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Weekend Events – Jan. 30-Feb. 1

Chris Graham

Here is a list of events ongoing this weekend 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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Friday, Jan. 30

Stonewall Country Horse Show, a U.S. Equestrian Federation “A” rated Hunter and Jumper horse show, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington. Info: 540.464.2950 or www.horsecenter.org.

Afton Amblers Old Time Band, Stone Soup Books and Cafe, 908 W. Main St., Downtown Waynesboro, 6 p.m. No cover. Limited space. Call for seating availability at 540.943.0084, Info: www.stonesoupbooks.net.

Friday Night at the Movies. Featuring new releases on the big screen. Free popcorn and soda provided. Check the library for the featured film. At the Waynesboro Public Library, 7 p.m. Info: 540.942.6746.

Fourth annual JMU American Choral Director’s Association Men’s Chorus Invitational, Wilson Hall Auditorium, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for JAC card holders. Check the School of Music’s Concert Hotline at 540.568.3481 for venue and time changes.

Nathan Moore and Taarka at The Little Grill, 621 N. Main St., Harrisonburg, 8 p.m. Tickets are $5. Info: www.nathanmoore.org.

“Vicky Christina Barcelona” Suter Science Center Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, 9 p.m. Admission is $2.50 at the door.

 

Saturday, Jan. 31

Grand Caverns, Grottoes, open for tours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 540.249.5729.

Breakfast meeting to discuss the development of a new mentorship program for area teen girls, Belle Grae Inn, 515 W. Frederick St., Downtown Staunton, 10 a.m. Cost: $15. RSVP by Jan. 26 to [email protected].

Stonewall Country Horse Show, a U.S. Equestrian Federation “A” rated Hunter and Jumper horse show, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington. Info: 540.464.2950 or www.horsecenter.org.

C&E/Showmaster Gun Show at Augusta Expoland, Fishersville. Info: www.augustaexpo.com.

“Vicky Christina Barcelona” Suter Science Center Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, 9 p.m. Admission is $2.50 at the door.

 

Sunday, Feb. 1

Grand Caverns, Grottoes, open for tours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 540.249.5729.

Stonewall Country Horse Show, a U.S. Equestrian Federation “A” rated Hunter and Jumper horse show, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington. Info: 540.464.2950 or www.horsecenter.org.

The D.R. Hostetter Museum of Natural History, Suter Science Center, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, is open 2-5 p.m. Featuring more than 6,000 items on display, including mounted American and African game mammals, bears, butterflies, dinosaur bones and fossils, bird nests and eggs, flourescent rocks and minerals and a “hands-on” Discovery Room. Admission is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children ages 3-12. Info: 540.432.4400.

C&E Showmaster Gun Show, Augusta Expoland, Fishersville. Info: www.augustaexpo.com.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, 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, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].