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March 2016
Highland County Maple Festival Trip
Join us Saturday, March 12th at 7:00 am to take a step back in time to Highland County. Travel the back roads and mountain byways to the annual Highland Maple Festival.
Each year, thousands of visitors are drawn to this unspoiled, rural region of Virginia to celebrate the “opening” of the trees and observe the process of maple syrup-making. This will be a unique and educational experience that portrays a rapidly vanishing way of American life.
Virginia Festival of the Book
The 22nd annual Virginia Festival of the Book brings readers and writers together for a five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy, and literary culture. Produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, the Festival is the largest community-based book event in the Mid-Atlantic region and features more than 300 authors at more than 100 programs, the majority of which are free and open to the public. See the full schedule of authors, programs, and locations in Charlottesville and Albemarle County at VaBook.org.434-924-7548
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Epiphany Catholic School
Music, games, crafts and activities for all ages. Food and beverages available for purchase. Many vendors and crafters displaying items for purchase. Fun for all. 11:00 – 5:00 Free event. 1211 East Grandview Avenue, Culpeper, VA 22701
Annual Sheriff Scott H. Jenkins Youth Sports Benefit Basketball Game
Deputies and cops team up to take on Culpeper teachers at Eastern View High School. First Culpeper County High School will play Eastern View High School. Then, at 7:30 p.m. Sheriff’s Deputies and Town Police Officers will venture out onto the wood floors to take on the teachers. Student admission is $3, adults $5 and children admitted free. Proceeds used to sponsor the Sheriff’s youth sports camps which are offered free of charge to area youth in the summer.
To round out the event the Culpeper Blue Angels All Star Cheer plan a “dance performance” at 6:45 p.m.
April 2016
8th Annual Kite Flight Festival
Dust your kites off after a long winter and join in the fun in the skies above Three Fox Vineyards at our 8th Annual Kite Flight Festival from 1:00 – 3:00 pm! The vineyard always has great breezes in the Spring for kite flying and we’re going to take advantage of them for some early springtime fun. We’ll have prizes for the following categories: Best in Show, Most Time Aloft, Most Creative Kite, Youngest Kite Flyer, and Youngest at Heart. Judging begins at 3:00. Enjoy live music with Richard Giersch who will be playing classics from the 60s-90s from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Black Fig Pizza Company will be selling their artisan wood-fired pizzas.
www.threefoxvineyards.comRead to the Dogs
Held at the Culpeper County Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Join the Welcome Waggers Therapy Dogs for another fun Saturday of reading. Dogs are specially trained to “listen,” and do not correct or criticize. Perfect for beginning readers! Children of all ages are welcome to visit with the dogs. No registration necessary. Contact (540) 825-8691.
Fredericksburg Brew Fest
Join us for an amazing day of CRAFT BEER, Music, Food and Fun. The gates open at 11:00 AM so come early and stay late to enjoy all the day has to offer!
We will have over 40 craft brewers from all over the region sampling (Over 80 Samples) some of their award winning beers. They will be pouring some of your favorites as well as a sneak peek in to what will be on tap for 2017.
Live Home Brewing Demonstrations provided by The Brew Shop. Sit down and enjoy a demonstration on how to brew your own beer at home!!!
For those of you who enjoy a glass of wine or whiskey, we will also have a select number of Virginia Wineries and Distilleries sampling their award winning beverages as well.
Live Music acts will take the stage throughout the day!!!
If you are a BEER NERD then you may want to check out our VIP ticket for this event. We will have a whole tent designated just for our “Limited Release/Tasting Room Only” brews from some award winning breweries. This tent will have at least 8 exclusive beers on tap at all times, as well as complimentary water/soda, seating area, and a $5.00 food voucher is included with your VIP ticket for use at the festival.
https://www.facebook.com/fredbrewfest/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/
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.
State Theatre presents The Frog Prince
Virginia Repertory Theatre’s beautiful production showcases an amphibian ensemble created by acclaimed puppet master Terry Synder.
Showings at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets $6. 305 S. Main Street, Culpeper. 540-829-0292. www.culpepertheatre.org
Cruisin For Heroes will be hosting a family friendly monthly Cruise-In
From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (and every 4th Sat. through Oct.) at Bruster’s located at 16170 Rogers Road to raise awareness and funds for the Fisher House Foundation. Fisher House provides a “home away from home” for families of patients receiving medical care at military and VA medical centers. There will be a DJ and a “Manager’s Choice Award” presented. Come out and support community and our military. Along with any donations (check donations are tax deductible) collected during the event, Bruster’s will be donating a portion of the event nights sales to Fisher House. For info, contact Lou Realmuto at cruiserlou@aol.com or go to www.cruisinforheroes.com.
“I’m SOW Healthy” Kids Cooking classes
Held at the Culpeper Farmers Market. 9 – 11 a.m. Try your hand at creating a Rainbow Fruit Pizza. Sponsored by Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. Phone 540-825-4416 or www.culpeperdowntown.com
Stevensburg Youth Fundraiser Dinner
The Youth of Stevensburg Baptist Church are having a Fundraiser Dinner from 5-7 p.m. to enable kids to go to summer camp. The dinner includes chicken, potatoes & gravy, green beans, corn, coleslaw, biscuits & dessert. Cost: $10 adults, $5 children 10 & under. Contact Philip Walker at stevensburgbaptist@gmail.com