http://www.virginia.org Events for Lynchburg (city) - updated weekly en-us Copyright: 2007(C) Virginia Tourism Corporation, http://www.vatc.org 3/23/2007 10:39:28 AM Lynchburg (city) Events http://www.virginia.org/images/valogosmall.gif http://www.virginia.org http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43869 Come take a stroll down memory lane as FACination Chorus performs some of your favorite songs from the 60s and 70s. Motown, Beatles, Beach Boys, and more.March 24 at 7:30 pm; March 25 at 2:30 pm at the Warehouse Theatre, Fifth & Commerce Tickets: $14 adults • $10 seniors / students 3/24/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43870 The 2nd Annual Palates and Palettes fundraiser for the Academy of Fine Arts features palates of gourmet food artistically presented by independently owned, gourmet restaurants. Thrill to a sampling of gourmet food, fine wine, and terrific art - an evening to satisfy every taste. All proceeds benefit the Academy of Fine Arts. Tickets: $38 at the Academy of Fine Arts Warehouse Theatre. 3/29/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42057 The Old City Cemetery is in need of more volunteers to reset and repair many of the fragile, old gravemarkers that still remain in the 200-year-old graveyard. This session is required. Cemetery Center Community Room and field work. Pre-registration required. 3/31/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43871 Trained by Moscow Circus veterans, The Russian American Kids Circus On Stage is first-rate family entertainment. Dazzling acrobatics, nimble tightrope walking, precision juggling, agile globe balancing, synchronized unicycling, side-splitting clowning, and more. Featured on, Cosby, Good Morning America, MTV, and Walt Disney World's Millennium Celebration.Be Dazzled! Be Wowed! Be There! 3/31/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42080 Hear Giuseppe Verdi's towering masterpiece performed by central Virginia's premier musical performers in this much-anticipated event. Filled with memorable melodies and suffused with honest human emotion, the Requiem is one of music's enduring choral masterpieces. The eloquent melodies, vigorous rhythms, dramatic contrasts, and highly theatrical moments will inspire and transport you. 4/1/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=44193 4/7/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42905 "The only birthday which I recognize," Thomas Jefferson asserted, "is that of my country's liberties." However, Poplar Forest will celebrate the life of this great man with the modern tradition of cake. 4/13/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43610 4/14/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=38976 4/20/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42116 The Old City Cemetery will be at a lovely stage of spring bloom, particularly the Antique Daffodils in the Shrub Garden, and the Antique Apple trees. The cemetery Chapel will be the setting for of an old-fashioned country wedding with period clothes and flowers. Tickets required. 4th & Taylor Streets, Lynchburg. 4/24/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=44191 4/28/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41330 4/29/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43611 5/11/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43299 Enjoy the Cemetery's famous antique rose collection at the beginning of its peak of bloom. Almost 200 varieties of old garden roses, representing all of the ancestors of modern roses, are planted along both sides of the historic old brick wall at the Old City Cemetery. Rooted cuttings of many old-fashioned varieties will be available for sale. 5/12/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=44192 5/12/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43303 Sponsored by Garland-Rodes Camp, Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Musicians and guest speakers come together in this ceremony to honor the fallen soldiers in the Old City Cemetery Confederate Section. Period dress encouraged. 5/27/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43304 Lynchburg Bird Club and visitors record species sightings during this period of peak bird population. Meet at Gatehouse. 5/28/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41325 6/15/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=18401 The Art Festival invites local and regional artists to Lynchburg for an event typically attended by approxmiately 2000 visitors. Awards from local sponsors amount to $4,500. 9/15/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43365 Take part in this walking tour led by Jane White and Tom Burford exploring some of the unique trees, unusual tombstones and stories of the cemetery. Meet at the Gatehouse. $10.00 per person. Pre-registration required. Space is limited so register early! 10/20/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43366 Come join us for the All Hallows Eve Service in the Old City Cemetery Chapel. Free. Seating is very limited so arrive early! Refreshments following service. 10/31/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43367 Make your own natural holiday wreath to take home with greenery from the Old City Cemetery grounds. All materials provided. Cemetery Center Community Room. Limited to 20 participants. Pre-registration required. $50 per person. 11/24/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=39850 Go back in time as you visit beautiful restored Victorian homes decorated in their holiday grandeur. The Victorian Home Tour is sponsored by the Diamond Hill Historical Society and guides will be present to provide historical and architectural information. Dec 1 & 2, 2PM to 5PM, 1-day admission ticket, $15.00. 12/1/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=32052 12/30/2007