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Twelfth Night: A Dramatic Performance
Historic Kenmore 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VirginiaExperience the candlelight, music, and decorations of a colonial Christmas … and the uncertainty of Revolution. In Twelfth Night at Kenmore, it is early January 1776 and the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis celebrate in their newly built home. In the 18th century, December 25 was just the start of Christmas, a twelve-day […]
Twelfth Night: A Dramatic Performance
Historic Kenmore 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VirginiaExperience the candlelight, music, and decorations of a colonial Christmas … and the uncertainty of Revolution. In Twelfth Night at Kenmore, it is early January 1776 and the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis celebrate in their newly built home. In the 18th century, December 25 was just the start of Christmas, a twelve-day […]
Public Presentation of Auction Block
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is pleased to announce a series of free, public presentations on the exhibition A Monumental Weight: The Auction Block in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Curator of African American History and Special Projects will share information on the history of the Auction Block, the development of the exhibition, and upcoming projects related […]
Winter Book Study: Forgiveness
Ebenezer United Methodist Church 161 Embrey Mill Road, Stafford, VA, United StatesAre you stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain due to someone else’s actions? Join Christian Counselor Keith Priest for a six-week study based on Lysa TerKeurst’s best-selling book Forgiving What You Can’t Forget. The class is open to all adults and will meet at Ebenezer Church in Stafford on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30 PM […]
Furs, Feathers, Skulls…Oh My!
Leesylvania State Park Daniel Ludwig Drive, WoodbridgeEvery animal has unique features and traits that make them special and suited for their natural environment. Join Park Rangers to learn more about the animals that call Leesylvania State Park their home. For questions, please contact the Visitor Center at 703-583-6904.
Great Lives: Alan Turing
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Alan Turing Lecture Date: January 19, 2023 The AES Corporation Lecture Although Alan Turing is now considered one of the great minds of the twentieth century, his achievements in codebreaking, mathematical logic, and computer science went unrecognized for decades after his death. In part this was because much of Turing’s work for the government was, […]
Ballads and Brews
Rising Sun Tavern 1304 Caroline St,, Fredericksburg, VAStep into the 18th century and sample historic drinks and treats, learn about Fredericksburg's connections to Scotland and Robert Burns, how the town rang in the new year in times past, and join in with Colonial Faire as they teach us some authentic tavern drinking songs! The beverages available for tasting include Fish House […]
Public Presentation of Auction Block
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is pleased to announce a series of free, public presentations on the exhibition A Monumental Weight: The Auction Block in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Curator of African American History and Special Projects will share information on the history of the Auction Block, the development of the exhibition, and upcoming projects related […]
Great Lives: Shirley Jackson
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Shirley Jackson Lecture Date: January 24, 2023 The Roxanne M. Kaufman Lecture Known to millions primarily as the author of "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) has until recently been curiously absent from the mainstream American literary canon. A genius of literary suspense and psychological horror, Jackson plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America in novels […]
Great Lives: Thomas Paine
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Thomas Paine Lecture Date: January 26, 2023 The Virginia Partners Bank Lecture I first became interested in the story of Thomas Paine when I learned that his bones were missing. I had always thought of him as a minor footnote to history, but then discovered that in his own time, he’d been such an towering […]
Great Lives: Gladys West
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Gladys West, Technology Pioneer Lecture Date: February 2, 2023 The Irene and Curry Roberts Lecture Would you imagine that a young Black girl growing up in rural Virginia during the Jim Crow era would go on transform our world? This is the story of Dr. Gladys West (b. 1930), a mathematician who helped develop GPS […]
Great Lives: Fannie Lou Hamer
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Fannie Lou Hamer, Civil Rights Activist Lecture Date: February 7, 2023 The Bill and Terrie Crawley Lecture Fannie Lou Hamer, a poor Mississippi sharecropper with a sixth-grade education, faced down white supremacists and challenged President Lyndon Johnson and other national civil rights leaders to secure voting rights for all Americans during the 1960s. She was […]
Public Presentation of Auction Block
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is pleased to announce a series of free, public presentations on the exhibition A Monumental Weight: The Auction Block in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Curator of African American History and Special Projects will share information on the history of the Auction Block, the development of the exhibition, and upcoming projects related […]
Escaping to Freedom
Leesylvania State Park Daniel Ludwig Drive, WoodbridgeWhere Leesylvania State Park, 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22191. Visitor Center When Feb. 12, 2023. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the park's rich history through its Underground Railroad display that is part of the National Park Service Network to Freedom program. Discover the hidden messages […]
Great Lives: Ted Kennedy
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:Ted Kennedy Lecture Date: February 14, 2023 The Yuh Prosthodontics Lecture As the fourth son of his famous clan, Ted Kennedy was the runt of the litter. Expelled from Harvard for cheating, he was a fun-loving playboy who nevertheless found a role, serving his brothers John and Robert loyally. It was easy to take him […]
Great Lives: J. Edgar Hoover
Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, Select a Country:J. Edgar Hoover Lecture Date: February 16, 2023 The John and Linda Coker Lecture We remember J. Edgar Hoover as a bulldog–squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls. But in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he was the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative state, buzzing with energy and big ideas for […]
Chatham Living History Day
Chatham Manor 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesVisit Chatham Manor during President’s Day weekend on February 18, 2023 for a special event marking the 160th anniversary of the United States Army of the Potomac’s winter encampment in Stafford County. At 11 am and 2 pm Park Ranger Ryan Quint will present 15 minute presentations in the Chatham auditorium about George Washington’s significance […]
Black History Walking Tour
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM), in partnership with the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. (HFFI), is pleased to announce a new walking tour in honor of Black History Month. Black Businesses & Entrepreneurship in Fredericksburg, 1787 – Present will feature stories of African American business owners and entrepreneurs throughout Fredericksburg’s history. Lead by Dr. Gaila Sims, […]
Gold Panning
Lake Anna State Park 6800 Lawyers Road, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAWhere Lake Anna State Park, 6800 Lawyers Rd., Spotsylvania, VA 22551. Visitor Center When Feb. 18, 2023. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Get ready to catch gold fever and mosey on over and join our interpretive rangers on a quest for this elusive mineral. You'll discover the history of gold in […]
Escaping to Freedom
Leesylvania State Park Daniel Ludwig Drive, WoodbridgeWhere Leesylvania State Park, 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22191. Visitor Center When Feb. 12, 2023. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the park's rich history through its Underground Railroad display that is part of the National Park Service Network to Freedom program. Discover the hidden messages […]
