Apple Blossom Festival

Today's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival events include the Westminster Canterbury Breakfast Walk, the Apple Pie Baking Contest, the Valley Health Fast Forward Luncheon, The Willows at Meadow Branch Young at Heart Dance, the Apple Federal Credit Union Street Show, First Bank Queen's Dinner, Schenck Foods Firefighters' Reception, TeamWaldo.com Thursday Night Fever Disco Dance Party. For info on these events, visit nvdaily.com's Festival schedule of events.

Masterworks Chorus of the Shenandoah Valley will present "An Evening in Vienna" at the the Strasburg Christian Church, Strasburg, 7:30 p.m. today, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Woodstock, at 7:30 p.m. Friday , and at the Reformation Lutheran Church, New Market, at 3 p.m. Sunday. Information and tickets: (540) 459-4279. Web site: www.masterworkschorus.com

World Tavern Poker will be held from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Strasburg Theater at 151 W. King St. in Strasburg. Call 465-1777 or go online to www.strasburgtheater.com for more information.

The 7-East Gallery at 123 S. Main St. in Woodstock is featuring a member show, "Spring Colors," during May. Call 459-7500 or go online to veccaarts.org for more information.

The Art Group Gallery at 5906 Main St. in Mt. Jackson is hosing its annual student art show during May. The exhibit will feature the works of students from North Fork Middle and Stonewall Jackson High schools. A reception will be held May 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the gallery. Call 477-4131 or go online to www.theartgroup.org for more information.

The Shenandoah Arts Council Gallery, located at 811 S. Loudoun St. in Winchester, will host an exhibition of paintings by Barry Vance, "Dwelling in the Backcountry," through May 17. Each of the 24 paintings in the exhibit is accompanied by a passage selected by the artist from literature, poetry, music or historical journals. The exhibit is free. Call 667-5166 or send an e-mail to info@shenarts.org for more information.

Pastel works by Diane Artz Furlong will be on display through May 18 at the Strasburg Community Library at 195 W. King St. in Strasburg. Call 465-8464 for more information.