Tastes and Tunes: A Fundraiser for the Valley Children’s Advocacy Center

Saturday, June 14th from 11am to 4pm at Red August Farm, The Staunton Augusta Junior Women’s Club is hosting Tastes and Tunes: A Fundraiser for the Valley Children’s Advocacy Center. It will be an afternoon of food, live music, shopping, kids area, photo booth, beer garden and more! Tickets are $10 each in advance or $12 at the door, proceeds go to support a great cause. Children 10 and under are FREE! Musicians include Crystal Armentrout Duo, Small Batch, John Douglas and the Bitter Trades and more.

The Wayne Gala

Friday, June 6th The Wayne Theatre presents The Wayne Gala. Enjoy an elegant outdoor celebration featuring live music from Everyday People, back by popular demand! Savor delicious local cuisine, sip on fine wines, and take part in an exciting live and silent auction—all while supporting the future of our beloved theatre. This is more than just an evening out; it’s a chance to celebrate the arts, community, and history as we look ahead to our 100th anniversary in 2026!

Queen City Brewing Open Mic Night

Wednesday, June 4th bring your musical talent to Queen City Brewing for Open Mic Night.

OOPS All Zines at Art Hive

Saturday, May 31 at The Art Hive Collective: OOPS All Zines: SUCZ4 Workshop Series What is a Zine? A zine is a small, self-published magazine! Zines are cheap to make and distribute, creating fewer barriers to entry for anyone to create At their best, these mini-books can mirror the unique diversity of our communities and provide a point of connection for us all as evolving zine culture is built on sharing these creator-made DIY guys! The oops ALL ZINES Fest and Workshop Series is imagined as a co-building of space between experienced zine makers and newly interested folks aiming to foster early-career zinesters of any age as they navigate getting connected to the existing scene and changing it for the better! An offshoot of SUCZ Fest in Staunton, this June 14, 2025 gathering is designed to be a free to attend community project, with a zine-making craft table for everyone and the opportunity to buy, trade and barter zines!

Staunton Public Library’s Summer Reading Game

Friday, May 30th at 1PM Join the Staunton Public Library at Gypsy Hill Park to kick off Summer Reading Game Celebrate the summer and learn more about the SPL Reading Game at our kick-off event on Friday, May 30 from 1-3 p.m. at the Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand. Enjoy music from The Hot Mamas and purchase refreshments from Nolia’s Lemonade. Kids’ activities will be provided. Bring your own blanket, chairs, and snacks. Free and all ages welcome. See you there! Rain location: 2nd Floor Meeting Room at the Library. If you can’t make it to this event, don’t worry! You can still participate in the all-ages Summer Reading Game from June 1 – July 31. Sign up and log your reading at https://staunton.beanstack.com/ for a chance to win awesome prizes.

Sense and Sensibility

Friday, May 30th from 7:30 – 10 the American Shakespeare Center Presents Sense and Sensibility. Step into the world of Jane Austen’s beloved characters as the American Shakespeare Center brings Sense and Sensibility to life on stage. With humor, wit, and timeless insights, this adaptation by Emma Whipday with Brian McMahon captures the elegance and complexity of the Dashwood Sisters’ world, where sensibility meets resilience and duty confronts desire. Whether you’re an Austen devotee or new to her work, Sense and Sensibility will charm and resonate with you, offering a captivating journey through love and loyalty.

Soap Box Prophets at Redbeard Brewing

Saturday, May 31st, Redbeard Brewing Hosts Soap Box Prophets Soap Box Prophets is a local band that specializes in covers that are not the same old tired standards. Come on by, have brew, and enjoy the music.

CoArt Gallery June Featured Artist Micheal Bedwell

A landscape photograph is an encounter with weather. In different seasons, the prevailing weather will determine the quality, angle, and color of the light that illuminates the scene. These photographs, then, are a record of encounters with particular places at certain months of the year and at specific times of the day. The same place may have an entirely different look and feel in another season, or at another hour on a different day. It all depends on the weather. Opening reception is June 7th from 4-6.

Caravanserai Music: Timeless: From Mozart to Motown

Caravanserai Music Will Perform Their Spring Concert – Timeless: From Mozart to Motown. This performance brings together our community of talent local artists to explore the richness of musical genres that span centuries and cultures.

Memorial Day Weekend at Frontier Culture Museum

Join the Frontier Culture Museum all Memorial Day weekend as they celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. The weekend will include the Hog Island Garrison recreating a 17th century militia muster and the civilian response, Crockett’s Western Battalion during the American Revolution, and the Civil War Impressions reenactor group showcasing a period hospital.