About wild (and natural) things in your backyard; the Inn crowd (and the in-the-area crowd); more gold for Gray Ghost; baroque but happy at the Theatre.
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The Rapp for Feb. 2
Cafe for lease but Rapp Central stays
Reports of the death of Rappahannock Central have been greatly exaggerated.
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The Rapp for Jan. 26
Another Fourth (Estate) Friday meeting with our staff; two Friday films; oysters, Little Washington wine, art and a fundraiser Saturday; Israel at Trinity; uranium at the Theatre.
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Going deep ‘Into the Woods’
Rappahannock County High School’s Drama Club is currently deep in rehearsals and the pre-production phase of its spring musical, “Into the Woods.”
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Washington column for Jan. 26
A special birthday party; Civil War history and music; ham and oysters at the fire hall and more.
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Sperryville column for Jan. 26
Qi Gong at the School House; artist Barbara Heile's kitchen works; oysters and wine, birthdays and more birthdays.
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The Rapp for Jan. 19
Going wild in your backyard, and the Benevolent Fund's Plan B fundraiser.
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The Rapp for Jan. 12
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.; shopping with a neighbor; the 4-H report; and a John Eaton performances to begin the season Jan. 22 at the Theatre.
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Slideshow: Last Night Rappahannock
Photographer Gary Anthes took some pictures at the Rappahannock Historical Society’s second annual “Last Night Rappahannock” New Year’s Eve celebration along Gay Street in Little Washington, and we’re just the guys to put them into a slideshow and post them online.
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The Rapp column for Dec. 29
Virginia's First Lady awards the Castleton Festival one of her "Opportunity Seal of Approval" awards; RAAC's Friday night movies resume Jan. 6 with "Midnight in Paris"; the Visitors Center prepares for winter hibernation.
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Sperryville column for Dec. 29
Words to remember for New Year's, a night to remember at Cafe Indigo (and another one this week), and gathering and chatting at Sperryville's breakfast venues.
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Christmas parade slideshow, version 2.0
More, better pictures in Version 2.0 of our “Christmas in Little Washington” parade and festival slideshow — for which we owe many thanks to all who sent in photos this week (credits are on the last slide), some of which we were also able to get into our little paper this week. (On an...
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The Rapp for Dec. 8
It's "Shop With a Deputy" time again; a presentation on the health benefits of moving at Belle Meade; more help for the Food Pantry; an artists' gift show at River District Arts.
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Slideshow: Christmas in Little Washington
NOTE: There’s a newer, better version of this slideshow here. A beautiful day, and maybe the best Christmas in Little Washington parade and festival ever. This slideshow’s just the first batch of photos — we’ll post another version by Friday with lots more staff and reader-submitted photos. (And be sure to check the Thursday,...
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Local furniture maker gives trees new life
The first in an occasional "Old Ways in Rappahannock" series focuses on Flint Hill furniture maker Peter Kramer, for whom fallen tree is an opportunity to renew old life.
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Ted Pellegatta: photos, with feeling
Ted Pellegatta has worn a lot of hats in his life. When he’s doing what he loves best, however, he usually has to remove the hat – the brim interferes with the camera. With his new book out, it's time for the rest of to take our hats off.
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Giants and dragons and . . . it’s ‘Christmastide’ at RAAC
A lot more than St. George and a dragon are coming to town Dec. 9-11 in the new RAAC Community Theatre annual Christmas production, “St. George and the Dragon at Christmastide.”
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Dec. 4: Christmas in Little Washington
The 7th annual “Christmas in Little Washington” festivities, sponsored by the Rappahannock Hospitality & Visitors Association (RHVA), are Sunday, Dec. 4.
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The Rapp for Nov. 17
Another winning photo for Molly Peterson, a star-studded Smithsonian at the Theatre concert, a singalong at Trinity, Business Link at the Thornton River Grille, a visitors center open house and more.
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The Rapp for Nov. 10
Middle Street Gallery's grand opening, CCLC's annual fundraiser auction, a solar-energy talk at Hearthstone, and RCCA's annual meeting.
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The Rapp for Oct. 3
Maazel auctions his 1873 violin to endow the Castleton Festival; The Inn receives The Post's top restaurant rating again; a Soap Box Derby film event in Culpeper, an RCHS drama encore performance, a Rappcats raffle, "Sudarium" authors at the library and more.
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This weekend: Trinity house tour and flower sale
Everything you need to know about this weekend's 55th annual Trinity Dried Flower Sale and House Tour.
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Demonstrations in the mix for studio tour
Hands-on demonstrations by several new artists have been added to RAAC’s open studio and gallery tour this Nov. 5 and 6 – five by artists who work in clay and one by a printmaker.
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The old home, the new inn
The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm is the third house on Trinity Church’s 55th annual Dried Flower Sale and House Tour – and, though a recently opened B&B, is the oldest house on this year’s tour.
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Coloring book central
“The Colors of Rappahannock and the Piedmont” is a coloring book that is the brainchild of Washington, Va.-based painter Kevin Adams, who recruited 11 other noted local artists to submit black-and-white panels representing Rappahannock County and their own work, which ranged from photography to painting to sculpture. The book, sponsored by the Rappahannock Association...
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Diverse backgrounds lead artists to a love of Rappahannock
Three local artists participating in the seventh annual RAAC studio and gallery tour on Nov. 5-6 may have been raised in the greater New York area but have contributed much to Rappahannock County with their mixed-media art: wood, glass, textiles and more.
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Three artists tackle diversity, energy, color and light
If you go What: Seventh Annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 5-6, with headquarters at Washington fire hall Tickets and info: Pick up a map with driving directions at the fire hall; passes are $10 per person. For more information, call 540-675-3193 or visit raac.org....
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Rose Hill: The bloom is back
If you go What: Trinity Episcopal Church’s 55th annual Dried Flower Sale and House Tour When: Oct. 15-16 Where: Three homes are on the tour (11 to 5 Saturday, 1 to 5 Sunday), with tea served at the Middleton Inn, Main Street in Washington. Tickets: $30 (includes tea), available at Trinity Parish Hall, Gay...
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Prizewinning park pics
The evocative photo here of a misty morning along the Mary’s Rock trailhead by Ellen Adams of Amissville is the grand prize winner of Old Rag Photography’s “ Rappahannock Views” photography contest, co-sponsored with the county’s Office of Tourism and Shenandoah National Park as part of the park’s 75th anniversary celebrations. Some of the...
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Studio and Gallery Tour video
This video was done for the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) by video artist Forrest Marquisee to help spread the word about RAAC’s annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio and Gallery Tour, which is Nov. 5-6 this year. Enjoy. RAAC ANNUAL STUDIO & GALLERY TOUR from Forrest Marquisee on Vimeo.
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The ‘Dukes’ reunion returns to its roots
Though “Catherine Bach” never quite became the household name that “Daisy Duke” did – Daisy being the character Bach played for six years CBS-TV’s “Dukes of Hazzard” sitcom from 1975 to 1985 – households are still something dear to the 57year-old actress’s heart.
Households, that is, being the place where families congregate.
For Bach, that family...
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Up in the Hollow: Hazzard County is our county on Aug. 13-14
Here comes Hazzard Nation for a two-day get-together in a beautiful field in Rappahannock County. We are calling it “Hazzard Homecoming.” So far, we have visitors coming from 36 states and from as far away as Scotland and New Zealand. If you are new here, it is hard to explain, but basically it will...
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Free shows Sunday at Castleton
Between its final two formal performances this weekend, the Castleton Festival is offering two more free concerts Sunday, July 24: noon at the Manor House Cafe, a Steven Sondheim-inspired cabaret featuring singers from the Castleton Festival; and 2 p.m. at the Theatre House, a chamber music performance with festival musicians. For reservations and information,...
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The Rapp for July 21
• Kudos to the Castleton Festival, which ends its one-month program this weekend. • Heat-related warnings, and good wishes, to this weekend's First Battle of Manassas reenactors, including a couple from Rappahannock.
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More ‘Gods,” plus some generals, in Manassas Friday
When Ron Maxwell was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1950s, his father, John F. Maxwell, often read books to him and his younger brother dealing with American history.
To make the stories come alive, the father would also take his sons to various Colonial sites and Revolutionary War sites in the...
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Learn improv at RAAC
Not enough to do this summer? How about spending a few weeks at RAAC Community Theatre learning about improvisation?
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The Rapp for May 5
A stamp display in Flint Hill, new judges in Rappahannock, a memorial service for Dugald Day, Civil War poetry's relevance and the Masons honor Sheriff Connie C. Smith.
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The Rapp for April 28
Upcoming events: Poetry to make the Civil War personal; all the "Proof" you need at RAAC Theatre; another Sperryville "Renaissance"; and a two-course Food Pantry benefit in Washington.
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Bluegrass at Theatre May 7
The Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band returns to the Theatre at 8, Saturday, May 7 in Washington. Band members of Dark Hollow are Paul Fincham, five-string banjo and harmony; Larry Haynes, guitar and vocals; Buck Morris, mandolin and vocals; Hank Utz, bass; and Bob Cook, lead guitar and vocals.
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Brother Sun rises in Washington
rother Sun, with special guest Grace Pettis. will be performing Monday, May 11 at the Washington Fire Hall, 10 Firehouse Lane in Washington, Va.
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