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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Highland - ECPv6.8.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Highland X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://test.highland.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Highland 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:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T120000 DTSTAMP:20260521T131716 CREATED:20260108T162406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T162406Z UID:11899-1776506400-1776513600@test.highland.org SUMMARY:Garden Basics: Great Flowering Native Plants for Beauty and the Bees DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 18\, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.\, as we welcome the Piedmont Master Gardeners for a FREE program on choosing and growing native plants to support pollinators. Flowering native plants add beauty to gardens and provide crucial support for bees and other pollinators facing decline due to habitat loss\, pesticide overuse\, and climate change. Learn about some tried-and-true flowering natives for your garden and the resources for finding and maintaining them. We’ll also touch on native plant garden design to optimize ecological benefits. \nSpace is limited. Registration closes at 5 p.m. April 17 or when the class is full. Follow the link below to sign up for this FREE event! \n[su_button url=”https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/event/garden-basics-great-flowering-native-plants-for-beauty-and-the-bees/” target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#194789″ size=”8″ center=”yes” text_shadow=”1px 1px 4px #000000″]Register Today![/su_button] URL:https://test.highland.org/event/garden-basics-great-flowering-native-plants-for-beauty-and-the-bees/ LOCATION:James Monroe’s Highland\, 2050 James Monroe's Highland\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22902 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.highland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2022_09_03_The-Center_Pollinator-Garden_Skullcap-with-Bee_web-e1767721920349.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T163000 DTSTAMP:20260521T131716 CREATED:20260116T171241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T171241Z UID:11949-1776591000-1776616200@test.highland.org SUMMARY:Highland Rustic Trails Dog Day DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, April 19\, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\, we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! \nThe 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. \n*Please note that while dogs will be allowed on the Highland Rustic Trails on April 19\, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\, only service animals\, as defined by the ADA\, are permitted in the ticketed museum area. \n[su_button url=”https://highland.org/plan-your-visit/highland-trails/” target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#194789″ size=”8″ center=”yes” text_shadow=”1px 1px 4px #000000″]Highland Rustic Trails[/su_button] URL:https://test.highland.org/event/highland-rustic-trails-dog-day-26/ LOCATION:James Monroe’s Highland\, 2050 James Monroe's Highland\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22902 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.highland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/blaze-scaled-e1712686904534-3-e1760029144788.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T160000 DTSTAMP:20260521T131716 CREATED:20260116T165812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T165812Z UID:11947-1777212000-1777219200@test.highland.org SUMMARY:Annual Highland Sheep Shearing DESCRIPTION:Highland’s annual sheep shearing will take place on Sunday\, April 26 (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. \nVisitors are encouraged to enjoy a picnic lunch on the grounds. \nAdmission to the sheep shearing event is $6 per person. Children under 6 are admitted free. Monroe’s Farm Friends members are admitted FREE OF CHARGE (email info@highland.org to make a reservation)! \n[su_button url=”https://bookeo.com/purchase-tickets?type=41556J4TN9317F7F385CDE” target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#194789″ size=”8″ center=”yes” text_shadow=”1px 1px 4px #000000″]Purchase Tickets[/su_button]\nAbout Tom Stanley\nTom 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. URL:https://test.highland.org/event/sheep2026/ LOCATION:James Monroe’s Highland\, 2050 James Monroe's Highland\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22902 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.highland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-4-21-Sheep-Shearing-12-runion-e1738596507969.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T163000 DTSTAMP:20260521T131716 CREATED:20260108T171805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T171805Z UID:11918-1777368600-1777393800@test.highland.org SUMMARY:James Monroe's Birthday Special Pricing DESCRIPTION:In celebration of James Monroe’s Birthday\, Highland general admission tickets for museum visits on April 28 are only $10 per person (kids six and under are free)! Follow the link below to purchase tickets: \n[su_button url=”https://bookeo.com/purchase-tickets?type=41556T6EPHK17B7DC09F1B” target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#194789″ size=”8″ center=”yes” text_shadow=”1px 1px 4px #000000″]Purchase General Admission Tickets[/su_button] URL:https://test.highland.org/event/james-monroes-birthday-special-pricing-2/ LOCATION:James Monroe’s Highland\, 2050 James Monroe's Highland\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22902 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.highland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05_james_monroe.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR