This week in Lynchburg (Aug 19-25)

Heads up: 105 or so events on this one, and it's the first full week of school. The bookmobile celebrates National Aviation Day at the airport Wednesday morning, Tartuffe closes its run at Commerce Street Theater with three final performances, and Saturday brings Joe Nichols to the Amphitheater, a night market back at Three Roads, and a full day at Old City Cemetery with a wedding expo and a history lecture. Around it: goth night at Super Rad, ghost tours, a murder-mystery craft night, mahjong, trivia, and the studios and library programs running all week.

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Wed Aug 19

🟠 Yoga in the Park · 9:00-10:00am · The Overlook at Riverside Park · $5 · with Prana Yoga, all levels, moves indoors to the studio if it rains
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Canasta 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am at Fairview Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟢 Bookmobile Takes Flight: National Aviation Day · 9:00am-12:00pm · Lynchburg Regional Airport · storytime and aviation fun, the bookmobile skips Riverfront Park to be there
🟢 LEGO Club · 10:00am · Miller Center, Rm 104 · drop-in
🟢 LEGO Club (Downtown) · 10:00am · Downtown Branch Library · LEGO and DUPLO drop-in
🟠 Open Studio · 10:00am-2:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $25-$50 by project
🟠 Open Art Studio: Scrapbook Paper and Washi Tape · 10:00am-5:00pm drop-in · Amazement Square · with admission, $15 adults / $10 kids
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops after the airport · Jefferson House, 1818 Langhorne Sq 12:30-1:30pm · The Williams Home, 1201 Langhorne Rd 2:00-3:00pm · Daniel's Hill Center 3:30-4:30pm
🟢 Rivermont Farmers Market · 3:00-7:00pm · Riverside Park · weekly Wednesday market, runs through October
🟢 Chess Club at Starr Hill · 6:00-9:00pm · Starr Hill On Main · weekly night hosted by Pierce, all skill levels
🟢 Open Mic Night with Jodie Davis · 6:00-9:00pm, sign-ups 5:45 · Big Lick Tropical Grill · no cover
🟠 Decoupage & Decor · 6:00-8:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $38-$45 by project
🟢 Wednesday Wine Down · 6:00-9:00pm · The Water Dog · live music, no cover, half-price select wine bottles from 4:00pm · the act goes up on their Facebook that morning
🟠 Tai Chi and Qigong with Tim Griffin · 7:00pm · Sattva Yoga and Wellness Center · part of the fall lineup, drop-in $10-$15
🟢 Bar Exam Trivia · 7:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · weekly, with Tyler Wolff · FOREST
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm-close (Mogu Entertainment) · Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:00am (DJ Todd) · EL 32 10:00pm-close (Rhodey Entertainment)

Thu Aug 20

🟢 Alive & Well Run Club · 7:45am · Millie's Living Café · weekly group run, August is the club's last month
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Social Bridge 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 11:00am at College Hill Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟠 Watercolor Portrait & Figure Workshop · 9:30am · Lynchburg Art Club & Gallery · with Robin Poteet
🟠 Open Studio · 10:00am-6:00pm two-hour blocks · Needle Ninja · $25
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops · Historic Sandusky, 757 Sandusky Dr 11:00am-12:00pm · Armstrong Place, 1721 Monsview Pl 12:30-1:30pm · Central Virginia Community College 2:00-3:00pm
🟢 Trivia Night with Noel · 6:30-8:00pm · The Vaughan Garage · weekly, first-place prize
🟢 Kreative Room Unfiltered · 7:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · free weekly open mic for music, spoken word and comedy
🟢 Music Bingo · 7:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · weekly, with Mike Hand · FOREST
🟠 Thursday Night Commander · 7:00-10:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · includes a $6 pack · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟢 Tapas & Tunes · 7:00-10:00pm · Dish · weekly live-music night, reservations recommended
🟢 Art Night · 7:30-10:00pm · The Clarity House · free open studio night
🎤 Karaoke: No 7 Rooftop Bar 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

Fri Aug 21

🟢 Sunrise Senior Walking Group · 7:00-8:00am · Awareness Garden · drop-in group walk · ages 50+
🟢 Mourning Tea · 8:30am · Old City Cemetery · tea and conversation for anyone grieving, with Guiding Sol Doula Services · RSVP [email protected]
🟠 Sit and Stitch · 4:00pm · Needle Ninja · $10 · two-hour needle-arts hangout, bring your project
🟢 Live Music: Jodie Davis & Bo Heatherly · 5:30pm · Charley's Restaurant
🟠 Pilates at Apocalypse Ale Works · 5:30-6:30pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · $5 · Kelli's outdoor HIIT Pilates, with a beer at the brewery after · FOREST
🟠 Murder Mystery & Mocktails · 6:00-8:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $65 · solve the mystery while you build your project, mocktails included
🟠 Pottery Night Out · 6:00-8:00pm · May Carter Pottery Studio · $52 · ages 18+
🟠 Mycology Basics · 6:30-8:00pm · Miller Center, Rm 102 · $8 · with Patrick Mitchell of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society · Parks&Rec · register by Tuesday
🟠 Star Wars Unlimited league · 7:00pm, with FNM Booster Draft 7:00-10:00pm ($26.99) and Digimon locals 7:00pm ($8.99) · Dragon Fire Games · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟢 Hill City Mindfulness Recovery Group · doors 6:30pm, group 7:00 · The Clarity House · peer recovery meeting, ages 18+
🟢 Karaoke Night at The Music Hall · doors 7:00pm, karaoke 7:30-10:00 · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · the Academy's free monthly karaoke night with Robert Pennix
🟠 Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour · 7:30pm · meets at Ghost HQ, 918 Commerce St · $25 · a separate operator from Hill City After Dark
🟠 Haunted Pub Crawl · 7:30-9:30pm · meets at the Historic Bragassa Toy Store · $35 · history on tap between haunted stops
🟠 Tartuffe · 7:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended · final weekend
🟢 Live Music: Remember When · 7:30pm · Big Lick Tropical Grill · no cover
🟠 Moxie Presents: A Tribute Night to the Eagles · 7:30pm · Historic Academy Theatre · $46-$89
🟠 Echoes on the Avenue · 8:00-9:30pm · Miller-Claytor House · $25 · lantern-led walk through Historic Upper Rivermont
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · meets at the Old Court House steps · $25
🎤 Karaoke: Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:30am (DJ Cameron Wheeler)

Sat Aug 22

🟢 Saturday Market · 8:00am-1:00pm · Lynchburg Community Market · produce, baked goods and makers downtown
🟢 Hill City Howlers Trading Card Show · 9:00am-4:00pm · Bank of the James Stadium · free admission, batting practice 10:00am-1:00pm, face painting, Wandering Donut on site
🟢 Forest Hot Wheels & Toy Show · 9:00am-2:00pm · Knights of Columbus, Forest · FOREST
🟢 Wedding Expo at Old City Cemetery · 10:00am-12:30pm · Old City Cemetery, Chapel and Comfort House · vendors and venue tours for anyone planning a wedding · RSVP [email protected]
🟠 Mosaic Experience Workshop · 10:00am-12:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $35-$45 by project · the lamp tier is gone, trays still open
🟠 Saturday Clay Day: Mushroom Candlestick Holder · 10:00-11:30am · May Carter Pottery Studio · $22
🟢 Engraving for Heroes · 11:00am · 404 Crowell Ln · free community engraving event
🟢 Kids Water Day · 11:00am-2:00pm · 503 New Wright Shop Rd, Madison Heights · MAD HTS
🟠 Start with Art: Paper Stained Glass Apples · 10:00am-12:00pm · Amazement Square · with admission, $15 adults / $10 kids
🟠 Hand-Built Ceramic Travel Mugs · 10:00am-12:00pm · Firebrick Pottery · $56.38 · then Wheel Throwing for Beginners 1:00-3:00pm, $66.63, ages 16+ or 12+ with a guardian
🟠 Mixed Media Tapestry Weaving: Tree Bark · 1:00-3:30pm · Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford · $55 · register by Wednesday Aug 19
🟠 Pokemon Casual League · 1:30-3:30pm, then Yu-Gi-Oh locals 2:30-5:00pm ($4.99) and Riftbound Nexus Nights 6:00-9:00pm ($8.99) · Dragon Fire Games · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟢 Holbrook Lyceum Lecture: Dr. John J. Terrell · 2:00-3:00pm · Old City Cemetery Chapel · Dr. Charles Driscoll on the 19th-century physician, RSVP [email protected]
🟠 Fabric Mosaics: Kinusaiga Art · 2:00-4:30pm · Scrappy Elephant · $30 · Japanese fabric mosaics, ages 16+
🟠 Masterworx: Disney's Finding Nemo Kids · Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre · $12.50-$19 · the youth production
🟠 Daniel Barksdale's For All Have Sinned · Historic Academy Theatre · $48 · opening night of a stage play running to Oct 25
🟢 Fuel the Kindness Movement Fundraiser · 5:00-8:00pm · craveABLEs · an ice cream fundraiser, free to attend
🟠 The Freedom Movement's Leading Ladies · 7:00pm · Second Stage, Amherst · $10 at the door · AMHERST
🟠 Road to the Porch: Front Porch Fest night · 7:00pm · Starr Hill On Main
🟢 Live Music: Shotgun Revival · 7:30pm · Big Lick Tropical Grill · no cover
🟠 Joe Nichols with the Travis Reigh Band · 7:00pm, gates 5:30 · Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park · $42-$93
🟠 Goth Night: Every Day is Halloween · doors 7:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $10 · ages 18+ · Lynchburg Gothic League's night, with Solemn Shapes
🟢 LoveLYH Night Market · 7:00-11:00pm · Three Roads Brewing · the evening arts and crafts market from the Punk Rock Flea Market folks
🟠 Girls Night In Dance Party · 7:00-11:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $15
🟢 Tremors: Free Film Fundraiser · backyard opens 7:30pm · The Clarity House · rain or shine, families welcome, concessions benefit Hill City Mindfulness Recovery
🟠 Tartuffe · 7:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · meets at the Old Court House steps · $25
🟠 Echoes on the Avenue · 8:00-9:30pm · Miller-Claytor House · $25 · $45 with the extended investigation
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm (Mogu Entertainment)

Sun Aug 23

🟠 $10 Ticket Day at Hill City AquaZoo · 12:00pm · Hill City AquaZoo, River Ridge · $10 · one day only
🟢 Sunday Session: Gabriel Van Trio · 1:00-4:00pm · The Water Dog · live music with brunch, $1 Chesapeakes and wings while they last
🟠 Sunday Afternoon Commander · 1:00-4:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · includes a $6 pack · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟢 Summer Reading Party · 2:00-4:00pm · Fox Burrow Books · close out the summer reading season at the shop
🟠 Intro to Watercolors · 2:00-4:00pm · Scrappy Elephant · $35 · ages 10+
🟠 Tartuffe, closing matinee · 2:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · the last performance of the run (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended
🎤 Karaoke: Stadium Inn 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

Mon Aug 24

🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Tabletop Games 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am at Fairview Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟢 Bookmobile · four stops, 9:30am-4:00pm · Dollar General, River Ridge, Florida Terrace · Dollar General lot, 2303 Bedford Ave 9:30-11:30am · River Ridge near TJ Maxx 12:00-1:00pm · Florida Terrace, 2117 Florida Ave 1:30-2:30pm · Jefferson Neighborhood Center, 405 York St 3:00-4:00pm
🟢 Family Storytime · 10:30-11:15am · Library Hub at the Miller Center · ages 5 and under with caregivers, no preregistration
🟠 Kiwanis Shrimp Sale: order deadline · orders due today · $15/lb fresh Carolina shrimp, pickup Fri Aug 28 5:00-7:00pm at YMCA Express · Kiwanis Club of Lynchburg fundraiser
🟠 Golden Hour Yoga · 5:30pm · Riverside Park · with Prana Yoga
🟠 The Scaled Blades · 6:00-9:00pm · Mythic Hall · $15 · drop-in D&D table
🟢 Trivia at Hill City Pub · 6:30pm · Hill City Pub · themed weekly trivia with DJ Liz · this week's theme is Sports
🟠 Understanding Your Nervous System · 7:00-8:00pm · Millie's Living Café · $15 · a workshop with Megan Harris
🟢 Monday Night Trivia · 8:00pm · Rivermont Pizza · popular weekly night, regulars grab tables from 7
🎤 Karaoke: Tiger Sun 7:00pm (mic opens) · 801 Raw Bar on Rivermont 7:00-10:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

Tue Aug 25

🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Social Bridge 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 11:00am at Daniel's Hill Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟢 Golden Age Matinee · 10:00am · Miller Center Theatre · a classic film for adults
🟠 Open Studio · 10:00am-6:00pm two-hour blocks · Needle Ninja · $25
🟢 Downtown Family Storytime · 10:30-11:15am · Downtown Branch Library · ages 5 and under with caregivers
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops · Centra PACE, 800 Fifth St 9:30-10:30am · Subway lot, 2154 Wards Rd 1:30-2:30pm · Yoder Neighborhood Center, 109 Jackson St 3:00-4:00pm
🟢 Chess Night · 5:00-7:00pm · Miller Center, Rm 306 · teens and adults, beginner to master, drop in anytime
🟢 Live Music: Jodie Davis · 5:30-8:30pm · Fleming Mountain Grill · no cover · solo acoustic guitar and vocals, every Tuesday
🟢 Hill City Writers · 6:00-8:00pm · Templeton Center · free drop-in writers' group
🟠 Tile Tuesday: Open Play · 6:00-8:00pm · Palmera House · $15 · run by Hill City Mahj, seats still open after the guided-play session filled
🟠 Last Summer Shuffle at The Gilded Dogwood · 6:00-9:30pm · $35 · open and guided mahjong play · message them to reserve
🟠 Alliance Night with the Hill City Howlers · 6:30pm · Bank of the James Stadium · the Regional Business Alliance's night at the ballgame, tickets by request for members
🟠 The Hall's Call · 6:00-9:00pm · Mythic Hall · $20 · drop-in D&D table
🟢 Dungeons & Dragons at Starr Hill · 6:00-9:00pm · Starr Hill On Main · weekly table run by Red
🟢 Trivia, comedy, and games · 6:00-9:00pm · Tiger Sun · with Anthony "Train" Johnson
🟠 One Piece weekly locals · 7:00-9:30pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · at their Memorial Ave shop, active Bandai card ID required
🟢 Film & Art Night · 7:00pm · The Clarity House · the week's film goes up on their Instagram a day or two ahead · $3 donation appreciated
🟠 LYH Lindy Hop · 7:00-9:30pm · RiverView Vinyl · $5 · weekly swing night with a lesson included, no partner or experience needed
🎤 Karaoke: Big Lick Tropical Grill 7:30-9:00pm Family Karaoke Night (Rhodey Entertainment) · Dish 10:00pm-close (Allison)

Running all week

🟢 Riverside Park Sprayground · 10:00am-7:00pm daily · Riverside Park · through Labor Day
🟢 Riverfront Park Fountains · 10:00am-7:00pm daily · Riverfront Park · zero-depth splash fountains off the Riverwalk
🟢 Being There: Marjorie Portnow and guests · Thu-Sat 11:30am-5:30pm · Steven Francis Fine Art, Tradewynd gallery · landscape painting group show
🟢 Robert Sulkin · Wed-Fri 11:30am-5:30pm, Sat 9:30am-5:00pm · Steven Francis Fine Art, Main Street gallery · solo show, artist talk Sep 4

🗓️ Coming up next week

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