Highland

Independence Day Concert and Celebration
2019-07-04 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
On July 4th, Highland will host the Heifetz International Music Institute for a free concert from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and free grounds access throughout the day. A classically-inspired ensemble from Heifetz will bring a uniquely innovative and expressive concert that will appeal to all ages. Visitors can enjoy family games and activities from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Access to grounds is FREE ALL DAY on Independence Day.
Fourth of July picnics are welcome at our fifth president’s home!
Please note that James Monroe’s Highland does not permit pets on the property. Leashed service animals, as defined by the ADA, are permitted.

*Images courtesy of Gene Runion

Musical guest Timothy Seaman to perform at Highland
2019-06-05 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, for a special performance in the Highland Museum Shop by featured musical guest Timothy Seaman. Enjoy the soothing sound of the hammered dulcimer while browsing our selection of locally made crafts in the Highland Artisan Room. This event is free and open to the public.
Check out Timothy’s musical magic in the video below:
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Highland Rustic Trails Dog Day
2019-05-19 09:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
On Sunday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. to dusk, we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun!
The Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to the public. All dogs must be leashed. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their animals. Please keep our trails clean so everyone can enjoy their experience on the Highland Rustic Trails.
*Please note that while dogs will be allowed on the Highland Rustic Trails on May 19, only service animals, as defined by the ADA, are permitted in the ticketed museum area.

Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase
2019-05-05 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us and Virginia Humanities on Sunday, May 5, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. (rain or shine), for the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase. Virginia’s folk masters and their apprentices will be here at Highland for a celebration of traditional music, food, and crafts. The festival will feature the graduating class of masters and apprentices and welcome in the new class, plus many Virginia Folklife apprenticeship program alumni. This event is FREE and open to the public.
For more information visit VirginiaFolklife.org and VirginiaHumanities.org.

Annual Highland Sheep Shearing
2019-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
Highland’s annual sheep shearing will take place on Sunday, April 28 (rain or shine). At 2:00 p.m. Tom Stanley will demonstrate the New Zealand sheep shearing method at this educational, agricultural event. We will also have traditional wool carding and spinning demonstrations for the family from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
If the weather is favorable, visitors are encouraged to enjoy a picnic lunch on the grounds.
Admission to the sheep shearing event is $5 per person. Children under 6 are admitted free. Monroe’s Farm Friends members are admitted FREE OF CHARGE!
About Tom Stanley
Tom Stanley has worked with sheep his entire life, starting with an orphaned lamb when he was 9 years old. He started shearing his own sheep when he was 14 years old. Today, Tom is employed by Virginia Tech as an Agriculture Extension Agent based in Rockbridge County and keeps a small flock of 40 breeding sheep that lamb each April.

Girl Scout Day at Highland
2019-04-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us on Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for Girl Scout Day at James Monroe’s Highland! Experience arts and crafts outdoors at the home of the Fifth President of the United States. Participate in a historic dance workshop, painting, nature photography, and more. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds after the event. An Outdoor Art Creator or Outdoor Art Explorer badge is included with the program fee. Program is available to Brownies and Juniors.
Girls MUST attend with an adult (over 18) who stays with them at the event.

Program Cost: $10 per girl. Free for adult chaperones and tag-a-longs. Pay by check or credit card (call 434-293-8000 for credit card payments).
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Highland Honey and Mead Tasting
2019-04-11 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax)
Join us on Thursday, April 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the Highland Honey and Mead Tasting. Guests will have a chance to speak with volunteer beekeepers Paul Legrand and Leslie Bouterie, sample honey from Highland and around the world, and enjoy music by artists from The Front Porch Roots Music School! In addition to honey sampling, Hilltop Berry Farm & Winery, Black Heath Meadery, and Skjald Meadworks will be offering tastings of their Virginia-made mead. These fine meaderies will also have their craft brews available to purchase!
Admission to this event is $5 per person. Children under 6 are admitted free. While this is a family friendly event, guests must be 21 or older (bring a valid ID) to participate in the mead tasting or purchase mead. Advance registration is suggested.
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Historic Tree Walk at Highland
2019-04-05 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Halifax)
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Join us on Friday April 5, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., for a spring tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards! Participants will learn more about Highland’s trees during this free 90-minute walk at James Monroe’s historic property. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of mature ash, black walnut, maples, oaks, and other native trees. You will also see a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Learn how to identify trees in the spring using their structure, bark, and many other features as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Attendance is limited to 25 participants.
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Historic Tree Walk at Highland
2019-03-29 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Halifax)
** Registration Full **
Join us on Friday March 29, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., for a spring tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards! Participants will learn more about Highland’s trees during this free 90-minute walk at James Monroe’s historic property. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of mature ash, black walnut, maples, oaks, and other native trees. You will also see a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Learn how to identify trees in the spring using their structure, bark, and many other features as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Attendance is limited to 25 participants.
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Virginia Festival of the Book: Reexamining the Birth of a Nation, Jamestown and 1619
2019-03-24 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Halifax)
In partnership with the 25th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book, Highland will host James Horn, author of 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy, and Joseph Kelly, author of Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin, on Sunday, March 24 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Horn and Kelly, in conversation with archaeologist and Highland executive director Sara Bon-Harper, will reexamine well-known stories of the origins of Virginia. This event is free and open to the public.
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Virginia Festival of the Book: James Monroe, A Republican Champion
2019-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Highland, in partnership with the 25th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book, will host Brook Poston, author of James Monroe: A Republican Champion, on Wednesday, March 20 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Poston, in conversation with Highland executive director Sara Bon-Harper, will present his new biography, offering new interpretations of James Monroe and how he attempted to craft a legacy for himself as a champion of American republicanism. This event is free and open to the public.
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Drop Spindle Class
2019-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
On Saturday, March 2, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, Highland will host a drop spindle class. Led by crafter Russell Hubert, participants will learn how to spin wool using the traditional drop spindle method.
Wool used during the drop spindle class will be provided by Highland from our flock of Dorset sheep. Participants in the class will learn how this wool is processed from fleece to yarn using early-nineteenth century techniques.
Admission to the drop spindle class is $10 per person. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. No materials or experience are needed to participate. Drop spindle kits will be available for purchase in the Highland Museum shop for those who would like to continue their spinning experience at home!
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About Russell Hubert
Crafter Russell Hubert has been with Highland for over 25 years. Russell was originally hired as an open hearth cook, and branched out to many other historical crafts. He mastered the historic art of paper quilling and his work has been featured in the White House and Virginia Governor’s Mansion. Russell has been hand-spinning wool at Highland for over 15 years, teaching a countless number of curious adults and children alike.

Slavery at Highland
2019-02-23 12:00 - 15:00, 2019-02-16 12:00 - 15:00, 2019-02-09 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
We invite you to visit and learn more about the enslaved African American men, women, and children who worked on James Monroe’s property through our Slavery at Highland program. Bring your questions and come engage with a Highland guide at this drop-in station. The Slavery at Highland program is included with admission to Highland.
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After Hours at Highland
2018-12-14 16:30 - 2018-12-29 18:30 (America/Halifax)
Are you looking for a special taste of Highland? Join us for an after hours holiday tour and open hearth cooking at the home of President James Monroe. This small-group program will be offered at twilight on four dates in December. Open hearth cooks Pat Willis and Sharon Heard will lead participants in making several different Monroe era desserts, which guests will enjoy by candlelight. While the desserts are cooking, guests will enjoy a guided visit of the Presidential guest house and museum spaces decorated for the holidays.
The After Hours at Highland holiday tours will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on four separate dates. Each after hours holiday session will be limited to ten guests. Admission to After Hours at Highland is $28 per participant. We accept Visa and Mastercard. Select a date below to register:

Friday, Dec 14 SOLD OUT

Saturday, Dec 15 SOLD OUT

Friday, Dec 28

Saturday, Dec 29

Historic Tree Walk at Highland
2018-12-07 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Halifax)
Join us on Friday December 7, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., for a winter tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards! Participants will learn more about Highland’s trees during this free 90-minute walk at James Monroe’s historic property. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of mature ash, black walnut, maples, oaks, and other native trees. You will also see a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Learn how to identify trees in the winter using their structure, bark, nuts, and many other features as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Attendance is limited to 25 participants.
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Silhouettes by Studio Zero
2018-12-01 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
On Saturday, December 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Margo Hamilton and Ron Evans of Studio Zero Photography will offer sittings for couples, individuals, and children for their modern take on the silhouette at James Monroe’s Highland.
These silhouettes make wonderful holiday, birthday, and anniversary gifts. Studio Zero is waiving the $100 sitting fee for silhouettes made at Highland for one day only. This on-site offering presents significant savings while giving the opportunity to support Highland. Thirty percent of all proceeds will go toward educational programming at the historic estate of James Monroe.
Admission fees do not apply, and each 15-minute sitting includes a complimentary house tour to be redeemed that day for up to two people. Enjoy our newly revised house tour free of charge, and take home your silhouette that day.* Ron and Margo are offering three print options:
Option 1: 5×7 – $30
Option 2: 8×10 – $40
Option 3: 11×14 – $55 *This option will be mailed to you. Price includes postage.
Payment must be made in person via credit card, cash, or check. Space is limited. Reservations are suggested, but walk-ups will be accepted. To reserve your sitting, click on the button below.
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About Studio Zero Photography
Studio Zero Photography, a partnership between photographers Margo Hamilton and Ron Evans, is located at the historic McGuffey Art Center in downtown Charlottesville, Va. Margo and Ron are especially passionate about their silhouette photography and take considerable pleasure in bringing people joy through their unique creations. For more information about Studio Zero Photography visit their website studiozerocville.com.

Veterans Day Special Events
2018-11-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
On Monday, November 12, to honor and thank U.S. veterans, all active duty, former, and retired United States military personnel will receive free admission to James Monroe’s Highland for Veterans Day. We will also offer the following special events:
Visitors can listen to Colonel Monroe in performances held at 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., as he recounts the American Revolution.
From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., a living timeline of veterans will represent soldiers from the Revolutionary War through Operation Desert Storm. Visitors are invited to explore the evolution of the American soldier since Monroe’s day. Two World War II Jeeps will also be on display.
For non-military visitors the veterans timeline, Monroe performance, and the guided tour are included with admission.

Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony
2018-11-12 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
On Monday, November 12, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., the University of Virginia Army ROTC Cadets, the Buford Middle School band, and featured speaker Colonel James O’Kelley, USMC, Ret., will join us for a ceremony in salute to our veterans. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Home Educator Day at Highland
2018-11-07 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
James Monroe’s Highland will host Home Educator Day on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In addition to guided tours geared toward home educator families, participants can enjoy additional historic demonstrations and craft activities including:

Open hearth cooking
War of 1812 militia soldiers
Wool spinning demonstration
Performances by Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.)
Cross stitch sampling programs (11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.)
Additional historic games and crafts

Home Educator Day at Highland is $5.00 for participants and adult chaperones. Children under 6 and Monroe’s Farm Friends are FREE. We invite you to bring a picnic and spend the day at the home of our nation’s 5th president!
Guided tours will be available every 20 minutes beginning at 10:20 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Each tour slot can accommodate 16 individuals. Guests must register online to guarantee a specific tour time. Online tour registration will close at midnight on November 6. Walk-up visitors may register for a tour on a first come, first served basis on the day of the event.
Preregistration for this event has closed.

Sponsored by the James Monroe Museum, Barnes and Noble of Charlottesville, and Home Educators Association of Virginia.

Highland Book Club: November Meeting
2018-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us on Tuesday, November 6, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., for an evening of lively literary discussion at Highland, the home of President James Monroe. This event is FREE and open to the public.
During the November meeting of our book club, Highland guide Miranda Burnett will lead the group in discussion of Ties That Bound: Founding First Ladies and Slaves, by Marie Jenkins Schwartz. Guests can support Highland by purchasing their copy at the Highland Museum Shop.
The Chicago Press says “Behind every great man stands a great woman. And behind that great woman stands a slave. Or so it was in the households of the Founding Fathers from Virginia, where slaves worked and suffered throughout the domestic environments of the era, from Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Montpelier to the nation’s capital. American icons like Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, and Dolley Madison were all slaveholders. And as Marie Jenkins Schwartz uncovers in Ties That Bound, these women, as the day-to-day managers of their households, dealt with the realities of a slaveholding culture directly and continually, even in the most intimate of spaces.”
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Halloween at Highland
2018-10-28 13:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
James Monroe’s Highland, in partnership with the Albemarle County Fair, will host Halloween at Highland, an afternoon and evening of fall fun, on Sunday, October 28, from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Admission to the event includes hayrides through the Highland pastures, walks through the corn maze, and entry in the children’s Halloween costume contest. Food, drink, pumpkins, and face painting will be available for purchase. All proceeds will support agricultural programming and the Albemarle County Fair at Highland.
The costume contest is limited to children age twelve and under and will take place at 4:00 p.m.
Admission is $5 per participant. Children under 6 years old are admitted FREE.

Highland Book Club: October Meeting
2018-10-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us on Tuesday, October 2, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., for an evening of lively literary discussion at Highland, the home of President James Monroe. This event is FREE and open to the public.
During the October meeting of our book club, Highland guide Sharon Hiner will lead the group in discussion of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789, by Joseph J. Ellis. Guests can support Highland by purchasing their copy at the Highland Museum Shop.
Penguin Random House says “In The Quartet, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph Ellis tells the unexpected story of America’s second great founding and of the men most responsible—Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison: why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew.”
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Historic Tree Walk at Highland
2018-09-21 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Halifax)
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Join us on Friday September 21, from 9 – 10:30 a.m., for a fall tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards! Participants will learn more about Highland’s trees during this free 90-minute walk at James Monroe’s historic property. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of mature ash, black walnut, maples, oaks, and other native trees. You will also see a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time! Learn how to identify trees in the fall using leaves, bark, twigs, form, and many other features, as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Attendance is limited to 25 participants.

Highland Book Club: September Meeting
2018-09-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us on Tuesday, September 4, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., for an evening of lively literary discussion at Highland, the home of President James Monroe. This event is FREE and open to the public.
During the September meeting of our book club, Highland guide Chris Keating will lead the group in discussion of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, by Sarah Vowell. This book is available in the Highland Museum Shop for purchase.
The Washington Post says “Vowell takes as her province the innumerable eccentric ways that people manage to squeeze personal and civic meaning out of a world framed by pop culture…Her wit makes these stories funny, of course, but so do her curiosity and ear for vernacular, which yield further revelation and insight.”
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Tuesday Tunes with The Pollocks
2018-08-14 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Tuesday Tunes is now a FREE concert series! James Monroe’s Highland, in partnership with The Front Porch, will host the 4th annual Tuesday Tunes, a three-part series of summertime evening concerts at the home of President James Monroe. These performances are a perfect opportunity to bring the family out with blanket and chairs to enjoy music from Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region!
The final Tuesday Tunes of the season will take place on August 14, from 6 to 9 p.m., and will feature The Pollocks!

Local food and beverage vendors will be on-site. Guests are encouraged to buy or pack a picnic and experience the beauty of James Monroe’s Highland at dusk. While alcohol will be available for purchase at Tuesday Tunes, guests are asked to leave their own alcoholic beverages at home.

About The Pollocks

The Pollocks started around a kitchen table and a bottle of brown liquor. Around 2008, we had more songs than sense and decided that we were just as entitled to glory and riches as anybody. It’s not a complicated process- you turn on the machines, plug in and give up your ghost. Then again, there’s the job, sickness, breakups, jealousy, hangovers, weather… So through thick and thinner, we keep cranking out the widgets- flushing money down the toilet and swan-diving into the madness of it all. We play shows. We reflect. The songs pile up…

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Albemarle County Fair at Highland
2018-07-26 16:00 - 2018-07-28 21:00 (America/Halifax)
The Albemarle County Fair is scheduled from Thursday, July 26 through Saturday, July 28 on the grounds of Highland. Fair hours will be 4 to 9 pm on Thursday, July 26, and 10am to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28. Tickets are $5 per person and free for children under 6 years of age.
This fun and festive “Old-Time Country Fair” will be a three-day agricultural celebration, complete with exhibits, baked goods, crafts, family entertainment, events, livestock, and grand old-time country fun. In addition to this year’s attractions, the fair, in collaboration with James Monroe’s Highland, will offer demonstrations of historic and cultural significance, including a blacksmith, wool spinning and weaving, and a reproduction button maker.
The Albemarle County Fair Board thanks the community for their interest and continued support and looks forward to sharing and celebrating the best of our rich and lively agricultural community at this year’s fair at James Monroe’s Highland.
James Monroe’s Highland does not permit pets on the property. Leashed service animals, as defined by the ADA, are permitted.
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Livestock Schedule

Thursday 7/26

Thursday, July 26
Livestock Tent: Animal Check-In 12:00–3:00pm
Show Starts at 5:00pm:
SHEEP CLASSES:
401–Senior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 14–19)
402–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
403–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience) 404–Pre-junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 5–8)
405–Open Lamb
407–Market Lamb (over 85 lbs)
408–Breed Ewe
FIBER ANIMAL CLASSES: 500–Fiber Sheep
MEAT GOAT CLASSES:
601–Senior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 14–19)
602–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
603–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience) 604–Pre-junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 5–8)
605–Open Goat
606–Feeder Goat (under 50 lbs)
607–Market Goat (over 50 lbs)
608–Breed Meat Goat Doe
DAIRY GOAT CLASSES:
700–Dairy Goats
POULTRY CLASSES:
801–Senior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 14–19)
802–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
803–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience)
804–Pre-junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 5–8)
805–Open Poultry
806–Market Chicken
807–Market Turkey
808–Chicken
809–Turkey
810–Duck
811–Guinea
RABBIT CLASSES:
901–Senior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 14–19)
902–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
903–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience)
904–Pre-junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 5–8)
905–Open Rabbit
906–Market Rabbit
908–Breed Rabbit (Doe or Buck)

Friday 7/27

Friday, July 27
Show starts at 5:00pm:
BEEF CATTLE CLASSES:
101–Senior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 14–19)
102–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
103–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience)
105–Open Steer
106–Feeder Steer (min 400 lbs, max 999 lbs)
107–Market Steer (min 1000 lbs, max 1400 lbs) 108-109–Beef Heifer
DAIRY CATTLE CLASSES:
202–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
203–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience)
207–Dairy Heifer Calf
SWINE CLASSES:
301–Senior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 14–19)
302–Junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 9–13)
303–Novice Fitting & Showmanship (no prior experience)
304–Pre-junior Fitting & Showmanship (ages 5–8)
305–Open Hog
306–Feeder Hog (under 200 lbs)
307–Market Hog (min 200 lbs, max 300 lbs)
308–Breed Gilt

Saturday 7/28

Saturday, July 28
OLD TIMER’S FUN CLASS: 11:00am
BUYER’S LUNCH: 12:30pm
MARKET ANIMAL AUCTION: 2:00pm

Entertainment Schedule

Thursday 7/26

Thursday, July 26
Tommy Wood
6:00-9:00
Singer-Songwriter Tommy Wood was born and raised in Ruckersville VA. Musical seeds of faith and family were planted in rich, melodious soil for Country Music Recording Artist Tommy Wood. To date, Tommy has recorded five albums with heartfelt country songs that can be heard by the whole family, filled with words that will forever soak into your ears and heart. Tommy has performed hundreds of shows on the east coast and mid-west including sharing the stage with many National acts. Tommy recently landed a spot on the Shenandoah Jamboree show at Cooter’s in Luray. His biggest influences come from Haggard and Jones to Daryle Singletary. Tommy’s fans regard him as a balladeer and certified down-home country singer.

Friday 7/27

Friday, July 27
Virginia Ramblers
6:00-9:00
The Virginia Ramblers are a traditional bluegrass band based out of central Virginia, in the Charlottesville area. We honor the legends of bluegrass, such as Jimmy Martin and the Stanley Brothers, and strive to carry on in that tradition. A band of bluegrass veterans, we focus on rich, vocal harmony and strong instrumentation. We perform secular and gospel bluegrass, with some original tunes.

Saturday 7/28

Saturday, July 28
Rocky Hill Bluegrass
6:00-9:00
Rocky Hill Bluegrass is a Central Virginia Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel Band playing traditional music with inspiration from the founders of Bluegrass music as well as from a few slightly newer bluegrass artists. We really like the old music and that is reflected in our performances. We strive to be the best young bluegrass band in our area with sibling harmonies, driving lively traditional bluegrass music, and entertaining performances!

Tuesday Tunes with Meadow Mountain
2018-07-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Tuesday Tunes is now a FREE concert series! James Monroe’s Highland, in partnership with The Front Porch, will host the 4th annual Tuesday Tunes, a three-part series of summertime evening concerts at the home of President James Monroe. These performances are a perfect opportunity to bring the family out with blanket and chairs to enjoy music from Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region!
The second Tuesday Tunes of the season will take place on July 10, from 6 to 9 p.m., and will feature George Guthrie’s group, Meadow Mountain!
Local food and beverage vendors will be on-site. Guests are encouraged to buy or pack a picnic and experience the beauty of James Monroe’s Highland at dusk. While alcohol will be available for purchase at Tuesday Tunes, guests are asked to leave their own alcoholic beverages at home.

About Meadow Mountain

Meadow Mountain started as a group of friends busking on the corner of the Vail farmers market, and it wasn’t long before they were playing gigs around Vail and Summit counties. They formed initially over a love of traditional and progressive bluegrass music. The band has given a TED talk, hosted Denver’s only performance jam, and won the prestigious Rockygrass band competition. Other notable achievements include 1st place at the 2017 Ullrgrass band competition, 3rd place at the 2017 Telluride bluegrass competition, and opening for The Del McCoury Band. They live in Denver, CO.

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Historic Tree Walk at Highland
2018-07-09 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Halifax)
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The July tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards has been rescheduled for Monday, July 9, from 9 – 10:30 a.m. Participants will learn more about Highland’s trees during this free 90-minute walk at James Monroe’s historic property. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of mature ash, black walnut, maples, oaks, and other native trees. You will also see a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time! Learn how to identify trees in the summer using leaves, bark, twigs, form, and many other features, as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation.
