10/6/2023
The Shades of Gray Band is ready to make your party, event, reception or other musical event a fun and memorable experience! We play R & B, rock, classic soul, disco - and we're always willing to take your requests. When you're with the Shades of Gray band, you'll feel like getting out of your seat and dancing!This is a ticketed event. Tickets are $10 and children under the age of 5 are free with a paying adult.
A picnic basket dinner is welcomed. NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL is allowed. Food and beverage vendors will be on site. Please NO outside alcohol or dogs and remember to bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
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10/7/2023
The Irvington Farmers Market celebrates area farms and the best quality local produce available. We’re talking amazing farm-to-table! We showcase brilliant vendors from across the region who offer fabulous hand-crafted items and amazing food!You'll find artisanal cheeses, local honey, meat, and seafood. Vendors with handmade crafts, jewelry, and clothing. Beautiful handcrafted furniture, baskets, soaps, glassware, and artwork of all kinds. A cornucopia of food, flowers, and gifts! Come hungry… there will be LOTS of delicious food!
And it gets better... Listen to live music! Brilliant musicians perform at each market.
10/10/2023
Come and be sew-cial and meet other quilters and sewers in the community. Community Sew-cials are held at Irvington Baptist Church parish hall. Hours are 10:00 am-4:00 pm and you can stay for all or part of the time. The church will provide tables, chairs, and electricity. Bring all the supplies you need for the day as well as lunch, beverages, and snacks. Or, head across the street to The Local or The Office Bistro and grab something to eat and drink.
Proceeds from your reservation fee of $10 will be donated to the church for the use of their facilities.
Need sewing supplies? Stop by Sewlovelee (4504 Irvington Road), right down the road from the church.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Skill Details:
All Sewers and skill levels are welcome
Requirements:
Please bring your own sewing supplies including machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, iron and ironing surface.
10/15/2023
NORTHERN NECK ORCHESTRA’S 32 nd SEASON BEGINS ON OCTOBER 15WITH MUSIC BY BEETHOVEN, BRITTEN AND MONTGOMERY
The Northern Neck Orchestra’s 32nd season kicks off with a matinee performance on
Sunday, October 15th conducted by Music Director Michael Repper, featuring Benjamin Britten’s
playful Simple Symphony, the Virginia premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s dazzling Rounds for
Strings and Piano and Ludwig van Beethoven’s epic Symphony No. 7.
The concert at the Northumberland High School Theater, 201 Academic Lane, in
Heathsville begins at 3:00 p.m. and will be preceded by a pre-concert talk by Repper at 2:15
p.m.
Tickets for the performance are $40.00. Tickets for the entire four-concert 2023-2024
season are $128.00, including a special holiday concert on December 16th in Kilmarnock. All
tickets may be purchased online at www.northernneckorchestra.org or at the door. Students
are admitted free.
10/16/2023
Discussion of the book, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.10/18/2023
This book group is open to everyone who has an interest in reading about a diverse range of Changemakers who live and work today, or who lived in the past.September 20, 2023
The Last Castle, by Denise Kiernan
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October 18, 2023
Muhammad, by Martin Lings
November 15, 2023
Facing East from Indian Country, by Daniel Richter
January 17, 2024
Peter the Great, by Robert K. Massie
February 21, 2024
A Madman’s Will, by Gregory May
March 20, 2024
The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura
April 17, 2024
Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff
May 15, 2024
Mary Churchill’s War, by Mary Churchill and Emma Soames
June 12, 2024 (library closed on June 19)
Valley Forge, by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin
July 17, 2024
The Path Between the Seas, by David McCullough
10/19/2023
Network with local business leaders. Discuss new business initiatives. Enjoy a craft beer or glass of wine and hors d'oeuvres.10/20/2023
Join us for a special showing of The Addams Family! (1991,PG-13)Snacks and beverages will be provided!
10/21/2023
Come to Town Centre Park for arts and crafts, vendors of all trades, food trucks, live music, and family friendly activities; including Dunk-a-Sheriff, bounce houses, and so much more! Admission is free to attend this event with purchase required for vendors and food.
10/24/2023
Come and be sew-cial and meet other quilters and sewers in the community. Community Sew-cials are held at Irvington Baptist Church parish hall. Hours are 10:00 am-4:00 pm and you can stay for all or part of the time. The church will provide tables, chairs, and electricity. Bring all the supplies you need for the day as well as lunch, beverages, and snacks. Or, head across the street to The Local or The Office Bistro and grab something to eat and drink.
Proceeds from your reservation fee of $10 will be donated to the church for the use of their facilities.
Need sewing supplies? Stop by Sewlovelee (4504 Irvington Road), right down the road from the church.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Skill Details:
All Sewers and skill levels are welcome
Requirements:
Please bring your own sewing supplies including machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, iron and ironing surface.
10/27/2023
Enigma At Edenbrook Manor
A Roaring Twenties Mystery Gala!
10/28/2023
Pumpkin Walk – a FREE trick or treating event at Kilmarnock Town Centre Park! Dress up your little Goblins and Ghouls and enjoy a safe night of Trick or Treating!
Ready for your favorite trick-or-treating tradition? The Pumpkin Walk returns to Kilmarnock on Saturday, October 28, from 4-6PM. It’s the same fun trick-or-treating event, but with a new location at Kilmarnock Town Centre Park! Merchants and other community businesses, non-profits, and churches line the park to pass out candy and treats to little goblins and ghouls. This beloved tradition
provides a safe place for children to trick-or-treat in their spookiest or sweetest costumes, and spend quality time with their families.
The Pumpkin Walk is brought to the community by the Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Kilmarnock.
10/31/2023
5 PM - Trunk or Treat6 PM - Costume Parade
Halloween brings ghosts, ghouls, goblins, witches, princesses, superheroes, and all types of crazy costumes to the Historic Irvington Commons. It’s an exciting, fun-filled annual event sponsored by the Village Improvement Association (VIA).
All area children, 12 and under, are invited to participate. Irving the Pumpkin will be there to welcome everybody and the VIA will be handing out candy and goodies starting at 5 PM. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)
We encourage the kids to have fun and get creative with their costumes! We want to see the scariest, the most creative, and the most original costumes. At 6 PM we will have a parade around The Commons. And parents… no pressure! There will be no costume judging….. we’re all about fun for everyone!
Rain will cancel this event. The latest updates and weather-related information for this event will be found on the Irvington VA - VIA Events Facebook page.