Name: Riverfest 2026 – Year of the Brook Trout
Start: 2026-05-02T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-02T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Constitution Park

September 2025
Science Talk! Marshall Boyd, VMNH: What’s in a Name? How Taxonomy Fuels Museums
Featured September 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
We're kicking off the series on Tuesday, September 16th with Marshall Boyd, Research & Collections Technician at the Virginia Museum of Natural History. His talk is titled What’s in a Name? How Taxonomy Fuels the World of Museums. Topic: Taxonomy (the science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms into groups based on shared characteristics) plays […]
Free
October 2025
Science Talk! Dr Joe Keiper, VMNH – Historic Bird Collections: A Time Machine for Bird Conservation and a Gateway for Avian Appreciation
Featured October 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Our second Science Talk of the series on Tuesday, October 21st features Dr Joe Keiper, Executive Director at the Virginia Museum of Natural History. Historic Bird Collections: A Time Machine for Bird Conservation and a Gateway for Avian Appreciation Topic Details: Dr. Keiper will talk about how to get into birding and citizen science, and delve […]
Free
November 2025
Science Talk! John E. Ross: Here’s to the Weather Warriors!
Featured November 11, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Please join us on Tuesday, November 11th, at 7 pm for a special Veteran's Day Science Talk at the Wayne Theatre. John E. Ross will give a talk titled Here’s to the Weather Warriors! All was ready for D-day. Aboard ships steaming in the English Channel, thousands of troops waited anxiously. In their camps by […]
Free
Waynesboro Comprehensive Plan Open House
Featured November 19, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Waynesboro High School 1200 W Main St, Waynesboro, United States
Join us at the upcoming Open House! You’re invited to a community open house on November 19 at 5 p.m. at Waynesboro High School to learn more about and discuss the Comprehensive Plan update. This is an opportunity to give input on various important issues that affect the daily lives of residents, businesses, and visitors […]
Free
January 2026
Science Talk! Storytelling and Watershed Science: Premiering “Chessie’s Big Adventure”
Featured January 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Storytelling and Watershed Science: Premiering “Chessie’s Big Adventure” Update: the first 50 people to arrive at the Wayne Theatre will receive a small "Chessie" duckie! Tell your friends! Yellow rubber duckie with SRWC logo - first 50 arrivals to the Science Talk get one free! High in the Blue Ridge Mountains south of Waynesboro, water […]
Free
February 2026
Science Talk! Rare and Unique Plants of Augusta County and the Central Appalachian Mountains with Chris Ludwig and Gary Fleming
Featured February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Chris Ludwig, former Chief Biologist for the State of Virginia, and Gary P. Fleming, Ecologist Emeritus with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage, will give a Science Talk about the Rare and Unique Plants of Augusta County and the Central Appalachian Mountains in Virginia Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 @ 7 […]
Free
March 2026
Science Talk! Native Bees in Local Landscapes with UVA’s T’ai Roulston
Featured March 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Appreciating and Promoting Native Bees in Local Landscapes with T'ai Roulston March 17, 2026, 7 pm at the Wayne Theatre Topic: The University of Virginia's T'ai Roulston will highlight research on and explore the natural history of Virginia's native bee species. Wild bee species pollinate the bulk of native plants in Virginia's wild areas, are […]
Free
April 2026
Informational Gathering at Basic City
Featured April 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Basic City Beer 1010 East Main St, Waynesboro, VA, United States
We will hold an Informational Gathering at Basic City Beer in Waynesboro on Thursday, April 9th, from 6-7:30 pm. Please bring neighbors, friends, anyone interested in volunteering, etc. Our goal is to spread the mission of SRWC and encourage those interested in watershed events to support our organization through volunteerism or otherwise. SRWC will provide […]
Free
Science Talk! Forest Forensics with Chris Bolgiano
Featured April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Join us at the Wayne Theatre on Tuesday, April 21st at 7 pm for Chris Bolgiano’s Science Talk Forest Forensics: Finding Clues to the Past in Our Woods Today. Well over a century after the establishment of national forests across the Appalachian Mountains, their origin story has faded from common memory. After all, trees blanket […]
Free
May 2026
“Hidden Rivers” Movie – Riverfest Eve Kickoff!
Featured May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Wayne Theatre 521 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia
Friday, May 1, 2026 – Riverfest Kickoff event at the historic Wayne Theatre Join us for an exciting two-day celebration! Riverfest 2026 kicks off Friday evening with a special and free viewing of the incredible documentary Hidden Rivers, offering an engaging and inspiring start to the weekend. Friday Night Kickoff:Join us at the Wayne Theatre […]
Free
Clean the Bay Day 2026
Featured May 2 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Constitution Park 101 Short Street, Waynesboro, VA, United States
Clean the Bay Day! Saturday, May 2, 2026 9am – 12 noon 101 Short St., Waynesboro Join us in helping Hershey support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Clean the Bay Day by cleaning up along the banks of the South River! All materials will be provided. Meet at the Dominion Shelter in Constitution Park at 101 […]
Free
Riverfest 2026 – Year of the Brook Trout
Featured May 2 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Constitution Park 101 Short Street, Waynesboro, VA, United States
Join us for an exciting two-day celebration! The event kicks off Friday evening with a special and free viewing of the incredible documentary Hidden Rivers, offering an engaging and inspiring start to the weekend. Then on Saturday, the energy continues with a full festival experience featuring Reptile World shows, Stream Safari, presentation by the Wildlife Center […]
Free

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