Landscape paintings by Samuel Musa of Haymarket will be on exhibition in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from now until July 22.

the number of accidents and deaths has risen to over 2% while the number of injuries has fallen. Where cause of death was known, 76% of fatal boating accident victims drowned. Of those drowning victims, 85% were not wearing a life jacket.

Dr. Audrey Scanlan-Teller and Tracey McIntire recounted the experiences of 400-750 women who disguised themselves as men to serve heroically in Union and Confederate troops during the Civil War during a recent program at Central Community Library.

Manassas Park Community Center's 4th Annual Kite Festival in celebration of Kids to Parks Day has been postponed to Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to noon at Signal Hill Park. Take your own kite or buy on at the festival for $5.

Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland will be joining Rise Up Prince William for the 4th Annual Walk for Prince William, a 32-mile walk across the county, on Saturday, May 21. Beginning in Woodbridge and ending in Haymarket, the walk will raise donations for a number of charities along the route. These are Cooperative Council of Ministries, Don Bosco Center, Haymarket Food Pantry, House of Mercy and Traditional Housing BARN.

On Monday, May 16, nationally-recognized “Yarn Ambassador” Shira Blumenthal of Lion Brand Yarn Company will speak at a 7 p.m. meeting of the Crochet Guild of Prince William County at Manassas Church of the Brethren, 10047 Nokesville Road, Manassas, VA.

On Saturday, May 21, Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland will join Rise Up Prince William for the 4th Annual Walk for Prince William, a 40-mile walk across the county. Beginning in Woodbridge and ending in Haymarket, the walk will raise donations for a number of charities along the route.

Soroptimist International of Manassas will mark 60 years on Saturday, May 14, at 6 p.m. at the Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville with a dinner, comedy and magic show, silent auction and raffle to benefit scholarships and grants for women and girls, and to help fund local service projects.

MSO Music Director, James Villani will lead the performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 with 104 players, 18 of whom are students from several area schools. The instrumentation for this massive symphony is also quite different than what is normally heard. There will be nine French horns instead of the usual 2 -4, five different kinds of clarinets, five trumpets, and a reinforced percussion section.

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra (OBCO) will perform its spring concert on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Woodbridge Middle School, 2201 York Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22191.