Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation

SLOFH Soul Food Sampling
2024-02-24 07:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall, 203 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
Celebrate Black History Month and take a step back in time at the 7th annual Soul Food Sampling at historic St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall, where generations met to enjoy delicious food, music and fellowship. In this spirit, you will receive generous portions of traditional soul foods at dinner table settings, learn about the history of soul food, and enjoy discussions with former New Town residents.
There are 3 time slots for the event, all of which are capped at 18 people:
12:00 – 1:45pm
2:00 – 3:45pm
4:00 – 5:45pm
Each time slot serves 3 menu samplings, including catfish, black-eyed peas, fried chicken, green beans, chili, collard greens, biscuits, cornbread, and savory desserts.
Due to the planning and meal preparation it takes to put this event together, tickets are not refundable but are transferrable. We can also arrange for takeout orders if you cannot attend in person.

16 Squares Walking Tour
2024-02-29 07:00 - 08:00, 2024-03-14 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-03-28 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-04-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-04-25 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-05-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-05-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-06-20 08:00 - 09:00 and 2 more dates | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Meet us at The Alexander Black House every other Thursday and then explore the historic streets within the original 16 Squares of Blacksburg and learn the rich history and stories behind many of the buildings and landmarks throughout town that may go unnoticed. You may also schedule this tour by appointment if Thursdays don’t work for your group.
By request, as an add-on, can also tour St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall.
Please RSVP below. Tours limited to 15 people.

Genealogy Saturday
2024-03-02 08:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-04 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Join Carol Smith and Don Braffitt in the Ronnie and Faye Marcum Blacksburg History and Genealogy Room at The Alexander Black House for our monthly Genealogy Saturday the first Saturday of each month. Carol and Don will be on hand to assist you as you explore your family tree. They will be able to demonstrate starting your family tree or help you conduct a deeper dive into specialized areas of genealogy. Come with questions about research and discovering your roots or come with no knowledge of your family and let them guide you. Just Come! Free and open to the public. For helpful family tree templates, visit our Genealogy Page.

Winter Old Time Jam
2024-03-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Calling all musicians and music lovers! There is plenty of room in the galleries for players and guests, so come pick a tune or sit back and listen. No host bands or registration necessary – just come as you are!
Free and open to the public.

Genealogy Saturday
2024-03-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
*please note that this date will replace the previously scheduled April 6th date*
Join Carol Smith and Don Braffitt in the Ronnie and Faye Marcum Blacksburg History and Genealogy Room at The Alexander Black House for our monthly Genealogy Saturday the first Saturday of each month. Carol and Don will be on hand to assist you as you explore your family tree. They will be able to demonstrate starting your family tree or help you conduct a deeper dive into specialized areas of genealogy. Come with questions about research and discovering your roots or come with no knowledge of your family and let them guide you. Just Come! Free and open to the public. For helpful family tree templates, visit our Genealogy Page.

Old Time and Americana String Jam and Song Circle
2024-03-30 10:00 - 12:30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
This all-gender inclusive jam will be led by Ash Devine and members of the Blacksburg based all female Appalachian Old time band, the New River Fire Flies. The jam seeks to highlight non-male identifying musicians from the region, but all are welcome and encouraged to join. The jam will generally follow a traditional old time jam playing by ear format, with song sharing interspersed. Beginners are welcome!

A traditional OT house band will be provided featuring Ginger Wagner on Banjo, Ash Devine on Guitar and Uke, Aran Garnett-Deakin on Fiddle, and Stephanie Wolf on Bass.

More strings are welcome! Come to play and share a song or come to listen and enjoy the music and community.
Please contact Ash Devine at bookashdevine@gmail.com for more information about the format.

Community Uke & String Jam After Party
2024-04-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
We figured since the Uke Orchestra of Great Britain is playing at the Moss Arts center during our regular uke jam class, that we’d throw a party and uke jam the day after. Join us on Friday, April 5th for a uke led jam session, additional strings are welcome! We will be providing charts via email, and also we will project charts on the wall. Generally we will be playing a variety of genres and styles, but folky, folk revival, Americana, old time, and some swingy jazzy stuff for the most part.

If you want a copy of the charts we plan to provide, please contact Ash Devine at bookashdevine@gmail.com

Light refreshments will be provided, and you are welcome to bring a finger food dish to contribute to the spread!
This event is by donation.

Game Night at the Museum
2024-04-30 14:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Join us on the last Tuesday of each month for Game Night! Bring your favorite board game, card game, puzzle, etc. or play with any of the games we have on hand at the museum. $5 suggested donation.

Winter Old Time Jam + Lecture + Reception
2024-05-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Thursday, May 2 is our final indoor Old-Time Jam session before the group returns to the Farmers Market and we are celebrating this session with a lecture and reception.
Join us an hour earlier at 6:00 when Old-Time Jam members will share the history of their instruments, especially the banjo and fiddle, and the history of old-time music traditions. They will also give brief demos of their favorite tunes.
Old-Time Jam starts after the lecture at 7:00 and we will offer light refreshments throughout the evening as a thank you to all the musicians and their audience.
Free and open to the public.

Give Local NRV 2024 Campaign
2024-06-01 04:00 - 2024-06-27 08:00 | VA
For this year’s Give Local NRV 2024 Campaign, we hope to raise $10,000 to

expand and enhance our programming
complete important archival work in our collections
continue offering quality exhibits
continue the preservation of our two historic sites, Alexander Black House and St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall

Please consider our organization at Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation | GiveLocalNRV when you give this year!

New Town Festival Gospel Sing
2024-06-01 08:00 - 14:00 | St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall, 203 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
Join us for the 8th annual Gospel Sing, part of our New Town Festival Series, Saturday, June 1 from 12:00 to 5:00pm.
The afternoon will be filled with dancing, singing and fellowship as local groups and soloists perform their favorite current and old-time gospel favorites. And come hungry! Kirk’s BBQ will be onsite with food available for purchase!
Performance schedule includes:
12:00 Bob & Claudia Goldstein
1:00 This & That
2:00 Indian Run String Band Gospel Trio
3:00 New Town Panel Discussion
4:00 The Glorylanders of the New River Valley
5:00 Alexis Johnson & Closing Remarks
This is a FREE event, though donations are encouraged.

16 Squares Exhibit
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
This exhibit explores the land, architecture, and people of the 16 Squares of Blacksburg, the original grid that William Black laid out when planning the Town of Blacksburg. Learn about the buildings, industries, and people who have made Blacksburg what it is today.

BRAA Annual Theme Show
2024-07-09 - 2024-10-10 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Help us celebrate Blacksburg Regional Art Association artists as they open the organization’s annual juried and judged theme show. This year’s theme is controversy and the show, with a total of 38 pieces, certainly covers a range of topics. Join us for the opening reception on July 10 from 5:30-8:30pm or visit throughout the show run – July 10 to October 10.

2024 Summer Collection Fashion Show
2024-07-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
CANCELED
We have made the difficult decision to cancel the Alexander Black House x 310 Rosemont fashion show that was scheduled to take place on July 19, 2024. Despite our best efforts, we did not reach the necessary ticket sales to proceed with the event as planned.
We sincerely apologize for any disappointment. Please know that this decision was not made lightly, but we want to respect the valuable time of our multiple partners who were helping to bring our vision to fruition.
If you purchased a ticket, we will issue you a full refund.
A Tribute to the Past: A Reawakening of Fashion
310 Rosemont & The Blacksburg Museum & Cultural Foundation invite you to an evening summer fashion show featuring clothing from 310 Rosemont and Fringe Benefit. Cocktails, wine, treats from Sugar Magnolia, small appetizers, and more will be served.
Thanks to Sugar Magnolia, Fringe Benefit, J.H. Bard’s, and Crow’s Nest for participating in this event. More vendors and sponsors will be added to this page soon!
Dress code is cocktail, formal or garden.
Admission is $10 online. Ticket page closes Saturday, July 6.
Benefits go toward BMCF in its mission to expand programming, offer quality exhibits, improve collections and archival processes, and preserve our two historic structures, The Alexander Black House and St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall.

Blacksburg en Blanc
2024-08-10 15:00 - 18:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
BLACKSBURG EN BLANC MAKES ITS RETURN THIS SUMMER!
Some of you may remember the annual Blacksburg en Blanc picnic that The Artful Lawyer, A Fine Gallery Inc. first hosted in August 2014. A few days later, The Blacksburg Museum & Cultural Center opened its newly renovated doors. The gallery and museum had many partnerships along the way as well, so it is only fitting that we celebrate the museum’s 10-year anniversary with a relaunch of this fun event! The concept is simple and will be the same as in years past.

We provide:

a professional tent on our lawn with cafe lighting
tables
tablecloths
chairs
a few table decorations (we also encourage your creativity in bringing your own!)
music entertainment
a silent auction – proceeds benefit the various programming that our foundation brings to our community
we will also provide trash cans and indoor restrooms

You provide for yourself or your group:

food
alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic drinks
cutlery
napkins
think about a picnic in the woods – you pack it in, you pack it out

We hope to see as many people as possible from the picnic’s early days and to introduce new people to what we hope will be an annual event.

TICKET PURCHASE DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO AUGUST 4 – we may be able to fit more in after this date over the phone. You may call us at 540-443-1602

The Dinner’s Early History
The Dîner en Blanc (“Dinner in White” in French) concept began in Paris in 1988 when François Pasquier invited a group of friends to an elegant outdoor dinner at the Bois de Boulogne, asking them to dress in white so they could find each other. It is now a worldwide annual event spanning six continents. Diners are required to provide their own food, tables, chairs and tablecloths. Only a select number of participants who have previously signed up are made privy to the location the day of the dinner, and generally converge in an iconic urban location.

Genealogy Saturday
2024-08-31 10:39, 2024-09-07 09:00 - 12:00 | VA
