Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park

• October 3 - First Saturday Community Coffeehouse  7:00 - 9:00 PM.  Each month, except June, July, August and December, a different host performer takes center stage and welcomes all family-friendly performers to step up to the open mic.  Come and hear music, poetry, and stories from some of the community's best performers.  Admission is free.  Refreshments will be available for purchase.  All performers are asked to arrive by 6:45 PM for sign-in and scheduling.
   
• October 4 - 18 - "True Art" Exhibit.  Winning entries from the museum's annual "True Art" contest for young artists will be on display in the Victorian Parlor.  An awards ceremony for the winning artists will open the exhibit on Sunday, October 4, at 1:00 PM.
   
• October 10 - "A Measure of Excellence" exhibit at Bullitt Park  1:00 - 5:00 PM.  View photographs of early organized town, coal camp, and school bands as well as a variety of vintage instruments and other musical artifacts.  Band festival admission rates apply.
   
• October 10 - "Authors in the Gap" Signature Event  6:00 - 8:00 PM.  The museum welcomes best-selling author Emilie Richards.    Ms. Richards' name resonates with thousands of readers who have embraced her works of romance and family fiction since her first book, Brendan's Song, was published in 1985.  2008 brought us Sister's Choice, the latest Shenandoah Album novel.  Inspired by quilt makers, her own quilting, and her passion for the Valley, the Shenandoah Album books also draw upon Emile's experiences as a counselor, as a VISTA volunteer in the Ozarks, and with the women there who insisted that she learn to quilt.  Each of these family dramas takes the name of a traditional quilt pattern and celebrates life, love, wisdom and triumph.  Marking the publication of Sister's Choice, Emilie contributed to Leisure Arts' non-fiction Quilt along with Emilie Richards:  Sister's Choice, the latest of their pattern books celebrating the Shenandoah Album novels.
   
• October 24 - "Mystery in the Mountains"  7:00 - 9:00 PM.  Come be our guest on this evening of history and mystery!  You'll step back in time and try to solve a puzzle based on real-life events from our town's past.  This fun-filled evening is for guests ages 16 and older.  #10 fee per person.  Deadline for registration is October 2.
   
• October 31 - "Hoots 'n' Haints"  5:00 - 9:00 PM.  While you're out trick-or-treating, stop by the museum for some ghoulish fun and games!  There will be pumpkin bowling, a gypsy fortune teller, a mummy wrap-'n'-relay, and lots of other surprises.  This program is free and open to all trick-or-treaters.
   

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