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lived there until her death in 1789. What was Christmas like in the 18th century? Visit us and see. 540-373-1569. 1200 Charles Street. Fredericksburg, VA 22401. FREE. December 6 Christmas Open House at The Rising Sun Tavern Join us for abbreviated tours of the Tavern, Joe Frogger cookies, Colonial spiced tea and caroling. 6:00PM-8:30AM. For more info email: rst@preservationvirginia.org or call 540-371-1494.1304 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. FREE. December 7, 2013 Fredericksburg Jaycee’s Christmas Parade Theme “Christmas Paws” Downtown Fredericksburg on Caroline and Princess Anne Streets. Parade begins at 5:30PM Marching bands, floats and Santa Claus. FREE. December 7 Spotsylvania Christmas Parade Local Christmas parade through”downtown” Spotsylvania with floats, civic organizations and Santa in a fire truck. 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Spotsylvania Courthouse 8800 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania,VA 22553. Contact: Spotsylvania Parks & Recreation 540.-5077529. visitspotsy.com. FREE. December 7 “A Monroe Christmas" Holiday Open House The museum will open its doors from 4:00PM to 6:00PM, free of charge to celebrate the coming of the holiday season to downtown Fredericksburg. Join us for cookies, punch, and hot cider, before the annual Fredericksburg holiday parade, and learn about how the holidays were celebrated in Monroe’s time. 540-654-1043. 908 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. www.jamesmonroemuseum.org. December 8, 2013 Blue and Gray Half Marathon and 5K Staged during the waning weeks of fall and early weeks of winter in this historic southeastern Virginia city, The VA Runner Blue & Gray Half Marathon marks its 13th 10
WM MASON II VIOLIN SHOP Wm Mason II Violin Shop is the only true violin shop located between Richmond and DC. Bill Mason is a fully trained luthier specializing in all of your bowed instrument needs. We also rehair bows in house. All of our instruments are hand built and we carry a large inventory of bows, cases, strings whatever you need. Group tours of the shop are available. Your instrument is in the hands of a professional when you trust us to take of your valuable investment. annual running in 2013 along a course that starts and finishes in Fredericksburg's Central Park. It takes runners through the city's downtown areas, past the campus of the University of Mary Washington and along the waters of the Rappahannock River that flows through the heart of the town. http://www.halfmarathons.net/usa_half_ma rathons_virginia_va_runner_blue_gray_half _marathon.html. (events continued on page 12)