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- January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month
- January is National Blood Donor Month
- January is National Thank You Month
- January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- January is Teen Driving Awareness Month
- January is National Braille Literacy Month
- January is National Get Organized Month
- January is National Women's Empowerment Month
- January is Get a Balanced Life Month
- January is International Creativity Month
- January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month
- January is Self-Love Month
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Amherst County Recreation and Parks department would like your input! To help them develop their Master Plan, please fill out a brief survey and let them know what you'd like to see the County provide HERE. | |
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Senior Citizens' Centers
Effective December 1, 2023, the two Amherst County Senior Centers have merged and are meeting at the Coolwell Community Center, Monday through Thursday mornings from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The schedule of activities varies greatly, including table and card games, covered dish lunches, arts and crafts, local shopping and sight-seeing trips, nutrition specialists, health screenings, and an assortment of other special events.
Call the Recreation Department at 434-946-9371 for a monthly calendar. Get involved! Bring your friends and make new ones!
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Have you seen the new Visit Amherst County video? | |
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Vision Board Workshop
Saturday, January 20th, 2024 | 1:00PM–3:00PM EST | Second Stage Amherst - Community Room
Join Second Stage Amherst and Andrea Plunkett for a VISION BOARD WORKSHOP!
Make your dreams a reality with this thoughtful, insightful, and therapeutic workshop. Design and craft your own personal vision board to help you achieve goals for 2024 or a specific upcoming event.
Your coach, Andrea Plunkett, is a dreamer, connector, cheerleader, and Visoneeer! She coaches others to think big and walks beside them to catch their vision in business and their personal life. She knows what it is like to start over and dream again and she wants to help others do the same. “All you need is 1 person to believe in you - and I want to be that person!”
$30/PARTICIPANT ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED.
Feel free to bring personal items that you would like to include in this project.
*There is a minimum registration requirement in order to hold this event. Should this event need to be rescheduled, payments will be transferred or refunded at purchaser's discretion.
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Sweetheart Makers Market
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 | 9:00AM–1:00PM EST | Second Stage Amherst
Welcome to The Sweetheart Makers Market & Vendor Event!
Saturday, February 3 - 9AM-1PM
We invite you to join us for Amherst's makers, crafters, bakers, and producers market!
Inside booths - 8’ x 8’ - $20
Outside booths - 10' x 10' - $15
Setup will be held from 7-9AM on February 3. Round and rectangular tables will be provided for indoor booths on a first-come, first-served basis. You are welcome to bring your own tables.
Please complete this form and remit payment in order to reserve your space. Upon receipt of payment, you will be contacted to select your booth placement, based on a first-come, first-served basis. SPACES WILL NOT BE RESERVED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.
ELIGIBLE VENDORS MUST LIVE WITHIN 100 MILES OF AMHERST, VA:
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7:30 pm Saturday, February 3, 2024
Second Stage | Amherst
194 2nd Street
A JAZZ CONCERT FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Charlottesville Jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian and Richmond pianist
Lucy Kilkpatrick, with Karl Kimmel, bass; and Keith Willingham, drums;
will perform a tribute to black blues and jazz singers of the 1920s,
Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, and women singers through the
big bands era and even a little “Bop.”
Tickets: $20 adults/ $10 students
Pay at the door, cash or checks only; doors open at 7 pm.
Advance tickets available at Eventbrite.
Click on button below.
*AGAR has been asked to be a part of the VCA Passport Program in its inaugural year. Tickets are half-price for those in the WIC Program. Our performances are suitable for Women and Children over 12; not for infants or small children. For more information, call
434-989-3215 or click on this link below.
https://www.amherstglebeartsresponse.org/passport.html
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Vibraphonist Cecilia Smith and
Jazz Pianist Lafayette Harris Jr.
7:30 pm February 10, 2024
Sydnor Performance Hall
in Schewel Hall
at the University of Lynchburg
College St., Lynchburg, VA 24501
The duo, with Ed Mikenas, bass, and Nick Moore, drums, will perform a concert built around Smith’s Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project. Williams (1910-1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman and recorded more than one hundred records.
Presented with the
University of Lynchburg Music Department
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Drive away those midwinter blues! Plenty of regular events at Loose Shoe! | | |
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Trivia Night!
Join Loose Shoe every Thursday evening for 25 random trivia questions, with frequent guest hosts. Click HERE to learn more!
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Loose Shoe Brewing Company is a brewery offering unique, high quality craft beer in a spacious, comfortable taproom and patio.
Hours: Wednesday 3 - 7pm, Thursday & Friday 3 - 9pm,
Saturday 12 - 10pm and Sunday 2 - 7pm.
Deck, RootBeer, Crowlers and Growlers
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Calling all Homeschoolers!
Join us on Tuesdays for a fun and educational experience of socialization, crafts, and more. Sign up by the month - and be sure to invite your friends!
Ages 5 & up - 2-3PM
January 2 - NO CLASS
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
This group will meet in the Second Stage Community Room, on the lower level. There will be a minimum of three (3) classes per month. For questions, please contact secondstageamherst@gmail.com prior to enrolling. Parents are encouraged to participate!
$25/student; advance registration required.
By enrolling in this activity, I acknowledge that I have read the WAIVER & RELEASE POLICY on the Second Stage website and I agree to be bound by its terms.
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DUPLICATE BRIDGE
Join our Thursday morning group for a friendly game of Duplicate Bridge in the Community Room! For additional information, please contact Allen Sprinkle at
(434) 841-1469.
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Did you know you can stay up to date on the Board of Supervisor Meetings from the comfort of your home?
Click HERE to watch the replay of the January 2nd meeting on YouTube.
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QuickBooks - In-Person ONLY
January 22 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST | Fee: $150 | Register
Location: UMW SBDC, 1125 Emancipation Hwy Suite 400, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Intro to State Government Contracting with SBSD
January 23 | Noon EST | Register
Cybersecurity for Business
January 24 | Noon EST | Register
Cybersecurity Essentials: Protecting Your Business in 2024
January 25 | 12:30 PM EST | Register
Bookkeeping Made Easy - Contabilidad Simplificada
January 25 | 7:00 PM EST – 8:00 PM EST | Bilingual Webinar | Register
Preparation for Government Contracting
January 31 | 10:00 AM EST | A Virginia PTAC, an APEX Accelerator Event | Register
Keeping Up with Digital Marketing for Business - A's for Your Q's - ChatGPT
February 6 | Noon EST | Register
How to Train Your Employees for Cybersecurity Success
February 22 | 12:30 PM EST | Register
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Come join our team at CSE!
We have several positions that we are hiring for, including laborers/helpers, certified welders, riggers, ironworkers, mechanics, drivers, and crane operators. Many of these positions are for all four of our locations in Madison Heights, Roanoke, Richmond, and Charlottesville.
Click HERE to apply for one of these positions today, or email your resume and work history to hr@cseonline.net.
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Specials from our Members | |
Members of the community are welcome to visit campus for amazing meals at Prothro, to use our athletic facilities and trails, to use our library, and to stay with us at the Elston Inn. As before the pandemic, guests will need to check in at the gatehouse, but masks are no longer required to enter public spaces on campus. Sweet Briar welcomes you! | |
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