We're excited to be hosting our Annual Business Appreciation Awards Dinner with at of our newest members - Pleasant Vista on Dancing Creek!

We welcome back Maggie Takes Pix as our Official Photographer again this year! Sponsorship Opportunities and Ticket Sales are available now!

To nominate a business, click HERE.

To become a sponsor, click HERE.

To purchase tickets, click HERE.

Saturday

Through Sunday

Local Politics

Coming Events

We're taking applications for our

Christmas in July Craft Fair - Register Now!

Applications close July 3rd.

For more information on the sale, please click HERE.

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

Tickets for general admission are now on sale!

We hope you’ll join us on Saturday, April 25, 2026,

for VCCA’s biggest annual fundraising event.



It’ll be a festive evening at beautiful Mt. San Angelo featuring:

• Drinks, dinner, and dessert catered by Meriwether Godsey
• Live music by The Regency Quartet featuring vocalist Shawn Spencer
• Silent art auction featuring work by VCCA Fellows
• Special guest Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures, VCCA Fellow

Sweet Briar College’s Summer Programs with the community—offering a wide range of engaging camps and experiences for youth and teens, including athletics, engineering, environmental science, leadership, equestrian, and the arts. Full program details and registration are available at https://www.sbc.edu/summer-programs/.

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.

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 March 17th meeting on YouTube.

Business News

Upcoming SBDC Webinars

Intro to State Government Contracting with SBSD

April 7 | Noon EST | Register

Franchising TOO - Trends, Opportunities, and Obstacles

April 8 | Noon EST | Register

Federal Contracting: Project Spectrum and Its Role in CMMC 2.0 - What You Need to Know Today

April 13 | 12:30 PM EST | A Virginia APEX Accelerator Event | Register

Blue Print Business Plan Workshop

April 14 | 9:00 AM EST | Fee: $35.00 | Register

QuickBooks 101: Set Up and Start Tracking Your Business Finances

April 14 | 10:00 AM EST | Capital Pathways Program | Register

State & Federal Contracting: Finding Opportunities

April 15 | 12:30 PM EST | A Virginia APEX Accelerator Event | Register

Success Through e-Commerce

April 16 | Noon EST | Register

Intro to State Government Contracting: eVA Registration and SWaM Certification Hands-on Lab

April 22 | 10:00 AM EST | IN-PERSON ONLY - Fauquier* | Register

*6480 College Street, Rm.208-30, Warrenton, VA 20187

You've Got the Business - Now Let's Organize the Finances

April 23 | Noon EST | Capital Pathways Program | 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.

We'd like to thank our sponsors!