It’s my town

By Bennie Scarton Jr.

Published: September 23, 2008

Singing i

the city

And the beat goes on…

The Manassas Community Chorale will open its 14th season of performing choral music for area residents on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

The concert of patriotic music, "From Sea to Shinning Sea," will be conducted in the sanctuary of the Manassas Baptist Church at the corner of Sudley and Stonewall roads.

The chorale is an auditioned group of 80 singers and is under the artistic direction of Rebecca Verner. Next June, it will perform as part of a 200-voice choir on the stage at New York's Carnegie Hall.

The season's first concert will help support Joe Gibbs' "Youth for Tomorrow" residential center. Those attending the concert are requested to bring a toiletry item which will be donated to the school.

Adult tickets are $15 with season tickets on sale for $50. Tickets can be purchased from music and arts stores, cho-rale members and at the door. Checks are required when purchasing tickets at the stores.

The Prince William County Park Authority and the Bull Run Mountain Conservancy will team up Saturday to cele-brate the 15th anniversary of National Public Lands Day by sprucing up Silver Lake, Haymarket.

Volunteers are invited to come out and help remove large pieces of debris, limbing up trees, clearing trails and general trash pickup. The authority will provide gloves, trash bags, water, small hand tools and first aid kits. The cleanup will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Vpstart Crow Productions Inc. opens its season on Oct. 2 at the Cramer Center in Manassas with Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."

The play runs through Oct. 19, with a pay-what-you-can preview on Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.

… for ticket information, go to

http://www.vpstartcrow.com.