http://www.virginia.org Events for Winchester (city) - updated weekly en-us Copyright: 2007(C) Virginia Tourism Corporation, http://www.vatc.org 3/23/2007 10:39:35 AM Winchester (city) Events http://www.virginia.org/images/valogosmall.gif http://www.virginia.org http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=35128 Celebrate the advent of spring and all that Hometown America has to offer in Winchester. Bring the family to see two large parades (Friday's Firefighters' is the largest of it's kind in the world!), the circus, a carnival, and much more. Past celebrities at the Festival include Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Don Shula, Katie Couric, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Larry Hagman, Lonnie Anderson and Kerri Strugg. 5/1/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40486 Six days of parades, concerts, dinners, dances, luncheons, parties, shows, the Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus, Carnival and Midways, Car and Craft shows, fireworks, music and all the food you can stand! 5/1/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43893 Civil War buffs will be delighted with this tour which gives an insider look at "Stonewall" Jackson. Focusing on the Battle of Kernstown, Jackson's Winchester Headquarters, the men that followed him and the cemetery named in his honor, this tour is an experience you will never forget. Join guides in period dress, musicians and experts for a sneak peak you won't get anywhere else. 5/2/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42239 This zany musical set in the 1920's, chronicles the adventures of Millie, who has recently moved to New York. Join us for madcap merriment starring frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon lady of a villainess. Call the box office for show times. 6/13/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42232 Neil Simon fans will love this Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre performance. Belle, a waif on the wrong side of the tracks is determined to rise to fame and wealth. Watch as she humorously moves through 6 romances in an effort to advance her career and fortune. Call the box office for show times. 6/27/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42240 Shenandoah Summer music theatre presents the beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice collaboration. Eva Paron was a starlet at 22, the president of Argentina's mistress at 24 and First Lady at 27. Follow her story as she becomes both saint to the working class of Argentina and reviled and mistrusted by the aristocracy and military. Call the box office for show times. www.su.edu. 7/11/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42241 As a publicity stunt, Elvis wannabe Conrad Birdie, will bid an all-American girl goodbye with a kiss on the Ed Sullivan show before he is inducted into the army. A girl in a small Ohio town wins the kiss and puts a spin on things. Featuring Put on a Happy Face. Call the box office for showtimes. 7/25/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=36055 Spend the weekend in apple country September 2006 & 2007! Visitors can purchase arts and crafts from over 180 vendors and see the Old Thyme Grower's Exhibit. The Virginia State Apple Butter Making Championship and the regional apple pie baking contest will decide who makes this year's best apple butter and pie. Don't miss the fun and food, from various ethnic vendors. 9/22/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40426 10/26/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=42312 Everybody knows the Friday of a Full Moon in October is when wierd things are sure to happen. Bring your group to tour the Supernatural Shenandoah Valley for a spooktacular day if you dare! Tour includes an expedition to farmer's markets and Old Town Winchester to solve the Great Pumpkin Puzzle, getting in the spooky spirit at Mount Hebron Cemetery and ghost tales told around a campfire. 10/26/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=39930 Come and learn about Virginia's raptors - live and close up, nose to beak. If your are wanting to learn basic bird skills, the War Memorial building in Winchester's Jim Barnett Park is the place you will want to be, rain or shine. There will be classes, bird walks, and crafts for the children to make. Also bird books and seed can be purchased. Find the answer to all your bird questions. Free 11/3/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40465 New Year's festivities are spread out in Old Town Winchester. This non-alcoholic celebration features musicians, dancing, games and programing for children, mask making and so much more. A family event will help you ring in the New Year without the hang-over! Buttons for entry may be bought in advance for $10 at various locations in Winchester. Otherwise the cost is $12 at the door. 12/31/2007