9/1/2024 - 9/30/2024
During the month of September, we are waiving the join fee (up to a $100 value). Visit our location or join online at ymcavp.org/joinnow.
9/7/2024
The Irvington Farmers Market celebrates area farms and the best quality local produce. We also showcase brilliant vendors from across the region who offer fabulous hand-crafted items and amazing food!You'll find artisan cheeses, local honey, meat, and seafood. Vendors with handmade crafts, jewelry, and clothing. Beautiful handcrafted furniture, baskets, soaps, glassware, and artwork of all kinds. A cornucopia of food, flowers, and gifts! Come hungry… there will be LOTS of delicious food!
And it gets even better... We've got live music at each market. SHANE COOLEY - Shane brings his hauntingly minimalist, alternative folk music and nuanced lyrics to our stage once again. Shane Cooley has been writing, recording, and performing music since he was a brilliant young teenager. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature at William & Mary and then hit the road with his music, touring the U.S. and Europe. He spent most of his 20s in Austin, Texas. Shane's reputation as an ultra-talented, prolific songwriter is evident. We are incredibly fortunate to have Shane performing on our stage for this September market!
9/8/2024
MUSIC FOR GUITAR TO BE SHOWCASED AT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTON SEPTEMBER 8 AT GOOD LUCK CELLARS IN KILMARNOCK VA
The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2024-2025 Chamber Music Series kicks off with a
celebration of music for guitar.
The program will showcase intricate works for classical guitar from Spain, vibrant tangos
from Argentina and an exhilarating medley from West Side Story performed by gifted soloists
and more than one dozen members of the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra.
The concert will be performed on September 8 at 2:00 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025
Goodluck Road, in Kilmarnock. Tickets for the performance are $35.00. Season tickets for the
four-concert series are $112.00.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.northernneckorchestra.org or at the door.
Students are free.
The concert is partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
9/16/2024
Please join us from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm on the third Monday of each month to discuss the featured book of the month. If you would like to join, send an email to call 804-435-1729.
9/18/2024
Changemakers Book Group
September 18th
Beautiful Swimmers:
Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay by William W. Warner
9/19/2024
Lindsay Chervinsky - Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the RepublicAn authoritative account of the second president of the United States that shows how John Adams's leadership and legacy defined the office for those who followed and ensured the survival of the American republic.
The United States of 1797 faced enormous challenges, provoked by enemies foreign and domestic. The father of the new nation, George Washington, left his vice president, John Adams, with relatively little guidance and impossible expectations to meet. Adams was confronted with intense partisan divides, debates over citizenship, fears of political violence, potential for foreign conflict with France and Britain, and a nation unsure that the presidency could even work without Washington at the helm.
Making the Presidency is an authoritative exploration of the second US presidency, a period critical to the survival of the American republic. Through meticulous research and engaging prose, Lindsay Chervinsky illustrates the unique challenges faced by Adams and shows how he shaped the office for his successors. One of the most qualified presidents in American history, he had been a legislator, political theorist, diplomat, minister, and vice president--but he had never held an executive position. Instead, the quixiotic and stubborn Adams would rely on his ideas about executive power, the Constitution, politics, and the state of the world to navigate the hurdles of the position. He defended the presidency from his own often obstructionist cabinet, protected the nation from foreign attacks, and forged trust and dedication to election integrity and the peaceful transfer of power between parties, even though it cost him his political future.
Offering a portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential periods in US history, Making the Presidency is a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of the presidency and the creation of political norms and customs at the heart of the American republic.
9/20/2024
Ray Pittman and His Rockin Blues Band will hit the stage in Kilmarnock Sept. 20th. A Native to the area he will bring Rockin Blues to the stage!Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased online or at the gate. Picnic baskets are welcomed but absolutely NO GLASS, ALCOHOL, or DOGS. All bags are subject to search for restricted items and for safety of our guests.
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9/27/2024
Please note that the Chamber After Hours event has been rescheduled to Friday, September 27th, 2024, from 6 pm to 9 pm at Yankee Point Marina.
Join us for an evening of exclusive beverages, hors d'oeuvres, and live music by Black Cat Murphy. It’s the perfect opportunity to network with fellow Chamber members. Feel free to bring your family for a fun and relaxing night.
Chamber Announcements at 7pm
We look forward to seeing you there!