BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park Events X-WR-CALDESC:Upcoming events at Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0CC135A6-DB90-AE89-934467A683DCE20B@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0CC135A6-DB90-AE89-934467A683DCE20B\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0CC135A6-DB90-AE 89-934467A683DCE20B LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk RRULE:UNTIL=20261031T040000Z;FREQ=WEEKLY;WKST=SU;BYDAY=SU;INTERVAL=1 EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T143000,20260628T143000,20260726T143000,20260823T143000,20260927T143000,20261025T143000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0CD63AC2-A7DA-4C60-8E832A4F73770A7F@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T120000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0CD63AC2-A7DA-4C60-8E832A4F73770A7F\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0CD63AC2-A7DA-4C 60-8E832A4F73770A7F LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk RRULE:UNTIL=20261031T040000Z;FREQ=WEEKLY;WKST=SU;BYDAY=WE,TH,FR,SA;INTERVAL =1 EXDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T113000,20260829T113000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:E28BC169-ADFC-C6F5-4C9A4FBC2657B7C7@nps-ical SUMMARY:Vintage Baseball DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T160000 DESCRIPTION:Vintage Base Ball Returns to Middletown!\n\nBring a lawn chair to watch the Middletown Maulers play the Shiners Base Ball Club of Rocking ham. The game will be played using Civil War era rules. \n\nThis event is a fundraiser for the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation\, a partner of the National Park Service.\n\nFee info: Admission is by donation to the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.\n\nMore info: https://ccbf.us/\n\nEvent det ails: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E28BC169-ADFC -C6F5-4C9A4FBC2657B7C7\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvis it/calendar.htm URL:https://ccbf.us/ LOCATION:Middletown Community Park\, 2nd Street\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:D9107E11-98F6-B5A4-7472919CCD1B48A6@nps-ical SUMMARY:1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T123000 DESCRIPTION:From March through June of 1862\, Confederate General Thomas “S tonewall” Jackson conducted a now famous campaign in the Shenandoah Valley . Join a National Park Service ranger to learn about the key battles\, inc luding First Kernstown\, and how the landscape of the valley influenced mi litary actions.\n\nKernstown Battlefield Association\, a nonprofit group\, operates the historic battlefield. The battlefield is part of Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.\n\nMore info: http://www.k ernstownbattle.org/\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/ev ent-details.htm?id=D9107E11-98F6-B5A4-7472919CCD1B48A6\n\nAll events: http s://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:http://www.kernstownbattle.org/ LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of the Pritchard House of the Kernstown Bat tlefield\, 610 Battle Park Drive in Winchester\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:E4693D88-FFE6-9022-927521D9CE287F4F@nps-ical SUMMARY:A Twinge of Regret DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T123000 DESCRIPTION:War came to Middletown for the first time on May 24\, 1862. How did the soldiers and civilians react? Join a park ranger to visit several key sites associated with an often forgotten about battle in Stonewall Ja ckson’s 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps .gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E4693D88-FFE6-9022-927521D9CE287F4 F\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E4693D88-FFE6-90 22-927521D9CE287F4F LOCATION:Meet at the NPS Visitor Center\, 7712 Main Street\, Middletown\, V A. CATEGORIES:Guided Tour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0EACB1B7-096F-54F7-942F1BDD16E4EB8B@nps-ical SUMMARY:Abba & Frank Thornton DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T143000 DESCRIPTION:Hear the amazing story of Abba and Frank Thornton. Enslaved by the Hites\, they bore a 35-member family. They saw some of those family me mbers reach freedom.\n\nFee info: Regular admission prices apply to tour t he Manor House before or after the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome C enter when you arrive.\n\nMore info: https://www.bellegrove.org/\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EACB1B7-0 96F-54F7-942F1BDD16E4EB8B\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyour visit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.bellegrove.org/ LOCATION:Meet at Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown \, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:E46DA0AB-D584-9419-25DB2264800BFB81@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E46DA0AB-D584-9419-25DB2264800BFB81\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E46DA0AB-D584-94 19-25DB2264800BFB81 LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0FAEB0CA-D1A3-CB57-63F430E4705E87F4@nps-ical SUMMARY:Cedar Creek Battlefield Tour DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T193000 DESCRIPTION:Drive Cedar Creek Battlefield to retrace events of October 19\, 1864. Follow the park ranger’s car to five or six key battlefield landmar ks.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm? id=0FAEB0CA-D1A3-CB57-63F430E4705E87F4\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/ cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0FAEB0CA-D1A3-CB 57-63F430E4705E87F4 LOCATION:Meet at the NPS Visitor Center\, 7712 Main Street\, Middletown\, V A. CATEGORIES:Guided Tour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:E48B9ACE-E51B-F308-E626B53F561D1A90@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E48B9ACE-E51B-F308-E626B53F561D1A90\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E48B9ACE-E51B-F3 08-E626B53F561D1A90 LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0EE27C4C-EB60-E204-2A61A22417E784EA@nps-ical SUMMARY:Kneading in Silence DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T143000 DESCRIPTION:Purchased by the Hite family with her two young boys\, Judah wa s the Hites' enslaved cook at the time of her death in 1836. Rare primary source documents from the Hite family reveal insights into her life.\n\nFe e info: Regular admission prices apply to tour the Manor House before or a fter the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome Center when you arrive.\n\n Event details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EE2 7C4C-EB60-E204-2A61A22417E784EA\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/pl anyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EE27C4C-EB60-E2 04-2A61A22417E784EA LOCATION:Enter under the front porch of Belle Grove Plantation to meet in t he winter kitchen\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0FFC907A-C40B-5337-77BE84481989E3DC@nps-ical SUMMARY:Historic Middletown DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T193000 DESCRIPTION:Walk the streets of historic Middletown with a park ranger. Lea rn about the lives of townsfolk (both free and enslaved) before\, during\, and after the Civil War. \n\nApproximately 1-mile (1.6 km) of walking dur ing the tour.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-de tails.htm?id=0FFC907A-C40B-5337-77BE84481989E3DC\n\nAll events: https://ww w.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0FFC907A-C40B-53 37-77BE84481989E3DC LOCATION:Meet at the NPS Visitor Center\, 7712 Main Street\, Middletown\, V A. CATEGORIES:Guided Tour,Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0EB7D54A-DFEA-00B4-876FEE275706845F@nps-ical SUMMARY:Abba & Frank Thornton DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T143000 DESCRIPTION:Hear the amazing story of Abba and Frank Thornton. Enslaved by the Hites\, they bore a 35-member family. They saw some of those family me mbers reach freedom.\n\nFee info: Regular admission prices apply to tour t he Manor House before or after the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome C enter when you arrive.\n\nMore info: https://www.bellegrove.org/\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EB7D54A-D FEA-00B4-876FEE275706845F\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyour visit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.bellegrove.org/ LOCATION:Meet at Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown \, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0F280F5F-AD98-D959-B950C6A4FB7FBBE1@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F280F5F-AD98-D959-B950C6A4FB7FBBE1\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F280F5F-AD98-D9 59-B950C6A4FB7FBBE1 LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:102E385B-B997-B91D-398F49E13DD1CBD4@nps-ical SUMMARY:Divided Loyalties DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T193000 DESCRIPTION:Not all civilians in the Shenandoah Valley supported secession or the Confederacy. Drive Cedar Creek Battlefield with a park ranger to le arn about how the war impacted the people of Middletown. Hear stories of p ersonal sacrifice\, unionism\, and reconstruction from newly researched pr imary sources.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-d etails.htm?id=102E385B-B997-B91D-398F49E13DD1CBD4\n\nAll events: https://w ww.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=102E385B-B997-B9 1D-398F49E13DD1CBD4 LOCATION:Meet at the NPS Visitor Center\, 7712 Main Street\, Middletown\, V A. CATEGORIES:Guided Tour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:E11DB499-FECD-F302-2090061E8DF28CA4@nps-ical SUMMARY:Star Party DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T220000 DESCRIPTION:Gaze at the night sky with the National Park Service and the Sh enandoah Astronomical Society (SAS)\, on land preserved by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. A National Park Service ranger will presen t a brief talk about night sky preservation. Afterwards there will be oppo rtunities to use the telescopes for night sky viewing.\n\nTelescopes are p rovided\, or you may bring your own. SAS members can teach you how to use it. Bring camp chairs or blankets.\n\nOvercast skies or inclement weather may cancel the program. Call the Visitor Center at 540-490-9569 to confirm on the day of the program.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyour visit/event-details.htm?id=E11DB499-FECD-F302-2090061E8DF28CA4\n\nAll even ts: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E11DB499-FECD-F3 02-2090061E8DF28CA4 LOCATION:Meet at Thoburn's Redoubt (stop two on the self-guided battlefield tour) along Bowman's Mill Road. This is a remote area with no bathroom fa cilities. The property does not have a street address. Go to coordinates 3 8°59'55.4"N\, 78°19'10.7"W or follow these directions: From U.S. Highway 1 1 just south of Middletown\, turn onto Water Plant Road. Go 1 mile to the intersection with Long Meadow Road. Turn right onto Long Meadow Road. Go 0 .1 mile. Turn right onto Bowman's Mill Road. Go 1.4 miles. Thoburn's Redou bt is marked by an auto tour sign (stop no. 2). Turn right into the proper ty. CATEGORIES:Campfire/Evening Program,Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:D9076EAF-9093-EAA1-60E87ADD4B7C24BA@nps-ical SUMMARY:1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T123000 DESCRIPTION:The climatic 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign brought the larges t\, and most decisive\, battles to an already war-torn region. Join a Nati onal Park Service ranger to learn about how these battles\, such as Cedar Creek\, influenced the outcome of the Civil War. \n\nKernstown Battlefield Association\, a nonprofit group\, operates the historic battlefield. The battlefield is part of Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic Di strict.\n\nMore info: http://www.kernstownbattle.org/\n\nEvent details: ht tps://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=D9076EAF-9093-EAA1-60 E87ADD4B7C24BA\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calen dar.htm URL:http://www.kernstownbattle.org/ LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of the Pritchard House of the Kernstown Bat tlefield\, 610 Battle Park Drive in Winchester\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0F2C7551-07E3-EB89-CA98D3291ADE3461@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F2C7551-07E3-EB89-CA98D3291ADE3461\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F2C7551-07E3-EB 89-CA98D3291ADE3461 LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0EF23724-F4E6-D4A9-BD4EA9970622BBDE@nps-ical SUMMARY:Kneading in Silence DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T143000 DESCRIPTION:Purchased by the Hite family with her two young boys\, Judah wa s the Hites' enslaved cook at the time of her death in 1836. Rare primary source documents from the Hite family reveal insights into her life.\n\nFe e info: Regular admission prices apply to tour the Manor House before or a fter the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome Center when you arrive.\n\n Event details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EF2 3724-F4E6-D4A9-BD4EA9970622BBDE\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/pl anyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EF23724-F4E6-D4 A9-BD4EA9970622BBDE LOCATION:Enter under the front porch of Belle Grove Plantation to meet in t he winter kitchen\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1073DE52-921F-34E6-6176D395B9D7E8BF@nps-ical SUMMARY:Farm\, Family\, Freedom DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T193000 DESCRIPTION:Join a ranger to visit an 1800s farm. See the Valley from its e arly settlements through the Civil War and Reconstruction through the eyes of families who lived there\, both enslaved and free. Hear the newly redi scovered story of James Foster\, an enslaved man\, and his free wife\, Mar y Petty. The tour includes a short walk around the Bowman-Hite Farm buildi ngs.  \n\nThis program is part of the Winchester-Frederick County Hungry f or History event.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/even t-details.htm?id=1073DE52-921F-34E6-6176D395B9D7E8BF\n\nAll events: https: //www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=1073DE52-921F-34 E6-6176D395B9D7E8BF LOCATION:Meet at the NPS Visitor Center\, 7712 Main Street\, Middletown\, V A. CATEGORIES:Guided Tour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:E1239B07-03CC-4345-6BE5467A4CED5263@nps-ical SUMMARY:Star Party DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T210000 DESCRIPTION:Gaze at the night sky with the National Park Service and the Sh enandoah Astronomical Society (SAS)\, on land preserved by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. A National Park Service ranger will presen t a brief talk about night sky preservation. Afterwards there will be oppo rtunities to use the telescopes for night sky viewing.\n\nTelescopes are p rovided\, or you may bring your own. SAS members can teach you how to use it. Bring camp chairs or blankets.\n\nOvercast skies or inclement weather may cancel the program. Call the Visitor Center at 540-490-9569 to confirm on the day of the program.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyour visit/event-details.htm?id=E1239B07-03CC-4345-6BE5467A4CED5263\n\nAll even ts: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E1239B07-03CC-43 45-6BE5467A4CED5263 LOCATION:Meet at Thoburn's Redoubt (stop two on the self-guided battlefield tour) along Bowman's Mill Road. This is a remote area with no bathroom fa cilities. The property does not have a street address. Go to coordinates 3 8°59'55.4"N\, 78°19'10.7"W or follow these directions: From U.S. Highway 1 1 just south of Middletown\, turn onto Water Plant Road. Go 1 mile to the intersection with Long Meadow Road. Turn right onto Long Meadow Road. Go 0 .1 mile. Turn right onto Bowman's Mill Road. Go 1.4 miles. Thoburn's Redou bt is marked by an auto tour sign (stop no. 2). Turn right into the proper ty. CATEGORIES:Campfire/Evening Program,Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0EBD7EAE-E4BD-77B3-2BF5FAF4A9AE94CC@nps-ical SUMMARY:Abba & Frank Thornton DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T143000 DESCRIPTION:Hear the amazing story of Abba and Frank Thornton. Enslaved by the Hites\, they bore a 35-member family. They saw some of those family me mbers reach freedom.\n\nFee info: Regular admission prices apply to tour t he Manor House before or after the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome C enter when you arrive.\n\nMore info: https://www.bellegrove.org/\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EBD7EAE-E 4BD-77B3-2BF5FAF4A9AE94CC\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyour visit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.bellegrove.org/ LOCATION:Meet at Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown \, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0F300E50-DD12-C452-85A5E61070EB1D68@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F300E50-DD12-C452-85A5E61070EB1D68\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F300E50-DD12-C4 52-85A5E61070EB1D68 LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10A8FC67-ECF7-CB1B-E79FFD67523E500B@nps-ical SUMMARY:Monuments & Memory DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T193000 DESCRIPTION:Explore the legacy and memorialization of the Civil War through the monuments that stand as symbols of stone on the Cedar Creek Battlefie ld. The tour includes a short walk to the 8th Vermont Monument.\n\nEvent d etails: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=10A8FC67-EC F7-CB1B-E79FFD67523E500B\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourv isit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=10A8FC67-ECF7-CB 1B-E79FFD67523E500B LOCATION:Meet at the NPS Visitor Center\, 7712 Main Street\, Middletown\, V A. CATEGORIES:Guided Tour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:D9205E6F-95B9-1493-D98570E067D18B31@nps-ical SUMMARY:Battlefield & Ballot Box DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T123000 DESCRIPTION:What factors influence your vote? Join a National Park Service ranger to learn about how US soldiers participated in 1864 state and presi dential elections by voting from the front lines in the Shenandoah Valley. \n\nKernstown Battlefield Association\, a nonprofit group\, operates the h istoric battlefield. The battlefield is part of Shenandoah Valley Battlefi elds National Historic District.\n\nMore info: http://www.kernstownbattle. org/\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm ?id=D9205E6F-95B9-1493-D98570E067D18B31\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov /cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:http://www.kernstownbattle.org/ LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of the Pritchard House of the Kernstown Bat tlefield\, 610 Battle Park Drive in Winchester\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0F34E7DF-E436-26B5-07B35A0A4B8BDC33@nps-ical SUMMARY:History Hangout DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T150000 DESCRIPTION:Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settle ment while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why t his landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community pre serves it as a national park.   \n\nThis is a regular recurring program fr om May 1\, 2026 through October 31\, 2026. \n\nWednesdays - Saturdays at 1 1:30 am \n\nSundays at 2:30 pm\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/plany ourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F34E7DF-E436-26B5-07B35A0A4B8BDC33\n\nAll e vents: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F34E7DF-E436-26 B5-07B35A0A4B8BDC33 LOCATION:Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0F001BCA-FF91-9C00-F454EE8AE37CC662@nps-ical SUMMARY:Kneading in Silence DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T143000 DESCRIPTION:Purchased by the Hite family with her two young boys\, Judah wa s the Hites' enslaved cook at the time of her death in 1836. Rare primary source documents from the Hite family reveal insights into her life.\n\nFe e info: Regular admission prices apply to tour the Manor House before or a fter the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome Center when you arrive.\n\n Event details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F00 1BCA-FF91-9C00-F454EE8AE37CC662\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/pl anyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0F001BCA-FF91-9C 00-F454EE8AE37CC662 LOCATION:Enter under the front porch of Belle Grove Plantation to meet in t he winter kitchen\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown\, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0EC11A9D-A4C4-1744-C832B63AE24996CA@nps-ical SUMMARY:Abba & Frank Thornton DTSTAMP:20260511T013233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261129T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261129T143000 DESCRIPTION:Hear the amazing story of Abba and Frank Thornton. Enslaved by the Hites\, they bore a 35-member family. They saw some of those family me mbers reach freedom.\n\nFee info: Regular admission prices apply to tour t he Manor House before or after the talk. Buy tour tickets at the Welcome C enter when you arrive.\n\nMore info: https://www.bellegrove.org/\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0EC11A9D-A 4C4-1744-C832B63AE24996CA\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyour visit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.bellegrove.org/ LOCATION:Meet at Belle Grove Plantation\, 336 Belle Grove Road\, Middletown \, VA. CATEGORIES:Partner Program,Talk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR