Longwood Center for the Visual Arts

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is the only museum of its kind, scope, and size in the area surrounding our home base, Prince Edward County. The commitment to improving the quality of life in the region by providing full access to the visual arts is the heart of our mission. At the LCVA, we believe there should be no barriers to exploration of the visual arts. Admission to the LCVA and its programs is – and always has been – free for everyone.

LCVA is the art museum of Longwood University. Located in downtown Farmville, LCVA serves as a physical, intellectual, and cultural bridge between the university and our community at large. Longwood University’s mission, “to transform capable men and women into citizen leaders, fully engaged in the world around them,” forms the foundation of our mission and values.

Looking to plan an event at the Bed & Breakfast?

For information about hosting an event at the Longwood Bed & Breakfast, please contact the executive director, Lorrie Watson at watsonlc@longwood.edu

Looking to plan an event at the Bed & Breakfast?

For information about hosting an event at the Longwood Bed & Breakfast, please contact the executive director, Lorrie Watson at watsonlc@longwood.edu

J Fergeson Gallery

The J Fergeson gallery brings together the work of nationally recognized and local artists in the gallery space as well as in the gift shop. The gallery was opened in 2008 by Jarrod Fergeson, whose mission is to feature contemporary painting, ceramics, sculpture and photography.

The carefully curated gift shop displays a similar variety -- from handmade jewelry and gifts to art books, woodwork and even one-of-a-kind belt buckles. The range of work promises to introduce gallery visitors to artists and craftspeople they might not otherwise encounter, meaning the J Fergeson gallery has an eye on education as well as aesthetics.

Jarrod Fergeson opened the J Fergeson gallery in Farmville, Virginia, a destination for antiques and home furnishings known all along the East Coast. The gallery is Farmville’s only commercial art gallery.

Farmville is located approximately 60 miles southwest of Richmond, Virginia, and 160 miles south of Washington, DC. Learn more here.

Robert Russa Moton Museum

Farmville, Virginia’s former Robert Russa Moton High School, now a National Historic Landmark and museum, is the student birthplace of America’s Civil Rights Revolution.

“[The 1951 Moton Student Strike] marked the start of the modern civil rights movement . . . [and] forever changed the landscape of American education.”  - Don Baker, The Washington Post Magazine

Farmville, Virginia’s former Robert Russa Moton High School, now a National Historic Landmark and museum, preserves and constructively interprets the history of Civil Rights in Education, specifically as it relates to Prince Edward County, and the leading role its citizens played in America’s transition from segregation toward integration.

Moton strives to promote dialogue and advance positions that ensure empowerment within a constitutional democracy.

Dreamed by 16-year-old Barbara Johns, the 1951 Moton Student Strike produced three-fourths of the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating U.S. schools.

From 1959 to 1964 Prince Edward County closed their public schools to avoid integration.  The Supreme Court in Griffin v. Prince Edward (1964) ordered schools to reopen, declaring “the time for mere ‘deliberate speed’ has run out.”

“If . . . you are looking for the handful of places where this nation’s civil rights revolution began, check out the old Moton High School in Farmville, Va.” - The Toledo Blade

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Get Dirty and Stress Less

To improve your stress level, plant a small garden, cultivate a flower box, or if space is really limited, plant a few flower pots -- indoors or out.

Just putting your hands in soil is "grounding." And when life feels like you're moving so fast your feet are barely touching the stuff, being mentally grounded can help relieve physical and mental stress.

Gingerbread Workshop

Spice up your holidays and nibble on some holiday snacks while you design your own gingerbread house at The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design in Richmond.

Tomorrow Evening in Downtown Farmville

Main Street Music

opening - Feng Sway is a new music collaboration based in south-central Virginia. Rooted in the great American traditions of jazz, rock, and the blues, they play original tunes and standards that are uniquely their own. Consisting of vocalist Laurabella Owens, keyboardist Marcus Pendergrass, bassist Andy Aeschbacher, and percussionist Paul Robleto, they are guaranteed to get you out of your seat & dancing...

headliner - Blair Ebony Smith is a Richmond native whose sound is best classified as soul, hip-hop, and jazz experimental samples and sounds. Working under the name love_n_loop aka DJ Be, Smith is a groundbreaking artist with a unique sound and powerful message.

Virginia Wine Festivals

Virginia wines are flowing at a festival near you.

Virginia is a “Commonwealth of Wine” – with more than 230 wineries that stretch across every region of the state, from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia is a wine destination unlike any other, with wineries surrounded by lavish scenery, breathtaking views, quaint small towns and monumental historic sites.

Virginia is one of the only wine destinations in the country where visitors can kayak to a winery, enjoy bluegrass music while sipping local wines, sample regional wines at a National Park, or enjoy wine at a National Historic Landmark.

Downtown Farmville

Centered in Virginia's Heartland, Farmville boasts a wealth of natural, historical, cultural, recreational and educational attractions.  You can also find an abundance of specialty shops that carry unique items.

Cinderella

Cinderella recently spotted in Farmville Downtown!

High Bridge Trail Night Ride

Grab your bike & join the Night Ride on the High Bridge Trail! At 8 PM, bikers will head out from The Outdoor Adventure Store in downtown Farmville.

Fireworks After Dark

Come ready to enjoy an evening filled with Good Music, Talent Show, Variety of Food and a Spectacular Fireworks Show in Farmville, VA!

Friday, July 3, 2015

A the Farmville Regional Airport

located at 130 Wedgewood Drive, Farmville, VA

Admission is $5.00 per vehicle

Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

For more information please visit: https://farmvilleva.com/travel-tourism/fireworks

Main Street Music Lineup

Shake out your picnic blanket, grab your lawn chair and get ready for some live music on Main Street in downtown Farmville!

The Manor Golf Club

Enjoy a few rounds of golf at Farmville's The Manor Golf Club!