Burns event
The Kilmarnock & District Pipe Band will hold its annual Tribute to Robert Burns event Saturday, January 25, at the Masonic Lodge #100, 1434 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. The program will focus on a concert with piping, singing, poetry and dancing. The event will offer snacks and set-ups (BYOB). Doors will open at 1 p.m., the program will begin at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $35 each and are available at The Local in Irvington, Chesapeake Bank in Kilmarnock and White Stone, Primis Bank in Burgess, or https://bit.ly/NNKBurns24. Checks also can be mailed by calling John at 577-3349.
U.B.U. The Band
The Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck (BGCNN) will launch its Winter Music Series with a performance by U.B.U. The Band. The concert will be held Saturday, January 25, at the BGCNN Clubhouse Activity Center, 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m.
Beer, wine and food concessions will be available to purchase. Concert tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased in advance at BGCNN locations, 8200 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville; 9514 Richmond Road, Warsaw; or 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Tickets also will be available at BGCNN.org or $25 at the door.
NNK250 speaker
The 2025 NNK250 Signature Speaker Series will open at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 26, at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus, 4224 University Drive, King George.
Dr. Woody Holton will present “Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia.”
Gardening seminar
The Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ (NNMG) 31st annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar (GNN) 2025 on March 29 will return to White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone.
The seminar fee is $50. Lunches will be available for an additional fee. Registration forms will be available February 1 at www.nnmg.org.
Hake fish breakfast
The Northumberland County Community Center, 679 Browns Store Road, Heathsville, will hold a hake fish breakfast from 7-11 a.m. February 1. The eat-in or carry-out menu will include hake fish, potatoes, sausage, bacon, eggs, fried onions, biscuits, pancakes, orange juice, coffee, tea, or water.
Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door. For tickets call 580-2477 or 580-1301.
ν Winter lecture
The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum 2025 Winter Lecture Series will continue at 6:30 p.m. February 3 at the Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department, 119 Main Street, Reedville. RFM lectures are free, donations are welcome.
The presentation will be “Oystering 101 by the Tidewater Oyster Growers Association.” Association representatives will offer the basics for “growing your own” oysters and “how to” get started with oyster cages. Pre-register at www.oystergardners.org/oyster-gardening-101.
Speaker series
The Second Saturday Speaker Series will continue at 2 p.m. February 8 at the Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington. Jack Shaum will present stories of the Old Bay Line.
Admission is by season subscription or $5. Purchase tickets at the museum, 438-6888, or www.steamboateramuseum.org.
Super Bowl chili
The Woman’s Club of White Stone, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone, recently announced its third annual Super Bowl chili sale. Place orders by February 3 for pickup from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. February 8.
The fee is $15 per quart. To place an order, call 435-0441. Leave a message stating name, number of quarts and contact information for confirmation.
TOGA
The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) will hold its annual membership meeting from 1-5 p.m. February 8 at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Waterman’s Hall, 1370 Greate Road, Gloucester Point. Highlights will include the introduction of a newly updated Virginia Oyster Gardening Guide.
TOGA also will conduct Oyster Gardening 101 from 10-11:45 a.m. to provide beginning oyster gardeners everything they need to know to set up their own oyster garden. A social reception will be held from 4-5 p.m. To register for this free event, visit www.oystergardener.org/annual-meeting.
Jazz On Stage
The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts On Stage series will continue at 7:30 p.m. February 8 at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock. Good Shot Judy will perform classic swing, crooner favorites and original compositions.
Admission is by season subscription, or $45. For tickets, visit www.rappahannockfoundation.org/ or call office administrator Donna McGrath, 438-5555.
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.
