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Historian’s talk a “tantalizing” story of race relations in antebellum Virginia

Prince William County VA.'s Historic Preservation Division, will honor Black History Month with a lecture by Historian Emmanuel Dabney on “Diamonds, Education, Emancipation, and Race: The Family of Silas Omohundro.”

Bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley in Manassas Feb. 11

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For more than 60 years, the noted banjo player from sourthwestern Virginia Dr. Ralph Stanley has continued to preserve traditional bluegrass, old-time and mountain music with his celebrated band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. Not content to rest on his accolades and awards, Stanley still tours with the vigor and elan of a rock star, performing more than 100 concerts each year, including one here at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

Prince William Little Theatre’s musical, Baby, opens Feb. 10

Three newly expectant couples have different but familiar reactions to the news that they're going to have a bundle of joy in this Prince William Little Theatre musical that is coming to the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA.

They’ll deliver singing Valentines Feb. 14

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One of the Bull Run Troubadours Singing Valentine quartets and a previous singing valentine recipient. (BRT Photo)
The Bull Run Troubadours (BRT) can make Tuesday, Feb. 14 a one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day with the delivery of a unique Singing Valentine. The quartets arrive unannounced at office, home, or other requested location and sing two popular sweetheart songs in the barbershop style and present a Valentine Card, a silk rose and a keepsake picture of the event to the recipient(s. A portion of the singing valentine delivery fee is donated to the Prince William County charities ACTS and SERVE. For information call Dan Sobrio, program coordinator, at 703-361-2690, or e-mail at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). BRT’s website is http://www.brtva.org Sche.dule by Feb. 12 to insure availability. The BRT is the officially chartered chorus of the National Barbershop Harmony Society in Prince William County and has been providing barbershop harmony programs in this area for the past 50 years.

British comedy on Hylton Center stage Jan. 29

Two wealthy young Brits add excitement to their lives by taking on new personalities in the classic show being presented in Manassas VA, "The Importance of Being Earnest."

Nature Night Pechakucha Jan 21 in Woodbridge

Creative people in Woodbridge VA will share their ideas and experiences with nature, rivers, mountains, Hawaii, Alaska, outer space and more in the PechaKucha 20x20 format: 20 images shown for 20 seconds each. A free, fun, warm evening for the whole family in cold January.

Barrage fiddle fest at WSHS

Woodbridge (VA) High School Orchestra Boosters are sponsoring a Jan. 23 fiddle fest featuring the group Barrage.

March workshop for tree lovers

Nationally recognized speakers will highlight a tree health care workshop for professionals and the public in Roanoke VA March 7.

Arts benefactors support Manassas Ballet Theatre

Many community organizations, such as the Prince William Health System, support the Manassas Ballet Theatre professionals' efforts to provide arts entertainment in the county, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

Civil War remembered in song by Manassas Chorale

For those who enjoy Civil War music and stories, the Manassas Chorale presented a special treat with “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. The Oct. 7 and 8 shows offered a blend of music and oral history based on the diaries and letters of regular soldiers and loved ones, slaves and former slaves and President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
Today's Obituaries

Gary Ray Maness, 62, father of eight, great man of God. dedicated leader

A funeral service for Gary Ray Maness, 62, of Haymarket, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Clover Hill Church, 12310 Bailey Bridge Road, Midlothian, VA 23112, near Richmond. The family will receive friends at the church from 9 to 10 a.m. Gary went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 12, 2023.

Half-staff flags in memory of Va. Tech shootings in 2007

Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory and respect of the 16th Anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting. Some 32 people were killed in this incident.

Pat Conroy dies; former mayor of Town of Occoquan

Pat Conroy, who served four consecutive two-year terms as mayor of Occoquan, from July 1998 through June 2006, recently passed away in Florida.
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