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Thursday, June 27th

Preschool Story Time | Crozet Library | 10 - 10:30 AM | Registration Required

Little Naturalist | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 10 - 11:30 AM | Ages 3-5 | Registration Preferred

Story Time W/Ms. Amanda | Bluebird and Co | 11 AM - Noon

Pickup Basketball | Crozet Park | Noon - 1 PM

Sensory Social Hour | Crozet Library | 3 - 4 PM | Ages 8-14

Book Club | Bold Rock | 6 - 8 PM

Crozet Trails Run | Starr Hill | 6 - 7 PM

Groovin' at the Greenway! | Constitution Park | 6 - 8 PM

Karaoke | Delly Up! | 6 - 8:30 PM

Bold Book Club | Bold Rock Hard Cider | 6 - 8 PM

Trivia Night | Devils Backbone Brewing | 6 - 8 PM

Live Music: Erin Lunsford and Sally Rose | Batesville Market | 7-9:30 PM | $15

Live Music: Thomas Cassell Band | Basic City Brewery | 7 PM

Trivia | Stable Craft Brewery | 7 PM

Cornhole Tournament | Wood Ridge Farm Brewery | 7 - 9 PM | $Free

Friday, June 28th

Friday Morning Forest-Roads Ride | Meetup | 9 AM

Baby and Toddler Story Time | Waynesboro Library | 10 - 11 AM | Ages 0-3

Fourth Friday Solar Viewing | Ivy Creek Natural Area | Noon - 1 PM

Live Music: Ben Reade | Brewing Tree | 5-8 PM

Game Night | Hazy Mountain | Hazy Mountain | 5 - 9 PM

Live Music: The Boomerangs | Pollak Vineyards | 5:30 - 8:30 PM

UVA Jazz Ensemble | Pollak Vineyard | 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Live Music: Chickenhead Blues Band | Glass House Winery | 6-8:30 PM

Live Music: Howling at the Earth | Bold Rock | 6-8 PM

Friday Night Karaoke | Bold Rock | 6 - 9 PM

Live Music: Stillhouse Sound | Batesville Market | 7-9 PM | $Free

The Orphanage, a play by Melissa Leilani Larson | Wayne Theatre | 7 PM | $15

Live Music: Atomic Light Orchestra (ELO Tribute) | PRN Brewery | 7 - 10 PM | General Admission $Free

Dancing | C'ville Dance Co-Op | Ballet School | 7 - 9 PM | $Donations Accepted

Live Music: Bob Keel | Starr Hill | 7:30 - 9:30 PM

So You Want To Be A Dungeon Master | Crozet Library | 3 - 4:30 PM | Ages 12-18

Saturday, June 29th

Kiwanis Independence 5K | C'ville | 7:30 AM | $40

Crozet Farmers Market | 8 AM - Noon

Nelson Farmers Market Cooperative | Nellysford | 8 AM - Noon

Intro Appalachian Trail Maintenance Workshop | Meetup | 9 AM | Registration Required

Waynesboro Farmers Market | Constitution Park | 9 AM - 1 PM

Hike: White Rocks Fall | Meetup | 9:30 AM

Geology Hike | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 10 AM

Rigid Heddle Weaving Workshop | Central VA Fiber Guild | 10 AM - 5 PM | $Free | Registration Required

Living w/Nature Hike | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 10 AM | Registration Required

Live Music: Clara George & Friends | Chiles Orchard | 1-4 PM

Live Music: Alex Arbaugh | Brewing Tree | 1-4 PM

Live Music: Jimmy O | PRN Brewery | 2 - 5 PM

Live Music: Greg Ward | Glass House Winery | 5-8 PM

Live Music: Crosby Tyler | Starr Hill | 5 - 7 PM

Live Music: Jack and Davis Reid | PRN Brewery | 7 - 10 PM

Independence Day Celebration

Saturday, June 29th

Parade starts at 5:00 PM (weather permitting but it looks good as of publication) at Crozet Elementary School. The parade goes down Crozet Avenue through downtown Crozet to Claudius Crozet Park. Check Facebook for updates.

After the parade the Celebration continues at King Family Vineyard! Gates for tailgating and parking around the polo field open promptly at 4:00 PM. Feel free to bring lawn chairs and blankets earlier in the day before you go and enjoy the parade.

Festivities at King Family begin at 5:30 PM

Two bands will be performing at King Family. Chicken Head Blues Band and Ian Gilliam and the FireKings. 

The Crozet Chorus will be performing patriotic songs between the two bands.

Traditional American Fourth of July fare will be on hand, including hot dogs,  hamburgers, chicken, funnel cake, BBQ, and sno-cones. In addition, vegetarian and vegan choices, tacos, and other favorites will be available!

Local beer, Bold Rock Cider, as well as King Family Vineyard wines will also be offered at additional cost. 

A variety of kids amusements will also be provided.   

Event culminates at 9:30 PM with a stupendous fireworks show. The best view for the fireworks will face the stage if you set up your chairs.

Donations of $5.00 (plus a $0.50 processing fee) are requested for entry. Children 9 and under are free. Come enjoy the celebration regardless of donations but it helps fund next years event.

The Independence Day Celebration can’t happen without volunteers and financial contributions. If you would like to make a contribution to help ensure future events, you can click here. Over $33,000 has already been donated towards the $40,000 goal. Every little bit helps if you are able.

Enjoy the parade, celebration, and fireworks show. It is sure to be the best one yet. Remember to drive safely.

Sunday, June 30th

Polo | King Family Vineyard | Noon

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

Live Music: Ty Burkhardt | Glass House Winery | 2-5 PM

The Orphanage, a play by Melissa Leilani Larson | Wayne Theatre | 2 PM | $15

Live Music: Ben Weimer | Brewing Tree | 2-5 PM

Live Music: The Boomerangs | Cardinal Point Winery | 2-5 PM

Live Music: Hunter Overstreet | Bold Rock | 2-4 PM

Live Music: Erin McLeod | Starr Hill | 3 - 5 PM

Pickleball League | Ridgeview Park | 7 PM | Drop In's Welcome

Monday, July 1st

Create and Play | Rose's Inspiration Station | 11:30 AM | $12

Gathering For Games | Crozet Library | 2 - 3 PM | Ages 6-10

Yarns of Love | Waynesboro Library | 4 - 6 PM | $Free

Monday Night Book Group Homecoming by Kate Morton | Crozet Library | 7 - 8:30 PM

Tuesday, July 2nd

Play and Learn | Waynesboro Library | 10:30 AM - Noon | Ages 0-4

Pickup Basketball | Crozet Park | Noon - 1 PM

Chess Club | Waynesboro Library | 5 - 7 PM | $ Free

Karaoke  | PRN Brewery | 6 - 9 PM

Trivia Night | Starr Hill | 7 - 9 PM

Trivia Night | Basic City Beer Co | 7 - 9 PM

Wednesday, July 3rd

The Mechanisms of Milkweed | The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 9 AM | $5 | Registration Required

Hike: Sugar Hollow | Meetup | 9 AM

Preschool Story Time | Waynesboro Library | 10 - 11 AM | Ages 3-5

Children's Chess Club | Waynesboro Library | 1 - 2 PM | Ages 0-12 | $Free

Trivia in the Pavilion | King Family Vineyard  | 6 PM

Trivia Night | Birdwood Bar and Grill | 6 - 8 PM

Karaoke | Plaza Antigua | 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Open Bluegrass Jam | Wood Ridge Farm Brewery | 7 PM | 1st Wednesday of each month

Talewise: Science Heroes | Crozet Library | 10-11 AM | All Ages

Planning Ahead

All men are welcome to join F3, a weekly, free, peer-led outdoor workout right here in Crozet! Weekly sessions are Wednesdays from 5:30 - 6:15 AM or Saturdays from 6:30 - 7:30 AM at the Old Trail Playground.

F3 is a national network of free, peer-led workouts for men. 

If you'd like to learn more, please visit F3 Charlottesville or contact Chris Saxon at [email protected].

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

Heilman breaks Phelps’ record, heading to Paris

According to CBS sports, not only did 17-year old Thomas Heilman qualify for two Olympic events last week, he also broke a national age group record held by Michael Phelps for over two decades. Heilman finished the 100M butterfly in 50.80, a cool 0.30 seconds faster than Phelps did in 2003.

When exactly did the County destroy the Project Heron documents?

In last week’s issue, we reported that Albemarle County admitted that it had destroyed documents related to Project Heron. Since then, we’ve learned that the County failed to file the RM-3 form required by the Library of Virginia before public records are destroyed.

We’ve now uncovered more details about the unusual way that Albemarle County handled these Project Heron documents.

Click here to read what we learned from the Library of Virginia.

Did you know how the magnificent Crozet Library got built? It is an amazing story that inspires confidence in Crozet's enduring spirit and ability to make things happen the right way. You can listen to Bill Schrader discuss the challenges of making this happen, the obstacles that needed to be overcome, and what it was like to finally walk inside the finished library we have today. Click to Listen HERE