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Tickets on sale for 11th Shuckin’ on the Lancaster Green

The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society (LVHS) recently announced that tickets for the 11th annual Shuckin’ on the Lancaster Green oyster roast fundraiser November 14...

Blast from the past

This doctor’s buggy will be on display from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, October 24, at the Masonic Lodge (parking lot), 48 North Main Street, Kilmarnock....

The Westmoreland Players box office opens for ‘Frost/Nixon’

The real-life political season will come to its conclusion on election day, November 3, but political junkies—and theater lovers of any stripe—will get a...

The Lancaster Players will bring vintage radio to life in November

The Lancaster Players production of “It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” will transport audiences back to the Golden Age of Radio, when...

Lancaster Players to bring vintage radio sound effects to life

If someone were to ask, “What do bamboo stalks, a bucket of water and an old carpet have in common?” the answer could be...

Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry to present Night of Praise

Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will present a Night of Praise Saturday, October 17, at the Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley...

Shane Cooley is currently self-producing a full-length album. Photo by Pat Cooley

Northern Neck-based singer-songwriter Shane Cooley will bring spooky season energy to Oyster Shoals Music Hall, 187 Main Street, Warsaw, from 7-9 p.m. October 24. The...

Hunter Owens to give concert Oct. 25

Hunter Owens, a guitarist and songwriter from Mathews, will sing his own songs along with familiar tunes in concert at 1:30 p.m. October 25...

Town Centre Park to host Kilmarnock Fall Festival

The Celtic group Solas will transform the Lancaster High School Auditorium & Performing Arts Center, 100 Visionary Way, Irvington, into a “mighty craic,” celebrating...

Warsaw Fest to offer fun and tradition on Saturday

Warsaw Fest 2026 will be held from 9-4 p.m. Saturday, October 10, at Warsaw Town Park, 177 Main Street, Warsaw, and throughout the heart...

NNO season to open with piano concerto Saturday in Irvington

Pianist Fei-Fei Dong will join the Northern Neck Orchestra on Saturday, October 10, at the Lancaster High School Auditorium & Performing Arts Center, 100...

‘Pirates on the Bay’ seats are available

“Pirates on the Bay,” the latest documentary from 26th Street Media, benefiting the Kilmarnock Museum, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, at...

Marine Corps Birthday Ball scheduled Nov. 6

Marine Corps League Detachment 1062 Commandant Jim Schafer recently announced Detachment 1062 will commemorate the 251st birthday of the Marine Corps by hosting a...

Town Centre Park to host Kilmarnock Fall Festival

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi The fourth annual Kilmarnock Fall Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11, at Town...

Northern Neck Orchestra to debut grand piano with a legendary concerto Oct. 10

The Northern Neck Orchestra will launch its 2026-27 season October 10, debuting a new Steinway concert grand piano, with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No....

Box office to open for November show

Directors Doug Dillard and Karen Stanley recently announced the cast for the Lancaster Players production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play....

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