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Every Tuesday through October, 9 a.m. to noon – Join staff and volunteers to maintain the herb garden. We provide all the necessary tools. No experience needed. Contact Carrie Ensogna (540) 837-1758 Ext. 289 or email carrieensogna@virginia.edu
Every Wednesday April 1 through October 9 a.m. to noon – Join staff and volunteers to maintain the native plant trail. We provide all the necessary tools. No experience needed. Contact Kim Strader (540) 837-1758 Ext. 234 email kas3a@virginia.edu
Every Thursday April 2 to October, 9 a.m. to noon - Join staff and volunteers to maintain the perennial gardens. We provide all the necessary tools. No experience needed. Contact Carrie Ensogna (540) 837-1758 Ext. 289 email carrieensogna@virginia.edu
November 5 2-3:30 p.m. The American Chestnut
Katie Burke,University of Virginia
Once common in the East, the American chestnut was all but eliminated by a blight. Even so, trees can still be found. Learn the chestnut’s history and current status and see Blandy’s new hybrid chestnut test plots.
$6 FOSA Members, $8 nonmembers; reservations encouraged.
November 7 6:30 p.m. Jazz, Rock, & Blues barbecue and dance
Come dressed in your jeans for a fun evening of great food, live music, dancing, and a short 'band-break' silent auction. Help raise the roof while raising money for K-12 educational programs and the Foundation of the State Arboretum. Underwritten by B.J. Sager and Grove's Winchester Harley Davidson, with sponsorship from Q-102 and 99.3 The FOX and Bank of Clarke County. Click here for more information.
$65 per person, $120 per couple; reservations encouraged.
November 16 7:30-9 p.m. Shenandoah:
Voices of the River
George Patterson, The Downstream Project
View and discuss this remarkable documentary film with the cameraman who shot it.
$6 FOSA Members, $8 nonmembers; reservations encouraged.
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