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February 2017
Mandorla at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink to Mandorla at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Mountain View Community Church’s Sermon topic is “True North – Jesus Alone is Lord.”
Join us at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Live stream available at 10 a.m. via our website www.mountainviewcc.net. Children’s programs available for birth – 5th grade. Located at 16088 Rogers Road, behind Brusters Ice Cream. Small groups also meet throughout the week. 540-727-0297
Gallery Talk
Museum of Culpeper History presents Gallery Talk, a series of lectures. Houses That Slaves Built: The Enslaved Community at Montpelier Plantation by Dr. Joel Tate (retired), Germanna Community College. Held in the conference room at the Culpeper County Library located at 271 Southgate Shopping Center from 5-7 p.m. First of three free lectures. Refreshments. Limited seating. RSVP to director@culpepermuseum.com
Book Worms
For grades K-2 at the Culpeper County Library. Sign up in advance. This monthly book club from 4:30-5:30 p.m. is tailored for lower elementary grades. Miss Laini will be sharing wizard stories, and we will be eating wizard wands (pretzel rods) dipped in frosting, and making wizard hats. 271 Southgate Shopping Center. Contact Laini Bostian at lbostian@cclva.org or 540-825-8691.
Pancake Supper
Everyone is welcome to join a Pancake Supper hosted by St. Stephen’s Church from 5 – 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per person or $20 for a family of five or more. Pay at the door. All proceeds go to the youth group. Kids of all ages will enjoy games at 6 p.m. in the youth area. Prizes and treats for all. You could win a cake. Cost is $1 for to 10 tickets or $5 for 60 tickets. No RSVP needed, just you, your family and an appetite. Contact William (Bill) Gent at gent.william@gmail.com
March 2017
Wee Ones at the Museum of Culpeper History
Wee Ones will be held at the Museum of Culpeper History located at 113 S. Commerce Street at 10:30 a.m. This program is for ages 1-4. We will read a story, make a craft, and have a snack. $1.00 fee. There is a 15 child limit. RSVP @ 829-1749 for your spot.
Ash Wednesday Service
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent, a 40-day period before the celebration of Easter. Hopewell United Methodist Church will hold a special evening service at 7 p.m. for the imposition of ashes. Pastor Stan Mulford invites all to attend. Located in Lignum, 12 miles east of Culpeper, seven miles west of Lake of the Woods. The church is off of Highway 3, one half mile east of the Lignum Post Office at 23557 Lignum Road. Ample free parking is available. For more information, call Rev. Mulford at the church study (540) 399-1843.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “Sleepless in Seattle”
(TriStar, 1993). Tom Hanks stars as widower Sam Baldwin, the father of an 8-year-old boy, who, by way of a talk radio program, gets involved in a long-distance relationship with unhappily engaged journalist Annie Reed (Meg Ryan). Starts at 7:30 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.
Brianna Lauren at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink to country singer Brianna Lauren at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “Chocolat”
(Orion Classics, 1988). In a story told through a series of flashbacks, a young French woman contemplates her childhood days in a colonial outpost in Cameroon. In French with English subtitles. Starts at 7:30 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.
Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink to Nashville’s Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “Little Women”
(Columbia, 1994). This fourth feature film adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 classic novel follows the four March sisters, at home with their Marmee, as they help the poor, fight to keep their family together, and find love while their father is off fighting in the Civil War. Starts at 2 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.
Summer Activity Fair
Looking for some great ideas to keep your kids occupied once the novelty of “no school’ has worn off? Come to the Culpeper County Library anytime from 3-5 p.m. A variety of vendors will be on hand so you can learn more, ask questions, and see what is best for your child. 271 Southgate Shopping Center. Contact Susan Keller at 540.825.8691 or skeller@cclva.org.
Aubrey Driggers at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink to Culpeper’s own singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Aubrey Driggers at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover
Mountain View Community Church’s Sermon topic is “True North – Grace Alone.”
Join us at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Live stream available at 10 a.m. via our website www.mountainviewcc.net. Children’s programs available for birth – 5th grade. Located at 16088 Rogers Road, behind Brusters Ice Cream. Small groups also meet throughout the week. 540-727-0297
Umpires Needed
Culpeper County Little League 2017 Spring Umpire Training Class (Culpeper and surrounding counties). Do you enjoy baseball/softball? Do you want to improve your rules knowledge? Do you enjoy volunteering in the community? Are you 14 years of age or older? Then Culpeper County LIttle Leauge (CCLL) is looking for you.We are in need of energetic people (coed) to umpire this season (April through June). Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. (TBA). For additional information please contact Kyle Peterson, Umpire in Chief. kyle.peterson.sr@gmail.com
Death Cafe
Bring Death out of the dark corner with the Death Café, a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes – no products or services are sold or endorsed. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session. Join us for coffee, cake and conversation from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Library meeting room. 271 Southgate Shopping Center. RSVP by calling 540.718.5323 or email craig.wilt@hopva.org
Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week
If you’ve been waiting for a special occasion to explore the robust and diverse mix of downtown Culpeper restaurants, you now have one: Culpeper Renaissance’s Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week now held in the spring and fall. With specially priced menu options — $25 per person includes a 3-course dinner of appetizer, entrée, and dessert — it’s a great excuse to revisit old favorites or try something new. Make your reservations now for March 6-12. Nine participating downtown restaurants. Visit www.culpeperdowntown.com. Contact: 540-825-4416
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “Laura”
(20th Century-Fox, 1944). Otto Preminger directed this haunting film-noir about a police detective who falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating. Introduced by film historian and author David Bordwell, who is the current Chair in Modern Culture of The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Starts at 7 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “Rambling Rose”
(New Line Cinema, 1991, R-rated ). Laura Dern stars as Rose, a congenitally amoral but basically goodhearted young woman who is taken in by the Hillyer’s, a progressive Georgia family, as a domestic servant during the Great Depression where she proceeds to shake up the household and the narrow-minded town. No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian. Starts at 7:30 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.