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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The Rapp for Jan. 12
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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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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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 column for Aug. 11
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative's annual meeting in Bealton • The Taste of Rappahannock is on for Sept. 10 • Remembering T.C. Lea
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The Rapp for Aug. 4
A candidate update from Bill Fletcher's place and the Democrats monthly meet-up . . . A photography contest in Rappahannock . . . the end of an era as the Chapmans leave for Lexington.
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The Rapp for July 28
New slogans (or maybe not), an Angus Show award for a young Sperryville woman, Ballard's summer sale ends Saturday, amazing vegetable-growing news, pretty good peach-growing news, and the Piedmont claims another Soap Box Derby champion.
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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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The Rapp for April 21
Rappahannock's chief deputy is running for Culpeper sheriff; Fodderstack 10K and Miss Rappahannock crown their winners, despite the weather; a Celtic celebration of spring; jazz at the Theatre.
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The Rapp for April 14
Local artists at Gallery 251; art, music and the annual Fodderstack, Miss Rappahannock, Celtic music and more in Washington and Sperryville; a monumental Picasso recreation at Wakefield; gold for Gray Ghost.
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The Rapp for April 7
A Civil War poetry reading features actor Brian Mallon, director Ron Maxwell and Ben Jones; art abounds on April 16 (Fodderstack 10K day) and beyond in Washington.
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The Rapp for March 31
Del. Clay Athey is departing but his House district -- and open seat -- might be arriving in Rappahannock; Cooter finishes symphony; Reagan Day is April 30; play (or work) for free in the park April 16-24.
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The Rapp for March 24
Shenandoah National Park wants ambassadors; RAAC wants artists (and vaunts them on a new Web site feature); "The Fighter" is the movie at the Theatre April 1; "Straight Talk" for students and parents; a class project is searching for alumni of Rosenwald schools.
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The Rapp for March 17
Lions' music contest winners; a new 4-H horse club; Headwaters goes ahead with after-school program plans; workshops on dealing with conflict; an artists and galleries tour application deadline.
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The Rapp for March 10
Micro-climate blues in Bean Hollow; it's Miss Rappahannock time again; a holistic farming field tour in Sperryvile; time to clean up Rappahannock's roads and streams; everything old is fun again at the Antiques Appraisal.
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The Rapp for March 3
Kid Pan Alley is back home for songwriting residencies and a concert March 18; Cooter will be back with a "Hazzard Homecoming" in August; "Fiddler on the Roof" debuts at Belle Meade School; an aging bridge in Harris Hollow will be closed for repairs for a month starting March 14; Irish stamps will be...
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The Rapp for Feb. 17
A Sheriff's Office handgun shooting and safety class; folk music from the mountains coming to the Theatre; the Relay For Life team plans to flush cancer away; a 4-H club visit to RAWL.
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The Rapp for Feb. 10
The head of the American Bird Conservancy has a talk at the library Friday; the Redds add another color to their Sunday jazz concert at the Theatre in Washington; the county's first-responders give out their annual awards for service; memorial dinner for Christine Timbers Saturday features the Dark Hollow Boys bluegrass band.
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The Rapp for Feb. 3
Lions' Bland Music Contest is Sunday, Feb. 6; celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's life; RAAC's Friday Library lecture series features the American Bird Conservancy's Dr. George Fenwick on Feb. 11.
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The Rapp for Jan. 27
A musical sendoff for James D. Russell, students at Hearthstone and Mountain Laurel schools remember Martin Luther King, the Friday movie Feb. 4 is "The Social Network" and lots more.
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The Rapp for Jan. 20
Details of the plans on Saturday (Jan. 22) for a celebration of James D. Russell's life; jazz guitarists at the Theatre in Washington; Civil War music Jan. 30 in Flint Hill, a Historical Society benefit; a new Eagle Scout; a new shuttle bus to Charlottesville from Culpeper and Madison; and Middle Street Gallery seeks...
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The Rapp for Jan. 6
A movie and a chamber concert this weekend; spotlighting deer as part of a survey by DGIF; Roberta Anderson leaves RRCSB.
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The Rapp for Dec. 30
It's 'Cairo Time' at the Theatre in Washington Friday, Jan. 7; the Knights of Columbus' living nativity float is tops in Washington's Christmas Parade.
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The Rapp for Dec. 23
A kid-friendly Rocknoceros heads for the Link in January; the Visitors Center posts its winter hours; RCCA gives $20,000 to the county for farmland preservation; Scrabble School gets a visit from a member of the family that made Rosenwald schools possible; more.
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The Rapp for Dec. 16
Del. Gilbert is the Virginia House's new deputy majority leader; artists "Paint the Piedmont" at Sperryville's River District Arts Collective this weekend; see more of Thomas Spande's bright and sharp paintings at Haley Fine Arts.
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The Rapp for Dec. 9
How you can help the Sheriff's Office continue allowing needy kids to "shop with a cop"; a quintet of up-and-coming classical brass players headlines Castleton's holiday concert Sunday at Theatre House; local Girl Scouts keep plenty busy for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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The Rapp for Dec. 2
We'll see you at the Christmas parade and festival in Washington this weekend; a winning bid for a painting benefits the Shenandoah National Park Trust; the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation awards $7,500 in grants to Rappahannock nonprofits.
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The Rapp for Nov. 25
Five more stars for The Inn at Little Washington; details of Washington's Christmas Dec. 5 festival and parade; Junior Olympics honors for two young Rappahannock runners.
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The Rapp for Nov. 18
VDOT in Rappahannock is ready for winter; a local farm photo wins PEC's photo contest; Woodville's John Hedrick elected president of the PATC.
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The Rapp for Nov. 11
Jazz pianist Bill Harris brings some musical history to life; RCCA's annual meeting is Nov. 14; join the annual Christmas bird count; mischieviously musical Pluck performs at the Theatre.
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The Rapp for Nov. 4
An hour early (your clocks, overnight Saturday); a day late (our home deliveries next week, due to the Veterans Day holiday); more Washington Christmas Parade participants are welcome; order your pies now for the annual RCHS pie sale; Mitzie Young appreciates the "overwhelming" birthday wishes; the Eat Local Challenge is on.
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The Rapp for Oct. 28
Halloween happenings this weekend in Sperryville and Washington, and how Shenandoah National Park's 75th anniversary celebration this year connects to its closest neighbors -- us.
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The Rapp for Oct. 14
The RCHS Quiz Bowl team gets down to work; Rappahannock artist Tom Mullany's "Forever Endeavor" cartoon series debuts in the Rappahannock News; River District Arts has a successful open house; a Peola Mills family copes with last weekend's late-night fire.
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The Rapp for Oct. 7
Fauquier Livestock Exchange moves next week's sales to Culpeper and reports the cause of last week's fire appears to have been electrical; it's harvest time at the Rappahannock County Jail; take your kids to ride and romp at the Link; Dr. Lillis will be in Washington Oct. 21 to help decode the Affordable Health...
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The Rapp for Sept. 30
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Visitors Center, which has been well-visited so far; "City Island" is RAAC's movie this Friday at the Theatre; on Saturday at the Theatre, some lovely songs by a trio of special performers; in Sperryville, Haley Fine Arts celebrates its 10th anniversary with a show by 10 artists starting...
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The Rapp for Sept. 23
Castleton Farms fall season starts with soprano Sylvia McNair's one-woman show, "Subject to Change," and the Chateauville Foundation has some complementary seats set aside for those who haven't been to the Maazels' place yet. News on the Hoophouse for the Hungry going up at Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. And a weekened at a...
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The Rapp for Sept. 16
Headwaters Foundation executive director Toni Egger says Saturday’s 13th annual “Taste of Rappahannock” fundraiser dinner-auction-social event was the most successful start in the education-funding organization’s history. And for its Barn Dance during the Farm Tour weekend, RLEP has organized an apple dessert bake-off and a panel of (lucky) judges.
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The Rapp for Sept. 9
Saturday, Sept. 11 is a big day: Reynolds Baptist Church honors Rappahannock's first-responders, Thornton Hill's point-to-point races start the fall steeplechase season and "The Tempest" comes to the Theatre at Washington.
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