Community Calendar

Friday, July 1 Red, White & Blueberries. Start your 4th of July weekend off on Friday at 8 at the Stuart Farmers' market. We will have plenty of great food for your holiday celebrations. Music by the FARM TEAM. Come shop locally grown vegetables, fruits, berries, meats, eggs, baked items,...

The 26th Annual Melungeon Heritage Association's Union will be held June 24-25 in Martinsville. The $12 registration for the event also includes the price of admission into the Virginia Museum of Natural History on Saturday, June 25, during the lecture series. A number of authors are participating in a book-signing...

Tuesday, June-21-Friday, June 24 Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) will hold a Minecraft Makers Camp each day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the P&HCC Dalton IDEA Center.  The camp is limited to nine rising 6th-9th grade students and costs $59. Pre-registration is required by going to ph.augusoft.net...

Kruger Brothers The trio known as the Kruger Brothers are based in Wilkesboro, N.C., and known for an incomparable sound that blends bluegrass with elements of classical music. Born and raised in Europe, brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger started singing and playing instruments at a young age. The brothers were...

The Patrick County Music Association (PCMA) will hold its last show before the official start of summer on Saturday, June 18. Spencer Strickland & River Ridge will headline the show, and the feature band will be Jus’ Cauz. Jus’ Cauz will be the feature band at the Patrick County Music...

Wednesday, June 15 The Patrick County Community Food Bank will hold a food distribution day at the Stuart site from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 5-6:30 p.m. There will be a morning distribution in Ararat from 8:30-11 a.m., and an evening distribution in Meadows of Dan from 5-6:30 p.m.   Patrick...

A scientific celebration of creatures big and small, furry and scaly, is set to take place at the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) on Saturday, June 18, when the museum hosts its first-ever Wildlife Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, which is part of the museum's annual Science Festival series, will...

Monday, June 6-Thursday, June 9 Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) will hold a Fab Lab Innovation Camp each day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the P&HCC Dalton IDEA Center.  The camp is limited to nine rising 6th-9th grade students and costs $59. Pre-registration is required by going...

Ronald and Joyce Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Poor Farmer, will celebrate the 37th year of business of the Poor Farmer’s Farm County Store in Vesta on June 18. A celebration will be held at the store from 1 to 3 p.m. with The County Boys performing on the front porch...

The annual Beach Music Festival will celebrate 40 years of ‘Hot Fun in the Summertime’ when it gets underway Thursday, June 9.  Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Stuart, the event runs through Saturday, June 11, at Wayside Park in Stuart. Gates open at 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday,...