October

2 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.

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

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

Tavern Spinners & Weavers Open Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, Rice’s Hotel/Hughlet’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Northern Neck Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Genealogy Class, 1-3:30 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Sponsor: Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. Topic: Avoiding Pitfalls-Do It Right the First Time. $25 LVHS members, $30 others. Register at lancastervahistory.org, or 462-7280, by 4 p.m. the day before.

Expected Loss Support Group, 2 p.m. The Bay Center, 482 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Continues on Thursdays through November 6. Register at thebaycenter.org.

Calligraphy Class, 2-4 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. For beginners, all ages.

Unlocking The Screenplay: A Beginner’s Workshop, 2-4 p.m. Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning, RCC Kilmarnock Center, 447 North Main Street, Chesapeake Commons Shopping Center, Kilmarnock. Continues October 9 and 16. $35. Advance registration and payment required: www.rappahannock.edu/rill; bjenkins@rappahannock.edu, 333-6707.

Guardians Of The Golden Years, 5:30 p.m. Senior Scam Prevention Seminar Series, Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Topic: Your Digital Shield: Protecting Yourself from Online and Text Scams.

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

Open Mic/Tommy Filkoski, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.

Creative Writing Group, 6-7 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Writing prompt: Write about a costume competition at a halloween party.

LGBTQ+ Book Club, 6-8 p.m. The Bookshelf on Church, 28 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. Book: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by V.E. Schwab. RSVP: bookshelfonchurch.com.

Town Council, 6 p.m. Town Office, 433 Rappahannock Drive, White Stone.

Pizza & Trivia, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. Most Thursdays. 529-1042.

3 Friday

AA, noon. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.

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

Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, Rappahannock River off Carter Creek. Sponsors: Rappahannock River Yacht Club and Yankee Point Yacht Club. Shore-side events, RRYC, Irvington. Public welcome. Purchase meal tickets at https://yachtscoring.com/public_purch/50406 or the venue. Boat registration: www.hospiceturkeyshootregatta.com or Yachtscoring.com.

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

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

Drive For Great Futures Golf Tournament, 12:30 p.m. check-in. Hobbs Hole Golf Course, Tappahannock. The fee per four-person team, $450, including all fees, practice balls, contests, prizes, post-tournament awards reception and dinner. Team reservations, BGCNN.org.

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

Game Night, 4 p.m. Teen Center, Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

Orchestra Talk, 1:30 p.m. Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, 132 Lancaster Drive, Irvington. Speaker: Michael Repper. Topic: works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Repper will complement his remarks performing excerpts from his recent recording of Coleridge-Taylor’s music.

Planting for Success: Best Choices for Shoreline Protection, 2-3:30 p.m. Bayne Center, Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Sponsor: Northern Neck Master Gardeners Shoreline Evaluation Program. Free. Advance registration required, 462-5780.

Bibliomania Book Club, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Grades 9-12. Book discussions, readings, snacks, coffee, tea.

RAL Unveiling, 4:30 p.m. RAL New Facility, 45 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.

First Friday Reception, 5-7 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Exhibits: Feels Like Fall; Youth Art Show. Public invited to meet the artists. Exhibits continue through November 1.

First Friday Happy Hour, 5 p.m. Morattico Waterfront Museum, 6584 Morattico Road, Morattico.

Gathering At The Barn, 5-8 p.m. White Stone Pavilion, 453 Rappahanock Drive, White Stone. Sponsor: Old Farm Truck Market. Music, food, wine tasting.

Sound Waves, 5-9 p.m. Party at the Wharf, 1039 Williams Wharf Road, Mathews.

William Earl Sadler, 5:15-7:15 p.m. The Hatchery, 425 Callis Wharf Road, Grimstead.

Pizza & Bingo, 5-10 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. 529-1042.

Tropical Johnson, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.

Bob & Dani, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wine Down, Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.

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

Open Mic/Molly McGee, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Jacey Vineyards, 619 Train Lane, Heathsville. 580-4053.

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

Discovery Symposium: We the People, 6:30 p.m. Stratford Council House, Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Speaker: Dr. John A. Ragosta. Topic: Learning to Deal with Dissent: The New Nation in Crisis, 1798-1799. $15, or $25 all access pass. stratfordhall.org.

Maegan Carbino, 6:30-9:30 p.m. That Damn Mary Brewing Company, 13 West Church Street, Kilmarnock.

Karaoke, 7 p.m. Nacho Average Brew Pub, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 577-4011.

Music Bingo, 7 p.m. Gloucester Brewing Company, 6778 Main Street, Gloucester.

DJ Big-E Diceman, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nooners, 15170 George Washington Memorial Highway, Saluda.

4 Saturday

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

AA, 8 p.m. Heathsville UMC.

Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, Rappahannock River off Carter Creek. Sponsors: Rappahannock River Yacht Club and Yankee Point Yacht Club. Shore-side events, RRYC, Irvington. Public welcome. Purchase meal tickets at https://yachtscoring.com/public_purch/50406 or the venue.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, 8-11 a.m. Village of Weems. Sponsor: Village of Weems Community League. Community clean-up projects, followed by annual Community Long Lunch, 1 p.m., 65 Spencer Lane, Carter’s Cove. Lunch tickets are $25 per person, cash or check, available at Pearl Boutique, 35 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. Children eat free.

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

Irvington Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.

Distinctive Bazaar, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Irvington United Methodist Church, 26 King Carter Drive, Irvington. Holiday decorations, themed baskets, gift items and baked goods.

Blacksmithing 101, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. $120, includes all materials. Register at www.nnheritageartscenter.org, or call 580-3377.

Montross Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Town of Montross. Vendors, food, children’s activities, parade (2 p.m.), music: Karleigh Gooding, 10-11 a.m., Erin Wallace, 11 a.m.-noon, Gosh Grigsby & County Line, noon-2 p.m., The Real Deal, 4-6 p.m.

Mercy Creek, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Irvington Farmers Market, Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.

Discovery Symposium: We the People, 9:30 a.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Behind-the-Curtain Memorial House Tour. Free. stratfordhall.org.

Garden Basics, 10-11:30 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Center Drive, Kilmarnock. Sponsor: Northern Neck Master Gardeners. Topics: herbs and flowers. Free. Registration: 580-5694.

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

Historical Highway Marker Dedication, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Brookvale High School, 36 Primary School Circle, Lancaster.

Sourdough For Beginners, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. $65, includes all materials and equipment. Register at www.nnheritageartscenter.org, or call 580-3377.

Peace Poster Day, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Sponsor: Lancaster County Lions Club. Agenda: morning brainstorming, research, sketching, lunch, walk, poster creating, color. All students, ages 11-13.

Meet The Artist-Rebecca Zink, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Objects, Art & More, 4323 Irvington Road, Irvington. Silver, steel and gem stone jewelry.

Intro To Gelli Printing, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. $40 members, $45 others. Register at RAL Art Center, or ralartcenter.com.

Discovery Symposium: We the People, 11 a.m. Great House, Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Preservation Tour with Phil Mark. $15, or $25 all access pass or $25 all access pass. stratfordhall.org.

Cornhole Tournament/Jambalaya Cook-Off, noon-4 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. $20 individual entry fee, $10 tasting ticket. Registration forms: rfmuseum.org, office@rfmuseum.org, 453-6529.

Discovery Symposium: We the People, 1 p.m. Council House, Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Panel Discussion: Northern Neck Research. Free. stratfordhall.org.

Boots & Barbecue, 1-4 p.m. Wheatland on the Rappahannock River. To benefit the Northern Neck Land Conservancy. $50. Fried oysters, barbecue, cool beverages, music and presentations by the Patawomeck Tribe, the Northern Neck Beekeepers and the Steamboat Era Museum. Purchase tickets at nnconserve.org, or call 250-2334.

Classie Memorial Dog Show, 2-5 p.m. Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Several competitive, fun categories. Prizes, treats.

Appalachian Jam-Grass Festival, 3:30 p.m. doors open, 4:30-9:30 p.m. show. Flat Iron Crossroads, 7709 Flat Iron Road, Gloucester. Music: Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Kitchen Sink, 6-7 p.m.; Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $30 advance ticket, or $35 at the door. For advance tickets, visit flatironcrossroads.com, or call 557-4888.

Pat Russell, 4 p.m. Nooners, 15170 George Washington Memorial Highway, Saluda.

Brian Harrell, 4-7 p.m. Nooners, 15170 George Washington Memorial Highway, Saluda.

David Hunter, 5-8 p.m. Old Rappahannock Brewing Company, 124 Main Street, Warsaw.

Taylor Swift Album Release Party, 5-8 p.m. The Bookshelf on Church, 28 West Church Street, Kilmarnock.

Tyler Nichols, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.

Dirty Lix Duo, 6 p.m. CAMP Irvington, 170 White Fences Drive, Irvington.

Karaoke, 7-10 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. 529-1042.

Northern Neck Orchestra, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock. Program: New World Symphony: Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 1, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Five Negro Melodies and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” By season subscription, or $40. Purchase tickets at www.northernneckorchestra.org or 438-5555.

Bad Ace, 8 p.m.-midnight. Nooners, 15170 George Washington Memorial Highway, Saluda.

5 Sunday

Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, Rappahannock River off Carter Creek. Sponsors: Rappahannock River Yacht Club and Yankee Point Yacht Club. Shore-side events, RRYC, Irvington. Public welcome. Purchase meal tickets at https://yachtscoring.com/public_purch/50406 or the venue.

Mark Neil, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Soulful Brunch, Meridian Restaurant, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington.

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

Grace Church Yard Sale, 1-3 p.m. Seventh Day Adventist Church Warehouse, 401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

The Haus Band, 1:30-4:30 General’s Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague.

Genny WithaGee, 2-5 p.m. Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone.

6 Monday

AA, noon, De Sales Hall, Kilmarnock.

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

Babygarten, 10:30 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.  Ages 24 months and younger.

The Works Of Flannery O’Connor, 1-3 p.m. Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning, RCC Warsaw Campus, 52 Campus Drive, Warsaw. Continues October 13. $20. Advance registration and payment required, www.rappahannock.edu/rill; email bjenkins@rappahannock.edu, or 333-6707.

Mahjong, 1-4 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. $5. Reservations: text 436-7144.

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.

Chicken Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m. American Legion Post #117, 39 School Street, Reedville. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, choice of vegetables, salad, roll, dessert, drink. $12 adults, $6 ages 12 and younger, at the door.

LCL In Stitches, 5 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

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

Lancaster School Board,  5:30 p.m. Hayden Building, Dream Fields, 1385 Irvington Road, Weems.

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

Teen BookWorm Book Club, 6 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Book: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

Kilmarnock Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Town Hall, 1 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Chesapeake Chorale Rehearsal, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

7 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.

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

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

Northern Neck Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

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

Irvington Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Town Office, 4513 Irvington Road, Irvington.

National Night Out-Kilmarnock Police Department, 6-9 p.m. Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Community Building, raffles, photos with KPD car, music, chat with law enforcement and first responders.

8 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.

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

LCL Storytime, 10-11 a.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Theme: Fire safety, with a special guest!.

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

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

Loss From Suicide Support Group, 2 p.m. The Bay Center, 482 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Continues on Wednesdays through November 19. Register at thebaycenter.org.

After School Club, 3-5 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Ages 6-11.

Craft Night, 4 p.m. Teen Center, Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

Karaoke Night, 4-9 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. 493-3008.

Open Mic/Genny WithaGee & Maegan Carbino, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Something Different, 213 Virginia Street, Urbanna. 758-8000.

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

Northern Neck Soil And Water Conservation District Board, 6:30 p.m. NNSWCD Conference Room, 5585 Richmond Road, Warsaw.

9 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. $5 parking fee. Pre-registration requested, 462-5030.

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

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

Tavern Spinners & Weavers Open Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center, Rice’s Hotel/Hughlet’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville.

Quilt Raffle Ticket Sales, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post 86, in front of Tri-Star Supermarket, 81 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock. $1 each, six for $5.

Northern Neck Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Expected Loss Support Group, 2 p.m. The Bay Center, 482 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Continues on Thursdays through November 6. Register at thebaycenter.org.

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

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

Beginners Poetry Class, 6 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.

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

Pizza & Trivia, 7 p.m. Callao Brewing Company, 129 Northumberland Highway, Callao. Most Thursdays. 529-1042.