Greater Prince William and surrounding communities are invited to participate in the Inaugural Juneteenth Parade in the Town of Dumfries on June 19 at 7 p.m.
The parade route will begin at the corner of UMC Dumfries, at 3890 Cameron Street and conclude at the Dumfries Slave Cemetery with a candlelight vigil in honor of the ancestors, music, and reflection.
This is the final week for Leadership Prince William’s “Lead the Way” walk-a-thon.
While coronavirus restrictions are easing, the firm planned their annual fundraiser with social distancing in mind.
After 10 years worth of work, the old Brentsville Jail has been restored.
A celebration was held Saturday, May 15 to mark the restoration of jail, which dates back to 1820. The jail sits next to the old Brentsville Courthouse, which served as the fourth county seat of Prince William County, after it was moved there from Dumfries.
The Lake Ridge Chorale will perform an online concert viewable on its website.
The choir tells us:
“The Babylon garden is an important hands-on STEM learning tool that will benefit our students in many ways,” said Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner. “The fact that we are saving 2005 square feet of farmland in a booming county is also of great benefit to our community.”
The garden will grow herbs, microgreens, and leafy greens. Students in the culinary arts program will use the produce in their menus, business students will develop a plan for using future crops, IT students will study how the app works and the AI functions of the garden, and IB Environmental students will study the impact of the garden on reducing environmental concerns that are associated with traditional farming.
Live comedy is coming back to the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton.
After taking a hiatus due to the pandemic, Comedian Rahmein Mostafavi is bringing back live shows to the region. Mostafavi is no stranger to the Workhouse, as he first brought live comedy shows to both the Workhouse, and to the Old Silk Mill in Fredericksburg in 2021.
As the region continues to reopen to in-person events following the pandemic, here are a few more event ideas to help you plan the remainder of May — the most wonderful time of the year.
5/14 – 5/16 Giselle at Hylton Performing Arts Center – (Manassas & Virtual) Giselle is a romantic ballet that tells of the power of true love; spins the myth of a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart when she finds out that her lover, Albrecht, is betrothed to another.
The largest county fair in Virginia will return for nine days in August.
After taking an unprecedented year off last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Prince William County Fair, an annual tradition that dates back more than 70 years, will be held from Friday, August 13 to Saturday, August 21.
In our busy routines, we often take for granted the visual beauty that passes in front of our eyes. Although we may occasionally note a passing scene, we don’t often have the time to dwell on the magical moments we experience.
This exhibit, called ” Magical Moments” with work from the Prince William Photography Club, aims to inspire and enrich the lives of our audience by presenting those emotional, thought-provoking magical moments in a way that compels the viewer to stop and engage with the scene that was captured by the lens. The photographer’s eye combined with the camera lens can capture those serendipitous magical moments at just the right instant of time, or from just the right angle.
