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A calendar of events coming up in the Fredericksburg area

Date published: 11/5/2009

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THURSDAY

Screening: "Soul of a People: Writing America's Story," Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center. Documentary explores one of the most controversial public assistance programs of the Great Depression. 7 p.m. 540/371-3037, ext. 141.

Arganese Cigar Tasting, Olde Towne Tobacconist, 719-A Caroline St., Fredericksburg. Sample Arganese cigars. 4-7 p.m. Free. 540/371-3715.

"Civil War: Fredericksburg Then & Now," Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St. See the DVD and meet the producers, directors and writers. Sponsored by Civil War Round Table of Fredericksburg, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust. 7-9 p.m Free.

Movie, Library of Congress' Packard Campus, 19053 Mount Pony Road, Culpeper. "The Miracle Worker" (1962): The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. Starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. 7:30 p.m. Free. Reservations, 540/827-1079, ext. 79994; loc.gov/film/filmnfr.html.

THEATER

"Mame," Lake of the Woods Community Center, 110 Sweetbriar Park Road, Locust Grove. Presented by Lake of the Woods Players. 8 p.m. Adults $24, students $19. Runs through Nov. 15. lowplayers.org.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Riverside Center Dinner Theater, Riverside Parkway, Falmouth. Doors open at 6 p.m., performance begins at 8 p.m. Runs through Nov. 22. 540/370-4300.

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FRIDAY

Movie, Library of Congress' Packard Campus. "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" (1939): An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S. Starring Edward G. Robinson and Francis Lederer. See Nov. 5 listing.

Quilt Classes, Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 7310 Old Plank Road. Part of the Fredericksburg Quilt Festival. Classes run again tomorrow. Norah McMeeking will offer a lecture and trunk show at 7 p.m. on the fabulous marble floor mosaics of Italy that inspired her quilts. Registration information available at fredquiltfest.com.

Liberty Laughs Comedy Club, Liberty Center, 5801 Southpoint Center Blvd., Spotsylvania. Dinner 7 p.m. $10; show 8 p.m. $10. 540/710-7467; libertylanes.net.

Salsa Lessons and Dancing, Las Palmas Cafe, 707 Caroline St., Fredericksburg. 9 p.m. $5 before 10 p.m., $10 after. 540/372-7256.

First Friday Gallery Openings. Openings and entertainment at area galleries. Free. 540/373-1776.

Bellydancing, Aladin Mediterranean Restaurant, 2032 Plank Road, Fredericksburg. 11 p.m. Free. 540/372-7755.

Bellydance Show, Laziza Lebanese Restaurant, 4256 Plank Road. 8 p.m. Free. Runs again tomorrow. 540/548-4555.

CONCERTS

RUN TO FUN: This vill bee your final chance to see zee amazing 'Count Dracula Flies Again.' The show has been a delight for kids at Riverside Theater, and Saturday is the final performance. Don't miss this fabulous musical spoof! Show times, cost: 540/370-4300; riversidedt.com.

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Date published: 11/5/2009