NEAR APPOMATTOX VA
Tech and maker:
- Sep 11: Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting, Lynchburg, link (open to visitors, casual ham radio gathering, second Friday of the month)
Outdoors and rockhounding:
- Sep 11: Stargazing at the Beach, Holliday Lake State Park (near Appomattox), link (dark, remote lake setting, good for a first look at the night sky)
- Sep 15: Gem & Mineral Society of Lynchburg monthly meeting, Lynchburg, link (open meeting with lapidary talk and swap, third Tuesday)
- Sep 20: Pine Needle Basketry workshop, James River State Park (Gladstone), link (hands on nature craft, registration required)
Music and arts:
- Sep 10 to 13: Lynchburg Virginia Elvis Festival, Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, link (four days of tribute artists downtown)
- Sep 11: Fridays After Five season finale (The Judy Chops), Ting Pavilion, Charlottesville, link (free outdoor concert, last one of the season)
- Sep 12: Heart of Virginia Festival, Farmville, link (arts, crafts, live music, and a riverside 5k/10k)
PENNSYLVANIA
Tech and maker:
- Sep 10 to 16: EXPlore Pittsburgh Tech Week, Pittsburgh, link (citywide week of mostly free tech talks and meetups)
- Sep 18: Philadelphia Regional Startup World Cup Pitch Competition, Temple University, Philadelphia, link (ten startups pitch for a shot at the global final)
- Sep 19 to 20: SteelHacks XIII, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, link (large collegiate hackathon, spectators welcome)
Outdoors and rockhounding:
- Sep 10: Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club monthly meeting, Harrisburg, link (second Thursday meeting, ahead of their big rock show later in the month)
- Sep 13: Guided nature hike, Ridley Creek State Park (near Philadelphia), link (free, naturalist led, 2 to 3 miles)
- Sep 18: International Hawk Migration Week at South Lookout, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Kempton), link (peak broad winged hawk migration, naturalists on site)
Music and arts:
- Sep 8 to 27 (ongoing): Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, link (30th anniversary, hundreds of shows citywide)
- Sep 11: Dancing in the Aisles, The Ultimate Motown Experience, Theater at North, Scranton, link (Motown tribute featuring Detroit’s The Shades of Blue)
- Sep 17 to 20: Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Jazz Crawl, Pittsburgh, link (free outdoor stages, 140+ musicians)
- Sep 18 to 20: Erie Irish Festival, Erie, link (Irish music, dance, and food downtown)
- Sep 19: Hummelstown Arts Festival, Hummelstown, link (150+ juried artists in a small town setting)