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Quilt & Fiber Arts Show & SaleQuilt & Fiber Arts Show & Sale
Sully Historic Site
Sunday, September 7
10am-4:30pm


Shop for new and antique quilts, fiber arts, linens, antique sewing tools, books and fabric at Sully Historic Site from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Northern Virginia Quilters Unlimited members provide quilting demonstrations and lectures. Hayfield Country Quilters provide a beautiful door prize quilt. Show includes children's activities, quilt appraisals, quilted door prize, and food. Show will take place rain or shine. A house tour is included in the cost of $9 per adult, $8 per senior, and $6 per child. For information, call 703-437-1794.
  Virginia Indian FestivalVirginia Indian Festival
Riverbend Park
Saturday, September 6
10am-4pm


Eight tribes including the Rappahannock dancers and drummers will be represented at the 2008 festival at Riverbend Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Indian crafts, pottery and music for sale. Enjoy demonstrations, talks by tribe members, tool-making experts and local archaeologists, bow and arrow shooting and spear throwing with an atlatl. Help build an authentic dug-out canoe. The cost is $8 per adult and $5 per child. For information, call 703-759-9018.
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Summer Entertainment SeriesSummer Entertainment Series

Let Parks Entertain You! From the exotic instruments and melodies of World Music to the familiar sounds of jazz, big band, rock, Broadway, blues, bluegrass and country, your parks are filled with music this summer. And it's FREE! Bring a picnic for old fashioned community togetherness at our twilight concerts, relax at a drive-in movie or introduce youngsters to the magic of live entertainment at the outdoors-in-your-parks alternative to Saturday morning cartoons.
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Quarter Horse ShowQuarter Horse Show
Frying Pan Farm Park
Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7
8am


Cheer on the cowboys and cowgirls in the Quarter Horse Show at Frying Pan Farm Park, beginning at 8 a.m. Spectators admitted free of charge. For information, call 703-437-9101.
  Ice Cream MakingIce Cream Making
Colvin Run Mill
Saturday, September 13
Noon-4pm


See how ice cream was made in the past and learn some facts about America's favorite treat at Colvin Run Mill from noon to 4 p.m. Then help hand-crank a delicious batch of ice cream and sample your efforts for $1 per cup. For information, call 703-759-2771.

 

 

 

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