Film actor Christopher Clawson, who grew up in Berryville, said it's important to do what you need to do to follow your dream.

Area residents have plenty of entertainment from which to choose this weekend, from the 31st annual Mayfest in Strasburg to the 27th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival in Front Royal to the 149th Battle of New Market Reenactment at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park.

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May 17 Theater • "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water is Running" -- Friday, Saturday and Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Winchester Little Theatre, 315 West Boscawen St., Winchester. Information: 662-3331, wltonline.org.

Doran Richards, owner of Blessing God's Way, is working hard to plan the 2nd Annual Red Tent Extravaganza to serve women in the community.

Most out-of-state performers who come to Berryville's Barns of Rose Hill are discovering the small community music venue for the first time. Many are also discovering the Northern Shenandoah Valley for the first time.

This weekend, free events, festivals, and family togetherness sprout from the valley as springtime weather draws residents out of doors and into nature. The Of Ale and History Beer Fest in Middletown, the Wine and Trotter Festival in Woodstock, National Public Gardens Day events in Winchester, a Mother's Day weekend garden fair in Boyce, and the Battle of Front Royal Civil War Roundtable event will offer something for any taste.

May 10 Theater • "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water is Running" -- Friday, Saturday and Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Winchester Little Theatre, 315 West Boscawen St., Winchester. Information: 662-3331, wltonline.org.

This month, comedy and music take precedence on community stages, with Winchester Little Theater's farce "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running" and The Schultz Theatre's youth theater production "All I Ever Wanted to Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Play" and musical "Barefoot in the Park" enticing all ages out to the theater.

The primary fundraiser for the historic mill in Millwood, the twice-a-year Art at the Mill show continues its spring exhibit this weekend featuring artists from around the valley and beyond.

Old Town Winchester merchants are aiming to make the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall the place to be in the city.