⚡️ Quick Hits – Flash updates on upcoming community news and events.
🔴 Fredericksburg Candidate Meet And Greet Planned For Monday
The League of Women Voters of the Fredericksburg Area and the Fredericksburg NAACP are partnering to hold a meet and greet for Fredericksburg’s candidates for local office.
Those running for City Council, School Board, Sheriff, Treasurer, Commonwealth’s Attorney and Commissioner of the Revenue have been invited for an informal gathering to discuss their positions and issues.
The event is scheduled for Monday, September 29th at 6:30 PM at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library at 1201 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg. The event is free, nonpartisan and open to the public.
Learn more at bit.ly/4pBLuhU.
🔴 City Starts Scarecrow Fest This Wednesday
Your favorite shops and restaurants are showing off their creativity and style for the start of downtown Fredericksburg’s annual Scarecrow Fest.
Downtown Fredericksburg’s annual Scarecrow Fest begins this Wednesday. Categories include Spookiest, Funniest, Best Business Theme and Most Historic. Ballots are available in participating businesses and for download online. Voting ends October 31st.
Find your scarecrow ballot and cast your votes at bit.ly/46rz4BL.
🔴 Evictions Working Group To Hold October Meeting
The Fredericksburg Continuum of Care’s Evictions Working Group will hold its monthly meeting this week. In September, the group discussed ongoing eviction trends in the region, as well as adding additional data to include racial demographics, the percent of rental units in each county and the success rate for cases of those facing eviction.
Virginia had more than 13,000 unlawful detainer filings in the month of June. The group’s most recently available data indicates that nearly a third of those eviction cases end in default judgment in favor of the landlord, often due to the tenant not showing for court.
The Evictions Working Group will meet at the George Washington Regional Commission on Wednesday, October 1st at 2:00 PM. The meetings are free and open to the public.
Find the full schedule of Continuum of Care meetings for October at bit.ly/3KivotA.
🔴 Art Attack Returns To Downtown Fredericksburg Saturday
Art Attack, downtown’s annual outdoor art exhibition, will return to the sidewalks of Caroline Street this Saturday. Dozens of local artists will be painting, sculpting, drawing and composing different mediums of work as they share their creative process. The event is free and open to the public.
Art Attack is Saturday, October 4th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM on the 600-900 blocks of Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg.
Learn more at bit.ly/3KqAWlB.
🔴 Registration Opens For Annual Veterans Day Procession
Registration is open for the city’s annual Veterans Day Procession with Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation. Area veterans are invited to walk from Memorial Park to the Fredericksburg War Memorial before attending the city’s Veterans Day Ceremony. Held rain or shine.
Note: no commercial, for-profit, or political campaigns will be permitted in the procession.
Learn more and register at bit.ly/4gNskl9.