Paint night
The RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, will host an adult paint night from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, August 28. The project will be Dancing Dragon Flies.
The fee is $40 for members and $45 for others. All materials are included. Register at the art center, or ralartcenter.com.
Aquapalooza
Aquapalooza 2025 will be held from 3-7 p.m. August 30 off the Morris-Fisher Stack on Cockrell Creek. The concert will feature The Porch Gliders.
VIP boat spaces are available by advance registration for $500 per boat. A $100 donation per boat is suggested for other spaces. For reservations, call 453-6529, email office@rfmuseum.org or visit www.rfmuseum.org.
Annual meeting
The Friends of Northumberland Public Library will hold its annual meeting at 5 p.m. September 4 at the library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.
This meeting is a great opportunity for anyone interested in joining the Friends board to see and hear what the group is all about. An overview of past accomplishments will be given.
Wine & Whiskers
Garfield’s Rescue Inc. will hold a Wine & Whiskers gala from 5-7:30 p.m. September 4 at Trinity Episcopal Church Pavilion, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster.
Tickets are $60. Tickets are available at Bayside Animal Hospital, White Stone; RAL Art Gallery, Kilmarnock; Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, Reedville; and www.garfieldsrescuecharity.com.
Documentary
The film, “Been Here, Stay Here,” chronicles Tangier Island’s struggle against climate change. “Been Here, Stay Here” will premiere September 5-11 at Compass Cinema Six, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington. Tickets are available at compassentertainmentcomplex.com.
Chamber series
The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2025-26 four-concert Chamber Music Series tickets are on sale for $112. Single tickets are $35. Students are admitted free with an online reservation. Tickets may be purchased at www.northernneckorchester.org, or the door.
Performances are slated September 7, November 2, February 8 and April 12. All concerts will be performed at 2 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock.
Music festival
The Northern Neck Beach Music Festival will be held from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. September 13 and 14 at Town Hill Park in Colonial Beach. The lineup brings a mix of “Jimmy Buffet,” Motown, Carolina beach music and rhythm and blues.
Early Bird tickets are on sale through September 1. A two-day ticket $50 per person; a Saturday only ticket is $25, a Sunday ticket is $35; and younger than 12, $15. Purchase tickets at https://givebutter.com/nnbeachmusic2025.
NNO tickets
Tickets are on sale for the Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2025-26 season. Five concerts are scheduled at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Season subscriptions for all five concerts are $160. Single show tickets are $40. Students are free with an online reservation. For a schedule of performances and ticket purchases, visit www.northernneckorchestra.org.
Gala tickets
The Boys & Girls of the Northern Neck (BGCNN), 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, recently announced its annual Reach for the Stars dinner and auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. September 18. The theme will be “The Future Looks Bright.”
Tickets are $750 for a table of eight, or $100 per person. Purchase tickets at the BGCNN clubhouse or BGCNN.org/s/events.
Floral Fantasies
The Kilmarnock Garden Club will host Floral Fantasies with Kathy Ward at 11 a.m. October 21 at Historic Christ Church in Weems. Ward will create Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s floral fantasies.
The fee is $55, including lunch and program. To purchase tickets email eve.s.runyon@gmail.com.
Post 86
American Legion Adams Post 86 meets at 5 p.m. on third Tuesdays at the Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.
Rotary meetings
The Northern Neck Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. on second and fourth Wednesdays at River Counties Community Foundation, 834 Rappahannock Drive, White Stone. Those interested in the speaker topics or Rotary are welcome.
