Local Events
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1st - 29th - Annual New Works – Regional Artists
The Jacksonville Center for the Arts will feature its 6th Annual New Works -- Regional Artists. This is your chance to view the work accomplished over the past year in every medium by our talented regional artists. The Jacksonville Center for the Arts, 220 Parkway Lane South (State Road 8 just past downtown towards the Blue Ridge) For more information: http://www.jacksonvillecenter.org/ or 540-745-2784
5th - First Friday at Art Under the Sun
This is THE way to start your weekend in Floyd, gazing at beautiful works of art while listening to great music. Free; refreshments served. Chris Youngblood will provide the music this Friday night as you stroll through paintings by Pat Bonsignore and pottery by Sarah McCarthy. The galleries are downstairs in the Winter Sun building. 4 p.m.-7 p.m. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8)
For more information: www.artunderthesun.org or 540- 765-4990
5th - The Waybacks
The Waybacks are no throwbacks! They are purveyers of accoustic mayhem…unpredictable and unhibited. It will be an exciting night at the Sun Music Hall. 8 p.m. Tickets – $12/advance, $15 day of show. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.wintersuninc.net/thesun/events/
6th - Red Oack Grove Church Concert
Red Oak Grove Church music: featuring the Statement, Hylton Family, Jeff Dalton and other inspirational singers. Barbeque/Hot Dog meal at 5:00 pm. Bring a Lawn Chair. Proceed go to the Fellowship Hall Building Fund. Call 745-2401 or 745-4944 for more info. from 3pm - 7:30.
12th – Get Some Culture!
Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill lights up the stage at the Sun Music Hall this Friday night. “Culture” has long been reggai’s preeminent harmony group. 9 p.m. Advance Tickets: $12; Day of Show Tickets: $15 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.wintersuninc.net/thesun/events/ or 540-745-7883
13th – Old Time Dance
The Dry Hill Draggers won’t let you drag it when they take to the stage of the Floyd Country Store for one of the Store’s lively Saturday night Old Time Dances. Even if you don’t dance, it’s great listenin’! 7:30 p.m. 206 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: www.floydcountrystore.com or 540-745-4563
13th – Contra Dance at the Sun Music Hall
Jack Mitchell with House Red will set your toes tapping. The dance starts at 8 p.m. but arrive early at 7:35 p.m. for a beginner lesson. Come as you are, wear soft, flexible shoes and the caller will teach each dance. All are welcome; no partner needed! Admission: $8; Non-dancers: $5. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.floydcontradance.org/ or 540-765-4990
13th - Animal Adoption
Come out and support our four-legged friends! Chateau Morrisette partners with the Floyd Animal Rescue and other rescue groups to present homeless animals available for adoption, as well as crafters, artisans and information groups. 11am-4pm Free to the Public. 540.593.0865 or www.thedogs.com. At Chateau Morrisette.
20th - Floyd County Harvest Festival & County Fair
It will be a full day of exhibits, music, heritage art demonstrations, games and more. Floyd County Recreational Park and Paul C. Webb Youth Center.
540-745-9351
20th - Two Act Play
Stop the Press! A Comedy in two acts by Brack Llewellyn The Zephyr is a small newspaper struggling to compete with a larger, corporate-owned paper in the seaside resort town of Belle Port. The meager 
staff finds this difficult to do, especially when their front page stories are often about supermarket openings, pre-school beauty pageants and sea shells that look like Gandhi. Readership is down, the reporters are in a slump, and Bobby Brill, the one-person sales staff, has been reduced to selling ads to psychics and bail bondsmen. It all changes when the Zepyhrâ s top reporter, Madeleine Shaw, uncovers a potentially explosive scandal involving Belle Port's mayor. As the Zephyr staff goes into â Woodward and Bernstein mode (complete with trench coats and a mysterious informant called â Deep Fryerâ ), editor Tess Cortland discovers that the scandal may involve not only the mayor, but one of her own staff! Which is more important journalistic integrity or loyalty to a friend? Join us for some fall fun in the mountains! Tickets are $12.50 in advance/$15 at the Gate Chateau Morrisette Kennel Club members ticket $10 If you have questions or would like to order advance tickets for this event please visit our website, www.thedogs.com or call our office staff 540.593.2865.
20th – An Evening of Carter Family Music
The Floyd Country Store is holding one of its acclaimed Saturday night concerts, with Kinney Rorrer, Mac & Jenny Traynham, Dale Jett, Gary & Jackie Ferguson, Jeremy Stephens and Darren Moore performing the music of Virginia’s own Carter Family. 7 p.m. Tickets: $10.00; Students: $5. 206 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: www.floydcountrystore.com or 540-745-4563
21st - New Riders of the Purple Sage at the Sun Music Hall
New Riders of the Purple Sage began as a spinoff from the Grateful Dead and quickly established their own identity. The music is being heard by a new generation. 8 p.m. Tickets – $12/advance, $15 day of show. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.wintersuninc.net/thesun/events/
27th – The Buck Mountain Band on a Saturday Night
It’s time to come out for a Saturday Night Old Time Dance with the Buck Mountain Band at the Floyd Country Store. Even if you don’t dance, it’s great listenin’! 7:30 p.m. For more information: www.floydcountrystore.com or 540-745-4563
28th – Claire Lynch Band
Nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association, Claire Lynch is a singer you don’t want to miss. This is a special Sunday show at the Floyd Country Store. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18.00, 206 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: www.floydcountrystore.com or 540-745-4563
30th - Inn Concert with Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson
The award-winning songwriting team of Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson bring their bluegrass, classic country and soul from Vermont to Floyd for a concert at Ambrosia Farm Bed and Breakfast. All invited. 6:30 p.m. $10 includes desserts and drinks. 271 Cox Store Rd. For more information: http://www.ambrosiafarm.net/high/activities.html or 540- 745-6363
3rd - First Friday at Art Under the Sun
This is THE way to start your weekend in Floyd, gazing at beautiful works of art while listening to great music. Free; refreshments served. Chris Youngblood will provide the music this Friday night as you stroll through paintings by Pat Bonsignore and pottery by Sarah McCarthy. The galleries are downstairs in the Winter Sun building. 4 p.m.-7 p.m. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8)
For more information: www.artunderthesun.org or 540- 765-4990
3 - 31st - Mountain Color
Be it a person, place or thing…let these mountains inspire. All media welcome in this autumn exhibit at the Jacksonville Center for the Arts. Applications due: September 7. 220 Parkway Lane South (State Road 8 just past downtown towards the Blue Ridge) For more information: http://www.jacksonvillecenter.org/ or 540-745-2784
4th - Benefit Concert with Barbara Martin and Mac Walter, & Special Guests
“Slice of life songs that ring with truth, wit and experience” */The Washington Post/*, *Barbara Martin and Mac Walter*’s music is a rich stew of earthy blues peppered with sassy, swinging jazz. Their performances are rooted in a healthy respect for the traditions of American music from Josh White to Bessie Smith to Billie Holiday. Martin’s sultry, soulful voice combined with the bending, sliding strings of guitar wizard Mac Walter captivate audiences. A House Concert at the PilotHouse, home of Skip King, 168 Laurel Creek, Pilot, VA (between Floyd and Christiansburg off Rt. 615), 540.745.5075, skipking@swva.net, 540.558.8585 cell. Gourmet snacks provided. A $12 donation is requested. A portion of the proceeds will go to the American Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org.
4th – Afromotive
The Sun Music Hall and Cultural Arts Center presents Afromotive, bringing funk music back to its African roots. This large group of musicians from Ashville, NC creates a sound that crosses musical and ethnic boundaries. 8 p.m. Advance Tickets: $12; Day of Show: $15. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.wintersuninc.net/thesun/events/ or 540-745-7883
11th –Ubiquitones Set the Tone at the Floyd Contra Dance
George Segabade and the Ubiquitones will make it hard to stand still at the monthly Floyd Contra Dance at the Sun Music Hall. The dance starts at 8 p.m. but arrive early at 7:35 p.m. for a beginner lesson. Come as you are, wear soft, flexible shoes and the caller will teach each dance. All are welcome; no partner needed! Admission: $8; Non-dancers: $5. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.floydcontradance.org/ or 540-765-4990
11th - Artists Reception at the Jacksonville Center
This is an opportunity to meet Floyd’s artists and view their works. The Jacksonville Center for the Arts invites you to an Artists Reception for “Mountain Color,” the new exhibit in the Hayloft Gallery. 6-8pm, 220 Parkway Lane South (State Road 8 just past downtown towards the Blue Ridge) For more information: http://www.jacksonvillecenter.org/ or 540-745-2784
11th & 12th - Cheese & Wine Pairing
Sample 15 or more Italian cheeses paired with appropriate Villa Appalaccia Italian-inspired wines. Learn about the intricacies of cheese production and what makes cheeses taste so different from each other. $15 includes wine and cheese tastings and a plate of 4 cheese pasta from Zeppolis. www.villaappalaccia.com. 12pm to 4pm.
18th - Pet Portraits
Portraits of your Pets or Portraits of Family and Pets. Sponsored by the Floyd County Humane Society. Family group of all sizes are welcome; Individuals or Couples With or Without Pets will be offered. Setup Fee: $15 Donation to FC Humane Society. Walk-ins Welcome or Call for Appointment. For information or to schedule an appointment & Leave a message at Floyd County Humane Society and 540-745-7207 or Joan 540-745-5472; or e-mail floydhumane@gmail.com. 10 am to 4pm.
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4th - Richie Havens at the Sun Music Hall
“This acoustic soul giant truly seems to be getting more inspiring and graceful with age," according to Billboard Magazine. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: TBA. 302 S. Locust St. (State Road 8) For more information: http://www.wintersuninc.net/thesun/events/
