Weekend Best Bets for Fauquier County and beyond: March 17-20
Saturday, March 18, 6 - 9 p.m. | Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane
This Saturday, “Sip it Forward” and help a hero! Take your family, friends and neighbors to Barrel Oak for an incredible night out benefiting Hero’s Bridge HomeFront Program and our deserving senior veteran heroes in need of assistance. Tickets include one adult beverage, catered dinner buffet, dessert bar, live music, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Tickets start at $35 and are available online or at the door.
The event is sponsored by Angela Smoot & Nancy Grasman, Realtors, The Smoot Grasman Group LLC; Coldwell Banker Realty; Budget Blinds of Warrenton Featuring The Tailored Closet & Premier Garage; Doug Salzman, Senior Loan Officer, CMG Home Loans; Jennifer McCarthy, Esquire; Kensington Vanguard National Land Services; and Barrel Oak. All ticket sales and 10% of Barrel Oak’s evening sales will benefit Hero’s Bridge, a Warrenton organization dedicated to serving local elderly veterans over 65 with services designed to improve their quality of life at no expense to them. If you know a veteran in need of assistance, call 540-341-5378 or go to herosbridge.org.
Warrenton Hunt Point to Point Races
Saturday, March 18, post time noon | Airlie Race Course, Warrenton
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 steeplechase racing! 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 and participate in our first annual tailgate competition or check out one of our two fantastic local food trucks - Divine Swine and El Jefe Street Eats. | Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased online or at the gate.
Fauquier Community Theatre presents “Our Town”
Weekends through March 26, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. | Vint Hill Theater on the Green 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton
Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written," “Our Town” is a 1938 Pulitzer Prize award winning play by American playwright Thornton Wilder that tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913. Directed by Sonia Bronder, produced by Stub Estey, and by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, the audience will experience the everyday lives of the Webb and Gibbs families in three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity". Tickets $16 - $18, available at FCTstage.org or 540-349-8760.
American Legion Craft and Vendor Show
Saturday, March 18, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | 345 Legion Drive, Warrenton
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting their Spring Craft Fair. Head out in time to shop for Easter and Mother's Day. There will be something for everyone in a fun and cozy atmosphere. Vendors and artisans will be selling hand crafted as well as specialty items for all to enjoy.
Dancing Through Time
Monday, March 20, 7 p.m. | Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton
Fauquier Community Band will be performing dance music from around the world to get you grooving in no time. As with all FCB performances, this concert is open to all and free. Play the raffle to win great prizes, and enjoy a complimentary dessert reception at the end of the show.
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend at O’Brien's Irish Pub
Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18 | O'Brien's Irish Pub, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton
Not surprisingly, O’Brien's is celebrating St. Paddy’s Day in style. Celebrate Ireland with your taste buds with Kegs and Eggs on Friday starting at 9 a.m., St. Paddy’s Day teas Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., traditional Irish fare all weekend and whiskey tastings on Saturday. The almost constant music includes performances by Paul Cray, the Butternotes with Stephanie O’Sullivan, the Elizabeth Lawrence Band with a special reunion of Brother Bill and much more. Beyond these popular bands, there will be pipers playing Irish tunes, Irish dance performances, and storytelling of traditional Irish folk tales by an authentic Irishman. Saturday also includes a vendor village with a wide variety of vendors, activities for kids and an Irish parade down Winchester Street. For updates check obriensirishpubva.com and .
