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*~BIG ROCK RIDERS~*Posted At: 8/12/2008
4x4 FANS!!
ROCK CLIMBING MUDD PITT & PLENTY OF TRAILS ~ August 30,08 ~ From noon to 5:00pm ~ Appalachian Trails Luray, Va. Highway 211-West (one mile from Outlanders) *~For more information call: 540-860-8694 or 540-860-2548 you may also send a email to pumpkinh@wildblue.net ~*HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!*~ ~*Luray July 4th Family Funfest*~Posted At: 7/1/2008
*~Friday July 4th 3:00pm Main Street Along the Hawksbill Greenway~*
*Ruffner Plaza 7:00pm-9:00pm live music ~Highground, The Furs, Quest for the stars, Mokey, Bob Harrison and Luke Black~ *Duck Race 7:30pm *FIREWORKS 9:00pm There will be lots of activities to enjoy. Make sure you bring your lawn chairs!! MusicPosted At: 6/2/2008
Wednesday nights karaoke at the Mindis Mexican restaurant West 211 highway Luray Va.
Wednesday nights live music from 7pm to 9pm at the Artisans Grill restaurant 2 East Main Street Luray Va.
Thursday nights live music from 7pm to 9pm at the Victorian Inn outdoor cafe 138 East Main St. Luray Va.
Hiking for parents with toddlersPosted At: 5/30/2008Shenandoah National Park Presents Hiking Program for
Parents with Toddlers on June 7
Shenandoah National Park will be hosting a “Trekking with Toddlers” seminar as part of National Trails Day events on Saturday, June 7, 2008. This program is for parents who have wanted to go hiking with their young children but worried about what to do to keep them interested, entertained, and safe. Here is the chance to learn from an expert. Join Jeff Alt, noted author of A Walk for Sunshine and avid hiker, to learn firsthand how to share nature with children for a fun and safe outdoor adventure. Jeff has hiked the more than 2,100-mile length of the Appalachian Trail on his own. Last summer with his wife and extended family, he carried his 21-month-old daughter on a 50-mile hike across a swath of Ireland. At the “Trekking with Toddlers” program, Jeff will provide tips on how families with children ages 2 to 4 can experience nature together on the trails in Shenandoah National Park. The “Trekking with Toddlers” program is free but reservations are required. There is a $15-per-car entrance fee to the park, good for seven days. To register, go to the Shenandoah National Park website at: http://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/resource_seminars.htm
“Trekking for Toddlers” is one of the Shenandoah National Park Resource Seminars designed for those who want to get to know their national park a little more personally. Seminars provide a more in-depth experience to learn from scientists, researchers, educators, and other experts about resource issues and recreational opportunities in Shenandoah National Park. Future seminars include "Butterfly Photography and Identification" on July 12, 2008, and "The Basics of Family Camping," July 19-20 and August 2-3, 2008. The complete Resource Seminar schedule can be found on the Park’s website at www.nps.gov/shen. The Shenandoah National Park Resource Seminars are co-sponsored by the Shenandoah National Park Association and ARAMARK. For more information, contact the Park’s Education Office at 540-999-3489. Memorial Day Weekend - Big Rock Off Road parkPosted At: 5/20/2008
Fun filled weekend of camping and off roading at Big Rock Off Road Park!!
Bring your Trucks / Jeeps / ATV's - May 24 & 25 (Opens at 12:00 pm) Activities include: Admission: Mud Bogging $10 per person Rock Crawling $10 per vehicle Trails/ Hill Climbs $10 per ATV (12 & Under admitted free) Bonfire after dark Campsites available for $10 each Off Rt. 211 West near Luray, Virginia Half mile west of Outlanders turn onto Appalachian Trail For more info call Tom (540) 860-8694 MEMORIAL DAY/ Shenandoah SpeedwayPosted At: 5/15/2008
Memorial Day Monday
Racing on May 26th
10:00am - Pit booth opens
12 noon - Main gate opens
1:00 pm - Qualifying
2:00 pm - Green flag drops
1st Annual Pioneer Bank Memorial Day 150
Late Model Race
http://www.shenandoahspeedway.com/
FESTIVALPosted At: 5/9/2008
Valley Fest - Tickets are now on sale!
May 24 2008,11AM-7PM | Massanutten Resort
Join us for our 8th Annual Shenandoah Valley Beer & Wine Festival, featuring Virginia wines and microbrews and the products of Blue Ridge Beverage and John D. Eiland distributors. Enjoy food, crafts and live music!
Advance Tickets: $15, Tickets at the Gate $20 (Includes sampling and souvenir glass while they last)
visit www.massresort.com
Festival of Spring in LurayPosted At: 5/8/2008LURAY, VA -- Plan now to give Mom a special Saturday gift for Mother's Day! Give her a day of great family-oriented outdoor fun, food and entertainment in the beautiful Town of Luray..."The Town where the Caverns meet the sky!" The Town of Luray invites you to attend its 4th Annual Festival of Spring, 9AM to 6PM, Saturday, May 10th. http://luraydowntown.com/spring.html This day-long street fair will feature live entertainment throughout the day, more than 100 quality food, craft and educational booths, wine tasting featuring 10 or more Virginia wineries, and the greatest duck races ever seen on the Hawksbill Creek! The 2008 Festival of Spring will welcome 3 new events: a 5 kilometer race kicking off at 7:30 AM and ending downtown just as the Festival vendors open their booths, a Canine Frisbee Tournament featuring competition for Canine Frisbee Champions from across the Washington metro area and their owners, and a $1,500 Grand Opening Duck Race at 2:15 PM on the Hawksbill Creek that bisects the Town of Luray. In fact, ducks for the first race of the day are on sale at shops across the Town of Luray and online at www.luraydowntown.com. First prize for the first duck race will be 4 days and 3 nights in an elegant private home in Duck, North Carolina, valued at $1000. The next 10 ducks across the line will also take prizes at $50 or more. Remember, each duck for the first race requires a $5 donation, but winners do not have to be present to win. Then, beginning at 3PM, we'll launch another race down the Hawksbill Creek, with donations falling to $2 per duck or 3 for $5. The Festival, which is being organized by the Luray Downtown Initiative, will offer day-long fun and entertainment for the whole family -- everything from cotton candy and children's activities for kids to great crafts, wine tasting, and food vendors for adults. Large signs will point the way to many different venues -- kiddie rides at the Inn Lawn Park, photography, art and sculpture at the Art Warehouse, duck races on the Hawksbill Creek, and much more. In the afternoon, check out our many food vendors for your favorites from last year, or find a new blend of spices to whet your palate. Food vendors will provide everything from hot-dogs, to BBQ chicken, to grilled pork-loin sandwiches, to genuine pit-cooked North Carolina style chopped BBQ. We have all sorts of quality craft vendors offering jewelry, pottery, candles, sewn and textile items, woodwork...the gamut one would expect to find at a good street fair We already have wineries signed up for the expanded wine garden. Tasting requires proof of age and there is a fee, but it will be attractive to those who want to sample some of the best wines from the Commonwealth. We are really focusing on providing entertainment for the kids...not just Mom and Dad. We'll have a barrel-train ride, a moon-bounce, face painting, May-pole dance, cotton candy, and llamas to pet. Additionally, we'll have music by the 340 South Band and the Daryl Ray Band throughout the day. So, we hope to see you in Luray on Saturday, May 10th. You'll marvel at what Luray is doing to restore and invigorate its Historic Downtown areas. You'll marvel at the Art Warehouse -- a fantastic art gallery in the center of Town -- and the caliber of art from artists across the Shenandoah Valley. You'll marvel at the colorful murals local artists are painting on buildings throughout the Town. Enjoy the walkways and picnic areas of Luray's Greenway Park along the banks of the Hawksbill. The Greenway is even larger than last year and will be a great vantage point to see our fireworks display when we host another street fair on July 4th. In other words, you'll enjoy a great family day together and discover everything the Town of Luray is doing to highlight itself as "The Town where the Caverns meet the sky." The 2008 Luray Festival of Spring promises eight blocks of downtown Luray brimming full of Festival activities timed to make sure there's something to entertain the kids and give Mom a great day out of the house! We hope to see you there! 144th Anniversary Battle of New Market ReenactmentPosted At: 5/7/2008Stay with Allstar Lodging while visiting the Shenandoah Valley. We offer over 100 unique Cabins, B&B's or Vacation rentals. NEW MARKET, VA – Some 2,000 Civil War reenactors are expected to take part in the 144th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of New Market, May 17-18, 2008. The event, held at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, is the oldest battle reenactment in the nation, and one of few held on the original site. In addition to demonstrating Union and Confederate military tactics and camp activities, historical interpreters will portray civilian life during the Civil War era, including medical treatment, domestic crafts, and agricultural work. “Put the boys in, and may God forgive me for the order.’’ With these words, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge ordered 257 cadets of the Virginia Military Institute into combat during the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. Breckinridge’s 4,000-man army, including the cadets, went on to defeat a Union force of over 6,000 under General Franz Sigel in one of the south’s last significant victories of the Civil War. Overall, the Confederates suffered 531 casualties, compared to 841 for the Union force. Ten VMI cadets were killed or mortally wounded. The New Market Battlefield State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark administered by the Virginia Military Institute and includes the Bushong Farm, where the family hid as the fighting raged around them, and the Hall of Valor Museum, which interprets the battle and the military history of the Civil War in Virginia. Both sites will be open free of charge to persons purchasing reenactment tickets. The reenactment literally “starts with a bang” at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 16 with an artillery duel in the town of New Market. A Union battery positioned along Old Cross Road (Rt. 211) will exchange fire with Confederate guns on Shirley’s Hill to the southwest. Both batteries will occupy positions similar to those taken at the start of the battle in 1864. On Saturday, May 17, there will be living history presentations throughout the day on the battlefield and around the Bushong Farm. At noon, the Stonewall Brigade Band of Staunton, Virginia will present a concert of Civil War music outside the Hall of Valor Museum. Organized in 1855, the band won fame as part of the Stonewall Brigade, named for its first commander, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. A Tactical Battle Reenactment will take place Saturday at 2:00 PM. Activities continue on Sunday, May 18 with a Civil War period church service and living history programs. The reenactment of the Battle of New Market occurs at 1:30 PM. Throughout the weekend, visitors will be able to purchase food provided by community non-profit organizations. The sutler area will offer a wide range of Civil War period products, as well as items from the Hall of Valor Museum Store. Parking is free. M&R Productions, a Gettysburg-based company that has managed the event for the past five years, is coordinating the reenactment. The event receives support from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and the Town of New Market. As a special incentive for families, one-day tickets for the reenactment are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children ages 6-17 (children ages 5 and under are admitted free). All tickets will be sold at the gate, with no advance reservations. [Local residents who present proof of a New Market mailing address will receive FREE admission to the reenactment.] All ticket sales are final (no refunds), and support preservation and interpretation of the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. For more information on the Battle of New Market Reenactment contact the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park at (866) 515-1864 (toll free), (540) 740-3101, or visit the Park web site at www.vmi.edu/newmarket. 22nd ANNUAL VIRGINIA WINE & CRAFT FESTIVALPosted At: 5/6/2008
The 22nd Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival will be held in Front Royal, is Saturday, May 17th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Admission to the festival - Wine Tasting - $12 Advance or $18 at the gate. General admission is $2. You may purchase advance tickets at the Chamber, Front Royal Visitor Center or Jack Evans Chevrolet & Cadillac or online at www.wineandcraftfestival.com. For more information contact Pam at 635-3185 ext. 2 or priffle@frontroyalchamber.com.
Blessing of the Bikes Poker RunPosted At: 5/5/2008
Come visit the Shenandoah Valley. Luray Va. hosts various events and stay with Allstar Lodging, your vacation cabin rental company for the Shenandaoh Valley.
Outlanders Custom Motorcycles is sponsoring the "Boogie Woogie Bugle Party" Saturday June 7, 2008 from 12:00 - 6:00 pm at 4768 US Hwy 211 West Luray, Va. 22835 Live Band: The Dennis Peters Band & Prelude A Salute to Veteran's Marine Tribute Bike Bike Builders: APC & Steel City Choppers Old Gaurd Fife & Drum USO Show Restored Military Vehicles Bikini Dream Team USO Dancers Blessing of the Bikes Poker Run Food, Drinks, Vendors on Site No Cover Charge Donations to Fisher House Warehouse Art Gallery EventPosted At: 5/4/2008
Friday Night Live - Our next "Friday Night Live" is May 9, starting about 6:30pm. This is a very casual and informal get together for friends, with some form of entertainment plus open mic and sing-along; light refreshments provided or bring your own.
Theme Shows - This year, the Artists of the Warehouse are offering a different theme show each month. The May show is "Anything Goes". Please stop by to see these new works.
Warehouse Gallery hours:
Monday through Friday 12 - 6 pm (except open late on Fridays for Friday Night Live)
Saturday - 10 am - 6 pm,
Sunday - 12 - 5 pm
Jim Mayes
The Warehouse Art Gallery
15 Campbell Street
Luray, Va 22835
540-843-0200
www.warehouseartcenter.net
FESTIVAL OF SPRING 2008Posted At: 4/29/2008During your visit to the beauitful Shenandoah Valley vist allstarlodging at 803 east main st. in Luray Va. 540-843-0606 We offer an enjoyable and relaxing get away for the couple and/or the whole family A full day of activities for the entire family FOOD * WINE * GAMES * FUN
EDUCATIONAL EVENTSPosted At: 4/18/2008
Celebrating 12 Years of Discovery!
WINCHESTER, VA – Join the Discovery Museum as we celebrate our 12th anniversary with a huge Birthday Bash on Sunday, April 20th. The celebration will be at the Museum from 1:00p.m. – 4p.m. The event will feature a time capsule for everyone to fill with their memories of the past 12 years. This could include news clippings from 9/11 or a picture from their first visit to the Discovery Museum. The Museum will be setting up the Minotaur Maze that features Watersheds, Wildlife, & Wonder. There will also be a juggling demonstration and lessons by Incredible Flying Objects, Face Painting and Bead Work from Plan Bee and Beads, a Magic Show by Victor Cruz, music by Mr. Mark, and are ever popular Bubblegum Blowing Contest. The party will also have Baskin Robbins ice-cream, orange drink and cookies from McDonalds, and popcorn for all. There will be fun for everyone! The event will be free for members and $6 per person for non-members. The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum offers an interactive, hands- on experience for families, which focuses on the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and the arts. Explore the exhibits in natural history, paleontology, simple machines, and art-in the making. Scale a climbing wall, race balls through loops and ramps in Raceways, step back in time to a life closer to nature in A Walk Along The Moccasin Trail or the pretend you’re saving lives in the medical cove of Our Town. At the Discovery Museum to touch is to explore, to explore is to discover, and to discover is to learn! CommunityPosted At: 4/9/2008
Virginia is loaded with special functions and fun filled amenities. Below are some upcoming events:
1) 22nd ANNUAL VIRGINIA WINE & CRAFT FESTIVAL The 22nd Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival is Saturday, May 17th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. in Front Royal, Va. where you will find the entrance to the Shenandoah National Park and the beginning of the legendary Skyline Drive. 2) Learn to Fly Fish at Murray's Fly Shop - Two-day trout school dates are being offered on the following dates: April 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 May 5-6 Sign up and get a free $50.00 gift certificate to use toward merchandise. For more information, or to register, please call 540-984-4212, or visit the website at www.murraysflyshop.com. 3) Wayside Theatre Presents "Romeo and Juliet" The Wayside Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet March 21- 29, 2008 at Skyline High School, 151 Skyline Vista Road, Front Royal, VA 22630. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evening @ 7:30 PM and Saturday Matinees at 2:30 PM. Call (540) 869-1776 to reserve your tickets. 4) The Warren County Fair Association is proud to announce two major “Concert Events” to be held at the Warren County Fairgrounds this Summer! On Friday evening, July,11, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Country Music’s deep voiced, rising sensation “Josh Turner” will appear on the Concert Stage located at the Fairgrounds in Front Royal, Va.. with gates opening at 5:00 PM. In addition, the WCFA is proud to announce the return of the Coal Miner’s Daughter “Loretta Lynn” on Saturday evening, August 2nd, 2008 at 8:00 PM. The 2008 Warren County Fair runs Mon., Aug. 4 through 9 featuring The Hubcaps, Ricochet, Twisted K Rodeo & Bull Riding, Chesapeake Dock Dogs, 2 Demo Derby’s, Paul Bunyon Lumberjack Shows, Amateur ATV races, and a Truck/Tractor Pull. Reserve tickets for both concerts will go on sale Saturday, May 10 at 8:00AM at the Warren County Fairgrounds, Route 522/340 in Front Royal, Virginia. General Admission tickets are available immediately on the Fair’s website: www.warrencountyfair.com. The Warren County Fair ticket office accepts Cash, Checks, and Major Credit Cards. General Admission Seats are available for purchase immediately and can only be purchased via our Website until Saturday, May 10th. There are no additional fees. Tickets will be mailed as orders are received. Reserve tickets will be available online and via the phone on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:00AM - after the “In Person” sale has commenced at 8:00 AM. Please note - there are artist presales of Reserved Tickets available on some Fan club websites. Apr 12: Glick & Phillips Comedy Night, 7:30 pm, BB&T Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, www.PerformingArtsLuray.org . Apr 19: Arbor Day Celebration, 1 pm, Phase 4 of the Greenway. For more information, contact Pat O’Brien at lurayparks@shentel.net.
Apr 19: Poker Run to benefit Page County Habitat for Humanity, 8 am – 1:30 pm, Outlanders, Inc. (Rain or Shine) A Poker Run is an organized motorcycle event where riders travel over a pre-designed route, stopping at designated points to draw a playing card. The best five-card poker hand winds! Additional information at Outlanders or website at www.outlanders.ws/ or by calling Coldwell Banker Panorama Realty at 540-743-4545.
May 3: Youth Trout Derby, 9 am, Park-n-Ride, Luray. For more information, contact Pat O’Brien at lurayparks@shentel.net.
May 10: Festival of Spring, Luray visit luraydowntown.com or call 743-7700 for an application. There are many new events planned for this year, including a 5K Walk/Run! Volunteers are needed, please contact Catherine Stewart at ldi@shentel.net.
May 10: Beer Garden, during Festival of Spring, BB&T Center for the Performing Arts plaza. Starr Hill Brewery of Crozet will offer four varieties of microbrews for tasting, as well as seminars at 1 and 3 pm. For more information www.PerformingArtsLuray.org or www.starrhill.com . May 23-24: Memorial Day Festival, Shenandoah. Visit www.TownofShenandoah.com for more information. Aug 16 & 17: Third Annual Luray Triathlon, Lake Arrowhead. For information, www.townofluray.com or call the Luray Parks and Recreation Department at 540-743-6475. |
