Peaks Retreat Community Fun Day
2022-05-21 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center, 1336 Simmons Mill Rd, Thaxton, 24174, United States
If you are looking for a family-friendly way to spend a Saturday afternoon, The Peaks has an event for you! The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center will be hosting a Community Fun Day. This is an opportunity to come out to The Peaks and enjoy the 66 acre facility. Bring your family or get a group of friends together for an afternoon of sand volleyball, basketball, hiking, disc golf, yard games, challenge course and archery demos, or if you’re looking to relax, the Harkening Hill Garden is the perfect place to chill out, catch up with friends, and enjoy the beautiful views. This is a free event open to all ages. Light refreshments will be available.

Country Music Night
2022-05-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-05-28 19:00 - 23:00 | New London Ruritan, 12411 East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Come enjoy great live music and dance to your favorite county music classics. $10 adults, $5 children. $5 meals & $1 snacks available.

Reception with Artists at Goose Creek Studio
2022-05-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Goose Creek Studio Gallery, 302 Court Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Goose Creek Studio presents a reception with participating artists for the exhibition LGBTQIA2S+. In the spirit of Pride Month, we bring together nine local and visionary artists for an exhibition that seeks to be authentic to rural America’s history, pride, and activism…as well embody the quirky, eccentric, and esoteric side of small-town life. The show runs through June 30.

Exhibit at Goose Creek Studio
2022-05-24 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-05-25 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-05-26 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-05-27 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-05-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-31 10:00 - 18:00 | Goose Creek Studio Gallery, 302 Court Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Goose Creek Studio presents LGBTQIA2S+. Nine local and visionary artists have been brought together for an exhibition that seeks to be authentic to rural America’s history, pride, and activism…as well embody the quirky, eccentric, and esoteric side of small-town life. The show runs through June 30.

Exhibit at the Bower Center
2022-05-24 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-25 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-26 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Bower Center for the Arts, 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Come to the Bower Center for the Arts for the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition!
Gallery admission is free!

Apocalypse Trivia Night
2022-05-25 19:30 - 20:30 | Apocalypse Ale Works, 1257 Burnbridge Road, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Every week there will be a wide range of categories to enjoy while also drinking your favorite beer or seltzer water!

Live Music @ Mitchell's
2022-05-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Mitchell’s Resturant & Pizzeria, 3553 Trading Post Rd, Huddleston, VA, 24104, United States
Enjoy live music, great food and the beautiful Smith Mountain Lake all in one place! Click here to see who is playing each week.

Concert at the Bower Center
2022-05-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Bower Center for the Arts, 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United States
On May 27 Bower Center for the Arts welcomes Los Gatos, a Latin Jazz group based out of Roanoke, VA. Performing Latin Jazz arrangements of tunes by the late great jazz pianist Chick Corea, Los Gatos will record this live performance as a part of their next CD!

Live Music at Apocalypse
2022-05-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Apocalypse Ale Works, 1257 Burnbridge Road, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Come to Apocalypse Ale Work for live music and great beer! Click here to see who is playing each week!

Forest Farmers Market
2022-05-28 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.

Forest Farmer's Market
2022-05-28 08:00 - 12:00 | Forest Library Grounds, 15583 Old Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
The Forest Farmer’s Market is held each Saturday morning behind the Forest Public Library. The Market features farmers and artisans selling a variety of items including plants, meats, produce, soaps, lotions, coffee, baked goods and more!

Bedford Christmas Station Fundraising Sale
2022-05-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Bedford Community Christmas Station, 510 Blue Ridge Avenue, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Shop new clothing and shoes, designer handbags, new and used toys, gently used clothing and shoes, vintage furniture, household items, and garden goods and decor at the Bedford Christmas Station.
100% of funds raised through these sales of the wonderful merchandise that is donated is used to purchase new clothing, toys, teen, senior citizen & disabled adult gifts, household & personal care items and food that the Christmas Station purchases for their Christmas Selection eXpress clients to select from in December!

Behind the Scenes Tours at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
2022-05-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-29 11:00 - 15:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Fifty years ago, the octagonal villa at Poplar Forest was unrecognizable. The simple elegance of the president’s Palladian-inspired design was hidden by the renovations subsequent owners made to the structure to suit their tastes. Learn how the restoration architects and architectural historians and craftsmen are continuing their meticulous restoration of what Jefferson affectionately called the “Best dwelling house in the state…” on an hour long guided tour by Travis McDonald, Poplar Forest’s Director of Architectural Restoration and the architect of the ground breaking restoration process developed to save the historic structure.

Tickets for the Architectural Restoration Behind the Scenes Talk and Tour are $20 in advance and $20 at the door. Admission also includes a guided house tour and self-guided exploration of exhibits in the lower level of the house, the Wing of Offices, the ornamental grounds and slave quarter site. Weekend visitors can add the Enslaved Community Tour (when available) to their itinerary at no extra cost.

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Bluegrass Memorial Celebration at Harvest Moon
2022-05-28 11:00 - 17:00 | Harvest Moon Marketplace, 14917 Moneta Rd, Moneta, VA, 24121, United States
Come out for a little Red (Salty’s Lobster Truck), White (Ice Cream bar and Treatery with Homestead Creamery ice cream) and Blue ( Common Ground band). The best of all worlds as we celebrate Memorial Day! Bring your lawn chairs and your joy to Harvest Moon Marketplace in Moneta, at Smith Mountain Lake! Free Admission!

Pilates at Poplar Forest
2022-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join Poplar Forest for an early-evening Pilates workout on Jefferson’s south lawn brought to you by Peakland Pilates. Experience a full-body workout with an emphasis on strengthening deep core muscles and developing flexibility. By working in proper postural alignment, Pilates helps to lengthen and tone muscles all over with just a mat and bodyweight. This low-impact workout will leave you feeling energized and taller. $10 per person, per class, or $15 per person for both classes; taught by either Jenna Chalk or Celeste Sedlar, co-owners of Peakland Pilates. Reservations are encouraged as classes will be limited to 25 people.
In the event of inclement weather, we will contact ticket holders via email by 3:00 p.m. the day of the class with a rescheduled date. No refunds will be issued unless Poplar Forest cannot reschedule the event.
Click here for more information and to register.

Patriotic Concert
2022-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States
Kick off your Memorial Day weekend with the Jefferson Choral Society performing beloved patriotic tunes. The Let’s Dance Band opens with big band sounds of the 1940s.
Advance Tickets
Adult – $12 Student/Veteran/Memorial Member- $8
Tickets At the Gate
Adult – $14 Student/Veteran/Memorial Member – $10
Under 6 and WWII Vets – FREE
Tickets are non-refundable.
If concert is canceled, purchase amount will be processed as a donation.
Bring your own chair.
No food.
No pets (service animals welcome).

Click here for advance tickets, or pick them up at the Bedford Area Welcome Center!

Music in the Park
2022-05-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Smith Mountain Lake State Park, 1235 State Park Road, Huddleston, VA, United States
RAY JUDD’S MUSIC IN THE PARK

FRIENDS OF SMITH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK are sponsoring 2022 Summer Bluegrass Music Series on the 4th Saturday in May, June, July and August.

Take a warm Smith Mountain Lake Saturday night, add a scenic waterfront setting and toe-tapping music at SML State Park to enjoy a casual outdoor evening of classic bluegrass and country music with friends and family. The performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. at the park’s beach pavilion. This summer the bands to perform are:

May 28 – Two Young Two Old
June 25 – The Wildfire Band
July 23 – The Country Boys
August 27 – The Hardtimes Band

The performing bands will be accompanied by the Old Dominion Cloggers dance group with a combination of freestyle flat-footin and clogging steps to “Old Time or Bluegrass” style music.

The cost is $7.00 per person. There is no parking fee. Children 12 and under get in for free.
Folding chairs are suggested. Soft drinks, food, snacks and ice cream are available.

For more information contact the park at 540-297-6066

Location:
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK
1235 State Park Road
Huddleston VA 24104

http://www.smlspfriends.com/

Memorial Day 2022 Commemoration
2022-05-30 10:00 - 12:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States
To commemorate Memorial Day, speaker Dave Carey, a retired Navy captain, Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war, will inspire audience members with his story. Carey’s aircraft was destroyed while flying a combat mission over North Vietnam. He spent the following five and a half years as a POW incarcerated in Vietnamese prisons. His experiences taught him timeless lessons that are applicable to everyone. His book, The Ways We Choose, Lessons for Life from a POW’s Experience, will be available and a book-signing will be held after the ceremony. The Memorial Day program begins at 11 a.m. and admission fees are waived until 12 noon. Please bring a chair. No coolers or pets, except service animals.
