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Band of Oz is coming to the Northern Neck Beach Music Festival

WESTMORELAND — The Colonial Beach Community Foundation will host the sixth annual Northern Neck Beach Music Festival in the Town of Colonial Beach on September 14. The festival, held on Town Hill, features a live concert showcasing three bands. Feature Attraction Band (F.A.B.), a beach music favorite, at noon. Playing...

Wings, Wheels & Keels set for Sept. 28 in Topping

The 28th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Hummel Field airport, on Grey’s Point Road in Topping. WW&K will have more than 100 antique, classic and exotic cars and vehicles, numerous aircraft and more than a dozen boats. A special display...

Stratford Hall to host 2024 Wine & Oyster Festival September 21-22

WESTMORELAND—The Stratford Hall 2024 Wine & Oyster Festival will be held September 21 and 22 at Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature Virginia wineries, oysters, distilleries, cideries, breweries, food trucks, artisan...

Marchant Memorial tournament is Sept. 27

MIDDLESEX––Golfers are invited to the Dave Marchant Memorial Virginia Veterans Golf Tournament September 27 at the Piankatank River Golf Club in Hartfield. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Assembly 3349, this is a four-player captain’s choice competition open to everyone, reported Gary Richardson. Proceeds will benefit Virginia Veteran and Family...

Presidential speaker series will conclude Sept. 19 at Historic Christ Church

LANCASTER—Historic Christ Church & Museum’s 2024 Summer Speaker Series, “The First Three: From Washington to Jefferson,” will conclude September 19 with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky’s “Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic.” The program will begin at 5 p.m. with a wine and cheese reception with...

Lions golf tournament is Sept. 29

LANCASTER – The Lancaster County Lions Foundation Charity Golf Tournament will be held September 29 at the Golden Eagle Golf Club, 374 Clubhouse Road, Irvington. The captain’s choice, four-player team tournament is open to men and women. Registration will begin at noon. Competition will begin at 1 p.m. with a...

‘Crit’ Group exhibit opens Sept. 7 at Arts on Main

GLOUCESTER – “Journey Along on the Edge,” the first art exhibition by the “Crit” Group, will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, at Arts on Main in Gloucester. For 10 or more years, artists Sammy Anderson, Bill Fulton, Janet Griffin, Kathy Klein, Mary...

Participants sought for upcoming Touch a Truck

GLOUCESTER––Participant registration is now open for Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s upcoming Touch a Truck event, on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Woodville Park, Hayes. This event allows children and adults to get up close and personal with a variety of vehicles, including construction trucks,...

Lunch and Learn webinar scheduled for Sept. 19

GLOUCESTER––Gloucester County Economic Development is co-sponsoring a free Lunch and Learn Series webinar to help home-based businesses with their tax prep questions. Cheryl Jackson, senior stakeholder with the IRS, will lead the program, which will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. “From deductible expenses...

Concerts by the Bay to present Alter Eagles band on September 15

MATHEWS—Concerts by the Bay will present the musical group Alter Eagles at 3 p.m. September 15 at the Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Known and admired for their inspiring tribute to the Eagles band, this group performs country rock with full harmonies spanning...