Events

Enjoy a family evening out at Jackson Heights Art Studio for Family Pottery Night! Where participants will create customized heart-shaped trinket dishes! Come join us on Friday, February 5 from 6 pm-8 pm. Register in Advance.

Get ready to plunge! You’re invited to take a plunge into the James River in celebration of winter! In conjunction with the Lynchburg Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team, the inaugural Lynchburg Polar Plunge at Percival’s Island is your chance to prove you can bear the cold and crawl out with pride. To ensure the […]

The Legacy Museum of African American History invites the public to join us for the annual Black History Month celebration. The afternoon will bring awareness of the importance of defining, honoring, and remembering the struggle for freedom and equal opportunity. It will provide attendees with inspirational and artistic expressions of the many achievements of African […]

Every artist has to start somewhere. This beginner class will breakdown how to take a blank canvas, paint, and a brush to create a masterpiece to take home and display. No previous experience or artistic ability required. Come join us on Tuesday, February 9 from 1 pm-3 pm. Register in Advance.

Students will learn basic chords, basic note reading, introduction to scales, and reading tablature. As well as, chord symbols, parts of the guitar, guitar tuning techniques, and be introduced to various songs designed to build familiarity and confidence. Participants will need to bring an acoustic guitar and a tuner. Picks and workbooks will be provided. […]

Join us and encourage your child’s natural curiosity. Their brains have an innate need for exploration and observation. They will get a magnifying glass of their very own to take home. Using critical-thinking and fine-motor skills we will open up a whole new world for your child to see. Then, come on out on Wednesday, […]

Dig up your dirt and have a Naturalist with Lynchburg Parks and Rec walk you through the steps of testing your own soil to find out what you can grow. In recognition of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we invite all ages to dig deep into the science of soils. Each […]

To commemorate Galentine’s Day, enjoy a female-centric painting class to celebrate the ladies in your life. Bring a sister, best friend, daughter, or mother to learn the unique art of acrylics and wax! Each participant will learn how to layer wax upon the canvas, and how to mix and marble colors to pop against the […]

Dig up your dirt and have a Naturalist with Lynchburg Parks and Rec walk you through the steps of testing your own soil to find out what you can grow. In recognition of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we invite all ages to dig deep into the science of soils. Each […]