MONDAY
Easter Activities
-- Old Town Manassas is featuring “Hop Around Old Town” from April 18 through April 23. Participating Old Town Manassas shops will feature a ’Hop Around Old Town’ pennant on their shop doors. Shoppers will pick a ’prize egg’ with every purchase and possibly receive an Easter treat, a prize from a participating shop, or an oversized plush bunny, based on availability. For more information, visit www.visitmanassas.org or call 703-361-6599.
Government
-- A Special Meeting of the Board of County Supervisors will be at 7:30 p.m. At this meeting, the Board will formally adopt the local redistricting plan. There will be an open “citizen’s time” at the beginning of the meeting prior to any Board action.
-- April 19, 7 p.m., the Dumfries Town Council holds its regular monthly work session in its council chambers at the Dumfries Town Hall.
Lectures
-- The 2011 Johnson & Strachan Distinguished Speaker Series Presents: From Mason to Wall Street, withThomas Webb, CFO of CMS Corporation at 7 p.m. on April 18 at the Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel in Fairfax. Thomas J. Webb, a George Mason University alumnus, has been CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2002. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of EnerBank USA, a nationwide bank. He also is responsible for CMS Enterprises, all of CMS Energy’s businesses outside of the Michigan Utility. This event is free, to RSVP please use the website to secure a position. Seating is limited and cannot be guaranteed. Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel is on Mason Pond Drive in Fairfax on the campus of George Mason University. For more information, call 703-993-6055.
Outdoors
-- Tall Oaks Community Center will host a rainbow trout fish out April 18 through April 23 from noon to 7 p.m. daily. Bring your own tackle or rent cane poles for $1 each. Fish will bite on corn, cheese, mini marshmallows, worms, and lures (single barb hooks only, please!). Bait cups available for fifty cents. The cost is $7 per person and $4 for each fish caught over two fish limit. Groups of ten or more may pre-register and the fee is $5 per person. For more information, call 703-491-2154 or visit www.lakeridgeva.com. Tall Oaks Community Center is at 12298 Cotton Mill Drive in Woodbridge. TUESDAY
Easter Activities
-- Old Town Manassas is featuring “Hop Around Old Town” from April 18 through April 23. Participating Old Town Manassas shops will feature a ’Hop Around Old Town’ pennant on their shop doors. Shoppers will pick a ’prize egg’ with every purchase and possibly receive an Easter treat, a prize from a participating shop, or an oversized plush bunny, based on availability. For more information, visit www.visitmanassas.org or call 703-361-6599.
-- The Manassas Presbyterian Church congregation invites the public to a presentation of “The Living Dramatization of Leonardo DaVinci’s Last Supper.” Performances will be held on April 19 and April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The church is at 8201 Ashton Avenue in Manassas, between Lomond Drive and Crestwood Avenue. There is no charge for admission and childcare will be provided. For directions or for more information, contact the church office at 703-369-2058.
Theater
-- The Hylton Performing Arts Center presents the Russian National Ballet Theatre performing “Sleeping Beauty” in the Hylton Center’s Merchant Hall on April 19 at 8 p.m. This performance is family friendly, and youth through grade 12 can obtain half-price tickets when accompanied by an adult. Hylton Performing Arts Center is at 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas.
WEDNESDAY
Chamber of Commerce
-- The YPNOVA Monthly Mixer- Progressive Dinner will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person and will include appetizers at Okra’s Louisiana Bistro, salad and entrée at City Tavern and dessert at City Square Café. The fun will continue with after-dinner drinks at La Capilla. Non-refillable beverages are not included in the cost of your ticket. Contact Andrea Whaley for details or to sign up. Attendees must register in advance by calling 703-368-6600 or emailing awhaley@pwchamber.org.
Clubs/organizations
-- Mark Harris, son of baseball legend Gill Harris, will cover his pro career with its humble beginnings here in Manassas at the weekly Manassas Rotary Club Meeting. Please be our guest at this luncheon at noon on April 20 at the City Tavern. Please call Henry Houston for more information, 703-501-1598
Easter Activities
-- Meet the Easter Bunny and hunt for eggs at the Eggstravaganza. This annual event begins at 9 a.m. sharp. All children 0 to 10 are eligible; parents must pre-register children by April 20, in order to participate. The cost is $3 for LRPRA Members and $5 for Non-Members. Call the Recreation Department at 703-491-2154 or visitwww.lakeridgeva.com. Lake Ridge Parks and Recreation Association is at 12350 Oakwood Dr. in Woodbridge.
Theater
-- Theatre For Young Audiences Series with the Spot-LYTE COMPANY presents Cinderella! Cinderella! and The Road to Forever April 20 through April 23 in Gallery W-16, Second Floor. Tickets are $5. Show times are 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. All performances will take place upstairs in Gallery W-16. Seating is limited, purchase your tickets online or by calling 703-584-2900.
Veterans
-- The American Legion Post 10 will be hosting a special Veterans Appreciation Ceremony on April 20 at 6 p.m. at The Fairmont retirement community, at 9852 Fairmont Avenue in Manassas. The ceremony, led by American Legion Post 10 Commander Tom Wahl and Vice Commander Juan Rodriguez, features the unveiling of The Fairmont’s Wall of Honor, dedicated to the veteran residents who reside at the community. There will also be a Yellow Rose presentation to honor spouses of veterans. The public is invited to attend and enjoy military songs from all branches as well as light refreshments. There is no cost to attend. To RSVP, or to learn more, call The Fairmont at 703-257-7111.
Thursday
Clubs/Organizations
-- Prince William Committee of 100 will meet on April 21 at the Montclair Country Club in Dumfries to discuss Eccentric, Mentally Ill, or Dangerous? Virginia Tech: What did we Learn?. A social hour with cash bar will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the program at 7:45 p.m. Advance Reservations required for dinner. The cost is $25 for PWC-100 members, $30 non-members and guests. Reservations by noon on April 18 to reservations@pwc100.org. Montclair Country Club is at 6500 Edgewood Drive in Dumfries.
-- The Northern Virginia Charter Chapter (NVCC) of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) will hold its monthly business meeting on April 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stratford University, 14349 Gideon Drive. Massage therapist, Reiki Master and Yoga Instructor Trude Blomso will present the program: “Body Awareness through Movement, Massage and Meditation.” The Cost for the lunch is $15.00. Prospective members welcome. For more information, visit www.freewebs.com/nvccabwa.
-- National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Woodbridge Chapter 1270 will host their April meeting on April 21 at the Holiday Inn Quantico Center, 3901 Fettler Park Drive, in Dumfries at 11:30 a.m. Reservations should be made no later than April 15. The speaker will be Kevin Monroe from the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia. He will talk about how to create an attractive and friendly backyard sanctuary of indigenous plants that attract wildlife. The meeting is free and lunch is $15. For more information or to register, call Betty at 703 499-8902.
Easter Activities
-- Christ Chapel is again presenting the 2011 Passion Play, “The Easter Song” which is to be held April 21and April 22 at 7 p.m. and April 23 at noon. Their annual Easter Carnival and Easter Egg Hunt will take place immediately following the April 23. The carnival will include games, arts and crafts and inflatable’s. For more information, call 703-670-8481. Christ Chapel is at 13909 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge.
FRIDAY
Comedy
-- Young CEO Entertainment and Take A Joke Entertainment present the Official Laugh Play Party Comedy Show and After Party on April 22 at Backyard Grill in Manassas hosted by The Hilarious Big Doug featuring special guest comedian Alex Scott as seen on HBO Def Comedy Jam, BET Coming to the stage, and host of Richmond’s Own ’Funny Bone Comedy Club.’ Afterwards celebrate The Hilarious Big Doug’s 40th Birthday with the Official “Laugh, Play, Party” after Party where DJ Luey will be playing the Hottest Top 40, Hip Hop, RnB and Go-Go. Seats are limited. For more information or to register visit www.yceonline.com or call Christina at 703-870-4252.
Parenting
-- Eco Babies will provide the basics on how to use and care for cloth diapers, introduce you to the different types of cloth diapers out there and debunk any myths that you may have about cloth diapers on April 22 at 1 p.m. at the At Play Café in Reston. This will be an information session where you will be able to lay your hands on the diapers, ask questions and make a purchase if you so choose. Feel free to bring your children for some playtime free of cost while you attend the workshop. At Play Café is at 2245 Hunters Woods Plaza in Reston. For more information, call 703-391-6131.
SATURDAY
Easter Activities
-- A helicopter will drop over 10,000 Easter Eggs on Stonewall Jackson High School’s Football Field at The Life Church’s Easter Event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine. The Easter Egg Drop will be open to the first 1,000 children between the ages of two and 12. For more information, visit www.welovechurch.com.
-- Rippon Lodge Historic Site will host a spring egg hunt from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children can also enjoy crafts, games and other activities. Advanced registration is recommended. The cost is $7 per child and free for children under two. For more information, call 703-499-9812. Rippon Lodge Historic Site is at 15520 Blackburn Road in Woodbridge.
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