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Virginian Hotel – Purnell Pettyjohn- Watercolor
May 9 - August 8
Westminster Canterbury – Nelfa McReynolds- Acrylics
May 12 - July 26
Anne White Gallery – Art & Artists of Tye River
June 6 - July 25
Up Front Gallery – JoAnne Becker
June 6 - July 25
Wednesday Independent Studio
July 9 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Intermediate & Advanced Hand Building
July 9 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Creatures & Cocktails
July 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Beginning Hand Building
July 10 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Thursday Independent Studio
July 10 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Steel Magnolias
July 11 - July 13

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Creatures & Cocktails
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Creatures & Cocktails
$5 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
Upcoming:
July 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm July 16 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Steel Magnolias
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Steel Magnolias
$15 – $20 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
July 11 - July 13
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DAT Gold In aJe (7/11 Even Back Doe Lil Joe)
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DAT Gold In aJe (7/11 Even Back Doe Lil Joe)
$15 – $18 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
July 11 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Young Actor’s Mother Duck & The Golden Goose
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Young Actor’s Mother Duck & The Golden Goose
Free – $6 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
July 18
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The Second Wind Band
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The Second Wind Band
$10 – $12 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
July 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Giant Bubble Show
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Giant Bubble Show
$23 – $27 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
July 19 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Downtown Comedy Crew
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Downtown Comedy Crew
$25 – $28 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
July 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Academy Youth Theatre Presents Hadestown Teen Edition
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Academy Youth Theatre Presents Hadestown Teen Edition
$8 – $22 | Historic Academy Theatre
July 25 - July 26
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REEVES.LIVE
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REEVES.LIVE
$18 – $21 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
July 25 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Moxie Events Presents: The Piano Men
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Moxie Events Presents: The Piano Men
$24 – $64 | Historic Academy Theatre
July 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Broke Theatre Kids: Live On Stage
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Broke Theatre Kids: Live On Stage
$20 – $23 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
August 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Academy Youth Theatre Presents Frog & Toad, Kids
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Academy Youth Theatre Presents Frog & Toad, Kids
$8 – $20 | Historic Academy Theatre
August 2
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Miss Virginia Volunteer 2025
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Miss Virginia Volunteer 2025
$20 – $40 | Historic Academy Theatre
August 8 - August 9
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Missoula Children’s Theatre The Snow Queen
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Missoula Children’s Theatre The Snow Queen
$8 – $10 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
August 9
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Young Actor’s Rapunzel
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Young Actor’s Rapunzel
Free – $6 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
August 15
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Travis Reigh LIVE
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Travis Reigh LIVE
$15 – $18 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
August 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Hill City Slide Presented by United Way of Central Virginia
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Hill City Slide Presented by United Way of Central Virginia
$20 – $40
August 22 - August 24
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Jairus Mullen and Taylor Win “Us and Them”
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Jairus Mullen and Taylor Win “Us and Them”
$10 – $12 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
August 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Musical Journey Through Time w/ Social Distance Band
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A Musical Journey Through Time w/ Social Distance Band
$15 – $18 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
August 23 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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The Bacon Brothers
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The Bacon Brothers
$40 – $98 | Historic Academy Theatre
August 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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An Evening with TJ Lawson
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An Evening with TJ Lawson
$12 – $15 | The Music Hall @ 722 Commerce Street
August 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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3rd Annual All White R&B Night
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3rd Annual All White R&B Night
$10 – $20 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
August 30 @ 9:00 pm
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Oak Ridge Boys: American Made Farewell Tour
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Oak Ridge Boys: American Made Farewell Tour
$48 – $117 | Historic Academy Theatre
September 5 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Luther Re-Lives
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Luther Re-Lives
$15 – $58 | Historic Academy Theatre
September 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Lynchburg Virginia Elvis Festival 2025
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Lynchburg Virginia Elvis Festival 2025
$30 – $500 | Historic Academy Theatre
September 11 - September 14
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Join Roads to Recovery for An Evening with Chris Herren
Performances
Join Roads to Recovery for An Evening with Chris Herren
$25 | Historic Academy Theatre
September 18 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Bingo Loco
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Bingo Loco
$33 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
September 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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LSO Presents Bold Sounds & Bright Stars
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LSO Presents Bold Sounds & Bright Stars
$20 – $100 | Historic Academy Theatre
September 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Black Violin: Full Circle Tour
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Black Violin: Full Circle Tour
$30 – $78 | Historic Academy Theatre
September 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Melissa Etheridge
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Melissa Etheridge
$48 – $107 | Historic Academy Theatre
October 1 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Masterworx Presents: NEWSIES The Broadway Musical
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Masterworx Presents: NEWSIES The Broadway Musical
$15 – $25 | Historic Academy Theatre
October 9 - October 12
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Vitamin String Quartet
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Vitamin String Quartet
$20 – $85 | Historic Academy Theatre
October 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Clay Festival 2025
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Clay Festival 2025
Free | Historic Theatre Mezzanine Lot
October 18 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Roanoke Ballet Theatre Presents Dracula
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Roanoke Ballet Theatre Presents Dracula
$20 – $75 | Historic Academy Theatre
October 19 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Wicked Warehouse Ft. The Dundies
Performances
Wicked Warehouse Ft. The Dundies
$10 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
October 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Opera On The James Presents: Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
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Opera On The James Presents: Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
$15 – $240 | Historic Academy Theatre
November 7 - November 9
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Happy Holidays with the LSO
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Happy Holidays with the LSO
$20 – $100 | Historic Academy Theatre
December 6
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Bingo Loco
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Bingo Loco
$33 | Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre
December 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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LSO Presents Abbey Road: The Beatles Experience
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LSO Presents Abbey Road: The Beatles Experience
$20 – $100 | Historic Academy Theatre
March 7, 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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LSO Presents America at 250: A Musical Celebration
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LSO Presents America at 250: A Musical Celebration
$20 – $100 | Historic Academy Theatre
May 16, 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Phone: 434-528-3256

600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

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