Upcoming events.
Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Just a 15-minute drive from Radford, this museum offers “glimpses into the lives of those that lived along the main migration route west.” For more info, visit: www.wildernessroadmuseum.com
Fincastle Company, 18th Century Living History Interpreters
Interpreter on Indigenous History
Enslaved People’s History Exhibit
Performance by musician Ricky Cox
Onsite Scavenger Hunt
Glencoe Mansion
Art Show continues; exhibit and video on Mary Draper Ingles and other exhibits on Native Americans and the Civil War; Statue and New River Train Observatory sites open to visitors.
Long Way Brewing
Food Truck: Salty’s Lobster 12 PM-9 PM
Kids Zone
Live Music—“Committed To Monday” 1 PM-3:30 PM
Live Music—Zan Armentrout 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Mary Draper Ingles Interpretative Performance 6:30 PM
Features West Virginia actress, storyteller and historian Karen Vuranch.
Live Music—Fritz Schindler Group 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Glencoe Mansion
Fincastle Company, 18th Century Living History Interpreters–All Day
Wool Spinning Demonstration 10 AM
English and Scottish Country Dancing Demonstrations by “The Inspired Scholar” 10 AM
Live Music—Common Thread–11 AM and 2 PM
Jeff Levy and Randy Hylton have a unique eclectic blend of Classic Rock, Bluegrass, Classic Country, Americana and Folk, Gospel and a wide range of original compositions.
Live Music—Ricky Cox 12:30 PM
Period Clothing Demonstration by Dina Smith-Glaviana, Director of the Oris Glisson Historic and Textile Collection at Virginia Tech. 11 AM-4 PM
Petting Zoo 10 AM-4 PM
Kids’ Sporting Activities with Radford University Athletics
“Follow Her Journey” Gallery Exhibit Continues inside Glencoe Mansion 10 AM-4 PM
Exhibit and a video tell the Mary Ingles story, and the Gift Shop features Mary-themed items.
Statue and train observatory Open All Day (Dawn-Dusk)
Historic Ingles Farm
Interpreters will be here all day to share info on the ferry site, the family cemetery, and colonial farm life. The farm, which is on national and state historic registers, is still in family hands.
Long Way Brewing
Live Music: The Woogemen—serving up a hot helping of blues, jazz, folk, rock and some fine pickin! 6PM-9 PM
Meet and Greet with West Virginia actress, storyteller and historian Karen Vuranch, portraying Mary Draper Ingles
Food Truck: Bluegrass BBQ 4 PM-9PM
MDI Pint Glass Night– Mary’s Journey Pint Release
The Mary, Mary beer will be re-released this Friday evening.
Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery
Glencoe open for tours 10 AM – 5 PM
Dedication of the Mary Draper Ingles Cultural Heritage Park 5 PM
The Park, home to the Ingles statue and the New River Train Observatory, overlooks the New River and an active Norfolk Southern rail line.
Opening Reception for Exhibit “Follow Her Journey” 5:30 PM
A multi-artist show themed on the life and times of Ingles.
Historic Smithfield Plantation
Smithfield open for tours 10 AM-5 PM
Just a 25-minute drive from Radford, Historic Smithfield is a plantation house built from 1772 to 1774 by Col. William Preston. For more info, visit www.historicsmithfield.org.