COMMUNITY CALENDAR

November 8, 2009 12:36 am

CLASSES/SEMINARS/EVENTS

Lecture: "Life With(out) Walls: East Germany Before and After the Fall of the Berlin Wall," a personal account by Marcel Rotter, assistant professor of German, Monday, 5 p.m., University of Mary Washington, Combs Hall, Room 139. Free. 540/654-1996.

Lecture by Linda Fang, Asian storyteller who captures the culture, traditions and beauty of China, Wednesday, 7 p.m., University of Mary Washington, Lee Hall, Room 411A. Free. 540/654-1044.

Canned Food Drive to benefit Fredericksburg food banks, Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Curbside drop-off at Seacobeck Hall on College Avenue. 540/654-1928.

Mortgage Default Clinic, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Caroline County Community Center. Homeowners will be able to meet with government-certified housing counselors. Reservations, 804/448-9099 or 540/775-3062.

Resume Workshop, Saturday, 10 a.m. at Porter Library, 2001 Parkway Blvd., Stafford. Sponsored by The Women's Forum of Stafford. Free. 540/429-3263.

Bandit's Adoption and Rescue of K9s Adoption Outing, Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., PetSmart, 9751 Jefferson Davis Highway, Spotsylvania. 540/834-4336.

Spiritual Journeys, a discussion of near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, after-death communication and other experiences, Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Spirit Mind Body Center, 3607 Lafayette Blvd. Free. 540/273-3861.

Colonial Wreaths for Sale. Orders being taken for fresh wreaths, available for pickup at St. George's Episcopal Church on Saturday, Dec. 5, 9-11 a.m. $15. 540/371-3906.

MEETINGS

Rappahannock Group Sierra Club meeting Thursday, 7 p.m. at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 308 Hanover St. Firsthand accounts of traveling nationally and internationally supporting environmental issues and projects. 540/775-7856.

Riverside Writers meeting Saturday, 1 p.m., at Salem Church Library. Chris Johns will speak on "From Page to Stage." Gay Pinschmidt will read from Mark Twain's essay "Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper." 540/710-2518.

HOW TO SUBMIT ITEMS

Items for the Community Calendar should be submitted by noon the preceding Thursday. Send to The Free Lance-Star, 616 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Va. 22401, fax to 540/373-8455 or e-mail newsroom@freelance star.com. Include a telephone number. Due to space limitations, the Meetings section of the Community Calendar is limited to clubs whose special events include outside speakers or entertainment.