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"Until the Cardinals Carry Me Home", the debut poetry collection by M. P. Slaughter is set to be released September 26 with a book launch and signing scheduled for Thursday, September 25. M.P. Slaughter is a journalist, photographer, and poet residing in eastern Virginia with her fiancé and Mollie, her...

LANCASTER—The Boys & Girls of the Northern Neck (BGCNN), 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, recently announced its annual Reach for the Stars dinner and auction will take place September 18. The theme will be “The Future Looks Bright.” The event will begin with a cocktail hour and silent auction at...

by Tom Chillemi MIDDLESEX––The 29th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Hummel Field airport, 310 Plainview Road (off Greys Point Road), Topping. WW&K will have more than 100 antique, classic and exotic cars and vehicles, numerous aircraft and more than...

LANCASTER—Garfield’s Rescue Inc. (GRI) will hold the fourth annual Wine & Whiskers gala, a benefit evening of wine, music, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, from 5-7:30 p.m. September 4 at Trinity Episcopal Church Pavilion, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Guests can support GRI’s lifesaving homeless cat rescue mission while...

YORKTOWN—The Historic Yorktown waterfront will be alive with the sound of music on Saturday, August 30, when the Virginia Symphony Orchestra returns to Riverwalk Landing. The 27th annual outdoor concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin. Visitors are urged to pack a cooler, bring...

MATHEWS––The Mathews Museum reopens Friday, Sept. 5 after two months of renovation. The museum’s first major exhibit will feature, “The Art of the Quilt,” sponsored by the Mathews Bay Quilters Guild. The exhibit showcases the talent of fabric artists and ranges from full-sized quilts to small items such as...

by Tina McCloud for Northern Neck Wooden Boat School NORTHUMBERLAND—Cardboard and duct tape: Does that float your boat? Time to find out on September 6, when the inaugural Cardboard Regatta will be held on Cockrell Creek. The regatta is for all ages. The people-powered boats can be built ahead of time...

NORTHUMBERLAND—Jeepers! Is Reedville going quackers? Yes! The inaugural Jeep rally—Crawl for the Halle—is coming to the village on September 13. And there will be ducks! Crawl for the Halle proceeds will benefit Festival Halle. The building, nearing 100 years old, formerly served as Reedville High and later Reedville Primary school. It...

WESTMORELAND—The Colonial Beach Community Foundation and the Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to present the seventh annual Northern Neck Beach Music Festival, a two-day celebration of live music, great food, and community spirit. The festival will be held from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. September 13 and 14 at...

NORTHUMBERLAND—The 21st annual Classic Boat Show will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  September 13 on and around the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum (RFM) campus at 504 Main Street, Reedville. Antique and classic boats will be on display and/or for sale on land and at the RFM dock and...