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School has started but there is still some fun to be had. Think Penn-Mar, the Jefferson County Fair and Augustober Fest which actually has some family friendly events! Not to mention our annual family favorite Spud Fest where a horse drawn plow uncovers potatoes at the Ag center. It is definitely a super messy, super fun time to watch the kids scramble behind in search of the dirty spuds! Here’s the line-up for this weekend and a few happenings for next week too. Enjoy!

Saturday, Aug. 21
8am Simple Transport
German air-cooled automobiles and custom, classic and vintage BMX bicycle show. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hagerstown Fairgrounds Park, off Cannon Avenue. For autos entering the show, entry fee is $10 per vehicle; free show admission for Type 3s and Type 34 Ghias; $3 per bicycle. Admission costs $2 for spectators; free for ages 12 and younger. Call 301-582-1452 or go to www.simple-transport.com.

8:30 am Horse show — hunters
Awards for adult and child riders. Sponsored by Washington County Horse Council. 8:30 a.m. Washington County Agricultural Education Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, south of Hagerstown. $10 for each class; $25 for each related division. Medal classes cost $15 per class. Go to www.wchorsecouncil.org.

9am Summer train show
Hagerstown Railroad Museum at City Park and the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum will host a summer train show in Williamsport. Model trains, scenery and accessories available in various scales. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church, 35 W. Potomac St., Williamsport. $3; free for ages 12 and younger. Call 301-739-4665.

11am Free carnival
The Hagerstown Suns invite fans to a free carnival featuring carnival games, free Suns hats, inflatables and an appearance by the Suns mascot, Woolie. Presented by Drug Free Washington County. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Municipal Stadium, 274 Memorial Blvd. East, Hagerstown. Call 301-791-6266 or go to www.hagerstown suns.com.

11am Augustoberfest
Traditional Bavarian and American food, live music and entertainment, craft vendors, volksmarch, children’s activities and more. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. both days. Central Parking Lot, Hagerstown. Enter off Potomac Street. $5. Go to www.augustoberfest.org.

1pm Colonial Family Fun Day
A chance for kids of all ages to learn about the history and rules of some of the popular pastimes of Western Maryland frontier families. Games include rounders, quoits and nine pins. 1 to 4 p.m. Jonathan Hager House and Museum, City Park, Hagerstown. Advance registration requested. Call 301-739-8393.

1pm Ballet open house
The open house will feature registration for fall ballet classes, an orientation to the Chambersburg Ballet Theatre and a special performance by CBT’s August ballet workshop dancers. Open house from 1 to 4 p.m.; performance at 1:30. Wood Center of The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Enter at the glass atrium, off the Washington Street parking lot. Call 717-709-1800.

2pm Healthy eating
Becky Weir, health educator, will present “Six Easy Steps Toward Healthy Eating.” 2 p.m. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., downtown Hagerstown. Free with paid museum admission of $5 to $7. Call 301-790-0076 or go to www.discoverystation.org.

Jefferson County Fair
Highlights of the fair include: Saturday, Little Miss Jefferson County Fair contest, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 22, Tractor driving contest, timber sport competition, Junior Miss Jefferson County Fair contest at 1:30 p.m., Miss Jefferson County Fair contest at 7 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 23, Tractor and four-wheel drive pull, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 24, demolition derby, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 25, Cazhmiere performs, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 26, Tuff truck and car contest at 7 p.m.; cow chip bingo at 9 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 27, tractor and four-wheel drive pull, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday Obession performs, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 28, tractor and four-wheel drive pull with two interstate classes at 6:30 p.m., Stony Creek Bluegrass Band performs at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Events at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 1707 Old Leetown Pike, Kearneysville, W.Va. Admission costs $5; $3 ages 6 through 15; free for ages 5 and younger. Go to jeffersoncountyfairwv.org.

Sunday, Aug. 22
11am Summer car show
Judging in 28 classes. Dash plaques, door prizes, music, games, free NSRA inspections, goody bags to the first 50 entries. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Leetown Pike, three miles west of Charles Town, W.Va. $12 entry fee. Call 304-725-4141 or 304-229-7033 or go to www.countryroadscc.com.

2pm Big-band dance concert
Mike Surratt and the ECB perform. 2 to 5 p.m. Pen Mar Park, off Pen Mar High Rock Road, Cascade. Free. Call 240-313-2700.

7:30pm Municipal band
Hagerstown Municipal Band will perform with vocalist Charlotte Yeager will be vocal soloist. 7:30 p.m. Peter Buys Band Shell, City Park, Hagerstown. Band performs Sundays through Aug. 22. Free. Go to www.hagerstownband.org.

Saturday, Aug. 28
11am Spud Fest
Potatoes planted in the spring will be harvested by horse-drawn plow beginning at 11 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to children, in age groups, for finding the largest and smallest potatoes. There will be an antique tractor show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., demonstrations of a stone crusher and corn sheller. Activities include barrel rides and hay rides, potato sack race, spoon relay. 11 a.m. Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, seven miles south of Hagerstown. Free, donations accepted. Call 240-420-1714 or go to www.ruralheritage museum.org.

2pm Sunday, Aug. 29
Autos and antique tractors
An automobile cruise-in at 3 p.m., and antique tractor club show from 2 to 5 p.m. Washington County Agricultural Education Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, seven miles south of Hagerstown. Call 240-420-1714 or go to www.ruralheritagemuseum.org.

12pm Everybody’s Day
Pen Mar Park’s Everybody’s Day features a performance by the Josh Tindall Orchestra, Hub City Lindy Hop dancers, dance contests, American Indian dance re-enactors, miniature carrousel builders, magician, children’s games and Hub City Model A Ford Club. Noon. Pen Mar Park, off Pen Mar High Rock Road, Cascade. Free. Bring blankets and lawn chairs.