The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble’s annual concert on Thanksgiving weekend is a cherished tradition here.

Needs include new bed pillows, supplying and preparing a meal for 92 on Nov. 28 (the day after Thanksgiving) and sponsoring a child for Christmas.

Needed this week include someone who speaks Dari, someone who speaks Spanish and can teach the basics and a friendly visitor for a lady from Kenya.

For anyone in the Manassas, Virginia area on Saturday, November 15th at 4 p.m. Prince William and Arlington Chapters of the Compassionate Friends are hosting A Gentle Christmas: Facing the Holidays Following a Loss Concert/Workshop by Paul Alexander at Buckhall United Methodist Church,

Young and old alike are invited to come on down to Bear Country for this enchanting adaptation of Stan and Jan Berenstain’s beloved children’s series, Berenstain Bears LIVE! at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

On Saturday, Nov. 1, Fauquier County Sesquicentennial Committee will present a free Civil War History symposium in Warrenton, commemorating the year of 1864 during the American Civil War.

Among upcoming volunteer opportunities are an actor to portray Light Horse Harry Lee at Leesylvania State Park, wildflower planters at Merrimac Farm, beginning Spanish teacher one midday a week for the Area Agency on Aging and production assistants for Prince William Little Theater.

A couple of area churches in western Prince William are getting into the Halloween spirit, not so much to frighten as to offer a fun time for families and friends, Oct. 25 and 26.

Park Valley Church in Haymarket is having its 10th annual trunk or treat event from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 26. Organizer Kevven Kijak said the event usually attracts thousands of visitors and it’s outgrown the space at the church so it’s been moved this year to Battlefield High School, 15000 Graduation Dr.

Halloween fun will be on display at a trunk or treat. Car trunks will be decorated and kids can go from trunk to trunk to collect treats. There will be games for toddlers through teens. The wearing of costumes is encouraged and there will be a contest for those who do with prizes for the kids.