Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will host its fifth Art After Hours on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The live music performance will feature folk music Cabin Creek on the lawn with local beer and wine from Stafford County’s 6 Bears & a Goat Brewing Company and Potomac Point Winery, as well as food offered by Gourmeltz Food Truck and sweets from the Frufetti Truck. The studio galleries will also be open for viewing during the event.
Admission is free and open to the public. Beer and wine tickets will be available for $5 each with proper identification, and food will be sold from the truck. Pre-registration is requested.
Support for the event is provided by Stafford County Tourism and the UMW Office of Alumni Relations, which encourages UMW alumni participation to renew friendships and introduce new friends to the National Landmark historic site operated by UMW.
For more information and to register, contact Meghan Pcsolyar at mpcsolya@umw.edu or call 540-654-1848.
The property is located at 224 Washington St. in Falmouth, across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg. A National Historic Landmark, Gari Melchers Home and Studio is one of just 30 of America’s most significant artists’ spaces included in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios consortium.
The Museum Shop is the official home of the Stafford County Visitor Center, where visitors can find information about Stafford County attractions, restaurants, hotels and other amenities.
For directions and hours of operation, call 540-654-1015, or visit the museum website at www.GariMelchers.org.