Virginia’s Natural Bridge and Historic Hotel, now under new management and owned by the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, has re-opened and is hosting an Earth & Arbor Day Celebration on April 26, 2014. Although Natural Bridge is located about an hour south of Harrisonburg, it is definitely worth the drive...
Events
Wilson Downtown Gallery: “Visual Noise” by Zach Sensabaugh
We have loved having the beautiful and innovative artwork of Ragan McManus gracing the walls of our office — now dubbed the Wilson Downtown Gallery — the past two months. If you haven’t seen her work yet, stop in before she packs up her paintings at the end of the month. Next,...
Celebrate Downtown Celebration & Reception: February 24, 2014
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance is throwing a party! On Monday evening, February 24th, toast to another year of downtown’s success, hear exciting plans for the future, and enjoy complimentary refreshments, while also finding out who has won Design Excellence Awards, Partner of the Year Award, and Volunteer of the Year Awards....
Scrabble Tournament Fundraiser for Skyline Literacy: February 23, 2014
Scrabble — a competitive word game for people of all ages to enjoy — was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame ten years ago. To mark this anniversary, to raise funds for education programs at Skyline Literacy, and to just plain have fun, area residents can compete this...
Bluegrass Jam Sessions Return to Elkton
The Blue Ridge Mountains and foothills of eastern Rockingham County have an amazing history of Appalachian Music development, with bluegrass music jams dating back to the 1730s. These jams are considered the bread and butter of a Shenandoah Valley music heritage. Now all can enjoy, and even participate in (if...
JMU Exhibit Shows How Harrisonburg was Affected by Urban Renewal Project in 1960s
Photographs were discovered at the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority documenting which buildings were destroyed in an Urban Renewal Project during the 1960s. These photographs are now part of an exhibit entitled What Was Lost: Urban Renewal in 1960s Harrisonburg that James Madison University’s Institute for Visual Studies created. In...