Community lectures
The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum recently announced its 2024 Winter Lecture series. “Rebuilding History: The Story of 1608,” will be presented January 8; “Minorities in Aquaculture,” February 5; and “Native Sons and Daughters: Reedville turns 150,” March 4.
Lectures will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department, 119 Main Street, Reedville. Admission is by donation, cash or check, at the door.
MPAAGHS meeting
The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will meet virtually at 11 a.m. January 13. The meeting will feature a talk by historian Alan S. Taylor about his book, The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832. To receive an invitation for this virtual meeting, email [email protected] or call 651-8753.
MPAAGHS 2024 dues of $25 are now due and may be paid at mpaagenealogicalsociety.org, or by mailing checks payable to MPAAGHS to MPAAGHS, 4114 Tidewater Trail, Jamaica, VA 23079.
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. However, the January dinner will be held January 8 because the first Monday was New Year’s Day.
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.
Seafood dinner
Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department will host an all-you-can-eat Shrimp & Oyster Dinner February 3 at the Lively Firehouse, 5170 Mary Ball Road, Lively. Hot dogs and bean soup also will be served.
Tickets are $50 per person. Tickets will be sold from 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through January 20. Tickets also will be available at Chesapeake Bank in Lively, Primis Bank in Burgess, Noblett Appliance in Kilmarnock, from ULVFD members and 462-5404.
Burns event
The Kilmarnock & District Pipe Band will hold a “Tribute to Robert Burns” January 27 at the Masonic Lodge #100, 1434 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and the program will begin at 2 p.m. The event will offer snacks and set-ups; BYOB.
Tickets are $35 each and available at The Local in Irvington, Chesapeake Bank in Kilmarnock and White Stone, and Primis Bank in Burgess. Checks also can be mailed in by calling 577-3349.
Gardening seminar
The Northern Neck Master Gardeners (NNMG) Association will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar (GNN) on April 13. The seminar will be held at Lancaster Elementary School, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
The theme will be “Creating Outdoor Spaces—Defining Your Lifestyle.” The seminar fee is $50. Lunches will be available for an additional fee. Registration forms will be available February 1 at www.nnmg.org.
On Stage
The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts 2023-24 season will continue on February 10 with the Latin Ballet of Virginia performing “Alma Latina.” The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Admission is by season subscription, or $45. For tickets, visit rappahannockfoundation.org, or call 438-5555.
Yoga retreat
Registration has begun for InsideOut Yoga’s (IOY) retreat in the Penedès Mountains near Barcelona, Spain, April 25-May 3 (Session 1) and May 4-12 (Session 2), 2024. “Peak Moments” will take place at Can Vital, a private, eco-friendly property nestled in the Penedès, a wine-growing region 90 minutes from Barcelona.
The trip also will include two nights in Barcelona where participants will explore iconic landmarks as a group with plenty of time for individual exploration and relaxation. For registration, visit insideoutyoga/retreats-2.
