Auditions will be May 7-8 in Warrenton for I Hate Hamlet --about a young and successful television actor who relocates to New York, where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment. With his television career in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there's one problem: He hates Hamlet

The Garden Club of Lake Ridge will hold its next meeting and program on May 2 at 7 p.m. in the Tall Oaks Community Center, 12298 Cotton Mill Dr., Woodbridge, VA. The program is “Everything You Need to Know about Orchids."

The nation’s premier chamber music organization, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, showcases the best in classical music at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Va., on April 17, 2016, at 4 p.m.

Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) and the Virginia Department of Forestry are offering “Backyard Woods Workshop.” on Friday, May 6 from 9am to 2pm at the VCE Office at 24 Pelham St. in Warrenton.

In its second season, Shakespeare Opera Theatre will present two productions that can be seen locally April 24-May 7. The productions will be The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare and Falstaff (sung in English) by Giuseppe Verdi. The two works will be performed in repertory.

Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host a free writing conference April 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference is open to everyone but registration is required at http://www.novamawritingconference2016.eventbrite.com Lunch. will be provided.

This Saturday April 16 will be the 5th Annual Officer Down Memorial Ride (ODMR) in Haymarket, VA. The ride will start and end at Lion & Bull Restaurant with the first bikes out at 9:30 a.m. and last bikes out by 10:30 a.m. The ride is expected a to draw in excess of 600 motorcyclists from as far away at Michigan, Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Earth Day, April 22, is intended to help people focus on the health of the planet. Virginia State Parks offer a week of activities and events where you can get involved and make a difference. A list of state park programs and projects can be found here: http://bit.ly/VSPEarthWeek2016

An enthralled audience of more than 350 people soared with the eagles -- and the cardinals, falcons and black skimmers -- Monday evening in Foxcroft School in Middleburg when producer Cina Alexander Forgason and director Al Reinert screened and discussed their captivating documentary Rara Avis: John James Audubon and the Birds of America.

Prince William County Public Library System is offering a new, free, downloadable, mobile electronic service with 300,000 music albums and 9,000 audio book titles, television shows and e-comics. It’s called Hoopla, and it will be available to library card holders starting on Monday, April 11.