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Events in the month of March 2023
3/1/2023 - 4/1/2023
The RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock opens its newest exhibits on Wednesday, March 1st.  They are entitled "Weather or Not," a celebration of Mother Nature in storm or calm, cloud or sun; along with "Down Memory Lane," images from our past in oil, acrylic, photography and fabric. 

This is an opportunity to celebrate all forms of weather – or not.  In other words, submit works that depict the stormy, blustery, and rainy or the calm, sunny, softer side of Mother Nature.  But if weather is not in your wheel-house, show us something else altogether.  

Exhibit Dates:  March 1 through April 1
Reception:  Friday, March 3, 5-7PM
3/5/2023
Carolyn Quinn - "Building Community at Dug In Farms"

Upstairs Meeting Room
3/12/2023
Joshua Sherbin - "Electrifying the US Ground Fleet:A Foundation for America"

Upstairs Meeting Room
3/14/2023
Come and be sew-cial and meet other quilters and sewers in the community. 
Community Sew-cials are held at Irvington Baptist Church parish hall. Hours are 10:00 am-4:00 pm and you can stay for all or part of the time. The church will provide tables, chairs, and electricity. Bring all the supplies you need for the day as well as lunch, beverages, and snacks. Or, head across the street to The Local or The Office Bistro and grab something to eat and drink.
Proceeds from your reservation fee of $10 will be donated to the church for the use of their facilities.

Need sewing supplies? Stop by Sewlovelee (4504 Irvington Road), right down the road from the church.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Skill Details:
All Sewers and skill levels are welcome
Requirements:
Please bring your own sewing supplies including machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, iron and ironing surface.
3/15/2023
Discussion of the book, The Emperor Charlemagne, by E.R. Chamberlin.
 
3/17/2023 - 4/30/2023

Spring has Sprung!

So has our annual Garden Book Sale! Stop by this week! We have a huge selection to choose from!

3/17/2023
Join us for a special showing of BRAVE (2012, PG)
All ages are welcome!
Snacks and beverages provided!
 
3/17/2023
The Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show benefitsthe White Stone Volunteer Fire Department. All proceeds from the show go towards the fire department’s annual operating expenses.

The Preview Night Gala is a special evening event for guests to view the art and purchase that special item early.
THE EVENT INCLUDES:
A special door prize for Preview Night guests by:
Gordon Martin, Lanexa, VA
A signed and numbered show print by Artist of the Year:
Jim Wilson, Yorktown, VA
Admission to the show for the weekend
Wine, beer and heavy hors d’oeuvres
Cash bar
RESERVATIONS:
Cost: $70 per person
Advanced reservations are required before March 10, 2023
Contact Us to request an invitation
3/18/2023 - 3/19/2023
The Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show is an unique art festival showcasing wildfowl art.
Original paintings, prints, carvings of life-size and miniature birds of all kinds, decoys for display or hunting, antique decoys, exquisite bronze sculptures, photography, taxidermy, and handcrafted jewelry are all available to purchase or enjoy viewing.
Exhibitors come from Pennsylvania to Florida and most exhibitors return each year. New exhibitors are selected who enhance the show’s reputation of having a high quality art show. Many visitors are amazed that a rural fire department hosts such a first-rate art exhibition. 
Located in the small town of White Stone, which is on the Rappahannock River, near the Chesapeake Bay, the Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show has become a popular destination for art enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.

The Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show benefitsthe White Stone Volunteer Fire Department. All proceeds from the show go towards the fire department’s annual operating expenses.
3/19/2023
Julien Patterson  - Community Involvement and an Entrepreneurial Prospective on the Northern Neck.
3/19/2023
Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts & The Lancaster Players are collaborating to provide an exciting performing arts experience for the community! Faced with the temporary loss of our music venue due to renovations at the Lancaster Middle School, we have partnered with the Players, who have offered up their playhouse for an afternoon with The Taters, a Richmond-based band known nationally for their infectious melodies and high-energy songwriting.

Doors open at 2:00 pm, show time is 2:30. The Playhouse offers bistro-style seating, with table seating for 4 or 8. Tickets are $25 and there will be a cash bar.
Seating is limited! Please call for tickets and more information.


 
3/20/2023
Discussion of the book, I was Anastasia, by Ariel Larwon.
 
3/24/2023
Leaving a Legacy in Written Words
Featuring Authors Gail Wilson Kenna,
   Ilona Duncan and Susan Moore
Northumberland Public Library Books Alive!
Sponsored by the Friends of Northumberland Public Library
Friday March 24, 2023 5-7 PM
“All three of us are ardent believers in leaving a legacy in written words. Each of us was changed because of relatives who wrote letters and because family members saved them,” says Gail Kenna.  The featured authors to the first Books Alive event for 2023 will discuss their books, which take a reader through historical periods: 1849-50, 1903-04, and post-World War 2 Germany. The three writers will reveal how inheriting the letters changed their lives in meaningful ways.  Light appetizers and wine will be served.
 
3/25/2023
NORTHERN NECK ORCHESTRA WILL PERFORM SYMPHONIES
BY FLORENCE PRICE AND LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN ON MARCH 25 
 
            Grammy Award-winner Michael Repper will conduct the Northern Neck Orchestra in a performance of pioneering symphonies by Florence Price and Ludwig van Beethoven on March 25 at the Northumberland High School Theater, 201 Academic Lane, Heathsville.
            The program includes Price’s landmark Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s enduring Symphony No. 5. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a pre-concert talk by Repper at 6:45 p.m.
            Tickets for the concert are $40.00 and may be purchased at the door or online. Students are admitted free. 
 
 
3/28/2023
Come and be sew-cial and meet other quilters and sewers in the community. 
Community Sew-cials are held at Irvington Baptist Church parish hall. Hours are 10:00 am-4:00 pm and you can stay for all or part of the time. The church will provide tables, chairs, and electricity. Bring all the supplies you need for the day as well as lunch, beverages, and snacks. Or, head across the street to The Local or The Office Bistro and grab something to eat and drink.
Proceeds from your reservation fee of $10 will be donated to the church for the use of their facilities.

Need sewing supplies? Stop by Sewlovelee (4504 Irvington Road), right down the road from the church.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Skill Details:
All Sewers and skill levels are welcome
Requirements:
Please bring your own sewing supplies including machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, iron and ironing surface.
3/30/2023
Network with local business leaders. Discuss new business initiatives. Enjoy a craft beer or glass of wine and hors d'oeuvres.

 

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