The Bull Run Rotary Club will host its 8th Annual Flags for Heroes event from November 8 to November 16, 2024, at the Manassas Museum lawn at 9101 Prince William Street, Manassas. This event will feature hundreds of American flags displayed in honor of Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, frontline workers, and Local First Responders who have sacrificed significantly to protect and serve their communities and country.
The opening ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2024, marking the beginning of this week-long tribute. All proceeds raised through hero sponsorships will benefit the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run, a facility dedicated to supporting wounded veterans by providing them a peaceful place to heal and reconnect with their families.
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Manassas is gearing up for an engaging Mayoral Forum on October 1, 2024. The event, featuring incumbent Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger (D) and challenger Xiao-Yin Tang Byrom (R), will be held at the Manassas Museum, located at 9101 Prince William Street. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the program will commence promptly at 6:30 p.m.
Organized to give residents a direct channel to hear from the candidates about their visions and policies, the forum promises a thorough discourse on local issues. It will be moderated by trusted local entities, including InsideNova and the Prince William Times, and Potomac Local News.
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The museum continues offering residents programs and historical tours during the building's construction and closure.
The Manassas Museum was initially constructed in leased space in 1974 as a temporary before relocating to its current location in 1991. The design for the original museum was provided by architect Carlton Abbott, of Carlton Abbott and Partners in Williamsburg.
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Updated 10 a.m. -- Haven Arts, a private, minority-owned art gallery, will open in Historic Downtown Manassas. Located in the U.S. Post Office building at 9108 Church Street, the studio will feature a variety of pop and modern artwork, fashion, and other goods from local talents.
"Haven Arts is a safe place for artists to create and express themselves through art, music, and other forms of creative expression. Community outreach, small business merchandise sales, arts-based programs for underserved locals, music, and creative events are some ways we look to engage our surrounding community while expanding upon the cultural and recreational opportunities available in the Manassas area," Owner Paul Dallas states in a press release.
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City officials broke ground on a new $6.8 million expansion of the Manassas Museum.
The museum will feature a new events space, a new hall for special exhibits, and storage space. It's the first renovation of the museum since it opened 30 years ago.
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In April 2022, the City of Manassas Museum hired the Fredericksburg-based Dovetail Cultural Resource Group to conduct the survey, which contains 1.76 acres of the Annaberg Manor property, specifically the west lawn. Manassas is currently developing the nearly four-acre property into a public park.
The manor house -- a summer home for Alexandria brewer Robert Portner dating back to 1892 -- is listed as a historic resource in the National Register of Historic Places.
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A new exhibit was launched this month at the Manassas Museum called "Manassas Faces," which uses faces of city residents to tell the story of life in Manassas.
This exhibit features local residents, past and present, that have made a significant impact on Manassas and the surrounding community, but who are often overlooked.
There are 10 to 15 faces on the exhibit that was created by museum curator Mary Helen Dellinger.
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