Walking the Line Celebration Concert

Sunspots Pavilion 202 Lewis Street, Staunton, VA, United States

The Celebration Concert will welcome the walkers from "Walking the Line: Into the Heart of Virginia" to a family-style concert with Laurie Lichtenwalner, Boxcar Speakeasy, Rick Olivarez Trio and more. Rain or shine with tents and chairs for our audience with reservations. Food from The Saucy Bird and The Dirty Bean. A family style, bluegrass […]

Free

No Pipeline Concert

Seven Arrows Brewing Co. 2508 Jefferson Hwy,, Waynesboro, VA, United States

Come join Friends of Augusta for an afternoon of music and speakers at Seven Arrows Brewery in Waynesboro music by: The Crossed Eyed Cats The Findells Charlottesville Community Drum Choir Free Family friendly Latest pipeline Information

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Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday June 28, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP with the Knitting Nanas of Virginia.  Bring your knitting, your signs, and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters.

Knit-in at the Rivah!

You're invited to bring your handwork and join the Knitting Nannas of Virginia as we stage a knit-in to celebrate the beauty of the James River near the place where the proposed ACP would blast through the river to insert a 42" pipeline. Walking groups will be passing through this area for lunch...and others from […]

Free

Meet and Greet “Walking The Line” walkers

Union Hill Church 1496 Union Hill Rd, Buckingham, VA, United States

Come join with Friends of Buckingham, Union Hill Church and others in the community as we welcome the Walking the Line walkers into the final destination of their peaceful walk of resistance along the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. We will share church service at Union Hill Church, dedicate a new sign, sing […]

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Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, protest against the ACP.  Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Friends of Nelson.

Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday July 19, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP with the Knitting Nanas of Virginia. Bring your knitting, your signs, and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters.

Walking The Line: C’ville Celebration & Next Steps

Firefly Restaurant 1304 E Market St, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Walking The Line: C'ville Celebration & Next Steps We walked into the beating heart of Virginia, along the roads, across the rivers & streams, through the fields & forests, up and over the mountains... we had a deeply impactful time, while sowing seeds of connection & community to protect our land, water and air, to […]

Free

Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, protest against the ACP. Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Friends of Nelson.

Free

Fighting the Pipeline: A Presentation by Appalachian Voices

Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, United States

Appalachian Voices works at the nexus of America’s ongoing shift from dirty energy to solar, wind and other 21st-century energy sources. We defend our region from mountaintop removal coal mining, fracked-gas pipeline building, and other harmful practices while promoting clean energy sources that generate local jobs and community wealth and that sustain Appalachia’s incomparable natural heritage. […]

Free

 

Friends of Nelson welcomes event listings from all related groups who are working to oppose the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.  To have your event listed on our calendar, please contact us at friendsofnelsonweb@gmail.com.