Civil War Sharpshooters
Re-enactors representing the famed Civil War “Brady’s Michigan Sharpshooters” come to Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site Saturday for a living history program. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Ward Museum, 4301 West Braddock Road. Featured activities include a rifle display and presentation, skirmish drills, camp life scenarios, and a bugling demonstration to illustrate how riflemen moved and fired by signal calls.
Admission is free for this family-friendly event. Donations are welcome.
Michigan’s First Company of Sharpshooters was authorized by the War
Department in late summer 1861. The elite unit saw action at virtually every significant engagement of the Army of the Potomac.
The independent company of marksmen was composed entirely of volunteers. Although issued standard military rifles, many of the volunteers brought their own personal, customized target rifles with them to war.
More information is available by calling the museum, 703-838-4848, or from fortward.org.
Air Force music
The U.S. Air Force Band’s Chamber Players Series continues with Music for Tuba, featuring Senior Master Sgt. Gil Corella, Friday at 8 p.m. at George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria.
The Concert Band and Singing Sergeants perform Wednesday and June 5 at 8 p.m. at the Air Force Memorial, One Air Force Memorial Drive, Arlington.
Outdoor concerts are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.
The events are free and tickets are not required. More information is available by calling 202-767-5658 or from usafband.af.mil.
Auto history
The Lyceum hosts “Old Cars in Alexandria” Saturday, a tribute to local automotive history featuring classic cars, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event is at the Lyceum’s parking lot, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria.
Car enthusiasts and those who want to take a drive down memory lane can cruise by, chat with owners and share their recollections of Alexandria’s automotive past.
The event is free. More information is available from alexandriahistory.org or by calling 703-838-4994.
ModelersPALOOZA
A non-profit group sponsors “ModelersPALOOZA!” Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fairfax High School, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax, 22030.
Guests can touch static and kinesthetic, museum-quality scale model displays, model train layouts, model ships, actual civilian and military vehicle static displays, Roman Legion re-enactor demonstrations, dollhouse miniatures and more.
Authors of historical books and veterans will also be on hand to discuss their knowledge and experiences.
The event is open to the public and appropriate for families and all ages.
It includes “Make ‘n Take,” a free event for young modelers to build and take home a model kit; dollhouses; radio-controlled model tanks; model sailing ships; scale-model train displays; and vendors.
Information is available from modelerspalooza.com or from Tom Henderson, 703-680-9354, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Walk-in visitors are $6 per person, 18 and older; or $10 per family. People 18 and younger are free.
