MARCH 9
BIRDSCAPING – 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Enon Library. Learn how to choose plants and design a garden that will attract various types of birds. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING – 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Break at 5 p.m. for dinner and resume at 6:30 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Rd.
MARCH 10
JOINT DALE DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING – 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Jim Holland, Dale District Supervisor AND john Erbach, Dale School Board Member. Topic: Overview: Chesterfield County Proposed Fiscal Year. Central Library, 9501 Lori Rd.
DEPRESSION BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY – 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Iron Bridge Baptist Church, 10900 Ironbridge Rd.. Details: Tim Glover, 412-5910 or [email protected]
STEP UP TO SPRING CLEANING – HOME MANAHEMENT – 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Office, 6807 Mimms Loop. This workshop will provide strategies for cleaning success along with the basic skills and competencies to maintain the home. This workshop is free and open to the public. Preregistration is encouraged. Linda Jackson Cole, Family and Consumer Sciences extension agent, 751-4401or [email protected].
EGYPT ON THE JAMES: EGYPTIAN ART AT THE VMFW – 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Central Library. Explore the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’, VMFA, highly regarded collection of ancient Egyptian art, including a 4,000 year-old mummy named Tjeby. See a sculptural reconstruction of what he might have looked like, based on a digital 3D CT-scan of his skull. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov
MARCH 12
TRI-CITIES CHAPTER NEWBORNS IN NEED – 10 p.m. until 1 p.m. Chester Christian Church, 4330 Curtis St. Volunteers meet for a baby quilt sewing workshop. Details: James Bridgeman, 804-681-0131.
HOWLETT LINE CIVIL WAR DRIVING TOUR – 10 a.m. until 2 p.m..The Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia will offer a driving tour of Civil War battle sites that played a major role in the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Henricus Visitor Center, 251 Henricus Park Rd. Participants should wear comfortable shoes, and bring snacks and water. For more information and registration ($15) call 751-4946.
MARCH 13
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS – Time to spring forward with setting our clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m.
MARCH 15
TUESDAY NIGHT WESTERNS – 7 p.m. LaPrade Library. “Frontier Pony Express,” with Roy Rogers. “Hurricane Express,” Chapters 10 & 11.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING – 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Rd., Chesterfield. Advises the Board of Supervisors on zoning cases, amendments to the zoning and subdivision ordinances.
CCPL CHESS CLUB – All ages, all skill levels are welcome. 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Meadowdale Library.
GRACE CAFÉ – Free weekly dinners 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Open to everyone. Chester Presbyterian Church, 3424 W. Hundred Rd. Details: 748-4636.
MARCH 16
AMERICAN RED CROSS WEB OF HOPE KNIT/CROCHET CLASSES – 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details: Vee Hancock, 804-276-2891.
ANCESTRY.COM – Get Started at CCPL – 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. – Central Library. Learn how to trace your family tree using U. S. Census records, city directories and records from military service, marriages, births and deaths. Register online at library.chesterfield.gov
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING – 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Rd., Chesterfield. Advises the Board of Supervisors on zoning cases, amendments to the zoning and subdivision ordinance
HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE – 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. This program, CATCH Healthy Habits, pairs teams of adults, ages 50-plus, with kids in grades K-5. Classes meet once a week for 8-weeks starting April 5, at an elementary school in North Chesterfield. A training will take place on March 16 for interested adults. Senior Advocate’s Office, Chesterfield Community Development Building, 9800 Government Center Pkwy.
