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Over the past 44 years, the Westmoreland Players Theatre has staged many holiday classics during the Christmas season, including Miracle on 34th Street and four different productions of A Christmas Carol. This year, the Players will present the Virginia premiere of a Tilt the Unlit Candle, a quirky grown-up...

NORTHUMBERLAND—Both children and adults are invited to do their Christmas shopping at Golden Village Christmas from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. December 2 at Rice’s Hotel/ Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. There also will be caroling, free hot mulled cider, a bake sale and visits with Santa, reported executive director Corinne...

LANCASTER—Tickets are now on sale for the Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2023-24 concert season that features an expanded program of four concerts conducted by music director Michael Repper, including a new festive holiday concert. The performances showcase music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Britten, Antonin Dvorak, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Peter...

by Gary Cook -  Deltaville is known for its rich history of wooden boatbuilding centered around the commercial work boats of the Chesapeake Bay. While most Middlesex County residents and frequent visitors to the area are well aware of the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM) commitment to telling the story of...

LANCASTER—The Pumpkin Walk will be held from 4-6 p.m. October 28 at Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. The Pumpkin Walk is a free, safe and fun trick-or-treating event where businesses and organizations pass out candy to up to 1,000 children, said Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of...

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...