Family Living History Weekend at Cedar Creek Battlefield

Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Headquarters 8437 Valley Pike, Middletown, VA, United States

Join us for this FREE living history on Saturday June 18th or Sunday the 19th, from 10am-5pm, for a weekend of family friendly programs and activities hosted by living historians. Our costumed living historians will host photography workshops, cooking demonstrations, muster in new recruits and practice drill, talk about the life of the average soldier ... Read more

Theatre for Kids: The Great Race of the Tortoise and the Hare

Winchester Little Theatre 315 W. Boscawen St., Winchester, VA, US

Winchester Little Theatre for Kids presents: The Great Race of the Tortoise and the Hare “The King will not be down for breakfast!” With this proclamation all the critters in the kingdom know that the throne will have to be filled by either mean and nasty Princess Laverne or her sweet and cuddly sister, Princess ... Read more

Free Admission at Belle Grove Plantation

Belle Grove Plantation 336 Belle Grove Rd., Middletown, VA, US

On Monday, June 20, Belle Grove will be open 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. with free admission. This includes tours of the Manor House and the new, permanent exhibit, Unearthing Enslaved Lives at Belle Grove. It features the archaeology conducted at the Enslaved Quarter Site in 2015-2019. The 60,000 excavated artifacts, and supporting archival research, reveal ... Read more

Historical Marker Unveiling

Robert Orrick Home 15 South Braddock Street, Winchester, Virginia

Please join us for the unveiling of the new Virginia Historical Highway Marker at the site of Orrick’s home and livery stable. 15 South Braddock Street (The old stone house now Potesta & Associates) Robert Orrick (ca. 1827-1902) African American community leader Robert Orrick, born enslaved, began a freight-hauling business before he became free in ... Read more

Summer Lecture Series

Godfrey Miller Fellowship Center 28 S. Loudoun St, Winchester, Va

The Godfrey Miller Center presents their Summer Lecture Series! Why the Experience of Awe is Good for You, Except When it isn't with Dr. John D. Copenhaver, Jr. Dr. John D. Copenhaver is Professor Emeritus of Religion and Philosophy at Shenandoah University. He attended college at Washington and Lee University, majoring in European History. Following ... Read more

Winchester Royals vs Front Royal Cardinals

Bridgeforth Field Jim Barnett Park, Winchester, VA, US

Come out to Bridgeforth Field to cheer on your Winchester Royals, as they take on the Front Royal Cardinals! Bring the family, enjoy our concession stand, and cheer on your Royals, loud and proud! More information and game schedule: www.winchesterroyals.org/calendar Admission to ALL HOME GAMES IS FREE this year.

Bourbon on the Battlefield

Vault & Cellar 7843 Main Street, Middletown, Virginia

Join the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation at Vault & Cellar on Thursday, June 23rd, at 6:00PM, for a history speakers series right here in Middletown, Virginia! Order food or drinks and take part in a conversation style presentation with a historian, battlefield guide, author, or historical figure! Good food, history, preservation, and bourbon… Sounds like ... Read more

Unearthing Enslaved Lives at Belle Grove

Belle Grove Plantation 336 Belle Grove Rd., Middletown, VA, US

Unearthing Enslaved Lives at Belle Grove – registration required (6:30 p.m.) Special event hosted by the Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation. Visit Belle Grove after hours for a chance to see a new exhibit on the archaeology that was conducted at the Enslaved Quarter Site. A bonus presentation of Kneading in Silence: A Glimpse Into ... Read more

James Charles Winery Rose Birthday Bash

James Charles Winery 4063 Middle Road, Winchester, VA, US

James Charles has debuted its very first rosé wine! This dry and fresh pink wine deserves a party in its honor! We want to throw a birthday bash and you are invited! This national Rosé Day on Friday, June 24th, we are holding a JC Rosé Birthday Bash at the tasting room! We are open ... Read more

Fort Collier Civil War Tour

Fort Collier Civil War Center 922 Martinsburg Pike, Winchester, Virginia, US

Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute in partnership with the Fort Collier Civil War Center will offer a tour with Prof. Jonathan A. Noyalas, “They Have Completely Surrounded Stine’s House”: The Construction and Early Use of Fort Collier during the Civil War. The one-hour tour, beginning at 9:30 a.m., will be held at Fort Collier, ... Read more

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