Culpeper Calendar of Events

Culpeper Community Calendar

The Culpeper Community Calendar lists events sponsored by non-profit groups. Please include contact information and submit items by noon Friday. E-mail Mary Ann Stewart at mstewart@timespapers.com

• Fuel Applications. The Culpeper County Department of Social Services is accepting fuel applications to help needy families and individuals keep warm this winter. The program runs through Nov. 13. The Fuel Assistance Program is a supplemental program intended to assist households in meeting their home heating energy needs. To qualify for Fuel Assistance Programs, the following income levels are (household size and gross monthly income): 1, $1,174; 2, $1,579; 3, $1,984; 4, $2,389; 5, $2,794; 6, $3,200; 7, $3,605; and 8, $4,010.

Applications can be picked up at Culpeper Department of Social Services, 219 East Davis Street, Suite 100, Culpeper. Applications can be mailed if needed. If help is needed to fill out the form, the hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday -Friday. Call (540) 727-0372, ext. 410.

• The Un-Lucky Inn Haunted House. Best Haunted House in Northern Virginia, 12595 Lucky Hill Road, Remington, sponsored by M.M. Pierce Elementary and Remington VFD. "Scare Me" haunt tours run from 7:30-11:30 p.m., "Fright Free" tours from 6:30-7:30 p.m., last tour starts at 7:15. General admission tickets are $10, VIP tickets are $20 (skip the long lines) at www.unluckyinn.com. Open Oct. 30 and 31.

• The Elderly Angel Tree will be sponsored by the Culpeper Human Services and the Culpeper Department of Social Services for Culpeper residents only. Help is needed from the public. The elderly angel tree is for anyone who is elderly (ages 60 and over) and/or disabled and would like to be adopted for Christmas. If you know of anyone, please call Doris Clatterbuck at (540) 727-0372, ext. 360. There will be only 200 applications taken through Oct. 30.

• Windmore Foundation for the Arts is putting on The Festival of the Trees again starting this November. They are looking for civic agencies, organizations, churches, businesses or individuals who would like to make or provide a decorated tree or wreath for the event. They are also going to "go green" this year by providing some potted trees for auction. If you are interested, please contact Kellie at (540) 547-4333 or e-mail info@windmorefoundation.org.

• Food Closet "Need of the Week," the following items are needed: juice boxes, canned vegetables and canned soups. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Food Closet is located at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Phone: (540) 825-1177. Along with needed food this week, they have a new need for a person or persons to pick-up food at Walmart up to 3 times per week. Candidates will need a truck or SUV, as they anticipate up to three shopping carts each time consisting of boxes weighing 20 to 30 pounds. Drivers will make the pickup and take it to the Food Closet, unload onto sorting tables and place the meat in a freezer. For more details, call Dick Rosica at (540) 547-3644 or Bob Hilton at 547-4950. Any one driver need not do all of the pick-ups! Any number of times will be appreciated.

• Register now at Culpeper County Library. Nov. 3 is the first day of registration for Tuesday morning Toddler and Pre-School Story Times. The library opens at 10 a.m. Registration must be done in person at the library. Toddler Story Times are held at 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Preschool Story Time is at 10:30 a.m. This is a six-week session, beginning on Nov. 10.

• Culpeper County Parks and Recreation. They still have classes and activities available for registration. 30& up Co-ed Indoor Soccer; Beginning Crocheting & Knitting; Cake Decorating Basics; Kickboxing; Kids Club (things that go); Intro to Fly Fishing; One Stroke Painting; Tai Chi; and on Nov. 16, they will be accepting reservations for a requested Tour of the White House. For more details, visit web.CulpeperCounty.gov or call (540) 727-3412.

• Letters from Santa. Make this Christmas unique and arrange for someone special (child or adult) to receive a personalized Letter from Santa that will be postmarked from the North Pole. Each personalized letter is only $5. Request forms are available at the Culpeper Co. Parks & Recreation office (155 W. Davis Street, Suite 100) or online at web.CulpeperCounty.gov. Don't miss out, deadline for requests is Nov. 6.

• Turkey shoots. The Jefferson Ruritan club will be having their annual turkey shoots at the Jeffersonton Community Center starting at 7 p.m. and every Friday through Dec. 4. Now in its 24th year, this is the longest running turkey shoot in the local area. Operators are thoroughly trained. Judging is totally fair. At least $3,000 worth of beef, turkey, ham and other items will be awarded this season. Women and teens have successfully competed here. Good target practice for the season, ideal training opportunities for young or new shooters, fellowship and civic support. 100 percent of proceeds go to scholarships, local public service organizations and other charitable causes. Snack bar every night. Contact: (540) 937-4541

Thursday, Oct. 29

• The Culpeper Minutemen Chorus (A Barbershop Harmony Chorus) has a place for you. We meet every Thursday, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Chorus Room at Eastern View High School. Male singers of all ages and musical experience are welcome. We will teach you traditional four part close Barbershop harmony in a friendly, supportive, and fun environment. Sheet music, CDs to help you learn your own voice part, and individual coaching are provided. Contact Thom at (540) 423-1636 or Ivan at (703) 851-6333. Visit website at www.harmonize.com/culpeper

• "The Last Gangster" (Warner Bros., 1937) When a notorious gangster gets out of prison, he vows revenge on the wife who left him. Directed by Edward Ludwig. With Edward G. Robinson and James Stewart. Free. Starts at 7:30 p.m. at the LoC Packard Campus located at 19053 Mt. Pony Road. All Packard Campus programs are free and open to the public. For reservation information, call (540) 827-1079, extension 79994 or (202) 707-9994.

Friday, Oct. 30

• Halloween Story Times and Trick-or-Treating, 10:30 a.m. at Culpeper County Library. Family-oriented programs are pumpkin-themed and feature stories, rhymes, and songs. Children will go "trick-or-treating" in the library after the program. Everyone is encouraged to come in costume. No Registration necessary. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Contact: (540) 825-8691

• Double feature: "Black Sunday" (AIP, 1960) A Bavarian princess, burned at the stake with her lover for being a witch, comes to life after three hundred years to enact the curse of revenge on her remaining family members. Italian with English subtitles. Directed by Mario Bava. With Barbara Steele and John Richardson.

"The Wicker Man" (British Lion, 1973) A police sergeant is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there. Directed by Robin Hardy. With Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland. Free. Starts at 7:30 p.m. at the LoC Packard Campus located at 19053 Mt. Pony Road. All Packard Campus programs are free and open to the public. For reservation information, call (540) 827-1079, extension 79994 or (202) 707-9994.

Saturday, Oct. 31

• The Culpeper AGLOW Community Lighthouse will meet at St. Stephens Episcopal Church located at 115 N. East Street. The gathering begins at 10 a.m. And free childcare is provided. Call (540) 825-6976.

• "Alien" (20th Century-Fox, 1979) A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2002. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt. Free. Starts at 7:30 p.m. at the LoC Packard Campus located at 19053 Mt. Pony Road. All Packard Campus programs are free and open to the public. For reservation information, call (540) 827-1079, extension 79994 or (202) 707-9994.

• Community dance, with Gourdvine String Band playing lively contra, square & Celtic dance music and DeLaura Padovan, Caller starting at 7:30 p.m. with lessons for beginners; 8-11 p.m. is the dance. Sponsored by the Rappahannock NonProfit Center and held at The Link at the Schoolhouse, 12018 Lee Highway, Sperryville, VA (Intersection of 522 & 211). Fee: $10 at the door ($8 in advance) Contact (540) 987-9750 or info@rnpc.org

Alum Spring Baptist Church, 11058 Dutch Hollow Rd, Culpeper invites you to their Fall Festival, from 4-6 p.m. The festival will include a soup supper, trunk or treat and more. Contact (540) 825-3820.

Sunday, Nov. 1

• Skeet shoot, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Cedar Mountain Youths Inc.; $4 per round; proceeds support youth firearm safety and responsibility programs; for directions, information, call John Dodson, (540) 543-2070.

• Open house. Wakefield Country Day School from 1-3 p.m. Wakefield Country Day School invites all families to come for a tour and enjoy some refreshments. WCDS is a private college preparatory PS-12th grade day school offering a rigorous classical education focusing on both character and intellect. We have an unbroken tradition of 100 percent 4-year college acceptance. Come see what a Wakefield Country Day School education could mean for your child. WCDS is located at 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway, Flint Hill, VA 22627 ~ (540) 635-8555 ext. 227 ~ www.wakefieldcds.org ~ bus service available from 8 area counties.

Monday, Nov. 2

• Fall Choral World Music Concert presented by Culpeper Middle School Choral Department at 7 p.m. in the Culpeper Middle School Forum. Features a canned food drive at the door. The sixth-grade choir, seventh-grade choir, eighth-grade choir and boys choir will be singing songs from countries around the world and even some familiar songs from the United States. To go along with the "World Peace" theme, they would like to give back to our community, and will be accepting canned good items and supplies at the door of the choral concert. These canned goods will be donated to the Culpeper Food Closet at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to support families in need. If unable to attend the concert, but still like to donate, take items to the chorus room the weeks before and after the concert (Oct. 26 through Nov. 6). Items needed at the Culpeper Food Closet are canned vegetables and fruits, Ramen and canned soups, canned meats, canned pasta, chili, and hash, pasta sauce, cereal, nutrition bars, pancake mix and syrup, boxed macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, cake mixes, pudding and Jell-O, and cookies. For more information, contact B. Adam W. Hughes, Choral Director, (540) 825-4140 ext. 3519 or ahughes@culpeperschools.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

• Windmore Pen-to-Paper Writers' Group meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Culpeper Library. Aspiring writer? Want to hone your communication skills? There is a morning group that meets at 10:00 a.m. and an afternoon group that meets at 5:00 p.m. New members are always welcome. For further details, please contact Kellie at (540-) 547-4333 or info@windmorefoundation.org.

• Board of Supervisors meeting moved to Nov. 4 due to election.

• Virginia 2009 Hunter Education Course, 6-9:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 5, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7; pre-registration required; located in Culpeper County, open to everyone, free of charge; 15 hours includes 7 hours classroom instruction, 4 hours of field demonstrations and exercises, and four hours rifle live fire instruction; offered by Cedar Mountain Youths Inc., in cooperation with Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries; registration, information, call John Dodson, (540) 543-2070.

Wednesday, Nov. 4

• Piedmont Virginia Building Industry Association membership event, Country Club Of Culpeper; 6-6:45 p.m., networking and hors d'oeuvres; 6:45-8 p.m., speaker and membership vote 2010 PVBIA slate of officers. Cost per person: PVBIA member $12 per person, non-members $22. Cash bar. Featured speaker is Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., University Professor and Professor of Public Policy and Regional Development Director, Center for Regional Analysis, School of Public Policy. RSVP via e-mail to gearing4@aol.com or (540) 825-7558 before Oct. 29. Seating is limited to 100. Please bring check, cash, or credit card for payment at event. Please bring a new or lightly used coat to donate to help keep someone warm this winter season.

• Culpeper Chess Club meets every Wednesday in the Culpeper County library meeting room from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Children from 6 to 14 are welcome. Free lessons are available for beginners. Ladder games are played weekly. The club is free and there is also a section set aside for adult games. Contact John Bossong at (540) 825-2675 from 9:30 to 4:00 p.m.

• Board of Supervisors meeting, 7 p.m. (usually meets first Tuesday, moved because of election); County Administration Building, 302 North Main St., Culpeper; Donna B. Foster, MMC, Deputy Clerk, (540) 727-3427, Ext. 128, dfoster@culpepercounty.gov.

Thursday, Nov. 5

• Anime Night for ages 12-18, 6-8 p.m. Call to register, (540) 825-8691. Watch a great preview of TSUBASA – Reservoir Chronicle: Volume 1. Mingle with other anime and manga fans. Put Tsubasa manga on hold at the Culpeper County Library.

Saturday, Nov. 7

• New location! Empowering Culpeper. USDA Food Commodities. Now held at Culpeper United Methodist Church, 1233 Oaklawn Drive across from the Safeway from 9-11 a.m. Please park in the bottom parking lot facing Safeway. Entrance doors will be marked. Families that are income eligible will be enrolled to receive food on a monthly basis. Households that receive Food Stamps or Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are automatically eligible. Arrive early for registration. Contact Vicki Richards at (540) 829-2065, ext. 309.

• Habitat for Humanity Annual Meeting. Come celebrate 10 years of building homes in Culpeper. Event held at the Presbyterian Church on Main Street from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Find out if you qualify for a habitat home. Find out how to get involved. There will be refreshments and door prizes. Admission is one bag of non-perishable food for the Culpeper food bank. Contact: Jeff Montag at (540) 829-6947.

• Healthfest is the annual program for adults sponsored by Healthy Culpeper. The annual event, a showcase that presents area community services, health screens and other information intended to improve the mind, body, or spirit of citizens, is slated for Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. Any interested individual or organization that has not previously participated in HealthFest, or who would like to participate, but did not receive an invitation is asked to call Susan Keller, at (540) 825-8691. Also, anyone who knows of a prospective participant may call and suggest its inclusion.

• Montpelier Hunt Races. Experience the thrill of steeplechase horse racing at the 75th running of the Montpelier Hunt Races on the historic grounds of James Madison's Montpelier. Gates open 9:30 a.m. Come early to see the Jack Russell Terrier races, stick horse races, dog agility demonstrations, and other entertainment. For details on corporate packages, tailgating, and tickets, call (540) 672-0027

or visit www.montpelierraces.org.

• An Almost Christmas Concert. National Capitol Army Band of the Salvation Army and Warrenton Chorale will present "An Almost Christmas Concert" at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Faith Christian Church and Outreach Center, 6472 DuHollow Road, Warrenton. The concert is free and open to the public, with a voluntary donation opportunity after the concert via the Red Kettle Program. Please do not contact the church but visit www.warrentonchorale.org for more information.

• Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band, 7 p.m.; presented by Bealeton-Remington Ruritans at Liberty High School auditorium; adults $10 advance, $12 at door; ages 6-12, $5/$6, 5 and under free; tickets at Generations Flowers, Bealeton, (540) 439-9301, Rosson & Troilo, Remington, (540) 439-4390, or club members.

• Taize Healing Prayer Service will take place at Little Fork Episcopal Church on Oak Shade Road in Rixeyville at 7 p.m. The public is invited to participate in the TAIZE' programs, which will also take place on the second Saturdays of each month throughout the Fall and Winter. These services provide spiritual and physical healing in a calm, peaceful, candlelit environment through meditative scripture reading, prayer, and praise and worship music. Call the church office at (540) 937-4306 for directions or further information.

• Songs from Opera and Broadway presented by Jacqueline Neimat, 8 p.m.; The Theatre at Washington, Va., 291 Gay St.; TheatreVA@aol.com, www.Theatre-Washington-VA.com; adults $20, $5 students 18 and under; reserved seating; reservations recommended; (540) 675-1253.

Sunday, Nov. 8

• Deer processing class, 10 a.m. until done; conducted in Culpeper County; sponsored by Cedar Mountain Youths Inc.; advanced class in taking care of deer meat from field to freezer, including how to cut and wrap deer meat, recipes and more; registration, information, call John W. Dodson, (540) 543-2070.

• Rapidan Fireman's Chili Cook-Off. Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department located at 9729 Locust Dale Road in Rapidan from 2-6 p.m. Booth fees: Outside Booth - $15 (no electric); Inside Booth - $25 (electric – no grills). Admission is $5 for adults. Children under 12 are free. First Place: $200, Runner-up: $50, Crowd Favorite: $25. For non-chili eaters there will be hamburgers, hot dogs, and BBQ as well as an auxiliary bake sale. Contact Cary Stanley at (540) 672-4658.

Monday, Nov. 9

• Culpeper County School Board regular meeting, 7 p.m.; County Administration Building, 302 North Main St., Culpeper.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

• Mountain View Community Church in Culpeper Virginia is hosting an evening of uplifting and inspiring music at Culpeper County High School at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Food For the Hungry presents Follow You Tour featuring Leeland, Brandon Heath and Special Guest Francesca Battistelli. Tickets are $15.00 each, $12.00 each for groups of 15+, or $18.00 at the door. They can be purchased online at www.itickets.com or through Mountain View Community Church in Culpeper or Culpeper Baptist Church or Digital Caffeine in Culpeper. You can view more about the concert at www.six-twenty.com. All are welcome whether you are young or young at heart. Contact: (540) 937-3947.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

• Veterans Day at Montpelier. Montpelier salutes all veterans with free admission for those who are serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. For more information, call (540) 672-2728, ext. 104.

Saturday, Nov. 14

• State Theatre Foundation presents Alecia Nugent for a night of Bluegrass and Barbeque at the Inn at Kelly's Ford. The Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band will open for Alecia Nugent. The $35 ticket price includes a barbeque dinner before the show. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Event begins at 6:00 p.m. Contact (540) 727-7979 or visit www.culpepertheatre.org

• The United Methodist Women are hosting their 22nd Annual Christmas Craft Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Culpeper United Methodist Church, 1233 Oaklawn Drive. This is a popular, well attended event with over 50 vendors present. Come get a head start on your Christmas shopping. Continental breakfast and lunch will be available. The UMW support many local, national, and world charities, and your support is greatly appreciated. Contact: MaryAlice Hoffman at (540) 825-9407.

• "The Wellspring of Liberty: How Virginia's Religious Dissenters Helped Win the American Revolution and Religious Liberty" is the topic of a public meeting sponsored by the Society for the Preservation of Culpeper History at 3 p.m. at the Culpeper Library. Dr. John Ragosta of Rixeyville and Charlottesville will present the program. Dr. Ragosta, a historian and lawyer who received both his PhD and JD from the University of Virginia has published extensively in both legal and historical journals in the areas of early American history, constitutional law and international relations. He practiced international trade law and litigation for 20 years in Washington, D.C. and has taught at the George Washington University School of Law, the University of Virginia history department and law school, and Randolph College. He has received several short-term fellowships at Monticello's International Center for Jefferson Studies. He has a degree in physics-chemistry and is a bee keeper. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Mary Jo Browning at (540) 825-0653.

• Dinner at Mitchells Presbyterian Church, 5-7 p.m.; steak or grilled pork chops, vegetables, salad, dessert, bread, beverage, etc.; adults $12, children 7-12 $5, and 6 and under free; (540) 825-1079 for carryout; 12229 Mitchells Road, Mitchells.

Sunday, Nov. 15

• Veterans honored. Veterans of the armed services, active and reserve members, will be raised in prayer during a special service in their honor at Little Fork Episcopal Church. Members of the Little Fork congregation and anyone in the community who is interested in being included in these special prayers are encouraged to send the names of veterans and service personnel, branches of service, and dates of active duty to the church by phone at (540) 937-4306, fax at (540) 937-6282, or e-mail secretary@littleforkchurch.net.

Little Fork Episcopal Church is located on Oak Shade Road in Rixeyville. The contemporary Eucharist service begins at 8:30 a.m. and the traditional Eucharist service starts at 11 a.m. each Sunday.

• Freedman's Farm Tour and Confederate Winter Camp Site Walking Tour. Tour the Gilmore Farm, home of George Gilmore, born a slave at Montpelier, followed by a walking tour of the 1863-64 Confederate winter encampment site. Gates open 9:30 a.m., tour starts at 2 p.m.; (540) 672-2728, ext. 441.

• Fifth Annual Chili Cook- off/Bluegrass Festival/Apple Pie Bake-off sponsored by the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club, 1-5 p.m., at Rappahannock County High School. Bands will be Five of a Kind from Strasburg and The Courtney Hollow Band from Madison. Tickets available at Drum and Strum, Warrenton; The Beauty Box, Washington, Va.; and Culpeper Music. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, students are $5, and under 5 are free. Information: (540) 675-3619, massiejms@aol.com.

Wednesday, Nov. 18

Wednesday, Nov. 25

Tuesday, Dec. 1

• Board of Supervisors meeting, 7 p.m. first Tuesday; County Administration Building, 302 North Main St., Culpeper; Donna B. Foster, MMC, Deputy Clerk, (540) 727-3427, Ext. 128, dfoster@culpepercounty.gov.

Wednesday, Dec. 2

Thursday, Dec. 3

• "Christmas in Music" presented by The Warrenton Chorale at 8 p.m. Dec. 3-5 and 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Warrenton United Method Church. Tickets are $6 in advance and may be purchased at the following locations starting Nov. 9: Ribbons Hallmark and Rhodes Gift Shop in Warrenton, BB&T Bank, Bealeton and the New Baltimore Animal Hospital. Tickets at the door are $8. For more information, visit www.WarrentonChorale.org.

Friday, Dec. 4

• "Christmas in Music," 8 p.m. (see Dec. 3)

Saturday, Dec. 5

• "Christmas in Music," 2 and 8 p.m. (see Dec. 3)

Wednesday, Dec. 9

Wednesday, Dec. 16

Wednesday, Dec. 23