THURSDAY

AREA EVENTS

Tea Seminar, Tea Tyme & What Nots, 907 Caroline St. Subjects include types of tea, making tea and how to fix an afternoon tea. 3:30–4:30 p.m. Free. Runs again April 10 and 17. 540/368-0675.

Lecture: Political Asylum in America, Mary Washington College, Combs Hall, Room 139. Presented by Susan Dicklitch, assistant professor of government at Franklin and Marshall College. 7 p.m. Free. 540/654-1066.

Contra Dance, Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal St. Caller teaches dances to a live string band. No experience necessary. 7:30–9:30 p.m. $5. 540/899-7648.

CONCERT

MWC Wind and Percussion Ensemble Concert: World Tour, Mary Washington College, Dodd Auditorium. Concert includes Fredericksburg Community Concert Band as guest. 7:30 p.m. Free, but bring a canned-food item for the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. 540/654-1959.

THEATER

Fiddler on the Roof, Riverside Center Dinner Theater, 95 Riverside Parkway, Stafford. A universal story of cherishing ethnic and family traditions, told through a peasant dairyman clinging to his Jewish heritage in czarist Russia. Runs through May 11. Dinner 6 p.m.; show 8 p.m. 540/370-4300.

Crazy for You, Courtland High School, Smith Station Road, Spotsylvania. Gershwin musical that involves a struggling theater and an ambitious actor which eventually develops into crossover plots of love in the small town of Deadrock, Nev. Runs through April 5. 7 p.m. $6.

Guys and Dolls, North Stafford High School auditorium, 839 Garrisonville Road. High-school students present this classic Broadway musical set in New York City in the 1920s where paths cross and love ensues. 8 p.m. $5. Runs through April 5. 540/658-6150.

A Shakespeare Country Wedding, Caroline High School, 19155 Rogers Clark Blvd. Spring play production. 7:30 p.m. $5. Runs again tomorrow. 804/633-9886.

APRIL 4

FRIDAY

AREA EVENTS

First Friday Fredericksburg, downtown. The first Friday of each month, many downtown art galleries open their doors and show new and old works. Events usually happen between 6 and 9 p.m. See Art Exhibits, Page 7, for details. 540/373-1776.

Community Drum Circle, Eyeclopes Studios, 810 Caroline St. All levels may participate in this exploration of West African rhythms. Drums available for rent. 7–9 p.m. Free. 540/371-9040.

Swing and Latin Group Dance Lessons, 4512 Carr Drive, Four-Mile Fork. Hosted by Strictly Ballroom of Fredericksburg. Beginners 7 p.m.; intermediates 8 p.m. $8 per person. No partner needed. 540/898-9060.