Genealogy Saturday
2026-04-04 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-04 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-01 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | VA
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.

16 Squares Walking Tour
2026-04-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 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 by email to info@blacksburghistory.org. Tours limited to 15 people.

Speaking Engagement: Remarkable Trees of Virginia with Jeff Kirwan
2026-04-09 17:30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Arbor Day is coming soon and in celebration, we will host Jeff Kirwan on April 9 for a presentation about his beautiful book, Remarkable Trees of Virginia (reprint coming soon).

As The University of Virginia Press states, “this stunning collaboration between the noted garden writer Nancy Ross Hugo and the photographer Robert Llewellyn showcases the fruits of an effort begun in 2004 to research, locate, and photograph Virginia’s most remarkable trees. Four years later, more than one thousand trees had been officially nominated to the project and many others suggested for possible inclusion. The results, presented in this elegant, four-color volume, are astounding. Hugo and Kirwan, the project coordinators, have selected a sample of trees and “tree places” that illustrate the enormous variety, startling beauty, and fascinating history of Virginia’s trees”.

Exhibit Opening: Tolerance Poster Project
2026-04-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
The Tolerance Project is a traveling poster show initiative, a bold enterprise founded and curated by artist-activist Mirko Ilic. The show features posters by prominent artists from around the world whose only direction is to illustrate the word “tolerance” in their native language.
This April, galleries and businesses throughout Blacksburg will unite to display Tolerance posters from many of these designers. The XYZ Art Gallery will also feature work by Graphic Design students in Meaghan Dee’s Advanced Typography class. Each gallery features unique works, so please join us in visiting all locations.
The gallery crawl on April 10 includes BMCF’s gallery at the Alexander Black House, Bird Block Studios, Miller off Main, The Lyric Theatre, and XYZ Art Gallery.
Show runs April 7 – April 30 at BMCF.

Market Jam at the Museum
2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Market Jams at the Museum are back for the cold (and fluctuating!) weather months in 2026! This jam will feature Kyler Stanley on fiddle with the Chestnut Blight Chasers.

Speaking Engagement: The Past, Present, and Future of Rail in Montgomery County
2026-04-16 17:30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Join us on April 16 for a presentation by Bruce Harper and Ray Smoot on railroad history in Blacksburg and the surrounding county. Bruce Harper will discuss how the rail served troops during the Civil War, helped with coal transport, connected remote communities to Virginia Tech, and how it was converted from rail to trail. In addition to our rich train history, we will get an update from Ray Smoot on the thirteen-year initiative to bring passenger rail service back to our community.

Bruce Harper retired from Virginia Tech after serving for 37 years in several departments. He was the Virginia Tech webmaster until he retired. He is a local historian and author, with articles published in Virginia Tech Magazine and The Arrow, the publication of the Norfolk & Western Historical Society.
Ray Smoot retired as CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. He is vice chair of the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

Artist Talk with Savannah Penven
2026-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Join Savannah Penven for an artist talk exploring her creative practice and the development of her solo exhibition at Main Street Inn.

Spring Sing & Strum: Uke-led Jam with Ash Devine
2026-04-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Celebrate spring with us for another fun uke-led jam! All stringed instruments, singers, and observers are welcome. Request song charts at bookashdevine@gmail.com.

Movie Screening: Pulling Threads
2026-04-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Whether you’re a student, parent, teacher or community member, you won’t want to miss this special film screening opportunity to embark on a journey of self-discovery and reflection, woven through powerful threads of personal stories, self-determination and authentic portrayals of disability.

Hosted in collaboration with the I’m Determined Center at James Madison University.

View the trailer HERE
Written by Alex Kent & Patrick Fitzgerald
Directed by Patrick Fitzgerald
Produced by Alex Kent, Patrick Fitzgerald, Jesse Rodriguez, Kendal Swartzentruber
Starring:
Chloe Sutterfield
Alex Jesus Burgos
Ariana Caldwell
Havon Baraka
PLEASE NOTE *This film portrays the realities of teenage and young adult life and the challenges and tensions that can arise within relationships. Families are encouraged to consider the maturity of its themes for younger
viewers.*
Movie starts at 7:30pm, but you are encouraged to come at 7:00pm for snacks and refreshments.
RSVP below for this free screening! The event is capped at 50. If full, please email info@blacksburghistory.org to be added to a waitlist.

In the Main Gallery: Just Using Our Imaginations
2026-05-05 - 2026-05-30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
An exhibition of Larry Bechtel’s sculptures and Ann Shawhan’s mosaics.
For more information about their work, visit https://www.bechtelsculpture.com/ and https://amoremundoarts.com/

Exhibition Opening Reception: Just Using Our Imaginations
2026-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Join us from 5-7pm for an opening reception of “Just Using Our Imaginations” with Larry Bechtel and Ann Shawhan who have curated sculptures and mosaics that promise to fill our gallery with movement, color, and eccentric fun, including some pieces that require your assistance to complete!
Light refreshments will be available.
From Larry and Ann’s exhibition statement: “We tried to winnow this exhibit to a theme and found what unifies our work in each in our own way is the slant we bring to our mediums. Both sculpture and mosaic art have a lot of technique and logistics involved in the making of a piece which in itself can be an intimidating challenge, but it is what we have at hand, how we put it together in the way we do that is the mystery and the fun of creative endeavor. Who could imagine given our careers that we would be full tilt creatives? We just keep using our imaginations, keep playing with material, and that seems to keep us out of trouble. And in this show we hope to share with you the fun and wonder we enjoy in the making.”
For more information about their work, visit https://www.bechtelsculpture.com/ and https://amoremundoarts.com/

Exhibition Opening Reception: Gilbert Linkous Art Students
2026-05-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Our Children’s Gallery features art from Gilbert Linkous Elementary School. Art teacher Shaun Whiteside has curated a beautiful collection of his student’s work from grades K-5. Each class learned about a famous artist and modeled art in their style. Artists Henry Ossawa Tanner, Vincent Van Gogh, Edward Munch, Hannah Hoch, Raoul Hausmann, Aaron Douglas, and Claude Monet are all represented in the array of pieces. Light refreshments will be available.

Market Jam at the Museum
2026-05-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Market Jams at the Museum are back for the cold (and fluctuating!) weather months in 2026! This jam will feature Mike Gangloff on fiddle with Eight Point Star.

Cayambis String Quartet Concert
2026-05-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Committed to its objective to deliver a full spectrum approach to the performance of the classical music of the Americas, the Cayambis Institute (CILASiM) is pleased to announce the first concert performance and fundraiser of its newest ensemble, the Cayambis String Quartet. The event, free and open to the public, will be held at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, May 13, on southwest Draper Road in Blacksburg.
The Quartet consists of the principal players of the Cayambis Sinfonietta string section: Charley Shafer and Julian Smart, violins, violist Dave Phillips and María Paula Casas, cello. They will be performing works by composers from throughout Latin America, such as Venezuelan Teresa Carreño, Cuban Ignacio Cervantes and Puerto Rican Johanny Navarro.
An additional component of this event will be to fundraise for the October concert of the Cayambis Sinfonietta, which is our organization’s principal performing ensemble. On this event, the Sinfonietta will be premiering several recently-composed works from Latin America, as well as John Walker’s setting of a Civil War story by American author Ambrose Bierce.
About the Cayambis Sinfonietta: Founded in 2022, the Cayambis Sinfonietta is a seventeen-member chamber orchestra based in Blacksburg, Virginia. It serves as the principal performance arm of the Cayambis Institute for Latin American Studies in Music (CILASiM), which seeks to strengthen the awareness and appreciation of Latin American classical music by developing a full spectrum approach to its creation, performance and scholarship, and in so doing, cultivate bonds of goodwill and unity among the peoples of the Americas.

Musical Performance by Sana Illahe
2026-05-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Join us for a special evening of Pakistani music! Sana Illahe is trained in Pakistani (Hindustani) classical genre. She sings classical, semi classical and folk songs that are centuries old and are passed on to her by her music guru in Pakistan through the oral tradition. She also sings her own compositions and plays instruments such as the harmonium, surmandal and tanpura during her performances. Dr. Illahe is also a professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech.

New Town Festival Gospel Sing
2026-06-06 12:00 - 17:00 | St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall, 203 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
Join us for the 9th annual Gospel Sing, part of our New Town Festival Series, Saturday, June 6 from 12:00 to 5:00pm.
Schedule and details will be updated soon!
This is a FREE event, though donations are encouraged.

Blacksburg en Blanc
2026-08-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States
Blacksburg en Blanc Returns on August 22!
Purchase your ticket now for this elegant picnic and fun community 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 from the Nickel’n Dimers*a silent auction – proceeds benefit the various programming that our foundation brings to our community*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

THE HISTORY of Dîner en Blanc:

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.
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