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April 2016
Mountain View Community Church’s Sermon
Topic: “No Wonder They Crucified Him – Rend Unto Caesar.” Join us at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. or 11 a.m. Located at 16088 Rogers Road, behind Bruster’s Ice Cream. Small groups also meet throughout the week. www.mountainviewcc.net 540-727-0297
Fauquier Community Theatre teams with Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community to present The Odd Couple
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults. Seniors and Students $14. Rappahannock’s Patty Hardee directs. 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Order tickets at www/fctstage/org.
Give Local Piedmont is May 3, 2016. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation presents training session
Northern Piedmont Community Foundation presents training session. Board’s role in fundraising. Help your board understand and embrace their role as advisors, ambassadors and fundraisers. Great chance to get your questions answered and share ideas with other nonprofits. 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Culpeper Town Police Training Center, 740 Old Brandy Road. GLP participants $15/all others $30. Contact Andrea Flynn at (540) 349-0631 or aflynn@npcf.org or www.givelocalpiedmont.org
Agritourism Grant Workshop & Networking Session
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Tourism Committee will host an Agritourism Grant Workshop and Networking Session at Prince Michel Winery & Vineyard from noon – 4 p.m. The Regional Tourism Committee will provide an update and overview of the Tween Rivers Trail. Steve Gaylean, Director of Partnership Marketing Development for the Virginia Tourism Corporation,
will present information on VTC’s Marketing Leverage Program. This program is designed to stimulate new tourism marketing programs and extend the “Virginia is for Lovers” campaign. The workshop is free and a boxed lunch is provided. Registration required and open until April 11. Register online at rrrcagritourism.eventbrite.com. Contact Jenny Biche at jkbiche@rrregion.org.
Winemaker Wednesday returns for its 6th season at Culpeper Cheese Company
Nothing formal, just a chance to meet a Virginia winemaker and taste their wines on 10 selected Wednesday evenings. Meet and mingle with the winemaker. Sip wine. Savor cheese.
Winemaker Wednesday incorporates a price fixed wine cheese tasting ($ 34.95 value) paired with selected Virginia Winemakers wines. Guests will receive four tastes of selected Virginia wines each specially paired with cheeses and accompaniments. To celebrate the return of WineMaker Wednesday, discounted pricing is being offered for the first two events at $ 19.95/pp + tax.
Josh Gerard of Boxwood Vineyard up first in the return of this popular event. Seating is limited– reservations suggested. (540) 827 – 4757
Culpeper Chess Club Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held each Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Culpeper County Library. All ages and all skill levels welcome, even those who have never played. Come learn a new skill! For information about this and other programs, please feel free to call the Library at (540) 825-8691.
Stage Alive presents “The Young Irelanders” at Culpeper County High School
Eight sensational performers will thrill you with traditional Irish music, song and dance. For more information go to www.wstagealive.org or email cca@stagealive.org.
Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre “Play Misty for Me”
(Universal, 1971 – R-rated). Late night jazz disc jockey and inveterate playboy Clint Eastwood plays the field like he plays records on his show, but meets his match when he becomes involved with a dangerously obsessed fan played by Jessica Walter. 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.
Join Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR) and explore the legacy of Hunter’s Island
Explore the legacy of Hunter’s Island with its owner, local architect and history enthusiast Mary Ellen Wheeler from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. We’ll meet at the FOR home office and ferry over to the island in canoes. Learn more about Capt. John Smith, who explored the Rappahannock River in 1608, and the Native Americans who greeted him. There are ruins of old mansions on the island which make for great photo opportunities. Bring a bag lunch and water bottle for a scenic picnic. Minimum age is 8 years. The backup date is the next day. The cost is $30 per individual and $90 for families, or $24 and $72 for FOR members. For more information call (540) 373-3448. Please pre-register at www.riverfriends.org.
Spring Oyster Festival
Enjoy fresh, delicious oysters and crab cakes provided by the Rappahannock River Oyster Company. Wash it down with a bottle of DuCard wine while listening to the music of Bennie Dodd Band. Held at DuCard Vineyards in Etlan. Ducardvineyards.com
Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day
Culpeper Cheese Company will be offering a free tasting of Raw milk cheese from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and simultaneously offer specially curated Raw Milk Cheese plates to dine in from noon to 7 p.m. Traditional cheesemaking helped preserve fluid milk before the advent of refrigeration, and it was only in the last century that cheese began to be made with pasteurized milk. Located at 129 E. Davis Street. (540) 827-4757.
Teen Gaming and Ozobots Grades 6-12
Held at the Culpeper County Library from 2-4 p.m. Ozobots have light sensors that read code that you draw. Sign up in advance. Snacks served. Lots of strategy games for you and friends. Contact Laini Bostian at lbostian@cclva.org or 540-825-8691
Cash Unchained at the State Theatre
The songs of Johnny Cash and June Carter are enduring classics. Hear them evoked on stage by James 3 and Clare Sukley and Ransom Harmony. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $30/$20/$10. 305 S. Main Street, Culpeper. 540-829-0292. www.culpepertheatre.org
Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “An Evening of Old-Time Radio with the Metropolitan Washington Old-Time Radio Club.”
Packed house last year so come early. Special guest Ben Model will provide musical accompaniment on the theater organ. 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.
Mountain View Community Church’s Sermon Topic: “No Wonder They Crucified Him – High Challenge.”
Join us at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. or 11 a.m. Located at 16088 Rogers Road, behind Bruster’s Ice Cream. Small groups also meet throughout the week. www.mountainviewcc.net 540-727-0297
Pranapiloga – Mandala Market
Located at 133 E Davis St, Ste 350. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mandala is Sanskrit for Circular. Don’t throw your unwanted items away. Let someone else use them. Leave something, take something, it’s that simple! Contact: 540-317-5518 Website: http://www.pranapiloga.com/
Working Woods Walk at James Madison’s Montpelier
2-4 p.m. Located at 11407 Constitution Highway in Montpelier. Explore the Mansion and the lawn to the woods of Montpelier on a two-hour hike. Hike led by Virginia Master Naturalists. $10/person or $5 with admission to the Mansion tour. Children under 6 free. For more information, see: http://www.montpelier.org/visit. In case of inclement weather, call (540) 672-2728, ext 141 or ext 252 for further information.
Old Tools from Home and Barn
Sponsored by the Rappahannock Historical Society from 2-4 p.m. at Washington Town Hall, 485 Gay Street, Washington, VA. Dr. and Mrs. Noel Laing will bring part of their collections of old tools from the farmers, carpenters and cabinetmakers of old, as well as tools and notions from sewing and household work. Phone 540-675-1163.
“Naturescaping: Using Native Plants to Create Healthy Landscapes” and Native Plant Sale
6 p.m. Janet Davis of Hill House Farm and Nursery shares ideas about adding layers of diversity to gardens and how native plants add enhanced livability to our world. Beckon birds, befriend butterflies and pamper pollinators by incorporating these concepts and plants. Plant sale to follow. Virginia Cooperative Extension Office (24 Pelham St., Warrenton, VA). Free.. RSVP to the Fauquier County Master Gardener Help Desk at 540-341-7950 ext. 1 or email helpdesk@fc-mg.org.
Grill 309 – Hardywood Beer Dinner
Located at 309 S. Main Street. 6 p.m.
Paired tastings with amazing Hardywood beers! Please reserve your spot today! Contact: (540) 764-4902. Website: www.grill309.com