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Things to do

Thursday, Sep 12th

Preschool Storytime | Crozet Library | 10 - 10:30 AM | Ages 2 - 5  | Registration Required

Memory Partners | Waynesboro Library | 10 - 11:30 AM

Happy Fall Porch Signs | Orchard Creek | 6 PM | 55

Live Music: The Go To's | Starr Hill | 6 - 9 PM

Board Game Night | Bold Rock | 6 - 9 PM

Live Music: Hotel California  | Wayne Theatre | 07:30 PM | $

Live Music: Bywater Call | Basic City | 7 - 9 PM

Open Mic: Poetry and Prose | SolArt Center | 6:30 - 8 PM

Trivia | Stable Craft Brewing | 7 PM

The Merry Wives of Windsor | American Shakespeare Theatre | 7:30 PM | $

Improv Theatre | Potter's Craft Cider | 7 PM | $Free

Friday, Sep 13th

Hike: Blue Ridge Tunnel | Meetup | 9 AM

Preschool Storytime | Crozet Library | 10 - 10:30 AM | Ages 2 - 5 | Registration Required

Baby & Toddler Story Time | Waynesboro Library | 11 - 11 AM | Ages 0 - 3

Live Music: The Loya Brothers | Brewing Tree | 5 - 8 PM

Live Music: Cat's Curfew | Starr Hill | 6 - 8 PM

Supper Series w/Michael Hunter | Veritas Vineyards | 6:30 PM | $175

Live Music: Sally Rose Band | Glass House Winery | 6 - 8:30 PM

English Country Dance | St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ivy | 7:30 - 9:30 PM | 10

Live Music: James Tamelcoff | PRN Brewery | 8 - 10 PM

Friday Under The Stars | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 7 PM | $Free

Saturday, Sep 14th

Special Olympics Pepsi 10k Run/2 mi walk | C'ville | 8 AM | $25+

Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch Party | Richmond Audubon Society | 8:15 AM - 12:15 PM

9/11 Stair Climb | JPJ Arena | 8:30 AM - Noon | Open To The Public

Native Plant Walk | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 9 AM | $Free

Margarita 5K  | Plaza Antigua | 9 AM | 45

River Trip: Upper/Lower Yough | Coastal Canoeists | $20/yr

Free Clinic 5k  | JMU | 9 AM | $10+

Farmer's Market | Constitution Park | 9 AM 1 PM

Saturday Stories | Crozet Library | 10 - 10:30 AM | Ages 2 - 5

Hike: Living w/Nature | The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 10 AM | 8

Birding  | Albemarle Ciderworks by Piedmont VA Bird Club | 10 - 11:30 AM

Oktoberfest | Starr Hill | 11 AM - 10 PM

Swannanoa Public Guided Tours | Swannanoa Palace | 11 AM - 1 PM | $

PRISM | Downtown Waynesboro | Noon - 4 PM | $Free

Live Music: Gary Randall | Brewing Tree | 1 - 4 PM

Live Music:  Richelle Claiborne & Tucker Rogers | Chiles Orchard | 1 - 4 PM

Crafting Junk Journaling  | Crozet Library | 2 - 4 PM | Ages 13-18 | Registration Required

Evening Bird Hike | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 4 PM | $Free

Live Music: Alex Arbaugh | Blue Toad Hard Cider | 4 - 7 PM

Live Music: Robert Jospe Trio | Glass House Winery | 5 - 8 PM

Live Music: Creedence Clearwater Recital | PRN Brewery | 7 - 10 PM

Crozet Community Health Fair | Crozet Park | 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM | $Free

Sunday, Sep 15th

Pickleball Open Play | Rockfish Valley Community Center | 8 - 10 AM | 2

Speaker Series: Let's Talk About Creating Well Informed Students | St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ivy | 9:30 AM | $Free | Breakfast Included

Polo | King Family VIneyard | Noon

Charcuterie Class | Hazy Mountain Vineyard | 1 - 3 PM | $

Live Music: John Eggleston | Bold Rock | 1 - 3 PM

Live Music: Circus Mutt | Chiles Orchard | 1 - 4 PM

Live Music: Tonal Strangers | Stinson Vineyards | 1 - 4 PM

Live Music: Irish Band | Batesville Market | 2 - 4 PM | $Free

Live Music: John Kelly | Cardinal Point Winery | 2 - 5 PM

Live Music: Uncle Henry Favorites | Milepost Music at Humpbacks | 2 - 4 PM

Live Music: Alex Arbaugh | Brewing Tree | 2 - 5 PM

Run The Runway | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport | 2 PM | $20+

Live Music: Two of Us | Glass House Winery | 2 - 5 PM

Irish Music Session | Albemarle Ciderworks by Piedmont VA Bird Club | 3 - 5 PM | $Free

Books On Tap: Dispatches From Pluto | Seven Arrows and Waynesboro Library | 4 - 5 PM | Registration Required

Pickleball | Ridgeview Park | 6 - 9 PM

Monday, Sep 16th

Create and Play | Rose's Inspiration Station | 11:30 AM | $ | Ages 3-5

Yarns of Love | Waynesboro Library | 4 - 6 PM

Monday Night Book Group: A Tale of Two Cities | Crozet Library | 7 - 8:30 PM

Tuesday, Sep 17th

Play & Learn | Waynesboro Library | 10 AM - Noon | Baby and Toddler

Children's Building Club | Waynesboro Library | 1 - 2 PM | Children

Chess Club | Waynesboro Library | 5 - 7 PM | Teens and Adults | Registration Required

Dungeons & Dragons | Crozet Library | 7 - 9 PM | Ages 13-18  | Registration Required

Comedy Night | Seven Arrows Brewing | 7 PM | $Free

Science Talk: The Rush Started Here | Wayne Theatre | 7 PM | $Donation

Wednesday, Sep 18th

Raptors Galore | The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 10 AM - 2 PM | $8

Preschool Storytime | Waynesboro Library | 10 - 11 AM | Preschool 

Children's Chess Club | Waynesboro Library | 1 - 2 PM | Children and Teens | Registration Required

Live Music: Carter Freeman | Blue Mountain Brewery | 5:30 - 8 PM

Trivia | King Family VIneyard | 6 PM | $Free

Trivia | Boar's Head Resort | 6 PM | $Free

Game Night for Grown Ups | Crozet Library | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Ages 18+

Planning Ahead

Gardening Basics | Sept 21st | Piedmont Master Gardeners

Crozet Car Show | Sept 21st | Pollak Vineyards

Ruck The Ridge Training Hike | Oct 5th | Blue Ridge School

Want your event listed? Send us an email with the details. Basic event listings go for as low as $15 (non-profits are often listed at no charge). Lastly, this is a static newsletter, but life isn’t. Check to make sure the event is still happening before loading up your family of 7 for the trip.

Our Town

Beaver Hill Village Seeks Rezoning - You may have noticed some work happening at Beaver Hill Village and Mobile Home Park across from Wickham Pond and Highlands on Route 240. The family that has owned the property since 1965 wants the County to rezone it from “Rural” to “R-4” so they can double in size by adding 53 new mobile homes and an on-site leasing office.

The proposal was scheduled to be heard by the Planning Commission last night, but was ultimately deferred and postponed until December. [After Crozet United posted this article, the online version of the Planning Commissions agenda was changed to remove the Beaver Hill agenda item entirely. We have deleted this link and can no longer determine when this proposal will receive a public hearing.]

This won’t be any ordinary rezoning decision though; the Beaver Hill Village lies outside of the designated Crozet Growth Area boundary. Albemarle County Supervisors have made it abundantly clear that development (beyond what is permitted by-right or already grandfathered in) should not be permitted beyond that boundary.

Still, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors will weigh whether it it is worth breaking this precedent to create more affordable housing. If approved, it is unclear whether the County would require Beaver Hill Village to remain an affordable mobile home park for the foreseeable future, or whether it would permit the current (or future) owners to replace the current mobile units and residents with up to 100 more expensive (and lucrative) homes.

Crozet Faces Water Supply Challenges by 2045 - Crozet will likely need a new water source by 2045 due to our rapidly growing population and because Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is increasing the amount of water that the Beaver Creek reservoir must periodically release downstream. This news stands in stark contrast to a presentation at the Crozet Community Advisory Council (CCAC) meeting this May which stated that we had enough water to last us until 2075.

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) operates Crozet’s current water supply at Beaver Creek along with four other area reservoirs, pump stations, and water treatment facilities. They are also responsible for evaluating potential water supply alternatives for Crozet, but first need to receive important data from the DEQ and an updated Crozet population forecast to plug into their forecasting model before they can formally recommend a long-term water supply solution.

While committing to a realistic population forecast for Crozet is something the County has been historically reluctant to do, it is an exercise that can no longer be avoided…planning for our future water requirements depends upon having a high confidence population projection through 2045 and beyond. Without it, well, “garbage in, garbage out” as they say.

Fortunately, both White Hall Supervisor Ann Mallek and County Executive Jeff Richardson sit on RWSA’s Board of Directors and have the responsibility and authority to generate and commit to a long term population forecast for Crozet.

On a scale of zero to “don’t we need water to survive?” this news is nothing to panic about. There is enough time for the County and RWSA to gather good data, come up with a thoughtful solution, and share it with the Crozet community before this becomes a crisis.

RWSA, which is known for providing some of the cleanest drinking water in state, is to be commended for disclosing and tackling this issue head-on. It is already demonstrating its commitment to being transparent with Crozet United and the rest of our concerned community.

More to come in a future issue.

PRN Brewery Opens Second Location - Locally owned Pro Re Nata has officially opened a new brewpub in Staunton called PRN+. Co-owner Joe Reed says they’ve put their own touch on the space and, while business is going well since opening on August 22, there’s still more to come—possibly even a patio. The Staunton location has a bit of a restaurant vibe, with new rules to navigate, but the team is excited about the expansion and the opportunities ahead.

Crozet United is here not only to keep you informed, but it is also your platform to celebrate Crozet and the people in it.

Share your good news—like team victories, community cleanups, or any positive updates—with us. Small or big we want to share the good things happening around town.

On The Lighter Side

Horoscopes

Aries (March 21 - April 19): You’re feeling bold and ready to take on new challenges. Push forward with confidence, but remember to pace yourself. Take time to listen to others—they may have valuable advice.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20): Stability is your focus this week. Ground yourself in routines that bring you peace. A financial matter could require your attention, so take a practical approach to ensure lasting security.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20): Communication is flowing, and your social calendar is filling up. Engage with friends and colleagues, as new ideas will spark creativity. Be mindful of overcommitting yourself—prioritize wisely.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22): This is a week to focus on self-care. Nurture your emotional and physical well-being. Small adjustments to your daily routine can make a big difference in how you feel.

Leo (July 23 - August 22): Your natural charm is magnetic, drawing others to you. Use this energy to inspire and lead. Creative pursuits will thrive under your watchful eye, so dive into a project that excites you.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22): Organization is your strength this week. Tackle a task that’s been on your mind, and you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment. A conversation with a mentor or trusted friend could offer new insights.

Libra (September 23 - October 22): Social interactions bring you joy this week. Connect with people who inspire you, and be open to new perspectives. A spontaneous outing could lead to an exciting discovery.

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21): Your intensity is unmatched this week. Dive deep into a project or relationship, and don’t shy away from tough conversations. Transformation is possible if you’re willing to embrace change.

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21): Adventure and learning are on the horizon. Whether through travel or exploring a new topic, your curiosity will lead to growth. Stay open to unexpected opportunities.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): Focus on long-term planning and setting goals. Your determination will help you overcome any obstacles in your way. Patience is key—slow and steady progress will bring rewards.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): Your innovative ideas take center stage. Embrace your unique approach and share your vision with others. Collaboration could lead to unexpected breakthroughs.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20): Intuition guides you this week. Trust your gut when making decisions, especially in personal matters. Creative and spiritual pursuits will offer deep fulfillment and clarity.