A Deadly Draw: A Monte Carlo Mystery Fundraiser
Casino magnate Rex Richman was a man who lived life on the edge, his fortunes won and lost on the spin of the roulette wheel in the glamorous casinos of Monte Carlo. His presence in the early 1960s scene was as legendary as the stakes he played for, rubbing elbows with spies, celebrities, and royalty alike. Richman's penchant for luxury and risk was well-known, his signature being the exclusive signet ring he wore, a symbol of his wealth and daring lifestyle.
It was a shock, then, when Richman was found dead in his opulent suite after a night where luck seemed to favor him at the tables. At first glance, it appeared a simple case of misfortune, perhaps the heart giving out from the excitement of a big win. However, the discovery that his prized signet ring, along with other valuable items, was missing suggested foul play. Was it a burglary gone wrong, or was there a more sinister motive at play?
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This course looks at life in Virginia over the eighteenth century. Themes include the rise of the gentry class, the tobacco economy, slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, demographic change and westward migration, architecture, women and family, the Great Awakening and religious dissent, the Seven Years’ War, and political change and the American Revolution. From its consolidation as a slave society as the century opened to its leading role in the creation of a new nation, this course examines the profound transformations that shaped Virginia in its second hundred years.
Offered in partnership with Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning program (RILL). Instructor: Robert Teagle, HCC&M Executive Director. Registration here: rappahannock.edu/foundation/lifelong-learning
LCL Creative Writing Group!
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First Thursday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
You'll find artisan 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 even better - the 2024 Irvington Farmers Market season gets off to a great start with Haze & Dacey. The VIA is beyond excited to have these talented musicians perform at our May Farmers Market, the opening of another WONDERFUL season! This amazing duo revels in lilting melodies, tight harmonies, and compelling rhythms that make toes tap and bodies sway. Original homegrown organic indie-folk songs written by Haze are interspersed among covers both familiar and obscure. The duo skips nimbly from folk-pop to alt-country to roots-rock, creating a homegrown organic sound with upright bass, acoustic guitar, piano, shaker, tambourine, and mouth horn. What a great way to start off the season!
Featuring Alva Jackson and the Northern Neck Hidden Trail.
This is a rain or shine event.
Silent Auction - 6:00pm
Dinner - 7:30pm Catered by Willaby's Catering
Live Auction - 8:30pm
Wine courtesy of Specials Wine Seller
Beer, Spirits, and Specialty Cocktail courtesy of IsaBell K. Horsley Real Estate
AT FINAL CONCERT OF THE SEASON ON MAY 11 IN KILMARNOCK
The Northern Neck Orchestra’s concert season concludes with performances of
enduring compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a new work inspired by the
composer on May 11 at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street in
Kilmarnock.
The concert features the U.S. premiere of Andrew Synnott’s s Waiting for Elvira and
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, both performed by renowned Irish pianist Michael
McHale, who is internationally recognized as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber
musician. The concert concludes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 in D major, “Prague.”
The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a pre-concert talk by
Music Director Michael Repper at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $40.00 and may be purchased at the
door or online at www.northernneckorchestra.org.
There are no reservations! Vendors simply show up, pay up, and set up!
Vendors check in at the Chesapeake Drive entrance and set up between 7 - 8 AM, one hour before the Boot Sale opens to the public. A $10 sellers fee for vendors will be collected up-front at the entrance gate. VIA volunteers will instruct vendors on where to park.
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