What's Booming: Music, Birds, and the Great Bambino

By Rachel Marsh | August 27th, 2020

So much variety, so little time


Ruby throated hummingbird watching Tunes on the Tracks

Did someone say ‘live music’? Must have been Ashland. Head to the rails for Tunes on the Tracks, a bi-weekly event presented by Ashland Theatre and The Hanover Arts and Activities Center. Saturday, Aug. 29 from 2-5:30 p.m.

Welcome Charlottesville’s newest market hall concept, Dairy Market, with your favorite pre-teen baseball players. Drive-in Movie: The Sandlot, Saturday, Aug. 29 from 9-10:30 p.m. at the Dairy Market in Charlottesville.

Birds plus science plus sheer curiosity? Take a virtual trip to the Science Museum for Virtual Science Pub RVA: Birds, Birders, and Bias, Monday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. online.

Spend your lunch break getting away from it all – in the middle of the city. The Oasis: a High Noon Concert Series features a rotation of a diverse mix of live music right in the center of The Valentine’s garden. Every Tuesday and Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at The Valentine Museum.

Alert the creative muscles itching for a stretch: the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen is launching their fall classes. From photography to painting and more – your inner artist is about to be very, very happy. 

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