Announcements

The Crozet Arts and Crafts Festivals invite you to bring your whole family out to Crozet Park on Saturday, Oct 12th and Sunday, October 13th, for the 44th Annual Crozet Fall Arts and Crafts Festival.

There will be more than 120 artists and crafters, food trucks, a kids area, live music all weekend including Zuzu’s Hot 5 and the Sweet Potatoes, and more.

The Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum in Lynchburg is a nonprofit that preserves and celebrates, through education and research, the literary, cultural, and social legacy of Anne Spencer.

They engage in a broad range of innovative and traditional educational enterprises that use the Spencer properties, collections, and archives to illustrate and document Anne Spencer’s philosophy, vision, and literary accomplishments.

The Anne Spencer House is hosting the annual Pierce Street Renaissance Historic District Festival on Saturday, September 28th from noon-6PM.

This family-friendly event will feature a poetry contest, soul food, live entertainment, games and the grand opening of the Spencer Visitor and Education Center and Pop’s Chicken House Stage.

The Roanoke Outside Foundation is a nonprofit in Virginia’s Blue Ridge with a mission to build a better outdoor community through business attraction, strategic partnerships, social offerings, infrastructure investment, and signature outdoor events.

Along with their partners at PLAY Roanoke, they are hosting the Anthem GO Outside Festival this fall—an annual invitation for anyone and everyone to get together and get outside.

Running from October 18th-20th, this 3-day festival is all about getting active with hands-on outdoor activities, pro athlete shows, gear demonstrations, adventure films, more than 100 exhibitors, live music and more.

More information is online at RoanokeGOFest.com

Forward Foundation VA is a nonprofit in Richmond that is dedicated to assisting single working parents and their children who are struggling financially.

They’re hosting the 5th annual GO FORWARD TOGETHER Ride and Forward Fest on Saturday, October 5th at Final Gravity Brewing in Lakeside. Participants can choose between a 30-mile or 50-mile ride, beginning at 8:30AM and ending with an after-party.

Skyline Literacy in Harrisonburg offers English, US citizenship preparation, digital literacy, and basic literacy classes to adult learners in our community. They’re hosting their 7th Annual Golfing for Literacy event on Friday, September 27th, at Heritage Oaks Golf Club in Harrisonburg. Skyline Literacy welcomes you to join them for a day of golf and community spirit, all in support of adult literacy programs in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Lunch will be provided before the event.

The Staunton-Augusta Family YMCA, located at 708 North Coalter St in Staunton, is hosting an Open House on Saturday, September 21st from 3 – 6 PM in celebration of serving the Shenandoah Valley for 150 years.

They invite you to bring your entire family to enjoy music by The Hot Mamas, food, and games and activities for youth.

They are partnering with other local non-profits to put on this event to raise awareness of the many services offered to local residents.

Richmond CultureWorks is a nonprofit that empowers individual artists and arts and culture organizations to make an impact in Richmond and the Tri-Cities. During the month of October, CultureWorks sponsors artober VA, a celebration of all things arts and culture with a special ArtoberFest event held at the Appomattox Iron Works in Petersburg on October sixth from 3-7 p.m. The event is open to the public and features live music from bands like Los Hermanos Alacranes and U & I Latin Band. There will also be food, art for sale, and other activities.

The Center at Belvedere’s nonprofit community center in Charlottesville creates healthy aging opportunities for adults 50 and up. They invite you to kick off Active Aging Week this fall with an Active Aging Fair on Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over forty-five local businesses and organizations are coming together to share the services and information that help us age to the best of our potential.

Special programming throughout the following week will touch every dimension of wellness. More information is online at thecentercville.org.

Real Life is a nonprofit that helps create pathways to attain and sustain a thriving life for Virginians who desire change and a different path – whether that be free from addiction, incarceration, or violence.

They’re hosting a conference symposium called Beyond Gunshots: Pathways to Safer Communities on September 16th and 17th in Richmond. Real Life will have speakers from across Virginia, the country, and even the world, presenting groundbreaking research, highlighting trends, and discussing evidence. Whether you are a prosecutor, defense attorney, law enforcement, clergy, non profit, or concerned community member, you can learn about what may be appropriate for your jurisdiction. 

The VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of just two NCI Comprehensive cancer centers in Virginia. Massey is UNrelenting in the national fight against cancer – and this year, celebrates fifty years. 

To join in the celebration, the Massey Alliance is hosting their 15th annual Massey on the River event, on Friday, September 20th, at the Science Museum of Virginia’s Thalhimer Pavilion, from 6 to 10 pm. 

There will be local food and drink, an auction, and live music from Richmond’s yacht rock band, Three Sheets to the Wind. They invite you to enjoy an evening in the river city, while raising money for cancer research.