Hey, I'm Andrew. I built this events newsletter because I'd often get overwhelmed trying to find something fun to do, so now I round up everything happening in Lynchburg into one free list, twice a week. This week: a free Travis Reigh Band concert on the Riverfront Thursday, then Sunday stacks up National Ice Cream Day, a free family music-in-the-park, and The War and Treaty at the Academy, with outdoor Shakespeare, the Wizard of Oz, markets, classes, and live music all around them. If I'm missing something, or you've got an event you're hosting or want to share, let me know.
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⭐ Top picks
Thu: the Travis Reigh Band at the Lynchburg Amphitheater, 7pm, free outdoor concert on the Riverfront.
Sun: National Ice Cream Day at Outside the Cone (free spin-to-win with any $3+ scoop), the free Family Play Day: Music in the Park at Riverside Park (2pm), and The War and Treaty at the Academy (7:30pm, $24-$56.50).
Tue: the Hill City Howlers back home vs the Delmarva Shorebirds, 6:30pm at Bank of the James Stadium.
Legend: 🟢 free · 🟠 paid · 🎤 karaoke.
Wed Jul 15
🟠 Needle Ninja: Using a Serger/Overlock Machine · 12:00-2:00pm · a 2-week intermediate series begins
🟠 Needle Ninja: Sewing Circle · 2:00-4:00pm · $25 · open-studio sewing with friends
🟢 Rivermont Farmers Market · 3:00-7:00pm · Riverside Park · produce, flowers, sourdough, native plants, pastured meat & eggs
🟢 Needle Ninja: Open Studio · 4:00-6:00pm · walk-in needle-arts / sewing studio
🟠 Hammer & Stain: Open Studio DIY · 4:00-6:00pm · walk-in, projects $25-$60
🟢 Palmera House: Wine Wednesday · 5:00-8:00pm · the weekly wine night, grab a Palmera Wine Passport
🟠 Living Line: Wednesday Watercolor · 6:00-7:00pm, then Open Studio to 8:00pm · Living Line Studio (Toby Penney) · $90 for the six-week evening class · join any week
🟢 Big Lick Tropical Grill: Open Mic Night (Jodie Davis) · 6:00-9:00pm · weekly open mic
🟠 Dragon Fire Games: Union Arena Weekly Locals · 7:00pm · $7.99 · weekly
🟢 Apocalypse Ale Works: Bar Exam Trivia (Tyler Wolff) · 7:00-9:00pm · FOREST · weekly pub trivia
🟢 DISH: Live Celtic Music (Jim Robertson & Friends) · 7:00-10:00pm · live Celtic music over dinner
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7pm (Mogu Entertainment) · Scoreboards 8pm-12am (DJ Todd) · EL 32 10pm (Rhodey Entertainment)
Thu Jul 16
🟢 Prana Yoga: Good Morning Yoga · 7:00am · Casa Nueva Events · outdoor morning yoga, sign up ahead
🟢 Millie's Living Cafe Run Club · 7:45am · weekly Thursday group run
🟠 Hill City Mahj: Morning Mahj - Mahjong 102 & Open Play · 9:30-11:30am · Palmera House · $35 (Mahjong 102) / $15 (open play)
🟠 Needle Ninja: Using a Sewing Machine (Beginner) · 3:00-5:00pm · $98 · a 3-week beginner series begins
🟢 Pierce Street Farmers Market · 3:30-6:30pm · 1301 Pierce Street · local farmers, artisans & small businesses
🟢 Scrappy Elephant: Thread Therapy Thursdays · 5:00-7:30pm · casual drop-in maker session
🟢 The Clarity House: Checkers Art Night · 6:30-10:00pm · 607 Madison St · ages 16+ · free art night (free coffee, popcorn & canvas)
🟢 Big Lick Tropical Grill: ON3 (live band) · 6:30pm · live music night
🟢 The Vaughan Garage: Weekly Trivia · 6:30-8:00pm · downtown Thursday trivia
🟠 Belly Dance with Nancy McAndrew · 6:45pm · Sattva Yoga & Wellness Center · weekly Thursday class
🟢 Lynchburg Live: Travis Reigh Band · 7:00pm (gates 6:00pm) · Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park · free outdoor summer concert, bring chairs/blankets
🟢 Endstation: The Merry Wives of Lynchburg (outdoor live theater) · 7:00pm · Point of Honor · a Free Theatre Project night (free every Thursday), BYO seating
🟢 Kreative Room Unfiltered (KRU) · 7:00pm · The Music Hall · weekly community open-mic night
🟠 Dragon Fire Games: Thursday Night Commander (Magic: The Gathering) · 7:00pm · weekly
🟢 Three Roads BURG: Bingo · 7:00-11:00pm · FOREST
🟢 Apocalypse Ale Works: Music Bingo (Mike Hand) · 7:00-9:00pm · FOREST · song-based bingo
🎤 Karaoke: No 7 Rooftop Bar 8-11pm (Rhodey Entertainment)
Fri Jul 17
🟠 Academy Youth Theatre: The Not-So-Mysterious Disappearance of Cinderella · 11:00am · Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre, 519 Commerce St · $7.50 · family
🟢 Learn to Weave · 10:30am · Amherst County Public Library, 382 S Main St · AMHERST · youth (ages 18 & under) · hands-on intro to weaving
🟢 Learn to Weave · 2:00pm · Madison Heights Library, 200 River James Shopping Ctr · MAD HTS · youth (ages 18 & under) · hands-on intro to weaving
🟢 Charley's: Starfire Live! (Lara Crist) · 5:30pm · no cover · easy-listening 70s/80s/90s
🟢 Starr Hill On Main: Gabriel Van Duo · 6:00pm · 1300 Main St · live acoustic duo
🟠 Hammer & Stain: Mosaic Experience Workshop · 6:00-8:00pm · 920 Commerce St Ste 107 · $35-$70 · make a mosaic lamp or wood tray
🟢 The Clarity House: Hill City Mindfulness Recovery · 6:30pm doors / 7:00pm · 607 Madison St · ages 18+ · art lesson + free-flow art
🟠 Academy Youth Theatre: The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) · 7:00pm · Historic Academy Theatre · $12-$17.50 · family
🟠 Endstation: The Merry Wives of Lynchburg (outdoor live theater) · 7:00pm · Point of Honor · $25-$35 reserved (Ludus) · BYO seating
🟠 Dragon Fire Games: Disney Lorcana "Attack of the Vine" Prerelease (+ FNM booster draft, Star Wars Unlimited, Digimon) · 7:00pm · weekly TCG night
🟢 Super Rad: Left Lane Cruiser + Book of Wyrms + 501 Coyotes + Black Wind · doors 7:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar, 58 9th St · blues / doom / rock bill
🟢 Big Lick Tropical Grill: Creeksyde · 7:30pm · no cover · rock
🟠 Chris App: First Wave Tour · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $15-$18
Sat Jul 18
🟢 The Clarity House: Free Kids Breakfast & Art Morning - "The Sheep Detective" · 10:00am-12:30pm · 607 Madison St · all ages · free breakfast + art activity
🟠 Academy: Saturday Clay Day - Animal Vase · 10:00-11:30am · Academy Center · drop-in pottery
🟠 Hammer & Stain: "Christmas in July" Workshop · 10:00am · Hammer & Stain, 920 Commerce St Ste 107 · Sea Glass Tree $40 / Wood Flower Wreath $60 / both $100
🟢 Archives Are Revolutionary! Open House · 10:00am-4:00pm · Jones Memorial Library, 2311 Memorial Ave · all ages · step back 250 years
🟠 Gilded Dogwood Mahjong: Summer Saturday · $35 · boxed lunch + lemonade, message to reserve
🟠 Mythic Hall: Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons · 12:00pm · 918 Commerce St
🟠 Dragon Fire Games: Saturday Locals (Pokemon 1:30pm · Yu-Gi-Oh 2:30pm · Keyforge "Draconian Measures" Sealed 2pm $20 · Riftbound 6pm · Lorcana League 7pm) · weekly
🟠 Psychic Reading with The Occasional Psychic (Irene Dean) · 1:00-5:00pm · Grounded Earth, 3831 Old Forest Rd Ste 1 · $35/15min · $50/30min · walk-in or book · tarot
🟠 Mythic Hall: Learn to Be a Dungeon Master · 5:00pm · 918 Commerce St
🟠 Academy: The Second Wind Band · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $10-$12
🟢 Big Lick Tropical Grill: The Jen Tal Band - A Night of Funk · 7:30pm · live funk
🟠 Academy Youth Theatre: The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) - matinee · 2:00pm · Historic Academy Theatre · $12-$17.50 · family
🟠 Endstation: The Merry Wives of Lynchburg (outdoor live theater) · 7:00pm · Point of Honor · $25-$35 reserved (Ludus) · BYO seating
🟢 LOVELYH Night Market · 7:00-11:00pm · Three Roads Brewing - BURG · FOREST · vendor & artist night market
Sun Jul 19
🟢 National Ice Cream Day at Outside the Cone · from ~noon · 1305 Enterprise Dr · family · spin-to-win with any $3+ purchase
🟢 Family Play Day: Music in the Park with Sara Ernst · 2:00pm · Riverside Park, 2238 Rivermont Ave · family · a National Play Day, live music [Parks&Rec]
🟠 Hammer & Stain: Glass Blowing Experience · 2:00-4:00pm · 920 Commerce St Ste 107 · $65 · make 3 blown-glass pieces
🟢 Mister Goodies 21st Anniversary Celebration · 12:00-10:00pm · 21556 Timberlake Rd · BOGO cones & cups all day, balloon artist 6-9pm
🟠 Mythic Hall: Neon Odyssey (D&D early play-test) · 12:00pm · 918 Commerce St · an unreleased module
🟠 Dragon Fire Games: Sunday Afternoon Commander · 1:00pm · $8.99 · weekly
🟢 The Clarity House: Mindfulness Photography Walk · 2:00-5:00pm · 607 Madison St
🟢 Riverfront Soccer Fest: Final Match Watch Party · 3:00pm · Lynchburg Amphitheater · free World Cup final watch party
🟠 The War and Treaty · 7:30pm · Historic Academy Theatre · $24-$56.50 · Grammy-nominated roots/soul duo
🟢 The Clarity House: Mindfulness Art Class for Individuals in Recovery · 7:00-10:00pm · 607 Madison St · ages 21+
🟢 Endstation: The Merry Wives of Lynchburg (outdoor live theater) · 7:00pm · Point of Honor · a Free Theatre Project night (free every Sunday), BYO seating
Mon Jul 20
🟠 Living Line: Coffee & Create · morning · Living Line Studio (Toby Penney) · $10
🟠 Adult Belly Dance (ages 16+) · 5:30-6:30pm · Miller Center (Nancy McAndrew) · $62 LR / $77 · [Parks&Rec]
🟠 Cat Yoga! · 5:30pm · Lynchburg Humane Society, 1211 Old Graves Mill Rd · $5 (benefits LHS pets), pre-register · yoga alongside adoptable cats (Lucy Hathaway)
🟠 Living Line: Make & Take Monday · 6:00-7:00pm workshop, then Open Studio to 8:00pm · Living Line Studio (Toby Penney) · $15
🟠 Mythic Hall: The Scaled Blades · 6:00-9:00pm · $10/session · weekly drop-in/hop-out D&D campaign
🟢 Hill City Pub Trivia (hosted by DJ Liz / Liz's Studio) · 6:30pm · weekly Monday
🟢 Tiger Sun: Karaoke Night · 7:00pm · weekly Monday
🟢 Rivermont Pizza: Monday Night Trivia · 9:00pm · weekly Monday
🎤 Karaoke: 801 Raw Bar on Rivermont 7-10pm (Rhodey Entertainment)
Tue Jul 21
🟠 Needle Ninja: Basic Alterations & Repairs · 10:00am-12:00pm · $68 · a 2-week beginner series begins
🟢 Preschool Play Group at Yoder Center · 10:00-11:30am · Yoder Center · [Parks&Rec]
🟢 STEAM Team · 10:30am · Miller Center, 301 Grove St · free · best for ages 6-12 · monthly hands-on STEAM program (Lynchburg Public Library)
🟠 Living Line: Beginning Acrylic Painting · 9:00-10:30am · Living Line Studio (Toby Penney) · $125/6-wk · join any week
🟠 Living Line: Watercolor Foundations for Women · 11:00am-12:30pm · Living Line Studio (Toby Penney) · $125/6-wk · join any week
🟠 Tai Chi (Mixed Level) (drop-in) · 4:15-5:45pm · Templeton Center · ages 18+ · $9-$11 drop-in · [Parks&Rec]
🟢 Tiger Sun: Comedy, Trivia & Games (with Anthony "Train" Johnson) · 6:00-9:00pm · weekly Tuesday
🟠 Hill City Mahj: Tile Tuesday - Mahjong 102 & Open Play · 6:00-8:00pm · Palmera House · $35 (Mahjong 102) / $15 (open play)
🟠 Gilded Dogwood Mahjong: "Christmas in July" · 6:00-9:30pm · $35 · hot chocolate, tastes of the season + all the mahjong; reserve to hold a seat
🟠 Living Line: Together Tuesday · 6:00-7:00pm workshop, then Open Studio to 8:00pm · Living Line Studio (Toby Penney) · $15
🟠 Modern Line Dance (Mixed Level) (drop-in) · 6:00-7:30pm · Templeton Center · ages 15+ · $8-$10 drop-in · [Parks&Rec]
🟠 Beginner Oil Painting (ages 18+) · 5:30-8:30pm · Templeton Center (Anna M. Filiaggi) · $30 LR / $38 · [Parks&Rec]
🟠 Hill City Howlers vs. Delmarva Shorebirds · 6:30pm · Bank of the James Stadium · home game, Silver Sluggers Tuesday
🟢 Dragon Fire Games: One Piece Weekly Locals · 7:00pm · weekly
🎤 Karaoke: Big Lick Tropical Grill 5:30pm (Kids & Family, Rhodey Entertainment) · Dish 10pm (Allison)
Running this week (no single date)
🟢 Riverside Sprayground · daily 10:00am-7:00pm · Riverside Park · open through Sept 7
🟢 Kreative Room Unfiltered exhibit · through Jul 30 · The Music Hall · free interactive art room
🗓️ Coming up (plan ahead)
Millie's Summer Market + Mitchell Tenpenny at the Amphitheater land the week of Jul 25.
Wolfbane Youth Theatre: Life is a Cabaret · Sat-Sun Jul 18-19 in Appomattox (worth the drive).
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