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Students from across the Instrumental, Keyboard and Vocal/Choral Divisions compete in the final round of this year’s Student Soloists Competition.
Final Round of the 2022/23 Student Soloists Competition
Students from across the Instrumental, Keyboard and Vocal/Choral Divisions compete in the final round of the 2022/23 Student Soloists Competition.
Ticket Price: Free
MLB Jr. Home Run Derby
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
We will be hosting a Major League Baseball® Jr. Home Run Derby on Preston Field in Jim Barnett Park. Pre-registration is required. Boys and girls will be divided into two age divisions (12U and 14U), and will have the chance to advance through three levels of competition. The Local Champions from both age divisions will advance to the Regional Level, and Regional Champions will advance to the Finals, which will take place during the 2021 MLB® All-Star Week™.
Free.
All participants should register online. Visit https://www.winchesterva.gov/parks/specialevents for the link.
Winchester Whipped Cooking Competition
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
Join us for a fun evening as two local chefs battle and “chop” the competition. Winchester Whipped is a community event benefiting the Fremont Street Nursery. Two local chefs on two different nights will compete in a Chopped style competition with the winners battling to the bitter end in the third event. Each chef will be required to create an appetizer and a dessert made with mystery basket ingredients and the Nibblins pantry items.
Round 1 is 3/10, featuring Chef Rebecca Hassell from Pembroke Springs Retreat and Chef Phill Anderson from The Chef’s Market & Cafe and My Buddy’s Nuts. Round 2 is 3/24 with Chef Ricky Cicil from L’Auberge Provencale Bed and Breakfast and Chef Rob Wallace from Union Jack’s. Events are posted and tickets are available now!
As a viewer, you’ll not only benefit a good cause but you’ll also have the pleasure of samples, wine tastings, a good fun.
Don’t forget some extra cash or your checkbook. We will raffle off a plate from each chef in both rounds for you to enjoy!
Dog Agility Trials
The Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club hosts these agility trials. New this year, the dogs will be competing in dock jumping.
North-South Skirmish Association’s National Competition
The North-South Skirmish Association will hold its National Competition at Fort Shenandoah near Winchester, Virginia. Member units compete in live-fire matches with original or authentic reproduction Civil War period muskets, carbines, breech loading rifles, revolvers, mortars and cannons. It is the largest Civil War event of its kind in the United States.
The N-SSA is the country’s oldest and largest Civil War shooting sports organization with over 3,200 individuals that make up its 200 member units. Each unit represents a Civil War regiment or unit and wears the uniform they wore over 150 years ago.
N-SSA members come from all over the country to Fort Shenandoah each spring for this National competition that traditionally opens the year’s activities. Competitions, called “skirmishes”, will be held throughout the summer on a regional basis. At a skirmish, participating teams shoot at breakable targets in several timed events. The teams with the lowest cumulative times win medals or other awards. Women participate along with the men in all events. There are also competitions for authenticity of Civil War period dress, both military and civilian, as well as lectures on topics of interest.
Spectators are welcome and admission and parking are free. There is a large sutler area and food service is available.
Admission:
FREE
Fort Shenandoah, Route 522 N. to Gainesboro, turn right at Route 600 and follow signs to fort.
North-South Skirmish Association: Fall National Competition
Period Firearms Competition
The N-SSA is the country’s oldest and largest Civil War shooting sports organization with over 3,200 individuals that make up its 200 member units. Each unit represents a Civil War regiment or unit and wears the uniform they wore 150 years ago.
Member units compete in live-fire matches with original or authentic reproduction Civil War period muskets, carbines, breech loading rifles, revolvers, mortars and cannons. It is the largest Civil War event of its kind in the United States.
N-SSA members come from all over the country to Fort Shenandoah each fall for this National Competition. Competitions, called “skirmishes”, where participating teams shoot at breakable targets in several timed events. The teams with the lowest cumulative times win medals or other awards. Women participate along with the men in all events. There are also competitions for authenticity of Civil War period dress, both military and civilian, as well as lectures on topics of interest.
Spectators are welcome and admission is free. There is a large sutler area and food service is available. For more information, visit the N-SSA web site at: www.n-ssa.org.