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Great Lives – Barbara Walters

Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg

Barbara Walters broke every rule – the belief that women couldn’t interview the most serious newsmakers, that women couldn’t anchor primetime newscasts, that women couldn’t demand higher pay than, well, […]

Cooking Corner: Beginning Sourdough

Central Rappahannock Library Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

Central Rappahannock Regional Library - Howell Branch 806 Lyons Boulevard FredericksburgVA22406 How to make, use, and care for sourdough starter along with a simple recipe to try. Take-home starter cultures provided […]

Reading Ranger

Lake Anna State Park 6800 Lawyers Road, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA

Where Lake Anna State Park, 6800 Lawyers Rd., Spotsylvania, VA 22551. Visitor Center When Feb. 2, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join the Rangers each week for story time! […]

African American Innovators

Central Rappahannock Regional Library 1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

Throughout February, explore a rotating series of self-guided activities highlighting contributions of African American innovators who changed history with their contributions. View videos about African American innovators at librarypoint.org/african-american-history. For grades […]

Great Lives: Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull

Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg

Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic, their significance in American history undeniable. Together, these two Lakota chiefs, one a fabled warrior and the other a revered holy […]

Great Lives – John Lewis

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

Lecture Date: February 13, 2025 The Irene and Curry Roberts Lecture For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights in the […]

Hidden Stories: Black History Walking Tour

Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

Featuring recent research gathered by Dr. Gaila Sims, FAM’s Curator of African American History and Vice President of Programs and Interpretation, this one-time-only program will be facilitated by local community […]

A Space of our Own: Black Women in Community

Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

The Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is proud to announce the launch of a new monthly program series, A Space of Our Own: Black Women in Community, designed to honor and connect Black […]

Great Lives: James A. Garfield

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

In President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the Presidency. Progressive firebrand and conservative compromiser; […]

Great Lives: Hedy Lamarr

The Roxanne M. Kaufman Lecture As a teenage actress in 1920s Austria, performing on the stage and in film in light comedies and musicals, Hedy Kiesler, with her exotic beauty, […]

Great Lives: John Lewis

The Irene and Curry Roberts Lecture For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the struggle for civil rights in the United States. As an activist […]

Great Lives: Da Vinci, Shakespeare, Newton, Beethoven, and Einstein

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

The Coldwell Banker Elite Lecture Bulent’s new book, Beyond Genius, is more ambitious than his earlier books on Leonardo da Vinci. Positing that genius comes in degrees, from “ordinary” to […]

Great Lives: Phillis Wheatley – America’s First Black Poet

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

The UMW Museums Lecture Admired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published in London, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led one of the most extraordinary American lives. […]

RAC Star Party

Caledon State Park 11617 Caledon Road, King George, VA, United States

Where Caledon State Park, 11617 Caledon Rd., King George, VA 22485. Front Lawn When March 1, 2025. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The Rappahannock Astronomy Club presents an evening of deep […]

Great Lives: James Longstreet

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

The Walter Jervis Sheffield Lecture General James Longstreet is remembered by many as a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War. He also was reviled by generations of white Southerners as […]

Great Lives: Pat Nixon

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

The Jubilation by Silver Companies Lecture In America’s collective consciousness, Pat Nixon has long been perceived as enigmatic. She was voted “Most Admired Woman in the World” in 1972 and […]

2nd Annual Community Connections Expo

Attention, Fredericksburg! Get ready for an exciting event that brings our community together like never before. Join us at the Community Connection Expo on March 18th at Fredericksburg Expo Center. […]

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Great Lives: Jay Gatsby

Dodd Auditorium 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

The UMW Dining Lecture In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced his third novel, a slim work for which he had high expectations. Despite such hopes, the novel received mixed reviews […]