Weekend calendar

September 13, 2008

Car and truck show

Entertainment by Kool Kruisin Dave and DJ Dan Michaels. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; registration from 10 a.m. to noon. Washington County Agriculture Education Center, Sharpsburg Pike south of Hagerstown. Registration costs $10 per vehicle. Call Dave Wallech at 301-766-7546 or e-mail dwallech@netzero.net.

Farm Day

Activities include a petting zoo, pony rides, live music, games, barrel train rides, obstacle course, tractors and more. For all ages. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today. Ravenwood Lutheran Village, off Frederick Street behind Food Lion. Call 301-790-1000.

WWII weekend

WILLIAMSPORT - Military displays, equipment, weapons, uniforms, World War II re-enactors, encampments, LAVs, Willys Army Jeep, radios of the '40s. Abbott & Costello show at 2 p.m. Veterans will be recognized and honored at 3:30 p.m. Event starts at 10 a.m. today. Town Museum, 14 Springfield Lane. Call Kim Bowers at 301-223-5002 or Joan Knode at 301-223-7229.

Auto racing

Hub-City 100 - IRS late models and 358 sprints 50 laps each. 7 p.m. today. Hagerstown Speedway, 15112 National Pike, west of Hagerstown. $25 general admission, $30 pit pass, $30 reserved seat. Call 301-582-0640.

Dulcimer festival

Mick Doherty and No Strings Attached perform. 8 p.m. today. Shepherd University's Frank Center, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Tickets cost $8 to $15; free for Shepherd students with Rambler ID. Call 304-263-2531 or go to www.smad.us.

Bluegrass

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Carroll County Ramblers, and Billy Lee Cox and Remington Ryde Band perform. 7 p.m. today. Beck & Benedict Hardware Music Theatre, 118 Walnut St. $12; free for ages younger than 12. Call 717-762-4711 or go to www.beck-benedicthardware.com.

Antietam anniversary

SHARPSBURG - The 5th New York Zouaves, Gen. Longstreet's Command and the Signal Corps of Central Maryland, are camped at The Pry House. Bayonet drill demonstrations and signal demonstrations are scheduled several times each day. Event from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Pry House Field Hospital. Free. Call 301-695-1864 or go to www.civilwarmed.org.

Flax rippling

Rippling removes the seed heads from the dried flax stems before it is retted. Joe Lubozynski shows the process using the ripple he made following an old design. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, south of Hagerstown. Call 240-313-2839.

Ballroom dance

CASCADE - Music by Just Us. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Pen Mar Park. Free. Call 301-791-1551.

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