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Monday’s Events

Chris Graham

Here is a list of events ongoing today in the Central Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.
For a complete rundown of what is on the local events schedule, go to our Calendar of Events.

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Alpine Special Olympics, featuring nearly 100 Virginia athletes with intellectual disabilities competing for the gold, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County. Info: www.specialolympicsva.org.

The Stonewall Brigade Band rehearses each Monday from 8-9:30 p.m. in the band building at the main entrance of Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton. Concert programs and schedule may be found at www.stonewallbrigadeband.com.

Vine and Verse: A Poetry Gathering – bring a poem, recite a poem, listen for a poem that is significant to you while meeting others who share a poet’s interest, Stone Soup Books and Cafe, 908 W. Broad St., Downtown Waynesboro, 5:30 p.m. For the first gathering, Stone Soup will provide the vine (one free glass of wine), and you provide the verse. Info: www.stonesoupbooks.net.

Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors meeting, 6 p.m. Info: www.co.rockbridge.va.us.

Improv Night at the Hamner Theater, Nellysford, 6 p.m. Info: www.thehamnertheater.com.

Fantabulous Family Fun. Storytime for all ages. Free. In the Youth Program Room, Augusta County Library, Fishersville, 6:30 p.m. Info:540.949.6354 or 540.885.3961.

18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March for Peace and Justice, United Methodist Church, Lewis and Beverley streets, Downtown Staunton, 6:30 p.m. This is our annual event that is co-sponsored by the Staunton-Augusta chapter of the NAACP.

Waynesboro City Council business meeting, Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 7 p.m. Info: www.waynesboro.va.us.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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