NEAR APPOMATTOX VA
TECH AND MAKER
- Sept 4: Vector Space First Friday Open House, Lynchburg, VA. link (free tour of the community makerspace: 3D printing, woodshop, electronics benches; good low key first visit)
- Sept 11: Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club meeting, Lynchburg, VA. link (open to the public, 7:30 PM at the Fire Training Center; second Friday club night)
OUTDOORS AND ROCKHOUNDING
- Sept 4: History Hike, James River State Park, near Gladstone VA. link (ranger led 2 mile hike covering fossils and Civil War history, ends at the Tye River overlook)
MUSIC AND ARTS
- Sept 7: Joel Sweeney and the Banjo Festival, Appomattox Court House NHP. link (headliner Dom Flemons, plus dedication of a new historical marker to Black banjoists)
- Sept 8: Celtic Thunder, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA. link (touring Irish vocal group, 7:30 PM show)
- Sept 8: Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival opening concert, Charlottesville, VA. link (worth the longer drive if you want serious chamber music)
- Sept 10: Lynchburg Virginia Elvis Festival, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA. link (three days of tribute performances downtown)
PENNSYLVANIA
TECH AND MAKER
- Sept 8: Code for Philly Hack Night, Philadelphia. link (civic tech hack night, drop in and work on a community project)
- Sept 9: Steel City AI Innovators meetup, Pittsburgh. link (free, hands on monthly AI meetup, 5:30 PM, second Wednesday)
OUTDOORS AND ROCKHOUNDING
- Sept 5: Monongahela Rockhounds meeting, Munhall (Pittsburgh area). link (mineral, fossil and lapidary club program plus social, first Saturday)
- Sept 10: Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club meeting, Harrisburg. link (regular club program, second Thursday, 7 PM)
- Sept 13: Second Sunday Nature Hike, Ridley Creek State Park, near Philadelphia. link (free guided hike covering birds, trees and park history)
MUSIC AND ARTS
- Sept 5: Goo Goo Dolls with Neon Trees, Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton. link (a proper big name concert if you want one)
- Sept 5 to 7: Kipona Festival, Harrisburg. link (110th year: live music, art in the park, fireworks over the Susquehanna)
- Sept 4 to 6: Britsburgh Festival, Pittsburgh (Market Square). link (British culture festival: concerts, pub nights, theatre performances)
- Sept 8: Philadelphia Fringe Festival opens, Philadelphia. link (30th anniversary; three weeks of avant garde theater, dance and cabaret citywide)
- Sept 11 to 13: Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Carrie Furnace, Pittsburgh. link (35th year: live music and dance at a striking industrial riverside site)