Announcements

The Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS) in Charlottesville is presenting Scottish band Breabach in concert on Tuesday, October 22nd at 7 p.m. at Potter’s Craft Cider. Breabach’s contemporary take on traditional Scottish music and songs features bagpipes, fiddle guitar, and stepdance.

Securely ranked among Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unites deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative Scottish music scene.

Virginia Ukapalooza—a central Virginia non-profit—is hosting the second annual Virginia Ukapalooza Festival on Friday and Saturday November 1 and 2. They’re inviting all ukulele enthusiasts to Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville for a two day event of educational workshops, with featured artists like Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Ray Cygrymus, and Caroline Scruggs. Our event also features open mic times, Virginia community group performances, and group jams.

Proceeds from Virginia Ukapalooza fund ukulele outreach programs. You can learn more at VirginiaUkapalooza.com.

The Central and Western Virginia chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is a nonprofit in Charlottesville.

With new treatment breakthroughs, there’s never been a more important time to join Walk to End Alzheimer’s® the world’s largest event to fight the disease. They invite you to walk with them on Sunday, October 27th at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital.

The University of Virginia Department of Urology is a nonprofit in Charlottesville that serves the community by treating urological cancers and benign conditions like kidney stones.

They invite you to bring your entire family to the Bill Steers Memorial 5K at the Foxfield Race Track on Saturday, November 9th. You can run or walk the grassy course with your family. There will be food trucks, community health vendors, touch-a-truck, and a kids’ race.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will support transformative urological research for benign conditions.

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.