What's Happening in Nelson

January 8, 15
Come sing and dine at the Lovingston Opry.  Dinner from 5 pm until 9 pm and karaoke from 7 pm until 11 pm.    Enjoy a huge selection of music and prepare to dance the night away!  632 Front Street in Lovingston.  434-263-8305.

January 16
Wine and Cheese Pairing at Wintergreen Winery. Guided presentation of cheeses of the world paired with Wintergreen’s wines. Fee includes generous tastings and wine glass. 6pm – 8 pm Limited space for this popular after hours event. Reservations necessary. Located in beautiful Nelson County on the Sunrise Side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 434-361-2519

January 16
Come  and enjoy the Acoustic Locomotion and General Hijinx of Hobo Jac at the Lovingston Opry.  Special guests from Ohio, ButterBaugh and Adam.  Open for dinner at 5 pm and the show  begins at 8 pm.  632 Front Street in Lovingston.  434-263-8305.

January 16
The Lovingston Farm Market moves indoors to the Nelson Center Great Room from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be food for sale and musical entertainment. 434-263-8074

January 22, 29
Come sing and dine at the Lovingston Opry.  Dinner from 5 pm until 9 pm and karaoke from 7 pm until 11 pm.    Enjoy a huge selection of music and prepare to dance the night away!    632 Front Street in Lovingston.  434-263-8305.

January 30
The Lovingston Opry takes a ride on the wild side with the rock and roll band, Creeksyde.  Mix of rock n’ roll from Stone Temple Pilots, Match Box 20, Creed, Marshall Tucker and many more.   Open for dinner at 5 pm and the show  begins at 8 pm.    632 Front Street in Lovingston.  434-263-8305.

January 30
Wintergreen Nature Foundation and Nelson County Historical Society  present Cradle for Democracy-the Jefferson Years.  7:00 pm at the Nelson County High School Auditorium. The first one (Acts I and II) will focus on the treaty and debates over the purchase of Louisiana, commingled with scenes that are taking place in Nelson County. That play will close with actors in costume rising within the audience (the Senate) and debating the constitutionality of the purchase, before the Senate Chairman who was Vice President Aaron Burr. Acts III and IV will start with Jefferson showing Meriwether Lewis how to accomplish celestial navigation in the midst of the audience (Hopefully with the stars displayed in a darkened auditorium on a screen) with a latitude hook and a sextant. It will be followed by scenes of Lewis and Clark on the upper Missouri with slides of the actual locations as props. Again, scenes from local history will be interspersed with the national scene. This will include William Cabell as governor during the trial of Aaron Burr which occurred in Richmond. (Yes, he who was Vice President and Chair of the Senate in the second act, is tried for treason in the fourth act…historically correct) The second play (Acts III, IV) will end with Nelson becoming a county.  434-325-8169