Through Thursday, Jan. 21:
Girl Scout Cookie Sales
The Girl Scouts of the Virginia Skyline Council taking orders for Girl Scout cookies. They are $5 a box. To locate a Girl Scout to take an order, contact the girl scouts at info@gsvsc.org or 540-777-5100. The scouts will be delivering the cookies in different ways: masked drop-offs to the customer’s door; cookie booth drive-thrus; online ordering with shipping via Digital Cookie; a cookie delivery service; and voice-activated sales via Echo home systems.
Thursday, Jan. 21:
Discord Comic Book Club
Join the Radford Public Library for an all-ages voice-chat discussion of Comic Books via Discord. To be rad and discussed this month is Neil Gaiman’s “Eternals.” It can be checked out on Hoopla at this link: Eternals https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12003687. Send the library a Facebook message or email duncan.hall@radfordva.gov to sign up. The library will then send an invitation to the RPL Discord.
Wednesday, Jan. 27:
Lyman Whitaker Zoom Talk
Hahn Horticulture Garden’s three Lyman Whitaker Wind Sculptures have been installed along the southern edge of the Conifer Garden, a gift from Warren and Margie Kark. Whitaker will present azoom talk about his work on Jan. 27 at noon. Register through https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_291uIAlpoEfN00d
Thursday, Jan. 28:
Writing Flash Fiction Workshop
Blue Ridge Writers, an affiliated chapter of the Virginia Writers Club, is offering a workshop titled “Writing Flash Fiction” (less than 1500 words) for interested writers including both high school students and adults at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Blue Ridge Writers is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit member organization that supports beginning writers, and seasoned writers through critique programs, quarterly literary journal publication and monthly workshops. Contact Dr. John Nicolay nicolay0211@gmail.com or visit https://blueridgewriters.com for additional information. Class size is limited.
Thursday, Feb. 4:
Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) Commander’s Community Meeting Facebook Live event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/RadfordArmyAmmunitionPlant/
These meetings are an opportunity to learn about RFAAP Modernization and Environmental Projects, Environmental Compliance and Corrective Actions. The meeting is open to the public. For questions relating to the meeting, contact Charlie Saks at 540 731 5785 or visit the RFAAP website at https://www.jmc.army.mil/Radford/RadfordDefault.aspx then “Ask the Commander” in the lower left margin of the home page.
American Legion Meeting
American Legion, Harvey-Howe-Carper Post 30 will meet at 7 p.m. at the VFW Post Home on 102 Watts St. in Radford. If there is heavy snow or ice that day, the meeting will be cancelled. For further information, please call 250-2283 or 239-9864.
Tuesday, Feb. 9:
Sons of Confederate Veterans Meeting
Stuart Horse Artillery Camp 1784 will meet at 7 p.m. at Aly’s Family Italian Restaurant at 3204 Riner Rd. Camp Commander Will Reed will present a talk on the “History of the 4th Virginia Infantry Regiment.” Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) are also invited to attend. In the event of heavy snow or ice that day, the meeting is cancelled. For further information, please call 320-4315 or 239-9864.
Wednesday, Feb. 10:
A Beginner’s Approach to Garden Photography
Robert E. Lyons, Professor Emeritus University of Delaware and former Director of the Hahn Horticulture Garden/Faculty Member VT Horticulture Department will present a Zoom talk at noon about using your eyes, your mind and your camera to capture moments in your personal landscapes. They may be your gardens, vignettes from your travels, seasonal records of your favorite plants and/or features of landscape designs. The presentation content is example-driven and provides understandable and uncomplicated information to create aesthetically pleasing images in a relatively short period of time.
While equipment details and camera mechanics will be mentioned, they will not dominate the presentation. Instead, the impact and exploitation of prevailing light, elements of photographic composition, the power of mastering depth of field and developing a personal style will be emphasized. This presentation is particularly relevant for and geared towards early-stage photographers who use a variety of devices, including DSLR’s, mobile/cell phones, or both. Register via https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Ymy3HGvrxExkxf
Saturday, Feb. 13:
Dialogue on Race 2021 Winter Summit
Online via Zoom. Keynote Speakers will be Dr. Abraham B. Hardee III, DO/PhD, and Dr. Pete Guerra, MDA. The subjects include The Year in Masks, The COVID Pandemic, Race and Racism; and Vaccination and Vaccines: What to know and what to do. From 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. All Dialogue on Race events will be held online – or virtual until further notice. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jbi908JMSgq1264cQKX8Eg
Ongoing:
Throughout January:
Keep Your Lights Up for Healthcare Heroes
Local communities are calling upon every citizen and business, and community to keep their holiday lights up through January 31 to recognize those working in healthcare.
StoryWalk
All month at the Christiansburg Library. Brains and bodies get exercise by reading and walking the trail. The walk begins at the library at the College Street entrance of Downtown Park. This month’s book is The Emperor’s Egg.
