The Woman’s Club of Buckingham County GFWC will hold its annual fundraiser, “Curious Corner Store,” for the 36th year. First held in 1980 in a small corner store and later at the old firehouse in Dillwyn, the event is now held at the VFW Hall, 14405 W. James Anderson Hwy. (Route 60), in Buckingham. Curious Corner Store opens on Friday, Oct. 28, and runs until Wednesday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., each day, excluding Sunday.

The store will feature nearly new clothing, household items, some furniture, Christmas items, fresh Georgia pecans, fresh Christmas wreaths from Foxfire Farm, Rada knives, fresh baked goods and a large raffle. Lunch will be served on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with desserts and beverages served each day. There is something for everyone. Proceeds from the store are distributed throughout the community. The club looks forward to friends and neighbors of the community coming together for its only fundraiser.

For 17 years there has been a Spooky Hollow Drive Thru at the Historic Village in Buckingham. Volunteers are now needed to help make this event another success on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 7-9 p.m. Volunteers are being sought Saturday morning to help decorate for this event, to participate as actors or to help clean up the afternoon of Oct. 30. Profits from this event go toward the Village building fund. Call Martha Louis at (434) 547-2296 for more information.

Have you heard of Yogaville? Perhaps you did not realize it was located in Buckingham. This is another great destination for an autumn excursion. Satchidananda Ashram — Yogaville — is a vibrant spiritual community on 700 pristine acres of wooded land in Buckingham County. Among several sacred sites on the property, the unique Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) offers a peaceful space for people of all faiths and backgrounds to meditate and pray in silence. Yogaville offers retreats, workshops, yoga teacher training courses, as well as programs related to yoga and to physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Group and individual overnight and day visits are also available. Visitors are always welcome.

For more information, please go to www.yogaville.org or contact the Ashram Reservation Center at arc@yogaville.org or (434) 969-3318 or 1 (800) 858-9642.

Maysville Presbyterian Church, 12945 W. James Anderson Hwy., Buckingham, is hosting an End of Life Seminar on Nov. 6 from 2-5 p.m. This seminar will cover such topics as wills, living wills, planned giving, organ donations and funeral preparations. There will be short presentations by the following speakers: Rev. Matt Bowman, pastor, Maysville Presbyterian Church; J. Robert Snoddy III, attorney in Dillwyn; Karen Dunkum, Dunkum Funeral Home; and Amanda Hayes Bowman, chaplain, New Century Hospice. There will be time to ask questions and get more information about end of life decisions.

The Buckingham Arts Council, Buckingham Courthouse, is holding an art exhibit and sale during the months of November and December. Art works, ready to hang, can be delivered to the Art Center, Buckingham Court House, during the week of Oct. 24-27 at the following times: Monday-Thursday, 9-11 a.m.; Mon. and Wed. 6-7 p.m.; or Tuesday, 4-6 p.m. The Art Council will charge a 15 percent commission for any works sold. There will be an open house on Friday, Dec. 2. For more information contact: Sakina Sawtelle at (434) 969-2951 or (434) 390-2671.

Janet Miller is a poet, painter and retired educator. Her email is janet.miller@farmvilleherald.com.