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News from Downtown Blacksburg, Inc. Oct 1-15
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Upcoming Events- Business Members
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UPS Store
October 3 & 5: NEST REALTY, in partnership with FREEDOM FIRST CREDIT UNION, is offering a HDA's free First-time Homebuyer Class MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD & WEDNESDAY, OCT 5TH, 5:30PM - 8:30PM.
* Personal Finances
* Credit and Credit Scoring
* Qualifying and Applying for a Loan
* Choosing the Right Home
* What Happens at a Loan Closing
THIS IS A 2-PART CLASS AND PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND BOTH CLASSES.
Dinner provided - please contact ahead of time if you have any dietary restrictions.
Location: Nest Realty, 400 N. Main St., Blacksburg, VA 24060
Contact information:
Lyric Theatre
Oct 7-13: Don't Think Twice
Oct 14-20: Florence Foster Jenkins
Oct 14: Live at the Lyric - The Squirrel Nut Zippers (tickets still available)
Gourmet Pantry Cooking Classes
In Balance Yoga
Vintage Market
Oct 9: Market Square Park at 10am-5pm
Top Of The Stairs
Comedy Club every Wednesday starting at 9:30pm
Beliveau Estate Winery
Date Night Fridays and Live Music Sundays
Don't let the cooler weather keep you inside, come visit us while the leaves start to change colors while enjoying live music, wine and our gourmet pizza!
P. Buckley Moss Gallery
The Moss Society Abroad
Trip to Italy - Time Around Tuscany
When: September 19th, 2017
Deadline: October 9th, 2016
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NEED A JOB?
These Downtown Businesses are hiring! Contact businesses for more information.
Avail Vapor
Boudreaux's
Blacksburg Library
Cabo Fish Taco
Champs
DP Dough
Eats Natural Foods
Gillie's
Mad Dog
Mish Mish (full time position) National Bank of Blacksburg
PK's Sharkey's She-Sha
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Oct 7: Join us downtown Blacksburg at participating galleries. Featuring Meet the Artist Receptions, refreshments and an art based Scavenger Hunt. For details, visit here.
Blacksburg Regional Arts Association
Oct 2: Plein air painting, 3-5pm
2095 Plank Drive, Blacksburg
Oct 9: Plein air painting/photography, 4-6pm
Poplar Hill Alpacas, Mt Tabor Road, Blacksburg
Nov. 13: BRAA Annual Meeting and Election, guest speaker, Ruth Waalkes, Associate Provost for the Arts and Executive Director, Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, will be the guest speaker at the start of the meeting. Open to the public. Held at Blacksburg Community Center on Patrick Henry Drive, 1:30-3 pm
The Artful Lawyer- A Fine Gallery Inc.
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Upcoming Events- Community Members
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AARP
Oct 4: Panel on the Presidential Election, 7-8:30pm at German Club Mano
The panel, "Anger, Frustration, and the 2016 Presidential Election," The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County and the Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech have partnered to sponsor this event. There is no charge, and the public is welcome. Karen Hult (Virginia Tech) will be the moderator. Panelists are Caitlin Jewitt (Virginia Tech), Daniel Reed (Radford), and Charles Walcott (Emeritus, Virginia Tech). Professors Hult and Walcott have co-authored two prizewinning books on White House governance, and they have written numerous articles focusing on the US Presidency. Professor Jewitt studies political campaigns and presidential primaries and caucuses. Professor Reed studies voter mobilization and political campaigns.
Details HERE
www.blacksburgaarp.org/
Blacksburg Newcomers Club
Come meet the man behind those red TV banners announcing "Severe Weather Alerts"
You know they're coming! Canadian Clippers, Arctic blasts, Nor'easters, snow, freezing rain, super storms, all atop banners that scroll across your TV sets, computers, tablets, and cell phones.
But who sets all these predictions in motion? Phil Hysell, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Blacksburg. At the October 11 meeting of the Blacksburg Newcomers' Club, Phil will focus on severe weather preparedness and the steps we all can take to be more weather ready!
When: Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Where: Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 600 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA. Free babysitting is available for pre-school children ages 6 months and older.
Cost: No cost for guests attending the meeting. Membership dues are $25.00 a year and include participation in interest groups.
No matter how long you've lived in the area, since birth or you've just moved in, the Blacksburg Newcomers' Club welcomes all residents of the New River Valley.
Children's Museum of Blacksburg
New exhibits if you haven't been there in a while
Special Night for Special Kids; children with special needs would enjoy a less stimulating experience at the museum
First Wed of every month; 5pm-7pm; first one in October
Sponsored by Moog until May
Sponsored by Bull and Bones where kids eat free on this evening each month.
Historic Smithfield Plantation
There will be plantation tours, blacksmith demos, a cider press, bird and tree walk, and activities for kids. Live music with
RYZ
, farm-to-fork food available from
Till and Grill
, beer & wine, and an auction. Admission is $10, kids under 12 are FREE. Get your tickets at the door.
MCEF
The Montgomery County Educational Foundation (MCEF) is pleased to announce the opportunity for teachers, administrators, and PTAs/PTOs to apply for grants for the fall of 2016. Application deadline is October 10, 2016. The purpose of this grant program is to provide educational opportunities above and beyond what is available through public funding and to benefit the broad spectrum of Montgomery County Public Schools students, at all ages and all levels of ability.
Your business can be part of this movement to provide advanced educational opportunities and learning experiences to Montgomery County Public School students in preschool through 12th grade by sponsoring a grant. If you would like more information or a meeting in person, please contact our office at
540-315-2156.
Blacksburg Library
Nov 4: 4th Annual Bountiful Baskets Auction, 6pm-9pm at the Blacksburg Library. Please save the date!
Eclectic baskets, each with a unique theme and a centerpiece book, will help build the Endowment for the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Libraries. Come bid and tap your toes to live music while you enjoy wine, beer and light refreshments. Tickets to the event are $20.00 per person and are available at all MFRL branches (cash/check) and online at mfrl.org.
For more information: here
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Oct 4: Needs Assessment Study Public Forum, 6pm-8pm
Help make your library better: MFRL has initiated a study of the Blacksburg and Christiansburg libraries. Our patrons' input will play a big part in this study. Provide input and learn about the previous public forum in August at this second public forum opportunity.
Oct 14: Art Attack, 4:30pm
Make your own beautiful, hand-crafted book with local artist Becca Imbur. Ages 11 and up.
Read about our full schedule of October 1-15 activities: here
YMCA at VT
Join us at the annual YMCA Book Fair, October 7-9!
Thousands of books will be for sale, of all genres.
Friday, October 7: 12:00-7:00pm
Saturday, October 8: 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, October 9: 12:00pm-4:00pm
Held at the YMCA Thrift Shop, 1000 N. Main Street, Blacksburg VA.
VTCAR (Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research)
Oct 5: Pivotal Response Treatment for ASD at
Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Conference Center (145) from 9am-3pm. More information: here
Oct 15: Hokie BugFest at Inn at Virginia Tech (Latham Ballroom), 10am-5pm.
Information about VTCAR Support Group:
here.
VTCAR is looking for Potential Employers!
VTCAR wants learn about the needs, goals, and barriers towards employment of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Driving Study
VTCAR wants learn about how those with and without ASD learn to drive.
More information: here
Blacksburg Drum Circle
Come out and join in the last Drum Circle of the season- The Blacksburg Drum Circle is part of the Sidewalk Stage happening in Blacksburg.
So come one, come all! Bring your drums, bring your tambourines, bring your pots and pans, bring your hula-hoops, bring the kids, and bring your dancing feet!
Friday, October 7 at 7pm on College Avenue across from the Lyric Theatre
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Downtown Loyalty Cards
Shop Small, Shop Local, Shop Downtown Blacksburg. Show your loyalty and earn rewards by shopping in your favorite downtown businesses.
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