Event Details
All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise
noted.
3/30-4/1,
Home and Garden Show, JMU Convocation
Center
The Shenandoah Valley
Builders Association Home and Garden Show in Harrisonburg
will feature hundreds of vendors. Stop by the JMU
Convocation Center to view exhibits, talk to vendors, get
ideas for your home or garden, participate in auctions,
peruse the plant sale, buy a small building, even check
out an art show!
Friday: 4pm-8pm
Saturday 10am-8pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
For more information, contact Charles Hendricks,
540-437-0012 or [email protected].
3/31, Rain Barrel & Composter
Sale, 9am-3pm,
Rockingham County Offices, 20 East Gay Street
City
of Harrisonburg residents with questions should call
Harrisonburg Department of Public Works at 540-434-5928.
Rockingham County residents with questions should call
Rockingham County Department of Public Works at
540-564-3008.
4/12, Movie: YERT (Your Environmental
Road Trip), 6:00pm, Our
Community Place, 17 E Johnson St.
A positive and inspiring look at positive movements
for environmental action across the U.S. All ages. No
restrictions or requirements.
4/16, Rain Barrel Workshop, 6pm,
Westover Park Community Activities Center,
305 S. Dogwood Dr.
The Shenandoah Valley Soil & Water Conservation District
is hosting a FREE Make-and-Take rain barrel workshop on April
16th. We only have the materials for 15 rain barrels so space
is limited!
Materials to bring: gloves; pliers optional. We will have all
the supplies, but if you prefer to bring your own, you are
welcome to. Bring a vehicle to take home your rain barrel! :)
We will meet in the classroom briefly for a short how-to, then
we will be outside (weather permitting) to construct our rain
barrels. We should be finished up by 7:30. Directions will be
posted on the main entrance door.
To Register: email [email protected]
or call 540-433-2583 ext. 120 by April 13th.
4/16, Wild Virginia Film Festival
with the Sierra Club Shenandoah Group, 7PM, Clementine Cafe
(downstairs)
The Wild Virginia Film Festival features some of the best
environmental short films of the year, presented with
stunning photography and creative state of the art
animation. The Festival is a fun, informative, and moving
reflection upon the ongoing struggle for the health of our
environment. Join us for a recap of highlights from the 2011
Wild Virginia Film Festival plus a preview of the 2012
Festival.
You might also win a pair of free tickets to the 2012 Film
Festival showing in Staunton on April 19th!
4/16, Earthy
Art, 10:00am, Our
Community Place, 17 E Johnson St
Create art with an environmental theme. No previous
skills required. All ages. No restrictions or requirements.
4/18,
The Truth About
Harrisonburg and Trash, 1:00pm, Our
Community Place, 17 E Johnson St
Hear about Harrisonburg's trash and recycling
programs as well as efforts at stream health. All ages. No
restrictions or requirements.
4/19, Harrisonburg
Green Drinks, 5:30-7:30pm, Capital Ale House
Green Drinks is an opportunity to make friends, develop new
ideas, finalize deals, and to have moments of serendipity.
It's a force for the good of our community. Join us for this
month's event. Check out the Green Drinks organization website
(www.greendrinks.org)
for other groups meeting around the world.
For more information, contact Charles Hendricks, 540-437-0012
or [email protected].
4/19, Ahimsa Cottage Industries, 6:00pm, Our
Community Place, 17 E Johnson St.
Ideas from the grassroots about taking "green business"
further in practice, methods, and vision in line with Gandhian
nonviolence "ahimsa". All ages. No restrictions or
requirements.
4/20-4/21, Arbor Day Trees and Native Plant
Sale, 9am-3pm, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, JMU
The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum will be hosting its Arbor Day
Trees and Native Plant Sale Friday and Saturday, 04/20 &
04/21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Frances Plecker Education
Center parking lot. For the savvy gardener wanting a home
garden filled with botanicals tailored by Mother Nature to be
suited to regional climate and precipitation, the Native Plant
Sale is the right place to shop for these often hard to find
native plants, shrubs, and trees. City & County Public
School Teachers with School ID receive a 15% discount!
For more information, including a list of native plants that
will be available at the sale, visit the arboretum
website: www.jmu.edu/arboretum,
or phone (540)568-3194.
4/20, Movie: Journey of the Universe,
6pm, JMU Festival Center
This one hour film weaves modern science with enduring wisdom
from the world's cultures, explores evolution as a profound
process of
creativity, connection and interdependence, and offers an
opportunity to respond to ecological and social
challenges of our time.
Thomas E. Lovejoy, scientist and founder of the PBS series
Nature, says, "This is one of the most remarkable films I have
ever seen." The film will be followed by a short
conversation with Dave Pruett of JMU Math Dept and others.
Local grassroots organization Climate Action Alliance of the
Valley (CAAV) is sponsoring the movie.
4/21, George Washington National Forest Trash Pick-Up Day, 9am-12pm,
Dog Graveyard parking on Tillman Road
The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition continues an annual
tradition of picking up trash on Tillman Road in the George
Washington National Forest. Over the years the SVBC has
removed trash to the tune of several thousand pounds. All we
need from you is to pick up the trash and pile it in the
trucks, the Forest Service does the rest. The more the merrier
and there will be a nice calm mountain bike ride after the
trash pick up.
If you want to carpool from Harrisonburg please meet at Mr.
J's on 42 South at 8 am.
For more information contact Marshall Hammond: 540-432-3312 or
[email protected].
4/21, 9th Annual OCP Plant Sale, 10am-2pm, Our
Community Place (17 E Johnson St., Harrisonburg)
We'd love to take all those plant babies you no longer want or
need and help find them happy new homes! Or if you'll be
needing some plants, mark us on your calendar!
4/21, Sierra Club Hike at Confederate
Breastworks, 10am
The Confederate Breastworks is a significant Civil War
historical site as well as a stop on the beautiful Shenandoah
Mountain Trail. Our hike will begin at the Breastworks, where
we will have time to explore the history of the site as well
as enjoy a walk along the trail.
This will be an easy hike, suitable for everyone, including
older children. Total hiking distance will be approximately 5
miles (2.5 hours) with no significant elevation changes.
We'll leave from the Confederate Breastworks parking area at
10AM. To carpool from Harrisonburg, meet at 9:00 at the
Walmart parking lot on Hwy 42, nearest to Hwy 42.
Bring lunch, water to drink, appropriate clothing, rain gear,
and any personal items or first aid you might need. The
weather may be colder and windy on the mountain.
For more information or to check the hike status in case of
inclement weather contact Ralph Grove, [email protected]
or (540.478.3677).
4/21, City of Harrisonburg Household
Hazardous Waste Collection, 8am-12 Noon,
2055 Beery Road
Come celebrate Earth Day at the Harrisonburg Farmers Market!
We will be offering another Recycling Day, so bring in your
clean and good-condition plastic bags, egg cartons, and other
reusables/recyclables! Plus, help us (and the planet) to "bag
plastic" by purchasing Market tote bags -- on sale for 2 for
$15 (regularly $10 each). Buy one for yourself and one for a
gift, or keep them both so you never need a plastic shopping
bag again!
4/22, Earth
Day Bird & Bicycle Ride, 7:30am, Wildwood Park in
Bridgewater
Combine birding, cycling and enjoying Mother Earth with a
bicycle ride --the perfect way to start your Earth Day.
The ride is about 18 miles (including about 4 miles of gravel
road). With numerous stops for bird viewing, it is anticipated
the route will take about 3 to 4 hours. After initial bird
viewing in Wildwood Park, the ride will head toward Mt Solon
along Mossy Creek where we may see herons & kingfishers.
We’ll then turn north heading to the North River and Spring
Creek. Perhaps we’ll take a quick detour to the lowlands on
Nazarene Church Rd, where, if it’s been a wet spring, we may
sight sandpipers & other water loving birds. We’ll
continue along country roads to Montezuma keeping our eyes
open for hawks, kingbirds, swallows, bluebirds, meadowlarks
and various sparrows. The return to Bridgewater will be along
the North River.
Although there are many flat & rolling sections, there are
numerous short hills. All participants should have
well-maintained bicycles & bodies to enjoy the ride. Other
required equipment includes a helmet, water bottle &
snack. Of course binoculars are suggested, & a safe way to
carry them.
Join us for an environmental sit-down event on the lawn of
Court Square on Earth Day. The event aims to raise awareness
of both global and local environmental issues and to help
form a more eco-friendly community here in Harrisonburg with
people of all ages. There will be many sorts of
environmental information, free food, talks, and music.
For more information, contact Alex Hunter-Nickels at
[email protected].
4/23, Earth Day Wildflower Walk,
10am, JMU Arboretum
For more information, contact Gail Turnbull at [email protected] or
540-568-3194
4/25, Compost
Demonstration, 1:00pm, Our
Community Place 17 E Johnson St.
Come hear Wayne Teel, professor at JMU, and David
Alleman, resident garden expert, share about worm composting.
Learn about the intricacies and beauty of compost and even how
to make your own! All ages. No restrictions or
requirements.
4/26, DIY Showcase, 6:00pm, Our
Community Place, 17 E Johnson St.
Come
to see several environmentally friendly do-it-yourself
projects including tool refurbishment, bike maintenance,
alternative energy generators and more! All ages. No
restrictions or requirements.