Red, white, blue, and new: Let freedom ring and help welcome more than 50 new American citizens on July Fourth at Monticello. The Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony features Piedmont Virginia Community College president Frank Friedman as the keynote speaker, music from the Charlottesville Band and Charlottesville Opera, root beer floats, and kids’ activities on the West Lawn.
Monday 7/4. Free, 9am. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 1050 Monticello Loop. monticello.org