Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park

• Fridays in June - "Lunch on the Lawn"  12:00 - 1:00 PM.  Get an early start to the weekend at this lunch time concert series.  Join us on the shady museum lawn and enjoy music from a variety of area musicians.  A different performer is presented each week.  Bring your own lunch or purchase a box lunch from the museum.  Menus vary week to week; call the museum for meal options.  The cost of the box lunch is $5.00 and includes an entree, chips, fruit, dessert, and a drink.  Lunch orders must be placed by 9:30 AM each Friday.  The concert is free and open to the public.
   
• June 16 - September 4 - "Pitchforks and Plowshares":  Early Farming in Southwest Virginia Exhibit at MECC.  Admission is free.
   
• June 21 - October 15 - "Early African-American Schools" and "For Love of Money" exhibits open.  Regular museum admission rates apply.
   
• June 25 - "Geocaching 101" - 6:30 - 8:30 PM.  Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which participants use a GPS receiver to find hidden containers, or caches, which contain log books, puzzles, or trinkets.  Geocaches are currently hidden all over the world, on all seven continents.  There are over 600 caches in the Southwest Virginia area alone!  Come learn about this fun outdoor activity and try out your hunting skills with the museum's GPS units.  You may discover a new pastime!  There is a $10.00 fee for this workshop.  The program is limited to 10 individuals or couples.  Registration and payment deadline is June 19.
  
   

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