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Marcus Johnson Featured at Manassas
Jazz Festival
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon listening to the melodies of jazz headliner
Marcus Johnson, as well as music from Good Shot Judy, Black
Market, and Nate the DJ, while tasting award-winning Virginia
wines, spirits, and craft beers at the 15th Annual Manassas Jazz
Festival on June 15 (Rain date: June 22) from noon7:00 p.m.
on the Manassas Museum Lawn (9101 Prince William Street). In
addition, craft vendors will provide a unique shopping experience
for arts, crafts, and gourmet foods. Multiple food vendors will offer a variety of meal
options throughout the day, and attendees can enjoy lawn games such as corn hole
and jumbo Jenga. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, but please leave your pop-
up tents and canopies at home. With a special VIP ticket, you can get early access
beginning at 11:00 a.m. in addition to exclusive wine, beer, and spirit tastings, a
food buffet, swag, and all-day tented seating directly in front of the stage for prime
musical enjoyment. Regular taster tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door;
and a non-taster ticket is $25 in advance and at the door. Kids age 13 and younger
are free. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.visitmanassas.org.
Shout it from the Rooftop During
Historic Manassas July 4th
Celebration
Celebrate America this Independence Day with one
of the largest fi reworks displays in Northern Virginia at
the all-American party in Historic Downtown Manassas
on July 4 from 3:0010:00 p.m. Based around
the train depot, Harris Pavilion, and the Manassas
Museum, festivities include kids' rides, food concessions, and novelty vendors. Be
sure to bring lawn chairs and blankets, and come early to get the best seats on the
Manassas Museum Lawn for the fi rework display at 9:15 p.m. All these activities
are free. For a bird's eye view, purchase tickets to the special rooftop party, held
on the top deck of the downtown parking garage. This exclusive party features an
evening of games, buffet catered by local restaurants, drinks, and more! General
admission for ages 14 and older is $75 and includes two drink tickets for those 21
and older. Children's tickets are $25 and include vouchers for games, rides, and a
sweet treat. There will also be several contests, including bicycle decorating and
watermelon eating. Children two years and under are free. For more information and
to purchase tickets, go online to visitmanassas.org and click on events.
Haymarket Car Show Featured at
Stars & Stripes Event
Celebrate Independence Day a little early during
Haymarket's Stars and Stripes: Pre 4th of July
Parade on June 30 from 2:006:00 p.m. This
patriotic celebration includes a children's parade,
live music, food vendors, games, and the 3rd Annual
Haymarket Police Department Car Show. Held at the Haymarket Town Hall (14600
Washington Street), the car show is free and open to the public. Registration to show
your car is $15, with all proceeds being donated to support ALS research. Children
are encouraged to decorate bikes, wagons, scooters, unicycles, tricycles, or any
other non-motorized equipment for the children's parade. For more details about the
car show, send an email to coneal@townofhaymarket.org. For more information
about the parade, visit www.visitpwc.com and click on "events."
Manassas Hosts Crossword Puzzle First
Friday Celebration
Come visit downtown Manassas on July 5
from 6:009:00
p.m. for a "Five Senses of Manassas" crossword puzzle hunt.
More than 30 businesses and restaurants will provide sensory
clues to an exclusively designed crossword puzzle. Visit all
the shops and restaurants on the list to solve the puzzle and
experience the sights, smells, tastes, and feel of Manassas. This free event is open
to the public and takes place along Center Street and beyond. For more information,
visit www.visitmanassas.org.
County Tourism Offi ce Receives Prestigious Award
The Virginia Association of Destination Marketing Organizations (VADMO) recognized
the Prince William County (PWC) Offi ce of Tourism with their 2019 "Tourism Team
of the Year" Virgo Award.
This award pays tribute
to individuals, groups,
businesses and destination
marketing organizations that
signifi cantly contribute to
Virginia's economy through
tourism promotion and
development.
In 2018, the PWC Offi ce of Tourism embraced a fundamental change to its organizational
structure merging county tourism functions into the PWC Department of Parks,
Recreation and Tourism, which resulted in newfound synergies and opportunities,
including the launch of a new website--VisitPWC.com--and hosting two Fox 5
DC Live "Friday Zip Trips."
Rotary and Town of Haymarket to Host
Flags for Heroes
The Gainesville Haymarket Rotary Club and the Town of
Haymarket are joining together to host the 2nd annual Flags for
Heroes and Families weekend on June 1416. Located at the
Town of Haymarket Park (14710 Washington Street), this year's
fi eld of fl ags will be celebrated with a community ceremony on
June 15 at 9:00 a.m. featuring Haymarket Baptist Preschool children's choir, Boy
Scout troop 1882, and local performer Jarreau Williams of Xen Live Entertainment
singing the National Anthem.
Flag sponsorships range from $50 to $550 to honor a veteran, fi refi ghter, police
offi cer, teacher, or anyone in public service. Sponsorships support Semper K9, a
nonprofi t that provides service dogs to combat veterans. For more information, send
an email to Terri Aufmuth at gardnbds@comcast.net or visit www.semperk9.org.
Get Your Jam on at Jammer's Workshop
Tune up your guitar and join the "Jammer's" workshop
hosted by the NOVA Music Center on June 29 from
6:009:00 p.m. for The Art of Electric Guitar Jamming:
How to Navigate the Jamming Experience. NOVA Music
teachers Don Sigety and Cliff Blum will lead this workshop
designed to improve your jamming experience. Attendees
will jam, play, and go through the exercises with the teachers.
Workshop topics include jam etiquette, chords theory,
vamping, gear protocol, and more.
The fee is $25 per person and
advance registration is required
by June 22. Contact NOVA Music
Center by calling (703) 335-5001 or sending an email to
info@novamusiccenter.com. For more information, visit
www.novamusiccenter.com
MANASSAS JAZZ
FESTIVAL
15
th
Annual
Saturday, June 15th,
2019 · 12PM 7PM
Special VIP entrance at 11am
Manassas Museum La
wn
Enjoy an intimate and relaxing afternoon of tasting
award-winning Virginia wines, spirits and craft beers.
Featuring jazz headliner Marcus Johnson and wine and
craft vendors. It is an afternoon for all to enjoy.
VIP TICKETS:
$115 in advance
$130 at the door
Early entry, exclusive
tastings, food buffet
& more
Tastings
& exclusive
tasting glass
TASTER TICKETS:
$40 in advance
$45 at the door
NON-TASTER TICKETS
$25 in advance and at the door
For more information:
www.visitmanassas.org
*services fees may apply
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