The Blue and the Gray
Cavalry units will join other reenactors at the Civil War Weekend at Sully Historic Site.
(2006 Photo By Andrea Bruce -- The Washington Post)
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The Blue and the Gray
Step back in time Saturday and Sunday at the annual Civil War Weekend at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly, which was visited by both Confederate and Union troops in 1861 and 1862. Reenactors will conduct skirmishes with cavalry and artillery, costumed interpreters will portray daily life of the era and there will be traditional games, music and a 19th-century fashion show. Admission is $6, seniors and children $4, and includes a guided tour of the 1794 home of Richard Bland Lee, uncle of Robert E. Lee.
CIVIL WAR WEEKEND Saturday from 10 to 4 and
Sunday from 10 to 3 at Sully Historic Site,
3601 Sully Rd., Chantilly. 703-437-1794 orhttp:/
Love Triumphs
The Wolf Trap Opera Company concludes its season with "The Magic Flute" Friday and Saturday in the Filene Center. In Mozart's comic tale, young Prince Tamino and his sidekick, Papageno, brave mystical ordeals to rescue Princess Pamina from the evil Monostatos. It will be sung in German with projected English translations. Tickets cost $36 to $58 in-house, $8 on the lawn.
"THE MAGIC FLUTE" Friday and Saturday at 8 in the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. For tickets, 877-965-3872; for information, 703-255-1868 orhttp:/
Sounds of Summer
Veteran Grammy-nominated soul singer and actress Angie Stone headlines a show Friday at Carter Barron Amphitheatre. She'll be joined by young R&B artist Noel Gourdin. Tickets cost $23.
ANGIE STONE Friday at 7:30 at Carter Barron
Amphitheatre, in Rock Creek Park at 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. For tickets, 202-397-7328; for information, 202-426-0486 or
