BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.friendsofblueridge.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T210000
DTSTAMP:20251007T165010Z
CREATED:20250902T163520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T165010Z
UID:10000010-1760551200-1760562000@www.friendsofblueridge.org
SUMMARY:2025 Annual Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains\, the only nonprofit organization focused exclusively on the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northern Virginia and Jefferson County W.Va.\, for our popular Annual Celebration Wednesday\, October 15\, from 6–9pm. The event will be held at Good Spirit Farm & Winery\, with catering provided by Savoir Fare Catering. \nYou’ll enjoy live music by Keith Dill and Sam Hall\, award winning musicians with deep roots in bluegrass\, old-time\, country\, Irish\, jazz\, and alternative rock. They blend tradition with innovation across genres. Together\, they bring a dynamic and distinctive voice to every inspired performance. \nOur featured speaker will be Mills Kelly\, historian\, podcaster\, photographer\, and author of “Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail” and the forthcoming “A Hiker’s History of the Appalachian Trail.” Mills will share hikers’ stories from his book: What did those hikers eat? What kind of gear did they carry? Why did they go hiking in the first place? What was their relationship to the natural world they found along the trail? What was it like to hike as a woman\, as a person of color\, as someone with a disability? And how did all those things change over the 100 years of the trail’s history? \nPlus! Announcement of the annual Friend of the Mountain award\, delicious wines\, sumptuous food by Savoir Fare Catering\, time to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Get your tickets using the form below. \nAnnual Meeting Tickets 2025
URL:https://www.friendsofblueridge.org/event/2025-celebration/
LOCATION:Good Spirit Farm & Winery\, 35113 Snickersville Turnpike\, Roundhill\, VA\, 20141\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.friendsofblueridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Good-Spirit.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T190000
DTSTAMP:20241009T121308Z
CREATED:20240909T192151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T121308Z
UID:10000001-1728748800-1728759600@www.friendsofblueridge.org
SUMMARY:PEC’s Gem Bingol to Be Honored As Friend of the Mountain
DESCRIPTION:Join us October 12\, from 4–7pm\, as we honor Piedmont Environmental Council’s Gem Bingol with our Friend of the Mountain award. The event will be held at Camden Farm in Boyce\, Va. The afternoon will feature music by Shenandoah Valley favorites Keith Dill and Kevin Slick\, and catering by Jordan Springs Market BBQ. George Ohrstrom of Clarke County will offer a presentation on the growth and impacts of data centers in Northern Virginia. \nSince 1998\, Bingol has covered land use and transportation issues in Loudoun County\, focusing on helping people make positive impacts on their communities.  “Loudoun County and its iconic Blue Ridge Mountains have faced many conservation challenges over the past few decades\, and through each one Gem has been there to help communities navigate them\,” said Friends founder and board member Carole Napolitano. “She is so deserving of this honor!” \nTickets are $75 per person\, and includes dinner and beverages. All proceeds support the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains mission\, including our annual college scholarship program. \nAnnual Meeting Tickets 2024
URL:https://www.friendsofblueridge.org/event/friends-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Camden Farm\, 640 Sunny Canyon Lane\, Boyce\, VA\, 22620\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.friendsofblueridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Gem-Bingol-headshot-e1728475961232.jpeg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR