Speaker series
Historic Christ Church & Museum’s 2024 Summer Speaker Series, “The First Three: From Washington to Jefferson,” will open today, July 25, with “Victory or Death: George Washington and the Ten Crucial Days,” by Mark Maloy; continue August 15 with “The Jeffersons at Shadwell,” by Dr. Susan Kern; and conclude September 19 with “Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic,” by Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky.
Each program will begin at 5 p.m. with a reception with the speaker followed by the presentation at 6 p.m. at Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Tickets are $25 per presentation or $65 for the series. For tickets visit ChristChurch1735.org.
Children’s tours
The Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, will offer children’s tours from 10:30-noon on Fridays, July 26, August 2 and 9, for ages 4-12. Turn the wheel in the pilothouse, play steamboat era games and make a wooden steamboat to float in a pool.
The fee is $5 for children and one accompanying adult free. Sign up at steamboateramuseum.org or call at 438-6888.
Annual meeting
The Northumberland County Historical Society 2024 annual meeting will convene at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Ball Memorial Library and Museum, 86 Back Street, Heathsville.
Following a brief business session at 10:30 a.m., Rev. Dr. Randolph Meade Walker will present “The Heroic Homemaker: Ella Fallin Walker, 1881-1970.” After a lunch break, the meeting will reconvene at 1:30 p.m. for a presentation by Mark Huffman entitled “Capturing Local History with Video.”
First Africans
The fourth annual First Africans Day at Stratford Hall will return Saturday, July 27, to commemorate the enslaved Africans and African Americans who built and sustained Stratford Hall and the Lee family for generations.
Throughout the day descendants, historical interpreters and artists will gather with the public to remember and honor those once enslaved at Stratford Hall through music, art, dancing and storytelling. First Africans Day is from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and is free. To register in advance, visit https://bit.ly/firstafricansday.
Lemonade stand
There will be a youth-run lemonade stand starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 1, in front of Rivah Consignments, 27 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck. In the event of rain that day, the stand will be postponed.
Upcoming show
Tickets are on sale for “Run For Your Wife” by Ray Cooney at The Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Tickets for the opening night gala on August 2 are $40 each and include food at 6:30 p.m. and the show at 7:30 p.m. Student gala tickets are $27.
The play will continue at 7:30 p.m. August 3, 9, 10, 16, and 3 p.m. August 4, 11, 17 and 18. Tickets for the remaining shows are $30 for adults and $17 for students. For tickets, visit westmorelandplayers.org or call 529-9345.
Chicken dinners
Chicken dinners will be available from 5-6:30 p.m. on first Mondays at American Legion Post #117, 39 School Street, Reedville.
Meals include fried chicken, mashed potatoes, choice of vegetables, salad, roll, dessert and drink. Dinners are $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 12 and younger, at the door.
Music by the River
Music by the River at Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster, will continue from 6-8 p.m. August 10 with the Karen Jonas Band and August 17 with Southern Grace. A $5 parking fee is payable at the gate.
Senior gathering
Irvington United Methodist Church, 26 King Carter Drive, Irvington, hosts a senior gathering from noon-1:30 p.m. on second Tuesdays. Share lunch, bingo and fellowship.
Music on the Half Shell Stage
Music on the Half Shell Stage will feature Inside Out Band on August 16 and Brass Wind Brand on August 30 at Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and music will begin at 7 p.m.
Admission is by season pass or $10. Tickets are available at www.kilmarnockva.com or the gate.
Music on the Cliffs
Sally & Brian will be featured from 6-8 p.m. August 17 at Music on the Cliffs at Westmoreland State Park, 145 Cliff Road, Montross. A $10 parking fee is payable at the gate.
Bay concerts
Concerts by the Bay will present Alter Eagles at 3 p.m. September 15 at the Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews.
Tickets are $30 at the door; students free. A subscription series of five concerts September through April starts at $120 through Concerts by the Bay and includes reciprocal opportunities at Arts Alive in West Point and Rappahannock Concert Association in Heathsville. Too view the various upcoming concerts for 2024-25 see www.concertsbythebay.org.
RCA concerts
The Rappahannock Concert Association will open its 41st concert season at 7:30 p.m. September 21 at the Northumberland County School Performing Arts Theater, 201 Academic Lane, Heathsville. The six concert series will begin with the Crown Mountain Trio Classical Ensemble.
There are four ticket purchase options, reserved seats for the six concerts, $135; regular seating for all six concerts, $110; any three of the six concerts, $70; a single concert ticket, $35. Students are always admitted free. For a full oncert schedule and to purchase tickets, go to www.rappahannockconcerts.org. Group rates are available. For group rates, call 1-888-210-8006.
