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An evolution of Urbanna Days that began in 1957, the Urbanna Oyster Festival as it is known today hosts more than 50,000 people in the one-square mile town of Urbanna over two days — this year it is Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4. Visitors flock from all...

RICHMOND COUNTY—Oyster Shoals Music Hall, 187 Main Street, Warsaw, recently announced the return of “Cash Unchained-The Ultimate Johnny Cash Experience” at 7 p.m. November 4. Oyster Shoals invites everyone to take a journey back in time to the life and music of The Man in Black, according to a...

by Tom Chillemi -  The past meets the present at Wings, Wheels and Keels on Saturday, Sept. 30, when antique, classic and exotic aircraft, cars and boats converge from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for the 27th show at Hummel Field airport in Topping. Wings, Wheels and Keels (WW&K) will have more...

WESTMORELAND—The Colonial Beach Community Foundation will host the fifth annual Northern Neck Beach Music Festival September 9 on Town Hill in Colonial Beach. The festival features three bands, including Feature Attraction Band (F.A.B), a beach music favorite, at 11 a.m. followed by popular Motown Butta. This year’s headliner is The...

GLOUCESTER––Registration for fall Dragon Run paddle trips opens Sept. 1 at 9 a.m. The paddle trips are conducted by Friends of Dragon Run (FODR) in the spring, summer, and fall, weather permitting. Sign up at DragonRun.org. This year’s fall paddle season on Dragon Run will begin on Oct. 19 and...

MIDDLESEX––Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club (CBCC), 1834 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield, will host the 2023 Golf Croquet Nationals Sept. 18-24. The CBCC and the United States Croquet Association (USCA) “have worked hard to make the 2023 Golf Croquet Nationals the most affordable national croquet tournament in a long time,” said CBCC...

LANCASTER—The 28th Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, in support of local Hospice programs, will be held September 29 through October 1. Always an enjoyable local event—with perhaps over 100 beautiful sailboats—this will be hosted by the Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RRYC) in Irvington, said committee member Tom Wicks. Registration is open...

NORTHUMBERLAND—The Wicomico Parish Episcopal Church annual Market Day, celebrating community, charity and fun, will be held from 8 a.m.-noon October 7 on the church grounds, 5191 Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Although this is only the parish’s 17th Market Day anniversary, the tradition dates back centuries, reported publicity...

MIDDLESEX–The annual Urbanna Founders Day on Saturday, Aug. 5, will feature a reenactment debate between “Patrick Henry” (Richard Schumann) and “Thomas Jefferson” (Kurt Benjamin Smith) on the separation of church and state. The debate is set for 11 a.m. at Urbanna Baptist Church at 121 Watling St. in Urbanna. Schumann...

LANCASTER—It’s time to go fishing for a cause. Registration is now open for the 15th annual Dream Fields Spanish Mackerel Fishing Tournament on August 19. Proceeds benefit Lancaster County Little League and Dream Fields, 1385 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock. Some $5,400 in cash prizes will be awarded, including a $2,500 first prize,...