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Native plant talk to close out DMM series

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park will present our final lecture of the annual Turner series on Sunday, March 17, promptly at 2 p.m. Begun in 2019 as pre-season events in January, February and March,...

Norris Bridge maintenance project to reduce traffic to single lane

Five-day project starts Feb. 26 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin a week of routine bridge maintenance activities on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge over the Rappahannock River starting Monday, Feb. 26, and continuing through Friday,...

Black History Month talk set for Feb. 25 at MC Historic Courthouse

by Holly Horton -  The Middlesex Museum and Historical Society Inc. will celebrate Black History Month with a presentation by Bessida Cauthorne White on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse at 877 General Puller...

Arts in the Middle open call for Middlesex-area artists

Folks are now applying for Arts In the Middle’s (AIM) local artist tent for AIM’s 2024 Spring Arts Festival, which is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, at Hewick Plantation near Urbanna. Now entering its 10th year,...

Deltaville Great Decisions talk focuses on Middle East realignment

Dr. Youssef Chouhoud’s presentation, “Mideast Realignment and Israel-Hamas,” is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Feb. 16 at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building as part of the free Deltaville Great Decisions lecture series. The DCA building is at 17147...

“Rappahannock Rendezvous” tickets still available

Tickets are still available for this weekend’s original production of “Rappahannock Rendezvous.” The production will be presented 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, in the David and Wendy Charlton Fine and Performing Arts Center at Marston...

Dragon Run Nature Walk rescheduled for Feb. 11

The Friends of Dragon Run (FODR) Nature Walk that was rained out, has been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. Participate in this fun event and burn a few calories before the big game. This nature...

Great Decisions program to examine U.S.-China trade rivalry

China’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some U.S. policymakers to seek to deny China access to U.S. technology and investment. This is seen as a necessary...

Virginia Master Naturalist Washington to give DMM Turner Lecture Series talk

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park complex is celebrating the re-opening of the museum building, which received a thorough January cleaning and refurbishing. We are also continuing our four-year-old Turner Lecture Series, and plan to...

Upcoming Deltaville library program is for the birds

by Michael Kunzinger -  The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system is pleased to announce a presentation, “Citizen Science, Birding, and Virginia” at MCPL’s Deltaville branch library on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. It will be followed by light...

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