Special events in Culpeper September 14 – 20, 2016. Click the links for more details.
Culpeper Fiesta
Friday, Sept. 16, 6 – 10 p.m.
Culpeper Train Depot, 111 South Commerce St., Culpeper, Va. 22701
Free
http://culpeperfiesta.org
Culpeper Day
Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Culpeper Baptist Church parking lot, 318 South West St., Culpeper, Va.
A fun-filled day for the whole family, featuring moon bounces, crafts, vendors, and food.
Free
http://www.culpeperruritans.org/gallery/culpeperday.html
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Living History Encampment
Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Brawdus Martin Visitor Center, 2062 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, Va. 22508
The Colonial-era re-created encampment celebrates the 300th anniversary of the 1716 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, which began and ended at Fort Germanna.
Free
http://germanna.org/2016/08/25/knights-golden-horseshoe-encampment-sept-17-18/
Graffiti House Heritage Day
Saturday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Rd., Brandy Station, Va. 22714
The grand opening of the new hospital room in The Graffiti House, which served as a field hospital for the South, and a headquarters facility for the Federal forces.
The program will include Confederate and Federal bivouac areas, a photo booth, a lecture on Civil War medicine, music by the Country Troubadours, Graffiti House tours, and a children’s corner with vintage clothes and toys. Food will be available for purchase.
$5 per person suggested donation. Children 12 and under free.
http://www.brandystationfoundation.com/
Going My Way
Saturday, Sept. 17, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Packard Campus Theater, 19053 Mt Pony Rd, Culpeper, Va. 22701
Bing Crosby stars as Father Chuck O’Malley, a kindhearted Catholic priest whose upbeat personality, musical gifts, and acts of compassion rejuvenate his parish when he takes it over from an established old veteran, played by Barry Fitzgerald.
Free
http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/schedule.html
Culpeper Out of the Darkness Walk
Sunday, Sept. 18, 1 – 3 p.m.
Yowell Meadow Park, Intersection of Sperryville Pike and Blue Ridge Avenue, Culpeper, Va. 22701
Community walk to raise funds and awareness for suicide prevention.
Free
http://afsp.org/walk
The Golden Age of Comedy
Sunday, Sept. 18 , 2 – 4 p.m.
Packard Campus Theater, 19053 Mt Pony Rd, Culpeper, Va. 22701
“The Golden Age of Comedy” was the first compilation of its kind in feature-length form. While many past greats are spotlighted in the film, the true stars are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, shown at their very best. The rest of the film offers choice comic bits from the likes of Ben Turpin, Billy Bevan, Will Rogers, Charley Chase, Harry Langdon, and even Carole Lombard.
Free
www.loc/gov/avconservation/theater/schedule.html
