SUN, JAN 25 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM

Kick off VA250 with a free, family-friendly celebration at Chilly Hollow Brewing Co., featuring banjo music, colonial reenactors, crafts, and more, plus a sneak peek at yearlong events across Clarke County. Presented in partnership with the Clarke County VA250 Committee.

SUN, FEB 8 | 2:00 PM

Acclaimed storyteller Tammy Denease presents An Untold Love Story: The Life of Joan Jackson. Through powerful performance, she brings to life the story of a woman born into slavery, freed, and unjustly forced back into enslavement. Presented by the Clarke County Historical Association.

FRI, FEB 20 | 7:00 PM

Kevin Weddle, author of The Compleat Victory, presents “America’s Turning Point: Leadership and Strategy in the Saratoga Campaign, 1777.” Explore the strategic decisions behind the pivotal American victory at Saratoga—an event that changed the course of the Revolutionary War. Presented in partnership with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation.

SUN, FEB 22 | 2:00 PM

Bill Johnston performs a selection of songs tracing the arc of the Black experience, from the darkness of slavery to the hope and struggle of the 1960s civil rights movement. Presented in partnership with the Josephine School Community Museum.

FRI, FEB 13 | 7:00 PM

Steeped in Old-Time tradition, this father-son ensemble presents the sounds of early American music through fiddle, hammered dulcimer, banjo, and bass, grounded in generations of shared musicianship. This show is part of our Roots of a Nation Series, made possible in part by a grant from Virginia Humanities.

SAT, APR 18 | 2:00 PM

Trace the evolution of tea from a Royal social hour in Britain to a Revolutionary spark in Colonial America in this in-depth look at how objects from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts played a role in provoking America’s war for independence. This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is funded, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.

ON DISPLAY JUNE 6 – JULY 25

Blending craftsmanship, scholarship, and imagination, Jackson Foster draws on historical research to recreate the character and presence of American and English signboards from the 18th and 19th centuries. Using reclaimed wood and period-appropriate materials, his work reflects the artistry and traditions of early sign makers.