Youth Orchestras of Prince William (YOPW) will conclude their concert season with a tribute to the music of the movies and a Silent Auction at Patriot High School in Nokesville on Sunday, May 3, with auction starting at 3:30 p.m. and concert beginning at 4 pm.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and its local partners across Virginia are now recruiting volunteers for the 27th Clean the Bay Day, CBF’s annual shoreline cleanup, on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. Thousands of volunteers are needed on foot and in boats to help pick up litter and debris along the shorelines.

Two of Prince William County's kindergarten teachers will share simple ideas to help your preschooler get ready to learn and successfully transition to kindergarten.

Arts Alive! 2015, a free, family-fun arts festival will be held on Saturday, May 2, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Hylton Center in Manassas. The festival celebrates local diversity and talent of visual and performing artists and ensembles and offers hands-on arts-related activities for children and adults.

Hylton Performing Arts Center will be presenting an afternoon of classical music on Sunday, May 3, at 4 p.m. when the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble makes its first appearance at the center on the Manassas campus of George Mason University off Godwin Drive.

Scenic Virginia, the statewide organization committed to the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the Commonwealth's scenic beauty, opens its 2015 Virginia Vistas Photo Contest today, April 20, with submissions due by May 17.

Army Officers' Wives' Club of the Greater Washington Area (AOWCGWA) will hold its monthly luncheon on Thursday, May 21, in the Koran Room of the Joint Base Ft. Myer - Henderson Hall Officers' Club from 10:30am to 1pm.

Among the volunteers needed are those who can drive veterans and their spouses to medical appointments; help out at a community shredding event; do monthly art activities with nursing home residents; hold flags at a Marine Corps half marathon; clean up trails and streams; perform administrative tasks for SERVE and more!

On Saturday May 2nd from 9 am to 2pm the Second Annual "Wheels for Meals" car show will be held in Gainesville United Methodist Church, 13710 Milestone Court off Linton Hall Rd. There will be eight judging classes, ranging from antiques, classics, both domestic and foreign, future classics, trucks, hot rods and motorcycles.

In a wooded area near the Coles District Fire and Rescue (Station No. 6) building in Manassas are several stones marking grave sites. a new fire station was projected to be built on the property to replace the current one, which was built in 1980. Plans included for it to open by late 2015 to meet the needs of current and projected growth. But the discovery of the cemetery has caused officials to push the pause button when it comes to determining the best location for the new station