Bluegrass Memorial Celebration at Harvest Moon
2022-05-28 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Live Music at Apocalypse
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!

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!

Country Music Night
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.

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/

Behind the Scenes Tours at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
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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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.

Exhibit at Goose Creek Studio
2022-05-31 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-01 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-02 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-03 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-04 10:00 - 16:00 | 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
2022-05-31 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-06-01 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-06-02 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-06-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-06-04 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!

WWII Exhibit
2022-06-01 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-02 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-03 11:00 - 18:00 | ElectricCoArt, 207 East Depot Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Come see this awesome exhibit by Ken Smith who is an illustrator, painter, graphic designer and college professor, among other things.
Ken has been a professor of Graphic Design at Radford University since 2008, and is an avid history buff, designer, illustrator, reenactor, living historian, and a proud native of the great state of Tennessee.
Formerly he was Design Director/Vice President at Whittle Communications, where he designed and developed magazines, books, posters and various other media properties. Ken was co-founder and Creative Director of Media South, a design and marketing firm specializing in editorial media and corporate branding.
Gallery admission is free.

Apocalypse Trivia Night
2022-06-01 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 & Food Truck at Fables & Feathers Winery
2022-06-03 16:30 - 19:30 | Fables & Feathers Winery, 2117 Bruno Dr., Goodview, VA, 24095
Come to Fables and Feathers Winery to hear Keith Campbell performing from 4:30 – 7:30 and enjoy food by Salty’s Lobster & Co! It’s gonna be a good time with good food and great wine!

Live Music @ Mitchell's
2022-06-03 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.

Little Town Players "The Secret Garden"
2022-06-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Little Town Players, 931 Ashland Avenue, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come see the fantastic musical, “The Secret Garden.” This is a show you don’t want to miss!

Forest Farmers Market
2022-06-04 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
2022-06-04 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
2022-06-04 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!

Moneta Home Mercantile Market Day
2022-06-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Moneta Home Mercantile, 1017 Diamond Hill Rd., Goodview, United States
Free event, come shop and support local small businesses! This will feature 16+ Artisans with their local creations. Rain or Shine Event.

Saturday Story Time
2022-06-04 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.
