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Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock, will host Pour Your Heart Out, a fundraising weekend, July 12-14. “We’ll be raising money for Smith Point Sea Rescue, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing assistance to boats having difficulties in the mid-Chesapeake Bay area,” said marketing manager Monique MacEachin.    Smith Point Sea...

YORKTOWN — The public is invited to the 45th Independence Day celebration in Yorktown Thursday, July 4. This free, family-friendly event includes activities on Historic Main Street and along the waterfront at Riverwalk Landing. Also, visitors can take advantage of special programs at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown from...

LANCASTER — The sounds of summer echo across the Commonwealth and concert season is underway. Several Virginia State Parks offer bluegrass, jazz, gospel, country, rock and roll, symphony and contemporary music. Each location has a variety of music throughout the year so there is something that everyone can enjoy. Belle...

The second Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival is scheduled for July 6-7 at Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield. Last year the event drew over 2,000 attendees and almost 80 vendors, selling arts, crafts, food, wine and beer, according to club president Macey White. There are...

WESTMORELAND — The fourth annual First Africans Day at Stratford Hall will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 27 at Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. The event will commemorate the enslaved Africans and African Americans who built and sustained Stratford Hall and the Lee family...

RICHMOND COUNTY — The Menokin Foundation will host Power of Place: Conservation, Kayaking and Culture from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 13 at Menokin, 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw. This festival offers recreational activities for the whole family including kayaking, hiking, music, food, film and tours, according to director of communications Michael...

YORKTOWN—The Sounds of Summer concert series will open Thursday, June 6, at Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. These free Thursday-night concerts are from 6:30-9 p.m. through August 15 (except July 4). The Uptown Band will open the series, followed by an exciting lineup that includes rock-n-roll, R&B, pop, beach...

NORTHUMBERLAND—The Heathsville Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern (RHHT), 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. The Northumberland Public Library “Mobile-Library” will be open for tours. The Heritage Arts Center gift shop will be open. Shoppers will find artists in their studios with wares...

LANCASTER––The Lancaster Players will present “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 8 p.m. June 7-8, 13-15 and 20-22, and 3 p.m. June 9, 16 and 23 at The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Robin Blake, director of The Marvelous Wonderettes, will bring another colorful, distinctive musical to the stage. The...

RICHMOND COUNTY—Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NNEC) recently announced its second annual Bright Futures Fund Run to raise funds for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The color run event will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the NNEC Warehouse, 15105 Historyland Highway, Warsaw. The Bright Futures Fund Run is...