Meade Skelton at St. Elmo's Coffee/ Memorial Day

The community oriented St. Elmo's Coffee Pub features coffees - mostly organic, to include 'bird-friendly' - from around the world, tea, juice, soda, pastries and cereal, sandwiches, soups, and salads. There are board games to play, books for browsing, live music, a gallery of work by local artists, and even a special doggy area with water bowls and treats. Remember to bring your own cup to receive a discount.

This Friday, singer/songwriter Meade Skelton, the piano-playing cowboy from Richmond, will bring his 88 keys of entertainment to St. Elmo's Coffee Pub. Enjoy some of the sweet tea goodness of Meade's music.

Free admission

Friday, June 3

8pm

St. Elmo's Coffee Pub

2300 Mt Vernon Ave

Alexandria, Va 22301

703.739.9268

stelmoscoffeepub.com

Happy Memorial Day! Be sure to pause and acknowledge the sacrifices made by people who have served and those who are currently serving our nation. A National Moment of Rememberance will occur at 3pm today.

Memorial Day at Kenmore and Ferry Farm

Spend Memorial Day weekend with history. Visit Historic Kenmore and Ferry Farm where Civil War living-history interpreters will bring the past to life. Learn about period chores and cooking, medicine, and weapons. See exhibitions of cavalry and infantry drilling. Hear period music and play games.

Saturday, May 28...10am - 5pm

Sunday, May 29.....10am - 3pm

Ferry Farm

The Civil War at Washington's Boyhood Home.

Visit with living-history interpreters.

Watch cavalry and infantry close-order drilling.

Enjoy period cooking demonstrations, music, and games.

Admission: Adults $8, Students $4, Under 6yrs Free

George Washington's Ferry Farm

268 Kings Hwy

Fredericksburg, VA 22405

540.370.0732

Kenmore

Cannons at Kenmore: A snapshot of Kenmore during the Civil War

Special interactive tours include stories about female spies, Kenmore as a hospital, and demonstrations of period cooking in the kitchen.

Visitors can talk with Civil War reenactors about what life was like for the typical solider.

Admission: Adults $10, Students $5, Under 6yrs Free

Historic Kenmore

1201 Washington Ave

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

540.373.3381

Planning to visit both sites? Combination admission tickets are available: Adults $15, Students $8

Find more information at http://kenmore.org/

ViVa! Vienna! Memorial Day Festival

ViVa! Vienna! is designed to bring the citizens of Vienna and surrounding communities together to highlight the impressive spirit of Northern Virginia and to remember the American heroes who have fought for our nation, some making the ultimate sacrifice. The Memorial Day Tribute beginning at 3PM on Monday, May 30 on the Vienna Town Green All local elected officials have been invited with Congressman Connolly and Vienna Mayor Seeman speaking.

With amusement park rides, food vendors, live music and a children’s entertainment stage with magicians and banjo music, Vienna’s annual festival is a perfect way to start the summer with the whole family.

Saturday, May 28

Food, Entertainment & Rides Only ........10am-10pm

Sunday, May 29

Vendors...10am-6pm, Food & Rides.....10am-10pm, Entertainment...12:00pm-10pm

Monday, May 30

Vendors, Food, Entertainment & Rides..10am-6pm

Free Admission

$1 per ticket for rides

Historic Town of Vienna

245 Maple Ave West

Vienna, VA 22180

http://www.vivaviennava.org/

18th Century Spring Market Fair @ Claude Moore Colonial Farm

Celebrate spring at this local colonial museum and working farm’s first Market Fair of the season! Dance and sing to period music. Play quoits and other games, and watch a children’s puppet theater. Order nails from the Blacksmith, and herbs and flower plants. Browse the latest in Colonial American fashions at the Seamstress, Millinery and Stillatory stands. Enjoy roast chicken, fresh asparagus, sugar cakes and fruit pies. Stroll living history museum grounds. See Farm family and community members in character and costume, as well as chickens, turkeys and other farm animals.

Saturday & Sunday, May 21- 22

11am - 4.30pm

Admission: Adults $6

Children 3-12 and Seniors $3

Claude Moore Colonial Farm

6310 Georgetown Pike

McLean, VA 22101

703.442.7557

http://1771.org/market_fair.htm

Walk to End Alzheimer's- PWC

An estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s today. Memory Walk is the Alzheimer’s Association’s signature walk event designed to bring people together from all walks of life who have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Register and Join us this Spring in Prince William County.. We’re on the MOVE to end Alzheimer’s! To start a team or make a donation, contact the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter at www.alz.org/nca/ or 800-272-3900. The Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk, is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research programs.

Saturday, May 21

Registration Begins ...... 8am
Program & Walk Begins.. 9am

Register Here

Prince William County

Harris Pavilion

9116 Center St

Manassas, VA 20110

Happy Limerick Day!!

Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of Writer Edward Lear (1812-1888). It also, of course, celebrates Limerick poems. Limericks were popularized by Lear in 1846 in his Book of Nonsense".

This day is a time to enjoy and get your fill of Limerick poems. We are so glad that it came along to brighten up our lives. Celebrate Limerick Day in style by writing a Limerick or two of your own. Or, sit down and read a few humorous Limericks. They are guaranteed to make you smile.

A Limerick is a humorous verse or poem. It is five lines long. It's name comes from the city of Limerick, Ireland. The first two lines rhyme with the fifth line rhyme. The third and fourth lines rhyme.

So here we go...

There once was an Inn down the way

which helped those with no place to stay

Hampton was its handle

no others can hold a candle

free smiles and waffles everyday!

Not bad for a first attempt! Write a limerick and bring a grin to someone's face- either from the touching thought or how bad it is, you are guaranteed a smile :)

For tips and more limericks check out:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2329699_celebrate-limerick-day.html

http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/learwk.html

Flying Circus Airshow @

Every Sunday May through October, watch daring expert pilots perform stunts in vintage biplanes. Enjoy a picnic lunch as a parachute jumper opens the show and a wingwalker hangs upside down from the biplane's wing. Standard and Aerobatic Biplane rides are offered before and after each show. $10 adults; $3 children 3-12; children under 3 are free Sundays, May through October Gates open at 11am. Show begins at 2:30pm each Sunday. Check out their Facebook.

The Flying Circus Airshow

5114 Ritchie Rd

Bealeton, VA 22712

540.439.8661

http://www.flyingcircusairshow.com/

Touring Rippon Lodge of Woodbridge

Rippon Lodge was built around 1747 by Richard Blackburn and is one of the oldest houses still standing in Prince William County. You are invited to take a virtual tour of Rippon Lodge with local historians to discover the grandeur and importance of this important colonial home.

Visiting Rippon Lodge

Tours of Rippon Lodge are offered from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday, May through October, and by appointment. Grounds are open during operating hours. We offer a special location for your upcoming social or business lunch. Learn more about our tours and a lunch at Luncheons at Rippon Lodge.

For information about tours and programs, contact:

Rippon Lodge Historic Site

15520 Blackburn Road

Woodbridge, VA 22191

703-499-9812 or 703-792-4754

http://www.pwcgov.org/