Calendar: Oct. 11 to Oct. 18

11 THURSDAY

Film, Library of Congress Packard Campus, 19053 Mount Pony Road, Culpeper. “The Spy Who Came In From the Cold” (1965): A British agent refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to infiltrate the enemy, a mission which may prove his last. With Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Oskar Werner. Spy thriller. Black-and-white. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations encouraged. 540/827-1079, ext. 79994.

Carolina Shag Dancing, Shannon’s Bar & Grille, 2801 Plank Road, Fredericksburg. Sponsored by Battlefield Boogie Club. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m., dance until 10 p.m. 540/786-8321.

Fourth annual Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week. $25 for appetizer, entree and dessert at participating restaurants. Runs through Oct. 14.

CONCERT

Music on the Green, The Village Green, The Village at Towne Centre, Spotsylvania. Wake Campbell, smooth jazz saxophonist. 7–9 p.m. Free. Bring a chair. 540/786-6660.

THEATER

“Phantom,” Riverside Center Dinner Theater, 95 Riverside Parkway, Falmouth. Doors open at 6 p.m., play begins at 8 p.m. $40–$60. Runs through Oct. 14. 540/370-4300; riversidedt.com.

12 FRIDAY

Wicked Woods Haunted Forest, 6220 Massey Road, Spotsylvania. Intense scares and frights not intended for children under age 12. 7–10 p.m. Haunted forest $15, haunted asylum $7, murder manor $7, combo $25. Runs weekends through Oct. 28. 540/895-5786; wicked-woods.com.

The Haunted Hill, 10400 Edenton Road, Partlow. Take a hayride through the woods and walk back on a haunted trail. For ages 12 and older. 7–11 p.m. $18. Runs through Oct. 28. 540/582-9536 (weekdays), 540/840-3265 (weekends); thehauntedhill.com.

38th annual Fredericksburg Jaycees Haunted House: “The Gates of Hell,” 1380 Central Park Blvd., Suite 103. 7 p.m. to midnight. $10. 540/371-6005; jayceehauntedhouse.eventbrite.com.

Halloween Haunt, Kings Dominion, Doswell. Psychotic clowns, mazes, scare zones, shows. Runs weekends through Oct. 28. kingsdominion.com.

Pickin’ Party, Sumerduck Ruritan Club, 5335 Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck. Local musical groups. Doors open 6 p.m., music 7–10 p.m. Free. For info, call Laura, 540/439-8240.

Garden Party, Colonial Beach Museum, Hawthorne Street. Drinks, light hors d’oeuvres, raffle, plant sale. Sponsored by Colonial Beach Historical Society. 6–9 p.m. Free. 804/214-9508.

Second Friday Art Walk, Colonial Beach. Galleries and businesses throughout town promote artists, with work for sale. 6–8 p.m. 804/224-8411.

Fourth annual Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week. See Oct. 11 listing.

Film, Library of Congress Packard Campus, Culpeper. “Too Many Girls” (1940): Four college football stars are hired to chaperon a reckless heiress to a Wild West college. With Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Musical comedy. Black-and-white. See Oct. 11 listing.

Cancer Benefit, Family Pizzeria, 1924 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford. A portion of proceeds will go to breast cancer research. 540/288-3277.

Fall Colors: Canoeing and Kayaking on the Rappahannock River, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. $20–$35 per person. Reservations at 540/371-5085.

CONCERT

James Johnson’s Lung Benefit, K.C.’s Music Alley, 1917 Princess Anne St. Bands, raffles, door prizes. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5 or more donation. 540/429-1459.

THEATER

“Drinking Alone,” Caroline Theater, 7278 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen. Caroline Community Theatre presents this romantic comedy set in the midst of a dysfunctional family reunion. 8 p.m. $10. Runs through Oct. 14. 540/842-6739.

“The Music Man,” The Theatre on the Green in Vint Hill, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Presented by Fauquier Community Theater. A fast-talking traveling salesman cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments for a band he vows to organize. Instead, he gets caught up in the town’s problems, falls in love and brings music to the town. 8 p.m. $15–$17. 540/349-8760; fctstage.org.

“Phantom,” Riverside Center Dinner Theater. See Oct. 11 listing.

13 SATURDAY

Halloween Haunt, Kings Dominion, Doswell. See Oct. 12 listing.

38th annual Fredericksburg Jaycees Haunted House: “The Gates of Hell.” See Oct. 12 listing.

The Haunted Hill, 10400 Edenton Road, Partlow. See Oct. 12 listing.

Wicked Woods Haunted Forest, 6220 Massey Road, Spotsylvania. See Oct. 12 listing.

“Civil War Medicine,” Ellwood Manor at the Wilderness battlefield. By John Pelletier and Dr. Adrian Wheat. 11:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Free. fowb.org.

Doll Show and Sale, Fredericksburg Elks Lodge No. 875, 11309 Tidewater Trail, Spotsylvania. Featuring “Madame Alexander Dolls Through the Ages.” Sponsored by the Now & Then Doll Club of Fredericksburg. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults $5.50, children $2.50. Benefits charities. 540/720-5644.

Fifth annual Harvest Moon Dinner/Dance, Lake of the Woods clubhouse. Music by Sentimental Journey. 6–11 p.m. $50 per person. Benefits Tyler Village of Childhelp in Lignum. 540/412-9608, 540/972-3054.

“Women’s Wants and Needs,” Eastland United Methodist Church, 10718 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. Among vendors present will be Mary Kay Cosmetics, Gold Canyon candles, Park Lane jewelry, Miche Bags and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 540/898-6430, eastlandumc.org.

Fifth annual Heritage Festival, Prince William Forest Park, 18170 Park Entrance Road, Triangle. Craft demonstrations, 1930s and 1940s music, antique cars, exhibits, children’s activities, food. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 per vehicle entrance fee. 703/221-7181.

Katelyn Griczin Poker Run. Begins at Printpack Inc., 3551 Lee Hill Drive, Spotsylvania, ends at Hooters. Open to all bikes, hot rods and cars. Registration 9 a.m., ride 10:30 a.m. $25 per hand. 804/925-5188, 540/220-2453.

ADAy for All, Hurkamp Park. A festival to celebrate Americans with Disability Act and National Disability Employment Month. Food, information, music, children’s activities, vendors, speeches. Sponsored by The disAbility Resource Center. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 540/373-2559, klett@cildrc.org.

Musical Marching Band Showcase, Stafford High School, 33 Stafford Indian Lane, Falmouth. Eighteen high school marching bands compete. Gates open 2 p.m., performances begin 3 p.m. $7, under age 5 free.

Heroes and Villains United 5K Run/Walk, The Canal Path, Princess Anne Street entrance. Come dressed as your favorite hero or villain. Check in 9:30 a.m., walk 11 a.m. Preregistration: $5 adults, $3 children 17 and under; day of race: $10 adults, $5 children, $2 pets. Benefits Home of Miracles and Embraces. havunited.wix.com/hav-united.

Film, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St. “The African Queen” (1951). 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Rappahannock Film Club. Free.

Book Signing, The Griffin Bookshop and Coffee Bar, 723 Caroline St. Stafford resident Teresa Mohme will sign copies of her book, “A Daughter’s Reflection on the Suicide of Her Father.” 2–4 p.m.

Go for Bo! Sierra Leone Benefit 5K Run and One-Mile Fun Run/Tot Dash, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 161 Embrey Mill Road, Stafford. Benefits Child Rescue Center. 540/446-6613.

Model Train Display, National Museum of the Marine Corps, 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle. Sponsored by Rappahannock Railway Club. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Runs again Oct. 14. 703/784-6116; usmcmuseum.org.

Rockabilly Hot Rod Rumble, Steckler Show Place, 12312 Spotswood Furnace Road, Spotsylvania. Hot rod and custom car show, rockabilly bands, vendors, games, food, contests. Hosted by Karb Kings Car Club. Benefits local charities. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 540/207-8939.

Parade of Prose, Salem Church Library, 2607 Salem Church Road, Spotsylvania. For adults and teens wanting to improve their writing. Sponsored by Riverside Writers. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free. 540/710-2518.

Fall Festival, Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, 1732 Brooke Road, Stafford. Drawings for homemade quilt and afghan, country store, crafts, baked goods, homemade cider and ice cream, food, hayrides, games. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 540/659-2461; andrewchapel.org.

“Let’s Stitch,” LibertyTown Arts Workshop, 916 Liberty St. Bring your knitting and crocheting or come and learn how. Sponsored by Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. 540/368-2840.

Poker Run. Start at Louisa County Moose Lodge, 349 School Bus Road, ride 170 miles and visit five Moose Lodges. Doors open 9 a.m., first bike out by 10 a.m. $10 per hand. 540/895-9654.

Louisa Wine Festival, Walton Park, Mineral. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the gate, non-tasters $10 and $15. 540/967-0944; louisawinefestival.com.

Fourth annual Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week. See Oct. 11 listing.

Dean Ridings Memorial 5k Walk/Run. Event starts and ends at the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, 9119 Dean Ridings Lane. Proceeds go to Special Olympics. 540/507-7107; sjones@spotsylvania.va.us.

Fall Colors: Canoeing and Kayaking on the Rappahannock River. See Oct. 12 listing.

Harvest Fest, Craigs Baptist Church, 14123 W. Catharpin Road, Spotsylvania. Music, pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating, food. 1 p.m. 540/854-5284; craigsbaptistchurch.org.

Film, Library of Congress Packard Campus, Culpeper. “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969): James Bond woos the daughter of the head of a European crime syndicate and goes undercover to investigate a secret clinic in the Swiss Alps. With George Lazenby, Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas. Spy action thriller. Color. See Oct. 11 listing.

“Bricks and Boards in the ’Burg.” Begins and ends in Market Square, behind Town Hall, Fredericksburg. A walking tour highlights the history and architecture of the downtown Historic District. Co-sponsored by Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center and Hallowed Ground Tours. 10 a.m. Adults $4, children $1. 540/809-3918.

Arts and Crafts Festival, Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. $8, ages 12 and younger free (tickets good all weekend). Runs again Oct. 14. fredericksburgexpocenter.com.

Second Saturdays at the Museum, Fredericksburg Area Museum, 1001 Princess Anne St. Family program that includes hands-on activities and make-and-take crafts. 1–3 p.m. Free with paid museum admission; 540/371-3037.

Open Hangar Day, Commemorative Air Force, Culpeper Regional Airport, 12499 Beverly Ford Road, Brandy Station. Tours of the hangar/museum and historic military aircraft. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. 540/727-0018; nationalcapitolsquadron.org.

CONCERTS

Christian Music Cafe, St. Jude Catholic Church Activity Center, 10725 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. Listen, sing along or perform. 7 p.m. 540/891-7350.

The Crestmen, Stafford Church of God, 649 Garrisonville Road. Southern gospel quartet from the Shenandoah Valley. 6:30 p.m. 540/650-3854.

Rappahannock Pops Orchestra: “Come to the Cabaret” with Jennifer Cooper, Grace Church of Fredericksburg, Center for the Arts, 1141 Heatherstone Drive, Spotsylvania. 8 p.m. Adults $20, seniors/students $15, under age 18 free. Tickets at Roberson’s Music Store, Fredericksburg Visitor’s Center or rappahannockpops.org.

THEATER

“Drinking Alone,” Caroline Theater. See Oct. 12 listing.

“The Music Man,” Fauquier Community Theater, Warrenton. See Oct. 12 listing.

“Phantom,” Riverside Center Dinner Theater. See Oct. 11 listing.

14  SUNDAY

Open House, Fredericksburg Fire Department, 601 Princess Anne St. Fire and EMS apparatus, moonwalk, fire safety house, food, entertainment. 1–4 p.m.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Hurkamp Park. 5k noncompetitive walk. 12:30 p.m. makingstrideswalk.org.

Fall Big Woods Walk, James Madison’s Montpelier, 11407 Constitution Highway, Orange. Guided tour of the 200-acre old-growth forest. 2 p.m. 540/672-2728; montpelier.org.

Fourth annual Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week. See Oct. 11 listing.

Halloween Haunt, Kings Dominion, Doswell. See Oct. 12 listing.

Fall Colors: Canoeing and Kayaking on the Rappahannock River. See Oct. 12 listing.

Arts and Crafts Festival, Expo Center. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. See Oct. 13 listing.

Country, Western Dance Lessons, Waltz and Two-Step, American Legion Post 290, 1204 American Legion Road, Stafford. 5–7 p.m. $7. 540/273-1812.

Model Train Display, National Museum of the Marine Corps. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See Oct. 13 listing.

Bingo, Fredericksburg Community Center, 1114 Potomac Ave., Stafford. 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Greater Falls Run Lions Club. 540/372-3399.

Flying Circus Airshow, 5114 Ritchie Road, Bealeton. Antique airplanes, flying demos, world-class aerobatics, wing walking, airplane rides. Opens for plane rides at 11 a.m., show begins 2:30 p.m. Adults $15, children 3–12 $5, children under 3 free; airplane rides extra; flyingcircusairshow.com.

Walk With a Virginia Master Naturalist, Salamander Loop of the Ni River Trail, 8010 River Stone Drive, Spotsylvania. Learn bird calls, identify trees and find out about wildflowers. 9 a.m. Free; spotsylvaniagreenways.org.

CONCERT

The Spirituality of Music, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 203 Dennison St., Colonial Beach. Kevin Crowder, a Baptist minister involved with pastoral care at Mary Washington Hospital, brings his string quartet for a discussion of the relationship between music and spirituality. 9:15 a.m. Free. 804/224-7186; stmaryscolonialbeach.org.

THEATER

“The Music Man,” Fauquier Community Theater, Warrenton. 2 p.m. See Oct. 12 listing.

“Phantom,” Riverside Center Dinner Theater. Doors open 1 p.m., show is at 3 p.m. See Oct. 11 listing.

“Drinking Alone,” Caroline Theater. Lunch and show $20. 1 p.m. See Oct. 12 listing.

16  TUESDAY

Line Dance Class, Strictly Ballroom Dance Studio, 125 Olde Greenwich Drive, Suite 190, Spotsylvania. 7–9 p.m. $10. 540/832-7602. Instructor Olivia Ray, 540/898-9060.

Evening With an Expert Lecture Series: “Leading Up to the Battle of Fredericksburg: National and Local Perspectives,” Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, 1001 Princess Anne St. Jeffrey W. McClurken will explore the national political situation for the Union and Confederacy and local perceptions in the months leading up to Battle of Fredericksburg. 7 p.m. Free. 540/371-3037, ext. 140.

18 THURSDAY

Film, Library of Congress Packard Campus, Culpeper. Classic Halloween double feature: “Frankenstein” (1931) and “Dracula” (1931). See Oct. 11 listing.

“Pints for Preservation,” Rising Sun Tavern, 1304 Caroline St. Tavern tour, souvenir pint glass, appetizers. Sponsored by Historic Fredericksburg Foundation Inc. 5:30–8 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 540/371-4504; hffi.org/eventscalendars.html.

Carolina Shag Dancing, Shannon’s Bar & Grille. See Oct. 11 listing.

Film: “Freedom Riders,” UMW, George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium. A documentary that tells the story behind a group of 1960s-era civil rights activists who fought segregation. 7 p.m. Free. 540/654-1342.

CONCERT

Music on the Green, The Village Green, The Village at Towne Centre, Spotsylvania. Groove Fusion, top 40s, rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, funk. 7–9 p.m. Free. Bring a chair. 540/786-6660.

THEATER

“The Music Man,” Fauquier Community Theater, Warrenton. 8 p.m. See Oct. 12 listing.

—compiled by Debbie Sauder

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