The Perch

06/06/2025

We’re excited to have Rosie Clark of back at The Perch for First Fridays! Stop by between 5-7 and meet the artist tonight. Or pop by this month between 8-5 during the week to see her work!

12/05/2024

Join us for First Friday, December edition! Evangeline Schmuff is an 11-year-old artist who creates vibrant pieces using acrylics, pastels, and ink. Her work often features bold geometric women and is inspired by the people around her. For Evangeline, art is a form of self-expression that brings her joy. As she puts it, “My art is a self-expression, and when I create, I am happy.” Despite her young age, she’s already developing a style of her own.

10/04/2024

It’s First Friday! Join us tonight for the opening of “Shenandoah Threads” by Randy and Janet Shank, featuring a collection of handwoven utilitarian textiles such as scarves, shawls, table runners, towels and placemats. Reception and a weaving demonstration from 5-7 pm. The show will be up all month in The Perch’s Wing Gallery.

08/15/2024

Don’t miss this Caffeinate/Innovate!

Mark your calendars for the next Caffeinate/Innovate!

This month, we're putting Andrei Dacko in the hot seat 🔥
Andrei is the founder of JuiceWorks 3D, helping kids to learn outside of the box, and inspire the next generation of young innovators in the Valley.

Join us at The Perch in Harrisonburg on August 29th at 8 am to enjoy free coffee, connect with other business owners, and hear more of Andrei's entrepreneurial journey. Free and open to all, let us know you're coming by RSVPing 😊
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Juice Works 3D The Perch

07/30/2024

August's Featured Artist at The Perch is Rosemary Clark. Rosie is fascinated with human expression, emotion, and personality. In her portraits, she emphasizes expression over physical features, revealing the inner thoughts and feelings of her subjects. She aims to show people the moments of interest she notices in her daily life. Rosie has spent a lot of time trying to think of subject matter that feels "important" or "impactful" but has recently been exploring the idea that an artist must simply follow the subjects they find interesting and make them important through artistic representation. For this exhibit, Rosie chose scenes from everyday life that interested her and created artworks that allow her to share that interest with others.

Meet the artist during the opening reception from 5-7 pm! If you can't make it to the opening, stop in Monday-Friday from 8 am-4 pm and enjoy the art all month.

05/03/2024

Riley Swartzendruber is a Harrisonburg-based photographer that specializes in landscape and wildlife photography. Come see lovely views and animals of Virginia, California, Guatemala, and more! Come see his work during First Friday at The Perch tonight from 5-7 pm!

04/16/2024

Refill your Social Capital Cup at Social Capital Hour. Mingle with fellow entrepreneurs, business owners, and nonprofit leaders at The Perch for an evening of authentic connections and community strengthening.

April 17th, 5 - 7:00 pm
The Perch | Harrisonburg
Register at www.sccfva.org/event or just come!

03/27/2024

THIS THURSDAY MORNING!

Enjoy connecting with fellow business owners and entrepreneurs over free coffee, and hear from local tech entrepreneur, and founder of Tow Ninja, Jack Oppenheim. Tow Ninja is a digital platform designed to optimize towing workflows and increase transparency in impound towing. Jack’s entrepreneurial journey began unexpectedly from a personal experience that led to the founding of Tow Ninja. Hear his story at this month’s Caffeinate/Innovate!

See you at 8 am at The Perch! All are welcome 🤗

02/29/2024

March’s Featured Artist at The Perch is Cameryn Norris. Cameryn’s work explores nostalgia and the potential of loose sketches and thumbnail drawings, finding relationships among objects, colors, and textures. Meet the artist during the opening reception from 5-7pm!

02/27/2024

DEDICATED DESK OPENING!

Working remotely is the new normal for so many of us these days. But let’s not normalize how hard it is to work at home amidst laundry that should be folded, families that need our attention, and a dog that just wants to play 🐶 Join us at The Perch and be more productive in a space built for work so you can be more present at home.

These don’t open up often, but we currently have a Dedicated Desk available which gives you an open floor plan with a spot that’s always yours and can make your own—bring in a filing cabinet, favorite plant, a framed picture of your playful dog—it’s up to you! Dedicated Desks are $250/month with 24/7/365 access and include an adjustable height desk, free coffee all day, use of the conference and phone rooms, freaky fast wifi, discounts at Magpie, and some awesome coworkers who are here for the same reasons you are.

Our General Membership hot desks are always available for $150/month. Join anytime.

*Because this is an open workspace, the Dedicated Desks are not suitable for positions that require lots of time on the phone.

02/15/2024

We’ve teamed up with to bring you
Caffeinate/Innovate in 2024!

Join us Thursday, February 22 for a conversation with local leadership coach Becky Stickley who will be talking about “intrapreneurship,” the act of behaving like an entrepreneur.

Thursday, Feb 22, 8-9 AM
The Perch at Magpie
85 W Gay St, Harrisonburg

8–8:15 am Networking and Coffee Sippin’
8:15–8:45 am Panel-style conversation hosted by SCCF
8:45–9 am Audience Q+A
Free coffee!

01/23/2024

Warm up with coffee and networking at this month’s Caffeinate/Innovate! There’s no programming but we’ll use the time for informal connections, reflecting on the good things in 2023, and giving voice to our 2024 goals. Free coffee from

See you Thursday! All are welcome!