[ October 28, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Chapter Three of the Story Book will be held on October 28, 2011 at the George Washington Hotel.Tickets include dinner and dancing to the sounds of Yesterday Swing Orchestra.
We encourage everyone to come in a Story Book Costume. Last year about one half of the attendee did which made the evening even more magical. Benefits Literacy [...]
[ October 28, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] You and your pet(s) are invited to the Posh Pets Halloween Parade on the downtown walking mall. Attendees are asked to meet at Posh Pets Boutique at 6 pm on Friday, October 28, to walk down the mall with their pets to strut their stuff! After the parade down the mall, join us at the [...]
[ October 28, 2011; 8:00 pm; October 29, 2011; 8:00 pm; October 30, 2011; 2:30 pm; ] As the dance season opener, this program features faculty member Erica Helm’s celebration of the contemporary “ballet blanc” style with her work Ceremony of Carols, featuring Benjamin Britten’s glorious set of English carols for women’s choir and harp. Also featured is a new work by Ting-Yu Chen, which explores the pairing of dance and narrative, [...]
[ October 28, 2011; October 29, 2011; October 30, 2011; ] Enjoy lots of spooky fun with a costume contest, site decoration contest and trick or treating for the kids!
(sites decoration contest and other activities will be subject to weather and number of interested participants)
[ October 29, 2011; 12:00 am; ] Join us for a Halloween weekend screening of the eternal classic, Rocky Horror Picture Show. This event is a fundraiser for AIDS Response Effort.
Admission:
$30 includes audience participation bags.
Contact: ARE for tickets at (540) 536-5291 or visit:
www.aidsresponseeffort.org/category/events
[ October 29, 2011; 10:00 am; ] This seminar and tour will explore the interactions among soldiers and civilians in the lower Valley border region and examine how civilians of all allegiances dealt with the harsh realities of incessant conflict. The event will begin with a morning lecture “”The Final and Fatal Catastrophe: The Lower Shenandoah Valley on the Eve of the [...]
[ October 29, 2011; 10:30 am; ] Learn the art of quilting from an expert! These workshops will be led by Margie Mielke, a Shenandoah Valley quilter and member of the Top of Virginia Quilt Guild. Workshop participants will learn how to piece a Nine Patch Friendship Star quilt square which may be made into a pillow or wall hanging. All materials [...]
[ October 29, 2011; 11:00 am; 2:00 pm; October 30, 2011; 3:00 pm; ] James and the Giant Peach
Dramatized by Richard R. George
Directed by Wade Fransen
Based on the beloved children’s novel by Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach is the fantastical journey of an orphan James, who escapes his cruel aunts and begins an excursion to save a peach from a clever grasshopper, a cynical earthworm and other [...]
[ October 29, 2011; 11:00 am; ] Join us on the Loudoun Street Mall for a spooky Halloween celebration!
11am and 6pm: Guided one-hour ghost tours of downtown. These tours are free, and first available spaces will be held for adults.
Meet the guide at the corner of Loudoun and Cork Streets. Sponsored by the Old Town Development Board.
2-3pm, a “Waiters Race” with Jaimie [...]
[ October 29, 2011; 1:00 pm; ] Wear your best costume!
An afternoon of fun with pets and costumes. Kids in costume will also have a chance to win a brand new bicycle as well as enjoy free face painting, a free moon bounce along with lots of candy. To learn more visit, www.WinchesterGatewayPlaza.com.
Pet Costume Contest at PetCo: 1-3pm
Trick-or-Treating: 3-5pm