July
3 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.
Storytime, 10 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Topic: High Flying adventures.
Cancer Support Group,10:30 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. 435-1285.
Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association, 11:30 a.m. Lee’s Restaurant, 30 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Mackenzie Roark, 4-7 p.m. The Lawn. Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 438-5000.
Reading Of The Declaration of Independence, 4 p.m. Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems.
Open Mic/Slow Burn Duo, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Something Different, 213 Virginia Street, Urbanna. 758-8000.
Open Mic/Lane Rice, 6-9 p.m. Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.
Open Mic, 6:30-9:30 p.m. That Damn Mary Brewing Company, 5036 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. 210-1383.
Ampersand, 7 p.m. Lebanon Baptist Church, 20 Alfonso Road, Lancaster. $10 cash, at the door. Children free with an adult.
4 Thursday
Independence Day
Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene, White Stone.
AA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock.
Salute At Burnt House Field, 8:15 a.m. Burnt House Field, Mt. Pleasant Road, Coles Point. Site of Richard Henry Lee’s grave. Sponsors: Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, Cople Episcopal Parish.
Patriotic Service Of Thanksgiving, 9-9:30 a.m. Yeocomico Church, 1219 Old Yeocomico Road, Kinsale. Sponsors: Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, Cople Episcopal Parish.
Little Feet Community Playgroup, 9-11 a.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. 654-1497, sweetchaosfarm@gmail.com.
Irvington Hometown Parade, 11 a.m. King Carter Drive, Irvington.
Celebrating The Red, White And Blue, 11 a.m.-noon. Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Join a ranger to make a beaded necklace or bracelet. $5 parking fee. 462-5030.
Fourth of July Celebration, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Explore the Great House, gardens, nature trails, Potomac River beachfront. Colonial music, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 18th century games, outdoor yard games, colonial craft activity. Gift Shop, $4 admission, free for ages 4 and younger. Purchase tickets at stratfordhall.org.
Kinsale Fourth Of July Celebration, 4-9:30 p.m. Throughout Kinsale. Parade, 4-4:30 p.m.; food, drinks and music by Hard To Tell, 5-9:15 p.m.; boat parade on the Yeocomico River, 7:30-8 p.m.; fireworks show, 9:15-9:30 p.m.
Open Mic, 5-8 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.
Mercy Creek, 6-8 p.m. Beach Blast, Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 438-5000.
Haus Band, 6-9 p.m. The 606, 606 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.
Trivia With Cole, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. 529-1042.
Trivia Night, 7 p.m. Nacho Average Brew Pub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.
Karaoke, 7-10 p.m. Little Jimmy’s, 240 Virginia Street, Urbanna. 286-9005.
The Tyler Nichols Band, 8 p.m.-midnight. Coles Point Tavern, 850 Salisbury Park Road, Hague.
5 Friday
Lunch Bunch Al-Anon, noon. Grace Episcopal Church, Kilmarnock. For phone-in meetings, email fridaylunchbunchafg@gmail.com.
AA, noon. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.
Firecracker 5K Registration & Packet Pick up, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Register at rfmuseum.org, or 453-6529.
Summer Book Sale Opens, 10 a.m. Dee’s Attic Bookstore, Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Sale continues through August 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
LCL Special Program, 11 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Future You: An Imaginative Illustration Workshop. Make a lift the flap page with author and illustrator Jessica Walker. Ages 4-10 with intergenerational participation encouraged. Pick up a ticket in the Children’s Department.
Mahjong, 1 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.
Fire!, 5-6 p.m. Campground Bath House, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. $5 parking fee. 462-5030.
Chuck Pearson, 5-8 p.m. Generals Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague. 472-3172.
Bob Wilson, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wine Down, Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
Reedville Community 150th Anniversary Golf Cart Parade, line up 5:30 p.m., parade 6 p.m. Main Street, Reedville, from Festival Halle to end of Main Street and back to Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. Carts to be decorated associated with 150th anniversary or July 4th. $10 per cart. Awards. Community dance to follow under the Wendell G. Haynie Pavilion, music by DJ Paragon. Food trucks, beer garden. Registration forms, rfmuseum.org, or 453-6529.
Shane Norris, 6-9 p.m. Music at The Shack, Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill Road, Lancaster.
SlapNation, 7 p.m. Music on the Half Shell Stage, Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Admission by season pass, or $10.
S’more Campfire, 7-8 p.m. Amphitheater, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. $5 parking fee. 462-5030.
Karaoke, 7-9 p.m. Nacho Average Brew Pub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.
6 Saturday
AA, 7:30 p.m. Irvington Baptist.
AA, 8 p.m. Heathsville UMC.
Independence Celebration, Reedville. 5K packet pickup, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Fairfields VFD; 5K run/walk, 8 a.m., Festival Halle; children’s activities, 10 a.m.-noon, Reedville Fishermen’s Museum; food, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., RFM; trains running, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., RFM; beer garden and music by DJ Russ, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Wendell G. Haynie Pavilion; tour of Rescue III by Smith Point Sea Rescue, 1 p.m., RFM docks; firemen’s parade, 3 p.m., Main Street; fireworks, start from 9-9:30 p.m.
Irvington Farmers Market, 9 a.m. Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.
Full Steam Ahead Open House, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington. Learn about the history of the Steamboat Era and how the new Full Steam Ahead campaign will help support the museum’s mission.
SmArt Saturdays, 10-11 a.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. All ages. Free classes, supplies provided. Register at RAL Art Center, ralartcenter.com, or 436-9309.
Drive Thru Grand Prize Ticket Sales, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kilmarnock Firehouse, 71 School Street, Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Festival grand prizes: 2024 Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab pickup, 2024 Massimo golf cart. Tickets: $20.
Blue Crab Arts And Crafts Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield. Art, crafts, music, food trucks, steamed crabs, beer/wine garden, free croquet, free lawn bowling, professional shooting gallery.
The Wild Life Of Belle Isle, 11 a.m.-noon. Visitor Center, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. $5 parking fee. 462-5030.
Morattico Village Independence Day Parade, 11 a.m. Village of Morattico.
Post-Parade Picnic, noon. Morattico Waterfront Museum, 6584 Morattico Road, Morattico.
LCL Author Expo, 1-4 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Center Drive, Kilmarnock. 30 authors will discuss and sell their books. Keynote speaker: book illustrator Jessica Walker, professor at the Parsons School of Design and illustrator of Baby Feminists.
Make Your Own Seasonal Treat, 2-3 p.m. Picnic Area, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. $5 parking fee. Supplies provided. Reservations required, 462-5030, or stop by Camp Store.
Seine n’ Splash, 4-5 p.m. Picnic Area, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. $5 parking fee. 462-5030.
Tom Wincoff, 5-8 p.m. Generals Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague. 472-3172.
Robbie & Richard, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.
The Mullins Sisters, 6-9 p.m. Charity Series, Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill Road, Lancaster.
Honky Tonk With Ramona & The Holy Smokes, 6-10 p.m. Oyster Shoals Music Hall, 187 Main Street, Warsaw. $15. Purchase tickets at oystershoals.com.
Paddle Yoga Sound Healing, 6:30-8:30 p.m. On the river in White Stone. Includes a paddle board lesson, yoga, meditation and sound healing. $55, or $45 if bringing your own equipment. Call Lori, 757-254-8492, or Melissa, 347-9250.
The Boneshakers, 6:30 p.m. Flat Iron Crossroads, 7709 Flat Iron Road, Gloucester. $20. www. flatironcrossroads.com, 557-4888.
True Tonic, 7-9 p.m. Camp Irvington, 170 White Fences Drive, Irvington.
Open Mic, 7-9 p.m. Nacho Average Brew Pub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.
Bluegrass & Classic Country Jam, 7 p.m. Urbanna Firehouse, 335 Virginia Street, Urbanna. Featuring the Waterview Bluegrass band.
Hard To Tell, Bob Margolin, Darryl Davis, 8 p.m.-midnight. Coles Point Tavern, 850 Salisbury Park Road, Hague.
7 Sunday
Blue Crab Arts And Crafts Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield. Art, crafts, music, food trucks, steamed crabs, beer/wine garden, free croquet, free lawn bowling, professional shooting gallery.
Sangria Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
Peyton Brabrand Jazz Brunch, noon-3 p.m. Meridian Restaurant, Compass Entertainment Complex, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington. 884-4386.
Grace Church Yard Sale, 1-3 p.m. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Karen Jonas, 1-5 p.m. Ingleside Vineyards, 5872 Leedstown Road, Oak Grove.
One Day Remains, 2 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.
Reedville Festival Chorale, 3-4 p.m. Bethany United Methodist Church, 454 Main Street, Reedville. “A Joyful Celebration!” Donations welcome, cash or canned food.
8 Monday
AA, noon, DeSales Hall, Kilmarnock.
AA, 8 p.m. Wicomico Methodist Church, Wicomico Church.
Summer Youth Art Camp, ages 5-7, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Topic: Sketchbook Club. $110 members; $126 others. Continues through Thursday, July 11. Register at RAL Art Center, ralartcenter.com, or 436-9309.
Babygarten, 10:30 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Classes are held next door at Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Mahjong, 1-4 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Text 436-7144 to reserve a table.
Trash A Book, 1 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. With illustrator Jessica Walker. Reclaim an old book by telling a story through art, collage and poetry.
Summer Youth Art Camp, ages 8-10, 1-4 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Topic: Sketchbook Club. $110 members; $126 others. Continues through Thursday, July 11. Register at RAL Art Center, ralartcenter.com, or 436-9309.
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.
LCL In Stitches, 5 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Knitting, crocheting.
Lancaster School Board, 5:30 p.m. Lancaster Elementary School, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Casting Call, 7-8 p.m. The Lancaster Playhouse, 261 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Play: “On the Farce Day of Christmas.” Casting two women, 30s-40s; two men, 30s-50s. Performance dates: November 1-3, 8-10 and 15-17. Show up or call 435-3776.
Information Intoxication Trivia, 7-9 p.m. Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.
9 Tuesday
AA, 7 p.m. DeSales Hall, Kilmarnock. Beginners and young people welcome.
Grace Church Yard Sale, 10 a.m.-noon. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Storytime, 10 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.
LCL Special Program, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. It’s a Wild Life at Belle Isle – What Wild Animals Call Belle Isle Home? Craft included. All ages.
Northern Neck Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Northumberland Wetlands Board, 7 p.m. Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office, 195 Judicial Place, Heathsville. Public hearings will be held on applications for wetland and/or coastal primary sand dune and beach permits.
10 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.
Storytime, 10 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Topic: Adventures Close to Home.
Yogatta Relax With Shakti Yoga, 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Choose a session and pick up a ticket. Ages 11 and younger.
Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association, 11:30 a.m. Lee’s Restaurant, 30 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Irvington BZA, noon. Town Office, 4203 Irvington Road, Irvington. Appeal regarding a denied side yard setback application.
Yogatta Relax With Shakti Yoga, 1 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Teens and tweens. Pick up a ticket at the library.
Mackenzie Roark, 4-7 p.m. The Lawn. Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 438-5000.
Open Mic, 6:30-9:30 p.m. That Damn Mary Brewing Company, 5036 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes. 210-1383.
Stand Up Comedy Night, 7 p.m. Nacho Average Brew Pub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.
11 Thursday
Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene, White Stone.
AA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock.
Little Feet Community Playgroup, 9-11 a.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. 654-1497, sweetchaosfarm@gmail.com.
A Walk On The Wild Side, 9-11 a.m. Camp Store, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Theme: Pollinators & Native Plants. $5 parking fee. Pre-registration requested, 462-5030.
Summer Reading Program, 2:30-4 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Traveling rocks. Paint a rock and see where it goes. Ages 6-11.
Open Mic, 5-8 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.
Northumberland Supervisors, 5:30 p.m. Courts Building, 220 Judicial Place, Heathsville.
Irvington Town Council, 5:30 p.m. Irvington Baptist Church, 53 King Carter Drive, Irvington.
White Stone Town Council, 6 p.m. Town Hall, 433 Rappahannock Drive, White Stone. 0
Haus Band, 6-9 p.m. The 606, 606 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.
Edward Wade, 6 p.m. Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.
A Special Evening With Sherlock Holmes, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Topic: mystery, refreshments, fun and games. All ages welcome.
Trivia With Cole, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. 529-1042.
Trivia Night, 7 p.m. Nacho Average Brew Pub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.
