October

8 Thursday

Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene, White Stone.

AA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock.

Cardio Dance, 8-9 a.m. Etudes Ballet School, 56 First Street, White Stone. Details, sign up, etudesballet.com.

Yoga, 9-10 a.m. Etudes Ballet School, 56 First Street, White Stone. Details, sign up, etudesballet.com.

A Walk On The Wild Side, 9-11 a.m. Camp Store, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Theme: The Decomposers-Fungi & Lichens. Pre-registration requested, 462-5030.

RFM Boat Shop, 9-11 a.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Traditional wooden boat-building.

Blacksmith Guild, 9 a.m.-noon, weather permitting. Forge, Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Walk In Paint Session, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 36 North Arts & Crafts, 36 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4204.

Gentle Flow Yoga, 9:30 a.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. $10. Bring mat, bands, blocks, water.

Lancaster Wetlands Board, 9:30 a.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster.

Grace Church Yard Sale, 10 a.m.-noon. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Spinners & Weavers Open Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Expected Loss Support Group, 2 p.m. Bay Center for Spiritual Development, 482 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. 436-6362.

Northern Neck Ultimate Frisbee Alliance, 5:30 p.m. Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington. Most Thursdays. Pick-up games, any skill level, new players welcome.

Yoga Therapy, 5:30 p.m. Rishi Yoga & Wellness, 578 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. 456-8030.

Northumberland Supervisors, 5:30 p.m. County Courts Building, 220 Judicial Place, Heathsville.

Reach For The Stars Fundraising Gala, 5:30 p.m. Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck, 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Highlights: presentation, STEM achievement, cocktails, dinner, auctions. Tickets: $100 each. Table for eight, $800. For tickets, go to bgcnn.org or contact Jennifer Mason, 435-9696, Ext. 106.

Creative Writing Group, 6 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

Erik Gaines, 6-9 p.m. Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.

Cameron Ashton, 6-9 p.m. KC’s, 10428 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock.

Irvington Town Council, 6:30 p.m. Irvington Baptist Church, 53 King Carter Drive, Irvington.

Movies On The Half Shell Stage, sunset. Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Movie: Toy Story.

Pizza & Trivia, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao.

9 Friday

AA, noon. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.

Lunch Bunch Al-Anon, noon. Grace Episcopal Church, Kilmarnock. For phone in meetings, email fridaylunchbunchafg@gmail.com.

Blacksmith Guild, 9 a.m.-noon, weather permitting. Forge, Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Heritage Arts Class, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Topic: Beginning Weaving. $300 Continues October 10 and 11. Register at 580-3377, or nnheritageartscenter.org.

Spinners & Weavers Open Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Mahjong, 1 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

Widows Support Group, 2-4 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Support, camaraderie, fellowship, games, light snacks and beverages.

“The Waterfront Landscape: Stable Shorelines, Clean Water, Abundant Wildlife,” 2 p.m. Northern Neck Master Gardeners, St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 6807 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. To register, call the Virginia Cooperative Extension Lancaster County Office, 462-5780.

B.A.R.K. Rangers-Pets In Parks, 4-5 p.m. Campground Bath House, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Parking fee, payable at the gate. 462-5030.

DJ Will, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wine Down, Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock.

Phun Doctors, 5:30-8:30 p.m. General’s Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague.

High & Dry, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing Company, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross.

Rae The Band, 6-8 p.m. Musi on Maple, Mathews Library Courtyard, 44 Maple Avenue, Mathews. $30, includes a beverage.

The Haus Band, 6 p.m. Meridian Unplugged, Meridian Restaurant, Compass Entertainment Complex, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington.

Bingo, doors open 6 p.m., play begins 6:30 p.m. WCNC, 2928 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg. $20 for 15 games. Hot dogs, snacks, water, extra cards for sale. Cash prizes.

Hayley Jane Band, 7-10 p.m. Oyster Shoals Music Hall, 187 Main Street, Warsaw. $20. Purchase tickets at oystershoals.com.

10 Saturday

AA, 7:30 p.m. Irvington Baptist.

AA, 8 p.m. Heathsville UMC.

River Ride 2026, Kilmarnock and the surrounding Northern Neck. Options: 10-mile route starting from Shiloh School; 20-, 30-, 40- or 65-mile routes, starting from Town Centre Park. Fees: $50-$75. A day-of event surcharge, if offered, $15. Registration, event details, routes and merchandise: www.rbcbikes.com/rr25-home. Contacts: Matt Cunningham at contact@rbcbikes.com, 513-519-0962, or Chris Cornwell at nnbikeclub@gmail.com, 436-3301.

Country Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. Lancaster Union Lodge #88, 48 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. $14, ages 6 and younger, eat free. All you can eat menu: scrambled eggs (fried eggs on request), pancakes (blueberry and plain), biscuits, sausage gravy, sausage links, bacon, cheesy grits, home fried potatoes, fried apples, warm syrup, fruit cocktail, coffee, tea, juice, milk. Orders to go also.

Mud, Music & Motors, 8 a.m. 10-7 At Big Land, 311 Prospect Hill Road, Montross. Northern neck Jeepers, 5K Mud & Trail Run (9 a.m.), 4X4 Mud Run (10 a.m.-7 p.m.), family fun, lawn games, prizes, vendors, wine tent, barbecue and brew. Bands: Jamie’s Gang, The J. During Jr. Band, Task Force Rock. Tickets/reservations, Ten7BigLand.com.

Heritage Arts Class, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Topic: Blacksmithing 101. $135. Register at 580-3377, or nnheritageartscenter.org.

WarsawFest, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Town Park, 171 Main Street, Warsaw. Arts, crafts, town businesses, vendors, food, entertainment, car show, parade, children’s activities, pageants. Sponsor: Warsaw Richmond County Chamber of Commerce, wrccoc.com/warsaw-fest.

Auditions, 9 a.m. Westmoreland Players, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Production: “Young Frankenstein.” Details: roles, musical workshops, audition prep, www.westmorelandplayers.org.

Happy Tails On The Trails, 10-11 a.m. Car Top Launch, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Training to help dogs become park-ready companions. Parking fee, payable at the gate. 462-5030.

Set Sail-Claud W. Somers, 10 a.m.-noon. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Aboard the historic skipjack. $30 members, $35 others. Reservations: 453-6529, or office@rfmuseum.com.

Cople District VFD 75th Anniversary Celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 11 a.m. ceremony. Cople District VFD, 123 Yeocomico Lane, Kinsale. History exhibit, guest speakers, firetruck rides, music, children’s amusements, hot, dogs, chips and drinks.

Spinners & Weavers Open Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Kilmarnock Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Children’s activities, bounce houses, face painting, temporary tattoos, petting zoo, stilt walkers. Stage performances, bands, acrobats, dance troupes. Vendors, crafts, boutique finds, food.

Fall Fest, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Remlik Wesleyan Church, 775 Flats Road, Urbanna. Vendors, food trucks, music, touch-a-truck, hayride, games, car show.

Octoberfest Celebration, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. st. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 3020 Fleeton Road, Fleeton. Traditional Bavarian festival, German food and beer, bake sale, 50/50 raffle, cornhole, kids corner.

Cameron Ashton, noon-3 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock.

Jeff Tanner Book Signing, noon-4 p.m. Objects, 4462 Irvington Road, Irvington.

Bluegrass Roots Revival, 3:30 p.m. doors open. 4:30-9:30 p.m. show. Flat Iron Crossroads, 7709 Flat Iron Road, Gloucester. Bands: Rappahannock Crossing, Dana Newsome, Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys, Josh Grigsby and County Line. $30. Advance tickets: flatironcrossroads.com.

Mike Reed, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross.

Carlos & The Castaways, 6-9 p.m. General’s Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague.

Northern Neck Orchestra, 6:45 p.m. pre-concert talk, 7:30 p.m. show. Lancaster High School Auditorium & Performing Arts Center, 100 Visionary Way, Irvington. Admission by season subscription, $160, or $40. Purchase tickets at the door or www.northernneckorchestra.org.

Market Street Band, 8-11 p.m. Mi Casa Azteca, 286 Main Street, Mathews.

Southern Rock Mafia, 8 p.m. Nooners, 16170 George Washington Memorial Highway, Saluda.

11 Sunday

AA, 8 a.m. Hills Quarter Community Clubhouse, 723 Old Saint John’s Road, Irvington.

Sangria Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.

Reptile Feeding, 1-1:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Westmoreland State Park, 145 Cliff Road, Montross. Parking fee applies. 493-8821.

Chili Cook-Off, 1-2 p.m. Kilmarnock Fall Festival, Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Food, entertainment, fall festivities. Applications: KilmarnockVA.com, Kilmarnock Town Hall, 1 North Main/street, Kilmarnock, Emilie webster, ewebster@kilmarnockva.com, 724-1608.

Troy Breslow, 1-4 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock.

Free Croquet Lessons, 1 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield. No reservations needed, club provides all equipment. maceywhite@gmail.com.

Chuck Pearson, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Birthday Fun, General’s Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague.

The Band From Misfit Beach, 3-6 p.m. Lively Firehouse, 5170 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. To benefit the Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department.

Pickers Circle, 3-6 p.m. That Damn Mary Brewing Company, 13 West Church Street, Kilmarnock.

12 Monday

Columbus Day

AA, noon, De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock.

AA, 8 p.m. Wicomico Methodist Church, Wicomico Church.

Guided Sunrise Paddle, 6:45 a.m. gather. 7-9 a.m. paddle. Menokin Visitors Center, 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw. $25 per person, includes all equipment, kayak, paddle, life jacket, seat. Reservations: menokin.org/menokin-events.

Five Rivers Fiber Guild, 10 a.m. Art Room 2, Life Enrichment Center, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury (RWC), 132 Lancaster Drive, Irvington.

Richard Henry Lee Chapter, SAR/Cobbs Hall Chapter, DAR Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. social period, noon lunch. Bayne Conference Center, Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. $20 per person. By reservation: Stu Kramer, 366-1277or stukramer@gmail.com.

The Wit & Wisdom of Mark Twain, 1-3 p.m. Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning, Rappahannock Community College, Warsaw Campus, 52 Campus Drive, Warsaw. Continues October 9, 16, 23. Advance registration and tuition payment required, $20. To register, visit www.rappahannock.edu/rill.

Mahjong, 1-4 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. $5 per person. Text 436-7144 to reserve a table.

Computer Class, 3-5 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Bring a laptop, iPad or phone or use a library laptop. 580-5051.

Mike Reed, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill, 384 Old Ferry Road, Gwynn’s Island.

Power Of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Event, 5:30-7:30 p.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. Sponsor: Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital. Vendor tables, community resource booths, complimentary refreshments, door prizes, ceremony honoring breast cancer survivors.

Chesapeake Chorale, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals continue Mondays through November.

Northern Neck Beekeepers Club, 7 p.m. Heathsville United Methodist Church, 39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville.

13 Tuesday

AA, 7 p.m., De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock. Beginners and young people welcome.

Barre, 8-9 a.m. Etudes Ballet School, 56 First Street, White Stone. Details, sign up, etudesballet.com.

Office Hours, 8-10 a.m. The Local, 4337 Irvington Road, Irvington. Irvington residents can meet with Viv Ralls to share Irvington concerns.

RFM Boat Shop, 9-11 a.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Traditional wooden boat-building.

Walk In Paint Session, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 36 North Arts & Crafts, 36 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4204.

Gentle Flow Yoga, 9:30 a.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. $10. Bring mat, bands, blocks. water.

Storytime, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Ages 5 and younger.

Grace Church Yard Sale, 10 a.m.-noon. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Seniors Gather, noon. Irvington UMC, 26 King Carter Drive, Irvington. Food, games, fellowship. Reservations appreciated, 436-4055.

Woman’s Club Of Northumberland County, refreshments noon, meeting 12:30 p.m. WCNC, 2928 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg. Speaker: John Seltzer. Topic: Toys for Tots program. Light refreshments.

Grief Support Group, 1-2 p.m. The Bay Center, 482 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. 436-6362.

Memory Café, 1-2:30 p.m. Mid-County Volunteer Rescue Squad, 7990 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

Northumberland School Board, 6 p.m. Northumberland High School, 201 Academic Lane, Claraville.

14 Wednesday

AA, noon. Women’s meeting, Irvington UMC.

Serenity Al-Anon, 5:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Lancaster.

AA 12 & 12 Study Group, 7 p.m., Shachah World Ministries, Kilmarnock.

Yoga Therapy, 8-9 a.m. Rishi Yoga & Wellness, 578 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. 456-8030.

Walk In Paint Session, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 36 North Arts & Crafts, 36 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4204.

Spinners & Weavers Open Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Storytime, 10 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Rappahannock River Railroaders.

Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association, 11:30 a.m. Lee’s Restaurant, 30 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Suicide Support Group, 1-2 p.m. The Bay Center, 482 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Continues through November 11. 436-6362.

After School Club, 3-5 p.m.Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

Karaoke Night, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross.

Open Mic/The Fred, 6-9 p.m. That Damn Mary Brewing Company, 13 West Church Street, Kilmarnock.

Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District Board, 6:30 p.m. NNSWCD Conference Room, 5585 Richmond Road, Warsaw. 313-9102, X101.

“Pirates On The Bay,” 7 p.m. Compass Cinema Six, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington. $10 cash or check at Kilmarnock Museum, 296-0930; or $12 credit or debit card at 26thStreetMedia.com.

15 Thursday