How to make friends in Virginia

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals or expatriates) when you're living in Virginia :top:

Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Virginia??

Thanks in advance for your participation

Thought not a complete cultural foreigner (inter-U.S. relocation) there are always differences. However I found Virginians to be very friendly and welcoming. If you where moving to a backwater town (unlikely) things might be a bit more complex, not necessarily worse just different. But as a whole I made more friends while in VA, and more easily, than during any other of my 11 moves.