Highland, in partnership with the Virginia Festival of the Book, will host former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator Chuck Robb, author of In the Arena: A Memoir of Love, War, and Politics, on Sunday, March 20 from 1:00 to 2:00 Read More ...
Join us on Saturday, April 9, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., for the spring Historic Tree Walk with Highland guide, Sharon Hiner. View the seasonal changes of Highland’s majestic mature trees during this hour-long walk. Highlights include a towering white Read More ...
Join us on Wednesday, April 13, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., for an evening of lively discussion hosted by James Monroe’s Highland. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the April meeting of our book club, Highland guide Sharon Hiner will lead Read More ...
Join us at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, as we welcome the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club for a bird walk on the Highland Rustic Trails. This event is free and open to the public and is designed to appeal Read More ...
Highland’s annual sheep shearing will take place on Sunday, May 1 (rain or shine), at 2:30 p.m. Tom Stanley will demonstrate the New Zealand sheep shearing method at this educational, agricultural event. If the weather is favorable, visitors are encouraged Read More ...
Join us on Wednesday, May 11, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., for an evening of lively discussion hosted by James Monroe’s Highland. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the May meeting of our book club, Highland guide Jeff Butcher will lead Read More ...
Please join us on Thursday, May 19, from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m., as we host a Riparian Plant Walk with representatives from the Upper & Middle James Riparian Consortium, the Virginia Native Plant Society, and the James River Association. Participants Read More ...
Join us on Wednesday, June 8, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., for an evening of lively discussion hosted by James Monroe’s Highland. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the June meeting of our book club, Highland’s Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Maria DiBenigno will Read More ...
Join us on Saturday, June 11, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., for a Descendants Day at Highland. The Highland Council of Descendant Advisors invites you to an afternoon with other individuals and descendant communities whose ancestors were enslaved in Central Read More ...
Join us on Saturday, July 2, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., for the Virginia is for Adventurers Scavenger Hunt! Highland is one of a handful of locations throughout Virginia that will host this adventure sponsored by Virginia is for Adventurers and the Read More ...