A selection of five events for the weekend of August 28 – 30, 2015. Click the hyperlinks for additional details. Add your pick in the comments section!
The Longest Day
Friday, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Library of Congress Packard Campus, 19053 Mount Pony Rd., Culpeper, Va 22701
This film is the epic telling of the D-Day landings at Normandy, based on the 1959 book “The Longest Day” by Cornelius Ryan.
Free.
Beer and Bacon Fest
Saturday, Aug. 29, VIP admission 12 – 2 p.m.; general admission 2 – 4 p.m.
Stonebridge Potomac Town Center, 14900 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge, Va.
All you care to taste, live music, exhibits, butchering 101 class, “Best Bacon Inspired Outfit” contest, 75 beers, wines and spirits.
Tickets starting at $25.
Jay Cutler Classic Bodybuilding / Fitness & Bikini Competition
Saturday, Aug. 29, 6 – 10 p.m.
Richmond Center Stage, Carpenter Theatre, 600 E Grace St. #400, Richmond, Va. 23219
Ticket Prices: $37 – $152
The Mountain Jamboree
Saturday, Aug. 29, 5 – 10 p.m.
Massanutten, 4616 Massanutten Dr., Massanutten, Va. 22840
Performances by Jackass Flats, Bryan Elijah Smith & the Wildhearts, and Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Kids’ activities, food vendors, beer garden, fireworks at 10 p.m.
Advance $15 (through Aug. 28, $20 at gate. Kids 6 and under are free.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio Woodland Hike
Sunday, August 30, 2 – 3 p.m.
Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth, Va.
Members of the Central Rappahannock Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist program lead the walking tour of the woods and fields at Belmont. The walk will cover about one mile of trails, and will touch on the historic ruins that illustrate Belmont’s past.
Free.
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