October 11, 2008 - 12th Annual Taste of Brunswick Festival

Just 20 miles to Alberta from The Grey Swan Inn Bed and Breakfast in Blackstone, VA!

Scuba Diving Near Blackstone, VA

For scuba diving enthusiasts and novices, come to Lake Rawlings! It is also well suited for swimming and kayaking.


Lake Rawlings was once a dry quarry supplying granite rock used in the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, I-85, and other major highway projects. When miners hit an aquifer in the late 50's, Lake Rawlings was created. Now, Lake Rawlings is a full-service diving destination, offering SCUBA, camping, instructional, and other specialized services to their guests. This diving facility offers rental equipment, courses for all levels, and is available for private use to qualified parties. Go to the Calendar of events to see upcoming events.



Just under 25 miles from Rawlings, Va you can find accommodations for individuals or small groups up to 12 people at The Grey Swan Inn Bed and Breakfast in Blackstone, VA. Flexible check-in and check-out times for groups are available with advance notice. Guests can enjoy luscious full breakfasts after 7:00 am with freshly ground coffee or a variety of teas. Relax and visit with other guests on the porch swing during the warmer months or in front of the fireplace in cooler weather. Several amenities include wireless internet, off street parking and clothes lines for hanging wet gear. Online reservations are available for your convenience.

Come to Blackstone, VA in September 2008

Sponsored by the Blackstone Chamber of Commerce, the Blackstone Arts & Crafts Festival attracts some of the best artists on the east coast with a wide variety of hand crafted products. There is something for everyone at this festival. Learn more...

• Antique Tractor and Engine Display
• Craft Demonstrations
  
• Kiddie Korner
• Face Painting
• Trained Dogs Show

Lodging still available at The Grey Swan Inn Bed and Breakfast - 1 mile from the festival!

JOHN H. DANIEL COLLEGE CAMPUS - KEYSVILLE: Thursday, August 7

TOURISM WORKS for Your Virginia Business!

Meet with Virginia Tourism at the John H. Daniel College Campus in Keysville for Tourism Web Training on August 7

Virginia Tourism wants to drive traffic to your business! Meet one-on-one with Virginia Tourism staff to get listed on www.Virginia.org, the Commonwealth’s official travel and tourism website. Come by during lunch or a break and you’ll leave with a new, online AD listing and access to Virginia Tourism marketing, development and educational tools to help your tourism business GROW!

· ALL visitor-friendly restaurants, lodging, events, attractions and retail shopping are eligible

Including B&Bs, hotels, motels; diners, fast-food and delis; retail wine, food, clothing, home and accessory shops

· Get listed on www.Virginia.org and get in front of 5 million+ website visitors a year! – FREE

· Leave with your own website AD listing and reach more people using the Internet

· Reach vacationing families, weekend getaway couples, business travelers and the media to increase business

· Leave with access to a new, dynamic marketing mix that will enhance, or jump-start, your marketing efforts

· Let ‘Virginia is for Lovers’ work for your business and link visitors’ passion for life, food & travel with your business

· Tourism is one of Virginia’s most powerful industries, generating $17.7 billion in revenue, supporting 208,000 jobs and providing $1.2 billion in state and local taxes to Virginia’s communities.

Thursday, August 7-9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

John H. Daniel College Campus – Workforce Development Building > Room 108

200 Daniel Road, Keysville, VA 23947

* Bring existing advertising, brochure and website copy as a guide for your online AD Listing

* Parking through main entrance, pass main building, then park at next building on left, Workforce Development Building in the lot provided.

If August 7 is not convenient, consider these other locations and dates where we’ll be nearby -

· Tuesday, August 5-9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Franklin Business Incubator in Franklin, VA

· Wednesday, August 6-9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Christanna College Campus in Alberta, VA

For more information, contact Virginia Tourism’s Angela Wiggins (awiggins@virginia.org - 804.545.5553)

Things to See in Blackstone

Robert Thomas Carriage Museum
and
Schwartz Tavern

August tour hours:
Monday thru Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

September thru June hours:
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

For more information and for tours other than times posted call:
434-292-1459
434-292-7795
434-292-7251

Just 1 mile from The Grey Swan Inn Bed and Breakfast!

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Customer Appreciation Day

Blackstone Post Office

Friday, July 25, 2008 10 am - 2 pm

Come meet Postmaster Monica Ball &
Eric Bentham, Small Business Specialist, USPS

Light refreshments, giveaways and a raffle

(Just a few blocks from The Grey Swan Inn Bed and Breakfast)

Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser

The Southside Virginia Habitat for Humanity will hold a community dinner on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 to raise funds for its next home. The dinner will be from 5 to 7 pm and held at the Nottoway Civic League, 1010 Mt Nebo Rd, Blackstone, VA.
The meal will include BBQ, cole slaw, baked beans, iced tea, and dessert. Take-out orders will be available, also.
Tickets are $8 for the dinner and are available for purchase in advance at either Benchmark Community banks in Blackstone or Citizen's Bank and Trust in Crewe. Tickets will also be available at the door.
All proceeds will go toward construction of a new home in Blackstone.

(See the story in this week's edition of Courier-Record, Blackstone, VA.)

Blackstone Cruise-In

Blackstone, VA - July 2008 Cruise-In

Don't miss this month's Cruise-In in downtown Blackstone!

Cruise-ins are held on the 4th Saturday of each month, for 5-9 pm in the municipal parking lot behind Town Hall (100 W Elm St, Blackstone, VA)

Walking distance from The Grey Swan Inn Bed and Breakfast (1/2 mile).

Farmer's Market

Now's there another place to get fresh produce in Blackstone, VA....

Farmer's Market
Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
8 am - 2 pm

Located behind the Blackstone Antiques and Crafts Mall
121 N Main Street
Blackstone, VA 23824
434-292-0027

This will be an ongoing event until November 1st, 2008!
Both enclosed and outdoor spaces with pick up guidelines at the Mall


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