Directions to the building are as follows;
 
From I-81 south or north, take New Market exit  (264) At
the bottom of  the 
exit go east into town. It is a short distance to the
Congress Street/Rt. 11   
intersection. Go left at that light and the building is a
block and a half down 
on the left, 9357 Congress street. There is a sign in one
window that says “
The  Opera House”. The building has a large Green topped
bell tower on it. The 
double  doors on the far right of the building is the
entrance to the upper level.
 
If you are coming from Rt. 211 over the mountains simply
follow it until  you 
come to the intersection of 211 and Congress street/Rt.11.
It is a tee in   
the road and you have to turn. You want to turn left, the
building is about a   
block and a half down on your right.
 
The New Market area has quite a few nice tourist points of
interest if you   
want to come earlier and make a day of it. Following I have
included some   
addresses and phone numbers of these as well as a couple of
hotels close  by. 

New Market Battlefield and Hall of Valor
8895 George Collins  Drive
540-740-3101
They have a nice museum and a well produced film. The 
battlefield is pretty 
much as it was then and is not too large like some of the 
Civil War fields 
and makes it a nice visit.
 
Endless Caverns
1800 Endless Caverns Road
540-740-3993
This cave  can be accessed easily from New Market. It is
south of town off of 
Rt. 11. Just  follow the signs, you can’t miss it.
 
Shenandoah Caverns
261 Caverns Road
Quicksburg, VA   
540-477-3115
To get to this one the best bet is to take I-81 north until
you see the exit 
sign for it. The Sliver Phoenix trading post is also at the
exit for the 
cave. They have nice Native American crafts and used to be
my place  to pick up 
Buck Skinning books and magazines. Look for the big Tee
Pee!
 

Winter Gathering Food:

In the past we have passed the hat and ordered pizza. Which works and we can do that again.

However; it has been mentioned a few times the possiblity of going with a pot luck style dinner.

We all bring a little something and we have an interesting meal. Seems I used to go to a lot of those when I was a kid but other than our team dinners at the N-SSA, never seem to find one.

I like the idea, Any thoughts?

It doesn't need to be home made, I eat store bought just fine!!

What do you all think??

Jon

Willis Gregory and I will be driving a long way to get there.  I'd be happy with Pizza myself.  Don't know about Willis.
Russ W.

Hey Jon
I'm going to have to stay over, cuz at the time of night us olde folks can't party with a bunch of good SS guys and drive 4 hours home.
I see where you've listed a couple of motels. Is there one in particlar where everybody  hangs out ? And anything else that would be helpful to a first timer ? Looking forward to meeting you all. 

Dick

No Boats wish I could though

Boats

Pizza sounds like a winner. Easy for all. JD

Tim,
You bet! Looks like fun. Will use the .30

Craig