out & about
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Mon 18
President's Day @ The
Apothecary Shop. 10m -
Hugh
Mercer
3pm.
Half-price
admission in honor of George Washington, who was a
friend of Dr. Mercer's. Dr. Mercer practiced medicine
for 15 years in Fredericksburg serving the citizens
with medicines and treatments of the time. Take a
walk in the herb garden. Leeches, lancets, snakeroot,
and crab claws make up just some of the remedies.
1020 Caroline St, 22401.
www.washingtonheritagemuseums.org.
President's Day @ The Mary Washington
House. 11am - 4pm. Half-price admission in honor
of George Washington. Visit the home of George
Washington's mother, Mary, and tour the gardens
she enjoyed so much. George Washington bought
this home for his mother in 1772 and she lived here
during the last 17 years of her life.
1200 Charles
St, 22401.
www.washingtonheritagemuseums.org
President's Day @ The Rising Sun Tavern.
11am - 4pm.
Half-price admission in honor of
George Washington. His youngest brother, Charles,
built this landmark in 1760 as his private residence.
The building became a tavern in 1792. No longer
serving food & drink, the "tavern wenches" and male
"indentured servants" entertain visitors with a lively
interpretation of 18th century tavern life. Visit with
us and listen as they talk about travel and "proper
taverns" in the 18th century. Cost: $2.50 Adult / $1
age 6-18. 1304 Caroline St, 22401.
www.washingtonheritagemuseums.org
Wed 20
Mommy and Me Culinary Classes.
10:30am - 12pm. Come have fun w/ your child in
our kitchen. They will be trying new foods and making new friends! All recipes are age appropriate. Fee
is for child only; no charge for adult. For ages 2.5
- 4 yrs.
Have fun, read stories and create dishes
from the stories. Cost: $55. Red Aster Foods, 27
McWhirt Loop, Bldg 1, 22406.
www.fredericksburgva.gov
Mon 25
Weird Science.
4:30pm - 5:30pm.
Weird and unusual science
projects and fun experiments! For ages 5 - 11 yrs
old. Cost: $6.
Dorothy Hart Community Center,
408 Canal St, 22401.
www.fredericksburgva.gov
USA Allstars Has New Tot &
Preschool Daytime Programs
Starting In February
It is Never too Early
to start developing
Confidence & Coordination
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Tiny Tumblers - Walking to 2 yrs old
Tumbling Tots - 3 yrs old
Tumbling Tykes - 4-5 yrs old
Cheer & Tumbling
Preschools call for
group rates
540-328-0678
www.oosacheer.com
40 Perchwood Road, just off Route 1, north of exit 136
www.fredericksburgparent.NET 29
