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Need something fun to do on July 1 and 2? Consider Hartfield’s 2023 Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club at 1860 Twiggs Ferry...

The Juneteenth themed Celebrate Freedom festival parade on Saturday in Saluda passed by the grave of Sam Mayo, who was among federal troops that liberated enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Mayo is buried at Antioch Baptist...

There’s nothing like the steel drums and rhythms of island music played in those waterfront breezes! Catch it all at the first-ever “Pop-Up Sunday” concert as Barefoot Davis comes to town this Sunday, June 18, all the way from...

The Great American Trailer Park musical is concluding its run with a Sunday matinee performance on June 18. Director Robin Blake said, “It has been a profound experience watching the standing ovations every show, and receiving congratulations from the...

The Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck regional chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society (VAHS) is set to host the monthly luncheon presentation at 11:30 a.m. today, Thursday, June 15, at the Pilot House Inn Restaurant adjacent to Hummel Field airport...

A free Urbanna Second Saturdays Sons of Bach concert is set for 4-8 p.m. this Saturday, June 10, in Taber Park on Rappahannock Avenue at Bonner Street in Urbanna. Due to the outdoor venue, the concert will be canceled...

The ninth annual Arts in the Middle (AIM) Juried Arts Festival annually brings around 3,000 visitors to the Urbanna area the first weekend in June. The popular outdoor festival featured juried visual artists from up and down the east...

An entry in the annual Saluda Juneteenth Parade rolls down General Puller Highway in 2021. This year, the parade will line up at Middlesex High School (MHS) at 11 a.m this Saturday, June 10, and at noon will proceed...

The River Counties Community Foundation (RCCF) recently invested $1,183,185 through its 2023 Community Impact grants cycle to 65 organizations serving Middlesex, Lancaster and Northumberland counties. This is the second year that RCCF’s annual grantmaking has exceeded $1 million. RCCF provides...

The premier juried art show in Middlesex County, Arts in the Middle, will be offered at Hewick Plantation near Urbanna this coming weekend. The art is something special by talented artists from the entire east coast. In addition to...