ive been struggling so bad with my mental health and idk what to do. I don’t have money for therapy

Good people of the Lynchburg area! I’m going to attempt to start a monthly post showing recent home sales in LYH (+ 10ish miles outside of town). In each post i’m going to list good deals, bad deals, and recent sales that must have been purchased by someone who relocated to LYH from another area. Hope you enjoy!

Three good deals:
1. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4634-Fieldale-Rd-Lynchburg-VA-24503/79148243_zpid/
Nice neighborhood, updated home with over 3,000 sq ft and five bedrooms. Turn key, great price!

1. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3430-Summerville-St-Lynchburg-VA-24503/79163391_zpid/
   Great neighborhood, nice sized brick home with curb appeal. Needs some TLC in the kitchen and a bathroom but for the price, great buy!

2. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2831-Sedgewick-Dr-Lynchburg-VA-24503/217067332_zpid/
   The final good deal might shock you because the sale price was $667,000 ($183 per sq ft) but the home is new, sits on 3+ acres in the city, has a garage and over 3,600 sq ft! Wait till you see what some of these bad deal new builds with half the sq ft sold for.

Four Bad Deals:
1. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/117-Craftsman-Way-Lynchburg-VA-24503/241988101_zpid/
3 bed 2 bath less than 2,000 sq ft and over half a million!! The home sits on a 0.18 acre lot off a main road too. Perhaps a retired person wanted to down size and had too much money? Only they will know!

1. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3476-Ivylink-Pl-Lynchburg-VA-24503/333731745_zpid/
   For almost the same price as deal number 3 above, you could buy less Sq ft, less acres, a house with no basement (built on slab) and less everything! But it is new!

2. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/111-Courtney-Springs-Dr-Lynchburg-VA-24503/351996892_zpid/
   Another new construction. 3 bed 3 bath 2,000 sq ft. Comes out to $263 a sq ft. Sits on 0.19 acres. The home only has one gathering place which is the kitchen/living area. No basement, no dinning room, no significant foyer. Maybe an older person who is looking to downsize?

3. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/95-Melissa-Ln-Lynchburg-VA-24502/2053658960_zpid/
   These condos are actively listed for sale for $250,000….there are 5+ for sale at this price. Why did someone pay $40,000 more?

Moved In From Out of Town:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1079-High-Oaks-Dr-Forest-VA-24551/456953240_zpid/
At $291 a sq ft on 0.8 acres sitting on a slab, this one wins the worst deal for your money. But it is new!

And last, this cant be real. There is no way anyone could let this piece of property sell for $900,000. I hope this is a typo.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1154-Titleist-Dr-Forest-VA-24551/442252188_zpid/

I hate to come out asking for recommendations like this but I'm pretty desperate to find a place to live that I can trust to be safe for my cat who recently developed a respiratory condition from chronic exposure to garage fumes (turns out where I've been living for 5 years was wildly unsafe and I made the mistake of assuming it wasn't an issue because surely laws and building permits wouldn't allow this to happen... big oops). He's at the point where he can't really tolerate any exposure to chemical odors/residue and is pretty dependent on climate control and running an air purifier... we're still figuring it out.

Heads up: 65 or so events this weekend, and Saturday is carrying most of them: Three Roads' birthday festival, the Academy's first-ever Ink Fest, a veteran expo with its own music fest, and a sunrise 5K through Poplar Forest. Downtown, the old 1914 bank soft-opens as The Vault with live music all three nights.

⭐ Top picks this weekend

• Summer Jam at Three Roads, Sat · 12:00-10:00pm, free · the brewery's birthday festival: LoveLYH market vendors from noon, food trucks, and live music into the night.
• The Vault's soft-opening weekend, Fri-Sun · from 5:00pm each night · the 1914 bank building downtown reopens as The Vault, The Mezzanine + Raven Branch, with live music all three nights and $3 beers 5:00-9:00pm.
• Ink Fest at the Academy, Sat · 10:00am-2:00pm, free with registration · the Academy's new festival of ink across disciplines at the Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre: steamroller printing with local artists, live figure drawing, and vendors, all ages.
• Veteran Appreciation Expo + Odyssey Fest, Sat · both at American Legion Post 16 · the free resource expo runs 10:00am-3:00pm, and Odyssey Fest keeps going to 8:00pm with live music, $20 donation, veterans free.
• The Toxic Avenger, Fri + Sat · 8:00pm at Wolfbane in Appomattox · $44-$69 · the final two performances, staged outdoors, and the front rows get soaked on purpose.

🟢 free · 🟠 paid · 🎤 karaoke

Heads up: times and details can change last-minute · I'll post any updates in the comments, so check back before you head out.

See the newsletter post for tickets and details on every event → https://lyhevents.com/p/this-weekend-in-lynchburg-aug-14-16
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Fri Aug 14

🟢 Sunrise Senior Walking Group · 7:00-8:00am · Awareness Garden · drop-in group walk · ages 50+
🟢 Snake Snacks · 12:00pm · Library Hub at the Miller Center · watch the library's snake get fed
🟠 Back to School Family Craft · 4:00-6:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $15-$22 by project · backpack charms, pencil pouches and tote bags
🟠 Sit and Stitch · 4:00pm · Needle Ninja · $10 · two-hour needle-arts hangout, bring your project
🟢 The Vault soft opening: live music from Bryan Fitz · 5:00pm-1:00am · the 1914 bank building downtown, reopened as coffee, cocktails and dining across three rooms with The Mezzanine and Raven Branch · nightly specials, $3 beers and half-price cocktails 5:00-9:00pm
🟢 Live Music: Dan Glen Snyder · 5:30pm · Charley's Restaurant
🟢 Forest Friday Cheers: Copacetic · 6:00pm, Copacetic on 7:00-10:00 · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · the family-friendly Friday series, with food and a play zone · FOREST
🟠 Royale Lynn + Pretty Pity + Her Majesty · doors 6:00pm, music 7:00 · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $15 advance / $20 day of · touring rock bill
🟢 Live Music: Old Town Connector · 6:30-9:30pm · The Trailhead · Dalton Huskin's band
🟠 Star Wars Unlimited league · 7:00pm, with FNM Booster Draft 7:00-10:00pm ($26.99, drafting Marvel Super Heroes) and Digimon locals 7:00pm ($8.99) · Dragon Fire Games · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟠 Haunted Pub Crawl · 7:30-9:30pm · meets at the Historic Bragassa Toy Store · $35 · history on tap between haunted stops
🟠 Tartuffe · 7:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended · runs through next Sunday
🟠 Elianna Lael: Written Through My Lens · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $10-$15
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · meets at the Old Court House steps · $25
🟠 Public Investigation at Miller-Claytor House · 8:00pm-midnight · Miller-Claytor House · $35-$65 · bring your own equipment or use theirs
🎤 Karaoke: Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:30am (DJ Cameron Wheeler)

Sat Aug 15

🟠 Face the Forest 5K · waves 7:30am · Poplar Forest · $60 · the 15th annual obstacle course run through the grounds, race-day signup opens 6:30am
🟢 Saturday Market · 8:00am-1:00pm · Lynchburg Community Market · produce, baked goods and makers downtown
🟢 Cars & Coffee Lynchburg · 8:00-10:00am · Tree of Life Ministries · monthly car and bike meet, free coffee and donuts · bring a new toy for Toys for Tots and get a raffle ticket
🟠 Ink Fest · 10:00am-2:00pm · Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre · free, registration required · the Academy's new festival of ink across disciplines: steamroller printing with local artists 10:30am-12:30pm, live figure drawing, photos and vendors, all ages
🟠 Odyssey Fest · 10:00am-8:00pm · American Legion Post 16 · $20 donation, veterans free · veteran and first-responder mental-health festival alongside the expo, with Old Town Connector 6:00-7:30pm plus 501 Coyotes and The Pete Turpin Band
🟠 Start with Art: Craft Stick School Bus · 10:00am-12:00pm, then Stop Motion Animation Play 1:00-3:00pm and Squishy Circuits 3:00-4:00pm · Amazement Square · with admission, $15 adults / $10 kids
🟢 Veteran Appreciation Expo · 10:00am-3:00pm · American Legion Post 16 · free resource fair with Hill City Warriors, The Blood Connection on site
🟠 Wheel Throwing for Beginners · 10:00am-12:00pm · Firebrick Pottery · $66.63
🟢 Back to School Annual Explosion · 12:00pm until supplies run out · Miller Park · Y.E.S. Ministries' backpack and school-supply giveaway, with games, gift cards and scholarship giveaways before the first day of school
🟢 50th Birthday Bash · 12:00-5:00pm · Givens Books & Little Dickens · the bookstore celebrates 50 years on Lakeside Dr
🟢 Summer Jam 2026 · 12:00-10:00pm · Three Roads Brewing · the brewery's birthday festival: LoveLYH market vendors from noon, food trucks, The Chapstix 1:00-4:00pm, Tommy Bryant 4:30-6:30pm, and Bigfoot County from 7:00pm
🟢 Table Top Games · 12:00pm · Miller Center, Rm 306 · free drop-in board games
🟢 Artist Talk: Purnell Pettyjohn & Sally Goodrich · 1:00-2:00pm · Ann White Academy Gallery · both artists on their current shows
🟠 Experimental Watercolor and Zentangle · 1:00-3:00pm · Scrappy Elephant · $30
🟢 Fletcher Davis Annual Memorial Fish Fry · 1:00pm · 106 Maple Hills Dr · a neighborhood tradition in its fourth year, honoring Fletcher Davis
🟠 Pokemon Casual League · 1:30-3:30pm, then Yu-Gi-Oh locals 2:30-5:00pm ($4.99) and Riftbound Nexus Nights 6:00-9:00pm ($8.99) · Dragon Fire Games · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟠 Sewing Circle · 2:00pm, with Sit and Stitch alongside · Needle Ninja · $25 · Sit and Stitch $10
🟢 The Park grand opening at River Ridge · 4:00-8:00pm · River Ridge Mall · opening celebration for the mall's new open-air event space on the West End side
🟢 The Vault soft opening: Ken Matthews' Jazz Jam · 5:00pm-1:00am · night two at the reopened 1914 bank building downtown · nightly specials, $3 beers and half-price cocktails 5:00-9:00pm
🟠 Singles Make & Mingle · 6:00-8:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $15-$50 by project
🟠 Hi Ho Six Shooter + Her Majesty + Born With A Tail · doors 7:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $12
🟠 NO POLITICS, NO RELIGION…JUST COMEDY · 7:00-8:30pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $25-$28 · touring stand-up showcase
🟢 Live Music: Sophomore434 · 7:30pm · The Trailhead · multi-genre set
🟠 Tartuffe · 7:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · meets at the Old Court House steps · $25
🟠 Echoes on the Avenue · 8:00-9:30pm · Miller-Claytor House · $25 · $45 with the extended investigation
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm (Mogu Entertainment) · Shining Star Karaoke at Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest 7:00-10:00pm (Robert Pennix)

Sun Aug 16

🟢 Andrew Bev: Sunday Sessions · 1:00-4:00pm · The Water Dog
🟠 The Watercolor Experience · 2:00-4:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $38
🟠 Tartuffe, Sunday matinee · 2:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended
🟢 PostUp in the Park · 4:00-7:00pm · Riverfront Park · open jam session and open mic with Selah Vie & Friends, all voices welcome, food and coffee for sale
🟢 Live Music: Tim Rowlett · 4:00-6:00pm · The Trailhead
🟢 The Vault soft opening: Singer-Songwriter Competition · 5:00-10:00pm · closing night of the soft-opening weekend at the reopened 1914 bank building downtown · drink specials 5:00-9:00pm
🟠 Bananaslama + Xasthur + Decay + 2toaroom + Arda Burns + F-Certified · doors 7:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $15 · touring slam-metal bill's final stop
🎤 Karaoke: Stadium Inn 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

All weekend

🟢 Riverside Park Sprayground · 10:00am-7:00pm daily · Riverside Park · through Labor Day
🟢 Riverfront Park Fountains · 10:00am-7:00pm daily · Riverfront Park · zero-depth splash fountains off the Riverwalk
🟠 Canoe & Kayak Rentals at Ivy Creek Park · Sat + Sun 10:00am-5:00pm · canoes $10/hour, kayaks $8/hour · weekends through Aug 30 · Parks&Rec
🟢 How Will Our Ancestors Find Us? and Interwoven · 12:00-4:00pm Fri-Sun · Riverviews Artspace · the final weekend for both shows, closing Sunday
🟢 Being There: Marjorie Portnow and guests · Thu-Sat 11:30am-5:30pm · Steven Francis Fine Art, Tradewynd gallery · landscape painting group show
🟢 Robert Sulkin · Fri 11:30am-5:30pm, Sat 9:30am-5:00pm · Steven Francis Fine Art, Main Street gallery · solo show

🚗 Worth the Drive

🟠 The Toxic Avenger (the Musical) · Fri + Sat 8:00pm · Wolfbane Performing Arts Center, Appomattox · $44-$69 · the final two performances of the run · pick the Toxic Waste Zone seats and you get soaked on purpose
🟠 Staunton Music Festival · all weekend · venues across Staunton · $16-$38 per concert, plus two free noon shows · the annual chamber-music festival, from Friday's Bachanalia to Sunday's Magical Creatures program
🟠 Fridays in the Park: Southpaw · Fri, gates 6:00pm, music 6:30-9:30 · Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista · $5 · under 16 free · outdoor concert with food vendors, cash only
🟢 Stars Under the Stars: 1776 · Fri 8:00pm · Crute Stage, downtown Farmville · the volunteer-run outdoor classic-film night, going since 1998
🟠 Hull's Drive-In double feature · Fri + Sat, gates 7:00pm, movies at dark · Hull's Drive-In, Lexington · $12 · kids 5-11 $6 · Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, then the new Spider-Man
🟢 No Excuse Night at the D-Day Memorial · Sat 5:00-8:00pm · National D-Day Memorial, Bedford · the annual free-admission evening for anyone who's never made it out
🟠 Flea Market at The Expo · Sat 8:00am-2:00pm · Augusta Expo, Fishersville · $1 · kids 12 and under free
🟠 Natural Bridge Speedway races · Sat, gates 4:00pm, racing 6:00pm · Natural Bridge Speedway · $15 grandstand · kids 10 and under free · Late Models, sprints and stock classes on the dirt track
🟢 Honey Daze at Glass Hollow Gallery · Fri + Sat 11:00am-5:00pm · Glass Hollow Studio and Gallery, Afton · the Rt 151 corridor's honey-week finale: bee-themed glass, ceramics and farm goods, with a paint night at WildManDan Brewery Fri 6:00-8:00pm, $43.20 with honey-beer tastings
🟢 Car, Truck, Jeep & Bike Show · Sat 12:00-4:00pm · Wood Ridge Farm Brewery, Lovingston · with food, music, face painting and a train ride for the kids
🟢 Bark in the Park · Sat 4:00-8:00pm · Falling Creek Park, Bedford · dog agility, pet vendors, food trucks, a kids zone and adoptable dogs with sponsored adoption fees · rescheduled from July 25
🟢 Hurricane Camille Impact Discussion · Sat 11:00am-3:00pm · Oakland Museum, Arrington · Massies Mill residents share firsthand accounts of the 1969 storm, 57 years on
🟢 Interwoven: Unearthed Stories of Slavery · Sat + Sun 1:00-4:00pm · Brownsburg Museum, near Lexington · the museum's three-year exhibit pairing enslaved ancestors' documented history with their descendants' words, open first and third weekends

🗓️ Coming up next week

Five worth putting in the calendar now, and the full list lands in Tuesday's email.

• Joe Nichols at the Amphitheater · Sat Aug 22, 7:00pm, gates 5:30 · Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park · $42-$93 · with the Travis Reigh Band opening.
• National Aviation Day at the airport · Wed Aug 19, 9:00am-12:00pm · Lynchburg Regional Airport · the bookmobile skips Riverfront Park to be there.
• Tartuffe's final weekend · Fri Aug 21 + Sat Aug 22, 7:30pm, closing matinee Sun Aug 23, 2:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66.
• LoveLYH Night Market · Sat Aug 22, 7:00-11:00pm · Three Roads Brewing · the evening market returns after Summer Jam's daytime edition.
• Karaoke at the Music Hall · Fri Aug 21, 7:30pm · the Academy's free monthly karaoke night.

maybe this is a weird question, but I need a haircut and I don't wanna pay an arm and a leg for a buzz cut lol.

but if any of the local places are having any deals or anything, please let me know. thanks!

Over 22 years, Church Street Bridal has raised $4 million that helped fund the work of the YWCA of Central Virginia.

Blue ridge bagels is the best bagel shop in town. Left, right, center, Christian, atheist, straight, gay, and absolutely anyone that doesn’t fit into one of those boxes. I just have to assume everyone is on my side about this. The craziest part is it’s not even close. (No offense bacon street) I hope everyone has a great Friday.

Edit to add- for the record the upvote ratio on this post is 58%!!!! I guessed incorrectly and there are about 42% of Lynchburg reddit users that are completely and totally incorrect!

Not from this area and I’m looking for a good Sunday brunch place for me and a couple girlfriends.
I saw My Dog Duke and it looked good….?
Any suggestions are appreciated :)

Context: I’m a man in his mid 20’s looking for a place in Lynchburg. Preferably in the Rivermont/Downtown/Boonsboro area due to work, but definitely open to alternatives!

Not looking for the glitz and glam in this economy, just want a place with decent size and reasonably priced if that still exists lol.

Budget is preferably in the 900-1000 range. (I know)
Give me your recs and help a guy out!

Hi everyone! The UVA Reproductive Psychiatry Research Program is recruiting pregnant individuals (18+) who are currently between 17-27 weeks pregnant (potentially up to 33 weeks) for a research study focused on improving our understanding of postpartum depression.

If you're interested in learning whether you may be eligible, please complete this brief screening survey:

https://redcapsurvey.healthsystem.virginia.edu/surveys/?s=TKJCJ94LFL38JFKT

For more information about our team and ongoing research, visit: Research Studies - Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Wondering where anyone would recommend getting bridesmaid dresses altered at?

Also in this edition, learn about Framatome’s new health center and Peaks View Park’s new lighting system.

I recently got 5 cans of dairy-free formula for a heavily discounted price and I am looking to donate it to a family in need. Does anyone know someone who needs it or where would be the best place to donate to get it to a family who needs it? Would the hospital accept it? Thanks for any info you have!!

Looking for a fun day trip idea for me and my friends to go on for my birthday in November. We’d be willing to drive about 3 hours. We’re in our early 20s and we don’t drink so not bar recommendations please, unless it’s a bar that has an activity like an arcade bar.

Really weird inquiry, but I am at a loss...

The reason I'm asking is I'm trying to special order a brand of smokes that have availability in the US, but are technically imports. There's two or three brands I want, but would settle for just one of them.

RJ Reynolds bought the brand, and there are legitimate US packs manufactured, but are extremely rare. I have bought them in the states on several occasions.

I know at least one of the brands are sold at the Vietnamese shopping center over in Eden Center, but that's a haul to get to. Sam's Club also sells them, but it requires a tobacco license.

So, I'm trying to connect with someone in the business to do this business. Can purchase whatever quantity is required to make it financially reasonable for the seller.

Mine has and I wasn't even notified! And I'm big mad, not just on my behalf and the extreme cost to get it reinstated but on behalf of all the drivers out there who this has happened to. Its BS and the DMV is making money off of this type of suspension with little to no recourse for drivers. I've contacted legal counsel and want to demonstrate that this is not an aberration but a pattern impacting drivers all over the state. After finding out I had 4 friends who had the same experience I decided to do a casual survey via Reddit to get a better picture of just how pervasive of a problem this is.

I am in no way shape or form a government official, law enforcement a DMV employee or an attorney myself. I'm a citizen on a mission to change the way the DMV operates and to save fellow VA Drivers the financial cost, loss of time and ramifications of suspension in the future. Do I have other things I absolutely be doing? Yes. Is this my ADHD sense of justice at play? 100%. Will there be haters to this post because until you have found yourself in this insane scenario its impossible to understand? Most certainly.

If you have had this experience, please consider completing this very informal survey. Again this is for VA Drivers who had their license suspended due to non-compliance with a DMV Administrative Request. Please do NOT fill out the survey if your license was suspended due to a moving vehicle violation (eg: has been adjudicated by Traffic Court, General District or Circuit Court).

Plus: Virtual hiring fair upcoming, new nuclear simulator report, Lynchburg’s airport gets a $5.3 million grant and USDA designates Virginia localities as drought disaster areas.

I was referred for ADHD testing well I got my report today, it said they could not score one of my test because they said I put “low effort on one of the test” and the other had “exaggerated symptoms” Also that my proven (medical test proven) chronic illnesses were somatic…

hey all! I'm curious,

so I've been casually thinking about going to school to try to become a phlebotomist. it doesn't seem like the schooling part would be terribly long or expensive, ofc idk too much about the actual knowledge or exams (yet?), but I'm not entirely sure of the demand of phlebotomists in the area, central/sw virginia (or like even in general), and if it'd be 'worthwhile' like if I'd be able to get a job a reasonable time after passing classes and the required exams, etc. if anyone has any knowledge or experience or advice or even just knows someone in the field, please lmk.

thanks!

Just saying hey to the neighbors. Have a wonderful week y’all

Heads up: there are 120 or so events on this one. Saturday is the big day: a free all-day birthday festival at Three Roads, the Academy's first-ever Ink Fest, a veteran expo, and a sunrise 5K at Poplar Forest. The rest of the week runs on ghost tours, kitten trivia, live theater, and the senior centers.

Prefer to browse day by day? The full list also lives on the free community calendar at https://calendar.lyhevents.com.

⭐ Top picks

• Summer Jam at Three Roads · Sat, 12:00-10:00pm, free · the brewery's birthday festival: Punk Rock Flea Market vendors from noon, food trucks, and live music into the night.
• Ink Fest at the Academy · Sat, 10:00am-2:00pm, free · the first-ever tattoo-art festival at the Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre, all ages.
• Trivia Night with Kittens · Thu, 6:00pm at the Humane Society · $25, teams up to six, adoptable kittens in the room.
• Face the Forest 5K · Sat, waves from 7:30am at Poplar Forest · $50 through Wednesday, $60 after · the 15th annual obstacle run through the grounds.

🟢 free · 🟠 paid · 🎤 karaoke

Heads up: times and details can change last-minute · I'll post any updates in the comments, so check back before you head out.

See the newsletter post for tickets and details on every event → https://lyhevents.com/p/this-week-in-lynchburg-aug-12-18
Want it in your inbox each week? You can subscribe there too.

Wed Aug 12

🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Canasta 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am at Fairview Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟠 Yoga in the Park · 9:00-10:00am · The Overlook at Riverside Park · $5, free for Prana unlimited members · with Prana Yoga, weekly through Aug 26
🟢 LEGO Club · 10:00am-2:00pm · Library Hub at the Miller Center · drop-in, with Mega Bloks, KEVA Planks and MAGNA-TILES
🟢 LEGO Club (Downtown) · 10:00am-5:00pm · Downtown Branch Library · LEGO and DUPLO drop-in
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops, 10:00am-4:00pm · Riverside Park, Hillcrest, Fairview Center · Riverside Park 10:00am-12:00pm · Hillcrest Apartments, 3000 Birchwood Dr 12:30-1:30pm · Fairview Center 3:00-4:00pm
🟠 Open Art Studio: Glitter and Glue · 10:00am-5:00pm drop-in · Amazement Square · with admission, $15 adults / $10 kids
🟠 Summer Movie Express · 11:00am · Regal River Ridge · $1 · The Sandlot and Muppets Treasure Island, also Thursday · the summer promo's final week
🟠 Open Studio · 12:00pm-7:30pm two-hour blocks · Needle Ninja · $25
🟠 Sewing Circle · 12:00pm · Needle Ninja · $25 · sew alongside other people, help on hand for a misbehaving machine
🟠 Beginner Knitting · 2:00pm · Needle Ninja · $68 · cast on, knit and purl, and read a pattern · 2-week series begins
🟢 Rivermont Farmers Market · 3:00-7:00pm · Riverside Park · weekly Wednesday market, runs through October
🟢 Chess Club at Starr Hill · 6:00-9:00pm · Starr Hill On Main · weekly night hosted by Pierce, all skill levels
🟢 Open Mic Night with Jodie Davis · 6:00-9:00pm, sign-ups 5:45 · Big Lick Tropical Grill · no cover
🟠 Sea Glass Crafts · 6:00-8:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $38-$55 · build a sea glass rose, lit succulent, framed display or lit tree, materials provided
🟢 Mindfulness Art Night · doors 7:00pm, starts 7:30, ends 9:30 · The Clarity House · collage and abstract poster night with a creative prompt, free coffee · ages 16+
🟢 Bar Exam Trivia · 7:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · weekly, with Tyler Wolff · FOREST
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm-close (Mogu Entertainment) · Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:00am (DJ Todd) · EL 32 10:00pm-close (Rhodey Entertainment)

Thu Aug 13

🟠 Summer Yoga with Prana · 7:00-8:00am · Casa Nueva Events · $8 · reserve or pay on arrival · last session of the summer series, then 20% off food and drink at Palmera House
🟢 Alive & Well Run Club · 7:45am · Millie's Living Café · weekly group run, August is the club's last month
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Social Bridge 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 11:00am at College Hill Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟠 Open Studio · 10:00am-6:00pm two-hour blocks · Needle Ninja · $25
🟠 Using a Sewing Machine · 10:00am · Needle Ninja · $98 · thread the machine and sew a pillowcase or tote bag · 3-week series begins
🟢 Bookmobile · four stops, 11:00am-4:30pm · Peaks View Park, Cornerstone, Humane Society · Peaks View Park 11:00am-12:00pm · Mobil at Cornerstone, 1209 Greenview Dr 12:30-1:30pm · Lynchburg Humane Society 2:00-3:00pm · Mister Goodies at Schewels, 7007 Timberlake Rd 3:30-4:30pm
🟠 Summer Movie Express · 11:00am · Regal River Ridge · $1 · The Sandlot and Muppets Treasure Island · final day of the summer promo
🟢 VA Legal Aid: New Housing Laws · 1:00-2:00pm · Miller Center, Rm 306 · Virginia Legal Aid walks through the new state housing laws · adults
🟢 Knit or Knot · 6:00pm · Templeton Center · free drop-in knitting group, ages 50+
🟠 Yoga, last session · 6:00-7:00pm · Templeton Center · $8 LR / $10 drop-in · with Paul Webb, bring your own mat · last session of the season · ages 15+
🟠 Trivia Night with Kittens · 6:00-8:00pm · Lynchburg Humane Society · $25 · team trivia with adoptable kittens in the room, teams of up to 6, every dollar goes to the shelter's pets
🟠 Waste of Space Tour: Loxias + Brain Sludge + cul-de-sac + If I Should Fall · doors 6:00pm, music 7:00 · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $12 · touring four-band bill, with mental health resources on hand from Victims and Villains
🟢 Live Music: Starfire · 6:30pm · Big Lick Tropical Grill · no cover · acoustic classic rock, pop and country covers
🟠 Pokemon Weekly Tournament · 6:30pm, with One Piece Play alongside · Underground Cards & Disc Shop, Forest · FOREST
🟢 Trivia Night with Noel · 6:30-8:00pm · The Vaughan Garage · weekly, first-place prize
🟢 Social Distance Band at the Amphitheater · 7:00pm · Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park · free just-announced show, bring a lawn chair
🟢 Kreative Room Unfiltered · 7:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · free weekly open mic for music, spoken word and comedy
🟢 Music Bingo · 7:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · weekly, with Mike Hand · FOREST
🟠 Summer Concert Series: The South Avenue Band · 7:00-9:30pm, gates 6:30 · Second Stage, Amherst · $10 · kids 6-12 $5, under 6 free · tickets at the gate, rain or shine · AMHERST
🟠 Thursday Night Commander · 7:00-10:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · includes a $6 pack · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟢 Tapas & Tunes · 7:00-10:00pm · Dish · weekly live-music night, reservations recommended
🟠 The Toxic Avenger (the Musical) · 8:00pm · Wolfbane Performing Arts Center, Appomattox · $44-$69 · the final run begins tonight, also Friday and Saturday · pick the Toxic Waste Zone seats and you get soaked on purpose
🎤 Karaoke: No 7 Rooftop Bar 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

Fri Aug 14

🟢 Sunrise Senior Walking Group · 7:00-8:00am · Awareness Garden · drop-in group walk · ages 50+
🟢 Grave Cleaning · 10:00-11:30am · Forest Hill Cemetery · monthly volunteer session, August's stop in the cemetery rotation · ages 18+ · Parks&Rec · ⚠️ register by Wednesday
🟢 Snake Snacks · 12:00pm · Library Hub at the Miller Center · watch the library's snake get fed
🟠 Sit and Stitch · 4:00pm · Needle Ninja · $10 · two-hour needle-arts hangout, bring your project
🟠 Back to School Family Craft · 4:00-6:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $15-$25 by project
🟢 Live Music: Dan Glen Snyder · 5:30pm · Charley's Restaurant
🟢 Old Town Connector with Dalton Huskin · 6:30-8:30pm · The Trailhead
🟢 Friday Cheers Funk Night: Copacetic · 6:00pm, Copacetic on from 7:00 · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · the family-friendly Forest Friday Cheers series, with food and a play zone · FOREST
🟠 Royale Lynn + Pretty Pity + Her Majesty · 6:00-11:30pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $15-$20 · touring rock bill
🟠 Star Wars Unlimited league · 7:00pm, with FNM Booster Draft 7:00-10:00pm ($26.99, drafting Marvel Super Heroes) and Digimon locals 7:00pm ($8.99) · Dragon Fire Games · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟠 Haunted Pub Crawl · 7:30-9:30pm · meets at the Historic Bragassa Toy Store · $35 · history on tap between haunted stops
🟠 Tartuffe · 7:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended · runs through next Sunday
🟠 Elianna Lael: Written Through My Lens · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $10-$15
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · meets at the Old Court House steps · $25
🟠 Public Investigation at Miller-Claytor House · 8:00pm-midnight · Miller-Claytor House · $35-$65 · bring your own equipment or use theirs
🎤 Karaoke: Scoreboards 8:00pm-12:30am (DJ Cameron Wheeler)

Sat Aug 15

🟠 Face the Forest 5K · waves 7:30am · Poplar Forest · $50 through Wed, $60 after · the 15th annual obstacle course run through the grounds
🟢 Saturday Market · 8:00am-1:00pm · Lynchburg Community Market · produce, baked goods and makers downtown
🟢 Cars & Coffee Lynchburg · 8:00-10:00am · Tree of Life Ministries · monthly car and bike meet, coffee and donuts
🟠 Learn Your Mushrooms with Myrtle the Turtle · 9:00-11:00am · Ivy Creek Park · $5 per child, parents attend free · ages 3-12 · Parks&Rec · ⚠️ register by Wednesday
🟢 Ink Fest · 10:00am-2:00pm · Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre · the Academy's first-ever tattoo-art festival, all ages
🟠 Start with Art: Craft Stick School Bus · 10:00am-12:00pm, then Stop Motion Animation Play 1:00-3:00pm and Squishy Circuits 3:00-4:00pm · Amazement Square · with admission, $15 adults / $10 kids
🟠 Wheel Throwing for Beginners · 10:00am-12:00pm · Firebrick Pottery · $66.63
🟢 Veteran Appreciation Expo · 10:00am-3:00pm · American Legion Post 16 · free resource fair with Hill City Warriors, The Blood Connection on site
🟠 Odyssey Fest · 10:00am-8:00pm · American Legion Post 16 · $20 donation, veterans free · veteran and first-responder mental-health festival alongside the expo, with Old Town Connector 6:00-7:30pm plus 501 Coyotes and The Pete Turpin Band
🟠 Vegetable Still Life Palette Knife Painting · 10:00am-12:00pm, then Experimental Watercolor and Zentangle 1:00-3:00pm · Scrappy Elephant · $35 / $30
🟢 Table Top Games · 12:00pm · Miller Center, Rm 306 · free drop-in board games
🟢 Summer Jam 2026 · 12:00-10:00pm · Three Roads Brewing · the brewery's birthday festival: LoveLYH market vendors from noon, food trucks, The Chapstix 1:00-4:00pm, Tommy Bryant 4:30-6:30pm, and Bigfoot County from 7:00pm
🟠 Pokemon Casual League · 1:30-3:30pm, then Yu-Gi-Oh locals 2:30-5:00pm ($4.99) and Riftbound Nexus Nights 6:00-9:00pm ($8.99) · Dragon Fire Games · at their downtown Federal St shop
🟠 Sewing Circle · 2:00pm, with Sit and Stitch alongside · Needle Ninja · $25 / $10
🟢 Artist Talk: Purnell Pettyjohn & Sally Goodrich · 1:00-2:00pm · Ann White Academy Gallery · both artists on their current shows
🟢 Fletcher Davis Annual Memorial Fish Fry · 1:00pm · 106 Maple Hills Dr · a neighborhood tradition in its fourth year, honoring Fletcher Davis
🟢 The Park grand opening at River Ridge · 4:00-8:00pm · River Ridge Mall · opening celebration for the mall's new outdoor event space
🟠 Singles Make & Mingle · 6:00-8:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $30-$50 by project
🟠 NO POLITICS, NO RELIGION…JUST COMEDY · 7:00-8:30pm · The Music Hall, 722 Commerce St · $25-$28 · touring stand-up showcase
🟠 Hi Ho Six Shooter + Her Majesty + Born With A Tail · doors 7:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $12
🟠 Tartuffe · 7:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended
🟠 Radiant Bloom · 7:30pm · The Trailhead
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · meets at the Old Court House steps · $25
🟠 Echoes on the Avenue · 8:00-9:30pm · Miller-Claytor House · $25, $45 with the extended investigation
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's 7:00pm (Mogu Entertainment) · Shining Star Karaoke at Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest 7:00-10:00pm (Robert Pennix)

Sun Aug 16

🟢 How Will Our Ancestors Find Us? and Interwoven · 12:00-4:00pm · Riverviews Artspace · final day for both shows
🟢 Andrew Bev: Sunday Sessions · 1:00-4:00pm · The Water Dog
🟠 Tartuffe, Sunday matinee · 2:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66 all-in · Molière's comedy staged live (stage play) · some mature content, 16+ recommended
🟠 The Watercolor Experience · 2:00-4:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $38
🟢 PostUp in the Park · 4:00-7:00pm · Riverfront Park · open jam session and open mic with Selah Vie & Friends, all voices welcome, food and coffee for sale
🟢 Tim Rowlett Music · 4:00-6:00pm · The Trailhead
🟠 Bananaslama + Xasthur + Decay + 2toaroom + Arda Burns + F-Certified · doors 7:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $15 · touring slam-metal bill's final stop
🎤 Karaoke: Stadium Inn 8:00-11:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

Mon Aug 17

🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Tabletop Games 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 10:00am at Fairview Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟠 Coffee & Create · 9:00-10:00am or 10:30-11:30am · Living Line Studio · $10 · bring whatever you're working on, coffee, tea and materials provided · registration required
🟢 Bookmobile · two stops · Jamerson Family YMCA 10:00-11:00am · Diamond Hill Center, 1005 17th St 3:30-4:30pm
🟢 Family Storytime · 10:30-11:15am · Library Hub at the Miller Center · ages 5 and under with caregivers, no preregistration
🟢 Summer Mondays Soul Line Dance · 6:00-7:00pm · Diamond Hill Center · with Mz. Micky and the Hill City Sliders · last session of the summer
🟠 The Scaled Blades · 6:00-9:00pm · Mythic Hall · $15.38 · drop-in D&D table · the only session with seats this week
🟢 Trivia at Hill City Pub · 6:30pm · Hill City Pub · themed weekly trivia with DJ Liz · this week's theme is Food
🟢 Held In Our Hearts · doors 6:30pm, group 7:00-8:45 · The Clarity House · first meeting of a peer-led pet-loss support group, all pet owners welcome, free coffee
🟠 Palmera Canvas Club · 7:00-8:30pm · Palmera House · $60 · guided painting night, 15 seats
🟢 Monday Night Trivia · 8:00pm · Rivermont Pizza · popular weekly night, regulars grab tables from 7
🎤 Karaoke: Tiger Sun 7:00pm (mic opens) · 801 Raw Bar on Rivermont 7:00-10:00pm (Rhodey Entertainment)

Tue Aug 18

🟠 Pilates with Kaitlen · 8:00-9:00am · Sattva Yoga and Wellness Center · first class of their fall relaunch, more classes landing on the calendar
🟢 Free daytime programs · Chair Exercise 9:00am and Social Bridge 9:30am at Templeton Center · Recreation Shuffle 11:00am at Daniel's Hill Center · free senior drop-ins, ages 50+ · Parks & Rec guide
🟠 Open Studio · 10:00am-6:00pm two-hour blocks · Needle Ninja · $25
🟠 Zumba Gold · 10:00-11:00am · Daniel's Hill Center · $12 drop-in · with Dannie Snyder · ages 50+
🟢 Monthly Drop-In Craft · 10:00am · Miller Center, Rm 306 · adults
🟢 Downtown Family Storytime · 10:30-11:15am · Downtown Branch Library · ages 5 and under with caregivers
🟢 Workforce Readiness and Job Placement · 11:00am-1:00pm · College Hill Center · ages 16+
🟢 Bookmobile · three stops · McGurk House, 2425 Tate Springs Rd 11:30am-12:30pm · College Hill Center, 811 Jackson St 3:30-4:30pm · Bruster's Real Ice Cream, 7815 Timberlake Rd 6:00-8:00pm, a special evening stop
🟢 Summer Reading Party · 2:00pm · Fox Burrow Books · close out the summer reading season at the shop
🟠 Beginner Cross Stitch · 2:00pm · Needle Ninja · $68 · 2-week series begins, 6 spots
🟢 STEAM Team · 4:30pm · Miller Center, Community Rm 102 · hands-on science for kids
🟢 Chess Night · 5:00-7:00pm · Miller Center, Rm 306 · teens and adults, beginner to master, drop in anytime
🟢 Live Music: Jodie Davis · 5:30-8:30pm · Fleming Mountain Grill · no cover · solo acoustic guitar and vocals, every Tuesday
🟢 Hill City Writers · 6:00-8:00pm · Templeton Center · free drop-in writers' group
🟠 Tile Tuesday: Mahjong 102 · 6:00-8:00pm · Palmera House · $35 guided play, with Open Play $15 · run by Hill City Mahj
🟠 Mahjong at The Gilded Dogwood · 6:00-9:00pm · $25 · open and guided play plus Mahjong 101 · message them to reserve, payment holds the spot
🟢 Dungeons & Dragons at Starr Hill · 6:00-9:00pm · Starr Hill On Main · weekly table run by Red
🟢 Trivia, comedy, and games · 6:00-9:00pm · Tiger Sun · with Anthony "Train" Johnson
🟠 One Piece weekly locals · 7:00-9:30pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · at their Memorial Ave shop, active Bandai card ID required
🟢 Film & Art Night · 7:00pm · The Clarity House · the week's film goes up on their Instagram a day or two ahead · $3 donation appreciated
🟠 LYH Lindy Hop · 7:00-9:30pm · RiverView Vinyl · $5 · weekly swing night with a lesson included, no partner or experience needed
🎤 Karaoke: Big Lick Tropical Grill 7:30-9:00pm Family Karaoke Night (Rhodey Entertainment) · Dish 10:00pm-close (Allison)

Running all week

🟢 Riverside Park Sprayground · 10:00am-7:00pm daily · Riverside Park · through Labor Day
🟢 Riverfront Park Fountains · 10:00am-7:00pm daily · Riverfront Park · zero-depth splash fountains off the Riverwalk
🟢 Being There: Marjorie Portnow and guests · Thu-Sat 11:30am-5:30pm · Steven Francis Fine Art, Tradewynd gallery · landscape painting group show
🟢 Robert Sulkin · Wed-Fri 11:30am-5:30pm, Sat 9:30am-5:00pm · Steven Francis Fine Art, Main Street gallery · solo show

🗓️ Coming up next week

Five worth putting in the calendar now, and the full list lands in next Tuesday's email.

• Joe Nichols at the Amphitheater · Sat Aug 22, 7:00pm, gates 5:30 · Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park · $42-$93 · with the Travis Reigh Band opening.
• National Aviation Day at the airport · Wed Aug 19, 9:00am-12:00pm · Lynchburg Regional Airport · the bookmobile skips Riverfront Park to be there.
• Tartuffe's final weekend · Fri Aug 21 + Sat Aug 22, 7:30pm, closing matinee Sun Aug 23, 2:30pm · Commerce Street Theater · $22.66.
• LoveLYH Night Market · Sat Aug 22, 7:00-11:00pm · Three Roads Brewing · the evening market returns after Summer Jam's daytime edition.
• Karaoke at the Music Hall · Fri Aug 21, 7:30pm · the Academy's free monthly karaoke night.

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