Saturday & Sunday

POSTPONED

Due to weather and travel conditions, both AGAR concerts this weekend have been postponed. Stay tuned for updates.

There's still time to vote!

Amherst County Museum and Historical Society

in VAM’s TOP TEN

Amherst County Museum and Historical Society was selected as one of Virginia’s Top 10

Endangered Artifacts Honorees by the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM). This program is proudly supported by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) in partnership with VAM. The generous support from the VMHC allows VAM the opportunity to more meaningfully support member institutions and their submitted, endangered artifacts for conservation.

The public can vote for their choice of

artifact daily until February 20th at

https://www.vamuseums.org/vote-for-vas-top-10-endangered-artifacts

You can also learn more about the program at this link.

The artifact that the Museum submitted in the hope of obtaining conservation funding is a Midwife Medical Bag. A symbol of professional medical care, the midwifery bag had room for only the most basic of supplies to assist with childbirth.

Read more about the Midwife Medical Bag Here

Coming Events

The Amherst NAACP is sponsoring "Everybody is Somebody", by Playwright Sharon Ponton, Saturday, February 7th in the Main Hall of Second Stage. The first show will begin at 3pm and the second showing will start at 7pm. Admission is $10 and can be purchased at the door. 

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This reader's theater play offers you the opportunity to experience Black History as the civil rights Icons did; John Lewis, Diane Nash, Reverend James Lawson, to only name a few. Fighting for their freedom and civil rights during the Jim Crow era in the segregated South.

The play is set in Nashville, TN. during the 1960 Sit-ins

Through Valentine's Day

A perfect Valentine's Day treat from Maggie Takes Pix!

Business Expo at University of Lynchburg hosted by the African American Affinity Group. For more information, please contact aaag@lynchburg.edu

Daniel Henson, owner of Henson Air Repair, is a Certified and experienced Master HVAC Technician specializing in repair over replacement. Read the testimonial from one of his clients below, then give him a call.

The Annual Mother's Day Makers Market will be Saturday, April 25th from 9am-1pm.

Vendors will be set up in our Main Hall, as well as outside.

The event is free and open to the public.

Online Vendor registration is in the works, but if you would like to go ahead and reserve a spot, please email secondstageamherst@gmail.com or call the Main Office at 434-941-0997

Spaces will be $25 each 

Annual Benefit in the VCCA Hay Barn

Save the date for VCCA’s biggest fundraising event!

Please mark your calendar for Saturday, April 25, 2026, and make a plan to join us for a festive evening this spring.

Proceeds will support VCCA’s Annual Fund.

Sponsorship Packages for groups/tables/businesses are on sale now. Tickets for general admission will go on sale in March 2026.

View Sponsorship Packages

Loose Shoe Brewing Company is a brewery offering unique, high quality craft beer in a spacious, comfortable taproom and patio.

Hours: Wednesday 3 - 7pm, Thursday & Friday 3 - 9pm,

Saturday 12 - 10pm and Sunday 2 - 7pm.



Deck, RootBeer, Crowlers and Growlers

DUPLICATE BRIDGE

Join our Thursday morning group for a friendly game of Duplicate Bridge in the Community Room! For additional information, please contact Allen Sprinkle at

(434) 841-1469.

UPDATE

Did you know you can stay up to date on the Board of Supervisor Meetings from the comfort of your home?

Click HERE to watch the replay of the January 20th meeting on YouTube.

Business News

Upcoming SBDC Webinars

Intro to State Government Contracting with SBSD

February 3 | Noon EST | Register

SBA Loan Programs: Up to $5 million Available for Small Businesses

February 4 | Noon EST |Capital Pathways Program | Register

Using AI for Social Media

February 10 | 10:00 AM EST | Fee: $10.00 | Register

You've Got the Business - Now Lets Organize the Finances

February 10 | Noon EST |Capital Pathways Program | Register

How to Build Credit for Your Small Businesses

February 11 | Noon EST |Capital Pathways Program | Register

How to Manage Your WordPress Website

February 17 | Noon EST | Register

Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant Programs

February 18 | Noon EST | Register

GovCon: Is Your Business Ready for Government Contracting?

February 18 | Noon EST | Register

Protecting Your Business in 2026:

Cybersecurity Essentials for Small Business Owners

February 19 | 12:30 PM EST | Register

QuickBooks 101: Set Up and Start Tracking Your Business Finances

February 24 | 10:00 AM EST | Capital Pathways Program | Register

Federal Contracting: SBS Profiles, Navigating SAM and Understanding NAICS/PSC Codes

February 25 | 1:00 PM EST | Virginia APEX Accelerator Event | Register

Employment Opportunities

Come join our team at CSE!

We have several positions that we are hiring for, including laborers/helpers, certified welders, riggers, ironworkers, mechanics, drivers, and crane operators. Many of these positions are for all four of our locations in Madison Heights, Roanoke, Richmond, and Charlottesville.

Click HERE to apply for one of these positions today, or email your resume and work history to hr@cseonline.net.