The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism hosts activities all year long and promotes local and regional events that benefit the businesses and citizens of the region. To submit an event, either click on the link or please contact the chamber office at 540-962-2178.
The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism hosts and co-sponsors a wide variety of events throughout the year, including networking opportunities, educational events and ribbon cuttings. The Chamber also supports major festivals, concerts and sporting events designed to enhance the quality of life in the region and attract visitors.
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Clifton Forge Public Library Sponsoring Summer Reading Program
The Clifton Forge Public Library encourages reading at all levels. Between June 21 and August 16, readers ages three through adult are encouraged to keep a log of books they have read, or that were read to them. Readers may pick up a reading log at the Clifton Forge Public Library. All reading logs should…
The Karate Kid (Summer Movie Series)
The Karate Kid (Summer Movie Series)
Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark-haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn’t fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong…
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Magician Mike Klee
Magician Mike Klee
As part of its summer reading program for children, the Clifton Forge Public Library will host magician Mike Klee. The program will begin at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, August 4. It will be held at the Clifton Forge Fire Department, located at 701 Church Street. “Magic with Mike Klee” offers a fast-paced program that is…
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The Judy Chops At The Masonic Amphitheatre
The Judy Chops At The Masonic Amphitheatre
The Judy Chops Please Note Date Change Friday, August 6, 2021, 7:30 pm Masonic Amphitheatre $25 (Tickets will incur an additional $5 fee at checkout for restoration and handling) For the past decade, The Judy Chops have been wowing audiences with their deft musicianship and high-energy live shows. This seven-piece band comprised of family and…
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A Bugs Life (Summer Movie Series)
A Bugs Life (Summer Movie Series)
At an annual pace, a huge colony of ants is forced to collect every piece of food that grows on their island for a group of menacing grasshoppers. But that all changes when a misfit inventor ant named Flik accidentally knocks over the offering pile thus forcing the grasshoppers’ devious leader Hopper to force the…
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J. P. Reali At The Masonic Amphitheatre
J. P. Reali At The Masonic Amphitheatre
J.P. Reali Please Note Date Has Changed Friday August 13, 2021 7:30pm Masonic Amphitheatre $25 (Tickets will incur an additional $5 fee at checkout for restoration and handling) A veteran of the DC music scene, J.P. has evolved from his early days as lead guitar for the psychedelic blues band The Next Step, to half…
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“THE BRIDGE” BY CLAUDIA DI FRANKO
“THE BRIDGE” BY CLAUDIA DI FRANKO
Claudia di Franko, a free-lance artist who lives in Troutville, VA, creates black & white and unusually toned photographs that capture “life as it is” in many unusual locations across the world. She has studied art at Hollins University, Prague and in New York City. As she has traveled, di Franko has used her camera…
“6 X 6 Plus One” ~ A Quilt Show
“6 X 6 Plus One” ~ A Quilt Show
In collaboration with Lollie's and several outstanding local quilters, the Art Center is displaying a group of quilts in the back gallery. The quilts are of varied patterns and colors, each unique in its own way. Quilters represented are Pam Pace, Sue Leitch, Kathy Smestad, Brenda Bartocci, Carol Almarez, Debbie Unstead, and Armelda Hayes. Each…
The Secret Life of Pets (Summer Movie Series)
The Secret Life of Pets (Summer Movie Series)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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Magic of Masa Workshop
Magic of Masa Workshop
This 2-day workshop is available to ages 16 and up. Masa paper is a type of rice paper. When it is wet and crumpled, then touched with paint (acrylic or watercolor) the darker colors settle into the crinkles and create a batik-like effect, but without the mess of wax. Supplies will be mostly provided for…
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“THE BRIDGE” BY CLAUDIA DI FRANKO
“THE BRIDGE” BY CLAUDIA DI FRANKO
Claudia di Franko, a free-lance artist who lives in Troutville, VA, creates black & white and unusually toned photographs that capture “life as it is” in many unusual locations across the world. She has studied art at Hollins University, Prague and in New York City. As she has traveled, di Franko has used her camera…
“6 X 6 Plus One” ~ A Quilt Show
“6 X 6 Plus One” ~ A Quilt Show
In collaboration with Lollie's and several outstanding local quilters, the Art Center is displaying a group of quilts in the back gallery. The quilts are of varied patterns and colors, each unique in its own way. Quilters represented are Pam Pace, Sue Leitch, Kathy Smestad, Brenda Bartocci, Carol Almarez, Debbie Unstead, and Armelda Hayes. Each…
Taylor Carson At The Masonic Amphitheatre
Taylor Carson At The Masonic Amphitheatre
Taylor Carson Masonic Amphitheatre 7:30pm $25 Taylor’s resume boasts well over 1,000 performances and six full-length records released; his two most recent, “With Innocence” 2013 and “Go Amaze” 2016 both debuted in the Top 10 on the iTunes charts. 2017 was a studio year for Carson. Thanks to that, Carson released his 7th full-length record,…
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Annie (Summer Movie Series)
Annie (Summer Movie Series)
A young orphan girl’s adventures in finding a family that will take her.
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End of Summer Hootennanny
End of Summer Hootennanny
End of Summer Hootennanny Friday, August 27, 2021, 7:30 pm Masonic Amphitheatre Summer Music Series FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE Friday, August 27, 2021, 7:30 pm Masonic Amphtheatre, End of Summer Hootenanny featuring Ray Tucker & Friends. Attendees are invited to bring their own instruments and sit in with the Band for A Good…
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Stand By Me (Summer Movie Series)
Stand By Me (Summer Movie Series)
It’s the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Maine and four 12-year-old boys – Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern – are fast friends. After learning of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days, they set off into the woods to see it. Along the way, they…
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Clifton Forge Public Library Closed for Labor Day
Clifton Forge Public Library Closed for Labor Day
In observance of Labor Day, the Clifton Forge Public Library will be closed on Saturday and Monday, September 4 and 6. The library, located at 535 Church Street, will reopen at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7.
“REGULAR GNOMES” NEEDLE FELTING WITH KAREN SHAPCOTT
“REGULAR GNOMES” NEEDLE FELTING WITH KAREN SHAPCOTT
Needle felting is a way to create all sorts of fun critters & characters. For this class, Staunton fiber artist Karen Shapcott will help us create gnomes on September 4. Fee for the class is $35 and all materials (including the needles) will be provided. Class will start at 10:30 in the AHACC’s upstairs classroom and we should…