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Staunton On Tap

Want an in-depth look at what’s happening this week? What’s on tap this week in Staunton is below!

Thursday, May 2

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Required.  10:00 am and 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Wine Dinner – Austria and Germany 6:00 pm  Cosette Café  (res. req.)

1st Thursday D&D Night 7:00 pm  Redbeard Brewing

Thursday Night Trivia 7:00 pm  Baja Bean

Thursday Trivia 7:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Friday, May 3

Staunton Jams May 3-5 Select Venues, Staunton

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Required.  10:00 am and 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Staunton Guided Tours Fr and Sa 11:00 am Meets at Staunton Visitor Center

Shop and Dine Out Downtown and Beyond    Downtown Staunton

Roof Deck “Sky Bar” Wine Tasting 4:30 pm Star Party Tasting Room

Guided Global Wine Tasting of 8 Wines 5:00 pm  Accordia

First Friday Event: Meet Author Karl Rhodes 5:00 pm  The Book Dragon

Yelping Hour 5:00 pm  Yelping Dog

Art: A Voice Opening Night  5:00 pm  R.R. Smith Center

Downtown Staunton First Friday w/ Opening Reception- Karen Rosasco 5:00 pm  CoArt Gallery

Friday Night Lights On 5:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

First Friday Opening: Portnets & Parallel Realms by Autumn Nolen 5:00 pm  Art Hive

Open Mic Night w/ Jerry Kelly  6:00 pm Barren Ridge Vineyards

The Mash  6:00 pm Alpine Goat Brewery

Sourdough Made Simple Workshop  6:30 pm  Kate’s Mercantile

Wishing On A Song, The Valley Choral Concert 7:00 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Grateful Dead Night 7:00 pm  SolArt Center

Alex Arbaugh 7:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Midsummer Night’s Dream 7:30 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Saturday, May 4

Youth Fishing Derby 7:30 am  Lake Tams in Gypsy Hill Park

Staunton Farmers’ Market 7:00 am  Wharf Parking Lot at Johnson and Central

Staunton Jams May 3-5 Select Venues, Staunton

Shop and Dine Out Downtown and Beyond    Downtown Staunton

May Day  9:00 am  Frontier Culture Museum

Free Guided Walking Tours by Historic Staunton Foundation Saturdays beginning 10:00 am  Meets at R.R. Smith Center

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Required.  10:00 am and 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Beginner Watercolor Workshop  11:00 am Kate’s Mercantile

Yoga w/ Buddhi and Brew 10:30 am  Seven Arrows

Staunton Guided Tours Fr and Sa 11:00 am Meets at Staunton Visitor Center

Tarot Readings with Rachel  12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Little Shop of Crystals

Free Ride Day Gypsy Express Mini Train 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Gypsy Hill Parkrain cancels

May The Horse Be With You 12:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Intergalactic Pints and Ponies 1:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Pride and Prejudice 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Fundamentals of Latin Dancing 4:00 pm Shenandoah Latin Dance

Kentucky Derby Steal The Glass 4:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Roof Deck “Sky Bar” Wine Tasting 4:30 pm Star Party Tasting Room

Groovin in the Garden w/ Dragon Wagon   6:00 pm  Redbeard Brewing

Kentucky Derby Party w/ The Queen City Porch Swingers 7:00 pm Stable Craft Brewing

Alex Arbaugh 7:00 pm  Seven Arrows

ASC’s Band Candy Concert May 4  7:30 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Sunday, May 5

Staunton Jams May 3-5 Select Venues, Staunton

Shenandoah Valley Model Train and Railroading Show May 5  10:00 am – 4:00 pm  Augusta Expo

Shop and Dine Out Downtown and Beyond    Downtown Staunton

Cinco De Mayo w/ Benjamin Weimer 1:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Cinco de Mayo 1:00 pm at Barren Ridge Vineyards

Paint + Sip “Colorful Country Road” 1:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Bard & Bites 2024  1:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Gypsy Express Mini Train 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Gypsy Hill Parkrain cancels

Heifetz Hear & Now: Rachell Ellen Wong 2:00 pm  Francis Auditorium, MBU

A Midsummer Night’s Dream  2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Cinco De Mayo: Paint & Sip Festival 3:00 pm  Art Hive

4th Annual Party In The Park 3:00 pm  Gypsy Hill Park

S’mores and Sunsets 4:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

EDM Night  6:30 pm  SolArt Center

Cinco de Milestones May 5  9:00 pm  Baja Staunton

Monday, May 6

Morning Mindfullness 9:00 am  Mountain Massage Wellness Center

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Required.  10:00 am and 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse 

Music Bingo Mondays 7:00 pm  Redbeard Brewing

Old Time Jam  7:00 pm  Queen City Music Studios

Spring 2024 Art Series At The Visulite:

William Shatner You Can Call Me Bill 6:30 pm  VIsulite Cinemas

Tuesday, May 7

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Req. 10:00 am  2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Guided Global Wine Tasting of 8 Wines 4:00 pm  Accordia

Open Mic Night 6:00 pm  Seven ArrowsSilent Book Club  

WED. May 8

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Required.  10:00 am and 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Weekly Wednesday Dinners – Dine In or Carry Out 4:00 pm  Seed to Tail

Wine Down Wednesdays  4:00 pm  Barren Ridge Vineyards

Weekly Wine Tasting 5:00 pm Yelping Dog

Trivia at the Green Room 6:30 pm

SWAG Open Mic 6:30 pm  SolArt Center

Trivia Night  6:30 pm  Seven Arrows

Acoustic Open Mic Hosted by Fritz Horisk 7:00 pm Queen City Brewing

Trivia Night 7:00 pm  Alpine Goat Brewery

Midsummer Night’s Dream 7:30 Blackfriars Playhouse

Thursday, May 9

Playhouse Tour – Advance Ticket Required.  10:00 am and 2:00 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Farm to Table Dinner Party 6:00 pm Batten Green

Thursday Night Trivia 7:00 pm  Baja Bean

Thursday Trivia 7:00 pm  Stable Craft Brewing

Pride and Prejudice 7:30 pm  Blackfriars Playhouse

Cinemas

www.visulitecinemas.com


New seats, flooring and enhanced aisle lighting! In theater dining/beer/wine

Challengers

The Fall Guy

Civil War

Abigail (ends 5/2)

Exhibits

Habitat for Humanity Art Gallery:

Gig Pics 1980-1982 Photos By Hank Grebe April 13-May 11  Habitat Restore

Art: A Voice  R.R. Smith Center

Portnets & Parallel Realms by Autumn Nolen Art Hive

Staunton’s Smallest Art Gallery Staunton Books

Priscilla Whitlock and Laura Vahlberg Beverley Street Studio School

Exhibit “E Pluribus Unum” Historical Maps from 1600-1800 Frontier Culture Museum Visitor Center

Hunt Gallery, MBU

Making Our Voices Heard Virtual Exhibit WWPL

Artisans Loft – Point Of View

Senaa Design 800 West Beverley St.

Camera Exhibits Camera Heritage Museum

Staunton Emerging Artist Showcase  Staunton Augusta Art Center

Featured May Artist Karen Rosasco, Shaping The Space CoArt Gallery

Ongoing

Shop and Dine Out Downtown and Beyond   Weekends, ends October 27, 2024 Downtown Staunton

Community Pools Open May 25

Gypsy Hill Park Pool and Montgomery Hall Park Pool open Monday -Sunday  12:00 pm-6:30pm

Yoga Classes  Burrow and Vine

Staunton Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 7:00 am  Wharf Parking Lot

Heifetz 2024 Festival of Concerts Season Pass Sales Begin

Staunton Music Festival Tickets on Sale

Beverley Street Studio Classes and Workshops

Victorian Home Tours by appointment Spotts-Coffman House

Staunton Guided Tours  by Reservation

Crack The Code Escape Room

Virginia Scenic Railway

Staunton Downtown Trolley

DrumForFun Staunton

Gypsy Hill Golf Course

Outdoor Pickleball at Montgomery Hall Park

Upcoming May Events

Mother’s Day: Teacup Floral Arrangement & Tea May 10  3:00 pm  Art Hive

Baby Goat Weekend May 10-12 Alpine Goat Brewery

Embracing Entrophy Immersive Art Experience May 10  6:30 pm R.R. Smith Center

My Fair Lady May 10-12 and 17-19 ShenanArts

Kids Matter Day  May 11 10:00 am  Gypsy Hill Park Gym

Staunton Punk Market May 11  11:00 am  SolArt Center

Mother’s Day Brunch and Dinner at Zynodoa

Cool Mom Workshop  May 11 11:00 am  Harmony Harvest Farm

Free Rides May 12 Gypsy Express Mini Train Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Gypsy Hill Park

Mother’s Day In The Alps May 12  Alpine Goat Brewery

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea May 12   2:00 pm  Spotts-Coffman House

Smart Cookies Trivia Night May 12  6:00 pm  Ciders From Mars

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