From an email:
Bottle Stop Wine Bar, located in Historic Occoquan, announced its multiyear selection to Wine Spectator’s Wine List Awards. The Award of Excellence is granted to restaurants whose wine list typically offers at least 90 selections, features an assortment of quality producers, along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style.
WOODBRIDGE – At a recent meeting of the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors, Donna Flory was named as the Prince William County Volunteer of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2018. Donna was nominated by Desiree Wolfe with the Office of Executive Management and the award was presented by Gail Macdonald, the county’s Senior Human Resources Manager, for Donna’s service as Prince William County’s official Bugle and Trumpet Player.
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You might know Katherine Gotthardt from her writing her at Potomac Local. But she also has a poetic side, one that you can see in her new book.
From a press release:
From an email:
Stafford Opera Troupe, a local arts organization dedicated to bringing opera performance and education to Stafford and Fredericksburg, opens its summer season with four public masterclasses on July 14, 17, and 27 at 7:30 pm and August 4 at 3:00 pm, located at the Maranatha Music Ministries building at 1915 Charles St, Fredericksburg, VA.
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WHAT: Grammy Award®-winning recording artist and producer Will Ackerman presents a reflective, heartfelt performance in Merchant Hall. The highly regarded founder of Windham Hill Records and pioneer of the New Age music movement showcases his remarkable musical vision and “thorough love of the mystery of making music” in this special Hylton Center EXTRA! performance. Ackerman will be joined onstage by guitarists Shaun Hopper and Vin Downes.
From an email:
The Creative and Performing Arts Center, Inc. (CAPAC), in partnership with the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will bring an evening of musical delight to the Prince William County community and surrounding areas this summer. Celebrating the smooth, rhythmic sounds of jazz, three acts will perform on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at the beautiful Mary Louise Jackson Amphitheater on the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
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Six boys and two girls, sponsored by American Legion Post 1799 of Haymarket/Gainesville, have completed the Virginia Boys State and Girls State programs of the American Legion Department of Virginia.
MANASSAS — Some of them like working with the K9 dogs. Others like riding in the cruiser in a simulated police pursuit.
All of them are rising 9th-grade students headed to Osbourn High School in Manassas this fall. But they’re spending part of their summer with the city’s finest at the annual Youth Police Camp.
Dr. Niyati Dhokai, of the Hylton Performing Arts Center, was honored for her work with veterans.
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The Fringe Benefits Band is launching its new Rock and Ride program starting July 2018 at Uptown Alley – Manassas, the bowling alley/restaurant/entertainment venue located in the Manassas Mall. Designed to support public safety, local businesses and the community, the Rock and Ride program encourages anyone coming to the show to take paid transportation and receive an incentive from the venue to do so.
