Big week to be outside: Light Up the Lawn brings The Embers, food trucks and fireworks to Ivy Hill in Forest, 1776 the Musical runs three nights on the lawn at Poplar Forest, and Emo Night Karaoke rolls into Three Roads with a live backing band. Add MasterWorks' orchestra at Liberty, two pro-soccer nights at City Stadium (incl. Lynchburg FC's home conference final), the Academy's Big Gay Dance Party Pride night, a Gem & Mineral Show, and a free USA World Cup watch party on the riverfront. Bonus: scroll to the bottom for an early look at July 4th weekend. Here's everything going on:

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Wed Jun 24

Thu Jun 25

Fri Jun 26

  • Hill City Mahj: Barre & Bams · 9:00am-noon · Irvington Park Pool · a barre class with Peakland Studio followed by mahjong + light refreshments (register via link in bio)

  • Needle Ninja: Using a Serger/Overlock Machine (some sewing experience; first of 2 weekly sessions) · 10:00am · Needle Ninja Sewing Studio, 924 Main St · $68 series

  • Little Picasso Art Club · 10:30-11:30am · Scrappy Elephant · toddlers · $13 — drop-in storytime + a hands-on art project (dress to get messy)

  • Starr Hill On Main: Anniversary Party (Clandestyne Highway) · 3:00pm (all day) · Starr Hill On Main, 1300 Main St · free — anniversary bash with new beer releases, retro gear & live music from Clandestyne Highway

  • Scrappy Elephant: Crochet 101 · 4:00-5:30pm · Scrappy Elephant · $25 — beginner crochet basics

  • Hammer & Stain: Open Studio · 4:00-6:00pm · Hammer & Stain Lynchburg · from $25 — choose-your-own-project DIY drop-in

  • Needle Ninja: Using a Sewing Machine for Kids (ages 8+; first of 3 weekly sessions) · 4:00pm · Needle Ninja Sewing Studio, 924 Main St · $98 series

  • Riverviews Opening Night: How Will Our Ancestors Find Us? + Interwoven · 5:00-8:00pm · Riverviews Artspace, 52 9th St · free — a double exhibition opening: Duwenavue Santé Johnson's multimedia show (with the unveiling of The Great James River Banner) plus Interwoven: Textile Art by Riverviews Workshop Facilitators

  • Ivy Hill Summer Pickleball League (8-week fixed-partner doubles; spots open) · 5:30pm Women's (3.0–4.0) & 6:30pm Men's (3.0–4.0, ~3 spots left) · Ivy Hill Clubhouse, 1148 Ivy Hill Dr, Forest · Forest · $40 members / $80 nonmembers per player — register as a 2-person team via the form

  • Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour: Sunset Tour · 7:00-8:00pm · meets at the Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St · $15 (kids 7-18 $10, 6 & under free) — historical/political walk up to Court St with live paranormal-detection demos (a Waterfront Tour follows 8:15-9:15pm)

  • Emo Night Karaoke · doors 7:00pm · Three Roads Brewing - BURG · ticketed — sing your favorite emo anthems live with a real backing band on stage

  • HOT SUMMER NIGHTS: Colombian Salsa Dance Lessons (with Diana Ibarra; Prana Yoga & Fitness x Palmera House) · 7:00-9:00pm · Palmera House, 2307 Bedford Ave · beginner-friendly evening of salsa

  • Love Heals: Bigfoot County · 7:00-10:00pm · The Trailhead, 1312 Jefferson St · free — weekly Friday benefit concert (this week: Bigfoot County; 100% of donations go to the Jeff Watts family) - the series' final show

  • Dragon Fire Games: Friday Night gaming (FNM Booster Draft - Magic · Star Wars Unlimited · Digimon weekly leagues) · 7:00pm · Dragon Fire Games, 408 Federal St · weekly

  • 1776 the Musical · 7:30pm · Poplar Forest, 1776 Poplar Forest Pkwy · ticketed — outdoor staging of the Tony-winning Revolutionary-era musical

  • Super Rad: Seneca Burns + Trash Rocket + The Downclines + Mandatory MIRTH · doors 7:30pm / music 8:00-11:30pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $12 (includes unlimited arcade all night) — four-band local rock showcase

  • 🎤 Karaoke: Scoreboards 8pm-12am (DJ Cam)

Sat Jun 27

  • Forest Farmer's Market · 8:00am-12:00pm · Forest Farmer's Market · Forest — local produce & vendors

  • Virginia Concealed Carry Firearms Class · 9:00am-12:30pm · 110 Vista Centre Dr, Forest · Forest · register online — single-session class meeting Virginia's CHP training requirement

  • Cone 6 Crystal Glaze Workshop (Day 1 of 2) · 9:00am-4:00pm · Jackson Heights Art Studio, 718 Winston Ridge Rd · ages 16+ · $135 LR / $150 · [Parks&Rec] — intermediate/advanced crystal-glaze pottery; clay & open-studio pass included (register by 6/24)

  • Scrappy Elephant: Printmaking Workshop · 9:00-11:30am · Scrappy Elephant · $35

  • Cafe Monte Bello: Saturday Vendor Market · 10:00am-2:00pm · Cafe Monte Bello, 828 Main St · free to browse — biweekly maker & vendor market, local goods + cafe coffee/drinks

  • Free RPG Day · 10:00am-8:00pm · Mythic Hall, 918 Commerce St · free — the annual celebration: free games & exclusives, new-game demos, open board-game play

  • Hammer & Stain: Crushed Glass Resin Suncatchers · 10:00am-12:00pm · Hammer & Stain Lynchburg · $60 — make a crushed-glass suncatcher sealed in food-safe resin

  • 5th Annual Gem & Mineral Show · 10:00am-5:00pm · Moose Lodge 715, 1023 Greenview Dr · hosted by the Gem & Mineral Society of Lynchburg — gems, minerals, vendors & displays

  • Bubble Bash · 10:00am-2:00pm · Imagination Rising, 4541 S Amherst Hwy, Madison Heights · Madison Heights · $10/child — bubble play, crafting & smiles; unlimited playtime

  • Mobile Raku Workshop with Brett Thomas (Day 2 of 2) · 10:00am-4:00pm · Academy Center (May Carter Pottery Studio), 600 Main St · adults · $110 (two-day) — hands-on raku firing, ending with a baked-potato bar

  • Speak the Words (Cosmere RPG one-shot) · 11:00am · Mythic Hall, 918 Commerce St · $15/seat — intro one-shot in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive world

  • Psychic Tarot Readings with Irene Dean · 1:00-5:00pm · Grounded Earth, 3831 Old Forest Rd · walk-ins welcome or book ahead — "The Occasional Psychic" offering tarot readings

  • Into the Woods (Academy Youth Theatre - live stage musical) · 2:00pm matinee & 7:00pm · Academy Center (Historic Academy Theatre), 600 Main St · $8-$22 — Sondheim's Tony-winning fairy-tale mashup

  • Dragon Fire Games: weekend tabletop (Yu-Gi-Oh! 2:30pm · Riftbound Nexus Nights 6pm · Disney Lorcana 7pm · Gundam 7pm $6.99) · Dragon Fire Games, 408 Federal St · weekly

  • Hill City FC vs. Virginia Beach United · 3:00pm tailgate / 7:00pm kickoff · City Stadium, 3180 Fort Ave · adults $10 / youth $8 · USL League Two semi-pro soccer

  • MasterWorks Festival: Opera Scenes Performance · 3:30pm · Center for Music & the Worship Arts (Room 305), Liberty University · free — staged opera scenes by festival singers

  • Light Up the Lawn 2026 at Ivy Hill · 5:00pm · Ivy Hill Golf Club, 1148 Ivy Hill Dr, Forest · Forest — the club's biggest night out: live music from The Embers, food trucks, bouncy houses, drinks & fireworks

  • Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour: Sunset Tour · 7:00-8:00pm · meets at the Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St · $15 (kids 7-18 $10, 6 & under free) — historical/political walk up to Court St with live paranormal-detection demos (a Waterfront Tour follows 8:15-9:15pm)

  • Apocalypse Ale Works: Open Mic Night (Troy Coleman) · 7:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, 1257 Burnbridge Rd, Forest · Forest · free — all acts welcome (music, comedy, poetry, storytelling)

  • Kevin Devine: An Intimate Evening · 7:00pm · private venue (address sent to ticket holders), hosted by Super Rad · $35 adv (Undertow) — unplugged set from the indie singer-songwriter

  • Starr Hill On Main: Drag Bingo (Enya Salad) · doors 6:30pm / 7:00pm · Starr Hill On Main, 1300 Main St · ticketed (Toast) · "Bingo, Brews & Ballads" hosted by drag performer Enya Salad

  • MasterWorks Festival Orchestra Concert (Week 2) · 7:30pm · Concert Hall, Center for Music & the Worship Arts, Liberty University · free — Ravel's Piano Concerto in G (pianist Carter Johnson) and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, conducted by Delta David Gier

  • The Night Shift · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall at 722 Commerce St · $10-$13 — Aaron Geller (guitar) & Lilly Potts (vocals) play classic rock, blues, jazz & folk

  • Big Gay Dance Party: A Pride Celebration · 8:00-11:00pm · Academy Center (Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre), 600 Main St · 21+ · $10 — the Lavender Lodge & Academy's 3rd-annual queer-anthem dance party, bar & snacks

  • 🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7pm (Mogu Entertainment) · 801 Raw Bar on Rivermont 7pm

Sun Jun 28

Mon Jun 29

Tue Jun 30

Running this week (no single date)

  • Wolfbane's Grease (live musical, PG-13 - closing weekend) · Thu 6/25 & Fri 6/26 7:30pm, Sat 6/27 2:30pm & 7:30pm, Sun 6/28 2:30pm (doors 45 min prior) · The Wolf Den Downtown, 723 Jefferson St · ticketed

  • Riverside Sprayground · daily 10:00am-7:00pm · Riverside Park · free — open through Sept 7

  • Ivy Creek Park canoe & kayak rentals · Sat & Sun 10:00am-5:00pm · Ivy Creek Park · $10/hr canoe, $8/hr kayak · [Parks&Rec] — paddle the lake all summer weekend

  • Academy Center galleries · free — on view: Histories (Meredith Peverill) and BECOMING (Sarah-Faith Strait), through Jul 31

  • Needle Ninja open studio · daily drop-in · 924 Main St · $10/2hr (handwork) or $25/2hr (full studio)

🎆 Coming up: July 4th weekend

A lot of you are asking about fireworks - here's the shape of the holiday weekend. The full lineup lands in next Tuesday's email:

  • Independence Day Fireworks (presented by Drain Rangers) · Sat Jul 4, 6:30pm · Bank of the James Stadium (City Stadium), 3180 Fort Ave - the city's big fireworks night

  • Fireworks on the Riverfront · Fri Jul 3 evening · downtown riverfront - a second night of fireworks

  • Bedford: "Before The Works" Independence Day Festival · Fri Jul 3, 5:00-10:00pm · Liberty Lake Park - the region's biggest (food, live music, fireworks)

  • Smith Mountain Lake Fireworks (23rd Annual) · Sat Jul 4, gates 5:00pm, fireworks at dusk · Parkway Marina - the lake's largest over-the-water show (a second show launches Thu Jul 2 at Mitchell's Point Marina)

  • Plus Freedom Fest 2026 (Fri Jul 3 rooftop party downtown), the Lynchburg Flag Walk (Sat Jul 4 morning), and Appomattox/Lexington/Staunton/Farmville celebrations - all in next week's issue.

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