CALENDAR EXTRA

TUESDAY

Evening With An Expert, 7 p.m., Mansard Gallery of the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, 1001 Princess Anne St. Dr. Henry Poore, author of "Lessons Remembered: Memoirs of an Audacious Country Doctor," will speak. Free. 540/371-3037, ext. 140, or famcc.org.

WEDNESDAY

Central Rappahannock Regional Library Bookmobile will be at Chancellor Village, 10-11 a.m.

Virginia Star Quilters Meeting and Event, 7 p.m. at Harrison Road Community Center, 4728 Harrison Road, featuring Debby Kratovil, author of "Bold, Black and Beautiful Quilts," giving a lecture and trunk show "Shortcuts From a Short Woman." vastarquilters.com.

THURSDAY

Central Rappahannock Regional Library Bookmobile will be at Hunter's Landing, 12:30-2 p.m.; Sportsman's One Stop, 2:30-4 p.m.

Community Meeting, 7 p.m. at Massaponax High School cafeteria, to discuss Ni Village. lucklegacy.com, e-mail: info!lucklegacy.com or 804/784-6339.

SATURDAY

Tree Fredericksburg Tree Planting, 1-4 p.m.; meet at Hugh Mercer Elementary School, 2100 Cowan Blvd. Rain or shine. Bring gloves and hand pruners if you have them. Children are welcome. 540/207-4298 or
Email: thegate@cox.net.

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Basket Bingo, Nov. 20, at the Marshall Center. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; games begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $15. Proceeds benefit local cancer patient through the "Farming for a Cure" group. 540/582-9507.

Fredericksburg Elks Lodge 875, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11309 Tidewater Trail. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; games start at 6:30 p.m. Nonsmoking only. Benefits the Elks and local charities. 540/371-5240.

Fredericksburg Moose Lodge 1655, Tuesdays, 11917 Cherry Road. Doors open at 4 p.m.; games start at 6 p.m. Benefits the lodge and local charities. 540/786-9165.

Lake of the Woods Fire and Rescue, Wednesdays. Doors open at 6 p.m.; games start at 7 p.m. 540/972-5494.

St. Michael the Archangel High School, Thursdays, 6301 Campus Drive. Doors open at 4:30 p.m; games start at 6:30 p.m. Benefits Catholic education. 540/373-1111.

Spotsylvania American Legion Post 320, Thursdays, 8456 Brock Road. Nonsmoking. Doors open 5:30 p.m.; games start at 7 p.m. Admission: $15. Benefits veterans programs. 540/548-8069.

Spotsylvania Eagles 4391, Fridays, 5100 Jake McWhirt Lane. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; games start at 6:45 p.m. Smoking and nonsmoking rooms. Benefits Eagles and local charities. 540/834-6605.

VFW Post 3103, Fridays, 2701 Princess Anne St. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; games start at 6:30 p.m. Smoking and nonsmoking rooms. Benefits VFW. 540/373-3110.

Falmouth firehouse, Fridays and Saturdays, 250 Butler Road. Nonsmoking. Fridays, doors open at 4 p.m., with early birds at 6:45 p.m. Benefits Fredericksburg PC Users Group and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fredericksburg. Saturdays, doors open at 4 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. Benefits Falmouth volunteers. 540/373-2610 or falmouthfire .com.

Fredericksburg Community Center, Saturdays, 1114 Potomac Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m.; games start at 6:30 p.m. Benefits Catholic education. 540/373-1111.

Chancellor Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Saturdays at 5992 Plank Road. Doors open at 5 p.m.; games start at 6 p.m. Benefits the Chancellor volunteers. 540/548-8989.

Knights of Pythias Lodge 22, Sundays and Mondays, 330 Wallace Lane. Doors open at 11:15 a.m.; games at 1:15 p.m. Benefits various charities. 540/898-4211.

Spotsylvania County 4-H Longaberger Basket Bingo, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. at the Marshall Center, 8800 Courthouse Road. Fifteen games of bingo for $15. 540/507-7570.

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Date published: 11/17/2009

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