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Things to do in Fredericksburg, VA: First Friday

10-22-09
Sue Pirrone

On the first Friday of every month from 10/2/2009 to 12/4/2009 you can attend, for free, the First Friday with Jay Starling Jazz Quintet

Jay Starling and his roving band of future jazz makers provide live entertainment...These outstanding muscians thrill audiences with their muscianship... this you won't want to miss...

First Friday of every month, 10pm-1am, no cover, all ages.

309 William Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont: Stafford, VA

08-07-09
Sue Pirrone

Never heard of Gari Melchers? Don't worry. You're not alone. Gari was a little known, but believe it or not famous artist, who found a home in Falmouth, Virginia.

This 27 acre estate was left to the commonwealth of Virginia by Gari's widow, as a tribute to his work

The house at Gari Melchers Home and Studio has a rich history that precedes Gari Melchers..

It has been told that the original deed of ownership is lost, the year in which the Georgian-style frame house was built and the identity of its first owner is not precisely known.

The home dates back to the 1790s. Since surviving documents state that the Horner and Voss families owned the property between 1785 and 1804, one of those two families must have been responsible for the earliest section of the current structure.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio
Belmont, 224 Washington Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22405
(540) 654-1015 fax (540) 654-1785
GariMelchers@umw.edu

$10 for Adults
$9 for Seniors 62+ and AAA members
$5 for Children ages 6-18

Harvest Festival At Potomac Point Winery: Stafford, VA

08-07-09
Sue Pirrone

Remember the old "I love Lucy show" where she stomped grapes....I've always wanted to do that.. :) The Harvest Festival at Potomac Point Winery, which will be held on September 27, 2009 (1;00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) you can do just that, stomp grapes....among other activities.

There will be wine tasting, tours and much more.

Fore more information and directions to the venue call 540 446 2107, or visit www.PotomacPointWinery.com

Things To Do In Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park

08-07-09
Sue Pirrone

Shenandoah National Park is absolutely gorgeous... it lies along a beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains between Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Skyline Drive, a 105-mile road that winds along the crest of the mountains through the length of the park, provides vistas of the spectacular landscape to east and west.

The park holds more than 500 miles of trails, including 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Trails may follow a ridge crest, or they may lead to high places with panoramic views or to waterfalls in deep canyons.

There are four entrances to the park, located at 66 and route 340, in Front Royal, and Route 211 leads to the central entrance at Thornton Gap, Route 33 to swift run gap, and i64 to the rockfish gap, the southern entrance, and the northern entrance at blue ridge parkway.. For more information call Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park
3655 U.S. Highway 211 East
Luray, VA 22835-9036
(540) 999-3500

Things To Do In Leesburg, VA: Leesburg Animal Park

08-07-09
Sue Pirrone

The Leesburg Animal Park is a great place to bring the family for affordable entertainment.

Located just off of route 15 in Leesburg, there are pony rides, giant tortoises, lemurs, safari wagon rides and much more on 21 acres of fun. Feed the fish as the pond.....or feed the exotic parrots!!


Leesburg Animal Park opened in the Spring of 2000.

The Park is owned by Bob and Shirley Johnson who owned and operated the famous Reston Animal Park on Hunter Mill Rd in Reston from 1980 through 1999.


April-September Park Hours:
OPEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
10am-3pm

OPEN FRIDAY TO SUNDAY
10am-5pm

CLOSED MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE ANNOUNCED

Please call 703-433-0002-- 19270 James Monroe Highway -- Leesburg, VA 20175


Hours are subject to change without notice.