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October 2017
David Gilmour at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink with David Gilmour at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Golf Tournament
The Country Club of Culpeper Ladies Golf Association is holding a golf tournament at the club to benefit the Pamper Me
Pink Fund at the UVA-Novant Culpeper hospital. The Pink Fund provides education and screening for people in the Culpeper area. The tournament is a 4-person captain’s choice at $100/person to be held on Oct. 9. Contact Priscilla Hilton(540-547-4950) or Joanne Durr(827-4814) for additional information. Public welcome.
Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week
Savor Culpeper During Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week October 9 – 15, 2017
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 9th Annual Fall Restaurant Week.
Started by local restaurateurs in 2009, the event encourages diners to break out of typical work-week patterns and share a meal with family and friends at nine different downtown restaurants. With specially priced menu options — $30 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.
Participating restaurants are:
The Copper Fish (540-825-1011)
Culpeper Cheese Company (540-827-4757)
Flavor on Main (540-321-4510)
Foti’s Restaurant (540-829-8400)
Grass Rootes Kitchen & Cocktail (540-764-4229)
It’s About Thyme (540-825-4264)
Natraj Indian Cuisine (540-317-5293)
Piedmont Steakhouse (540-825-4444)
Uncle Elders BBQ & Family Restaurant (540-317-5718)
Pollinator Garden Planting Day
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Old Rag Master Naturalists, and the Town of Culpeper will conduct a planting day for a newly designed Pollinator Garden in Yowell Meadow Park. The Pollinator Garden will contain a variety of native trees, shrubs, and perennials to attract and nurture a variety of butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
The Planting Day will be held on Thursday, October 12th starting at 9 a.m. with a rain date for the following Thursday, October 19th. The Town of Culpeper has already begun construction of the garden pathways in preparation for the planting day. The public is invited to attend and assist with the planting. There will be also opportunities to hear about the benefits of planting native plants in a pollinator habitat garden both in public places and at home.
Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink to Culpeper’s Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Film: “Johnny Eager”
(MGM, 1941) Robert Taylor plays Johnny Eager, a parolee who is pretending to go straight as a cab driver but is still connected to the mob. Through his parole officer, Eager meets sociology student Lisbeth Bard (Lana Turner), who as it turns out, is the stepdaughter of the District Attorney responsible for sending him to the prison. While Lisbeth falls for Eager, the DA is on to his latest crime scheme. Van Heflin won an Oscar for his portrayal as Taylor’s alcoholic, intellectual best friend. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. Begins at 7:30 p.m.
Razor Hill at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink with Razor Hill at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Film: “White Heat”
(Warner Bros., 1949) This pulsating gangster film was directed by Raoul Walsh and stars James Cagney as a mother-obsessed, psychopathic gangster exiting the world with the legendary “Made it, Ma. Top of the world” ending. One of the toughest and most brilliant crime films ever made, “White Heat” marked a breakthrough in the explicitly psychological depiction of screen bad guys. The film was added to the National Film Registry in 2003. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. Begins at 7:30 p.m.
Culpeper Air Fest
Culpeper Air Fest, Culpeper Regional Airport located at 12517 Beverly Ford Rd, Brandy Station, VA 22714. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Event is free. Parking is available at Culpeper County High School and Eastern View High School. Complimentary bus transportation is
provided beginning at 8:30 a.m. until after the show closes. Handicapped parking will be available at the airport this year. Bring earplugs, cameras, folding chairs, sunscreen and cash for food and treats. As this is a community, family-oriented event, for everyone’s enjoyment, please leave your coolers and tents in your car or at home. Vendors will have plenty of food and beverages
available throughout the day. The crowds and aircraft noise can be stressful for your pets, and they’ll be much happier if left at home. Services dogs (or other animals) are permitted at the airshow. The airport will be closed to transient traffic on Friday, Oct. 13 until Saturday, Oct. 14. This year the Airfest will have a built in rain date in case of inclement weather. The Airfest
Committee will make a decision Thursday, Oct. 12 by noon on when the show will be held. If rain is in the forecast for Saturday, Oct. 14, a rain date of Sunday, Oct. 15 will be used. Call (540) 825-8280 www.culpeperairfest.com
Octoberfest
Old Trade Brewery will host its inaugural Octoberfest from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Craft beer, food, live music, entertainment and fun! 13270, Alanthus Road, Brandy Station, 774.218.8645.
The Usual Suspects at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink with The Usual Suspects at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Paranormal Investigation at the Graffiti House
Join a paranormal Investigation at the Graffiti House,19484 Brandy Rd., Brandy Station. Spirit Guides Paranormal will lead two groups of six people each on two Saturdays in October, Oct. 14 and Oct. 28. The first investigation is from 9pm-11pm; the second investigation will be from 11 pm-1am. The cost is $25.00 per person. Reservations are required. Please contact the Brandy Station Foundation volunteer coordinator at the Graffiti House, Denise Smith, at 571-426-2774 or denwatts@yahoo.com to make reservations.
Full Circle Thrift 15th Anniversary
Full Circle Thrift will be celebrating its 15th anniversary from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Everyone invited to stop in and celebrate with us. Knakals cake, beverages, door prizes, and a special anniversary sale (30% off all store items-40% off for seniors and military).
Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink to Culpeper’s Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Film: “The Killers”
(Universal, 1946) Director Robert Siodmak and screenwriter Anthony Veiller, both nominated for an Oscar, took the
original Ernest Hemingway short story as the film’s opening point and developed it with an elaborate series of flashbacks, creating a classic example of film noir. Two killers shatter a small town’s quiet before an insurance investigator (Edmond O’Brien) digs up crime, betrayal, and a glamorous woman (Ava Gardner) behind the death of an ex-fighter (Burt Lancaster in his electrifying film debut). The noir aesthetic is heightened by the Miklós Rózsa score and Arthur Hilton’s editing, both of which were nominated for Academy Awards. “The Killers” was added to the National Film Registry in 2008. 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.
Fundraiser
Every Friday in October $1 for every regular combo sold at Jersey Mike’s will be donated in support of Attollo System’s Real Men Wear Pink of Culpeper County campaign.
David Gilmore at Grass Rootes
Enjoy dinner or a drink with David Gilmore at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.
Celebrate Unity Event
Music and dance will play a big part in the Celebrating Culpeper’s Unity event scheduled at 7 p.m. at Eastern View High School. The program is scheduled to take place in the cafeteria, to accommodate the performers and to foster socializing and enjoying
refreshments together.
The event will showcase fellowship and an appreciation of a variety of cultures found in the Culpeper area. This cultural celebration is sponsored by the Culpeper members of the Baha’i Faith who believe that one God created our world and loves all his children all around the globe.
This event is free to the public. No offering will be solicited or accepted. For further information on this event, please contact jandmskelton@gmail.com or (540) 718-4132 or jfmcbride@aol.com, (540) 812-2670.
Haunted Trail
Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office presents Deadwood Trail – a Haunted Forest from 7 to 11 p.m. at 8367 Sperryville Pike. All proceeds benefit the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office Santa Cop Program.
Film: “The Postman Always Rings Twice”
(MGM, 1946) Drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) takes a job at a roadhouse run by slovenly but likeable Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway). Nick’s sexy young wife Cora (Lana Turner) takes an immediate liking to Frank, but he senses that she’s trouble and he keeps his distance–for a while. MGM bought the rights to pulp novelist James M. Cain’s hard-bitten murder romance, “The Postman Always Rings Twice” in 1934, but it took 12 years to make it to the screen. Writer-producer Carey Wilson adapted a script that passed by the censorious Hays Administration and director Tay Garnett turned out an electrifying drama enhanced by the charismatic performances of the two leads. 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.