Upcoming Events
De La Roll Roller Skating Benefit
Join us in the historic FSBC ballroom for De La Roll's Roller Skating Benefit. All proceeds go to FSBC Camp Scholarships! Featuring DJ B Easy, the $15/adult and $10/child tickets include skate rentals!
This event is open to both FSBC Members and Non-members. All are welcome!
FSBC Oyster Roast
Join us for an evening of oysters, s'mores, and more at FSBC! The cost is $15/adult which includes oysters and s'mores. Additional fare available for purchase. Children are free.
Annual Centennial Fundraising Concert
Join us for a big night in the historic FSBC ballroom! Our annual centennial concert will feature We Are Star Children, Elby Brass, and Matt Curreri. This is a fundraiser for Fry's Spring Next Century. All tickets sales will go toward FSBC membership, camp, and swim team scholarships! Doors open at 7 PM. This event is open to FSBC members and non-members.
Superbowl Chili Cookoff
It's time for another Superbowl Chili Cookoff! Join us in the clubhouse on Sunday, February 12 at 5:30 PM. Bring your favorite chili to share and compete again fellow members. The winner will gain the respect and admiration of their fellow members as well at a $100 café credit to be used this summer.
You don't need to bring chili to attend though. Just be ready to cheer on your favorite team or enjoy the halftime show.
Fiesta D' Amour
Berto and Vincent are back for some flamenco and wild gypsy rumba music in the clubhouse on Saturday, February 11. In addition to the live music, this adult members-only fun evening includes hors d' oeuvres and a rumba dance lesson.
Community Speaker Event: Swords into Plowshares
FSBC warmly welcomes Dr Jalane Schmidt, professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia for a conversation on Sunday, May 22nd from 4:00 PM-5:30 PM in the FSBC ballroom. She will be discussing her project, Swords into Plowshares (SIP), turning Charlottesville’s confederate monuments into inclusive public art. Attendees will have the chance to understand more about the harm that was done by Confederate monuments, learn about Swords into Plowshares and its aspirations for democratic public space, share their input and participate in the SIP ongoing community engagement process.
This event is free and open to the public. We encourage all attendees to visit the SIP website and donate to this important community project. While not mandatory, if you know that you are coming, please RSVP here.
Swim Team Registration Party
We're excited for another season for the FSBC Dolphins! Come meet the coaches and the swim team committee! The pools will be open for swimming.
We will also have a rep from NOVA Swim for those interested in purchasing a team suit.
Drag Queen Dinner Show
Join us in the FSBC Ballroom for dinner, drinks, and performances by Virginia’s most fabulous drag queens. The show will be hosted by Michelle Livigne, of the infamous Driveway Drag Queens from Richmond. She’ll be joined by a DJ and 5 performers, all dressed to impress. Expect a wild and hilarious show. (Don’t bring your kids).
$20/person. Dinner included. Drinks additional. You must be vaccinated and boosted to attend. Tickets available here.
New Member Happy Hour
Welcome to FSBC! If you are a new member this year or just joined last year, we would love to meet you. Please join the FSBC Board of Directors and your fellow new members on the patio for happy hour. We’ll provide free beer and wine! The pools will not be open for swimming, but your kids are welcome to run around and play during this event.
Spring Volunteer Day
Join us for our annual spring volunteer day! We need your help to get the grounds ready for another great swim season. We will provide everything you need to help, but if you have gloves or hand pruners, please bring them.
Pop-up Speakeasy with Berto & Vincent
Please join us for a pop-up speakeasy in FSBC's garden terrace. Doors open at 7:30 PM and music starts at 8 PM. This event is for adult members. All attendees must be fully vaccinated and boosted.
The $30/person, inclusive of drinks (beer, wine, & cocktails) and hors d'oeuvres. Purchase tickets in advance here.
The Next 100 Years: An FBSC Community Conversation
As FSBC closes out its first 100 years, we look forward to our next century and to what we want to become. We are keenly aware of the club’s racist past, which denied membership to people of color well into the 1970s. At The Next 100 Years, we invite members to learn more about this history and to take steps toward a more inclusive future.
The event will take place in the FSBC ballroom as well as in small group discussions around the grounds. FSBC will provide beer, wine, soft drinks, water, and snacks.
Program
• Welcome & Introductions Deborah Arenstein, The Board Whisperers
• The History Of FSBC Bruce Gehle, Former President of FSBC Board
• FSBC in Context: The History of Exclusion Pools & Beaches Andrew Kahrl, UVA History Professor
• Small group discussions
• Envisioning the future
Registration
Registration is encourage but not required. We will also offer childcare to participants that register and let us know in advance. You can register here.
FSBC Spring Egg Hunt
This is a spring favorite at FSBC. We'll have three separate egg hunts, organized by age group. The Easter Bunny will be ready to greet your kids at the gate!
Valentine's Day Tribute to Waltz
Join us for an evening of live waltz music and dancing at the historic Fry's Spring Beach Club ballroom on Valentine's Day. There will be a waltz lesson at 7:15pm, followed by performances by Devon Sproule, Diane Cluck, Paul Curreri, Spectator Bird, and Wes Swing, with special guests. Bring your dancing shoes, your sweetheart, or come solo. Kids are welcome. There will be seating as well for those who prefer to just listen. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Doors open at 7pm, lesson at 7:15pm, and music at 8pm. $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door for FSBC members.
Super Bowl Chili Cook-Off
Join us in the garden terrace, starting one hour before kickoff. If you have a good chili recipe to show off, please bring it with you! We'll all vote for our favorite and the winner will receive a gift certificate to the cafe, valid this summer/when the champion needs a break from impressive home cooking. Beer and wine will be sold at the bar and the club will provide snacks. We will also show a kids movie on the big screen in the ballroom for any young non-sports fans.
Halloween Party
Join us for our annual member Halloween party! We'll have a candy hunt, fishing for pumpkins to decorate, and a cupcake walk. We'll have a bonfire to roast hot dogs for dinner and there will be drinks to purchase. Costumes encouraged!
Rain date is October 30 at 5 pm.
FSBC Oktoberfest & Camp Out
Join fellow FSBC members for a fall celebration! We will have bratwurst and sausages, beer, drinks, and more.
We'll follow up with our annual camp out! Bring your tents and sleeping bags for a night under the stars. S'mores around the campfire at night, breakfast in the cafe in the morning.
FSBC Open House
Come check out FSBC and our enjoy our pools, grounds and cafe. Free and open to members and non-members.
FSBC Open House
Come check out FSBC and our enjoy our pools, grounds and cafe. Free and open to members and non-members.
FSBC Open House
Come check out FSBC and our enjoy our pools, grounds and cafe. Free and open to members and non-members.
FSBC Spring Festival
Please join us for our FSBC Spring Festival! We’ll have bounce houses, bubble ball, circus, and more fun for the kids. At 4 pm, we’ll have an amazing magic show on the outdoor stage. Tents for food and beer/wine for purchase.
Suggested donation of $10/person or $25/family. All proceeds go toward the FSBC scholarship fund for low-income children and their families. Come out and help support a local child in need while having a great time!
Front Porch's Cajun Dance Party
It’s time for some Two Steppin’! Join The Front Porch at FSBC for their monthly Cajun dance and dinner, every fourth Thursday, with LIVE Cajun music by the marvelous Bayou Faux Pas, and Louisiana-style gumbo served throughout the night for $5/ bowl. Basic Cajun Two Step and Basic Cajun Waltz dance lesson for beginners from 6:30 – 7 pm, then eating and dancing the night away from 7 – 9 pm. Adult beverages too! ANYONE can learn these dances, so bring a friend and come on out. Singles welcome too! $10 per person, kids 12 and under free.
Front Porch Soul Suppers: Kenny and Amanda Smith
Soul Suppers are the Front Porch’s monthly concert series featuring Masters of American Roots Music held at FSBC. The Front Porch’s mission is to bring people from all walks of life together through music. Soul Suppers is designed to help them do just that, through sharing meals and music with neighbors and new friends. Tickets are $25; dinner is included! A home-cooked, family-style supper is served at 5:30 pm and music starts at 7 pm.
Please support the spirit of this series by buying your tickets early! The Front Porch can guarantee dinner for all tickets purchased up to two days prior to the concert. They have a block of Pay What You Can tickets available that will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Please reach out to us at info@frontporchcville.org to secure a PWYC ticket if needed.
Winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2003, the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band combines gutsy, heartfelt vocals, brilliant instrumental talents and a powerful, contemporary sense of song choice and arrangement into one of the most compelling new sounds in bluegrass today.
Front Porch Soul Suppers: Blue Highway
Soul Suppers, are the Front Porch’s monthly concert series featuring Masters of American Roots Music. The Front Porch’s mission is to bring people from all walks of life together through music. Soul Suppers is designed to help them do just that, through sharing meals and music with neighbors and new friends. Tickets are $30; dinner is included! A home-cooked, family-style supper is served at 5:30 pm and music starts at 7 pm.
Please support the spirit of this series by buying your tickets early! The Front Porch can guarantee dinner for all tickets purchased up to two days prior to the concert. We have a block of Pay What You Can tickets available that will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Please reach out to us at info@frontporchcville.org to secure a PWYC ticket if needed.
Highly esteemed bluegrass band Blue Highway has earned a collective 28 IBMA Awards, 6 SPBGMA Awards, one Dove Award, plus three Grammy nominations as a band, in addition to two prestigious Grammy Awards among its current members.
Dance I.N! Shake it For a Cause
Turn up the heat and dance to support International Neighbors! With a suggested donation of $5/person or $15/family, all proceeds will help send I.N. kids to FSBC Summer Camp. Music by DJ Ty Chambers. We’ll have snacks and drinks for kids and adults for sale.
Front Porch's Cajun Dance Party
It’s time for some Two Steppin’! Join us for our monthly Cajun dance and dinner, every fourth Thursday, with LIVE Cajun music by the marvelous Bayou Faux Pas, and Louisiana-style gumbo served throughout the night for $5/ bowl. Basic Cajun Two Step and Basic Cajun Waltz dance lesson for beginners from 6:30 – 7 pm, then eating and dancing the night away from 7 – 9 pm. Adult beverages too! ANYONE can learn these dances, so bring a friend and come on out. Singles welcome too! $10 per person, kids 12 and under free.
FSBC Dinner Speaker: Global to Local - the Landscape of Climate Change Solutions
FSBC is happy to invite you to the first of a dinner speaker series at the Club on February 24th to be headlined by member Dr. Deborah Lawrence who will speak about climate change. There will be limited seats available to this dinner. A 3-course buffet or family style dinner will be provided by the food truck Little Manila who is based out of the Fry’s Spring neighborhood.
Format: “Pop up” or communal tables, buffet service and speaker remarks followed by Q&A. Bring your own plate and utensils!