Events

Music series begins May 16

By Press release on May 7, 2019 Events

Jay Turner and the Swinging Doors Third Thursdays on the Green, presented by the Chester Community Association, starts up the season of music in Chester Village at 6:30 p.m. May 16 on the Village Green. Jay Turner and the Swinging Doors will be on stage playing classic country tunes. According to Chris Bopst at Style Weekly, “the group doesn’t pollute the blue-collar soul of Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Lefty Frizzell with upwardly mobile sanitation. Its adherence to tradition will keep it off modern country radio playlists, but if you really like country music, you don’t listen that painful drivel…

Walker to be honored at Falling Creek Ironworks Park: Event will include tours and period demonstrations

By Caleb M Soptelean on April 30, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Events, History, Outdoors

Lyle Browning stands next to the falls. The remains of a pump house is on left. Falling Creek Ironworks Park likely would not exist if not for Bryan Walker, and the recently deceased 87-year-old will be honored at a May 4 ceremony at the park. Lyle Browning — who serves as a volunteer archeologist for the nonprofit Falling Creek Ironworks Foundation — said he first got involved with the ironworks in the late 1980s or early 1990s when Walker organized a meeting about it. “He nudged people to do something and was instrumental in getting the county to buy it,”…

Run the Rocks 5K: Soldiers help with annual community event

By Ellie Browning on April 30, 2019 Community, Cross Country, Events, Sports

Students set off at the beginning of Saturday’s 5K race. Sergio Perez won the race. More than 400 people competed in the Run the Rocks 5K on Saturday at Elizabeth Scott Elementary School. Carrie Coyner, a former Parent Teacher Association president at the school, organized the event the previous five years, but this year handed the reins to Rebecca Hall. Coyner lauded Hall for a smooth transition. “I noticed that most of the fundraising and events we held centered around unhealthy food and selling things in our community,” Coyner said. “So I got this idea of eliminating sales and fundraisers,…

2019 Appomattox RiverFest is Saturday

By Press release on April 23, 2019 Events, Outdoors

On Saturday, Friends of the Lower Appomattox River presents the Appomattox RiverFest with activities featuring 30-plus regional exhibit partners, tasty food, live music and a whole lot of fun outdoor activities! New this year is the 25-foot-tall climbing wall, provided by the National Guard, where festival-goers can test their climbing skills while building self-confidence. This much anticipated family event is for river and nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, history buffs, and everyone who wants to spend a day taking in the scenic and historic treasures of the Appomattox River! The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at…

Volunteers needed for Appomattox River cleanup

By Press release on March 19, 2019 Announcements, Community, Events, Outdoors

Volunteers help clean up the banks of the Appomattox River each spring. Friends of the Lower Appomattox River is hosting its annual Spring River Clean-up Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 30. Pick a site and come on out! Help restore healthy shorelines by removing litter, debris and trash from local lands along the Appomattox River at sites in Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Hopewell and Petersburg. FOLAR site captains will be at each site to provide guidance and trash bags. Wear sturdy shoes and bring work gloves if you have them. Clean-up sites include: Campbell’s Bridge – Petersburg Patton…

Comic Con

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 19, 2019 Community, Entertainment, Events

Lauren Washburn came to Chesterfield Comic Con as Himiko Toga from ‘My Hero Academia’ in a costume she made.

Karate dojo offers self-defense classes

By Ellie Browning on February 19, 2019 Classes, Community

In today’s society, self-defense may be crucial. “Self-defense is extremely important, not just for the mind, but for the body as well,” said Doug Taylor, one of the head instructors at Dong’s Karate in Chester. Self-defense includes physical and mental preparation, he said during a Feb. 8 self-defense class. During the seminar, participants learned the value of self-defense, being aware of their surroundings and how to defend themselves. “People are busy. We wanted to teach [them] how to feel 100 percent confident in the ability to protect [themselves] in a super short time frame,” Taylor said. “These techniques have been…

Upcoming events

By Press release on February 12, 2019 Community, Events

Music artist to perform at free event After three years touring in Europe, Michi returns to Chester to perform an acoustic concert. She will perform a solo acoustic concert from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Easy Street Grub-N-Pub, 2612 Perdue Springs Drive. Admission is free and open to all ages. Michi is currently ranked No. 1 on Richmond-Petersburg’s Reverb Nation folk music chart. Michi and her band have performed for crowds of up to 250,000 and have opened for Grammy-Award winning recording artists including Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepsen, Meghan Trainor, Kelly Rowland and Betty Who. Winter…

Antiques evaluation coming March 16

By Caleb M Soptelean on February 5, 2019 Community, Events

CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia will host its annual antiques evaluation from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16, indoors at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. Oral evaluations will be provided on a wide variety of items as well as detailed photos of an item. Parking is free and food will be available to purchase. Professional evaluators participating in this event include: John Whiting of Whiting’s Old Paper (documents, sheet music, postcards, magazines, posters, and maps); Bill McDonald (antique toys); Turner Johnson (decorative and fine arts, including furniture, glass, silver and china); David Packard of Packard’s Stamps…

CCPL hosting events for Black History Month

By Press release on February 5, 2019 Community, Events

CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield County Public Library will host a number of events in February to commemorate Black History Month. ‘Myths and Folktales from Africa’ “Magic of the Motherland: Myths and Folktales of Africa” will be presented from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Enon Library, 1801 Enon Church Road. Story teller Justin Leak will highlight the diversity of cultures in Africa in an interactive performance. The program is scheduled three times. Registration began Jan. 26. ‘One Family’s Journey’ Charles McLeod, one of the first black students to integrate Chesterfield County Public Schools, will share how the experience…

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