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TUESDAY
Talking History in Material Culture: Igbo and Akan Signs in Early Virginia, through March 2, University of Mary Washington's Ridderhof Martin Gallery. Exhibit follows the transmission of African culture to the New World. Free. 540/654-1013.
RACSB Sponsor Placement Program First Annual Open House, 5:30-7 p.m., Board room 208, Fredericksburg City Clinic, 600 Jackson St. 540/899-4373 or e-mail
Email: mvalentine@facsb.state.va.us.
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WEDNESDAY
Dining With Christ at Zion United Methodist Church, 8700 Courthouse Road. Wednesdays, dinner at 6 p.m., followed by Bible study. Reservations required to allow for food preparation. Adults $2.50, children under 11 $1.25. 540/582-6532.
Circle of Parents Weekly Support Group meets Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Hillcrest United Methodist Church, 2208 Lafayette Blvd., and Christ Episcopal Church, 8951 Courthouse Road. Includes pizza dinner and children's program. Free. For scheduling information, call 540/785-6217 or visit raccap.org.
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THURSDAY
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Bookmobile will be at Learn & Play, 3-3:30 p.m.; Creative Childcare Route 2, 3:45-4:20 p.m.; and Hazel Hill, 4:30-5 p.m.
Spotsylvania County Public Safety Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at 9101 Courthouse Road. 540/507-7900.
Celebrate Recovery , 7 p.m. at 417 Chatham Square Office Park. Features a Christian 12-step program to heal from life's struggles. 540/654-5266.
A Course in Miracles Study Group , 7 p.m., at Unity Church of Fredericksburg, 3607 Lafayette Blvd. Suggested love offering $5. 540/710-1235 or 540/809-4223.
Pocahontas Lecture, 7:30 p.m., George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium, University of Mary Washington. Free. 540/654-1276.
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FRIDAY
Opening Reception--Watching Paint Dry, 5-9 p.m. at Art First Gallery, 824 Caroline St. Free. 540/371-7107 or artfirstgallery.com.
Harambee! Black History Month Kick-Off Event, 7 p.m., Woodard Campus Center, Great Hall, University of Mary Washington. Free. 540/654-1044.
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SATURDAY
Trip to Smithsonian Anacostia Museum in Washington, depart from Lee Hall Circle at University of Mary Washington at 9 a.m.; leave Washington at 3:30 p.m. Trip is a Black History Month event. Free. Reservations required. 540/654-1666.
Vegetarian program and meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1115 Caroline St. Sam Harriday will speak, followed by a vegetarian potluck lunch. For details, e-mail:
Email: lloydsgloria@msn.com.
Archie and Amelie: Love & Madness in the Gilded Age, 7 p.m. at Gari Melchers Home and Studio, featuring author and photo editor Donna M. Lucey. Includes buffet dinner. Cost is $45-$55. Reservations required. 540/654-1848 or
Email: blabar@umw.edu.
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SUNDAY
Rainbow King and Queen Valentine Pageant, noon at Ramada Inn in Fredericksburg. Includes age divisions for boys and girls. For details call 304/229-0130 or visit rainbow-pageants.com.
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MONDAY
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Bookmobile will be at Lighthouse, 9:30-10 a.m.; Mill Park Terrace, 10:15-10:45 a.m.; King's Crest, 2-2:30 p.m.; Meadows, 2:45-3:30 p.m.; and Creative Childcare, 4-4:30 p.m.
National African-American Read-In, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at University of Mary Washington, Simpson Library, and at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies in Stafford, 4:40-5:30 p.m. 540/654-1044.
Faculty Artist Series Chamber Music, 8:15 p.m., University of Mary Washington, Pollard Hall, Room 304. Free. 540/654-1012.
COMING UP
Foreign Film Series, with English subtitles, 7:30 p.m., Dodd Auditorium, University of Mary Washington. Free. Feb. 7, "Lost Embrace," in Spanish; and Feb. 21, "Free Zone," in Arabic and Hebrew. 540/654-1990.
HOW TO SUBMIT CALENDAR ITEMS
To submit information about a nonprofit event, e-mail
Email: spextra@freelancestar.com; fax 540/373-8455; or mail to Spotsylvania EXTRA, The Free Lance-Star, 616 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Va. 22401. Please include complete information about the event or program, as well as a contact name and phone number. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Wednesday for publication the following Tuesday.