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CALENDAR of events

January.... New Year, New Feels, New Chances New Year's Thursday January 1

First Day Hike, FREE event to explore the 20 miles of trails Motts Run Reservoir , 9a-3p FXBG Walking Club 5k walk in downtown, meet at visitors Center, 9a register, 9:30 walk begins, pets welcome Trivia Night by BUBBA, Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p

First Friday January 2

"Let it Snow",Brush Strokes Gallery opening reception 5-9p, 824 Caroline St, throughout January "Bin Sale" "Winter Blues" Lois Baird, Fredericks Gallery; Holiday Show, Member's Gallery, FCCA, 813 Sophia St “RED TAG SALE” Deep Discounts in An All-Member Show Opening Reception, 6-9p Art First Winter All-Member Show Opening Reception: 6-9p Artful Dimensions Gallery 1025 Caroline Live Music Mark Volten @6B&G, 1140 International Pky, 7-9;30p Live Music Ralph Gordon & Lowell Sale @Curitiba Art Cafe, 919 Caroline St, 8p) In Search of Rest, January Exhibit opening, features a rich collection of original letters, diaries, photographs, intimate glimpse into a personal journey of love, loss, and perseverance FXBG Visitor Center,

Tuesday January 6

Sunken Well Tavern Burger Night, 5p, 720 Littlepage Ukulele Jamming, Fred Food CoOP Beginners, 6:30p Jam 7p Emancipations Hwy

UMW DuPont Gallery, Samantha Van Heest "Origins" opening reception, 5-7p, 1913 College Ave

Bingo & Brunch w/Biscuit Landsdowne, 12;30-2:30P

Open Mic with Green Bean Adventure Brewing, 33 Perchwood, 7:30-9p

UMW Great Lives, The Ride Paul Revere: Revolutionary Rider. 7:30 p.m. George Washington Hall's Dodd Auditorium

Monday January 26

Trivia Night Sunken Well Tavern, 6:30p, 720 Littlepage

Open Mic with Green Bean Adventure Brewing, 33 Perchwood, 7:30-9p

Burger Night Capital Ale, 3p-Midnight, 917 Caroline St

Trivia Night with Trapper Young, 6B&G, 7p, 1140International Pky

Wednesday January 21

Tuesday January 27

Sunken Well Tavern Burger Night, 5p, 720 Littlepage 320

Open Mic with Green Bean Adventure Brewing, 33 Perchwood, 7:30-9p

Wednesday January 7

Trivia Night Sunken Well Tavern, 6:30p, 720 Littlepage Trivia Night with Trapper Young, 6B&G, 7p, 1140International Pky Open Mic @Original Grinds, 615 Caroline St, 7:30-10p

Thursday January 8

Open Mic w. Larry Hinkle, 7-10p Highmark Brewery, 390 Kings Hwy Trivia Night BUBBA, Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p Fxbg Jazz Collective Open Mic 7-10 pm Curitiba Art Cafe, 919 Caroline .

Friday January 9

Twelth Night at Kenmore Dramatic Performance, first Christmas Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis celebrate in their newly built home. Historic Kenmore, 1201 Washington Ave, thru Jan 11 Fiber Friday at Canal Quarter Arts, 5-7:30. Bring your project and hang out with other fiber artists. Fun community Artist group. Live Music Crowded Minds @6B&G, 1140 International Pky, 7-9:30p Live Music Rick Howell @Adventure Brewing, 33 Perchwood, 7-9:30p

Saturday January 3

Tuesday January 13

Wedneday January 14

James Farmer Multicultural Center, UMW annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration keynote speaker, Kaye Savage. Cedric Rucker University Center Chandler Ballroom 7 pm, followed by a reception for attendees.

Open Mic @Original Grinds, 615 Caroline St, 7:30-10p

Thursday January 15

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Open Mic @Colonial Tavern 7p, 406 Lafayette Blvd

Sunken Well Tavern Burger Night, 5p, 720 Littlepage Great Lives John Williams Movie Music Master 7:30 p.m. in George Washington Hall's Dodd Aud

Music Trivia Night @Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p

Trivia Night Sunken Well Tavern, 6:30p, 720 Littlepage

Open Mic w. Larry Hinkle, 7-10p Highmark Brewery, 390 Kings Hwy

Trivia Night with Trapper Young, 6B&G, 7p, 1140International Pky

Trivia Night w/ BUBBA, Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p

Open Mic @Original Grinds, 615 Caroline St, 7:30-10p

Trivia Night with Trapper Young, 6B&G, 7p, 1140International Pky

Bruce Middle Group ,m Colonial Tavern 406 Lafayette Blvd, 7:30-10:30p

Thursday Januay 22,

Thursday January 29

Friday January 16

FXBG Jazz Collective Open Mic Jazz Jam, 7-10 pm at Bello Monzo, 715 Caroline St.

Karaoke @Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 7-10p

Great Lives Aimee Semple Pioneering Televangelist. 7:30 p. George Washington Hall's Dodd Aud

Trivia Night by BUBBA, Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p

Winter Restaurant Week begins

Live Music Mark Dunn @6B&G, 1140 International Pky, 7-9:30p

Wednesday January 28

Trivia Night Sunken Well Tavern, 6:30p, 720 Littlepage

Mary Washington - George's Much Maligned Mother, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Fxbg Branch, CRRL Speaker: Laura Gelke, Archeologist and Site Interpreter for the Mary Washington House.

Harry Potter & the Triwizard Trivia, Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p

Great Lives Barbara Jordan South's First Black Congresswoman. Pioneering Televangelist. 7:30 p.m. George Washington Hall's Dodd Aud

Sunken Well Saturday: Brunch from 9-2, 720 Littlepage

Open Mic w. Larry Hinkle, 7-10p Highmark Brewery, 390 Kings Hwy

Friday January 30

Colonial Tavern Brunch, 11a=3p 406 Lafayette Blvd

Trivia Night by BUBBA, Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 6:45p

Father/ Daughter Dance Session A: 4-6pm Session B: 7-9pm Dorothy Hart Community Center

Saturday January 17

Walking Group, FXBG Food CoOp, 9-10 Walk Along *EVERY SATURDAY 320 Emancipations Hwy

Saturday January 10

Winter Market, Dorothy Hart Community Center,9-11p

Mulled Wine Festival, Eden Try Winery, 6818 River Road, Bundle up and join us warmth, wine, and winter magic a cozy celebration of all things mulled, spiced, and delicious. 12-5; & Sunday

FBS Electric Blues Jam Colonial Tavern 406 Lafayette Blvd, 7-10p open to all players

Live Music Jam, Jazz 7 a Mission, Matt Little & David Bronston& Friends, Hillcreast United Methodist Church, 2208 Lafayette Blvd, 7p

Stroll with Rescue Dogs at ODHS 7:45AM, Stroll lasts until about 11 a.m.3602 Lafayette Blvd ***Every Sat

Sunken Well Saturday: Brunch from 9-2, 720 Littlepage

Sunday January 18

Friday January 23

Live Music The Cold North @6B&G, 1140 International Pky, 7-9:30p

Sunday Brunch Sunken Well Tavern, 9a-2 , 720 Littlepage,

Twilight Nature Walk, Downtown Greens - Belman Road Campus, signup at www.downtowngreens.org, 5pm

Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11a-3p

Live Music Something Shiny @6B&G, 1140 International Pky, 7-9:30p

Master Gardener Assoc Annual Seed Swap, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 20 Boscobel Road.9a-1p

Sunday Hikes check out beautiful local trails and do wonders for the rescue dogs at ODHS meet at 7:45a be matched w/rescue dog a different trail each week **EVERY SUNDAY

Saturday January 24

Sunken Well Saturday: Brunch from 9-2, 720 Littlepage

Sunken Well Saturday: Brunch from 9-2, 720 Littlepage Colonial Tavern Brunch, 11a-3p 406 Lafayette Blvd ; Blues Jam, 2-4p

Colonial Tavern Brunch, 11a-3p 406 Lafayette Blvd Virginia German Shepherd Rescue Event 11AM to 2PM, PetSmart, Carl D. Silver Pkwy. shepherdrescue.org; facebook:VAGSR

Patriot Legacy Series, "The Day is Ours!" General Hugh Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Speaker: Mark Maloy, FREE,

Stand-Up Comedy FXBG Funnies an evening of live stand-up comedy 810 Caroline St, Downtown Visit AllstateCommunityTheater.org for showtimes and reservations

Live Music Tristan Dougherty @Curitiba Art Cafe 919 Caroline Art, 8p

Patriot Legacy Series, Dreaming of Duquesne: Hugh Mercer and the Scramble for the Ohio Country, 3:30 - 4:30 p.., Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Speaker: Dr. Will B. Mackintosh, FREE, but reservation required at www.washingtonheritagemuseums.org/calendar.

Sunday January 5

Sunday Brunch Sunken Well Tavern, 9a-2 , 720 Littlepage, Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11a-3p Sunday Hikes beautiful local trails do wonders for the rescue dogs at ODHS 7:45a be matched w/rescue dog **EVERY SUNDAY

Monday January 5

FXBG Food CoOP, Chair Yoga 320 Emancipations Hwy, 10-10:45a; 11011:45a EVERY MONDAY Open Mic @Colonial Tavern 7p, 406 Lafayette Blvd Burger Night Capital Ale, 3p-Midnight 917 Caroline St

Masquerade Ball,Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 7p

Sunday January 11

Sunday Brunch Sunken Well Tavern, 9a-2 , 720 Littlepage, Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11a-3p Fxbg Greater VA Bridal Show, FXBG Fairgrounds 2400 Airport Ave

Revolutionary Remembrance: The Hugh Mercer Tricentennial Open House, Noon to 4 p.m., Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, FREE EVENT

Monday January 19

Sunken Well Saturday: Brunch from 9-2, 720 Littlepage Colonial Tavern Brunch, 11a=3p 406 Lafayette Blvd Nature Walk, Downtown Greens - Belman Road Campus, signup at www.downtowngreens.org, 11am Fxbg Fishing Flea Market, FXBG Fairgrounds, 2400 Airport Ave 8a-5p.

Martin Luther King Day

Patriot Legacy Series, From Battlefields to Family Bonds: The MercerWeedon Story, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Speaker: Charles McDaniel, FREE, reservation required .

Open Mic @Colonial Tavern 7p, 406 Lafayette Blvd Burger Night Capital Ale, 3p-Midnight 017 Caroline St

Local Art Show @Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 12-5p

Tuesday January 20

Sunday January 25

Sunken Well Tavern Burger Night, 5p, 720 Littlepage

Sunday Brunch Sunken Well Tavern, 9a-2 , 720 Littlepage,

Monday January 12

Ukulele Jamming, Fred Food CoOP Beginners, 6:30p Jam 7p Emancipations Hwy

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Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11a-3p

Burger Night Capital Ale, 3p-Midnight, 917 Caroline St

A Place Called Este, Photography Henderson,CRRL, Downtown, 6:30p

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Winter Tree Walk Va Master Naturalist Harry Puffenberger shows how to look at, appreciate,and ID local trees, Belman Campus, 11a

Open Mic @Colonial Tavern 7p, 406 Lafayette Blvd

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Travel

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Saturday January 31

Colonial Tavern Brunch, 11a-3p 406 Lafayette Blvd Patriot Legacy Series, Hugh Mercer: Citizen and Patriot of Colonial Fredericksburg, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Speaker: Rudy Lane, FREE, but reservation required at www.washingtonheritagemuseums.org/calendar. Live Music 2nd Annual Eric Becker Memorial Concert Strangeways Brewing 350 Landsdowne, 3p Live Music 3Exits to Memphis @6B&G, 1140 International Pky, 7-9:30p If you are reading this 342th issue of FPF, thank an advertiser, now in our 29th year of continuous publication! List your events email frntprch@aol.com: subject Calendar/Events Deadline for February 2026 issue is January 19th.

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