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Emerald

May 2008

Flower:
Lily of the Valley

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food bankThis month's request from the Greene County Food Bank is cereal.  Related recipe link. 

U. S. Postal Rate Increase to .42 first class stamp
May 12, 2008
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Mother's Day
May 11

 

theater
Lend Me A Tenor
@
The Four County Players

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Kentucky Derby
May 3

Preakness Stakes  May 17

Peace Officers' Memorial Day
May 15

Mexican flag


Cinco de Mayo
May 5

 

Memorial Day
May 26

eating a strawberryThe 19th Annual  Strawberry Festival
Saturday, May 31 in Stanardsville
8:00AM - 3:00PM

 

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
William Monroe High School
Performing Arts Center
Photos - Map - Review - More

   


Blue Jay nest 2008What's hatching with this new Mom?

 

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blood donor
3PM - 7PM Women of the Farm Bureau & Red Cross Blood Drive @ Farm Bureau

7:00PM Adult Book Discussion Group Greene Library

7:00Pm Central Virginia Beekeepers meeting @ Ivy Creek Natural Area

 

Virginia State Income Tax Due

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Law Day

May Day

Ride Charlottesville Transit for Free Today

bus stop

10AM - 2 PM Poets Critique Group meets

5:30PM-8:30PM Friday's After Five   Eli Cook @ Charlottesville Pavilion

fiesta

6PM - 10PM Culpeper Fiesta @ The Depot, Downtown Culpeper

8:00 Into the  Woods @ William Monroe High School

9PM - 11PM Public night @ UVa's  McCormick Observatory, Charlottesville

Graves Mountain Lodge Grand Champion Trial Ride May 2 - 4 540-923-4231


More Saturday events

10:00AM - 4:00 PM Plantation Community Weekend @ Monticello, Charlottesville

11:00AM Great Chili Cook-off, Scottsville

8:00PM Zephyrus Concert, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville 


134th Kentucky Derby

7:30AM First Saturday Bird Walk @ Ivy Creek Natural Area,

8:00AM - Fund Run to benefit Ruckersville Elementary School @ the school

8:00AM - 1:30PM Yard Sale @ Stanardsville Baptist Church

8:00AM - Noon Bake & Yard Sale - 8AM - 10:30AM Breakfast Buffet Nortonsville Church of God, Dyke

9:00AM - 4:30PM FOCUS Trunk Sale, Charlottesville

9:00AM -2:00PM Free Comic Book Day @ Greene Library

10:00AM  Free Blood Pressure Testing @ MJH, Charlottesville

10:00AM - 5:00PM Culpeper Day

10:00AM Brandy Station Battlefield Tours

11:00AM - 6:00PM Montpelier Wine Festival Saturday, May3 and Sunday May 4

4PM-70PM Take A Break Respite Care Program @ Spring Hill Baptist Church

7:00 Into the  Woods @ William Monroe High School

730p-10p
Greene Cloverleaf Square Dance Club, Co. Primary School

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Monticello

10:00AM - 4:00 PM Plantation Community Weekend @ Monticello, Charlottesville

wine

11:00AM - 5:00 PM Montpelier Wine Festival Saturday, May3 and Sunday May 4

11:00AM Bull Run Hunt Point 2 Point Races in Culpeper

2:00 PM
Spring Hiking Series Charlottesville

2:00PM Burning the Fields, Prescribed Burn @ Ivy Creek Natural Area

9:30AM CSWCD Board Meeting in Madison

Noon - WMHS Golf Tournament for the Adam Fargo Fieldhouse Fund @ Greene Hills Country Club

6:30PM Greene Habitat for Humanity meets, Stanardsville Baptist Church

6:30 pm
Northside Library - Books on the Big Screen

 

 

Mexican flag


Cinco de Mayo

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open
985-2047

6:30 PM Greene County Lions Club @ Blue Ridge Cafe

7:00PM Ruckersville Citizens' Council meets @ Ruckersville Fire Hall

Teacher Appreciation
Day

No Homework Day

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open
985-2047

8:00 AM Greene Chamber of Commerce meets

6PM-7PM UVA free What new parents need to know

6:30PM American Legion Post 128 985-4266

7:00PM Greene County Quilters @ Greene Extension Office  -
990-1958

7:00PM Greene County School Board Meeting

7:00PM Greene County Technical Educaiton Center Awards @ William Monroe High School

7:30PM Monticello Bird Club Meeting - Ivy Creek Natural Area

7:30PM Boy Scout Troop 174, RFD

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls

No Socks Day

10AM - 2 PM Poets Critique Group meets

5PM - 7PM Warmed Over Fridays - Tom Evans of the Warmed Over Boys with guest musician Elizabeth Henderson of RES live music Lafayette, Stanardsville

5:30PM-8:30PM Friday's After Five   @ Trees on Fire & NeedToBreathe  Charlottesville Pavilion

5:30PM-8:30PM Rock Out/Dine Out benefit for Music Resource Center, Charlottesville


Weekend long

HoopGroup Jam Fest - Southern @ UVA May 9-11
Basketball Fun

Four County Players presents "lend Me a Tenor" Fri/Sat 8:00PM
Sun 2:30PM

Time Out for Mom Mother's Day Open House @ Wintergreen Winery 10AM-6PM

Crozet Spring Art & Crafts Festival
Sat. 10AM- 5:30PM
Sun. 10AM -5PM

2008 Blue Ridge Beltane Festival May 9-11

Fri-Sun 8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls


More Saturday Events

8:00AM Yee-Ha!  Downhill Bike Race, Massanutten

9AM - 5PM Open Hanger Day @ Culpeper Airport

9AM - Noon - Rivanna Trail Foundation 2nd Saturday workday

10AM Relay for Life Charlottesville

7:00PM Virginia Consort Concert, Charlottesville
 

STAMP OUT HUNGER DAY IN RUCKERSVILLE

International Migratory Bird Day

Charlottesville/
Albemarle SPCA Vaccine Clinic

8AM - Noon Green Senior Center Flea Market fundraiser in Library parking lot

8:30AM - Noon Spotswood Trail Garden Club Plant Sale @ Greene Co. Rescue Squad

9AM - 2 PM Community Open House @ Luck Stone, Rt. 29 Ruckersville, Rain or Shine

9AM-2PM Child Safety Day, Madison Co. Fire House

9:30AM Monticello Parkway Children's Nature Walk

10AM -4PM Festival of Cultures, Charlottesville

10AM-4PM 3 on 3 for Community Basketball, Charlottesville

Noon - Sunday, 8AM Charlottesville Relay for Life

1PM-4PM Free Family Art Day, Charlottesville

2PM - 6PM Armed Forces Parade & Festival, McIntire Park, Charlottesville

2:00PM Learn about Green Roofs @ 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Free

5PM - 7PM Spaghetti Dinner to benefit Greene Habitat for Humanity @ Grace Episcopal Church

7:00PM 3rd annual Tree Huggers Ball, Charlottesville

WMHS Prom
red carpet
WMHS After Prom - Red Carpet

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Mother's Day 2008 Index

plant sale

May is Gifts from the Garden Month so why not buy Mom a great plant at the Spottswood Trail Garden Club
Annual Plant Sale,
Sat. May 10  8:30AM - Noon

Photos and information

 

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for Events
May 9 - 100

 

Help Stamp Out HungerHelp Feed those in
Need on Saturday

May 10th with
Stamp Out Hunger

 

 

 

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Mother's Day logo

8:00AM -11:30AM Mother's Day Breakfast @ Stanardsville Volunteer Fire Department

9:30AM - 5:30PM Mother's Day Tours @ Montpellier in Orange

Noon - 5PM Mother's Day @ Old House Vineyards, Culpeper - Mom's get free glass and rose

2:00 PM
Spring Hiking Series Charlottesville

3:00PM Spring Concert Youth Orchestra of Charlottesville

4PM Blue Ridge Chorale presents @ Tribute to Unsung Heroes, Culpeper


Mother's Day


National Police Week

4:00PM - 5:30PM 4H Junior Naturalists @ Ivy Creek Natural Area

6:30PM Woman's Club of Greene County meets

6:30 pm
Northside Library  - Anime Club


6:30 pm MJH
Supermarket Smarts

7:00 PM Greene County Taxpayers Association Meeting,  American Legion/GCTA building

7:30 PM Stanardsville Town Council, Stanardsville Town Hall

 

Forever Stamp

Postal Rate Increase

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open
985-2047

9:00 am MJH
Diabetes Supermarket Smarts

5:30 PM Greene Board of Supervisors, County Administration Building

7:00 pm MJH
Community Smoking Cessation – Free for Life

7:30 PM Rippin Run Garden Club, Co. Extension Building

Red, White & Blue Day for School Spirit @ Greene County Primary School

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open
985-2047 - Today @ 10:00 Troubadours Music Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

5PM-6PM National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day Celebration, Albemarle Co. Office Building, 296-5874

5PM - 9PM Culpeper Downtown 3rd Thursday Summer Concert Series

7:00 PM Ruritan Club, Blue Ridge Cafe 434-985-7382 -

7:30PM Boy Scout Troop 174, RFD

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls

Peace Officers' Memorial Day

10AM - 2 PM Poets Critique Group meets

12:00 pm
Northside Library - Books Sandwiched In

5:30PM-8:30PM Friday's After Five  Abbey Road  @ Charlottesville Pavilion

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls

9PM - 11PM Public night @ UVa's  McCormick Observatory, Charlottesville


Weekend Long

Four County Players presents "lend Me a Tenor" Fri/Sat 8:00PM
Sun 2:30PM

horseracing
Preakness Stakes

Free skin cancer screening @ UVA

8:00 am MJH
Free Skin Cancer Screening

9:00AM - 3:00PM Special Needs Workshop @ Spring Hill Baptist Church

10:30AM Free Guided Tour of Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Center, Charlottesville

Noon - 2:00 Jazz Dance Master Class @ PVCC

2:00PM Ivy Creek Natural Area - Trail building Educaiton and Greenways

3:00 PM VFW Post 8208 meets @ Viet Nam Museum in Greene 434-760-194

730p-10p
Greene Cloverleaf Square Dance Club, Co. Primary School

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls

9:30PM Virginia Glee Clubs Finals Concert, UVA

Armed Forces Day

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butterflies
1 PM Butterflies of Ivy Creek Natural Area, Free

2:00 PM
Spring Hiking Series Charlottesville

2PM-4PM Shall We Gather - old time gospel sing -in @ Virginia Frontier Culture Museum

butterflies

3:00PM Hospice of the Rapidan 6th annual  Butterfly Release @ Montpelier

3:00PM Senior Center Charlottesville -Encore Players Spring Production  

7:30PM Charlottesville HS Orchestra Spring Concert

 

1:00 pm MJH
Exercise for Life

6:30 pm
Greene Library- Teen Girls' Book Group


7:00 pm
Northside  Library - Chapter Chat Book Club

7:00Pm EMS Auxiliary meeting @ Greene Rescue Squad

 

full flower moon
Full Flower Moon

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open
985-2047 Today @ 10:00 Plant Share

6:30 PM Greene County Lions Club @ Blue Ridge Cafe

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center Special Volunteer Appreciation Day off-site
985-2047

11:10AM Early Warning Siren test @ Lake Anna

1:00PM Senior Center Charlottesville -Encore Players Spring Production

5:00PM Green Matters Workshop, Charlottesville Habitat Store

7:00PM William Monroe Middle School Band & Choir Concert @ WMHS

7-9 PM Hi Horse Cloggers practice

7:00 PM Virginia writers club meets @ Barnes & Noble, C'ville  842-1801

7:30 PM Planning Commission
Co. Adm Bldg

7:30 PM Piedmont Stella Masonic Lodge # 50 SVFD

 

7:00 PM Technicolor Book Discussion Group, El Agave

7:30PM Boy Scout Troop 174, RFD

 

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls

 

National Maritime Day

Charlottesville/
Albemarle SPCA Vaccine Clinic

10AM - 2 PM Poets Critique Group meets

5:30PM-8:30PM Friday's After Five  The Groove Train  @ Charlottesville Pavilion

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls


Weekend Long

Four County Players presents "lend Me a Tenor" Fri/Sat 8:00PM
Sun 2:30PM

8:00AM - Tour de Greene Walk/Run/Bike

8:15AM 18th Children's Discovery Dash @ the Virginia Discovery Museum, Charlottesville

11AM - 7PM 8th annual Valley Beer & Wine Fest, Massanutten

2PM barn Day @ Ivy Creek Natural Area - Free

7:00PM William Monroe HS Spring Concert

8:00PM Play On! Theater presents Guys and Dolls

 

 

 

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2:00 PM
Spring Hiking Series Charlottesville

 

 

 

 


Indianapolis 500

 

7:00 PM Greene County Taxpayers Association Meeting,  American Legion/GCTA building

 

 

 

 


Memorial Day

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open
985-2047 Today @ 10:00 Greene Co.  Transit Presentation

5:30 PM Greene Board of Supervisors, County Administration Building

 

8:00AM - Noon Greene Senior Center open - Mystery Trip
985-2047

7:00 PM Fourth Wednesday Free Film @ Greene Library 985-5227

730pm Board of Zoning Appeals, Co. Adm Bldg,
434-985-5282


10AM Free Toddler Time @ Ivy Creek Natural Area

 

 

7:00PM Capping Ceremony William Monroe High School

 

7:30PM Boy Scout Troop 174, RFD

10AM - 2 PM Poets Critique Group meets

5:30PM-8:30PM Friday's After Five The Lee Boys  @ Charlottesville Pavilion

moths

7:30Pm Moths @ night @ Ivy Creek Natural Area Free

8:00PM Spirit of America Concert by the Oratorio Society of Charlottesville Albemarle

8PM - 11PM Senior Center Charlottesville Spring Fling Dance

eating a strawberry

8:00AM - 3:00PM
Strawberry Festival

Super-D Bike Race, Massanutten

9:00AM 24th annual walk for Kids

 

730p-10p
Greene Cloverleaf Square Dance Club, Co. Primary School

8:00PM-9:30PM Oratorio Society performs @ PVCC

24th annual Telethon 7:00PM - 11:30PM and 11:00AM - 6:30PM

 

walking dogCAKC 51st All-Breed Dog Show