at home! This event can give us all a little picking and grinning time! We will accept requests from viewers watching LIVE! We will also have a way you can make your usual tips into the donation bucket through our PayPal account- PayPal.me/RickyBluegrass
We thank you all for your continued support during this time, and can’t wait to see your smiling faces at the jam again soon!

Goat Snuggle, Wine and Pie Tasting at Seven Doors Winery
2020-03-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Seven Doors Winery, 5800 Johnson Mountain Road, Huddleston, 24104
Celebrate International Pi Day! Come snuggle goats, tasting 5 wines and also 5 pies from Sweet Spot Southern Bakery from Altavista!
Must purchase tickets prior to event.
$25 per ticket. Must be 21 to consume alcohol.

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6th Annual Edna Curry John Bower Exhibition
2020-03-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Bower Center for the Arts, 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Gallery admission is always free! Open Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm.
Featuring a diverse collection of artwork by many local and regional artists, the Curry Bower exhibit honors the Center’s largest benefactors, Edna Curry and John Bower, whose generous contributions have made the Bower Center possible.
The exhibit’s unique open call for art brings in numerous artistic media, including, but not limited to painting, collage, photography, sculpture, fiber art, mixed media, mosaic, stained or fused glass, and more.
Enjoy the rich art talents in our region, on exhibit through March 14, 2020.
Awards:
Best in Show $750 & solo exhibit
2nd $400
3rd $200
Minimum of 3 Awards of Merit: $75 each
Awards reception: Feb 14, 5-8pm during 2nd Friday in Bedford
Presentations/comments by judge at 6pm
Refreshments served, free and open to the public.

Winter Weekends at Poplar Forest
2020-03-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Spend time as Jefferson did—in the home designed as his personal retreat. Read and relax in a historic setting, enjoy complimentary coffee and tea, explore our grounds or engage with special exhibits and vignettes at your own pace. And on Saturdays, join us for parlor talks led by experts on subjects related to Jefferson’s time.
PARLOR TALKS SCHEDULE
GROWING UP AT POPLAR FOREST
Saturday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Discover what it was like to live at Poplar Forest. Stephen Watts, whose family was the last to own and live at Poplar Forest, shares his memories of growing up in Thomas Jefferson’s octagonal retreat.
OPENING WEEKEND TRAIL HIKE
Saturday, March 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Explore the natural landscape that captivated Thomas Jefferson. Join Dr. Eric Protesting, the Director of Archaeology and Landscapes at Poplar Forest, for an afternoon trek through the woodlands and meadows, and around the creeks on the plantation grounds.
HEARTH COOKING
Sunday, March 15 at 1:30 p.m.
Learn about the art of Hearth Cooking and ten Jefferson family recipes in the Founding Father’s own hand that survive today. Presented by Mary Kesler, Coordinator of Historical References and Themed Tours, and Vince Fastabend, Facilities Manager.
Winter Weekends are Saturdays and Sundays only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.—last admittance at 3 p.m.

Cider Barn Craft Fair
2020-03-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Chapel Creek Farms, 4915 Pike Road, Montvale, VA, 24122
Take a ride out to the country for fresh apple cider, artisans and crafters, and BBQ from Neal’s Red Oak Smokehouse! Chapel Creek Farms offers a family friendly environment and free admission! (Please bring cash for purchases.)

Mountain Junkies Race
2020-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Montvale Park, 1092 Marketplace Drive, Montvale, VA, 24122, United States
Get your running shoes ready for this 5 and 10 mile race at Montvale Park. This park is a 6.5 mile trail system that winds through old growth forest and is a nice, scenic trail. For more information and to register, click here.
