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September 7-14 calendar

A calendar of events taking place locally this week

Date published: 9/7/2006

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Auditions: Talent Show, Uncle Sam's, Central Park. P.S. Production is looking for singers, actors, dancers and impersonators for a show to be held Oct. 14 to benefit child-abuse programs. 7:30 p.m. 540/891-1251.

Benefit Golf Tournament, Fredericksburg Country Club, 11031 Tidewater Trail. Registration begins at noon, tee time 1 p.m. $400 per foursome includes green fee, golf cart, goody bag and dinner. Benefits the Salvation Army Shoe Fund. 540/899-1224.

Tubing, Kayaking and Canoeing River Adventures offered daily on the beautiful and historic Rappahannock River. For details, call the Virginia Outdoor Center at 540/371-5085 or visit playva.com.

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12th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament, Meadows Farms Golf Course, 4300 Flat Run Road, Locust Grove. Registration 7 a.m., shotgun start 9 a.m. $65 per person. Benefits University of Virginia Burn Center. 540/372-1059, ext. 70.

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"Cats," Riverside Center Dinner Theater, 95 Riverside Parkway, Stafford. The long-running Broadway production lights up the stage in its Virginia professional dinner theater debut. Prices vary. Runs through Nov. 26. 540/370-4300. See review on Page 20.

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Ghost Riders Car Cruise-in, McDonald's, U.S. 1 at Southpoint Plaza, Massaponax. Includes door prizes, 50/50 raffle, kids' contest and oldies music. 6-10 p.m.
Email: blountto@adelphia.net.

English Country Dancing, St. George's Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg. Learn 18th-century dances. 7:30 p.m. $2. 540/ 898-2113.

Night Catfishing, Motts Run Reservoir, River Road, Spotsylvania. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. $3 for adults and $1 for ages 10 to 16 in advance, $5 for adults and $3 for ages 10 to 16 on the day of the event. 540/ 786-8989.

Our Living Legacies. Events take place at the Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles St.; the Rising Sun Tavern, 1304 Caroline St.; Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, 1020 Caroline St.; and St. James' House, 1300 Charles St. Celebrate crafts that have been passed down throughout the generations, including quilts, music, spinning and weaving. Sponsored by the Mary Washington Branch of the APVA. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $10, students ages 6 to 18 $5. Runs through Sunday. 540/373-1569, apva.org. See story on Page 22.

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Date published: 9/7/2006