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Things to do

Thursday, July 4th

4th of July - be sure to check business hours before you head out!

Stars & Spurs Festival | Arrington, VA | July 4th - 6th

Gypsy Hill Park Firecracker 5k | Staunton | 7:30 AM | $30

4th of July Bike Parade | Old Trail, corner of Summerford and Welbourne  | 10 AM

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

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

Pickup Basketball | Crozet Park | Noon - 1 PM

Live Music: James Tamelcoff | King Family Vineyard | 1 - 4 PM

First Thursdays Community Walks | The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $Free | Register in advance online. 

Independence Day Celebration | Boar's Head Resort | 3 - 9 PM | Fireworks at dusk

Trivia Night | Bold Rock | 6 - 9 PM

Crozet Trails Run | Starr Hill | 6 - 7 PM

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

Trivia Night | Devils Backbone Brewing | 6 - 8 PM

Trivia | Stable Craft Brewery | 7 PM

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

Friday, July 5th

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

Build a Mars Lander | Crozet Library | 2 - 3 PM | Ages 5-11 | Registration Required

Live Music: The Runawayz | Brewing Tree | 5 - 8 PM

Live Music: Craig Hanson and The Gypsies | Bold Rock | 6 - 8 PM

Live Music: Brian Franke | Starr Hill | 6 - 8 PM

Friday Night Karaoke | Bold Rock | 6 - 9 PM

Friday Tasting Social | Hazy Mountain Vineyard | 6 - 7 PM | $15

Saturday, July 6th

4th of July Jubilee | Wintergreen Resort | Noon - 10 PM

First Saturday Bird Walk | Piedmont VA Bird Club | 7:30 - 8:30 AM | All birders welcome

Crozet Farmers Market | 8 AM-Noon

Nelson Farmers Market Cooperative | Nellysford | 8 AM - Noon

Work Day at Lickinghole Basin | Crozet Trail Crew | 8:30 - 11:30 AM

Pancake Breakfast | Rockfish Valley Community Center | 8:30 - 10:30AM | $10

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

Living w/Nature Hike | Wintergreen | 10 AM | $8

Lego Build | Waynesboro Library | 10 AM - Noon | Ages 6 - 12

Hip Hop Basics | Waynesboro Library | 11 AM - Noon | Ages 12+

Paws to Read w/Hank | Crozet Library | 11 AM - Noon | Registration Required

Scrabble Club | Waynesboro Library | 11 AM - 1 PM

Hummingbird Feeder Workshop | The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 2 PM | $25 | Registration Required

Latin and Gypsy Rumba Guitar Duo | Glass House Winery | 2 - 5 PM

Live Music: Alex Arbaugh | Silverback Distillery | 2 - 5 PM

Family Fun Event | Waynesboro Library | 3 - 5 PM

Magical Masterpieces: Numbers into Animals Class | Rose's Inspiration Station | 10 AM | $48 | Ages 4-7

Live Music: David Kulund | Brewing Tree | 5 - 8 PM

Live Music: The Loyal Brothers | Starr Hill | 5 - 7 PM

Roller Skating | Greenwood Community Center | 6 - 9 PM | $2-$3 | Roller blades are allowed. No metal wheels!

Movie Night: Independence Day | Bold Rock | 7 - 9 PM

Sunday, July 7th

Hike: Jarman to Turk's Mountain Loop | Meetup | 9 AM

Hike: North Fork Moormans River | Meetup | 10 AM

Dancing | C'ville Dance Co-Op | Ballet School | 10:45 AM - 12:45 PM | $Donations Accepted

Polo | King Family Vineyard | Noon

Raceside Market | Woodson's Mill | Noon - 4 PM | Every first Sunday of the month

Live Music: JT Horne | Chiles Orchard | 1 - 4 PM

Live Music: Max Mandu | Bold Rock | 1 - 3 PM

Live Music: Rick Hollowell | Brewing Tree | 2 - 5 PM

Live Music: Jimmy O | Cardinal Point Winery | 2 - 5 PM

Starr Hill Jam w/Daniel and Friends | Starr Hill | 2 - 4 PM

Monday, July 8th

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

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

Bookworms - A Beginning Reader Book Club | Crozet Library | 2 - 3 PM | Ages 6-8 | Registration Required

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

Improv Class | Hamner Theater | Free | Drop In's Welcome

Vines and Violins w/Mozart and Red Hotoda | Veritas Vineyards | 6:30 PM | $39 Adults / $6 kids

Tween Movie Night - Matilda | Crozet Library | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Grades 5-8 | Registration Requested

Men's Capella Barbershop Chorus | University Baptist Church | 7 - 9 PM

Tuesday, July 9th

Hike: St Mary’s Wilderness | Meetup | 8:45 AM

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

Pickup Basketball | Crozet Park | Noon - 1 PM

Buddy Reading - Grades 1-2 | Crozet Library | 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Registration Required

Paws to Read w/Piper | Crozet Library | 4 - 5 PM | Registration Required

Buddy Reading - Grades 5-8 | Crozet Library | 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Registration Required

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

Open Mic Night | Seven Arrows | 6 - 9 PM

Trivia Night | Starr Hill | 7 - 9 PM

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

All-Comers Summer Track Meets | C'ville | 6:30 PM | $Free

Wednesday, July 10th

Kids Movie: Luca | Wayne Theatre | 10 AM & 1 PM Showings | $Pay What You Can

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

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

Biking: Ice Cream Ride | Waynesboro Meetup | 6 PM | All Ages

Macarons Cooking Class | Pippin Hill Farm | 6 PM | $162

Leslie's Book Club: The Marriage Sabbatical by Lian Dolan | Bluebird and Co | 6- 7 PM | Registration Required

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

Bright Star Theatre presents Happily Ever After | Crozet Library | 10 - 11 AM | All Ages | $Free tickets 1 hour before show

Planning Ahead

The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen encourages you to register any nature-loving children for their upcoming programming from 7/11 to 7/13.

Racers, runners, and walkers of all skill levels are encouraged to register for the Boar’s Head Turn & Burn on July 13th. Act soon!

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.

Fireworks ON the 4th

While there is no beating Crozet’s 4th of July celebration, many of us want to keep the good times rolling, especially on the actual holiday. For more explosively good times, check out these spots in the greater Crozet area. All other amateur pyrotechnicians, please be safe out there, especially around the littlest ones in our community.

Stars & Spurs Festival | Arrington, VA | July 4th - 6th

Independence Day Celebration | Boar’s Head Resort | 3 - 9 PM | Fireworks at dusk

Our Town

County to begin charging for a charge - More residents ‘go electric’ every day. Here’s an article that addresses a coming shift in free charging stations around the county.

Western Fire and Rescue delivers - For many of us, there is no worse nightmare than encountering and being bitten by a snake. Thank goodness Crozet adventurers can count on our brave and skilled service providers when the unthinkable occurs.

New Development At Old Trail - Land is being cleared across from the Brownsville Market for a new block of homes in Old Trail. According to the drawing shown below, the new section will have 62 new units that will be accessed by Old Trail drive.

Project Heron – The County has responded to the two questions Crozet United posed last week. As shown in the email below, the County reports that the last discussion with Riverbend Development on "Project Heron” was November 30, 2023 and that they destroyed the Collins Engineering document on December 28, 2023.

Crozet United is validating this information and has reached out to Jim Andrews, Chair of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, to propose a collaborative and independent review of Project Heron to ensure the County is following its own policies and is being 100% transparent with Crozet citizens.

The review would primarily document whether County’s actions on Project Heron were in compliance with the Virginia Procurement Act, the Virginia Public Records Act, the Virginia Public Private Transportation Act, among other issues related to the destruction of public records and the appearance of a quid pro quo with Riverbend Development.

We will provide more information in the coming week(s).

County Attorney Retires – Albemarle County Attorney, Steven Rosenberg, announced that he will resign at the end of August following two years of service to the County.

Crozet sure knows how to celebrate!

June 29th was quite a day in good ole Crozet. The whole town turned out to celebrate early so that we could all celebrate often as we approach the 4th.

Though temps were extreme, the annual parade went off without a hitch. The change in venue for the fireworks display and associated frivolity from Crozet Park to King Family Vineyard was a success as the sun set and the day cooled. As with any “first attempt,” some fine-tuning on egress from such a popular affair may be something that organizers, the venue, and supporting authorities discuss.