Weekend Best Bets for Fauquier County and beyond!
Saturday, March 16, gates open 10:30 a.m., post time 12 p.m. | Location: Mapping apps: search “Warrenton Hunt Point to Point Main Spectator Entrance." DO NOT GO TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF AIRLIE.
Bring your family and friends to enjoy a day of horse racing in Fauquier County’s beautiful countryside. It’s a great way to experience the thrill of steeplechase racing as the horses and jockeys gallop over a course of timber, flat and brush jumps! Enjoy eight exciting races including the Viola T. Winmill Memorial Side Saddle Race. Kids can enjoy the complimentary kids zone including coloring, face painting and miniature kids’ racecourse with jumps. Stroll through vendor village featuring a variety of local shops and artisans. Bring your own tailgate or check out one of the local food trucks. No dogs or tents allowed. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased online or at the gate.
St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival at O’Brien’s Irish Pub
Saturday and Sunday, March 16 & 17, 10 a.m. till late | 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton
It’s a weekend of celebrating Irish tradition at O’Brien’s Irish Pub! Irish music, pipers, dance, legends, whiskey tastings and televised professional soccer games (Ireland vs Scotland, Liverpool vs Manchester United). Visit the vendor village and let the kids participate in children’s activities. All-day menu of Irish fare and other popular items served both days. Parade from Rady Park to O’Brien’s starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Information
"South Pacific" in Concert
Friday & Saturday, March 15 & 16, 7 p.m. | Michael A. Hughes Center for the Arts at Highland School, 597 Broadview Ave., Warrenton
The Highland Players present their production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific" in concert. This year's musical, which is its 40th production, follows the story of an American nurse stationed at a U.S. Naval base on an island in the South Pacific during World War II who falls in love with an expatriate French plantation owner. Tickets are available at the door (cash or credit) and are $15 for adults and $7 for students. Information
Live Music at Sumerduck
Saturday, March 16, 7-9 p.m. | Sumerduck Ruritan Club 5335 Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck
Jewel Tone Music will perform on Saturday. Light food and refreshments will be sold. Free event, donation box available to benefit special needs students. Information
Fauquier Seed Swap
Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | John Barton Payne Building, 2 Waterloo St., Warrenton
Swap your seeds. Meet some gardeners. Go home with new seeds and new ideas for the garden. A seed swap is exactly what it sounds like: a chance to swap your extra flower, vegetable or herb seeds with other gardeners. Seedlings, bulbs, tubers, and cuttings are also welcome. Gardeners of all experience levels are welcome. Get your questions answered, gossip with other gardeners, and have fun! Free and open to all. Information
Fauquier Community Theatre presents "Driving Miss Daisy"
Through March 24 (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) | Vint Hill Theater on the Green, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton (Vint Hill)
In this warm-hearted and humorous Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in the deep south just prior to the civil rights movement, a wealthy, sharp-tongued widow of 72 has just demolished yet another car and is informed by her son that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job is a thoughtful, unemployed man named Hoke whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing scenes spanning 25 years, the two, despite their mutual differences, grow ever closer to, and more dependent on, each other. Directed by Jeff Walker with cast Kevin Sockwell, Tina Mullins, and Wilson Johnson. Information
