Events for Sunday, August 05, 2012
1st Sunday Dance at the Candy Factory this Weekend
Sunday, 08/05/2012 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
'1st Sunday Ballroom Dances'
Join us for the fabulous dance sessions on the 1st Sunday of each month from 4-6pm at the Center for the Arts in Old Town Manassas. Arrive at 3:30pm for a Fox Trot lesson, followed by an open dance session where you can practice what you've just learned! Beginners and advanced dancers are all welcome. Bring your friends and family! Cost is $15.00 per person for lesson and dance session, $10 Dance only. Pay at the door.
Sunday Ice Cream Social
Sunday, 08/05/2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Bring a chair and enjoy the music. Go to our calendarn on our website for the schedule of the musicians performing. Free ice cream will be served after the concert. Please thank Prospero's Books for the sponsorship of the ice cream!Attachments
Free Book Talk with Jerry Holsworth
Sunday, 08/05/2012 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Stonewall Jackson & Winchester, Virginia with Author Jerry Holsworth Sunday, August 5, 2 p.m. Join author Jerry Holsworth as he discusses his new book, Stonewall Jackson & Winchester, Virginia during a free book talk at The Manassas Museum on August 5 at 2 p.m. Nearby Winchester may be best known as the strategically important town that switched between Confederate and Union control at least 70 times during the Civil War. Many of the townspeople though, reserved their loyalty for the famous Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, who passed through the town during many of those occupations. The relationship between Jackson and the town of Winchester began early in the war, in June 1861, and lasted until his early death on May 10, 1863. Many of the Shenandoah Valley townspeople shared Jackson's values and beliefs and admired his success on the battlefield. The remarkable bond between the general and the townspeople is still remembered today. Local historian Jerry Holsworth chronicles the relationship between Jackson and the soldiers and townspeople of Winchester with information gathered from diaries, letters, journals and newspaper articles. Holsworth also recounts stories of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, the battles that forever cemented Jackson's place in Winchester history. Stonewall Jackson & Winchester, Virginia is available at Echoes, The Manassas Museum Store.
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"Candy Factory V" Exhibit and Reception at the Merchant Family Gallery
Saturday, 08/04/2012 6:00 PM - Thursday, 09/13/2012 8:00 PM
August 1 – September 13
Candy Factory V
Reception August 4, 6-8pm
The Candy Factory V Open Call exhibition brings area artists with eclectic views and great variety of imagery and technique in convergence and in celebration of that magic called creating art. Open to ages 18 and above, from Greater Manassas and surrounding areas.
3-2-1 Art Exhibit Commerating the 150th of the Civil War
Friday, 07/13/2012 6:00 PM - Sunday, 09/02/2012
Art and history buffs alike are invited to the opening reception of “The
1-2-3 Art Show: 1 Exhibit 2 Be Seen at 3 Locations,” an exhibit
commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
The 1-2-3 Show is a joint venture of ArtBeat Gallery, Creative Brush
Studio and the Manassas Art Guild. Member artists of each group have been
working all year to create new art reflecting on the history, people and
landscape of the Civil War.
The reception will take place on Friday, July 13, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Vistors are invited to stroll from location to location, which are within
a block of each other on Center Street in Old Town Manassas. The
locations are ArtBeat, Creative Brush and Persnickety Cakes, which hosts
the Art Guild.
The exhibit will continue at all three locations throughout the summer,
concluding on September 2. A closing reception will be held on August 24.
The exhibit is free and open to the public; closed Mondays.Attachments