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…
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The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) in partnership with Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation will offer four camps this summer. Diggin’ in History Beginner Archaeology Camp is designed for children ages eight through 12 who will learn how to search for clues from the past. Hands-on activities include site surveys, excavations and artifact repair. A field trip to the Prince George Heritage Museum is included. The dates for these camps are July 11through 15 and August 8 through 12. Time is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $100/camper. Prepaid registration is required. Junior Archaeology Summer Camp,…
Residents will have an opportunity this Saturday to get up close to all forms of art with Chester Library’s signature event, A Taste of Art. Plans are in place to celebrate art by providing exhibits, showcases, workshops and crafts for children. The line-up is extensive and just a preview of what is to come with the completion and opening of the Chesterfield Center for the Arts in 2017. The event opens at 10 a.m. with a Snow Queen sing-a-long. Activities continue until 3 p.m. Registration for the free workshops will be made upon arrival. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts…
MARCH 2 MEADOWBROOK HIGH ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Chester Library. March 1 through March 31 CHESTER CHOICES BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP – 10:30a.m. until 12 p.m. Chester Library. “The House of Sand and Fog” by Andre Dubus will be discussed. MARCH 3 COMPANION SUPPER – 6 p.m. Chester Baptist Church, 4317 School St. Details: Deanie Clements, 790-1115 or Sarah Allen, 768-8602. “THE LITTLE LION,” by playwright Irene Ziegler’s, based upon the book by local writer Nancy Wright Beasley, now playing at Swift Creek Mill Theatre as part of the Acts of Faith Theatre Festival. 8 p.m.…
Chesterfield County’s Families First program will be collecting new packages of diapers and pull-ups in various sizes for program participants during the month of March. This program is designed to assist first time moms in forming strong and lasting relationships with their children and helping them explore and secure resources to maintain a positive home environment. The program provides prenatal care and family support services until children reach age five. Collections sites are at all Chesterfield County public libraries. Place donations in the box provided by Families First. For more information, email [email protected], call 318-8648 or visit http://www.chesterfield.gov/content2.aspx?id=2984
The Chesterfield County Public Library will host its annual Chesterfield Comic Con on Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, North Chesterfield. Local artist and designer BizhanKhodabandeh, illustrator of the comic book Little Red Fish, will present “Comic Pacing and Storytelling.” Cosplay artist Brandon Moseley will demonstrate “The Art of Crafting a Monster” and take participants inside his costume from the movie “Alien.” This year’s event will also include games, a Yu-Gi-Oh card tournament, a comic book swap, a station to print t-shirts and exhibitors, such as the Steampunk Alliance of Eastern…
Experts in a wide variety of coins, stamps, and paper money will be on hand and willing to share their knowledge at John Tyler Community College in Chester on Saturday, March 19. The Central Virginia Coin Club (CVCC) will hold a coin, stamp and collectibles show. Parking and admission are both free. The show will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Many items will be bought and sold at the show. If you collect, have a question that you would like answered, or have a handful of old money that you’d like to learn more…
During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to join in its lifesaving mission by giving blood. Chester residents will have an opportunity to donate on March 11 at the Chester YMCA from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Make an appointment to become a hero to patients in need by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
FEBRUARY 24 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING – 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Break at 5 p.m. for dinner and resume aat 6:30 p.m. Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Rd. CONCEALED CARRY AND HANDGUN SAFETY COURSE – 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center, 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield. Reserrvation – Contact Sergeant R. L. Phillips, (804) 768-7505. CHESTERFIELD NEEDLEWORK FRIENDS – 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Central Library. Learn to knit or crochet. We will make afghans for From The Heart that will be donated to charities. INTRODUCTION TO CHAINMAIL – 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) continues its ninth annual “Winter Lecture Series” that started on January 8 and continues every second Friday through March 18.. Each lecture begins at 7 p.m In conjunction with the celebration of Black History Month, the program on February 19 features a first-person portrayal of Harriett Tubman presented by living history interpreter Charmaine Crowell-White. On March 4, speakers Buddy Cranford and Scott Williams of the Chesterfield Historical Society’s Military History Committee will present a lecture entitled, “World War I Comes to Chesterfield,” accompanied by a display of historic stereoscopic glass slides taken in…