FEBRUARY
Through March 19
Used Book Sale: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. Free admission to museum. Vintage books, classics, novels, history,
geography, poetry, science, English, religious, cookbooks, and
paperbacks. Donations of books and magazines appreciated.
Thursday,
February 16th, 7:30pm
Lecture Series. The Archaeology of the
Slave Cemetery at Kentland. Blacksburg
Museum and
Historic Smithfield Plantation. Tom Klatka of the Virginia
Department of Historic Resources will lecture in the Blacksburg Town Council
Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 South Main Street.
Reception with light refreshments in the lobby to follow.
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MARCH
Art Exhibit: Mongomery
Museum. Christiansburg
High School Art Students. Betty Moore, teacher. Reception,
March 10, 5-7pm.
Through
March 19
Used Book Sale: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. Free admission to museum.
Vintage books, classics, novels, history, geography, poetry,
science, English, religious, cookbooks, and paperbacks. Donations
of books and magazines appreciated.
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APRIL
Saturday,
April 2nd, 1-5pm
Opening Day Celebration: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. Smithfield
opens for the 2006 season. Admission is $1.
Thursday,
April 6, 7:30pm
Lecture Series. "To Counterfeit
the Soul:" Portraiture at Historic Smithfield. Blacksburg
Museum and Historic
Smithfield Plantation. Jessica Wirgau, Museum Coordinator,
Town of Blacksburg, will lecture in the Blacksburg Town
Council Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal
Building, 300 South Main Street. Reception with light refreshments
in the lobby to follow.
Saturday, April
22, 1-3pm
Patriot Wives of Giles
County. Andrew Johnston House. The George Pearis Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
with the
New River Valley Sons of the American Revolution is sponsoring
a
tea and fashion show featuring historic costumes and a display
of antique clothing and accessories. The event will depict early
life in Giles County and reflect cherished family histories from
the area. The tea is free of charge.
April
22-26th, 5:30 and 7:00pm
26th Anniversary Dinner: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. Buffet
menu. Reservations required. Home style dinner cooked in museum's
kitchen. $15 adults, $7.50 age 6-12, take outs available.
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MAY
Exhibits
at Montgomery
Museum. Tuesday
Morning Artists and Local NASCAR Legends.
Saturday,
May 6th
Riner Branch Museum Open House: Montgomery
Museum.
Tuesday, May 9th, 10am-4pm
Honoring Lord Hamilton at Ingleside: Glencoe
Museum. On May 8th and 9th 1779, the captured British governor
for the
Northwest
Territories
Lord Henry Hamilton spent two nights in the home of William
Ingles near Ingles Ferry. In his diary, he wrote about the
wife of William Ingles, Mary Draper Ingles, providing the only
first-hand description of the famous pioneer woman. In commemoration
of Lord Hamilton’s visit, the restored home of William
and Mary Draper Ingles will be opened to the public at the
Ingles Historic Site. Visitors can learn more about the historical
significance of the event
from John Jeffries and his father Col. Lewis Ingles and enjoy
the historical reenactment of the period.
Thursday,
May 18, 7:30pm
Lecture Series. The Coal Mining
Heritage of the New River Valley. Blacksburg
Museum and Historic
Smithfield Plantation. Jimmie Price of the Montgomery
County Coal Mining Heritage Association will lecture in
the Blacksburg Town Council Chambers, Blacksburg
Municipal
Building, 300 South Main Street. Reception with light refreshments
in the lobby to follow.
Saturday,
May 20,
10am - 4pm
Fine Art Festival:
Montgomery Museum. Fine
art, live music, and concessions on the lawn. Awards for
best in show, best booth, painting (oil and acrylic), watercolor,
mixed media, pastel, drawing, original printmaking, pen and
ink, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber and
glass.
Saturday,
May 20,
9am - 3pm
Heirloom Plant Sale: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. Learn about colonial
plant materials that were indigenous to the area, and purchase
heirloom plants for your own garden. Knowledgeable volunteers
from the Smithfield garden will be on hand for assistance
and to answer questions. The house will be open for tours
at regular admission prices.
Friday,
May 26, 7:00 pm
Bicentennial
Music on the Green. Andrew Johnston
House. The
Giles County Farm Bureau and Olde Towne Pearisburg Association
are sponsoring an evening of music performed by Giles County
musicians. The event, part of celebration weekend to commemorate
the county’s bicentennial, will feature songs from different
eras in U.S. and Giles County History. Bring your own chair, find
a spot on the Courthouse lawn and enjoy a lively and entertaining
program presented by some of the best known musicians in the county.
The Courthouse is located at the corner of Wenonah Avenue and Main
Street (SR 100) in Pearisburg, VA. Free.
Saturday,
May 27, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Genealogy
Workshop: Wilderness Road
Regional Museum. Free admission
to the museum, five eclectic speakers, lunch, etc. Great assortment
of local history and genealogical books for sale, family history
papers in archives, informational handouts, assistance with
DAR forms. Call to register. Cost including lunch is $15.
Saturday,
May 27, 10am -5 pm
Art
on the Lawn. Andrew Johnston House. This
intimate art show and sale, sponsored by FNB Corporation, is
just one activity during Giles County’s exciting Celebration
Weekend to commemorate the Bicentennial of the County. Paintings,
fine ceramics, glasswork, sculpture, and assorted mixed media
works will be on display for sale by artists from around the
region. The art show will be held on the front lawn of the
historic Giles County Courthouse, at the corner of Wenonah
Avenue and Main Street (SR 100) in Pearisburg, VA. Free.
Saturday
& Sunday, May 27 & 28
Living History. Andrew
Johnston House. Living history exhibits
featuring
Civil and Revolutionary War re-enactors who will camp on the
grounds overnight and interact with visitors to the complex.
The Museum, the Johnston House and the Dr.’s Office will
be open for visitors and early crafts will be on display. Free.
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JUNE
Exhibits
at Montgomery
Museum. Tuesday
Morning Artists and Local NASCAR Legends.
Thursday,
June 22, 6:30pm
Lecture Series. The Grove: Lecture
and Tour. Blacksburg
Museum and Historic
Smithfield Plantation. The stately President's House
on the Virginia Tech campus, known as the Grove, was built
in 1902 to serve as the residence for Virginia Tech presidents
and their families. The Grove is a colonial revival structure
and sits on a hill above the western end of the Drillfield
and above the Duck Pond. Today, besides fulfilling its
original function, it also serves to house visiting dignitaries
and as a reception facility.
June
26 - July 4
Heritage Quilt Show, Sale, and Workshops: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. Free admission. Old, new and baby quilts, wall hangings,
old lace and needlework, pillows, quilt tops. Free 1-1/2 hourly
workshops June 26-July 1 on techniques such as "paper piecing,"
"heritage quilts (photography)," "binding quilts," "curved
piecing,"
"yo-yo quilts," "use of fat quarters," and "crazy quilts."
Also quilt books and a door prize.
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JULY
Exhibits
at Montgomery
Museum. Joe
Dunnagan (Reception, Saturday, July 8, 5-7pm) and Local NASCAR
Legends.
Through
July 4
Heritage Quilt Show, Sale, and Workshops: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. Free admission. Old, new
and baby quilts, wall hangings, old lace and needlework, pillows,
quilt tops. Free 1-1/2 hourly workshops June 26-July 1 on techniques
such as "paper piecing," "heritage quilts (photography)," "binding
quilts," "curved piecing," "yo-yo quilts," "use
of fat quarters," and "crazy quilts." Also quilt
books and a door prize.
July
4
Independence Day Celebration: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. 10am to 5pm. The Revolution
was never far away from this 1774 home. Learn more about
Southwest Virginia’s role in the Revolutionary War
from Colonel William Preston. The house will be open at regular
admission prices. Ice cream will be available on the grounds.
July
11 - August 4
Smithfield History Camps: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. 9am
to noon. Camps are offered in 3, one week sessions, Monday
through Friday for
rising 3rd through 6th graders.
Saturday,
July 22, 5:30pm and 7:00 pm
Colonial Dinner: Wilderness Road Regional Museum. A "Cold Harbor"
buffet menu. Reservations required. Homestyle dinner cooked
in museum's kitchen. $15 adults, $7.50 age 6-12, take outs
available. Silent auction.
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AUGUST
Exhibits
at Montgomery
Museum. Joe
Dunnagan and Local NASCAR Legends.
August
1 and 3, 9am-12pm
Summer History Camp: Glencoe Museum. Kids
will get a chance to experience history by spending time in
a one-room schoolhouse and an elegant Victorian home. This
program will be an introduction to the lives of other children
from an earlier time – when this part of Southwest Virginia
was known by other names, such as Ingles Ferry, Lovely Mount,
or Central Depot – and their crafts, games, and chores.
Sunday,
August 13,
1-4:30pm
Meet the Artists: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. A reception to meet local
artists Derek Parks and Trev Smith, whose works are being shown
in
the Smithfield Museum Store. Conceptualist artist, Derek Parks,
has reproduced the beauty of the furniture in Historic Smithfield
in a series of furniture portraits. These are drawn with watercolor
pencils on paper with applied layers of acrylic and latex. Craftsman
Trev Smith has been turning bowls since 2000. The Museum Store
is featuring bowls he created from part of a sycamore tree
that was once a part of Historic Smithfield
Plantation. The tree was thought to be over 350 years old.
Saturday,
August 26
Heritage Day: Montgomery
Museum.
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SEPTEMBER
Exhibits
at Montgomery Museum. Ann
Shawhan and
Local NASCAR Legends.
Friday,
September 15, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Artist's
Reception
at Montgomery Museum. A
reception for featured artist Ann Shawhan will be held.
Her work is influenced by her early life in Cuba and has
a colorful tropical theme. The exhibit will be in place
through the months of September and October.
Thursday,
September 21, 6pm
Lecture Series. Fotheringay:
Lecture and Tour. Blacksburg
Museum and Historic
Smithfield Plantation. Colonel George Hancock was
born in Chesterfield County in 1754 and built his grand
plantation
estate, Fotheringay, in 1796 near present-day Route 460
in Shawsville. Colonel Hancock was trained as an attorney
and served as aide-de-camp to Count Casimir Pulaski during
the Revolutionary War. From 1793 to 1797 he served as
a Representative from Virginia in the United States Congress.
Visitors will hear a brief lecture on the home’s
esteemed history before touring the interior. Light refreshments
will be served. Directions
to Fotheringay: Follow US 460 East/US 11 North (Roanoke
St.) through Shawsville toward Elliston. An historic highway
marker for Fotheringay is located in the median as you follow
Rt. 460/Rt. 11. Immediately following this marker, turn right
into the second driveway marked #8339. Continue up the paved
driveway to the large brick home. The lecture will begin on the
front porch. Please note: Parking next to the house is limited.
Those who are able to walk up the hill to the house are encouraged
to park
on the grass on either side of the driveway. Volunteers and signs
will be out to direct you to parking areas. Carpooling to the
site is also encouraged.
September, Date TBA
18th-century Woodworking Shop: Glencoe
Museum. Local craftsman John Talton – creator
of the successful exhibit “Tools that built a nation” – puts
his tools to work and will introduce visitors to the work of
a carpenter
300 years ago. The woodworking shop will produce
little items that will be on sale in the Museum Store.
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OCTOBER
Exhibits
at Montgomery Museum. Ann
Shawhan and Christiansburg Institute.
Saturday,
October 14, 11am-5pm and Sunday, October 15, 9am-5pm
Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. "A magical time that celebrates the essence of fall"
all over the historic village of Newbern. Quality handmade
items, fun, food, entertainment, and craft demos. Silent Auction
ends at 4pm on Sunday. Free admission and plenty of parking.
Thursday,
October 19th, 7:30pm
Lecture Series. Rediscovering
the Sixteen Squares. Blacksburg
Museum and Historic
Smithfield Plantation. Donnay Dunay, Professor of Architecture,
Virginia Tech, will lecture in the Blacksburg Town Council
Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal
Building, 300 South Main Street. Reception with light refreshments
in the lobby to follow.
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NOVEMBER
Exhibits
at Montgomery
Museum. Holiday
exhibit by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association and museum Artist
Members and Christiansburg
Institute.
Thursday,
November 9,
5:00 - 7:00pm
Artist's
Reception at Montgomery Museum. A
reception for featured artists from the Blacksburg Regional Art
Association adn Artist Members from the museum. The exhibit will
be in place through the months of November and December.
Saturday,
November 11, 5:00pm and 6:30pm
Harvest
Dinner: Wilderness Road Regional Museum. Buffet menu.
Reservations required. Homestyle dinner cooked in museum's
kitchen. Adults $15, $7.50 age 6-12, take outs available. Museum
Pioneers honored.
Thursday,
November 30, 1 - 5 pm
Holidays at Smithfield: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. An 18th century holiday
celebration. Come tour the house decorated for the holidays
in Colonial style, and have a leisurely cup of tea in Susanna’s
Tea Room. Music, games, storytelling, and more! Don't
forget to shop the Smithfield Museum Store for elegant
and unique holiday gifts, pewter, jewelry, brass, pottery,
and children's gifts!
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DECEMBER
Exhibits
at Montgomery
Museum. Holiday
exhibit by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association and museum
Artist Members and Christiansburg
Institute.
Friday
through Sunday, December 1 to 3, 1 - 5 pm
Holidays at Smithfield: Historic
Smithfield Plantation. An
18th century holiday celebration. Come tour the house decorated
for the holidays in
Colonial
style, and have a leisurely cup of tea in Susanna’s
Tea Room. Music, games, storytelling, and more! Don't
forget to shop the Smithfield Museum Store for elegant and unique
holiday gifts, pewter, jewelry, brass, pottery, and
children's gifts!
December
4 - December 22
Deck the Halls Open House: Wilderness
Road Regional Museum. Free
admission. "Santas and Sleighs" on display. Sale of Mary
Lee's Christmas candy, Ruby's handmade gifts, Betty's
crafts, quilts, local history books, and cookbooks.
December
8 - December 20
Gingerbread House Competition: Montgomery
Museum. Build a Gingerbread House and enter the competition
at the Montgomery Museum. There
are categories for adults, children and professionals. A silent
auction will be held to determine the winners of the
contest. Bids will count as votes and winners of the bidding
will take home the gingerbread house. Houses receiving the most
votes/bids will receive awards and prizes. Entry
forms are available at the museum and on the website.
December
16, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Historic Holiday Open House Tour: Montgomery
Museum. This
is a self guided tour with events, food and entertainment
at three historic locations. The
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center will
feature décor from the Victorian
era, silent auction gingerbread creations, holiday art exhibit
and tasty sweet treats. The
Inn at Hans Meadow will be decorated in different themes, savory
treats will be served and photographs made in front of
the fireplace The Christiansburg Presbyterian Church will be
the scene of caroling, history of the church, and horse and buggy
rides in
the downtown area. Tickets
are available at the Montgomery Museum.
December, Date TBA
Christmas Open House: Glencoe
Museum. Come and enjoy the beautifully
decorated Glencoe Museum. Meet volunteers (and become one)
, drink tea and get a cookie. Don’t miss this special
treat for the Holidays.
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