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The Garden Club of the Northern Neck will host an Historic Garden Week tour from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 30. This tour on the Crab Point Peninsula, along the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County, will offer a glimpse into the region’s rich historical heritage and distinctive architecture. Four breathtaking...

This year’s house and garden tour on Friday, May 2, hosted by the Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula, will return to Middlesex County. The tour promises to be of interest to avid gardeners and history buffs alike, while providing a glimpse of waterfront living. Visitors will enjoy visiting...

Gloucester’s beloved tradition — the 39th annual Daffodil Festival — is just around the corner. Mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, and get ready for a weekend filled with live entertainment, delicious food, unique vendors, and, of course, breathtaking daffodils. This family-friendly festival takes over...

LANCASTER—The Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO) fundraiser, Bach to Beach, will offer chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach and beach music by The Original Rhondels at a memorable night of music, dinner, dancing and auctions. The event will be held from 5-10:30 p.m. March 29 at the Boys & Girls Club...

LANCASTER—The Northern Neck Master Gardeners' (NNMG) 31st annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar (GNN) 2025 on March 29 will will be held from 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. March 29 at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene Family Life Center, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. Tickets are $50. Lunches...

The expo will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the White Stone Firehouse, 579 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Entry is $10 per person with children 12 and younger free. In essence, the expo replaces the Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show, last held in 2024...

Due to safety concerns following the recent winter storm, the 2025 Middlesex County Kiwanis Club Mardi Gras event originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22, has been postponed until Friday, March 14, at Bethpage Camp-Resort, announced Kiwanis vice president and Mardi Gras chairman Kim Bagby. All details of the event including...

Dr. Andrew Kirkpatrick will deliver his “International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil” talk as the next offering in the annual Deltaville Great Decisions lecture series. The talk is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, March 7, at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building at 17147 General Puller...

The Middlesex County Kiwanis Club is gearing up for this year’s Mardi Gras fundraising event! Tickets are going fast for an enjoyable evening filled with lively music — once again provided by the Richmond-based band En’Novation —  lots of dancing, great food and drinks, and exciting auction items. Spoiler alert:...

NORTHUMBERLAND — The Westmoreland Players Theatre will present “The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy” February 14 through March 2. Audiences will no doubt be familiar with the Addams Family, recalling with fondness the campy television series that aired from 1964 to 1966, the two Addams Family movies from the...