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by Holly Horton MIDDLESEX – The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society’s fall fundraiser is set for 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Historic Rosegill on the banks of the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County. Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey, Stratford Hall historian, will be the guest speaker. During the afternoon’s...

RICHMOND COUNTY—The Rappahannock Community College (RCC) Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning (RILL) recently released its fall schedule. RILL invites adults to “go back to school” with a variety of classes, from history to pickleball, said media services manager Michele Inderrieden. The modest tuition fee for classes helps support a scholarship...

LANCASTER—Garfield’s Rescue Inc. will host the third annual Wine & Whiskers from 5-7:30 p.m. September 5 at Trinity Episcopal Church Pavilion, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Guests can support Garfield’s homeless cat rescue mission while enjoying festivities that include specially curated wines—three whites and three reds; hors d’oeuvres provided and...

YORKTOWN — The waterfront will be alive with the sound of music on Saturday, August 31, when the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO), returns to Yorktown. The 26th annual outdoor concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of conductor Brandon Eldredge. Visitors are urged to pack a cooler, bring...

LANCASTER—The RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, recently announced the judge for the 63rd Labor Day Art Show will be Diana L. Blanchard Gross, the visual arts center manager at the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center in Hampton. Some 137 works of art have been entered...

MIDDLESEX – Hartfield’s Piankatank River Golf Club’s Labor Day Scramble is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1. It is an 18-hole, two-person, captain’s choice event. The cost is $30 for members and $60 for non-members. To register or for information, call 776-6516, ext. 1.

RICHMOND COUNTY — The Richmond County Fair Association recently announced the 35th annual Richmond County Fair opening nightly from August 6–10, at 6 p.m., at the Richmond County Fairgrounds in Warsaw. The opening ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. August 6. Each night will feature live music in addition...

Bring your devices to Tech Day Mark your calendars for another Tech Day at Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) in Middlesex County’s Christchurch community, near Saluda. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the church’s parish hall. Christ Church is sponsoring this event...

NORTHUMBERLAND — Local theatergoers ready for some big laughs will find what they are looking for in “Run For Your Wife” by Ray Cooney August 2-18 at The Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. This British bedroom farce was one of the longest running plays in London’s West...

NORTHUMBERLAND — “Make It a Heathsville Saturday” will return Saturday, August 17. The entire community will come together to offer a variety of fun shopping and things to do in conjunction with the Heathsville Farmers Market. As part of the market theme, members of the Antique Automobile Club of America...