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Dr. Andrew Kirkpatrick will deliver his “International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil” talk as the next offering in the annual Deltaville Great Decisions lecture series. The talk is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, March 7, at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building at 17147 General Puller...

The Middlesex County Kiwanis Club is gearing up for this year’s Mardi Gras fundraising event! Tickets are going fast for an enjoyable evening filled with lively music — once again provided by the Richmond-based band En’Novation —  lots of dancing, great food and drinks, and exciting auction items. Spoiler alert:...

NORTHUMBERLAND — The Westmoreland Players Theatre will present “The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy” February 14 through March 2. Audiences will no doubt be familiar with the Addams Family, recalling with fondness the campy television series that aired from 1964 to 1966, the two Addams Family movies from the...

Dr. Taiyi Sun will present a talk on U.S.-China Relations as part of the opening offering in the this year’s Deltaville Great Decisions lecture series. His talk is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Feb. 7, at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. Washington’s relations with...

Williamsburg-based swing band Good Shot Judy will recreate the nightclub feel of Las Vegas on Saturday, February 8. LANCASTER — The On Stage performance, hosted by the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts (RFA), will begin at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The eight-member band will showcase the music...

by Bud Ward There’s a new kid in town. Actually, it’s not a kid at all, but rather a musical instrument, in this case a piano for the Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO). And in reality, it’s not even in town yet. Not just yet…but coming to the new Lancaster High School...

The 29th season of the "Sundays at Two" lecture series will open at 2 p.m. January 12, at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock. On January 19, Brad Perry will present “NASA & Me: From Apollo to the James Webb Space Telescope.” Perry will relate how the building of an Apollo...

Spending more time outdoors is a fun and achievable New Year’s resolution and Machicomoco State Park in Hayes offers a variety of environments to explore. Visitors can use boat slips to fish for striped bass in the salt marsh or look for birds in the grasslands surrounding...

by Bill Powell Although the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park are closing DMM for a winter refurbish of exhibits displays and infrastructure, DMM will continue its fourth year of DMM’s Turner Lecture Series on Sunday, Jan 19 at 2 p.m. with Edward Wright Haile. The lecture...

Illuminating legacies and igniting brighter futures: Delving into the Hidden History of the Northern Neck W hen the Northern Neck Hidden History Trail officially launched earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said the “innovative, digital experience would provide a new perspective to the centuries of history within the Northern Neck...