Here is a list of events ongoing this weekend in the Central Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.
For a complete rundown of what is on the local events schedule, go to our Calendar of Events.
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Friday, Feb. 6
Lincoln Lock-In – Happy Birthday, Abe! Celebrate Lincoln’s birthday with a leap back to an era filled with adventure. For school-aged children. Please register by Wed., Feb. 4. Free Augusta County Library, Fishersville, 4-5 p.m. Info: 540.949.6354 or 540.885.3961.
Douglas Day, folksinger and fingerstyle guitarist, live at Stone Soup Books and Cafe, 908 W. Main St., Waynesboro, 6 p.m. Info: 540.943.0084, www.stonesoupbooks.net.
WinterFest, a Feb. 6-8 weekend full of family-focused activities, Wintergreen Resort, Nelson County. Info: www.wintergreenresort.com.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Grand Caverns, Grottoes, open for tours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 540.249.5729.
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop with Dinah Ainsley, Stone Soup Books and Café, 908 W. Main St., Waynesboro, 9-11 a.m. Cost: $35 for workshop, $15 for dulcimer rental. Registration required. Info: www.stonesoupbooks.net.
PB Auction, Augusta Expoland, Fishersville. Info: www.augustaexpo.com.
Storytime in the Village. Free. Middlebrook Library Station, 10:30 a.m. Info: 540.885.1008.
Opening reception for the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School Visual Arts Department Student Exhibition, Artisans Center of Virginia, 801 W. Broad St., Downtown Waynesboro, 2-4 p.m. Exhibit open Feb. 1-28. Info: www.artisanscenterofvirginia.org.
Speed Dating at Clementine, 153 S. Main St., Downtown Harrisonburg. More info: www.downtownharrisonburg.org.
Nathan Moore and Taarka, Sunspots Studio, Downtown Staunton, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Info: www.nathanmoore.org.
Sunday, Feb. 8
Grand Caverns, Grottoes, open for tours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 540.249.5729.
The D.R. Hostetter Museum of Natural History, Suter Science Center, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, is open 2-5 p.m. Featuring more than 6,000 items on display, including mounted American and African game mammals, bears, butterflies, dinosaur bones and fossils, bird nests and eggs, flourescent rocks and minerals and a “hands-on” Discovery Room. Admission is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children ages 3-12. Info: 540.432.4400.
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