Embrace the autumnal spirit and craft a scarecrow or take a hay ride this weekend. You can also catch a one-act play or learn about local log canoes.
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Fall Fun
The Kingspoint Bits-N-Bobs Boutique and Creekside Café brings shopping and homemade Brunswick stew to the Kingspoint Clubhouse on Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature new and used clothing and accessories, along with baked goods, soups and cider for purchase. It starts at 9 a.m. and wraps up at 4 p.m.
Hickory Neck Episcopal Church will host its 14th annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be a silent auction, tours of the historic chapel, pork barbecue, live music and children’s activities, including hay rides and a bounce house. All proceeds benefit local charities.
Stuff a scarecrow at James City County’s annual Harvest Festival. Held at Chickahominy Riverfront Park, there will be carnival games, a petting zoo, rock wall and more, starting at 11 a.m. Scarecrow materials will be available as supplies last.
Exhibitions and Expos
Jamestown Settlement celebrates the opening of a new exhibition, “Working and Racing on the Bay: The Chesapeake Log Canoe,” on Friday, with a community day of interactive programs and historical demonstrations on Saturday. Learn more about the both here.
More than 20 local vendors will present information Friday afternoon at the Active Aging Expo at Verena at the Reserve. There will also be guest speakers, refreshments and tours, starting at 3 p.m.
Classes and Lectures
William & Mary Law School will observe Constitution Day with a lecture Friday by Jeffrey S. Sutton. Sutton is a judge on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and will discuss state constitutional law. The talk starts at 12:45 p.m. in Room 124. The Law School will also host the Institute of Bill of Rights Law’s Supreme Court Preview event, a conference that kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday.
The “Happiness is a Choice” life coaching seminar starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the LWell health club. The free program will discuss holistic methods and daily practice to improve quality of life. Guests are encouraged to call ahead to reserve a spot.
Learn about proper seafaring techniques at a boater safety course Saturday at Eco Discovery Park. The free class starts at 9 a.m.
Bees will be the topic of a talk Saturday morning at Freedom Park Interpretive Center. Pam Burton, a member of the Colonial Beekeepers Association, will speak about the declining populations of bees and their role in the food chain.
Author, historian and archaeologist Randy Turner will give a lecture on discovery of Powhatan’s stronghold, Werowocomoco on the York River, on Sunday afternoon. Presented by the Tidewater Virginia Historical Society, the free event starts at 3 p.m. at the Williamsburg Regional Library.
Tribe Athletics
William & Mary’s field hockey team takes on Old Dominion University this Friday. The Tribe plays at Busch Field at 5:30 p.m. The team returns at 1 p.m. Sunday against Duke.
Tribe Football – the nationally ranked Tribe Football team, that is – plays Lafayette at home Saturday night, hoping to continue its two-game winning streak on Family Weekend. The game starts at 7 p.m. at Zable Stadium.
Cheer on women’s soccer on Sunday as they take on Princeton. Play starts 2 p.m. at Martin Family Stadium.
This and That
Hampton Roads Academy will hold its eighth annual One-Act Play Festival this weekend, with performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Shows feature three short plays acted by HRA Upper School students and faculty members.
Crossroad Community Church will host a blood drive Friday. Donors can make an appointment but walk-ins are welcome from 2 to 7 p.m.
Destroy old documents at Middleburg Bank’s Community Shred Day. The free event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday at the New Town bank, with no limit to the amount of material residents can bring for professional shredding.
