The first ever Field and Forest Walk Through History will be held Saturday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Manassas National Battlefield and Conway Robinson State Forest in Gainesville. The free walking tour will start at the Brawner Farm parking lot at the Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Bye Bye Birdie, the feel-good ‘50s musical, is coming to the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas for six performancs over two weekends, July 19-20-21 and July 26-27-28. It’s an affectionate satire on the popularity of superstar and teen idol Elvis Presley.

Woodbridge Senior High School (WSHS) Band Boosters is sponsoring its annual fireworks sale beginning on Thursday, June 20, 2013, in the school’s parking lot. Fireworks will be sold through July 5, 2013.

Current needs for volunteers in Prince William County, Manassas & Manassas Park are detailed in this week's column. Literacy Volunteers and BEACON need adults to help other adults learn to read, one on one. Training is provided. Also needed are cat rescue volunteers and people who speak Korean.

Central Library's Central Reads Book Club will discuss "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce on Wednesday, June 19th, at 1:00 p.m.

The City of Manassas is hosting a Civil War Weekend Aug. 23-25, 2013. The weekend features live music and dancing, living history, a Civil War parade, activities for children, speakers to be announced and much more.

Massage Heights-Lake Ridge will throw a daylong birthday celebration / fundraiser on Tuesday, July 16 for the American Cancer Society, which will be celebrating 100 years of saving lives.

A special one day event to introduce women and girls to aviation will take place at Warrenton-Fauquier County Airport on Saturday, June 8, from 8: a.m. until 4 p.m. Women Can Fly will feature a variety of fun and educational activities that will culminate in a free introductory flight in a general aviation aircraft for participants.

Current needs for volunteers in Prince William County, Manassas & Manassas Park are detailed in this weekly column. Manassas Parks and Rec has an urgent call for volunteers to help them with their Kids Triathlon event on Saturday June 15th. Also needed are people with CDL licenses and a Korean-speaking gentleman.

The 90+-voice Mormon Choir of Washington, DC, will perform “God Bless America! A Celebration of America,” at a free summer pops concert, on Saturday, June 8, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center Street, in Old Town Manassas.