Historic Manassas needs lots of volunteers for its first One Love - Celebration of the Arts event May 18-20th. Volunteers are also needed to teach crafts and basic tech skills to seniors, to design a webite and logo for mental health group and to share interests and hobbies with teens on weekends.

Embassies will open their doors to DC visitors and residents. Participants can travel the world as they experience the food, art, dance, fashion, and music of different countries.

Volunteers are needed for an April 28 workday at Wildlife Garden at Merrimac Farm in Nokesville, to share hobbies and interests on weekends with kids at Youth for Tomorrow in Bristow and to design a logo and create an internet presence for Community Services & Prevention Alliance that promotes mental health and reduction of substance abuse.

Manassas Battlefield Trust will present a special four-hour walking tour at Manassas Battlefield on Saturday, May 19, led by historian John Hennessy.

April 21-29 is National Park Week – the annual, nationwide celebration of America’s National Parks. Come celebrate, visit, and honor your nation’s history at Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Virginia Cave Week, beginning on Earth Day, April 22, and running through April 28, is intended to promote an understanding of Virginia’s caves and the surrounding limestone habitats known as karst.

There is a new exhibit in The Hall at City Hall in Old Town Manassas, 9027 Center Street, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring the work of Osbourn High School students. Pieces range from water colors, to pastels, to photography to sculpture and quilting.

Hylton Performing Arts Center eighth Anniversary Gala and After Party fundraiser will be on Saturday, April 14, to celebrate the arts in Manassas, Prince William County, and Northern Virginia, as well as those who have supported the local community and the Hylton Center.

Park officials are calling for volunteers to help with a clean up on Saturday, April 7, at the intersection of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue and Tenth Alabama Way at the park, said Bill Backus, historic site manager.

Help is needed to spruce up the Georgetown South community is Manassas April 21 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tasks for the day include mulching 45 playgrounds, planting the community garden and window boxes, painting and personalizing 30 picnic tables in the green space and putting house numbers on the rear of all 840 homes in the community for added security and safety.