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July 2020
6B&G Disc Golf Putting League
6B&G is ecstatic to announce that we are starting a putting league on Tuesdays at 6:15pm, please be here no later than 6:00pm to sign up! 6B&G putting league will consist of two competitions, the first being 9 hole, par-2 course single elimination (bracket style). The second is a random draw doubles putting league (double elimination). $5 to play and anyone is welcome to play!! Large cash prizes will be awarded to the winners! A big thanks to our hole…
Find out more »Unfamily Friendly Family Feud
Just like the tv show, our Unfamily Friendly Family Feud challenges you to defend your team's honor with lightning-quick responses. Each team has to guess the top answers for each set of questions. Come watch the fun or join in for a chance to win! Prizes to the winning teams.
Find out more »Karaoke Night at 6 Bears & A Goat Brewery with DJ Cathy
It's fun and it's lively! Karaoke at the Brew House is where you want to be on Friday nights! Sing, dance, cheer, and have fun! Grab a beer and dinner and make a night of it!
Find out more »Art After Hours
Join us for another toe-tapping evening of live music provided by local bands in the beautiful summer setting of our lawn and gardens. Enjoy homegrown Stafford County crafted beer, wine and food trucks. Visit the studio and galleries of American artist Gari Melchers. Free admission. Tickets for beer/wine $5 and food trucks accept cash or credit. Stay tuned for registration details. Questions please contact Meghan Pcsolyar, mpcsolya@umw.edu.
Find out more »Monthly Guided Woodland Hikes
Conducted by Virginia Master Naturalists, these informative walks cover a mile of trails in both woodlands and fields and also touch on the historic ruins of Belmont’s past. Please wear sturdy footwear. Meet outside the Visitor Center. Free.
Find out more »Guided Woodland Hikes
Conducted by Virginia Master Naturalists, these informative walks cover a mile of trails in both woodlands and fields and also touch on the historic ruins of Belmont’s past. Please wear sturdy footwear. Meet outside the Visitor Center.
Find out more »August 2020
First Saturday Shoreline Cleanup
Widewater is a beautiful and unique place. Put on your hiking boots and join park rangers keep our shoreline the fascinating place that it is. Teams of volunteers will be given areas to focus on. All supplies will be provided. All we need are energetic, smiling faces. Students needing community service hours will be provided documentation of service.
Find out more »Golden Hours Sunset Photo Session
For only two nights in 2020, Belmont's grounds will be open after hours for photographers to catch that "golden hour" with their clients. All interested photographers must reserve their spot by May 1. On the day of the event, photographers must pay the $50 per client session photography fee upon arrival. Spots will be limited, so register fast. Contact: Buffy Knappenberger at eknappen@umw.edu or 540 654-1843
Find out more »Gari Melchers’ Birthday Celebration
Come celebrate the 160th anniversary of Gari Melchers’ birth. Admission is $1.60 to those who say “Happy Birthday!” Let Melchers inspire you to create your own art. Free-to-use art supplies will be available or you may bring your own. Birthday cake will be served. Contact: Buffy Knappenberger at eknappen@umw.edu or 540 654-1843
Find out more »Spring Fever 5K
Join the Stafford Hospital Foundation for our rescheduled 2020 Spring Fever 5K Run/Walk and Kids ½ mile Fun Run. We welcome devoted runners, weekend joggers and families to participate in this community event! The Spring Fever 5K is a part of the Stafford Race Series and Fredericksburg Area Running Club Coldwell Banker Elite Grand Prix Series. Proceeds from the event benefits Stafford Hospital and the patients and families it serves. This is a rain or shine event, refunds are unavailable.
Find out more »September 2020
Picturing New Connections
Gari Melchers Home & Studio partners with the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Richmond Chapter, to offer a small, welcoming program that combines sensory-rich and interactive guided discussions in Gari Melchers’ studio with a related art-making experience afterwards. The hour-long program will feature a theme, paintings, and art project. Costs is $5 per person. Reservations required. Contact: Michelle Crow-Dolby at mdolby@umw.edu or 540 654-1851
Find out more »Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
A progressive white couple's liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiancé home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the iconic Sidney Poitier film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Blindsided by their daughter's whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, they quickly come to realize the difference between supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family--especially in 1967. Her parents aren't the only ones…
Find out more »Civil War Weekend at Falmouth
Yearly Civil War Living History event at the Moncure Conway House. Nearly 100 re-enactors, living historians, and impressionists will be at the grounds of the Moncure Conway House on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The weekend is an opportunity for the public to interact with an assortment of knowledgeable living historians and compelling impressionists who portray notable figures of the period including President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Union…
Find out more »7th Annual Stafford Education Foundation Golf Tournament
WHY CHOOSE THE STAFFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION? Our Golf Tournament is an excellent opportunity to give back to the community. With your help, we can achieve this goal. You can be certain that your donation will make a difference in many local lives. Help us and show your support by choosing from one of the following levels of sponsorship.Your participation as a player, sponsor or donor will go a long way to show your support of Stafford County Public Schools. We…
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Stafford County Heritage Day
Explore Stafford County's rich historical legacy of more than three centuries with multicultural perspectives, historical interpretation, agricultural demonstrations, and presentations from local organizations. Family-friendly. Free admission. Contact: Jennifer Pinkerton at jpinkert@umw.edu or 540 654-1842
Find out more »October 2020
The Sounds of Silents
Screenings TBD at 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM; 4:30 PM Did you know that Gari Melchers once had lunch with Charlie Chaplin and loved going to the cinema? Spend an afternoon with us enjoying the motion pictures of the pre-talkies era with live musical accompaniment, popcorn, candy, sodas and food trucks! Dr. Andrew Simpson, music professor, Catholic University, will curate and accompany on piano two silent film classics and discuss the genre of silent film as a nexus of drama, visual…
Find out more »November 2020
FTM Fashion Week
FTM Fashion Week was birthed out of a need to bring a more relevant, thought provoking and fashion forward event to the diverse areas. The seasons brought great things to the previous areas such as; celebrities, super models, international designers, magazines, fashion bloggers, press, and agencies. Recognizing the diverse demographics of the Stafford area and the demand for fashion forward styles, The FTM Fashion Week Team strive to bring all aspects of fashion to light. With seven seasons down, military…
Find out more »Meet Me in St. Louis
Based on the heartwarming MGM film, Meet Me in St. Louis is a rare treasure in the musical theatre; a wholesome and delightful portrait of a turn-of-the-century American family. It is the summer of 1903, and the Smith family eagerly anticipates the opening of the 1904 World’s Fair. Over the course of a year, the family’s mutual respect, tempered with good-natured humor, helps them through romance, opportunity, and heartbreaks. The musical includes seven of the best-loved songs from the film,…
Find out more »Home for the Holidays
Enjoy the house decorated for the holidays in the spirit and style of American painter Gari Melchers and his talented artist-wife Corinne. Included with museum admission during regular hours. Contact: Buffy Knappenberger at eknappen@umw.edu or 540 654-1843
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