Upcoming Events
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John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival
6712 Blantyre Rd, Warrenton, VA
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September 27, 10:30am-8:00pm
Eldon Farms
4432 Sperryville Pike, Woodville, VA
Speakers include: Representative Jennifer McClellan, UVA Law School Dean Leslie Kendrick, U.S. District Judge Jasmine Yoon, and Derek Collins (President, Black Law Students Association at UVA).
This program is free with no registration required and a reception will follow for all guests.
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library/ Swanson Room
201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA
September 5, 2:00-3:30pm
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Gregory Swanson becoming the first African American to gain admission to the University of Virginia Law School.
Swanson v. Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia 75th Anniversary Commemoration
Guided two-mile tour that following Gregory Swanson’s daily walk from the former Carver Inn on Preston Avenue to Clark Hall at the University of Virginia, with intermediate stops at places of importance to Swanson’s life and experience in Charlottesville.
Historic Tour: Walk in the Footsteps of Gregory Swanson
This tour is free, but registration is required
Refreshments will follow the conclusion of the tour at Clark Hall. Buses will shuttle tour participants from Clark Hall back to the Jefferson School parking garage.
September 6, 10am-12pm
Jefferson School City Center
233 4th Street Northwest , Charlottesville, VA
The Clifton Institute’s Native Plant Sale
Native plants provide better food for insects, which in turn provide food for birds. You can make a huge difference for wildlife by planting native species on your property.
September 20, 10am-1pm
The Clifton Institute
Perouse seedlings grown from seeds of a variety of perennial wildflowers, native grasses, and a few trees.
Volunteer Day: Native Habitat Restoration
The Clifton Institute
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October 4, 9am-12pm
6712 Blantyre Rd, Warrenton, VA
26th Annual Christmas Bird Count
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December 14, 8am-5pm
6712 Blantyre Rd, Warrenton, VA
The Clifton Institute
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Freedom of Assembly and Petition - 1st Amendment Community Workshop #3
Join the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison’s Montpelier, in partnership with the ACHS, for an enlightening conversation on the First Amendment rights to assembly and petition. The workshop will explore historical and contemporary examples of peaceful assembly and petitioning, as well as the legal protections and the challenges to the First Amendment faced today.
Rev. D. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Keynote Speaker: Reverend Wallis C. Baxter III, PhD,
Senior Pastor of the Second Baptist Church in District Heights, Maryland.
Theme: “How Relevant is the Civil Rights Movement in the Twenty-First Century?”
Sixty Slaves for Sale: Reckoning with Enslavement in the Shenandoah Valley Conference
A one-day conference to bring attention to the history of enslavement in the Shenandoah Valley.
Read more here and register for the event today!
