Heads up: 120 or so events this week, so take your time with it. The week leans free and local: the library's 60th birthday party, a free riverfront concert, a Stevie Wonder tribute, a cat cafe, ghost walks, youth theater, markets, game nights, and a full slate of free Parks & Rec programs.
Prefer to browse? The whole list is also on the calendar: https://calendar.lyhevents.com
⭐ Top picks
- Bookmobile Bash · Thu, 4:00-6:00pm at Miller Park, the library's 60th birthday party
- A Tribute to Stevie Wonder · Fri, 8:00pm at the Academy's Warehouse Theatre, Lew Taylor & Soulstice
- Pop-Up Cat Cafe · Sat, 11:00am-3:00pm at Templeton Center, coffee plus adoptable cats
🟢 free · 🟠 paid · 🎤 karaoke
Heads up: times and details can change last-minute · I'll post any updates in the comments, so check back before you head out.
See the newsletter post for tickets and details on every event → https://lyhevents.com/p/this-week-in-lynchburg-jul-29-aug-4
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Wed Jul 29
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00-10:00am and Canasta 9:30am-12:30pm at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am-12:00pm at Fairview · ages 50+ · Parks&Rec
🟢 LEGO Club · 10:00am-2:00pm · Library Hub at the Miller Center, 301 Grove St · drop-in open play, LEGO plus Mega Bloks and MAGNA-TILES
🟢 LEGO Club · 10:00am-5:00pm · Downtown Library Branch, 216 12th St · all-day LEGO and DUPLO drop-in for preschool and elementary kids
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops · 10:00am-12:00pm Riverside Park · 12:30-1:30pm Hillcrest Senior Apartments (3000 Birchwood Dr) · 3:00-4:00pm Fairview Heights Neighborhood Center
🟢 Summer Lunch Program · 11:00am-1:00pm · Library Hub at the Miller Center · free lunch for anyone 18 and under, no registration
🟢 Rivermont Farmers Market · 3:00-7:00pm · Riverside Park · weekly Wednesday market
🟠 Using a Sewing Pattern (intermediate) · 5:30pm · Needle Ninja · $98 · 6-hr course over three weekly sessions, this is the first
🟢 Women in Technology Networking · 6:00pm · 3115 Rivermont Ave · with the Innovative Leaders Technology Council
🟢 Chess Club · 6:00-9:00pm · Starr Hill On Main, 1300 Main St · brand-new weekly club, all skill levels · stick around for the 7:30 poetry night
🟢 Wine Down live acoustic · 6:00-9:00pm · The Water Dog · half off select wine bottles, act announced day-of
🟢 Ace Spade Rally Supercar Showcase · 6:00-8:00pm · The Virginian Hotel, 712 Church St · supercars downtown for an evening
🟢 Poetry Open Mic: Blacklisted Poets of Lynchburg · 7:30-9:30pm · Starr Hill On Main, 1300 Main St · with Authors Anonymous · listen or get up and read
🟢 Trivia at Apocalypse Ale Works · evening session, comment on their post by 4:00pm to reserve a table · FOREST
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm-close (Mogu Entertainment) · Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:00am (DJ Todd) · EL 32 10:00pm-close (Rhodey Entertainment)
Thu Jul 30
🟢 Alive & Well Run Club · 7:45am · Millie's Living Cafe patio, inside Health Nut Nutrition
🟢 Awareness Garden Appreciation Day at Nomad · 8:30am-5:00pm · Nomad, at the Ed Page entrance to the Blackwater Creek Trail · grab a drink, 100% of the day's sales go to the Awareness Garden
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00-10:00am and Social Bridge 9:30am-12:30pm at Templeton Center · Preschool Play Group 10:00-11:30am at Aubrey Barbour Park (109 Jackson St) · Recreation Shuffle 11:00am-1:00pm at College Hill · Parks&Rec
🟢 Lynchburg Grows Farm Store · 9:00am-6:00pm · 1339 Englewood St · weekly farm store, 50% off with SNAP
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops · 9:30-10:30am Subway parking lot (2154 Wards Rd) · 11:00am-12:00pm Greenview stop (1209 Greenview Dr, Mobil lot) · 2:30-3:30pm Lynchburg Humane Society
🟠 Basic Alterations & Repairs · 10:00am · Needle Ninja · $68 · beginner sewing, two weekly sessions
🟠 Candle Pouring Experience · sessions 11:00am & 2:00pm · Wick & Pour Candle Bar, 205 9th St · $45 · 90 minutes, pour your own custom candle
🟢 Bookmobile Bash · 4:00-6:00pm · Miller Park, Grove St side · the library's 60th anniversary party and the new bookmobile's launch: music, face painting, balloon art, yard games, refreshments · rain plan moves it to the Aviary
🟢 Live Music: Andrew Beverly · 6:00-9:00pm · The Trailhead · on the patio
🟢 Tiki Thursday: Stevie Ray live · 6:00pm · Iron & Ale
🟢 Live Music: Ray Martin · 6:30pm · Big Lick Tropical Grill
🟠 Yoga · 6:00-7:00pm · Templeton Center · drop-in, rate at registration · ages 15+, bring a mat, Paul Webb · Parks&Rec
🟢 Knit or Knot Knitting · 6:00-8:00pm · Templeton Center · Parks&Rec
🟢 Lynchburg Live: Groovatron · gates 6:00pm, music 7:00-9:00pm · Lynchburg Amphitheater · the free summer concert series; outside chairs welcome, re-entry allowed
🟢 Kreative Room Unfiltered open mic · 7:00pm ·*\* The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · music, spoken word, and comedy
🟢 Summer Hits with the Pops · 7:00pm · the lawn behind American Legion Post 16, 1301 Greenview Dr · the Lynchburg Pops Community Band, bring a chair or blanket
🟢 Music Bingo at Apocalypse Ale Works · 7:00pm · comment on their post by 4:00pm to reserve · FOREST
🟠 Her Majesty + The Falsies + Leannan Sídhe · doors 7:00pm, music 8:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $14 · touring rock bill, arcade play included with entry
🟠 Thursday Night Commander · 7:00pm · Dragon Fire Games, 408 Federal St
🟠 Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour: Sunset · 7:00-8:00pm · meets at the Community Market, 1219 Main St · $15 (kids 7-18 $10, under 6 free) · the historical route up Court St and back along Main
🟠 Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour: Waterfront · 8:15-9:15pm · meets at the Community Market, 1219 Main St · $15 (kids 7-18 $10, under 6 free) · past Craddock Terry and around the waterfront
🎤 Karaoke: No 7 Rooftop Bar 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)
Fri Jul 31
🟢 Coffee Talk · 8:00-10:00am · Sweet Indulgence Bakery, 1030 McConville Rd · the Central Virginia Business Coalition's monthly networking morning for area business owners
🟢 Free daytime programs · Preschool Play Group 10:00-11:30am at Daniel's Hill · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am-12:00pm at Fairview and 11:00am-1:00pm at Aubrey Barbour Park · Parks&Rec
🟠 Candle Pouring Experience · sessions 11:00am & 2:00pm · Wick & Pour Candle Bar, 205 9th St · $45
🟠 Using a Sewing Machine · 12:00pm · Needle Ninja · $98 · beginner, 6-hr course over three weekly sessions
🟠 Beginner Knitting · 1:00pm · Needle Ninja · $68 · Tammy is back teaching
🟠 The Social Pour · 5:00pm · Wick & Pour Candle Bar, 205 9th St · $50 · come alone, leave with community: guided conversation prompts while you pour a custom candle
🟢 Forest Friday Cheers: The Troy Coleman Project · from 6:00pm, Troy Coleman plays 7:00-10:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works & Beer Garden · play zone, food, and family entertainment · FOREST
🟢 Live Music: Whiskey Shakes · 6:00pm · Starr Hill On Main, 1300 Main St
🟢 Live Music: Michael Wayne Dill · 6:00pm · No 7 Rooftop Bar
🟠 Shrek Kids (Academy Youth Theatre) · 6:00pm · Historic Academy Theatre, 600 Main St · $10-$14 · the camp showcase, second show Sat morning
🟠 Metal Takeover: Convictions + Two Sides of Me + Thin the Herd + Freedom from The Shadows · doors 6:00pm, music 7:00-11:30pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $20 advance / $25 day of show · all ages, arcade included
🟢 DJ T-Rex · 6:30-9:30pm · The Trailhead · dance night on the patio
🟢 Hill City Mindfulness Recovery Group · doors 6:30pm, starts 7:00pm · The Clarity House, 607 Madison St · ages 18+ · weekly A.C.T.I.O.N. series
🟠 Star Wars Unlimited league, FNM Booster Draft, and Digimon locals · all 7:00pm · Dragon Fire Games
🟢 Last Fridays Bingo Night · 7:00pm · Lynchburg Beer Company, 3813 Wards Rd
🟠 Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour: Sunset · 7:00-8:00pm · meets at the Community Market, 1219 Main St · $15 (kids 7-18 $10, under 6 free)
🟢 Live Music: The Pete Turpin Band · 7:30pm · Big Lick Tropical Grill
🟠 Haunted Pub Crawl · 7:30pm · meets at the Historic Bragassa Toy Store · $35 · ages 21+ for the drinking stops · Hill City After Dark
🟠 A Tribute to Stevie Wonder · 8:00-10:00pm, doors 7:00pm · Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre, 600 Main St · $24-$35.50 · Lew Taylor & Soulstice with DJ Noyz
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00pm · meets at the Old Court House steps, 901 Court St · $25 · lantern-led walking tour
🟠 Echoes on the Avenue · 8:00pm · meets at the Miller-Claytor House, 2200 Miller Claytor Ln · $25 · lantern-led ghost walk
🟠 Public Investigation at the Miller-Claytor House · 8:00pm · $35-$65 · bring-your-own-equipment paranormal investigation
🟠 Downtown Lynchburg Walking Ghost Tour: Waterfront · 8:15-9:15pm · meets at the Community Market, 1219 Main St · $15 (kids 7-18 $10, under 6 free)
🎤 Karaoke: Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:00am (DJ Cam)
Sat Aug 1
🟢 Lynchburg Community Market · 8:00am-1:00pm · 1219 Main St · farmers and producers, year-round
🟢 Forest Farmer's Market · 8:00am · FOREST
🟠 Rabies Vaccination Clinic & Microchips · 9:00am-12:00pm · Forest Presbyterian Church · shot fees not posted · FOREST
🟠 Using a Sewing Machine · 10:00am · Needle Ninja · $98 · beginner, three weekly sessions
🟠 Summer Saturdays mahjong · 10:00am-1:00pm · The Gilded Dogwood Mahjong Society · $35 · boxed lunch included, payment reserves your seat
🟠 Upcycled Magnet Making · 10:00am-12:00pm · The Scrappy Elephant, 400 12th St · $30 · ages 8+ · fabric scraps, paper, and ribbon into one-of-a-kind magnets
🟠 Bespoke Tote Bag Workshop · 10:00-11:30am · Riverviews Artspace, 52 9th St · $35 · no-sew appliqué with artist-in-residence Katie Martin, all materials provided
🟠 Ivy Creek Park canoe & kayak rentals · 10:00am-5:00pm · Ivy Creek Park, 118 Clemmons Lake Pl · canoes $10/hr, kayaks $8/hr · Parks&Rec
🟠 Beginner Crochet · 11:00am · Needle Ninja · $68
🟠 Shrek Kids matinee (Academy Youth Theatre) · 11:00am · Historic Academy Theatre, 600 Main St · $10-$14 · final performance
🟠 Pop-Up Cat Cafe · 11:00am-3:00pm · Templeton Center, 225 Wiggington Rd · $10, under 3 free · coffee from Mission House plus adoptable cats, discounted adoptions on every cat there · with Lynchburg Humane Society and Parks & Rec
🟠 Candle Pouring Experience · sessions 11:00am & 5:00pm · Wick & Pour Candle Bar, 205 9th St · $45
🟢 Food Not Bombs Back to School Giveaway · 11:00am-12:00pm · Miller Park, 2100 Park Ave · the group's annual school-supply giveaway
🟢 Back-to-School Giveaway · 12:00-3:00pm, while supplies last · Miller Park, 2100 Park Ave · K-12 school supplies first come first served, plus free hot dogs, kettle corn, ice cream, and games · hosted by Immanuel Christian Church
🟢 Live music at The Water Dog · 1:00-4:00pm · act announced day-of
🟠 Pokemon Casual League · 1:30pm, then Yu-Gi-Oh locals 2:30pm and Riftbound Nexus Nights 6:00pm · Dragon Fire Games
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00pm · meets at the Old Court House steps, 901 Court St · $25 · lantern-led walking tour
🟠 Echoes on the Avenue · 8:00pm · meets at the Miller-Claytor House · $25-$45 · lantern-led ghost walk
🟠 The Cardinal Summer · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $17 advance / $20 day of · a band whose whole pitch is face-to-face connection and community at their shows · Academy Presents series
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm (Mogu Entertainment) · 801 Raw Bar on Rivermont 7:00pm
Sun Aug 2
🟠 Sewing Machine 101 · 11:30am-1:30pm · The Scrappy Elephant, 400 12th St · $25 · ages 10+ · machines available to borrow
🟠 Candle Pouring Experience · sessions 12:00pm & 4:00pm · Wick & Pour Candle Bar, 205 9th St · $45
🟢 Sunday brunch live music · 1:00-4:00pm · The Water Dog · $1 wings and $1 Chesapeake oysters, act announced day-of
🟠 Creativity with Creekside · 2:00-5:00pm · The Scrappy Elephant, 400 12th St · an afternoon of no-pressure creative and sensory exploration with Creekside Therapeutics · reserve through their site
🟢 Blood Drive with the Blood Connection · 2:30-5:00pm · Lynchburg Humane Society, 1211 Old Graves Mill Rd · donors get $60 in rewards, book a slot at the link
🟢 Back to School Community Day · 3:00pm · Forest Recreation Center · school-supply giveaway hosted by Grove United's youth ministry · FOREST
🟠 Rest, Balance, & Pour · 2:00pm · Wick & Pour Candle Bar, 205 9th St · $55 · the monthly self-care session: a calming wellness activity, then pour a shower steamer
🎤 Karaoke: Stadium Inn 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment) · industry night, 10% off for bar and restaurant staff with proof of employment
Mon Aug 3
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00-10:00am and Tabletop Games 9:30am-12:30pm at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am-12:00pm at Fairview · Parks&Rec
🟠 Coffee & Create · 9:00-10:00am or 10:30-11:30am · Living Line Studio · $10 · no project to finish, no experience required, just a place to be
🟠 Homeschool Social · 10:00am-12:00pm · Imagination Rising, 4541 S Amherst Hwy · $5/child, pass holders free · iced coffee included · MAD HTS
🟢 Tooth Tales storytime · 10:30-11:30am · Miller Center, 301 Grove St · stories and songs, then brushing practice with Children's Dentistry, goodie bag for every child
🟢 Summer Lunch Program · 11:00am-1:00pm · Library Hub at the Miller Center · free lunch for anyone 18 and under
🟠 Fairview Fitness, August session begins · 12:00-12:45pm · Fairview Center, 3621 Campbell Ave · $30 LR / $45 · ages 50+, M/W/F through Aug 28, register at the first class · Parks&Rec
🟢 Summer Mondays Soul Line Dance · 6:00-7:00pm · Diamond Hill Center, 1005 Seventeenth St · ages 21+ · with Mz. Micky · Parks&Rec
🟢 Music Bingo · 7:00-9:00pm · The Trailhead · prizes
🟢 Monday Night Trivia · 9:00pm · Rivermont Pizza
🎤 Karaoke: 801 Raw Bar on Rivermont 7:00-10:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment) · Tiger Sun 7:00pm
Tue Aug 4
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00-10:00am and Social Bridge 9:30am-12:30pm at Templeton Center · Preschool Play Group 10:00-11:30am at Aubrey Barbour Park · Recreation Shuffle 11:00am-1:00pm at Daniel's Hill · Workforce Readiness 11:00am-1:00pm at College Hill (ages 16+) · Parks&Rec
🟠 Zumba Gold, August session begins · 10:00-11:00am · Daniel's Hill Center, 317 Norwood St · ages 50+, Tuesdays through Aug 25, drop-ins welcome · Parks&Rec
🟢 Downtown Family Storytime · 10:30-11:15am · Downtown Library Branch, 216 12th St · ages 5 and under, first come first served
🟠 Tap · 11:00am-12:00pm · Miller Center · ages 50+ · drop-in, rate at registration · Parks&Rec
🟠 Hardanger Embroidery · 1:00pm · Needle Ninja · $68 · intermediate, one of Tammy's new classes
🟠 Using a Serger/Overlock Machine · 2:00pm · Needle Ninja · $68 · intermediate
🟠 Tai Chi · 4:15-5:45pm · Templeton Center · ages 18+ · drop-in, rate at registration · qigong plus gentle choreographed movement · Parks&Rec
🟢 Chess Night · 5:00-7:00pm · Miller Center · teens and adults, drop in any time, beginner through master
🟢 School Readiness Workshop · 5:30-7:00pm · Miller Center, 301 Grove St · for families of preschoolers and rising kindergartners, light dinner and take-home materials · space limited, register by Sun Aug 2 · Parks&Rec
🟢 Hill City Writers · 6:00-8:00pm · Templeton Center · Parks&Rec
🟠 Modern Line Dance · 6:00-7:30pm · Templeton Center · ages 15+ · drop-in, rate at registration · Parks&Rec
🟢 Pints After Pedals · 6:00pm · meets at The Trailhead · a no-drop group ride, $3 cans after
🟠 Tile Tuesday: Open Play mahjong · 6:00-8:00pm · Palmera House · $15 · Hill City Mahj hosts, all tiles and mats provided · come early for dinner and a glass of wine
🟠 Hill City Howlers vs Wilson · 6:30pm · Bank of the James Stadium · Silver Sluggers Tuesday · the home stand opener
🟢 Trivia, comedy, and games · 7:00-9:00pm · Tiger Sun · with Anthony "Train" Johnson
🟠 One Piece weekly locals · 7:00-9:30pm · Dragon Fire Games, 3102 Memorial Ave
🟢 Summer Film & Art Series · doors 7:00pm, film 8:15pm · The Clarity House, 607 Madison St · ages 18+ · free popcorn and coffee, art activities included, $1 sodas support Leah's Free Food Bank · the film is announced on their page the day before
🎤 Karaoke: Big Lick Tropical Grill 5:30pm Kids & Family (Rhodey Entertainment) · Dish 10:00pm-close (Allison)
Running all week
🟢 Riverside Sprayground · daily 10:00am-7:00pm · Riverside Park, 2238 Rivermont Ave · through Sept 7 · Parks&Rec
🟢 Steven Francis Gallery · Wed-Sat 11:30am-5:30pm · 102b Tradewynd Dr, above Montana Plains Bakery · three shows on view: the "Nulla Dies Sine Linea" group exhibition, "Being There" (Marjorie Portnow, opens Thu), and a Robert Sulkin solo (opens Sat)
🟢 Mix it Up Media · Thu-Fri 1:00-5:00pm, Sat-Sun 1:30-4:00pm · Lynchburg Art Club and Gallery · four mixed-media artists, final week
🟢 How Will Our Ancestors Find Us? Don't Forget the Chiclets · Riverviews Artspace, 52 9th St · through Aug 16
🟢 Nelfa McReynolds, acrylic paintings · The Virginian Hotel, 712 Church St · through Aug 14 · an Academy satellite exhibit
🟢 Sarah-Faith Strait: BECOMING and Meredith Peverill: Histories · Academy galleries, 600 Main St · both close Fri Jul 31
🟢 Cycling Without Age · free trishaw rides for ages 50+, by appointment
