Blood pressure checks courtesy of Comfort Keepers are now on the second Wednesday of each month, 9:15-11am, at the Center.
Special Events
Dixie Power Trio
Saturday • November 5 • 7pm • $13
Enjoy an evening with the
East Coast’s premier New Orleans music ensemble.
Bring an appetizer to share with your table. BYOB.
Annual Veterans Day Observance
Friday • November 11 • 11am • free
Our guest speaker is Coast Guard Capt. Edward P. Nagle. (see page 8) The Navy JROTC unit from Stafford High School will present the color honors and conduct the POW/MIA ceremony. As always the Falls Run Singers will provide the music, and the Wall of Honor Committee, the free refreshments. Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.
Annual Holiday Craft Show (sponsored by the Lions Club)
Saturday • November 12 • 9am-3pm • free
With more than 30 vendors, get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping without leaving the community. Baked goods and gently-used craft books also for sale. Hot dogs, chili dogs and beverages will be available 11am-1pm. Door prizes.
Falls Run Singers Variety Show
Wednesday • November 16 • 7-9pm • free (donations accepted)
Please join us for an evening of music, dancing, skits and surprises. Seating is limited. Check availability with the concierge.
StellarOne Banking at Home: Banking, Investments and the Falls Run Community Program
Tuesday • November 21 • 4pm • free
Light hors d’oeuvres, and wine and beer. See flyer insert.
Holiday Gala at the Wingate
(Warrenton Rd. and Sanford Dr.)
Monday • December 12 • 7-11pm • $35
Join us for our annual celebration. Our evening will begin with a dinner buffet followed by dancing to the music of The Rhondels. Dress is semi-formal. Please bring your own alcoholic beverages.
Holiday Open House
Sunday • December 18 • 2-4pm • free (residents only, please)
This annual event is a Falls Run favorite. Take a break from the holiday rush, and come enjoy the festivities, food and entertainment. Please RSVP with the concierge by December 14.
New Year’s Eve at the Center
Saturday • December 31 • 8pm-midnight • $10
Ring in the New Year with your friends and neighbors as Jeff from DJs to Go plays our favorite tunes. BYOB and an appetizer to share. Limited seating. Sign up with the concierge.
Meetings
Falls Run Catholic Neighborhood Group
Wednesday • November 2 • 7pm
Ines Willis, a resident from Palau, will tell us how the missionaries brought the Catholic faith to her homeland. On the first Sunday of Advent, we will begin using the revised Mass texts, which express more clearly why we pray, why we hope and how we present ourselves before God. We will talk about these changes to prayers and responses.
NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) Chapter 2343
Thursday • November 3 • 7pm • England Run Library
Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg physician and feature writer for the Free Lance- Star, will speak on hospice and what it means to patients. Enjoy light refreshments. Contact: Julia Alessio (julfem@verizon.net or 371-6444).
Women’s Issues Discussion Group
Thursday • December 22 • 7-8:30pm
We will not meet in November due to Thanksgiving. In December we will have a “free-for-all” instead of discussing a specific topic.
Book Clubs
Lite Delights
Thursday • November 17 • 7pm (Note: Day change is for this month only.)
Our selection is Little Bee by Chris Cleave. According to The Washington Post, “Little Bee will blow you away…In restrained, diamond-hard prose, Cleave alternates between two characters’ points of view as he pulls the threads of their dark - but often funny - story tight. What unfolds between them... is both surprising and inevitable, thoroughly satisfying if also heartrending.” Contact: Nancy Behrmann (899-8952 or nnbehrmann@aol.com)
Book Discussion Group
Monday • November 21 • 7:30pm
Our selection is The Good Earth by Pearl Buck, a story of family life in a Chinese village before World War II. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1932. We will not meet in December because of the holidays. Contact: Bill Arnst (374-5566 or wfajda@aol.com)
Tours and Trips
(See flyers at Center
for additional information.)
A White Christmas (Riverside Dinner Theater)
Thursday • December 15 • Doors open 6pm • $44.15
Cost includes dinner, gratuity and performance. Alcoholic beverages and associated gratuities are not included in group rate.
Informational Meeting for Trains of the Colorado Rockies Trip
Thursday • January 26 • 10:30am
Eric White from Collette Vacations will share information about this exciting trip, August 24-September 1. Rates are $1969 (double), $2569 (single) and $1939 (triple). Book by February 24, and save $100. Price includes round-trip air from Richmond, air tax and fees/surcharge of $70, hotel transfers and12 meals.
Falls Run Winter Getaway 2012
Friday-Monday • February 24-March 5 • $1178-$1628
This 10-day cruise on Holland America’s Noordam features Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Contact: Sue Mitchell at Omega World Travel (786-8371)
Scandinavia-Russia Cruise
Sunday-Friday • May 20-June 1
Cruise on Celebrity’s newly renovated Constellation round trip from Amsterdam. Ports include Warnemunde (Berlin), Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn and Copenhagen. The $450 deposit is fully refundable prior to March 6, when final payment is due. Contact: Sue Mitchell at Omega World Travel (786-8371)
The Music Man (Arena Stage)
Saturday • July 14 • 2pm
This is your last chance to reserve your ticket with a $10 non-refundable deposit toward the $85 price. We have only a few tickets left at this time. If the show isn’t sold out for that performance by spring, we may be able to order more.
Christmas Markets Along the Rhine
November 2012
Enjoy a 12-day Grand Circle Travel river cruise to Switzerland, France, Germany and The Netherlands. Pre-register for first choice of outside cabins by calling (800) 597-2452 and selecting option #2. Mention “Christmas Markets on the Rhine” and “group #22805.” The $500 deposit is fully refundable until dates and prices are finalized.
Kennedy Center
Performances
All shows are 1:30pm matinees • Bus departs 10:30am • Lunch on your own
Billy Elliot the Musical
Wednesday • January 11 • $76.50
La Cage Aux Folles
Thursday • February 9 • $108
Come Fly Away
Saturday • April 28 • Price TBA
Memphis
Saturday • June 16 • Price TBA
Save the Date: Riverside Dinner Theater
Fiddler on the Roof: Thursday • January 19
Cabaret: Thursday • March 22