February
14 Thursday
Valentine’s Day
AA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall and Kilmarnock UMC.
Volunteers Needed, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Guild, 10 a.m.-noon. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
Bay Tones Barbershop Chorus, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals. New singers, men and women.
Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone. $5. 580-1983.
Northern Neck Shaggers, 6 p.m. KC’s Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. Beginner lesson, followed by beyond beginner lesson at 7 p.m., line dancing review and lesson at 8 p.m. and open dancing until 9 p.m.
Networking Brunch, 10-11 a.m. Commonwealth Senior Living at Farnham, 511 Cedar Grove Road, Farnham. RSVP by Tuesday, February 12, to director of sales and marketing Jill White, 435-9896, ext. 121.
Story Time, 10 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Topic: “Be My Valentine.” Stories, crafts. Ages 3 and older. 580-5051.
Farnham Caregiver Support Group, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Commonwealth Senior Living at Farnham, 511 Cedar Grove Road, Farnham. Sponsor: Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter. 967-2580.
Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone. $5.
Rappahannock Garden Club, 1 p.m. Grace Hall 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. Speaker: Dr. Adam Wood. Topic: The condition of waterways.
Cancer Support Group, 3-4 p.m. Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital, 101 Harris Road, Kilmarnock. 580-9737.
Northumberland Supervisors, 5:30 p.m. Northumberland County Courts Building, 39 Judicial Place, Heathsville. Public hearings, 7 p.m.
Art Workshop, 6:15-8:15 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Topic: Watercolor Painting for Beginners. Instructor: Doug Mock. Continues consecutive Thursdays through March 21. For workshop fees and registration, visit the RAL Art Center, or call 436-9309.
7-9 p.m. Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
Irvington Town Council, 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 235 Steamboat Road, Irvington.
Something Different Duo, 7-9 p.m. Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
Mercy Creek, 7-10:30 p.m. Kilmarnock BrewHaus, Kilmarnock BrewHaus, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 436-6207.
15 Friday
AA, noon. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.
AA, 8 p.m. Calvary Baptist, Kilmarnock.
AA, 8 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock.
Al-Anon, noon. Bay Center for Spiritual Development, 31 Noblett Lane, Kilmarnock. 588-9224.
Tavern Woodworker’s Guild, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. 580-3377.
Indoor Yard Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Northumberland School Administration Building, 2172 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg. To benefit Northumberland County Animal Shelter.
Meatloaf Dinner, 5-7 p.m. Henderson United Methodist Church, 72 Henderson Drive, Callao. By donation.
Bob Wilson, 5-8 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. Byrd’s Seafood Co. Food Truck. 435-1416.
Art Workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m. RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Topic: Adult Paint Night: “Pretty in Pink.”Subject: Tree in spring bloom. Instructor: Marilyn Sprouse. $30 members, $35 others. Materials included. Bring a beverage of choice. Register at 436-9309.
“The Rappahannock Radio Hour,” 7 p.m.The David and Wendy Charlton Fine & Performing Arts Center, Marston Hall, Christchurch School, 49 Seahorse Drive, Christchurch. General admission at the door is $10 for adults, $5 for students and $2.50 for children younger than 9. For reservations, call 758-2306 ext. 277 or e-mail ccsevents@christchurchschool.org.
Soul Grind, 7-10:30 p.m. Kilmarnock BrewHaus, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 436-6207.
Bobby BlackHat Band, 8-11 p.m. Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
16 Saturday
AA, 7:30 p.m. Irvington Baptist.
AA, 8 p.m. Heathsville UMC.
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Guild, 10 a.m.-noon. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
Tavern Spinners & Weavers, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Studio and store open. 580-3377.
Hack Fish Breakfast, 8-11 a.m. Calvary Baptist Church, Kilmarnock. All-you-can-eat hack fish breakfast. $20 per person. 435-1052, 436-7929.
Hake Fish, 8 a.m.-noon. Galilee UMC, 747 Hull Neck Road, Edwardsville. Menu: Hake fish, potatoes, onions, eggs, sausage, bacon, fried apples, biscuits, pancakes, orange juice and coffee. $12. Dine in or carryout. Contact Jim Long, 724-3240, or Renee Bea, 724-3136.
Cookin’ For The Big House, 10 a.m.-noon. Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Facilitator/author: Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz. Book: Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine. Lecture, booksigning and tour of Stratford’s historic kitchen–an 18th-century outbuilding. Tickets: $20 per person. To register, contact Jon Bachman at JBachman@StratfordHall.org, or 493-1972.
The Syndicators, 7-10:30 p.m. Kilmarnock BrewHaus, Kilmarnock BrewHaus, 44 West Church Street, Kilmarnock. 436-6207.
17 Sunday
AA, 7:30 p.m. White Stone UMC.
AA, 5:30 p.m. Henderson UMC.
Black History Program, 10 a.m. Mount Olive Baptist Church, 6749 Jesse duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Speake: Javornda Ashton.
Sundays At Two, 2 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Speaker: John Geoff Chester. Topic: “Sky with Ocean Joined: Scaling the Stars at the U.S. Naval Observatory.”
African American History Celebration, 2 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Song, dance, poetry and art exhibit. Light refreshments.580-5051.
Capitol Opera Richmond: La Boheme, 4 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. Presented by Northern Neck Orchestra. $25. Purchase tickets at www.northernneckorchestra.org, or the door. Students free with online reservations.
18 Monday
Presidents’ Day
AA, noon. Palmer Hall.
AA, 8 p.m. Fairfields Baptist.
FIRST Robotics Class, 4-5 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Grades 7-12. Design, build and program robots for The FIRST Robotics Competition. Call Jessica Cutler, 296-6278. Walk-ins welcome.
Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock.
Game Day, 1-4 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Play the NPL’s games or bring your own. Grades 1-5. Children must be accompanied by an adult, families welcome. 580-5051.
Kilmarnock Town Council, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
19 Tuesday
Al-Anon AFG, 4:30 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist.
Alateen, 4:30 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist Church.
AA, 7 and 8 p.m. Palmer Hall.
AA, 7 p.m. St. Mary’s White Chapel Episcopal.
Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m. Lower UMC. 776-9799.
Kilmarnock & District Pipe Band, 7:15 p.m. Campbell Memorial Presbyterian, Weems. 453-7062.
Volunteers Needed, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461 or LNHabitat.org.
Indoor Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Northumberland School Administration Building, 2172 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg. To benefit Northumberland County Animal Shelter.
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Guild, 10 a.m.-noon. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
Aphasia Group, 11 a.m. Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Center, 43 William B. Graham Court, Kilmarnock. $40 per month, or $10 per session.
Electronic Device Support, 2-4 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Instructor: Izaak Hagy. Bring Mobile phones, laptops and tablets. 580-5051.
Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board, 3 p.m. Chesapeake Bank Training Room, 35 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Northumberland School Board, 4 p.m. School Administration Office, 2172 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg.
Lancaster County Republican Committee, 7 p.m. Chesapeake Bank Training Center, 51 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Lancaster Supervisors, 7 p.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Supervisors will meet with the school board to receive the proposed education facilities report from VMDO Architects.
20 Wednesday
AA, 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.
AA, noon. Women’s meeting, Irvington UMC.
Al-Anon Family Group, 5:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster.
Northern Neck Rotary, 7:30 a.m. Lee’s Restaurant, Kilmarnock.
Kiwanis Club, 7:30 a.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock.
Tavern Spinners & Weavers, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Studio and store open. 580-3377.
KIWS Rotary, noon, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury. 436-3176.
Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association, noon. Lee’s Restaurant, Kilmarnock.
Lancaster County Chapter 1406/UDC, 1 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Speaker: Linda Gaye Ward. Topic: “Dolls of the Civil War.” Donations will be collected for The Haven. 453-9156.
Author Event, 3 p.m. Rappahannock Community College, Warsaw Campus, 52 Campus Drive, Warsaw. Sponsors: RCC and Friends of the Library. Author: Gail Wilson Kenna. Refreshments will be served.
Locks Opened: Chesapeake Waterways And The Underground Railroad, 7-8 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Sponsor: Lancaster Virginia Historical Society-Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library. Speaker: Sheila Arnold Jones. 462-7280.
“Harriet Tubman: Conductor, Spy, ‘General’,” 7 p.m. Kingston Parish House, 370 Main Street, Mathews. Black History Month lecture. Sponsor: Mathews County Historical Society. Speaker: Laurie King.
Rappahannock Indivisible—We the People, 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 366 James Wharf Road, White Stone. Speaker: Brian Cannon. Topic: Gerrymandering and Virginia’s broken redistricting.
21 Thursday
AA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall and Kilmarnock UMC.
Volunteers Needed, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Guild, 10 a.m.-noon. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
Bay Tones Barbershop Chorus, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals. New singers, men and women.
Coffee With A Cop, 10 a.m. Front Porch Coffeehouse, 139 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
High Tea & Game Day, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Woman’s Club of Lancaster County, 16 Mary Ball Place, Lancaster. Sponsor: Philanthropic Educational Organization. $25 per person. Purchase tickets at 540-538-3749.
Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Chapter, Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society, 11:30 a.m. Pilot House Restaurant, 2737 Greys Point Road, Topping. Speaker: Linda Grow. Topic: Formula 1 Air Racing.
Northern Neck Shaggers, 6 p.m. KC’s Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. Beginner lesson, followed by beyond beginner lesson at 7 p.m., line dancing review and lesson at 8 p.m. and open dancing until 9 p.m.
Northumberland County Democratic Committee, 6:30 p.m. social, 7 p.m. meeting. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Speaker: Robert Pickett. Topic: Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District.
Ron Fetner, 7-9 p.m. Willaby’s, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
History Lecture, 7 p.m. Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Topic: Mitchell Map of 1755. Speaker: Paul Malone. $15. Purchase tickets at christchurch1735.ticketleap.com or at the door.
Lancaster Supervisors, 6 p.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Supervisors will meet with the planning commission to discuss a vision statement and the comprehensive plan review.
Lancaster Planning Commission, 7 p.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster.
Northumberland Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Northumberland County Courts Building, 220 Judicial Place, Heathsville.