Watercolors Express

Templeton Senior Center, 225 Wiggington Road, Lynchburg, VA, 24502, United States

Integrate new watercolor techniques and skills with local artist Betty Leary. All supplies provided. Register by two days in advance.

Summer Sippers Wine Tasting

The Flour District, 2204 Bedford Ave, Lynchburg, 24503

Join us in the Flour District Atrium Space to taste an array of wines to ease us into the Summer season. You may find your next summer go-to bottles to take to cook outs, picnics, the beach, or the lake! Certified Wine Specialist Kristen Thomas will walk attendees through the evening of trying several different wines and learning all about […]

Exhibit Explorers: D-Day Edition

Lynchburg Museum at the Old Courthouse, 901 Court Street, Lynchburg, VA, 24504, United States

The Lynchburg Museum invites children ages 6-11 to spend a Saturday morning with us as we explore our D-Day exhibit. Each “Exhibit Explorers” program will begin at 10am with a maximum of 20 attendees.

Acrylic Afternoons

Templeton Senior Center, 225 Wiggington Road, Lynchburg, VA, 24502, United States

Sharpen your painting skills with guidance and create a different masterpiece each month using acrylic paints on an 8×10 canvas. All supplies provided. Register 3 days in advance.

CNC V-Carving

Vector Space 2004 memorial ave, 2004 Memorial Ave, Lunchburg, 24501

This class 2 night class on the CNC router focuses on the workflow for routing a 2D design programmed in F-Engrave. Students will make a monogram inlayed coaster from contrasting wood species. Class will start with graphics creation in Inkscape, then toolpath programming in F-engrave and use of the CNC router to cut the coaster and the inlay piece to […]

Oil Painting Express

Templeton Senior Center 225 Wiggington Rd, Lynchburg, VA, United States

Make a landscape scene come alive as local artist, Rodney Laughon, instructs participants step-by-step how to paint in oils on canvas. Students can bring their own brushes. Register by two days in advance.

Makerspace Independaence Day Open Skill Share

Vector Space 2004 memorial ave, 2004 Memorial Ave, Lunchburg, 24501

On Friday, July 5 we have an exciting First Friday planned. Before you head to the fireworks in Downtown Lynchburg, stop at Vector Space for our Independence Day themed activities! This free, family-friendly event will offer three different hands-on activities: quill making, prints of the Declaration of Independence, and foam cut Founding Fathers heads. Don’t miss it! Bring your friends […]

The Arts of Neurodiversity

Academy Warehouse Theatre 519 Commerce St, Lynchburg, VA, United States

Hosted by the Centra Autism and Development Center, the Arts of Neurodiversity showcase will feature the arts, talents, and skills of the neurodiverse community. All are welcome.

1776 THE MUSICAL

Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest 1542 Bateman Bridge Rd, Forest, VA, United States

Revel in the revolutionary spirit of America’s Founding Fathers at Poplar Forest’s presentation of 1776—the Tony Award-winning comedy by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone based on the events leading up to the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence. View these events through the eyes of Ben (Franklin), Richard Henry (Lee), John (Adams) and Tom (Jefferson). Celebrate their contributions […]

Baking 101: Sourdough Bread Workshop

The Flour District, 2204 Bedford Ave, Lynchburg, 24503

New to sourdough bread baking or want to learn more? Let Brian Ray from Great Day Gardens Bakehouse show you how to create, maintain, shape, and bake with a sourdough starter made with regionally sourced and locally milled flour. In this combo hands-on and demo workshop, you will take home a bread-proofing basket, dough scraper, tea towel, sourdough starter, expert […]

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest 1542 Bateman Bridge Rd, Forest, VA, United States

Thomas Jefferson held July 4th as “the only birthday I ever commemorate…” Bring your family and friends out to Poplar Forest, his Bedford County retreat, to celebrate the 248th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in historic style. Enjoy colonial-style entertainment, demonstrations by colonial artisans and craftspeople, archaeological displays, old-fashioned children’s activities, a reading of the Declaration […]

Watercolors Express

Templeton Senior Center 225 Wiggington Rd, Lynchburg, VA, United States

Integrate new watercolor techniques and skills with local artist Betty Leary. All supplies provided. Register by two days in advance.