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September 2020
Whiskey Revival at 6 Bears & A Goat Brewery
Come out with your friends for a night of delicious food and beer and enjoy music from Whiskey Revival on our outdoor stage from 7-9:30pm!
Find out more »Souvenir
Souvenir tells the enchanting and hilarious true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy society eccentric who suffered under the delusion that she was a great coloratura soprano when she was in fact incapable of producing two consecutive notes in tune. Nevertheless, her annual recitals in the ballroom of the Ritz Carlton hotel brought her extraordinary fame. Her growing mob of fans packed her recitals, stuffing handkerchiefs in their mouths to stifle their laughter—which Mrs. Jenkins blissfully mistook for cheers.…
Find out more »6B&G Disc Golf Putting League
6B&G is ecstatic to announce that we are starting a putting league on Tuesdays at 6:00pm, please be here no later than 5:45pm 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 »Learn With Me Day
Learn With Me Day is an on-site program (aligned with VA SOLs) for students who are virtually learning and for homeschool students. All students must be in grades K-6. Participants will engage with the archaeology process and learn the importance of the process to historical research. Students will dig at a simulated archaeological site. They will also learn about gridding the dig site, sifting for artifacts, and then washing, identifying, and mending artifacts. Students will be challenged to think critically…
Find out more »October 2020
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 »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 »Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Day
To celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month, The George Washington Foundation presents Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Day. Featuring a guided tour led by Archaeology Department member Melanie Marquis and interpreted by Abbie Castillo (using American Sign Language) including: • The Washington House • Eighteenth-Century Demonstration Garden • Other Landscape Features Reservations are required. Ferry Farm admission cost applies. Please visit our website to purchase tickets: https://kenmore.org/.../deaf-and-hard-of-hearing.../ After arriving at Ferry Farm, check-in at the rear of the Visitors Center, where…
Find out more »Barley Naked Octoberfest Weekend Celebration
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Barley Naked Brewing Company! Barley Naked Brewing Co. will be holding an Oktoberfest weekend celebration on October 10th from 12 - 9 PM and October 11th from 12 - 6 PM. Enjoy delicious beer, multiple food trucks, cotton candy, soft serve, pumpkin painting, live Oom-pah band, and a fall photo-op station. Partake in our stein holding competition, costume competition, or our yodeling contest! Effingham Winery and a traveling tavern of beer will be serving up delicious libations…
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 »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
Find out more »December 2020
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 »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 »February 2021
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.
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