About us
A Group for Vibrant Women of a Certain(ly Magnificent!) Age To Connect in Our Community
Do you reject the notion of the “invisible middle-aged woman”? Yeah, me too. I believe passionately that women in their fifties and beyond have energy, creativity, style, and a timeless elegance that we've cultivated with our years of interesting and diverse life experiences, and that the best years of our lives are still ahead of us.
If that's the way you feel, too, and you're in your Magnificent Years...your Radiant Chapter...your Season of Self (that one's great, huh?), then join us!
Staunton Magnificent Women is a welcoming community of women who want to make friends, try new things, support one another, and stay curious about life.
We are a large, inclusive group where it’s easy to meet people, and also a place where smaller interest-based groups naturally form. You might come for a happy hour and discover a walking buddy, a book club, a vegan dinner circle, or a few women who share a passion you didn’t even know you wanted to explore.
Our guiding intentions are simple:
• Help each other
Sometimes that looks like a modern-day barn raising, showing up for one another when something feels too big to tackle alone.
• Help the community
We volunteer together and look for ways to make a meaningful local impact.
• Have fun
We host a wide variety of social events, including our monthly Third Thursday Magnificent Women Happy Hour, held at rotating locations and always open to new faces.
This group is designed to be friendly, low-pressure, and welcoming. Many events include women attending for the first time, so you're always welcome.
At its core, Staunton Magnificent Women is a supportive learning community of women consciously shaping the second half of their lives, with reflection, laughter, growth, and plenty of fun along the way.
I can't wait to meet you!
Lainie
Upcoming events
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Magnificent 3rd Thursday Happy Hour: August - Irish Music at Marino's
Marino's Lunch, 901 N Augusta St.,, Staunton, VA, USThird Thursdays are for Magnificent Women.
Once a month, we gather at a rotating local favorite, order a drink, and do what Magnificent Women do best: connect. These happy hours are open, relaxed, and especially welcoming to new faces. Come early, come late, come for one drink or stay for dinner. No pressure, no perfection. Just good company, easy conversation, and a standing date to look forward to.On August 20 we'll be at Marino's Lunch in Staunton to hear live Irish Music on their back patio! We'll be having drinks and/or dinner starting at 5:30, and the music starts at 7:00 - join us for any part or all of a wonderful evening enjoying a long-standing local favorite place.
Hope to see you there!
25 attendees- $80.00
Art Workshop: Bas-Relief Sculpting with Gypsum
Sanaa Design Studios, 800 W Beverley St, Staunton, VA, USSanaa Design Studios | 800 W Beverley St, Staunton, VA 24401
Thursday, August 27 | 6:00–8:00 PM
Price: $80/person
Guests: Members may bring a guest if they wish (women only, please)Ready to tap into your creative side and enjoy a warm and welcoming event downtown with a fabulous local artist?
Join Sarah Jones at her studio for this hands-on event, during which participants will create their own small-scale bas-relief sculpture using gypsum, exploring techniques such as layering, texturing, and piping to build dimension and movement across the surface.
Using ridged trowels, spatulas, and piping bags, you’ll learn how to manipulate material to form expressive, cloud-like compositions that play with light and shadow. No prior experience is necessary.
This class is designed to be both accessible and creatively engaging, with a focus on process, exploration, and presence.Light refreshments, including a cheeseboard and beverages, will be provided. You are also welcome to bring your own snacks and drinks (no alcohol for this event, please).
Payment will be due for you (and your guest if you bring one) shortly after your RSVP date (see full details, including reimbursement policy, below). Please note that 100% of this payment goes to Sarah; host do not receive any funds and we pay for our course as well.
A special thanks to MW Rebecca for initiating this idea and working with Sarah to create a curated experience just for the "Em Dubya"!
This is going to be a magnificent event for us to create, experiment, and enjoy a relaxed, inspiring evening. Hope to see you there!
9 attendees 
Magnificent Women, The Reimagined Runway Needs You!
The New Place, 19 S Market Street, Staunton, VA, USHave you ever looked at an old pair of jeans, a vintage quilt, a forgotten dress, or a basket of fabric scraps and imagined what they could become?
This is your invitation.
The Reimagined Runway: An Upcycled Fashion Experience is coming to downtown Staunton on Saturday, October 10, and we're looking for creative women to help bring it to life.
This exciting event is a collaboration co-created by Staunton Magnificent Women founder Lainie Mabbitt and Georgi Tomisato, Co-Chair Earth Day Staunton
Founding President Shenandoah Green, with additional support from Tracey at Rockin' Bobbins and Kirsten from Art Hive. Together, we are bringing creativity, sustainability, and community connection to the stage while supporting sustainability initiatives at the American Shakespeare Center and Shenandoah Green.Whether you're an experienced sewist, a passionate thrifter, a fiber artist, a costume creator, or someone who simply loves making beautiful things, we'd love to have you involved. Your creation can be elegant, whimsical, wearable, theatrical, Halloween-inspired, or completely unexpected. There are no prizes, no judging, and no experience requirements, just a chance to create, collaborate, and inspire.
People of all ages, gender identities, backgrounds, body shapes and sizes, personal styles, and levels of experience are warmly welcome to participate. Creativity has no boundaries, and there is a place for everyone.
Ways to participate:
- Designer or creator
- Runway model
- Volunteer
- Marketplace vendor (space permitting)
- Cheerleader and audience member!
Designer participation forms are due by August 15.
If creating a garment sounds intriguing, we'd love for you to apply. You don't have to be a fashion designer, just someone who enjoys making things and is willing to reimagine what's possible.
If designing isn't your thing, we'd still love to have you involved! Models, volunteers, and enthusiastic supporters are all an important part of making this event a success.• Designer Participation Form
• Model Participation Form
• Volunteer Participation FormTickets for the October 10 show will be available soon.
Interested?
Please RSVP here if you'd like to follow along or think you may participate so we'll get an idea of MW participation.And please share this opportunity with the creative people in your life. We'd love to meet talented sewists, quilters, textile artists, costume makers, thrift-store treasure hunters, upcyclers, makers, and imaginative creators of all kinds.
This is the inaugural year of The Reimagined Runway, and we hope it will be the first of many celebrations of creativity, sustainability, and community in our area.
Whether you dream of creating something for the runway, walking the runway, helping behind the scenes, or simply joining us to celebrate what is possible when imagination meets intention, we invite you to come dream with us.
11 attendees
Past events
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