STAFFORD — Even though the high-temperature today is slated to be 100 degrees, that’s not the reason why the 15th Annual Cardboard Board Regatta won’t leave port.
Stafford County Parks and Recreation officials tell us the event that was originally scheduled for Saturday, July 20 is canceled due to low participation. The imposed deadline to sign up to participate in the cardboard boat races was July 12.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ford’s Theatre announced that Amanda Cline was selected to attend the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Civil War Washington summer teacher institute.
Cline is a fourth-grade Virginia Studies and Language Arts teacher at Richard C. Haydon Elementary School in Manassas.
Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poetry and prose writer who has lived in Prince William County since 1999. She has published six books and is working on a seventh. Learn more about her at KatherineGotthardt.com, and follow her work on Facebook by searching #KatherinesCoffeehouse.
Think back to your young adulthood. Were you someone who wanted to stand out or fit in? Both? Maybe you took a winding path in the pursuit of discovering yourself or defining yourself.
MANASSAS — Tickets for the Gatlin Brothers’ performance at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Sept. 22 go on sale to the general public on Aug. 1.
The concert will take place at 7 p.m. on the Merchant Hall stage at 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas.
Resilience and Rebirth, a new exhibit by Martin Cervantez opens today at the Center from the Arts at the Candy Factory in Manassas.
Here is more information from the Center for the Arts:
MANASSAS — Tina V will be singing the national anthem to kick off Celebrate America, a fireworks display in Manassas.
Tina V is the founder of the Warrior Woman program which aids women in their personal growth and development.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — No matter where you are in Virginia, you can enjoy concerts, festivals, and family-friendly events in your community throughout July.
4th of July Events & Celebrations:
FORT BELVOIR — The National Museum of the United States Army is now accepting applications for volunteers to provide visitor support when the Museum is open.
Ms. Zelpha Anderson, Chief of the Visitor Services Division, says she is looking for individuals who are passionate about the U.S. Army and sharing the stories of the men and women who have worn the Army uniform throughout our nation’s history.
STAFFORD COUNTY — The Patawomeck Indian Tribe hasn’t had a permanent home for 300 years, but the Stafford Board of Supervisors voted 7-0 in favor of leasing a portion of a county-owned property at Duff Green Park to the tribe.
It is a 10-year lease and can be renewed up to four additional times.
MANASSAS — Customers at Manassas restaurants or breweries could leave the establishment with drinks in hand.
The city has applied for a local special events license that would allow for designated areas to be set up to where people could drink outside, near where they purchased their drink.
