Manassas Lioness Lions Club is asking the public to go through their book shelves, boxes and older children’s rooms for books that they could donate to the community book drive which runs until Nov. 15. Drop off sites noted below include two churches, a community center and a police station.

Prince William Fatherhood Initiative will hold its first free Father-Son Symposium, "Bridging the Gap," on Saturday, Sept. 17, between 6-8:30 p.m. at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive in Woodbridge. Registration is requested.

Arts Alive! 2016, a co-production of the Prince William County Arts Council and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas is a free, family-fun arts festival for the community on Saturday, Sept. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas.

Bull Run Republican Women’s Club will host a “New Members Event” and discuss the US Constitution on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m.,at the Bridlewood Clubhouse on Harness Shop Court in Gainesville.

Prince William Retired Teachers' Association will hold a reception for all recently retired educators and support staff members on Monday, Sept. 19, at l p.m. at St. Thomas United Methodist Church, 8899 Sudley Road, Manassas.

More than 150 outstanding artists will gather at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton for the second-annual Workhouse Fine Arts Festival Sept. 10-11 The "festival" will be Sept. 10 from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and Sept. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Education Open House will be Sept. 10, noon to 3 p.m.

Fauquier County Public Library will host three free interactive performances of the children’s classic, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, presented by The Rainbow Company on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.

As part of the Freedom Museum’s Prisoner of War (POW) month activities, Retired Navy Admiral Robert Shumaker, who lives in Fairfax Station, will speak at the Museum on Sept. 8, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., about his experiences as a POW in Vietnam.

Trail hikers, runners, riders and friends are invited to participate in National Public Lands Day on Sept. 24 at at Dove’s Landing Park in Manassas for some trail building. "This pristine 235-acre of woods and wetlands Park near the confluence of Cedar Run and Broad Run tributaries is a sight to see," says Ed Dandar, one of the organizers.

The friendship that developed between Patsy Cline and Louise Seger eventually led to the musical play known as Always...Patsy Cline. Katy Benko, of Broad Run, who will portray Patsy Cline, is also responsible for making this timeless musical production a reality for local audiences Sept. 2, 3 & 4, 9, 10 & 11 at Fauquier Community Theatre, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Phone 540-349-8760 or go to http://www.fctstage.org