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LET THEM EAT CAKE: DID MARIE ANTOINETTE DESERVE THE BAD RAP? FIND OUT AT THE 'GREAT LIVES' LECTURE, MARCH 25, 7:30 P.M., DODD AUDITORIUM, FREE! CALL 540/654-1065.
A calendar of events coming up in the Fredericksburg area
Date published: 3/18/2010

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THURSDAY

"Great Lives" Lecture: "Rachel Carson," UMW, Dodd Auditorium. By Mark H. Lytle, author of "The Gentle Subversive." 7:30 p.m. Free. 540/654-1055.

Weecycled Wardrobe Children's Clothing Consignment Sale, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway. Over 50,000 items from 700 consignors. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Runs through March 20. 540/548-5555.

"Pricing Beauty: The Making of a Fashion Model," UMW, Woodard Campus Center, Red Room. Lecture by author Ashley Mears, assistant professor of sociology at Boston University. 7 p.m. Free. 540/654-1037.

Opening Reception: "Ladies First: Women in the Permanent Collection," UMW, Ridderhof Martin Gallery. 5-7 p.m. Free. 540/654-1013.

Poetry Reading: "Thursday Poems," UMW, Combs Hall, Room 139. By faculty and students. 5-5:30 p.m. Free. 540/654-2124.

59th annual Fredericksburg Fine Arts Exhibit, Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal St. Over 100 regional artists compete in various media for cash prizes. Sponsored by Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation and the Woman's Club of Fredericksburg. 2-6 p.m. Free. Runs through March 21. 540/372-1086.

Toning Circle, Unity Church of Fredericksburg, 3607-A Lafayette Blvd. Create a sense of inner peace through the use of free notes (bells), crystal bowls and active singing. 7 p.m. Free. 540/710-1235.

Film, Library of Congress Packard Campus, 19053 Mount Pony Road, Culpeper. Double feature: "The Body Snatcher" (1945) and "The Black Cat" (1934). 7:30 p.m. Reservations encouraged. 540/827-1079, ext. 79994; 202/707-9994.

CONCERT

Garth Newel Piano Quartet, Culpeper High School, 14240 Achievement Drive. Chamber music. 7:30 p.m. Adults $20, children $5. 540/972-3027.

THEATER

"Smokey Joe's Cafe," Riverside Center Dinner Theater, Riverside Parkway, Falmouth. Doors open at 6 p.m., performance begins at 8 p.m. Runs through May 2. 540/370-4300.

"Pride & Prejudice," Fredericksburg Christian School, 9400 Thornton Rolling Road, Spotsylvania. 7:30 p.m. $5, $3 for ages 12 and younger. Runs through March 20. 540/371-3852.

"Bye, Bye Birdie," Courtland High School, 6701 Smith Station Road, Spotsylvania. 7 p.m. Adults $10, students $5. Runs through March 20. 540/898-4445.

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FRIDAY

Basket Bingo, Courthouse Road Elementary, 9911 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. 6:30 p.m. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. 540/846-6490.

Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Gauntlet Golf Club, 58 Jesse Curtis Lane, Stafford. Benefits Spotsy Rush softball team. Shotgun start 9 a.m. $75. 540/834-8212.


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GREASE IS THE WORD:

If you've never seen it, now's a great time--and if you have, you want to see it again. It's 'Grease' and it's at Riverbend High School, starting Thursday, March 25, through Saturday, March 27, at 7 p.m.; $10. 540/548-4051.



Date published: 3/18/2010



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